Good Improvement today!

Instead of feeling tired and lethargic like yesterday, I feel must better today.  Busy running errands and finally have a chance to go poolside to relax.  Was up at 4am and poolside was very dark.  Still it is quite relaxing.  I like water and lazing beside water.

I also fix my bicycle wheel.  This time I took out the wheel and bring to the shop.  I think I might have broke one of spoke.  To replace cost $25.  Tire or inner tube is only $12.

Feeling Under the Weather

I am tired and lethargic with sore throat and stuffy nose.  I am down with viral disease probably flu.  It is horrible feeling.  My flu jab no longer works.  I had a jab about a year ago.

So now I am feeling lazy and do not feel like doing anything.  I brought myself to the computer to blog.

Hong Kong is dominating the news.  The protest in getting more violent. So it is not a good place now.  I feel sorry for them.  They were very proud and look down on mainland Chinese.  Now the mainland Chinese are their master.  It is a change in fortune.

X-ray of lumbar

This afternoon I went to Ng Teng Fong for followup of my L4L5 fixation surgery.  The surgeon looked at the x-ray and do not see much progress in the bone growth.  However, he is happy to let me go jogging.  It is quite difficult as there are still discomfit when I run.  Plus my knees are going me problems as well.  So I will stick to cycling and swimming.

No Rain

We have a few episodes of dark heavy clouds and then it clears.  No rain for a couple of weeks and my rain water storage is running low.  It is hard for me to scope out the water!  I hope the rain comes and replenished my water tanks and also I need to change the water in my pond before I put in fresh fishes again.

Over the years, this happened once while I was travelling.  All the fishes died.  So I change the water and start all over again.  I suspect it was our weekly fogging.  So I put a plastic shield and it worked for many years.  Now I am not sure it is the same issue.

I just have to replace the water and start all over again and see.

Busy Time

Although I am busy day to day, I don't feel accomplished.  I read, exercise, run errands and go out for meals.  Days are passing fast.  I need to do more projects.  Today, I changed the water in my pond or rather change half the water.  The fishes and plants are not doing well.  I suspect it may the rust poisoning the water.  All the goldfishes and red fishes are dying as I put fresh fishes in.  They are also not eating.  Only the arowana seems normal.  Maybe its body weight allows it to withstand the toxicity in the water.  I have removed a lot of the sediments and change half the water.  I will continue to change the water to see if I can correct the condition of my pond.

There are plenty to do.  Just that I enjoy reading and is now borrowing audiobooks from the library again.  Now, we can borrow all 20 audiobooks if we want instead of limited to 6 before.

Solar Night Lights

My lights on the outside keeps breaking down due to heavy rains.  It costs about $150 each time for an electrician to come and repair.  So instead of repairing, we purchased solar night lights that cost $6 each.  Plus shipping may come to a total of $8 each.  So much more cost effective!!  Best of all, the energy is free!!

Durian Seeds

I save a lot of durian seeds.  I am planting them.  It will take forever for them to grow and bear fruits.  I just want to see if I can make bonsai with them.  It is interesting to experiment with plants and watch them grow.  I ate one melon yesterday.  It was tiny and did not taste so good.  I will definitely not make it as a farmer!

Free SIM!

Yes, you read right!  It is free.  The data is free and number is also free but works only on the newest phone.

The company is TPG.  We went to collect for the SIM for B1 and sign up for ourselves.  There are lots of oldies there.  According to B1, his colleague tried and it works!

I have the SIM but has not put it to use yet.  Have to figure out where to put it.

Insurance

We just bought insurance for our 3 boys.  This is part of legacy planning.  We want a steady income when we are old and then pass on the insurance to our boys when we moved on to the spirit world.  I am a believer in Lobsang Rampa.  So when we dies, our soul and spirit will detach from the body and move on.  We will visit the Hall of Memories and review the life here and then move on to the next life for more lessons.

My Harvest is not Bountiful

I have 2 melons and an eggplant in my garden.  My gardening skills are not as good as Boh Tong's but at least now I am getting some harvest.  The plants are in a container.  I fertilize them alternate weeks and using organic fertilizers.  So they don't grow to a big size.  However, I am happy to be able to eat something from my garden.

My Fruit Garden

Nice Cool Weather

This week is good weather temperature wise.  It is cloudy and at times stormy.  It is wet and fine drizzle like during monsoon season.  Unusual for this time as it is usually summatras and storm over quickly.

Two nights ago, the thunderstorm in the middle of night was pretty unforgettable.  It was like lightning flashing in front of my eyes.  The lightning must be pretty wild to flash right through my blackout curtains.  I woke up with a headache in the morning.  3 tabs of aspirins and my headache clears in half an hour.

Holiday

It is Hari Raya Puasa.  Our household is quiet.  B2 went out with his friends.  B1 is with his girlfriend and B3 is studying for his common test.  Mummy is doing some gardening and I am just browsing and hoping to learn more coding.  Progress is slow as I am unable to focus for long time.  However, I must keep at it so that I can learn to code and do some useful stuff on the web.

School Holidays

Hurray!  June Holidays!  I am happy to shut my alarms for the next 3 weeks even though I usually wakes up way before my alarms.  It is like freedom from the routine.  For the holidays, B3 will have other programs and we will be supporting him as much as we can but the timing is different.  We usually organized our activities around his timing.

B2 is home for holidays and will be going to JB just before Hari Raya and back to Singapore on the eve.  He is working full time.  So we are happy that he is adding to his resume and earning his allowance.

Durians Plentiful

It is good the durian prices are coming down to a more reasonable level and more and more temporary stalls have been setup.  Now there are many different varieties.  My schoolmates just shout a lot about Black Thorn.  He says once you tried this, you will not want to eat any other durians.  At per kg $28/kg which is lower than the usual $38, I think I will stick to lower cost durians.

Anyway, eating too much durians can cause problems.  It is very heaty.

Wedding Lunch in Sentosa Resort World

My wife's cousin on the maternal side is marrying his eldest girl.  We went for the tea ceremony.  It is very nice that we get invited and we are quite happy for them and the new couple.  The wedding lunch is at 1:30pm.  We were there by 10:30am to wait for the solemnization ceremony and then continue for lunch.  It is quite a long and tedious process.  The girl who did the solemnization is not too good.  She still says the parents of the bride and groom have to continue to look after the newly married.  She should have told the newly wed this is a new journey and responsibilities.  They now will be living on their own but not to neglect their parents as they start their family.

Mother's Day Lunch at Tampopo

Tampopo is giving first 50 customers flowers and pandan cake.  Also my wife's birthday month.  So 50% off for one meal.  We ordered a set each.  B3 arrived later as he has tuition.  With the discount, Total bill is $73 plus after discount.  Not bad deal.  It is still $15 per head.  Good value for Japanese restuarant.

Happy Mummy's Day

Mother's Day!  A friend of mine told us his resturant owner friend said Father's Day the resturant has poor business.  But Mother's Day is very profitable.  Everyone pays for Mother's Day meal but Father has to pay for the meal so that everyone can eat.

Mothers are appreciated and Fathers are Not!

Down with Sore Throat and Running Nose

I have no idea why I catch the bug.  I am careful not to share food with my boys.  Now none of them is sick.  So I probably caught it from the wake or funeral where there is a crowd.  I am feeling tired and exhausted these few days.

Hopefully, I will recover soon.

B3 Final Showcase!

Yesterday, B3 had his final showcase.  A showcase is dancing performance for the school.  The Street Dance team worked very hard and long hours on this showcase.  It is an exhilarating run.  Now it is over, they are quite sad.  It is time to focus on the study, revision and exams.  He is out at one of the SD mate's home.  They have a sleepover to celebrate the event.  He has lots of cards, flowers and vegetables as a gift for the performance.  This is the new age way, I guess.

I can see he is quite popular and famous almost he always complained he is not famous and people do not know him.  I can see he loves the limelight.  He is having the time of his life in RI!  I am happy that he is happy.  At the same time, I hope he will be able to achieve his dream of going to the course he like.  It is a very competitive school and most kids does extremely well in the exams.  I hope he makes it.