Mummy topic of today :

Confinement

What is Confinement?? Basically its a tradition for woman, be it you are malay, chinese or indian, to rest for a period between 30 to 40 days after childbirth to recuperate. As it is believed that confinement rituals can prevent the mother from suffering health problems in the later years. During this period of time, there are certain rules that mothers need to comply.

-No bathing, only wipe down and must be with herbs.


-Can't watch TV or read too much, must rest the eyes.


-Cannot carry heavy objects (including baby).


-Cannot eat too 'cooling' food.


-Cannot blow fan and aircon.


-Cannot touch water.

You either hate it or love it. Love it because you don't have to do a single thing during confinement. Hate it because you can't do anything. And of course you can't go out for that confinement period la...


The last time my confinement I think I only managed to bear 3 weeks of not bathing. Better than nothing liao lor.... Its like so disgusting, thinking me breastfeeding my son and I can only wipe myself everyday. But I love the food la!!!!! Although I don't get to eat a lot, cause stubborn mum me always have to do everything myself so no time eat. Comes to think of it maybe thats why I slimmed down so fast!! hahaha... But don't learn from me hor, not healthy.....


I was like eating cod fish everyday la!! Great life lor.. And its cod fish without the bones and all that, just the meat!! I'm drooling as I say now la... Other than that only some vegetables can eat den eat de stuff all usually have either ginger or sesame oil.


So, confinement although its hard to bear, especially in sunny singapore, its quite beneficial for us too!! But don't have to force yourself go through it if you don't want to. As the period after child birth its very easy for mothers to slip into depression. So don't stress yourself too much ya!!!


What's most important is you are comfortable and your baby is too. Plenty of rest whenever you can and eat your meals and drink plenty of fluid.

Anyway this time confinement never do properly then have the next kid do properly lor... hahha....anyway government also encouraging more birth ma... hahaha...
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Yesterday Gordan was accompanying me the whole day... Because the day before he made me damn upset. And I'm still angry now.


We woke up at 6pm!! Ya I know its damn late, but cause we slept at 9am.. So we got up and went to eat. Headed to East Coast for our dinner. Actually I wanted to eat la-la de, but after just a plate of char kway teow, I'm full. Maybe because of the flu I'm having recently made me super no appetite. Basically feel like vomitting when I see food. But still must eat for the little one inside me.


After dinner we went to walk around and saw this group of people performing outside. They were doing those gymnastics stuff, like hula hoops, walk upside-down and stuffs. And they all basically looked very young. And they are damn flexible la!!!


After watching we drove around to the Macdonald there and walk. Saw the catch soft toys de machine, then got one big big one inside I damn like de lor... But I don't want to waste these kind of money to catch it lor... By the time catch it think I can buy a much bigger one liao... Somemore that one is u must catch 20 small one then can change one big one...


And nowadays East Coast got a lot of things lor.. A number of small stalls selling clothes, toys and accessories. Gordan was saying, "Next time I know where to buy slippers liao.." hahahaa cause there got a lot selling slippers too!!


Anyway we walked a while then went off liao. At first don't know where to go so actually was on the way home. Then I suggested we go Geylang Serai. As now is going to be Hari Raya there got a lot of things. But travelling there was damn long lor... Cause got a lot of cars and jam. Eventually we finally reached there and started walking around. Its like your typical pasar malam but much bigger. And a lot of food also lor.


I didn't want to buy any food while walking around, cause planning to buy back and eat. Then before can go and buy, Gordan say go pick his friend go eat. So sian lor, cannot buy, I was still thinking about the fishball.... Sob sob...


So went to fetch his friend then headed for Teochew porridge at Serangoon there. But not nice de.. Only the duck meat not bad only.. Last time still wasn't so bad but nowadays like downgraded liao... And I find it very strange lor. Its only plain porridge with a few dishes why cost about $20?? Even eat mixed vegetables rice also $3 nia...


Finally after the filling supper we went back home and rest liao, cause have to wake up early the next day.


Gordan not accompanying me today. He's gonna go help his friend move office and go watch F1!! I can't go cause noise too loud for me... Wait go listen a while then give birth there how?? hhahahah... Thinking whether to go out later a not leh, kinda lazy though. But its boring to stay home too... I'm so contradicting...

Early in the morning I put breakfast at your table

And make sure that your coffee has its sugar and cream

Your eggs are over easy your toast done lightly

All that's missing is your morning kiss that used to greet me

Now you say the juice is sour, it used to be so sweet

And I can't help but to wonder if you're talking bout me

We don't talk the way we used to talk, its hurting so deep

I got my pride, I will not cry, but its making me weak

I'm not your superwoman

I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down and think that everything's ok

Boy, I am only human

This girl needs more than occasional hugs as a token of love from you to me

I fight my way through the rush hour, try to make it home just for you

I want to make sure that your dinner will be waiting for you

But when you get there you just tell me, you're not hungry at all

You said you'd rather read the papers and you don't want to talk

You like to think that I'm just crazy when I say that you've changed

I'm convinced I know the problem, you don't love me the same

You're just going through the motions and you're not being fair

I got my pride, I will not cry still I can't help but care

I'm not your superwoman

I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down and think that everything's ok

Boy I am only human

This girl needs more than occasional hugs as a token of love from you to me

Ooh baby, look into the corners of your mind

I'll always be there for you, through good and bad times

But I can't be that superwoman that you want me to be

I'll give my ever lasting love if you return love to me

I'm not your superwoman

I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down and think that everything's ok

Boy I am only human

This girl needs more than occasional hugs as a token of love from you to me

If you feel it in your heart and you understand me

Stop right where you are everybody sing along with me

I'm not your superwoman

I'm feeling so sick and so weak!!!

Can't believe I so accurate lor... That day say heng no asthma, then yesterday started having!!! Wa lao, why don't let me dio 4d leh??

So bo bian have to go and buy inhaler. And have to go all the way to Eunos to buy. Cause my family doctor is there and get inhaler need medical proof ma... Gordan wasn't free to fetch me there so have to take train there by myself!!!!!

I was like so breathless walking to the MRT liao PLUS baby was moving and kicking me. Made me so pain la!!! So I'm like walking like a penguin like that lor...

Luckily I haven't die yet when I reach there..... Used the inhaler and immediately felt SO MUCH BETTER!!!! Then waited for Gordan to come pick me........

While waiting for him, of course take some pictures lor....

Do I look sick??????

A pic of me and my big tummy before going out....

Guess where is this??

That's where I live before!!! Stayed here for almost 18 years ok! Its a shophouse. Last time my grandma had a shop there as she's a hairdresser so we stayed at the 2nd storey. Still remember last time always get my friends to come over for mahjong or drinks. Got once we even celebrate mooncake festival at the balcony!! So many good memories there... But now government took over it for don't know want to make what liao.. So can't stay there anymore... Sob sob...


By the way, you must have noticed that I have change the blogskin. But still got to make a lot of changes so please bear with it ok... Got to change the fonts of all my post, and thats freaking a lot!!! Somemore sick now... But luckily Gordan had been accompanying me. And we even slept at 10 plus yesterday!!!


Wish me get well soon ba....

Its time to work your brains a bit!!!!


See if you can answer these questions!!!

Question 1 :

A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between 3 rooms.
The 1st is full of raging fires.
The 2nd is full of assassins with loaded guns.
The 3rd is full of lions that haven’t eaten in 3 years.
Which room is safest for him?


Question 2 :

A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes . Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?


Question 3 :

There are 2 plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of this water into a barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell which water came from which jugs?


Question 4 :

What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?


Question 5 :

Can you name 3 consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday ?


Question 6 :

This is an unusual paragraph. I’m curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out! Try to do so without any coaching!

Answers :

Question 1 : The third. Lions that haven’t eaten in 3 years are dead.


Question 2 : The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.


Question 3 : Freeze them first. Take them out of the jugs and put the ice in the barrel. You will be able to tell which water came from which jug.


Question 4 : The answer is charcoal.


Question 5 : Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.


Question 6 : The letter "e", which is the most common letter in the English language, does not appear ONCE in the long paragraph.

Guess you have all read about the China milk powder saga in the papers or seen it on the news right ????


Well, apparently those milk was used to make other products too.... Products that we had been having for SO long.


I heard my aunt saying today that Nestle products also affected. But check online, Nestle company says their milk sources is all from Australia, New Zealand and etc. So they say its SAFE to eat. And mind you, their products includes our all time favourite, Milo!!!!


And a lot of other things that is said that we should be careful about. As the AVA says try NOT TO BUY those products with milk made in China de... Example like M&M, snickers and blah blah blah......


In my opinion, if you're really really damn scared then DON'T BUY AT ALL lor, or throw away if you have it already. But then, its not tested and confirm they are really contaminated.

The BAN items are,

1) Yili brand Choice Dairy Fruit Bar Yogurt Flavoured Ice Confection

2) Dutch Lady brand of strawberry flavoured milk

3) White Rabbit Creamy Candy

These are CONFIRMED contaminated by AVA. So pls throw if you have any!!!!!



Funny hor, dutch lady de milk only strawberry one got use China milk ar??? Then those chocolate or plain de leh???


And seeing people's comment is like so kua zhang. I know that if its contaminated eating too much won't be good la. But I think if its so serious that you eat one will die then I think government would totally ban it liao right??


Some people I see, they reacted like eat a bit will die like that. And I mean all those is NOT confirmed contaminated ma.. And somemore it had been a while before its discovered about the poisonous milk powder. If really so bad then you would have been sick now right??



Not that I don't care about health though. But just that I don't see what's there to panic about.



Its irritating lor, when have mad cow disease we can't take beef. Then bird flu, can't take chicken. Then now the milk thing have to be careful about milk stuff.

When can we eat whatever we want safely???

Or maybe next time someone will invent a food, something like those drips in the hospital then humans can just live on that....


Cause maybe wait got mad pig disease or contaminated veges and fish flu...


Just joking, hahahah... But anyway hopefully this will be over soon... M&M and snickers I still love to eat lor....


Speaking of chocolates, my throat is still bad!!! I want to get well!! I'm so craving for fried chicken lor.. sob sob... How come everytime we're sick then we'll super want to eat those forbidden food. Gonna buy lozenges liao or think if this goes on I'm going to have asthma. And I don't have inhaler now!!


I want my FRIED CHICKEN....

My throat hurts, and I'm having flu. Hate being sick sia....


Can't anyhow take medicine also, so have to wait for myself to 'heal' naturally.


Feel like eating porridge, cause at least more easier to go down the throat. But my home DEFINITELY cook rice de... And Gordan ain't free to meet me for dinner...


Gordan is sick also. Went to see doctor today but still have to go office do some work ALTHOUGH he on MC. So ke lian..


I actually asked him want to eat porridge tonight ma, want then I'll cook. Was thinking it will be better for both of us since we both got sore throat. But I didn't tell him I got sore throat la, he only see me sneezing nia...


Then he say ok, but what he wanted was NOT what I wanted to cook. I was planning to cook those minced pork porridge or fish porridge. But what he want was those plain porridge with salted eggs and canned pork. That is so unhealthy la!!!


So in the end I never cook cause he don't want.


Think my throat is going to be WORSE after my dinner.


Cause I pass by kitchen and saw my grandma cutting CHILLI!! (for frying meat or something de..)

Help ar.....

Its our day out again!!!!

Went to Bedok Reservoir today, so relax right??? hahaha..

Of course got to camwhore a bit before going..

I'm vain I know...kekekeke

Me and Gordan (dunno why this photo looks damn cock to me...hahah)

The beautiful reservoir

Guess what are they doing??

So we went there just walking around. Then went to see people fishing. Gordan was mentioning we should learn fishing some day. Me fishing???? NO WAY ! Maybe I don't know how to appreciate but its so damn boring to me lor!!! And I don't have patience!! Well, maybe only got patience waiting for Gordan but not for fishes!! Somemore the bait and all that seem so disgusting! I rather go NTUC buy fish...


We saw 2 guys there damn funny de. Cause they like throw the bait and wind in the string very fast. I was telling Gordan like I feel like they are more to wanting to catch shark ba. Cause so fast and somemore the splashing is so big, like a person swimming like that, got fish will take the bait meh?? Anyway they just do it over and over again, don't know what's the fun in it though.


Then we continue walking, Gordan was asking me to look out see got turtle a not. But see here and there only got a bit of rubbish, rocks and water. Then we heard someone saying they fished a turtle. Is a group of china guys. Then they wanted to release it but must take the hook out from the turtle first ( The picture above).


Its like so scary lor when they have to take the hook out. Cause they have to go very deep into the turtle's throat. Can't imagine if I'm the turtle. I'll be like, "Knn why I so greedy go eat that thing!!"


Anyway luckily in the end they got the hook out and the turtle is still safe and sound.


Hopefully it don't swim around and get fished up again!!!



Turtle: I'm never going near here again lor!!!!

Disturbing him play game..

And he just don't care about me lor...

Sneaking a peek..

Me, me, me!!!!

I just love taking photos la....

Didn't do anything much yesterday. But Gordan manage to finish work early so I got to meet him earlier. Went to accompany him for dinner at KFC and hear him telling me about his work stuff.


After that we went back home. Actually he was going to meet his friend later in the night de, then I keep saying I want to tag along. But he don't want me to go cause he feel that its strange. Funny bf hor??? Then I was like giving him a grumpy face, then in the end he say he not going liao!!! But tonight he is going out lor.... sob sob.. Gonna be alone again..


Anyway while we were lying on the bed, he was like taking my phone and asking me, 'Who's Kelvin? Who's David?" all that. Basically scrolling down my phonebook and asking me one by one... Then he told me his also lor.. Cause I made him promise me that no matter where he goes, he cannot know other girls and cannot exchange number with them (even for fun, or even if its friend's gf). And of course no physical contact la... Seem possessive?? Its the basic a bf should do what. Anyway why would you want your friend's gf/bf's no for??


But it was fun la, cause we actually talk a lot. Jokes and all that.. And I was so damn tired I kept dozing off. Cause the night before I didn't sleep at all...

Anyway.... I love you dear!!!

(Remember you say you consider de stuff...I'm waiting..)

I'm getting so damn bored looking at myself.....

I NEED A MAKEOVER!!

Or at least change a hair colour or something....

(I'm just feeling damn messed up that I need to vent on something.)

I WANTED to go eat beef noodles de right????


IT WAS CLOSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nabey lor, other days don't close when I want to go and eat then close. So sad....... Have to wait for another day liao... Maybe tomorrow go try again ba... I'm super craving for it sia....


So bo bian, ate the Yong Tau Foo. But the ingredients is like not fresh de. The fishballs, lady finger is ok. But there is this fish wrap and this you tiao with meat inside de is like a bit sour sour lor... Heng I no stomachache...


After that I went to walk walk a while then took train to Bedok to watch movie.


On the train, there is like this China guy. He sat beside me, then keep turning to bio me. I was like damn uncomfortable la. And he didn't stop lor. Worse still he also get off at Bedok. Then he is like walking infront of me then keep turning back to see me.


I didn't makeup today, just clip up my hair, then wear normal top and jacket and home shorts. And I'm pregnant, got what to see leh????


Anyway I went to Princess to watch movie.

The movie ticket

Its an OLD cinema but its not as bad as you think lor. Don't have seats like GV de but still not bad la. Don't have snacks like GV but can just buy Macdonald downstairs then sneak in lor...hahaha...Anyway there was like only 2 couples watching the show with me only. And the movie ticket is freaking cheap lor!!! $5 only!! But only limited movies there la... And since its an old cinema, the beginning of the movies there will be like slides de lor, like in case of emergency all that... But overall, its nice la!!! Given the cheap ticket, don't hiam la...

I went to watch MONEY NO ENOUGH 2 ! Ya, I know I outdated liao, cause this show very long le, but there don't have much choice so watch this lor.

The movie itself is not very good la, some parts it seem very kua zhang, and some a bit stupid. But I love the meaning of the movie. Like see the mother so ke lian like that really makes me very heart pain also. Cause no matter what I'm a mother too, if you do so much to raise your child up, yet in the end they don't take care of you, its quite sad lor. And relationship wise also, like the wife sacrifice to help the husband, even go to jail.. So wei da!!!

After seeing it, I feel that we really must cherish our loved ones. Oh ya, saw my primary school friend in it. only like a 5sec scene la, but I notice her because of the tattoo.. hhahahahha..

Looking forward to beef noodles tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!

It just gets so boring sometimes thinking of what to eat.

Everyday its either chicken rice, prata or fishball noodles or etc....

So, I decided to make SANDWICHES!!!!

Ok, its just normal sandwiches with ham, cucumber and tomato. But its filling enough liao!! And let me eat my vegetables ma!!!

Greedy me!!!

Been so hooked on Viwawa. Cause its been so long since I had my mahjong session with the girls. Its either not enough people or no place or etc. So bo bian lor...play online lor...


Gordan is working today, don't know will be late ma, so later I'll be going out alone!! Thinking to go eat my favourite beef noodles then maybe catch a movie ba... Ya, its sad lor, furthermore its our 1 year 4 months today...


Will update again!!!!

My tummy is so so SO going to explode!!!!

Baby is like doing somersault in there and made me so damn uncomfortable lor!!


And somemore everytime he turn or move makes me feel like I will wet my pants any second! Cause he's pressing on my bladder ma.... I better start praying he don't be hyperactive next time cause now he's been moving and moving and MOVING!!


And I dunno which part is it, maybe his leg or what, is like making me so sore lor!!

He just don't want to give mummy a good time.

Last time when I'm pregnant with Jun En it wasn't so bad. Although there is once that Jun En gave me the 'flying kick' inside, and I move forward because of the force. Its that hard!!


Or maybe because I was working last time, so more active, not much pregnancy woes. Now resting at home everytime, sometimes sit too long also will butt ache.


And because of this discomfort that baby is causing me, I can't even walk fast! My speed is like grandma speed with the occasional 'back bending'.


That is why, I can't wait for baby to come out!!!!


62 more days... Meanwhile have to bear with it!!!

(Baby, pls be nicer to mummy ok??)