造句

Mummy: i felt that i just hv to pen this down before i forgot completely. This happened quite some time ago but i still remember. Its actually on a piece of homework that my nephew did; cant remember whtr its his tuition or sch work.
Anyway, they were suppose to do 造句 - sentence construction. ** Note: he is in primary 4 this year. I happen to pick up his book & was flipping thru the pages when i noticed this sentence construction........ready?

可怜：可怜的小猫三天没吃东西了。(nothing's funny rite?)

可怜：可怜的小猫三天没吃东轩了。(notice the highlighted words in both
sentences?)

I caught the "joke in action" & passed his book over to his 二姨 (Priscilla) & pointed out the joke. She laughed out loud & soon the booked was passed on to everyone who wanted to share the bulk of joke.

If u still cannot "catch" the joke here, let me explain. The 1st sentence he constructed is the correct one but iso writing the word 东西, he went to write his own name 东轩. So the whole sentence sounded like the poor cat has not been eating "东轩" for 3 days already.

Marina Mandarin VS Health Zone @ SGH

Yippee! We are going out again. Basically, no i shall say actually its nt a complete family outing as Daddy hv to work; we only tag along. Hahaha....

First stop @ Marina Mandarin. Daddy need to do some works at a tailor shop so Mummy, myself & Rachel hang out at the 4th floor of the hotel. There is a stretch of oil paintings & birds, real birds singing & chirping for us to marvel. Nah, nt really marvel but just fooling ard.

Marina Mandarin Hotel Lobby

Look at hw high the hotel is....

Tulips....anyone?

We wanted to go to the pool side but Mummy is afraid both of us wanna splash inside the water. No no no, says mummy. We are nt allowed to get ourselves wet eventhough Mummy came prepared with a towel.

There was an incident which made Mummy laugh, almost embaressed. We had just come out from the toilet & after walking only a few steps, i stood there, rooted with a silly sort of expression on my face. Mummy asked wat happen & to her horror, i replied: " Mummy, my pants are wet." Mummy looked down & saw that i was standing in a pool of water. Mummy clapped her hands to her forehead & exclaimed:" Didnt we just came out from the toilet? Why & hw did u wet urself again? Goodness!"

Mummy quickly dragged me inside the toilet, with Rachel as well, ignoring the puddle of water. Luckily the floor is carpeted & dull in colour so its nt really obvious. People will nt suspect its urine but rather water. Haha.. :P

I changed into my pampers; i was wearing underwear initially. Mummy took off my underwear & pants...shhhh...dun tell anyone here...but she actually took both garments & hv them air dried using the hand dryer. Now, tis hand dryer is the new type whereby u put ur hands into the dryer itself & the air comes from the sides. Not those kind where u put ur hands under the dryer. Hopefully u know which kind i'm toking abt here.

After a good 10 mins, Mummy told me to wear back my pants as it has already dried up. Mummy says she has a spare set of clothings for me but she say nt to let me wear those yet in case i hv another incident (watever it may be) later in the day. Then she took my underwear & did the same thing. Hahaha....luckily nobody came into the toilet else Mummy wld feel so pai sey. When we were ready to leave, Rachel passed motion. Faint.....we spent another 10 mins inside the toilet where Mummy cleaned up Rachel. I tink we spent a good total time of half an hr inside the toilet.

Once done, we headed back into the hotel lobby & settled down in some nice cosy armchairs for our snacks. Mummy has packed some bread & biscuit for us both. So while still waiting for Daddy, we ate our snacks & sort of snuggling down into the so call sofa cos its so comfy. Before long, Daddy came up to us & say lets go.

Our next destination is the Health Zone @ SGH. Daddy is also going there to do some lighting works & hence decided to bring us out to play as well. Health Zone, wat else, is all abt our health, from head to toe, inside & out. What we shd know, hw we shd prevent, wat we eat, hw we excercise, etc...

We went out at abt 9am plus in the morning & only came back ard 5pm in the afternoon. Boy! What a day! :)

. remember to drink 6-8 glasses of fluid everyday.

. power up your breakfast to energise your day

. avoid sweet drinks. go for water & fruit juices instead.

. snack the smart way. avoid high sugar, high fat snacks

. skip sweet desserts. go for fresh fruits

. 2 servings of fruits & 2 servings of veggies everyday

. eat all food in moderation

. balance energy input & energy output to maintain a healthy weight.

Body Mass Index (BMI) is used to gauge the amount of body fat in adults.

BMI = Your Weight (kg)

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Height (m) x Height (m)

** Singaporeans have been found to be at risk of developing heart diseases and diabetes at BMI values of 23kh/m2 and above.

Most people have an average resting heart rate of between 60 - 90 beats per minute (b.p.m)

Do you know that if you climb up 20 flights of stairs everyday, you would have climbed a height almost equivalent to the height of Mount Everest in one year?

Cancer: The abnormal growth of body cells. Normal cells grow, divide & replace themselves in an orderly manner. Cancer develops when these cells divide too rapidly & function abnomally.

Heart Disease: A complete blockage of blood flow to the heart muscles results in a heart attack. When this happens, the pain is prolonged & a part of the heart muscle dies.

Stroke: Occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery or when a blood vessel breaks. Blood flow to the brain is disrupted & brain damage occurs.

Diabetes: A disease in which a body produces too little or ineffective insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas, which helps the blood glucose enters the body cells to be used for energy. In a person with diabetes, the glucose cannot enters the body cells, building up in the blood , giving rise to a high glucose level

High Blood Pressure: Force of blood that goes around your body.


Age Forties: Thinning of Hair; Stiffer Joints; Far Sightedness
Age Fifties: Dry Skin; Brittle Bone; Menopause ( for woman only)
Age Seventies: Poor Eyesight; Hearing Problem; Slower Digestion
Age Eighties: Weak Bladder; Memory Loss

I wonder hw abt age sixties; its nt shown leh.

How do i look with different type of spectacles? Cool eh? Hehe...

Dish #9 - Deep Fry Tofu

Mummy: What i did for the family tis evening was deep fry tofu. The tofu was nothing special but rather, its the sauce i prepared dat gave some surprising comments. Tofu itself is particularly bland. It goes well with any kind of sauce; plain chilli sauce, light soy sauce, sweet & sour, etc... What i hv prepared for the tofu dip was sweet & sour. Sweet = Sugar ; Sour = Vinegar. But cannot js base on tis 2 sauce alone & mix rite? Or can it be done? Anyway, i did more than dat.

Ingredient for sauce:
1 tbsp apple cider or 1 tbsp rice vinegar.
4 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tsp light soy sauce
2 tsp cornflour : 4 tsp water ( thickener)

Mix all ingredients together except cornflour. Bring it to a boil in a wok & add the thickener. Serve hot.

Now here are the surprising comments:
" Did u buy the sauce?"
"No, i mix myself "
" Very good" Taste quite nice"
" This sauce can be used for any dip like tofu, fishball, ngoh hiang..."
" Ya hor...tis taste abit like the sauce for yong tau foo leh"
" This sauce very nice, goes very well with chee chong fun"
" What?! Chee Chong Fun? Chee Choong Fun sauce where gt vinegar one?"
" Oh...inside gt vinegar ar? But very nice"

So the left over sauce was kept in the fridge by my fil to eat with his chee chong fun. Muahahaha!

Dish #9 - Stir Fry Bok Chye

Mummy: Till date, i hv learned to cook 2 types of veggie dishes. 1) Assorted veggies with mushrooms & 2) Stir Fry Bok Choy. Okay okay, i know...big deal; 2 kinds only rite? Yup, its big deal to me ma! Hehe :O

Ingredients:

- Bok Choy - base of the stems removed & stems cut into bit size pieces

- 2 shitake mushrooms - drain & sliced

- 1/2 carrot - skin peeled & shredded

- 6 prawns with shells removed & devein.

- 1/2 tsp garlic - chopped

- 1 tbsp corn flour mixture (thickener)

- oil for frying

- half cup of water

Sauce:

- 1 tbsp oyster sauce

- 1tbsp light soy sauce

- 1/2 tsp sugar

- a dash of pepper

Preparations

Heat wok with oil. Saute garlic till slight brown. Add in carrots & mushrooms. Stir fry for abt 1 min. Add in the stems of the veggie first. When stems are soften, throw in the leaves. Continue stir frying for another 2-3 mins or till leaves begin to soften. Add in the prawns last ( as they cooked fast). Combine all sauce ingredients & pour in. Add water. Cover wok & bring it to a boil. One last toss & food is ready to serve.

Dish #8 - Sweet n Sour Pork

Mummy: i dun really know hw to make the sauce for this dish so i cheated. Yes, i cheated. I bot the ready made sauce from Lee Kum Kee (李锦记). But the ingredients used are from some recipes i look thru myself. Errmm...so happens some of it are abt the same ingredients as stated on the sauce packet. :P i suppose its all standardised. Hehe.

Ingredients:

- pork cubes but i used sliced lean meat here.

- 1 green bell pepper - seeds removed & sliced

- small onions - chunks

- a little of sliced ginger

- pineapple chunks - water drained. i bot those canned ones

- corn flour for dusting

- 1 beaten egg* ( sort of wasted here cos the instructions says only to use 1 tbsp)

- 1 tsp sugar*

- 1/2 tsp salt*

From left (clockwise): green bell peppers & onions, beaten egg, lean meat, pineapple cubes

Preparations:
Marinate* pork slices for abt 1/2 hr. Dust with corn flour. Heat wok with oil. Saute ginger slices till golden brown or fragrant. Add in pork slices & stir fry till cooked. Remove.

Saute bell peppers, onions & pineapple chunks. Add Lee Kum Kee Sauce & bring it to a boil. Add in pork slices & mix well.

End product does nt look appetising ya? I know. But the taste still nt bad la. Except some commented dat the pork slices too big le; shd cut smaller. :P

** I decided nt to use pork for future cooking le cos well, somehow, i dun feel comfortable using them & i'm nt sure they can be well cooked. As in the case for this dish, when i tried after cooking, i found dat the pork pieces were nt well cooked; a pork smell still lingers. I hv to refry again :( **

Diarrhoea

Mummy: Rachel has been having the runs ( loose stools) since Fri evening. No idea wat she ate but according to my mil, its the usual rice with fish, meat & veggies. We thot its js some indigestion so we left it as it is.

On Sat morning at abt 7am, Rachel developed a fever. I didnt realise until Rachel hand landed on my face while still sleeping. God! Its alarmingly hot. I took the thermometer to check her temparature & guess wat? Its shows only 36.4 degrees. The thermometer also having fever, hw can it be only 36.4? I checked again, tis time testing the temp using the other ear. 36.5? Crap!

Nonetheless, i make her her morning milk & gave her paracetomol. She finished her milk, rolled over & fell asleep. At 8am plus, while at the hardware shop, Rachel had loose stools again. We gave her the medication for preventive diarrhoea. But we noticed watever she ate or drink, she is sure to pass out. My mil told me dat she didnt eat much for lunch & dinner. Dat evening, she again pass out watery stools.

On Sun, we stopped giving her the normal milk formula. Daddy bot soya milk for her. But still she kept having loose & watery stools. But Rachel is still very active & running ard as usual. She doesnt seem to be affected by her "stools".

Today is Mon. No more fever but her "stools" are still present. I bot the infant soy formula for her to drink, hoping it will help. She is now with my mil. Updates tonight.
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Updates @ 2056hrs on 9 mar 2009:

Mil told me dat Rachel refuse to drink the soy formula. Maybe becos its tasteless or the taste is horrible. Some frens i know told me before their kids also refuse to drink tis soy formula for infants. So what mil suggested is to mix both the milk & soy formula - 1.5/1.5 = 3 scoops per 6oz water level. And rach is also given chinese medication today since the wetsern type doesnt seems to help much. And apparently it helps cos after lunch today, nt once did rach pass out loose stools. i repeat, not once at all. So hopefully, the chinese medication helps & her condition will improve asap.

East Coast Park VS Kallang Leisure Park

I called Mummy & told her we are goin out so could Mummy prepare our stuff.
Mummy hv no idea where we were going so she just packed the basic - extra clothings for the both of us, pampers for rachel, water, wet tissues, etc...

We ended up at East Coast Park for our 1st stop. What else but water play at the beach. Alamak! Mummy says she did not bring any towel but we were already stripping off our clothings. ( Mummy says she better packed a bag with towels & extra clothings on standby & leave it in the car later tonight). We enjoyed ourselves very much. Let the fotos do the toking...

Outside the newly revamp Big Splash

Onwards to the beach..

Somebody (a stranger) commented Rachel is very sweet looking with her hair clips

夕阳西下, 海风清送晚霞, 东海岸, 美如画 (familiar lyrics?)

Then we went to Kallang Leisure Park for dinner & shopping. Since its has been renovated, we hv nt seen the new outlook. According to Mummy, she has only been to the old building once & it was boring. Even the ice skating ring cannot be compared to the one at Fuji ( Mackenzie Road) & Jurong Entertainment Centre.

After our dinner at Kou Fu, (the spoon provided was too big for Mummy to feed Rachel so she went to the drink stall to get those coffee teaspoon. We had slice fish soup with rice. I only ate plain rice with soup & ikan bilis whereas Rachel had slice fish, toufu & soup. She finished 1 whole bowl which was very unlikely usually) we went jalan jalan ard the mall - bowling, cinema, Bambini ( kids playground), JWT Enrichment Center, games arcade center, K-Box (karaoke), Cold Storage, ice skating, etc... We wanted to go hv a look inside the ice skating ring but u hv to pay $3 per admission per person. There is no such thing as: "see for a few minutes" as indicated on a notice due to security reasons.

Daytona Racing

Vroom vroom...

Mummy exchange for some tokens & we played Star Ball.

Ahem...wrong ball la..not this one..where this ball come from?

We were supposed to throw at the mosquitoes & nt the baby, otherwise we will lose.

Heckcare la. Just throw!

Quick ...throw.

See the big baddie mosquito?

No more ball. Game over.

We headed home ard 9pm plus after shopping at Cold Storage. On the way home, both of us K.O