Vision Test VS Bottle Tree Village

Yesterday, mummy bot me to Yishun Polyclinic for my 4 yrs old assessment check-up cum vision test. Our appointment is at 2pm. We arrived abt 1.55pm & registered at the counter. While waiting for our no. to be called, mummy ask if i am interested to go " long kang" fishing. I said yes. So mummy says we will go after my check up.

Mummy: since today is his actual birthday, i thot of spending some time with my little one. Just me & him, having a little fun. Since hb has to work, i bot him to some nearby place where he can hv a little fun & bottle tree village is an idea place where he can also do some "long kang" fishing.

My 4 yrs assessment is alright. I am able to do all those required studies as listed in my health booklet except drawing body parts & urine control in the night. The doctor mentioned dats it normal. Mummy told the doc we are still doing trial & error. Height & weight taken: 103cm/15.2kg.

For my vision test, i am able to read all the letters until the 3rd row from the bottom using both eyes. She praised me for being able to know how to read all letters from A - Z. The nurse asked me to wear a special made spectacles with 1 side covered so that i am reading with 1 eye at a time. Mummy heard the nurse saying something abt "6 9" & dat my eyesight is normal. She also asked mummy whtr are both the parents wearing spects & mummy said yes. So the nurse says cannot expect too much. ( means in time to come, i might hv to wear spects lor)

The nurse asked mummy if she wld like to hv another round of test done for me again or not. She informed mummy dat next year when i am in K1, the sch shd hv a vision test done for all students. But that is next year so mummy agreed with the idea of another round of vision test for me. My next appt is in Oct.

After my check up, we went to Bottle Tree Village for "long kang" fishing. We paid $10; a net & a tank given as well. Last time, Mummy says the price is abt duno $12 or $15; now only $10. And best, no time limit. At least, no time limit
for me.

There was another boy at the pond & he caught alot of fishes using the mini net. He's abt 10-11 yrs old & he caught all the fishes by himself. Adults are nt allowed into the pond so mummy says she will teach me hw to catch first & then i can go & "get wet".

The father of the other boy told mummy to let me fish inside the corner pond as that area is smaller so the fishes cannot swim away too far. Haha...wat a good idea.

After catching only "air" for a period of time, mummy offered to help me. Mummy squat along the side of the pond & proceed to trapped the fishes into a corner & scoop up in a fast motion. Presto! One fish caught. Mummy hurriedly transfer it into the tank provided. Another one...and another one.....one more....a black one....another red one.....

After 1.5 hrs, mummy asked me whtr i had enough. I said yes. I went to the washing area & washed myself up. Mummy bot another extra set of clothings for me & i changed into those. I had fun!

Bottle Tree Village @ Yishun, opp the stadium.

The walkway leading to the village after coming down from the overhead bridge

Entrance of the village

All prepared to go

Lionel in action...

Our catch for the day

Birthday Celebrations Part 2

More random pics taken during his bday celebration last sun. Today is the 03 Apr, his actual birthday.

Lionel's birthday cake $80 for 2 kg. Ordered from neighbourhood bakery.

Daddy supervising Lionel to distribute the cake.

Rachel wanna hv a piece to herself

" I can eat myself "

Aiyo...look at her catmouth :P

Cheeky look

Xiao gu looking at one of my pressies

Disappointed look. Ah ma dun allow me to eat anymore cakes

Wiping dry my tears...

"HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY LIONEL. MAY YOU CONTINUE TO BE HEALTHY, CHEERFUL & A LOVING BROTHER TO YOUR SISTER. "

Advance Birthday Celebrations

My birthday falls on 03 Apr but mummy & daddy decided to celebrate in advance for me. They chose the Sun prior to my bday week as most of our family members & relatives are at home. If we celebrate it on a normal weekday, might nt be possible to assemble everyone.

Wanted to do a video record on his birthday song singing session but my camera play me out. So cld only manage to take this very short clip after the song session where Lionel is too eager to cut the cake.

Injury Updates

Mummy: I've gt a little monkey who still swings, jumps, runs & skips like nobody's business. Despite her injury, she is still very active which of cos is good. But looking at the way she runs & skips can be quite scary at times, cos u nvr know when she will fall & hurt herself again. And nt when she still hv an injury on her arm.

But poor little monkey seems a little affected by her injury. Not from her movements but rather her skin. She is gettin rashes on her shoulders, below her armpit & ard her neck. Not sure whtr the rashed were caused by her bandaged arm cos some aunties & frens did mention the area ard the bandage will cause itchiness. And with the warm weather, my little monkey is perspiring like hot cakes with the butter on. She can change into 3 outfits per day as her clothes are always soaking wet. And to keep her cool, we apply powder on her most of the time & on & off allow her to run into Guardian.

Mil did suggest to us to bring her back to KK & see if can change into another kind of cast. Instead of this softcast which she is having now, can the doc changed to only a soft padding ard her elbow, leaving her upper arm free. But i was thinking since her next appt is on 9 Apr ( another 1.5 weeks away), wldnt she hold or can she hold?

Waiting for hb to decide to bring her for a change ( appt needed) or to wait till actual appt date. Most imptly, i hope her wounds hv been healed; cracks closed. Rashes & itchiness can be treated easily but if her wound in nt healed completely, then she wld still hv to be in a cast. Fingers crossed!

Termly Developmental Milestone

Mummy rcv my termly developmental milestone report from teacher Shufen, my form teacher. Teacher Shufen mention dat i still hv room for improvement. Mummy stared at me, her eyes big big. She's gonna set a routine for me again; she did dat last year & she's gonna do it again. Here are the comments (word for word):-

Language Arts
During this term, sight reading was introduced to the Nursery through readers & wordcards. Lionel picks up the words quickly but alos tends to forget them easily. I feel that he requires more practice in this area as having a strong reading foundation will help him to read better in the future years. However, Lionel knows his alphabet & phonics sounds very well. He is alos quite independent in is written work but needs constant reminder to complete his work neatly.

Maths Concepts
Mathematical concepts like matching, comparing of sizes, height, length, etc were introduced to Lionel. He understands the above mentioned concepts & is seen trying to relate his understanding into play. For example, he does compare which block toner is taller, which bowl has more food & etc.

Chinese Language
志聪：虎头虎脑的小家伙, 很讨人喜欢。他象个小大人似的，老师讲课能睁大眼睛看着老师；很专注。他的学习能力较强; 儿歌，唐诗，生字吸收很快，发音方面须加强。上课画儿的彩色不是很均匀，须更加认真。加油！志聪！你一定会做到我们班里最棒的。

Others
A boy who enjoys music and is always seen dancing and moving to songs & rhymes. Lionel is also interested in pretend play as he is keen to express his ideas & feelings through play times. However, he needs constant reminders to share, take turns & not being too rough in class. Furthermore, Lionel also needs to put in more effort in his speech like pronounication as his speech is not quite strong. I strongly believe that Lionel will make improvement in his weaker areas if he continues to work hard.

Lionel dear, pls "jia you" Next time when u grow up & happen to see these comments by your teacher, you will then understand why i hv to be hard on you always. The education system is not like drinking plain water, whereby u can spill & splash all you like. There are ever changing rules & regulations & i need you to follow closely so that you will not lack behind. It is not easy to explain & i also do not wish to complicate matters. So just remember - To study hard is your main priority now. Its for the sake of your future.

Cheese

Days after that incident. I'm still as active as ever; i dun let my injury hinder me.

i still like taking fotos... pics taken by Lim Keow Gu Gu. Tks.

fotos taken on Mon 16 Mar 2009

Happy Sweet 20mths

The 1st most important lesson learnt....

do i hv rosy cheeks or wat?
fotos taken on Tues 17 Mar 2009

Still wanna take fotos despite the injury i am having. i still "buay kia see" (hokkien). Still running abt as if nothing had happen to me. LOL!

After my review on Thurs, 19 Mar 2009:

The specialist @ clinic P, Dr Sean Leo P M (Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery) told Mummy & Daddy i wld need to hv my cast removed & re cast again. Tis time, into wat u called a scotchcast - soft cast. And 3 weeks later, i will hv my cast removed permanently. The doc told Mummy nt to worry; i am young, i will recover fast.

So far, Daddy paid:

$85/$80 (after gov. grant) - registration fees

$60/$25 (after gov. grant) - professional consultation

$37.70/$18.85 (after gov. grant) - x-ray investigation

$71.50/$37.50 (after gov. grant) - application of scotchcast

Total: $161.35 ( Mummy asked Daddy to claim from my insurance.)

Went for a flat review & sale @ Marine Parade blk 63 dat very night. Daddy wanna buy a unit; but nt for ourselves, rather for rental - to rent out to others to earn extra income. Tis a 4 bedroom flat, upgrading works goin on, move in condition. Only a few pieces of furniture remains. Mummy is eyeing at the cupboard, the air condition & the fridge but Daddy say cannot remove la. The cupboard still can consider but the fridge also dunno whtr spoil anot cos the occupants hv moved out long ago & all electrical applicances were nt in used for a period of time already.

Rachel surveying the area; must get her approval first :P

everything seems fine to me

Huh? What?

One more time, mummy

hey daddy, wait for me

Remember to switch off the lights

fotos taken on 19 Mar 2009

Cracked Bone

Mummy & Daddy were at last night's IT Fair @ Suntec when Mummy got a call from Li Qi Gu Gu, informing her that i had fell & hurt my arms. Gu Gu was nt very sure which part of my arms were hurt but i was crying badly whenever they tried to move my left hand. Gu Gu informed Mummy that they were at that time bringing me to see the Chinese Sinseh as most clinics were already closed. Time was abt 9pm plus. Mummy & Daddy immediately rushed back, fore-going their dinner.

Mummy called Gu Gu on her handphone & was told there are already at the clinic. Daddy drove at a speed of 120km/hr ( which of cos was against the speed limit la) on the CTE. Daddy, although did not say anything but was obviously quite worried also, otherwise, why the need for speeding. Mummy prayed dat no traffic police wld stopped us or kenna accixxxx...

Here is Ah Ma's account of what had happened.

- She was in the kitchen, hanging out the clothes & i was in the living room, walking ard & playing.

- I kept calling out to Ah Ma & ah ma kept saying: "coming...coming.."

- All of a sudden, Ah Ma heard a loud thud & realised that i had fallen.

- Ah Ma thot dat i had hurt my head & begin to console me.

- At this time, Li Juan & Li Qi gu gu returned from dinner & ah ma told them wat happened.

- They checked me from head to toe to see where i had hurt myself.

- Ah ma initially thot dat i had hurt my head & begin checking for swells & bruises but dun hv

- I had stopped crying at tis time so ah ma decided to change me into my pyjamas

- They they realised dat whenever they lift my left hand, i wld start howling in pain

- They then gt a conclusion i must hv hurt my arms somewhere.

Mummy & Daddy rushed over to the chinese sinseh & was told i gt a bone dislocation. Mummy burst out: " What?!!!! So where were we? Mummy asked. The sinseh told Mummy we had only just left so Mummy quickly called gu gu & we agreed to meet up at the carpark . Mummy & Daddy rushed me down to KKH, Childeren's A&E

There were many many people at the department, mostly kids with high fever. Some with more serious conditions like bleeding from the head with serious wounds or on the body. There was one little boy with blood all over his clothes & his head was bandaged up. His daddy who was carrying him was also covered with blood & his mummy was crying, eyes red & puffy.

Mummy paid the registration fee & we went ahead to take an x-ray to see what happen to my arm. The waiting game begin. We waited, waited, waited......from 10.30pm to almost 12.30am ---- for 2 whole hrs. Nos. were nt called in sequenced & more serious cases were attended to first. Mummy was a little frustrated; isnt my case considered a serious one?!

The doc looked at my x-ray & told mummy & daddy dat i had a slight fracture on my elbow. The bone is still intact; dat's good, just dat on the outer sides of my bone, there are 2 slight cracks. The doc will speak to the bone specialist & see whtr an admission is required for me anot due to my age.

The doc came back to mummy after speaking to the bone specialist & was told no admission needed for me. I only need to hv my hand plastered & in arm sling

to minimise my movement. There was also no medication for me as the doc said the crack will heal by itself; i suppose wat's with all the cells & tissues doing the healing process. :) Mummy heaved a sign of relief. :)

The doc & an assistant nurse begun to put my arm in a plastered cast & sling me. I was crying & howling away cos its sooooo painful. Mummy's eyes were teary but she tried to hold her tears back.

We were told to come back on Thurs for a review to see whtr my bone is healing wonderfully. Please pray for me. I wanna be up & abt again.

Mummy asked if i wanna be notty & climb high & low another time anot. I shook my head. Daddy asked if i wanna be like spiderman & climb even higher anot. I nod my head. Dilema!

Look at poor o'lil me. My left arm in a sling. Quite uncomfortable for me cos i cannot turn easily & hv to sleep on my back most of the time. Bandages sucks!

A pillow was put below my left arm so that i can rest & relax & nt feel so rigid. Mummy knows hw uncomfortable it is for me & she trys to make me feel comfy, as best as she could. But at the same time, she is also afraid of hurting me even more.

Rachel darling, pls get well soon. we wanna see u up & abt again. pls also bear with the uncomfortableness for awhile.