Wednesday, May 31, 2006
May Recap
Time flies. It's the end of May now. Here's a recap of the events in past month.
1 May 2006 - Istana and Plaza Singapura
The Istana is open several times a year on Public Holidays. This is the time when we can catch a glimpse of the President and the First Lady up close and personal. We decided to bring Matthew to the Istana, parked the car at Little India and took a MRT train to Dhoby Gaut. Before we could enter the Istana grounds, we were screened by the metal detector and our bags by x'ray machines.
When we finally passed the security, Matthew spotted the green fields and wanted to get down. He had fun "running" around, chasing me and Mike. As we moved further to the centre, we spotted some Little Tikes outdoor equipment - slides, swings and playhouses! Matthew loved the slides and playhouses. While all the older kids prefer to be inside the house, Matthew preferred to stay outside playing with the doors.
Nobody can stop Matthew when it comes to water. He saw the fountain in front of the Istana House and got all excited. I let him touch the water and he would not stop doing him after that. We got to struggle to move him away from the fountain as we wanted to move on before the rain.
We made our way to Plaza Singapura. Along the way, Matthew kept pointing to our bag, as if he wanted something. Then we realised that it was his teatime. Bad Mama and Papa, forgot Matthew's teatime. We gave him a banana. At Plaza Sing's MacDonald's (which is still at the same location as long long time ago), Matthew had a little snack and milo for tea. We explored the shopping mall before settling down at Level B1's Yoshinoya for dinner.
I bought a Salmon Rice Bowl to share with Matthew. However I did not realise that the salmon patty was very salty until Mike noticed that Matthew kept drinking water. The vegetable served with the rice was also too hard and I could only gave him some broccoli. Mike got a Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowl without the sauce, which was much better. So Matthew had chicken, chawanmushi (steamed egg) and rice for dinner.
After dinner, we strolled along and was standing outside this shop called "Action City" next to Yoshinoya. Matthew was "admiring" and touching the Garfield soft toys that were on display for $9.90 outside. Suddenly he just grabbed one and hugged it, refusing to let go. Since it was $9.90 and Matthew did not have a cat toy, we decided to get it for him. However this little rascal refused to let go of the Garfield and we got to bring him into the shop to pay for it. The cashier couldn't even scan the price tag and got to get another toy.
Matthew just held on to his Garfield all the way from the shop to the MRT station, on the train to Little India, along the underpass, up the escalator until he was in the car... Then he let go. He fell asleep on the way home. A contented little boy.
4 - 11 May 2006
Matthew came down with fever at night. 37.8oC. It went down to 37.3oC. We gave him baby paracetamol. We did not bother to bring him to see Dr Ong, because she would give the same medicine. He started coughing on 9 May, so we gave him cough syrup. He recovered fast and by 12 May 2006, he was no longer coughing.
13 May 2006 - Changi Airport
It was a long weekend, with Versak Day on 12 May. We went to look for Megan, Uncle Fish Fish and Auntie Chris at DownTown East in Pasir Ris. It was drizzling and because Matthew had just recovered, we did not bring him to Wild Wild Wet. But it seems that Matthew remembered that there was fun on the other side of the admission gates. We decided instead to head for the airport to see aeroplanes.
There was so much space to run around, Matthew was so excited. From T2 to T1, he was so happy, exploring the corridors and the wide spaces, looking at aeroplanes.
As we were heading for the skytrain, I spotted the bookshop and decided to make a detour. Matthew saw books and went gaga. He's actually quite book crazy like his Mama. He grabbed a book from the shelf (the children's shelf was right next to the shopfront) and walked away with the book. Da4 Yao2 Da4 Bai3. SHOPLIFTER!! no lah.. We quickly carried him back to the shop. To make him happy, I sat down with him and read him a Barney book on shapes.
We then took a skytrain to T1 as the viewing gallery there was much better. Matthew enjoyed himself watching the planes and even waved bye bye, as one plane left the terminal to prepare for takeoff at the runway.
After spending quite some time there, we took the skytrain back to T2 for dinner. We were deciding whether to eat Crystal Jade or Soup Restaurant and Matthew decided that he wanted to eat the Samsui Chicken at Soup. I think he recognised from the picture they displayed outside the restaurant that it looked like the Hainanese chicken that PoPo makes. While waiting for our table, he just simply kept pointing at the picture.
We ordered a Samsui chicken, a lotus root soup and a braised tofu in beggar's bowl. Matthew had a good dinner, finishing up almost a bowl of rice! He simply loved soup and tofu. We went home after that. After a long day, Matthew was tired and fell asleep on the way home.
14 May 2006 - Botanic Gardens
Nothing much to do, so we decided to bring Matthew to Botanic Gardens for some bubble fun. We did not know that there was a concert, if not we would have brought Matthew’s dinner along. We had fun blowing bubbles and running around on the grass. Matthew blew some bubbles too and he was actually quite good at it.
Watch a video
Fun at Botanic Gardens
16 - 23 May 2006 - Stomach Flu
Matthew came down with stomach flu. It started with diarrhea early morning. At first we thought it was just soft stool. Then I got a call and was promptly informed that Matthew was having diarrhea. I rushed to bring him to see Dr Ong.
Dr Ong diagnosed it as stomach flu, as his throat was red and there was lots of wind in his tummy. In fact, before Matthew, she had seen two other kids with stomach flu. It must be in the air. In fact, Auntie Fries came down with flu, followed by Matthew's little friend Ignatius with stomach flu too. According to Auntie Jannie and Auntie Babygrace, it would take about a week to recover, as when EnEn and Joshua came down with it previously. It was a good thing that both Matthew and Ignatius were not vomitting, just diarrhea, which mean that they could still take in food. No dairy products, no vegetables, just plain biscuits, porridge, eggs, banana, meat and lots of soup.
Matthew had diarrhea for a whole week and finally recovered from his diarrhea last Tuesday (23 May). Good news, Auntie Fries informed Mama yesterday that Ignatius has recovered too!
1 May 2006 - Istana and Plaza Singapura
The Istana is open several times a year on Public Holidays. This is the time when we can catch a glimpse of the President and the First Lady up close and personal. We decided to bring Matthew to the Istana, parked the car at Little India and took a MRT train to Dhoby Gaut. Before we could enter the Istana grounds, we were screened by the metal detector and our bags by x'ray machines.
When we finally passed the security, Matthew spotted the green fields and wanted to get down. He had fun "running" around, chasing me and Mike. As we moved further to the centre, we spotted some Little Tikes outdoor equipment - slides, swings and playhouses! Matthew loved the slides and playhouses. While all the older kids prefer to be inside the house, Matthew preferred to stay outside playing with the doors.
Nobody can stop Matthew when it comes to water. He saw the fountain in front of the Istana House and got all excited. I let him touch the water and he would not stop doing him after that. We got to struggle to move him away from the fountain as we wanted to move on before the rain.We made our way to Plaza Singapura. Along the way, Matthew kept pointing to our bag, as if he wanted something. Then we realised that it was his teatime. Bad Mama and Papa, forgot Matthew's teatime. We gave him a banana. At Plaza Sing's MacDonald's (which is still at the same location as long long time ago), Matthew had a little snack and milo for tea. We explored the shopping mall before settling down at Level B1's Yoshinoya for dinner.
I bought a Salmon Rice Bowl to share with Matthew. However I did not realise that the salmon patty was very salty until Mike noticed that Matthew kept drinking water. The vegetable served with the rice was also too hard and I could only gave him some broccoli. Mike got a Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowl without the sauce, which was much better. So Matthew had chicken, chawanmushi (steamed egg) and rice for dinner.
After dinner, we strolled along and was standing outside this shop called "Action City" next to Yoshinoya. Matthew was "admiring" and touching the Garfield soft toys that were on display for $9.90 outside. Suddenly he just grabbed one and hugged it, refusing to let go. Since it was $9.90 and Matthew did not have a cat toy, we decided to get it for him. However this little rascal refused to let go of the Garfield and we got to bring him into the shop to pay for it. The cashier couldn't even scan the price tag and got to get another toy.
Matthew just held on to his Garfield all the way from the shop to the MRT station, on the train to Little India, along the underpass, up the escalator until he was in the car... Then he let go. He fell asleep on the way home. A contented little boy.
4 - 11 May 2006
Matthew came down with fever at night. 37.8oC. It went down to 37.3oC. We gave him baby paracetamol. We did not bother to bring him to see Dr Ong, because she would give the same medicine. He started coughing on 9 May, so we gave him cough syrup. He recovered fast and by 12 May 2006, he was no longer coughing.
13 May 2006 - Changi Airport
It was a long weekend, with Versak Day on 12 May. We went to look for Megan, Uncle Fish Fish and Auntie Chris at DownTown East in Pasir Ris. It was drizzling and because Matthew had just recovered, we did not bring him to Wild Wild Wet. But it seems that Matthew remembered that there was fun on the other side of the admission gates. We decided instead to head for the airport to see aeroplanes.
There was so much space to run around, Matthew was so excited. From T2 to T1, he was so happy, exploring the corridors and the wide spaces, looking at aeroplanes.
As we were heading for the skytrain, I spotted the bookshop and decided to make a detour. Matthew saw books and went gaga. He's actually quite book crazy like his Mama. He grabbed a book from the shelf (the children's shelf was right next to the shopfront) and walked away with the book. Da4 Yao2 Da4 Bai3. SHOPLIFTER!! no lah.. We quickly carried him back to the shop. To make him happy, I sat down with him and read him a Barney book on shapes.
We then took a skytrain to T1 as the viewing gallery there was much better. Matthew enjoyed himself watching the planes and even waved bye bye, as one plane left the terminal to prepare for takeoff at the runway.After spending quite some time there, we took the skytrain back to T2 for dinner. We were deciding whether to eat Crystal Jade or Soup Restaurant and Matthew decided that he wanted to eat the Samsui Chicken at Soup. I think he recognised from the picture they displayed outside the restaurant that it looked like the Hainanese chicken that PoPo makes. While waiting for our table, he just simply kept pointing at the picture.We ordered a Samsui chicken, a lotus root soup and a braised tofu in beggar's bowl. Matthew had a good dinner, finishing up almost a bowl of rice! He simply loved soup and tofu. We went home after that. After a long day, Matthew was tired and fell asleep on the way home.
14 May 2006 - Botanic Gardens
Nothing much to do, so we decided to bring Matthew to Botanic Gardens for some bubble fun. We did not know that there was a concert, if not we would have brought Matthew’s dinner along. We had fun blowing bubbles and running around on the grass. Matthew blew some bubbles too and he was actually quite good at it.
Watch a video
Fun at Botanic Gardens
16 - 23 May 2006 - Stomach Flu
Matthew came down with stomach flu. It started with diarrhea early morning. At first we thought it was just soft stool. Then I got a call and was promptly informed that Matthew was having diarrhea. I rushed to bring him to see Dr Ong.
Dr Ong diagnosed it as stomach flu, as his throat was red and there was lots of wind in his tummy. In fact, before Matthew, she had seen two other kids with stomach flu. It must be in the air. In fact, Auntie Fries came down with flu, followed by Matthew's little friend Ignatius with stomach flu too. According to Auntie Jannie and Auntie Babygrace, it would take about a week to recover, as when EnEn and Joshua came down with it previously. It was a good thing that both Matthew and Ignatius were not vomitting, just diarrhea, which mean that they could still take in food. No dairy products, no vegetables, just plain biscuits, porridge, eggs, banana, meat and lots of soup.
Matthew had diarrhea for a whole week and finally recovered from his diarrhea last Tuesday (23 May). Good news, Auntie Fries informed Mama yesterday that Ignatius has recovered too!
