I brought Hadi Johan for his one year examination today. I had forgotten that babies were supposed to get their 3rd jab of DPT when they are one year old so I wasn't prepared for it today. The doctor think he's well enough to receive the injection but ask me to be sure. She think he is growing well and healthy. She just commented that maybe if I stop breastfeeding him, he would eat a bit more than he does now. He weighs almost 10kg and stand at 78cm tall. You see, I brought him out yesterday and he got a bit of a flu today because of our little outing yesterday to fetch Sharon to visit me. Anyway, as our family doctor felt comfortable to vaccinate him, I gave my permission. I had reveal to earlier that I am not going to allow the MMR vaccination to be given to Hadi Johan when he is 15th month. I would rather wait till he is past the age of 2. That is a risk that I have to take just to ensure that should scientist finally can prove that MMR might cause autism, I will not live to regret it. He's sleeping soundly now like a baby he is, how nice. Gives me time to sit here and write this.
Living with one autist child is tough enough for me, I don't think I am able to handle another one. As it is Dánial has not only low functioning infantile autism, but also epilepsy, speech and visual impairment.
Don't get me wrong, I am thankful to God for having him no matter how he is. I still believe that my life is enrich because of my children. I love watching Dánial and his ways of communicating with us. He can be violent and aggressive at times but he can also be so loving and gentle. Hadi Johan is not afraid to be near Dánial. Only thing is that both Jana Maria and Hadi Johan seem to be confused as to why Dánial get away with certain things and do things in a funny way, when they don't.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Monday, November 28, 2005
why
I wonder why, I wonder how.
All it take is for me to go out.
When I step out, walk in
and that's it!
I am ill.
Weird isn't it? I am weird, that's me.
But now my body seems to be joining me.
All it take is for me to go out.
When I step out, walk in
and that's it!
I am ill.
Weird isn't it? I am weird, that's me.
But now my body seems to be joining me.
Birthday is over
Hadi Johan's first birthday is officially over. I held it on his birthday which was saturday but some people do come on sunday as they feel bad about not being able to come on saturday. I told my husband that I much prefer that they don't feel bad about it. It was because each time some people feel bad about not being able to come on the day itself, they always leave me a message that they will come on certain days and that will actually give me more work to make more cakes ready on hand and redecorate the main living room. You see, if you feel bad about not coming, just drop by with a present is always a wonderful thing. But when you come to kids birthday and no present and when you said you will come on certain days and with present but it never showed up even after many months..........now that's just plain irritating.
So this is for those who will still call me to say that they feel bad about not bringing any present or for not coming on saturday.........please don't. I will feel bad if you do.
The birthday is officially over. Don't expect me to see you on your birthday though.........I am even more busy than you are!
So this is for those who will still call me to say that they feel bad about not bringing any present or for not coming on saturday.........please don't. I will feel bad if you do.
The birthday is officially over. Don't expect me to see you on your birthday though.........I am even more busy than you are!
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Christmas cleaning and polishing.
Yes, I have officially started this year's "spring cleaning" for X'mas early indeed. That's probably because I know this year I will not be spending time in hospitals and in Denmark. I have requested that all Danial's treatment and follow-up be moved to summer time only so that we could have holiday together as family each time we have to go to the hospitals in Denmark.
Well, okay, I still have to bring Danial to the hospital on the 1st of december but I don't think (I hope and pray too) that Danial will be admitted as the letter state. I am thinking that maybe it is just a formality that the hospital send a letter asking us to prepare for admission for Danial.
Anyway, back to spring cleaning. I have clean and polish all the windows and doors downstairs (oops......left out my mil's room and Jana Maria's room and the laundry room). I've baked 2 tarts and 5 marengs today. I've also polish all the silverwares and cutlery sets. I've iron and put up the X'mas curtain even though my mil said it is too early but I changed it anyway. Tomorrow will do more baking as Sharon will be coming over to learn/help bake cakes and buns. she like the faroese buns so I'll be teaching her how to do it. ahem *clears throat* not bad huh??
At least I can teach something now. Will do more cleaning and polishing tomorrow. Have wet dusted the furnitures and pictures on walls. Need to apply wood oil to some furniture to bring out their colour and need to do a bit of painting on the ceiling in the living room. As for my pink stained carpet in the main living room..............:-((............. there is nothing I can do about that!
Jana Maria poured some of my paint all over the fancy table, the chairs and walls while I was painting my dollhouse. She even paint herself pink from head to toe. I didn't whether to laugh at her or to be angry at her when I saw her. She look like a character out of a comic book.
Well, okay, I still have to bring Danial to the hospital on the 1st of december but I don't think (I hope and pray too) that Danial will be admitted as the letter state. I am thinking that maybe it is just a formality that the hospital send a letter asking us to prepare for admission for Danial.
Anyway, back to spring cleaning. I have clean and polish all the windows and doors downstairs (oops......left out my mil's room and Jana Maria's room and the laundry room). I've baked 2 tarts and 5 marengs today. I've also polish all the silverwares and cutlery sets. I've iron and put up the X'mas curtain even though my mil said it is too early but I changed it anyway. Tomorrow will do more baking as Sharon will be coming over to learn/help bake cakes and buns. she like the faroese buns so I'll be teaching her how to do it. ahem *clears throat* not bad huh??
At least I can teach something now. Will do more cleaning and polishing tomorrow. Have wet dusted the furnitures and pictures on walls. Need to apply wood oil to some furniture to bring out their colour and need to do a bit of painting on the ceiling in the living room. As for my pink stained carpet in the main living room..............:-((............. there is nothing I can do about that!
Jana Maria poured some of my paint all over the fancy table, the chairs and walls while I was painting my dollhouse. She even paint herself pink from head to toe. I didn't whether to laugh at her or to be angry at her when I saw her. She look like a character out of a comic book.
old memories
Sharon came to visit last night with a pack of drinking chocolate. So we spent our time lazying on the sofa and chatting as we slowly sipped the hot chocolate. Lucky for me I didn't give off to the careworker or else I would not have the time to sit down or relax. I was feeling a bit under the weather yesterday but after Sharon's visit it made me feel slightly better so thanks to you Sharon!
Liverpool team was playing a match yesterday against some other team so my husband was occupied with the tv from 7pm till 10pm. I put Hadi Johan and Jana Maria to sleep at 8pm and left Danial with Maiken (the careworker). Danial had slept earlier at 4pm so it took Maiken longer tonight before Danial surrender to slumberland.
I was downstairs chatting away with Sharon about my days in CCU. As I recalled my days there, I am glad now that I left behind few evil persons behind. Though I cannot put them away forever because of the emotional scarring, I am happy where I am now. Maybe some people would not believe me if I tell them the ugly truth about these evil persons I know and encountered but they do exist. Even I cannot believe they exist before, so maybe that was why I persevere where I was at that time. I thought it was a curse on me, opn my life. It's like a bad karma. Maybe I was born with it where only bad lucks and bad things happen to me but I know now that is not true. Look at me now. There's no such thing. I am so lucky, the luckiest girl in my family too. I am blessed with 3 beautiful and wonderful children each in their own ways. I am married to a loving and romantic man. I own a house and are provided for adequately. what more do I want? There's happiness and there's love, nothing else is more important that that, surely? Well, good health is another thing but I cannot run away from the fact that my dad died of extensive myocardial infarction 13days before his 50th birthday. Family history of hypertension,diabetes,arthritis and heart disease cannot be avoided.
Liverpool team was playing a match yesterday against some other team so my husband was occupied with the tv from 7pm till 10pm. I put Hadi Johan and Jana Maria to sleep at 8pm and left Danial with Maiken (the careworker). Danial had slept earlier at 4pm so it took Maiken longer tonight before Danial surrender to slumberland.
I was downstairs chatting away with Sharon about my days in CCU. As I recalled my days there, I am glad now that I left behind few evil persons behind. Though I cannot put them away forever because of the emotional scarring, I am happy where I am now. Maybe some people would not believe me if I tell them the ugly truth about these evil persons I know and encountered but they do exist. Even I cannot believe they exist before, so maybe that was why I persevere where I was at that time. I thought it was a curse on me, opn my life. It's like a bad karma. Maybe I was born with it where only bad lucks and bad things happen to me but I know now that is not true. Look at me now. There's no such thing. I am so lucky, the luckiest girl in my family too. I am blessed with 3 beautiful and wonderful children each in their own ways. I am married to a loving and romantic man. I own a house and are provided for adequately. what more do I want? There's happiness and there's love, nothing else is more important that that, surely? Well, good health is another thing but I cannot run away from the fact that my dad died of extensive myocardial infarction 13days before his 50th birthday. Family history of hypertension,diabetes,arthritis and heart disease cannot be avoided.
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
needle point
I've been to the doctor this morning. It's because I have been having this "thing" on my left upper eyelid. This "thing" came about after my chicken pox episode on 25th october. The stupid pox simply refuse to go away and now it become like a chronic pimple? Like a boil almost. Forgot the medical word for it and not going to bother looking it up either. So I went to the doctor and she point a needle in my eye. What do I do? Ofcourse I push her hand away...........hehehehe
I have always been afraid of needle. I don't mind injecting others and stuff, not a problem for me. I just don't like getting one myself at all. But the doctor just had to make a nano size prick on the carbuncle? if you can call it that, before she squeeze it out. Man, you can imagine the pain I experience. Hate it but got to have that done. Anyway, got chloramphenicol ointment for that now. I still got a problem with my recurrent Rt mastitis though. She said it is not advisable to do an incision on my nipple now as I am still nursing Hadi Johan. She think once incision is done, the problem will be solved. So have to hang in there for a while now. I am put under a course of penicillin for now and I hate taking medicine. Hope I'll remember.
So now, spending rest of my day under the duvet as feel feverish and this throbbing heavy familiar feeling in my head needing some sleep. There goes my plan to bake lots of marengs to prepare for Hadi johan's birthday or even knitting a scarf for Jana Maria. Got to sleep now.
I have always been afraid of needle. I don't mind injecting others and stuff, not a problem for me. I just don't like getting one myself at all. But the doctor just had to make a nano size prick on the carbuncle? if you can call it that, before she squeeze it out. Man, you can imagine the pain I experience. Hate it but got to have that done. Anyway, got chloramphenicol ointment for that now. I still got a problem with my recurrent Rt mastitis though. She said it is not advisable to do an incision on my nipple now as I am still nursing Hadi Johan. She think once incision is done, the problem will be solved. So have to hang in there for a while now. I am put under a course of penicillin for now and I hate taking medicine. Hope I'll remember.
So now, spending rest of my day under the duvet as feel feverish and this throbbing heavy familiar feeling in my head needing some sleep. There goes my plan to bake lots of marengs to prepare for Hadi johan's birthday or even knitting a scarf for Jana Maria. Got to sleep now.
Ræst suppa
suppa means soup as for ræst it means decomposed actually. But no it is not decomposed soup as the name suggest but it is from using the meat that has gone through some decomposing process thus the name. Yesterday I had a nice surprise. Sharon came to visit me you see. My husband thought that since Sharon has never tasted ræst kjøt (kjøt means meat and in this instance is lamb) and she will be leaving faroe islands shortly, it will be a good idea if we offer it to her. Lucky for me, she liked it very much. I made ræst kjøt and ræstan soup for her as well. I use our giant 18litre pot and boil the soup for everyone using the rest of the skerpikjøt bones that I kept in the kjallin. This is to make the taste even stronger. Any faroese who lives abroad, one thing they miss most about their home country is this meat skerpikjøt, ræst kjøt and many others actually. This is the national food for them. They also kill pilot whale and stored them in the freezer for food on a daily basis. There are many ways they prepare these food item. One of them is drying it in cold freezing air and just slice it thinly and eat it with the salted whale blubber or dried whale blubber. sometimes, they even make ræst grind and or fesk grind and boil it with spik and potatoes. I have tried some of these food and others not mention here but my favourite are skerpikjøt and ræst kjøt and ræstan soup. There are other that I simply cannot bring myself to eat like the turt grind,fesk grind and ræst grind. To me, they simply taste of bloody and fishy beef and very tough. So not to my liking. I refuse to eat sheep's head or different kind of birds or blood sausage.
ræst kjøt : decomposed lamb meat
ræst suppan : soup out of the decomposed lamb meat
ræst grind : decomposed pilot whale meat
fesk grind : fresh whale meat
spik : whale blubber
turt spik : dried whale blubber
skerpikjøt : specially decomposed lamb meat which is hang for a longer period of time thus eaten without cooking. usually on rye bread.
ræst kjøt : decomposed lamb meat
ræst suppan : soup out of the decomposed lamb meat
ræst grind : decomposed pilot whale meat
fesk grind : fresh whale meat
spik : whale blubber
turt spik : dried whale blubber
skerpikjøt : specially decomposed lamb meat which is hang for a longer period of time thus eaten without cooking. usually on rye bread.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Good Morning
It is a bad weather day today. The wind is howling, the rain is pouring and the children are still here at home despite the effort I make to get them ready earlier than usual. Danial were already dressed by 8am and Jana Maria had her breakfast finished then. Time now is 1o:19am. I wake my husband up more than an hour ago. He had been enjoying his cup of tea and his religious routine of radio news until it is 10am. I asked him if he intend to drive any of them to "school" today? Apparently he was waiting for it. So now at 10:22am, I am retiring the task solely to him as there is nothing more I could do. I don't drive you see. Can't expect me to walk in bad weather with 3 small children just to send them 2 of them to school when my husband is at home and has a car do you? After informing that that the daycare might want to go out to the local shoppping centre today with the children to show them the lighting up of the christmas tree. That helped. After confirming with the school that they are indeed going out in about 15mins time, he rush to get the children out to the car.
It was a Good Morning for me. Despite having to deal with this chronic flu, I struggle to wake up early to prepare the children and positively tell myself that I am fine, feeling stronger and getting better and can manage everything on my own but when things don't go out as planned, that's when it gets to me. Why can't some people put in extra effort to help someone after so much work has been put into it by that someone. The missing key here I think is sensitivity. You need to be sensitive to feel for someone else. If you lack sensitivity, then you lack the ability to feel. Some people say ,"don't be so sensitive!". I say, sensitivity is what helped me to feel for others. I wonder why some people chose not to use this at all?
It was a Good Morning for me. Despite having to deal with this chronic flu, I struggle to wake up early to prepare the children and positively tell myself that I am fine, feeling stronger and getting better and can manage everything on my own but when things don't go out as planned, that's when it gets to me. Why can't some people put in extra effort to help someone after so much work has been put into it by that someone. The missing key here I think is sensitivity. You need to be sensitive to feel for someone else. If you lack sensitivity, then you lack the ability to feel. Some people say ,"don't be so sensitive!". I say, sensitivity is what helped me to feel for others. I wonder why some people chose not to use this at all?
Monday, November 21, 2005
Vent my frustration.
I planned to catch up on my sleep today but as usual God has decided that today is the day Hadi Johan will sleep early and longer than usual thus it is not my catch up day on sleep. However, it is my catch up day on washing and mopping the floor. As usual, the "heimahjálpar" (my mil homecare worker) always turn off my washing machine! I wonder why? My mil said it is because they want to use the toilet but how does a working machine affect their one hour routine in the toilet......only God knows why! Now even my husband is wondering what they are doing in the toilet for a whole hour in there. He sometimes wish he can have some free time in the kitchen to enjoy a cup of tea. This heimahjálp is always using more time sitting down and chatting and eating with my mil than worrying about other elderly patients who are waiting for their morning baths or change of overnight diaper or some even lunches and medicine to be fed. And yet every year, they complain on lack of time and less pay. Any Singaporean who want to have a holiday and earn good money, I say, come and work in the Faroe Islands. High pay and easy job, lots of long coffee break and bum caring hours! Faroese don't see it as that. (one of the reason why I cannot work with these people is because I am a productive person and use to busy environment. I want everything stat. So can you imagine when I say stat and someone might answer me like, "we'll see". How on earth can I work in these environment. So if you are on of those who can wait and we'll see...........then you are ideal to work in these country.
Sunday, November 20, 2005
chocolate cake
I just baked a chocolate. Just had them with some freshly whipped cream! Yummy!!!
Last week it did not turn out as I expected so today I tried again and it turn out to be really good. So this means that I'll bake double portion for Hadi Johan's birthday this saturday. Ofcourse, I am going to make chocolate cup cakes with half of the mixture since it is going to be double portion.
Planning to make about 8types of cakes/dessert for Hadi Johan's 1st birthday and maybe hot chocolate with hot buns too. People here are crazy about that. Almost every birthday they expect to be served hot chocolate topped with whipped fresh cream and fresh homebaked buns!
For those who want to try out, this is the recipe:-
200gr flour
250gr sugar
50g cocoa powder
1tsp bicarbonate of soda
2tsp vanilla sugar (not essence but powder)
add this mixture well in a mixing bowl. then add:-
100gr butter
250mls milk
and mix it for 2mins. then add:-
3 eggs (I always do it one at a time, up to you however)
mix for another 2 mins and voila!
It is ready to bake in a preheated oven at 170 deg C /65mins.
The choice of baking tray is yours. Either in round or elongated, use your judgement and maturity in deciding when the cake is ready by poking it with a long thin metal stick. I use fork. If it is sticky, it's not ready. give it another 5-10mins.
You can glaze your cake with melted chocolate (white or dark as wish) or if baked in round tray, you can cut it in half when it is cooled down to fill with fresh cream and strawberries. Use your imagination!
Now I got to go check my banana cake. It's been in the oven for 60mins now. Tell you later of the result. No recipes for this banana cake though..........I always just put in whatever I have and how much I want to use of butter or flour or eggs.....etc.
Last week it did not turn out as I expected so today I tried again and it turn out to be really good. So this means that I'll bake double portion for Hadi Johan's birthday this saturday. Ofcourse, I am going to make chocolate cup cakes with half of the mixture since it is going to be double portion.
Planning to make about 8types of cakes/dessert for Hadi Johan's 1st birthday and maybe hot chocolate with hot buns too. People here are crazy about that. Almost every birthday they expect to be served hot chocolate topped with whipped fresh cream and fresh homebaked buns!
For those who want to try out, this is the recipe:-
200gr flour
250gr sugar
50g cocoa powder
1tsp bicarbonate of soda
2tsp vanilla sugar (not essence but powder)
add this mixture well in a mixing bowl. then add:-
100gr butter
250mls milk
and mix it for 2mins. then add:-
3 eggs (I always do it one at a time, up to you however)
mix for another 2 mins and voila!
It is ready to bake in a preheated oven at 170 deg C /65mins.
The choice of baking tray is yours. Either in round or elongated, use your judgement and maturity in deciding when the cake is ready by poking it with a long thin metal stick. I use fork. If it is sticky, it's not ready. give it another 5-10mins.
You can glaze your cake with melted chocolate (white or dark as wish) or if baked in round tray, you can cut it in half when it is cooled down to fill with fresh cream and strawberries. Use your imagination!
Now I got to go check my banana cake. It's been in the oven for 60mins now. Tell you later of the result. No recipes for this banana cake though..........I always just put in whatever I have and how much I want to use of butter or flour or eggs.....etc.
The Reader's Eye
This is a short poem by Gilbert Koh. Check it out. It is really good. Gives you an insight into certain things. I got this site from MrWang
Saturday, November 19, 2005
I'm Dancing Inside
Watch a DVD film last night with my husband. Titled "I'm Dancing Inside".
It was a very touching movie and yet it was filled with humour. It is about 2 young people who are wheelchair bound who progresses on to develop strong friendship. It is an irish made movie but I really enjoyed it. Try to rent that one if you can. It will touch your heart.
It was a very touching movie and yet it was filled with humour. It is about 2 young people who are wheelchair bound who progresses on to develop strong friendship. It is an irish made movie but I really enjoyed it. Try to rent that one if you can. It will touch your heart.
nothing much happened
What a weird saturday it was for me. well it is still saturday now at 5:30pm. Just that I feel like time is moving so slowly today. I did manage to get something done around the house but still it feel like there was plenty of time to pass. Yet when I tried to do something, Hadi Johan always cling on to me. I cannot even prepare dinner or go to toilet in free. I tried reading a book after making him fall asleep but he woke up after just 15mins. Wailing non-stop as if someone has been bullying him all day! I had to carry him around in a sling half a day. Maybe that is why I felt like time pass so slow. I had something heavy to carry!
My husband has to go to work early today because of the Harry Potter movie. Harry Potter fever hit the whole world once again. I can understand why so many people rush to watch it. I enjoyed watching it on wednesday. It was fun for me. The only thing that keep me wondering though is that.........is Harry Potter silent in JK Rowling's book?? You see, I have not read any of her book you see. In the movie, he's silent most of the times. It's like they cannot afford to give him any sentence or even a word to act in half of the scenes (in case he cocked up the film???) What's the point of reading faroese translation? Besides, have not got any opportunity. There are few people I know who have been saying to me, they have got the english books and can lend me but that is all I hear. Only words. I always believe that action speak louder than words. Words cut through your heart. Words can be sharper than any sword but yet it is no action really. People say it's the thoughts that counts. Hmm........does that mean that I am supposed to be content that there are people who say they will lend me the book but still did not lend it to me after 3 years???
My husband has to go to work early today because of the Harry Potter movie. Harry Potter fever hit the whole world once again. I can understand why so many people rush to watch it. I enjoyed watching it on wednesday. It was fun for me. The only thing that keep me wondering though is that.........is Harry Potter silent in JK Rowling's book?? You see, I have not read any of her book you see. In the movie, he's silent most of the times. It's like they cannot afford to give him any sentence or even a word to act in half of the scenes (in case he cocked up the film???) What's the point of reading faroese translation? Besides, have not got any opportunity. There are few people I know who have been saying to me, they have got the english books and can lend me but that is all I hear. Only words. I always believe that action speak louder than words. Words cut through your heart. Words can be sharper than any sword but yet it is no action really. People say it's the thoughts that counts. Hmm........does that mean that I am supposed to be content that there are people who say they will lend me the book but still did not lend it to me after 3 years???
Friday, November 18, 2005
come again?
How weird. Sharon is leaving Faroe Islands. I have spread the news to our mutual contacts.
I have been in ill health lately so have not been having "lunch party" with the indonesian contact for almost 2 months now. Sharon ofcourse is more than welcome here as we disperse with the common courtesy as soon as we both identify ourselves as nurses, coming from singapore and both being indian (I'm mixed indian and malay remember?). Plus, to me, sharon is like a sister as I am very fond of her and will be the only one crying when she leave, that's for sure!
Anyway, got a phone call today from K. She informed me that P and her would like to make a gathering and like a dinner party for Sharon before she leave. I thought that is a very nice thought! Listen......they are having it in my house. I am supposed to make sure it is a saturday so that they both can come as they will not be working on saturday! Hmmm........what about my children then? Who is going to look after them while I prepare "THEIR" dinner party for Sharon IN MY HOUSE??? That's a thought for you.
I have been in ill health lately so have not been having "lunch party" with the indonesian contact for almost 2 months now. Sharon ofcourse is more than welcome here as we disperse with the common courtesy as soon as we both identify ourselves as nurses, coming from singapore and both being indian (I'm mixed indian and malay remember?). Plus, to me, sharon is like a sister as I am very fond of her and will be the only one crying when she leave, that's for sure!
Anyway, got a phone call today from K. She informed me that P and her would like to make a gathering and like a dinner party for Sharon before she leave. I thought that is a very nice thought! Listen......they are having it in my house. I am supposed to make sure it is a saturday so that they both can come as they will not be working on saturday! Hmmm........what about my children then? Who is going to look after them while I prepare "THEIR" dinner party for Sharon IN MY HOUSE??? That's a thought for you.
Thursday, November 17, 2005
a nice day
I went out walking with Sharon instead of watching the latest Harry Potter's movie. It is supposed to have its world premier on 18th November so the censors were planning to watch it early today but only half of the film rolls have arrived. But the good news is I can tell you that we will be watching it tomorrow morning (on17th November that is) at 1130am. I am excited as I have once again arranged for Sharon to look after Hadi Johan. So it is going to be another nice day for me as it has been today.
You see, we walked out to buy a pair of shoe for me as an early christmas present from my mil. My mil is nagging me everyday about walking barefooted in the house. She is worried that I will either get bladder infection or some other problem if I insist on walking with no shoes in the house vicinity. So now she ask me to promise her to buy myself shoes to use indoor as a present from her.
I thank her profusely and set off to buy myself 2 pair of shoes instead. You see, I do not have a good walking shoes for the cold season. I buy the cheapest shoes I could find to use indoors and use the balance to buy myself a good pair of walking boots (Ecco brand). And that is what I am going to use starting tomorrow. Sharon and I had so much trouble walking home earlier. You see, it snowed yesterday and a bit today in between all the rain too so the ground has freeze up. It was so slippery and dangerous for us to walk today actually. What with me pushing Hadi Johan is his pushing chair.
We sat down in Burger King for a while to rest our aching limbs before we head for home. Main reason was for me to nurse Hadi Johan as I felt the massive milk production being stored in my "little" ""booby""! However, my little baby had fallen asleep due to extreme cold condition.
So I had to go home with a very heavy, swollen breast. I must say, Hadi Johan has been an angel today. He behave so beautifully today right from the moment he woke up. Got to be the poo thing! His diapers was so filled with "messy stuff" that it overflowed and get smeared around his whole back, my t-shirt, my bed linens and his sister's thigh. So you can imagine this boy sure has been around! (before I wake up that is) He even climbed all over my face this morning with that diaper. I just cannot smell it because of my blocked nose eversince don't know when!
By the way, we had nasi goreng belacan with egg today. I fried chilli kering to add to Sharon's and mine, make some sauteed mushroom and cabbage in peppered oysters sauce to relish our nasi goreng. It sure was mind-blowing! We enjoyed our night later on sipping on our hot cocoa. I added some dark chocolate to it and it taste heavenly. Sharon said she will definitely miss the "kakao" (as the faroese call it) because there is no such thing in Singapore. It is true. I really enjoyed having our cup of hot cocoa after a walk in the cold snow.
Going to sleep now. We plan to make satay next time. You guys and gals are welcome to drop in your mom's recipe so as to make our day easier and better. Thanks in advance if you do decide to contribute.
You see, we walked out to buy a pair of shoe for me as an early christmas present from my mil. My mil is nagging me everyday about walking barefooted in the house. She is worried that I will either get bladder infection or some other problem if I insist on walking with no shoes in the house vicinity. So now she ask me to promise her to buy myself shoes to use indoor as a present from her.
I thank her profusely and set off to buy myself 2 pair of shoes instead. You see, I do not have a good walking shoes for the cold season. I buy the cheapest shoes I could find to use indoors and use the balance to buy myself a good pair of walking boots (Ecco brand). And that is what I am going to use starting tomorrow. Sharon and I had so much trouble walking home earlier. You see, it snowed yesterday and a bit today in between all the rain too so the ground has freeze up. It was so slippery and dangerous for us to walk today actually. What with me pushing Hadi Johan is his pushing chair.
We sat down in Burger King for a while to rest our aching limbs before we head for home. Main reason was for me to nurse Hadi Johan as I felt the massive milk production being stored in my "little" ""booby""! However, my little baby had fallen asleep due to extreme cold condition.
So I had to go home with a very heavy, swollen breast. I must say, Hadi Johan has been an angel today. He behave so beautifully today right from the moment he woke up. Got to be the poo thing! His diapers was so filled with "messy stuff" that it overflowed and get smeared around his whole back, my t-shirt, my bed linens and his sister's thigh. So you can imagine this boy sure has been around! (before I wake up that is) He even climbed all over my face this morning with that diaper. I just cannot smell it because of my blocked nose eversince don't know when!
By the way, we had nasi goreng belacan with egg today. I fried chilli kering to add to Sharon's and mine, make some sauteed mushroom and cabbage in peppered oysters sauce to relish our nasi goreng. It sure was mind-blowing! We enjoyed our night later on sipping on our hot cocoa. I added some dark chocolate to it and it taste heavenly. Sharon said she will definitely miss the "kakao" (as the faroese call it) because there is no such thing in Singapore. It is true. I really enjoyed having our cup of hot cocoa after a walk in the cold snow.
Going to sleep now. We plan to make satay next time. You guys and gals are welcome to drop in your mom's recipe so as to make our day easier and better. Thanks in advance if you do decide to contribute.
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
no Harry Potter today
This sucks!
I planned to watch "Harry Potter and the Goblets of Fire" today but the problem was that...................only half of the film rolls are still somewhere in Denmark. This is due to some bureaucracy between the plane company and the filmmaker industry with regards to matters over transportation of filmrolls. Arrrghhhhhhhh..........this is too "chiimm".
Anyway, main thing is that.........my plan is spoilt.
At least now I can go out walking with Sharon. You see, I sort of "booked" her to look after my little "devil" Hadi Johan. That boy of mine, he cries when he sees me, he shut up and be an angel in front of others thus the name calling!
Update later, now we are going to have a cup of tea and plan where to go.
I planned to watch "Harry Potter and the Goblets of Fire" today but the problem was that...................only half of the film rolls are still somewhere in Denmark. This is due to some bureaucracy between the plane company and the filmmaker industry with regards to matters over transportation of filmrolls. Arrrghhhhhhhh..........this is too "chiimm".
Anyway, main thing is that.........my plan is spoilt.
At least now I can go out walking with Sharon. You see, I sort of "booked" her to look after my little "devil" Hadi Johan. That boy of mine, he cries when he sees me, he shut up and be an angel in front of others thus the name calling!
Update later, now we are going to have a cup of tea and plan where to go.
Monday, November 14, 2005
raining again
The weather report is saying that it might snow today. It was watery snow on saturday when we went swimming. So why not today? This just means that it is not safe for me to walk on the street anymore now as it froze easily. The roads are very slippery when it is frosty. People get depressed at this time of the year because of the cold period. I don't. I get depressed when I feel caged. Meaning...........if I cannot enjoy my walk due to frost, then I might get slightly sad. You see, I like to window shop if I cannot afford to shop so if I cannot go out walking, how can I go window shopping?? The rain is getting heavier each day and the wind are picking up its speed. I wonder why.
It was so noisy last night with the wind and rain, I could hardly hear anything inside the house. So I switch off the tv and the cd and just light some candles and enjoy the ambience.
When my husband get home from work last night, he said, the room is like a burning oven!
It was so noisy last night with the wind and rain, I could hardly hear anything inside the house. So I switch off the tv and the cd and just light some candles and enjoy the ambience.
When my husband get home from work last night, he said, the room is like a burning oven!
Sunday, November 13, 2005
wet day
What a wet sunday it is today!
My third sister, Zohrah turn 30 today so
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS!!!!
Well.....hope she read it. I call home at 9pm her time today and she was already in bed!
Hmm.it's the thought that counts. Plan on calling earlier but Hadi Johan kept me up all night.
You see. I went swimming yesterday despite being sick with flu. The stuðul came along so that I could have quality time together will Danial and the other two (Jana Maria and Hadi Johan). It went well that Hadi Johan and Danial have difficulty remaining asleep. Probably had swimming dream.
Anyway, it has been raining NON-STOP over here. Yes, I mean non-stop the whole day with lots of strong wind. I didn't feel well enough to go out of the house so Lillie and Dan offered to bring Jana Maria to sunday school. I will probably end up not going to the meeting at 6pm tonight, the meeting which I have been looking forward to go since last month!
My third sister, Zohrah turn 30 today so
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS!!!!
Well.....hope she read it. I call home at 9pm her time today and she was already in bed!
Hmm.it's the thought that counts. Plan on calling earlier but Hadi Johan kept me up all night.
You see. I went swimming yesterday despite being sick with flu. The stuðul came along so that I could have quality time together will Danial and the other two (Jana Maria and Hadi Johan). It went well that Hadi Johan and Danial have difficulty remaining asleep. Probably had swimming dream.
Anyway, it has been raining NON-STOP over here. Yes, I mean non-stop the whole day with lots of strong wind. I didn't feel well enough to go out of the house so Lillie and Dan offered to bring Jana Maria to sunday school. I will probably end up not going to the meeting at 6pm tonight, the meeting which I have been looking forward to go since last month!
Saturday, November 12, 2005
Friday, November 11, 2005
here they are
Here are my 3 children. We managed to somehow snapped a photo with Danial in it and my mother in law not looking awkward as she usually does in pictures. Hanus must hold Danial ofcourse or I'll never be able to take this picture. 
those were the days
This was taken about 2 months ago when we were toilet training Jana Maria thus the diaper.
Thursday, November 10, 2005
what happened?
Well, nothing much has been happening.
Last sunday was a nice one for me. Bring Jana Maria to sunday school and happened to meet up with an old friend. We lost contact after ours sons turn 2½yrs (meaning my Dánial and her son Bóas). We used to visit each other after our mothergroup club sort of dispersed into thin air. Only Dorrit (the one I catch up on sunday now) and Vilbjørg (the one I visited in Eiði on saturday) are around my age so we fit in well as we don't smoke or drink. The other 6 mothers who used to be in the same mothergroup with us are smokers, drinkers and weekend party lovers which means they love getting hangover every weekend thus we do not fit in their schedule or rather they are not really our cup of tea!
Anyway, in the evening on sunday, I dragged Sharon to "missións møti" (mission meeting?) with me at 6pm. It was nice and I meet up yet again with a few old "acquaintances" from the "spælistovan" days. Spælistovan means playroom. I used to bring Dánial and then Jana Maria every monday, tuesday and thursday from 9am to 12noon(only times they open for mothers who look after their own kids). This stopped after Danial went to special schools and Jana Maria went to local daycare centre. So Hadi Johan is still at home. Maybe I will bring him if I don't put him in daycare centre.
Then on Monday, Sharon came to visit me as we plan to cook chickenless chicken curry using potatoes and carrots. It tasted so good. She brought lots of cooking stuff as I had none and she even made garlic butter for me so that we could enjoy garlic bread together but we were so full on the "chickenless chicken curry" that we could not eat bread or anything after that. We do however, had a couple of warm and cold cocoa with some "secret" recipes added to it and it was the most delicious drink I ever had. She sure know how to make my day!!
Last sunday was a nice one for me. Bring Jana Maria to sunday school and happened to meet up with an old friend. We lost contact after ours sons turn 2½yrs (meaning my Dánial and her son Bóas). We used to visit each other after our mothergroup club sort of dispersed into thin air. Only Dorrit (the one I catch up on sunday now) and Vilbjørg (the one I visited in Eiði on saturday) are around my age so we fit in well as we don't smoke or drink. The other 6 mothers who used to be in the same mothergroup with us are smokers, drinkers and weekend party lovers which means they love getting hangover every weekend thus we do not fit in their schedule or rather they are not really our cup of tea!
Anyway, in the evening on sunday, I dragged Sharon to "missións møti" (mission meeting?) with me at 6pm. It was nice and I meet up yet again with a few old "acquaintances" from the "spælistovan" days. Spælistovan means playroom. I used to bring Dánial and then Jana Maria every monday, tuesday and thursday from 9am to 12noon(only times they open for mothers who look after their own kids). This stopped after Danial went to special schools and Jana Maria went to local daycare centre. So Hadi Johan is still at home. Maybe I will bring him if I don't put him in daycare centre.
Then on Monday, Sharon came to visit me as we plan to cook chickenless chicken curry using potatoes and carrots. It tasted so good. She brought lots of cooking stuff as I had none and she even made garlic butter for me so that we could enjoy garlic bread together but we were so full on the "chickenless chicken curry" that we could not eat bread or anything after that. We do however, had a couple of warm and cold cocoa with some "secret" recipes added to it and it was the most delicious drink I ever had. She sure know how to make my day!!
Sunday, November 06, 2005
visit
Today I went visiting an old friend of mine. She used to live in the neighbourhood but moved to another island 3½ years ago. Now I am reduced to visiting her about once a year. We have 2 kids of the same age and ofcourse I have 3 now. She will have her third on 19th December(she hope it will be earlier which we both believe will be early).
It was 45mins drive to go to her house. As Danial is away for respite care, we brought Hadi Johan and Jana Maria with us. Unfortunately for Jana Maria, she cannot tolerate long distance driving. She tend to get motion sickness. Another thing which bothered us was the fact that why do children always want to pee only after you passed the gas station about 15mins ago??
We make about 3 stops to see if she could pee by the road side but she didn't know how to squat or she insist that it was too cold for her to pee outside. She insisted that we should drive her home just to pee before driving to my friend's house on another part of the faroe islands! We finally made her pee in a toilet at a gas station (which we have to take a detour just for her to go to toilet) after so much deliberation.
I made a very nice peach flan with mascarpone cream in my friend's house. I guess she knew by know that I always bring something with me when I visit them. I just like to do that as I don't want her to trouble herself over us. It is not easy when you have 2 small kids and one on the way. I know what it feels like. I was once there myself.
It was 45mins drive to go to her house. As Danial is away for respite care, we brought Hadi Johan and Jana Maria with us. Unfortunately for Jana Maria, she cannot tolerate long distance driving. She tend to get motion sickness. Another thing which bothered us was the fact that why do children always want to pee only after you passed the gas station about 15mins ago??
We make about 3 stops to see if she could pee by the road side but she didn't know how to squat or she insist that it was too cold for her to pee outside. She insisted that we should drive her home just to pee before driving to my friend's house on another part of the faroe islands! We finally made her pee in a toilet at a gas station (which we have to take a detour just for her to go to toilet) after so much deliberation.
I made a very nice peach flan with mascarpone cream in my friend's house. I guess she knew by know that I always bring something with me when I visit them. I just like to do that as I don't want her to trouble herself over us. It is not easy when you have 2 small kids and one on the way. I know what it feels like. I was once there myself.
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
update
Actually this picture was taken about 3 weeks ago. right after Jana Maria's fever's gone after her chicken pox. As you know, we (meaning Hadi Johan, Danial and I) got the chicken pox 2 weeks after she was infected. I wanted to post it then but got too busy and sick so it was delayed till now. I have just finished painting Jana Maria's room now. Danial went out horse-riding today with Majken. Jana Maria will be staying home on friday as her daycare will be closed then for some careworkers meeting. Hadi Johan is still sleeping now so I got time to hang up the mosquito net in Jana Maria's room after this post. Feel great to be able to do something at last. haaahh..........nice feeling. Update tomorrow maybe. Tonight I am watching movie. any movie. planning on going out to Cafe Jinx and bitch about my homestay for the past weeks over a cup of ice chocolate drink and then go watch a movie(maybe Zorro?). Now just got to find a unsuspecting innocent to go out with me. hmmmm....who should I pick?? Stella is busy packing as she's going to Sri Lanka this saturday. Putri is busy being pregnant with her first child. Kristina is busy working at night. Maybe Sharon if Ivan is going to watch football and they are not going to church meeting tonight. got to give it a try then.
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