ZoZo First Birthday Bash

Super tired, but finally the day has arrived after 3months of prep. My darling ZoZo's 1st birthday bash! We decided to celebrate on the 29 Mar 2008, Sat at Aloha Loyang Terrace 8, Hop Tree. Booked this bungalow chalet 3 months ago, when it's open for bookings. Must jun jun 12am jiu book de, cos after 5min all fully book liao....wakaoz...so popular rite.

Fortunately we decided to check in on 28 Mar, Fri so that we have 1 day before for preparation. So to book for 28 and 29 Mar, on the 27 Dec jun jun 12am, I have to clicked on the website to make the bookings. Damn kan cheong. Heng ah..was able to secure my bookings.

28 Mar 2008, Friday

Of cos I have to take leave today as I need to check in from 3pm onwards. DarDar has a whole day budget forecast review, so cannot take leave to check in with me.

Target to leave house by 230pm with Mini so that we can go disinfect the place before the arrival of my lil precious prince. Who know's so much things to pack....machiam the whole house baby barang all packed go chalet lidat. ZoZo things alone already occupied 1 big luggage (kiasu hor...) aiya...baby barangs seriously is more then adults wan loh....we literally move his mobile cradle to the chalet, milk bottle steriliser, slow cooker for his porridge, 1 whole tin of his milk powder, 1 big pack of diapers, some of his favourite toys, CD player and few of his favourite children's songs CD, and duno how many sets of clothes lah...(cos lemon lee says to take his xie zhen pix mah, wants me to change him so that he can take more)...

In the end didn't manage to leave house to check in early. So I went Tampines central to do my last minute bank payments first, went Kiddy Palace to buy his whale float and beach ball. Finally when Diana is back from her class (new course for her biz with Tham) then we left to check in at 5pm+. Auntie Rebecca was already there waiting for us. Diana and Mini went home again to take 2nd round of our luggages and barang the food for the nite's BBQ.

Auntie Rebecca and I stayed to light the fire and prepare the goodie packs for the kids. Since we were so free, we decided to pump the float and beach ball....wakaoz.....almost fainted by the time we finish pumping the air in. The beach ball took us about 10mins and the float more then 30min, my hands was so "sour" (suan) until no words can describe.

By 7+ Patrick, Annie, Aloysious and LeLe arrived. We have reserved a room for them to stay for the 2 nites as well. Followed by Charles and his parents arrived too, as we invited them for the small BBQ session we planned. Food also havent arrived almost everyone arrived le. Finally Diana and Jie came back with the food. So we quickly started to BBQ-ing. DarDar went home to fetch Mum, ZoZo and Mini. As my prince had his nap until 7pm, wait for him to have his milk then go over to the chalet.

Was a nite of preparation for the next day big bash....Charles parents leave after the BBQ. We realised there are still some barangs didnt bring from home, and also not enuff mattress for the nite. DarDar, myself, Annie and Mini went back home to take the missing items, and I took the chance to take shower from home then go back chalet. Diana, Jie and Aunty Rebecca went to her house to take the extra mattress for the nite.

It's almost 11pm liao, we finally started to pump the ballons and start decorating the chalet. Nothing much lah, just some balloons for the whole chalet already shacked us all out....cos pumping them was not easy. Requires alot of enery wan hor, anyway I wasn't the one pumping, was Annie and Mini..hiak hiak hiak...I did the tying of ballons and climb up and down the chairs and stairs to tie and decorate the place ok...

ZoZo almost 12am still mai koon..guess he was as excited for his 1st birthday bash as well.....finally everyone was tired le....so all went to ZZZzzzzZZZZZ.....

29 Mar 2008, Sat

Woke up as early as 8am. Cos ZoZo woke up and mumumumumum....loh...he was hungry le, so we all may as well wake up to see if there's any last minute preparation to do. After breakfast, we changed him into his swimminig gear...aiyo so cute....his first time swimming lesson at Aloha Loyang!! He was enjoying so much until he didn't want to get out from the pool. He just loves the water!!! See below pics...

the next diver of the year

here comes the big whale....kakakakaka....splash!! splash!!

haha...papa i know how to float in the water leh....(gota use the float though)

haha..papa...u wana take pic or teach me swimming...

huh?!!! going back liao??? aiya...dun wan...

After the swim, DarDar and me quickly take ZoZo go shower and change into something simplet to let him have his porridge first. Not long after my super photographer arrived. He was kinda hungry so Annie prepare a butter sandwich for him (he just wanted butter and bread) to ease his hunger first. Raymond started snapping shots of ZoZo having lunch, etc etc for the whole event until late afternoon then he left for another gathering at Aljunied. Not bad liao leh, he didnt charge me a single cent for his service. THANKS RAYMOND!!!

After his porridege, we quickly go change him into his birthday suit le!! Of cos not the naked wan lah....it's the Osh Kosh Tee and ZoZo's First Levi's Jeans!!! Cute hor...haha...thick-skin!!! Of cos lah, my son leh.....Before more guests arrived, I quickly feed him with some milk first to dong longer hours....

DarDar left at 11+ to go pick my MIL, Sanjie, Jason, Jansen and Xavier. They detour over to AMK Pine Garden to collect ZoZo birthday cake as well. He came back kinda late. By the time he was back, his frenz BC and son, Edwin and family already came and left.

My first guest from the list was Linda Tan and her 2 kids, Grace and Gabriel and her domestic helper. Guest arrived le, again food also hvnt arrived! Anyway heng was Linda niah...heehee...her 2 kids were happily playing with Aloysius and LeLe. Finally my food arrived le. Briyani by the time they set up was almost 1pm, Kim's Kitchen was almost 1.15pm. The food looks yummy......

Gradually the guests started coming around 1pm onwards....started busy entertaining the guests here and there, receiving the gifts, busy tucking in the ang pao into my pocket, was afraid I may left it somewhere or even drop it. So as and when I will go put into my red lucky zipper bag. As time goes by, when more guests arrived, I luanz le, duno who to entertain. Here tok tok abit, there tok tok abit, machiam mama san lidat, didnt even have time to have our lunch.

We were both so busy entertaining frenz. I only had abit of the chinese food. The briyani I didnt even have the chance to taste it. But everyone had good feedback on both the caterers' food was GOOD!!! Yeah...!!! 3pm came, we started to prepare to the cake cutting ceremony. Tried to gather everyone together. The cake was so beautiful and fits the invitation theme. DarDar is fanatic Liverpool fan, most of his bros and nieces, 1 of them is Weiling, are all supporters of Liverpool, Shixian idea of the invitation even had the Liverpool THANKS SHIXIAN!!!, and my son's name, has is also link to the team, of cos my cake has a Liverpool logo on it lah!!!

ZoZo was super cranky. Since morning until the whole afternoon, he didn't even take a nap. He was so excited seeing so many people until he has no mood to take his pm nap. So when we wanted to cut the cake, he started figeting and getting alittle frustrated, then I realised we have yet to feed him!!! His feeding time has long over...!!! No wonder lah, tired and hungry makes a angry baby loh....so no choice gota have half time also. Heng ah, Weiling and Shixian came in time for the cake cutting. Weiling even designed a very very very nice big picture frame of ZoZo from birth till now. THANKS LING!!! After taking several pics, quickly take a 10-15mins break for him to drink his milk first....fwahahaha.....lidat oso can hor...boh pian lah...he's the biggest liao for the day, of cos everyone has to give in to him loh....

After his milk finally he was kinda subtle already. But again when we wanted to blow the candles after the birthday song, he wanted to use his hand and grab the fire instead of blowing it siah...wakaoz perform stunts leh my boy...so young wana perform liao....haiz....LOLx....we just did a quick one lah, blew the candle and quickly pass him over to mum to hoax him to sleep.

The chaos starts again, busy cutting and apportioning the cake, making sure at least everyone has a chance to have a piece. My duty was just to cut the cake, dun ask me go around serving them, I will faint. Annie, Diana and DarDar was helping me to serve the guest. Another good feedback on the cake now. GOOD!!! The cake taste GOOD!!! Lucky in the end selected this place, price is economic and quality is good. Design is good as well. So mai hiam liao loh....lucky never spend a bomb on the The Patissier. Well, yi fen qian, yi fen huo, but to me Pine Gardens quality is really good enuff le.

Guests come and go all the way until almost 8pm. Left with only DarDar's family members. My food all clear leh....no bad hor...at least no leftovers to tapao and eat until next day.....i didnt even have the appetite to eat dinner....was too tired and the weather was too hot le. Sunny day better then rainy day lah....Well since the buffet food was all cleared, but was not enough for ourselves and DarDar's family. So we took out the nite before BBQ food and Mum, Jie and Diana went Tampines to get more food back to BBQ.

It was a super tiring day, had a long long day...I didn't even have much chance to take pic with my darling ZoZo. Raymond set up a backdrop using the room curtains to take lotsa pics for him. ZoZo starts to get cranky le. He doesnt want to sleep the yaolan and also doesn't want to sleep. Until 12+am mum ask me to takeover her majong while she make baby sleep. Haiz...only when he smell the popo bawu den he sleep....bth him.....

THANK YOU to all my guests, frenz, buddies, best frenz, close frenz, relatives, etc etc....for your presence and presents. It's your presence that made the party/bash happened. Hope you all enjoyed the party, food and the time together. Sorry for not being able to entertain or if we have missed out noticing your presence, we would like to apologise. As we were really too occupied until we even didnt have much time looking after our dearest Prince Alonzo.....

hee..hee...i change le...my new clothes for the party....

eryi u think by grabbing my hands i can't reach for the cup meh...i use my scissors leg!!!

my mummy holding my hands while feeding me with milk

the chalet i had for my 1st birthday bash

wow....yummy.....the briyani...but i cant eat...

hey! come join me for the balloon game!

hi! i know u r my papa's fren, uncle edwin and uncle bc

weiwei...."ni ting dao le mah"....the new 2008 series, Alonzo's Jin Zhen Tou

uncle edwin, aunty ivy, matthew korkor, megan meimei

my girlfrenz, charchar and megan...not the other 2...those are aunty val and aunty nora

my first guest of the party, aunty linda, grace jiejie and gabriel korkor

xi..xi....who's that at the window?? peeping at me?

my favourite korkor lele, im his favourite didi zozo

papa, the ang pao is for me from san-guma...nt for u hor...dun get so excited

my 1st birthday decor and buffet spread

my backview.....cool?

i angry liao...see my finger!!!

hahaha....no lah...i joke u onli....

duno y...i just like to attach to lulu korkor so much leh...maybe bcos we both hv big ears..keke

see....my birthday cake!!!

happy family!!!

faster lah!! im not in the mood to take pic liao..tired liao!

mummy..it's ur birthday meh? y u blow the candles?

my mummy colleagues and great buddies

mummy busy cutting the cake....lele korkor..waiting only...

the sesame figurines from my birthday cake

all my presents from my mummy and papa's frenz

Catching Up my Lost Time

It has been a damn long week. Meetings after meetings. Meet until I don't even have time to update ZoZo's condition. Was flooded with email but just gota clear and clear...so much shit to clean up as well... #$%^&*(.....was so tight up with work until no time to order his cake, food, etc etc for the upcoming bash...

21 Mar 2008 - Good Friday, Happy Easter!!!
Fortunately it's a PH, has sometime to catch up for my beatuy sleep and errands for the party. Or bak kak liao leh....still dun sleep....really more and more like panda liao....ZoZo's rashes all breakout on his body and his little tiny face. All red red patchy patchy de....see le oso sim tia. Duno whether he will feel the itch or not. It's his FIRST time applying talcum powder. Applied the Johnson baby powder for him, hoping he won't feel so itchy and irritable loh.

He's tends to be abit more "teh" and will just whine abit if he doesn't gets what he wants. And even more attach to mum. Never mind, see you still not feeling well, spare you for this couple of weeks first, wait till you fully recover....hiak..hiak...your crazy mum may start to snap at you again le....

Anyway, the doctor has already told us that we will see more rashes the next few days, hence, don't get to alarm. Actually Nicole and Lynn has already warmed and advise me before when ZoZo was having fever. Experience mums are the BEST. They know more and get advise from them is as good as getting from the doctors. THANKS BUDDY!!!

Well, since everyone is at home helping to look after ZoZo, DarDar and me quickly take the opportunity to go run errands. Finally we, or rather me has made the decision to order the cake from Pine Garden. Aiya...not much time to go ponder for wat Patissier liao lah...since PG's cakes quality are GOOD. Just love the design!!! It's blends in well with the so call theme lah...shan't disclose too much here...until the day I update the next post and see ba...

After ordering the cake, since Botak Jones has a stall round the corner, we went over to try the Fish&Chips. GOOD....the food is good, the sauce, the coleslaw, the fries, just that the fish is alittle too small and thin....if not it's perfect! Since heard so much of the Botak Jones...so much try try lah....anyway this stall don't have to wait for 45mins like the one at Clementi.

We proceed to Motherhood BabyFair at Expo. Nothing much lah, walk 1 round, guess it's better for moms 2B. Not for me though. Last year's one was more interesting to me as I was a mom 2B mah...lol..anyway nothing much will also spend $$$...haiya....subcribe the motherhood magazine (actually becos of the freebies...ha...typical sgporean) and bought another pair of shoes for ZoZo...haha....it's from Combi not bad lah the quality that why buy again loh. Called Mini to give us ZoZo's feet measurement, she told us 11.5cm. So we bot the 12.5 size shoes. Who know's when reach home let him try, must squeeze in then fit....den i measure his feet again....walao it's almost 12.5cm leh....duno how dat kakak measure wan..so we drove back to expo and change it to 13.5 wan loh....

Before we get home again, I was thinking of going to Tampines St21 there and get some goodies for the kids goodie bag (since will drive pass) so just swing over and go get a quick browse. Bot a set of flashcards for him and 2 books with chinese characters (1 different country flag, 1 fruits and vegetables) so that he can start picking up his chinese (haha...kiasu)...in the end still didn't manage to get any goodies for the kids.

When we were on our way to the car, we stopped by and listen to one of those setup stalls thingy whereby an old man was providing advise on fengshui and how to improve your luck for this year...blah blah blah.....haiz...guess we are really damn stupid and duno is it kena possess or wat lah....so we listened to him....The way he put across initially was really like not trying to make $$$ from the listening audience, but to share his knowledge and so call secrets to us so that everyone's luck will be better and even he himself we be good if he were to share.

Well, since our luck especially my DarDar's one has been damn suay so we just stayed on and listen to see how we can help improve loh. Initially he only asked to exchange a 2 dollar note for a lucky charm (another $2 has already inserted in the lucky charm). The logic is to use our own $$ to exchange for the luck for oursevles. Ok...so still not trying to earn $$$ from us rite...so we did the exchange. Then later....he said in the pouch will have 2 powerful things to improve our luck, 1 is the lucky charm, the other is actually a carved gold plated pendant of a GOD. But it's $30 each. He said until the pendant was so powerful, so most of the listening audience (including us) bought 1 each..........den after that he will chant for us for protection. Haiz.....anyway...we did everything lah....he even taught us where to place the pouch for 7 days etc, then after dat take out the charm and place in our wallets...blah blah blah....of cos we followed....(it's still hanging out there cos the 7 days still not up for us to the the charm out)...

Then he directed us to one of his Shifu diciples to enlighten us more on our luck....after the "enlightenment" he asked if we want even better luck but have to pay $198. SIAO!!!! Finally we are awake and did not adhere to what he asked for. Anyway he said was an option only ma....no obligation wan wat.....So we just continue to listen and quickly went home as it was getting late!! Well, for $60, suan le lah, just take it as a lesson learnt and seriously still hope it can help improve my DarDar's luck as well as for the family too.

When we went home, after our late dinner at almost 11pm, I took a quick shower and sat down to clear my emails. Suddenly volcano erupted between myself , DarDar an mum. Aiya over trivial matters only lah....about accompany ZoZo to bed...well...had a BIG quarrell ...this is how good the lucky charm helps the first nite....

Finally Home Sweet Home

Finally ZoZo can be discharged today. Hip hip hooray...!!! Home Sweet Home....past few days was also not easy for us....so damn tired....

17 Mar 2008
09:45 - 10:20pm
ZoZo kena fits. Whole family panicked. Immediately drove him to KKH A&E.

10:21 - 12:14 am

Queue, Register, Wait. Went into the Red Door area for immediate treatment. MO checked and advise about Febrile Fit. Immediately he administer him with paracetamol. While waiting for the admission procedure, we have to let him wait at observation ward as he had just suffered from a fit. He was already alert and started to get hungry but we did not bring any of his bottles. So the nurses prepared 1 for him using the hospital bottle. But he refused to drink, cause not his bottle. Ha... Den he pooed in his diaper while Alan and I was registering for his admission. Mum said was damn big packet and smelly...haha..finally some signs of relive for the us and the family.

18 Mar 2008

12:15 - 1:oo am

Settled in Ward 46, bed 10. A young nurse Janice, gave us a detailed orientation of the room and was asking questions about ZoZo's history. He was very getting more cranky and sticky to mum and whines more. While Diana send Charles and his Mum and Annie home, she also went home to pack some barang for Alan and myself and of course ZoZo's clothes and milk bottles. She also fetched Jie and Mini down to see how's he's getting on.

While waiting for his milk, 1st MO came, Dr Kenneth Wong. Wanted to check ZoZo but he was very fretful and started wailing. I was carrying him and we were trying to comfort him so that the doc can check properly.

1:01 - 2:00 am

Finally he had his milked, and mum was patting him to sleep. When he was sleeping soundly, 2nd MO came, Dr Chee. He told us he has to draw his blood to do a test. And next day will have to also take his urine and test to see if it's UTI (Urinary Tract Infection). I refused to let him draw his blood at this hour as he was already fast asleep and so tired after the incident. And already sleeping so peacefully....no way man...I told him to do it next morning. After seeing so many docs and going through so much the whole night, he's already getting fretful seeing strangers. Especially those who has a stethescope hanging on their neck. Both of us quickly go take a shower before mum they all went home.

2:01 - 3:30 am

Told Alan to take a nap first before he takeover. We were all swarmed by the whole incident. While I was patting ZoZo in his sleep, I noticed again he kept jumping abit abit every few minutes. My tears rolled down....when I looked at his tired little burning face. Recalling how he looked when he had the fit attack...my heart just ache so much....For us adults to hit such high temprature we already feel so irritable, uncomfortable and heavy head...imagine such a frail little head and body like ZoZo had to experience that as well....again it pains my heart....

3:31 till next morning

Alan woke up and noticed me crying, he told me to go rest and sleep while he takeover. Reluctantly, I had to...as I'm really feeling weak. We can't afford to fall sick now as we have to take care of ZoZo.

Every hour the nurses will come in and take his temperature. He was doing very well, his fever sbusisded the whole night. He was around 36-37 degrees.

7:00 - 9:30 am

Then I heard 40.1 degrees. I jumped up from my sleep. Told the nurse to check the other ear, was the same....shucks!!! Y so high suddenly??!! OHMIGAWD.....was so frightened he suffer from another fit attack. Fortunately it did not happened. Gave him his milk and paracetamol and wait for the docs morning round to see him. Consultant CT Chong (an slender old lady) came with the 2 MOs (follower). Told us same thing, he will have to take urine and blood test, etc lah....

My MIL and Shi-Jie came. ZoZo was happily playing with Shi-jie, at least he is actively playing already. Mum and Diana came with more barang for us and ZoZo. A nurse came in to put a bag to ZoZo penis inorder to collect his urine for the test. Same one like what he did at Aglow when he had UTI last year.

When I was feeding ZoZo, my MIL and Shi-jie was making a move home already. When he heard "bye-bye" he pushed away his milk bottle and wanted to follow. So Alan brought him down together and send them off to the shuttle bus waiting area. While waiting for the docs to take his blood, my new boss replied my sms. She was very understanding and told me to take as much time as I need and not to think about work and going back to office as ZoZo needs me more now. After reading her sms, just felt so comforted. Even though she's still single but she knows how a parent felt and how much time we as a parent need to be away from work for our child. NOT every bosses are as understanding.

Finally the nurse came and say have to bring ZoZo go into the treatment room to draw blood. I told Alan to go with him, as I cant bear to see him kena poke and cry so painfully. When they walked out, my tears rolled down. The thought of it just pains my heart again. Kenneth, Rozi, Ann and Rachel came to visit ZoZo. After awhile, Alan carried him back with the plaster on his little hands already. Heng... not as bad as what I've expected. Of course cried lah, but he was ok after walking out from the treatment room.

Jason's mother came as well. Shortly Jie came oso after settling her work in office. Late in the afternoon finally his urine and blood test report is out. Another lady doc came and provide advise to us. She has confirmed that his urine is clear. Lucky siah...no UTI. Just that his white blood cells count are low, so his kind of fever is Viral Fever. Only need to administer paracetamol for such fever will do. Usually will last 5-7 days and the temperature will goes up and down like a roller coaster. Most likely next day will be able to be discharged and go home, while they continue to monitor his situation till next day. Wow...was a happy news...at least he doesn't have any cough or running nose or even vomitting symptoms. At least prepare to go home next day if his temperature is still as low as today ie 36-37.8 degrees.

Tajie, Sanjie, Ailing and Jason came around 5pm. Sanjie told us Jason went to see Ailing's dermatologist at Toa Payoh Lor 4 and had around 9-10 jabs on his face as he has cysts or some dirty blood clot dat caused his pimples to have 1 big lump and bruised even though he didnt even press it with his fingers. Anyway the whole day ZoZo's was doing well. His temperature was quite good. Aunty Cloud came in the evening and went dinner with mum and sis before she went home.

Another long nite for us, but the thought of going home the next day just felt so relieved. ZoZo was happily playing at the nurses' station with one of the nurse until 11+. Then I told Alan to take a nap first until 2am then he take over from me. While the 2 boys (1 old 1 young) were sleeping, I was switching the channels to make myself awake. Until 1:45am, tak boleh tahan liao, I woke Alan up to switch role. Then I slept all the way....was way too tired...

19 Mar 2008

When I woke up, Alan told me ZoZo's fever went up again at aboutn 3am. Peak was 39.9. Haiz.... my fear comes again....when Dr Chee came for the morning review....piang!!! Bad news...ZoZo cannot be discharged le....cause his fever shot up high again, so they have to observe for another 24 hrs...."sob...sob".....gota pray hard that his temperature doesn't shot up again tonight. My MIL, Erjie and Emily came. Though his temperature is back to normal, but he is more cranky today and more attached to mum. Whoever touches him he will start to push them again and will whine. Mum came on her own as Diana has to settle some of her errands. Diana came with Mini in the afternoon, she bought alot of food from Pek Kio. Machiam camping in hospital lidat....

Aunty Mala and Aunty Mani came during lunch hour. When ZoZo saw Mala, he started to cry as well. Aiyo...duno y lah....guess all babies are the same when they are sick. Will definitely be more "sai-nai" loh...Rozi came with Fisa and Sakina after her checkup as her wound got infected again. Oh dear...after lunch my sleepy spell hit me again....went to take a nap until 4+. Received an sms from Lynn asking if can come visit ZoZo. Of cos can lah....happy to have visitors. When she came, then I realised she was also hospitalised last week due to food poisoning. Vomitted and many rounds of diarrhoea. Her pain was so excruciate until she can't tahan quickly ask Richard to take her to TTSH. Aiyo.....oso duno y suddenly lidat....her lil K oso kena 40 degree fever before...poor thing...

Ken came, bought ZoZo a "Get Well Soon" bear bear for ZoZo. Man are man, when they buy things, never look carefully, he actually took a pink coloured Tee bear for ZoZo...haha...it's ok lah, it's the thought that counts not the colour ya. Charles came as well after his appointment. Jason's mum came again, and all went Newton for dinner. Jason and Toni came for awhile after their dinner. Mum and sis left after 10pm. Alan duno has eaten what food, he gaut relaspe again. He was so tired as well so he slept after Ken left until around 11+pm. ZoZo is doing very well today, his temperature was very good. So good until he didnt want to sleep, carry him, patted him, stroll around, until 12+am still mai sleep....aiyo...he mai sleep i wana sleep man....his papa woke up and look after him. Duno what time played until wat time lah...i was already sleeping like a log.

20 Mar 2008

Was woken up by ZoZo's "mum..mum..mum..mum.." he was crying for his milk. His last paracetamol was 9pm last nite, whole nite no need to eat medicine. But when the nurse took his temperature at around 7am, it was 38 degress! Huh....went up again??!! The nurse quickly gave him a dose of paracetamol... Aiyo....please lah, dun just because of this gota stay 1 more nite???!! Fortunately when the Consultant Dr Chong came and annouced that he's ok to go home....WOW....fireworks started to light up in my heart!!!

Hip hip Hooray!!!! Finally can go home le!!!! Bathe him and change into clean clothes and wait for the pharmacist and the discharge advise. I told the nurse, now is 10am, from now to 1pm it's 4 hours, so the pharmacy will definitely has ample time to prepare his medication to bring home, DON'T make us wait until 2-3pm still not done with the discharge. Everything was cleared by 12:25pm...ha...we are FREE to go!!! Who know's my ZoZo is still sleeping soundly.....by the time he woke up had his milk, we left at 1:40pm..."bleah".... Paiseh, told the nurse I don't want to go after 1pm but, heee....because of ZoZo, we left late ourselves....haa....don't care lah...

Well, this incident has really send a warning to me that babies having fever is really no joke, can be damn SERIOUS. Never take fever treatment lightly when the temperature is high. Anywayz, regardless whether it's fever or not, should not take it lightly when our child has fallen sick. Don't ever try to act smart and be a doctor ourselves....never know what will happen next de...

Most Terrifiying Experience in my life

Indeed the most terrifying experience to me, my husband and the entire family in our life. ZoZo had a fit in the night and was sent to KKH A&E immdiately.....

On 17th March, it was suppose to be a happy occasion as stated in my previous post, it's DarDar's birthday. Anyway, we already dun really have the mood to celebrate as ZoZo was having fever since Sunday. Well, in the afternoon, we brought him to see Dr Tan as his fever rose to 39 and above. He was prescribed with Biufen, and it did help to lower his temperature.

So we decided to quickly go run our errands for his birthday bash. Went middle road ICB building to get some party stuffs then went over to pick tajie from her office and went The Pattisier together to decide for his cake. Wakaoz....damn swee the cake designs but damn expensive too...."ho kua but may not be ho jiak"...cos the design of the cake is mainly sugar, pragmatically it's not the usual kinda cake for people to eat....Anyway, will decide again...cos really not in the mood to make decision. So we just bought 2 small slices to try. Hey, 2 small slices niah cost jie $12+ liao leh....actually I wanted to get a whole cake for DarDar as mum told me to buy one for him, but was all sold out.... :(

Mum wanted us to go Tampines Mall to get 1 from Four Leaves or Angies. But was getting late, so we decided to go nearby and just grab a cake. Jie was suggesting Tanjong Pagar has a very good cake shop too. Something like...Berraciano...cant recall the shop name lah...when we got there, no whole cakes oso....haiz...cos they are currently concentrating on the puffs and muffins as it was featured on the TV or newspaper lah...in the end went to next cake shop away to get a normal wan loh...DarDar doesn't mind, but Mum was questioning us why get such a normal cake for him woh...

Got home, ZoZo's fever still hasnt subsided. So we had a quick dinner, while ZoZo was sleeping we just did a quick cake cutting after LeLe and Aloysius sang to DarDar. No mood lah...when he's still feeling so listless and sick. Mum then told us to quickly go buy some specially packed incense paper and joss sticks to pray for him. Thot maybe he kena scat by something, because even when he's asleep, every few minutes he will get startled and jump up abit. So we quickly went to hunt for it and finally found it from one almost 1 shop at St 21.

Got home, Mum chanted some prayers for him, then went down with Mini to burn the incense paper,candle and joss sticks. I was carrying ZoZo, cuddling him, as he was very manja and irritable. Strolling up and down the aircon area....suddenly he gave a loud cry, so his Alan said he will takeover to carry him, who know's when I wanted to pass him over to his PaPa, he bent himself backwards until I almost dropped him. I thought it was he's usual self, whereby at times, when's he frustrated he will do that, but it's not. His wholebody went soft and when his Alan carried him, I noticed his eyes rolled up!!! He looked so scary.......he was almost unconsious, I quickly took the cold tower to sponge his head and neck again, and kept calling out his name. I kept saying "ZoZo....please don't do this to us, c'mon ZoZo, wake up !! wake up!!..." I told Alan, something is very wrong, we have to go the hospital immediately.

Took his BC and health book and wanted to run out already, but while Alan was carrying him in the living room waiting to go, ZoZo started to get Fits!! Alan quickly put his finger in to let him bite to prevent him from biting his tongue. When his bite was getting hard and tight, Alan started to feel the pain in his finger, I tried to open his mouth and put mine in, but Alan stopped me and told me to get a spoon. Panickly, I ran into the kitchen get a teaspoon and jack open his mouth to put it in. He's eyes was still rolled up....he was pale and green. He started clenching his fist tight, then his wholebody started trembling.....Mum came up with Mini, I shouted "Ma....have to go hosptial immediately!!"...Mum was more panicked, she almost fainted. Mum, Jie, Alan, myself were all FREAKING....

Mum was trembling, but had to call Diana to keep her informed. She said will meet us at KKH A&E direct with Charles and his mum. I drove, as Alan was carrying ZoZo. We called Annie as well, she came along. In the car, we kept calling his name, Alan kept singing to him, I switch to his favourite CD and let him listen and make sures he is awake and alert. My mind was going haywire....but I have to keep myself calm, as I have to reach KKH ASAP but SAFELY. While on our way, in the car, fortunately ZoZo started to whine and cried abit. Phew...! At least he's more alert and able to make some noise already.

Almost every babies in A&E was having fever. All has the fever patch on their forehead. Charles Mum was trying to help us shorten the queue as she was a staff nurse before in KKH. But still has to follow rules. Anyway she did help to provide advise and directed us to where we should go. Diana volunteered to park the car for me and let me go do the registration. But she was so panicked until she has forgotten how to control the car. No time and not in the right frame of mind to laugh at her, but deep down I was seriously laughing. And from this incident, can really show how much we love ZoZo until everyone was lost. I'm proud that I'm still quite composed, even though my knees and limb was as soft as tofu.

The MO checked and asked us to relate the whole incident...blahblahblah..... anyway he advised that it was a Febrile Fit. It's a very very common thingy to babies from 6months to 6 years old who's fever that hit higher then 39.5. As long as the fit doesnt prolong more then 20minutes, it will NOT affect their brain and development. He told us once ZoZo had this fit, there will be a 30% reccurence if he has high fever again. He also warned us, NOT to put any objects into his mouth. Even our fingers, as it will cause unnecessary injury to him and to ourselves. Gota place him on his side and make sure it's on a flat surface to prevent choking of any foreign material or secretions. Anway, it was our first time, panick and freaking out wat....of course we will try to do anything to prevent him from biting his tongue or even hurting his own lips.

As ZoZo is still below 1.5 years, the MO said he has to be admitted in order to observe him further to see the cause of the fever and prevent any reccurence of fit incase the temperature shot up again. Was a long scary and tiring experience.....

Happy Birthday to my PaPa

Happy Birthday 2 U....

Happy Birthday 2 U...

Happy Birthday 2 Dearest DarDar PaPa....

Happy Birthday 2 U....

Above was the sms my mummy and me sent to papa de....we oso send him our lovely pic.

Today is my papa's birthday. Both papa and mama has already taken leave, actually to run errands and buy things for my party next week. Who knows, i was still having fever...last nite my peak temperature was 39.5....i jus couldn't sleep well...

my papa cuddled me and sleep until almost 3am...but i was still feeling uncomfortable so i kept whining....i was still very feverish...from 38 to 39 degrees...so mummy administered me with another 2.5ml of paracetamol again...finally i slept until 5.45am then woke up and cried for milk...i sat up on my babycot and "mummumummum"..for almost 5mins then mummy realised i was already awake and crying for someone to carry me....sob..sob...both papap mama muz be so tired until didnt hear me cry....

my temperature went down in the morning....so popo feed me milk. papa and mama went back to sleep again...until 8+ my fever went up to 39.3 again....mummy and papa quickly bathe me to bring down my temperature as i don't like to be sponged...i felt so cold while the water came showering down on me....even though the heater was at #1. I had a quick shower then had another round of paracetamol....mummy said to monitor me first then see if need to consult a doctor or not.....im tired le....need to take a nap.....zzzzzzzzzzz... hopefully when im awake i will feel better and papa mama can go run errands le....

Fever

My darling ZoZo so called kena fever first time out of the blue. The last time he had fever was after his hep B vaccine somewhere 6 months ago... haiz...didnt take him to the doc as I still have the paracetamol Aglow prescribed as it's still not expired. Just gave him 3 doses the whole Sunday and monitor him. His temperature was just like roller coaster up and down, highest was at 38.3.

Poor thing....he was so listless during the evening....when put him into his cradle, he fell asleep very quickly but every few minutes he will start to jump up abit, machiam having nitemare, so after a few times, he started crying and wanted me to carry and cradle him....of cos i did. While feeding him with milk he actually dozed off in my arms....aiyo..when i looked at his little burning red face, just made me felt so guilty on wat i did to him....

Yesterday he was cranky. Dinner time, started his nonsense after the 1st round of porridge feeding, started to figet and wanted to get down from his high chair and play. Then I realised, mum has been letting him sit on the floor and play with his toys when he starts to figet... aiyo...like dat how can??? I don't advocate such habits loh. Cos to me once you set a precedence, allowing him to have his way, then die liao....difficult to U-turn le...

So when ZoZo started to wail and scream..(oh ya..bdw, nowadays his tactic is to scream to get what he wants...faint!) as usual while he's PoPo was playing her majong, she kept asking me to carry him...i simply ignored. My temperature started to rise....i shouted at him and almost wanted to give a 1 tight slapped (violent hor...but i wont slapped lah, just said niah but will wack other part of his body). So his papa came to his rescue, initially i was very firm in telling him NOT TO CARRY HIM, but the PoPo was raising her voice said "if my grandson kena fits, then U KNOW!!! u better "pay" me back my grandson!!!"

Naturally his papa carried him away loh, I was &^%$# damn pissed until i raised my voice at my mum too, saying that..."that's not the way to teach him!!! you are simply spoiling him!!" after that, i just look at ZoZo and shouted at him "give u 1 tight slapped then you KNOW!!" Anyway his papa carry him walked around then he tried to feed him while he was playing his toy on the floor, he oso doesn't want wat....see lah...seeing dat again pissed me off again loh...then I shouted for them to come into the kitchen and eat!

While his papa carry him and sat on his lap, eventually he started eating....until left abit niah lah...not bad le, cos the portion was quite alot...so finally my temperature went down... heehee...aiya duno lah, whenever he doesn't finish his milk or porridge i will start to get "mang zhang" (frustrated)... i abit "gou zhuo" (gao jey) wan lah....abit abit cannot de, I must have it my WAY....haha...i have to conquer and let them follow my rules instead...LOLx...(mad hor)

Anywayz, things was ok until later in the night, ZoZo was already half asleep when i patted him in his cradle, who knows, suddenly he started kicking and figeting again, and didnt want to sleep...haiya...dis time round my temperature was really high....i started wacking him left and right his buttocks and thighs....his papa walked in and rescue him again loh....den i snapped at his papa oso..blabbering nonsense, he also yakked back lah...."basket!", i was so damn pissed again until i shut my laptop, and went to bed without bothering ZoZo. Just left him in his papa hands, since he's always the rescuer and angel, let him be loh....let him go have a good taste of how his son's behaviour....i simply boh chup! JUST SLEEP....ZZZZzzzZZZZ.....

When I woke up this morning, I realised my son was not sleeping in our room!!! Haiz....his papa escaped again loh...dun have to pat him to sleep, dun hv to kena his nonsense...it was actually Mini who put him on popo's bed and patted him until he sleep...his papa only knows how to sit at that corner and stare at his laptop to monitor his soccer pattern....!!! Well, can't be bothered lah, I gave up on him, can't be bothered to waste my energy on him anymore.....

While I wanted to go brush my teeth, mum was saying dat ZoZo seems abit feverish, so took his temperature... indeed, mentioned as above he was having fever loh.....duno was it because yday went polyclinic for his review on the ear then kena virus from there de....haiz...first time i brought him to polyclinic niah come back sick liao...hopefully it's not loh...

cos last month mum and diana brought him there (polyclinic at pasir ris) to go for his development assessment. actually i was the one suggested, cos cheap mah...do DA no need to go all the way to Aglow ba...so expensive...then when they were doing the earing test, he failed his right ear....diana was saying he was busy playing with the toy, hence he didn't bother to turn and listen to the buzzing sound. Was referrred to see the doc immediately loh, when screened it was actually he has alot of wax in his ears, jus like his papa..."hee sai juey juey, pi sai mah juey juey"....so doc precribe olive oil drop to drip into his ears daily....heng ah...nothing wrong with his hearing...

that's y yday we went back for the review, PASS lah of cos!!! and the wax thingy has also improved. ZoZo's weight hor....increased since last month!!! Yeah!! but hor....haha...was only 100g...from 8.6kg to 8.7kg....but he is really growing damn tall loh....last month's measurement was 76cm...yday he grew another 3cm...now 79cm le...he's really the next "gou lo chuen"....hiak..hiak...hiak....since the 15mths MMR is free if administer in polyclinic so i just fixed an appointment to go for it first lah..by then see how loh...whether to go back to Aglow or Polyclinic.

Lazy Weekend

Has been spending too much until dare not even go shopping. Went Robinson on Thurs to enjoy the members sale. My objective is to stock up my facial products lah, since having sale may as well rite..This is the only shopping spree without buying anything for ZoZo..haa...

Had a super good buy, bought a set of bedsheet with quilt and pillow cases, the original price was $766!!!! Guess how much I've paid for it............$150 only leh!!! Damn good bargain rite? Of cos grab lah. Somore it's 511 thread count de woh...aiya all because of that "aunty" kenneth, ever since he's entering into fatherhood in Jun, he has became an "aunty". Fwahahaha...whenever there are any places having sale, he will be the first to notify me.

Even when the motherhood fair at expo is he oso know....haa.....hey....this is not farnie ok...it's the power of love for our little bundle of joy that changes everyone of us. Damn wei da rite? I was never interested in sale oso, especially those cutout coupons...haha..now...whenver I see the Giant, NTUC, Carrefour flyers, the only interested section I flip to will be the baby's products. Hey, an accumulation of 10c saved is alot wan hor....

Well, say dun wana go shopping but in the end we went out to Tampines Central for awhile. Just to bring ZoZo go kiakia loh, he's really a super kia king. In the end, it was his papa kena the damage..hahaha....he bought (told him to buy!) or rather paid for the Cleaner's Trolley from Kiddy Palace. Since one of ZoZo favourite pastime is do household chores, so bought the mini set for him to play loh...

any takers?? new cleaner of the year...

not that i like hor..im helping popo to monitor kakak's work...

Oh ya...on Friday, after lunch, I actually bought ZoZo some learning toys from United Square. All the wooden toys, train trail with numberings on top, sniggle beetle, 2 learning board on ocean mammals and alphabet learnings. My mum and sis has been saying I'm kiasu...aiya...I guess my kiasuism percentage is not as high compared to alot mummies ok...

Finally start sending out the invite for ZoZo 1st birthday bash! Wow time flies leh, he's turning one le!!! He's going to his next stage, termed as toddler and not baby anymore!! But no matter how grown up he is, he will still be my and our BABY....

Weiling and Shixian has creatively designed a very very very nice invitation card for ZoZo's party....(will upload the invite later under his birthday post). Went back to Yishun for dinner with my MIL. We actually went to the Burmese Buddhist Temple to paipai as we havent been going there for awhile le. Moreover, past week, ZoZo has been damn cranky in the middle of the nite so better go pray pray loh.

wow..papa u hvnt brush your teeth ah..."chow..chow"!

mummy....wat ya gonna do today? any shopping?

sexy ankles...

next big time super manhunt...show u my feet first...

hey.. wassup?! let me finish my lunch first ya

aiya...not again???!!!

huh?! now papa..u target my popo?

wow...popo...u sporty leh...let papa play..

papa...happy now?..

my vainpot papa...oso wear and pose....

see...dun wana sleep at nite lah...always dozing off in the day..

papa...i cant breathe properly leh...

after our new haircut...we look more alike hor...BIG Mickey Mouse ears...

My First Kiss

Since my mummy has no time to update my blog, then i shall update abit for her...we love to go sushi tei to eat so below are some pics from Raffles City Sushi Tei. My mummy just signed up as a member, she paid $88 for it but got $100 cash voucher in return, so went to utilise it loh...worth it right? but i oso cant eat de...eat the white rice only...hmpf!!!

All the jiejies and aunties at sushi tei said i handsome woh, gave me sweets somore but i still cant eat leh, just hold it in my hands...hmmm....so i entertained them since they complimented me, allowed them to carry and play with me...even papa mama walked out le, i oso didn't bother....hee..cos i friendly mah...but in the end of cos i will wana follow my papa mama home...

Before we went home, mummy changed diaper for me at the changing room, cos i poopoo in my diaper while papa mama was eating at sushi teh....haha....den i saw dis fei mui came in...she caught my attention, fat but sweet leh... After changing my diaper while waiting for papa go wee wee, that fei mui's papa walked over with her and let us interact...wow she more hiong then me leh, i kept cool just looked at her, but she touch and kiss me woh....aiyo...my first kiss just lost to a fat gal....haiz...so to reciprocate i jus stroke her face gently loh.... initially i kept cool not because im arrogant hor...cos i dun wan ppl thot that im chee ko pek like my papa...oops!!! hee....

no wonder fei mui like me lah....i wear until so yanz....

wei..wei..!!! dun take my pic leh...i dun wan ppl knw i like to tear tissue.....lidat nt cool lah...

hey!! where's my burger??!! why my table is still empty??

wow.....lai le lai leh...yummy...yummy...my favourite!!

wow...my first time on "ko ko beh"....wat lingo is that ah?

BatMan Returns!!!

aiya...my papa always like to qiang jing tou wan leh...