Did you hear, read or watched that traumatic video of a 2 year old getting rolled over again and again by vehicles passing by without receiving any help from passers by until a garbage collector aunty came to her aid, but I would have assumed by the first gelek, the girl would have been done for but might / could be saved if only the driver got out and quickly send her to the hospital. Instead, he decided to run her over one more time and RUN!
What the hell is wrong with these people? and the best thing out of this whole horror freak accident? You will just fumed yourself crazy after hearing what that heartless murderer said.
"'I only need to pay (up to) 20k RMB if she dies, if she lives, it will cost 10 times more' - Driver who killed 2yr old YueYue in China.
and Yue Yue, the 2 year old girl, has officially been declared brain dead.
Its a kid for goodness sake. I could not bear to watch after he hit her that very first time, and how my heart fell crashing when I saw the old aunty tried to carry her but she collasped like a broken doll.
I hope you are in a better place YueYue!!! Karma will hit all these people in the heart and I bet every human being with a heart all around the world totally feels for you.
Just something like this in the news is enough to make you think that apathy is dead in today's world.
Its just so sad, so so very sad.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Westlife Gravity Tour 2011
Destination : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I was sold, the moment I heard and saw 'Swear It Again' played on MTV.
Still a girl in her light blue pinafore, vouching for Shane and Mark. My favourite two main lead vocalists in Westlife.
I could still remember the very first Westlife concert I went to, courtesy of sweetheart Faith. It was back in May 2001.
How both of us travelled by the Starline train to get to Astro to pickup the tickets were crazy. Got down/up on the wrong train when we were at Chan Sow Lin station but well, that sure did make the Westlife experience better!
Now, the boys came back minus one 10 years later and man, I still love them as much as I did back then!
Initially I wanted the Premier tickets but then again, I don't think I could make it to the pre-cocktail session and they are a little tad too expensive. Hubby offered to get me the Platinum tickets but when I went to buy them, premier and platinum were all SOLD OUT! Yea, you heard me.. all the expensive tickets have been swiped clean!
I was left with only three choices -Gold / Silver or Bronze. Of course I went for the Gold tickets. I remember the seating plans in Putra Indoor Stadium very well and Gold do provide good view of the stage so Gold it is for me!
Sadly, this time round, I attended the concert alone. Faith has moved her ass to New Zealand, my one and only Westlife kaki!
but well, I was not feeling sad for long. The moment I stepped into the arena, I nearly teared. To see the crowd who breathes Westlife was awesome. Music was played while everybody slowly made their way into the arena, video cams capturing the audience doing their 'thang' and roaring cheers and support from the audience whenever the camera focuses in on unsuspecting people grooving to the music.
I mean, can you believe it ? Even before Westlife appeared on the stage, one can already feel the warmth of the crowd. I am not sure if you understand what I am trying to say but it is somewhat like the saying, there is no place like home. Everybody feels so much closer, like we had something all in common = our love for Westlife. I felt the same when I attended Super Show II in 2010 in KL but something about being at concert in our neighboring country is just plain cold. I just could not connect, or feel the warmth like I felt from our fellow Malaysians.
Of course, the arena was not only filled with Malaysians but there were quite a few from other countries. I even spotted two old aunties wearing <3 Westlife shirts and they are from New Zealand! They look like they are in their 70s, yet they were fun and participated to the spycam moment. Then there were the Irish girls, with orange wigs and the Ireland flag. They were rather friendly and would take pictures with the other concert goers.
By about 9pm, the crowd got a bit restless and started chanting for Westlife. At 9.05pm, the lights went out and the curtain dropped, revealing the very reason why we were all gathered there at the Putra Indoor Stadium that day.
WESTLIFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!
and the very first song they sang ...
Now, that is one sure way to fire up the crowd... and the best thing, everybody knows the lyrics !
After the first song, Nicky announced that they usually play a game with the audience and they would randomly pick two people out from the audience onto the stage. I was like OMG! Really? Then he took out his phone and called out a guy's name.
*grr* what? a guy got chosen? and why did the girl go up too? When did Nicky call out her name?
Anyway Nicky asked where both of them are from and pass the microphone to the guy and asked him how does he feel tonight? and then the whole cliche thing happened ..
yea, some of you might have guessed it but well, it was sweet nonetheless. The trouble the guy went through to do all that to go down on one knee, and asked his girlfriend to marry him and be serenaded by the four Irish men? *sigh*
The girl took some time to say yes. I somehow doubt she actually wanted to say yes but it must be the pressure from the crowd and being just next to the Westlife members? and then they serenaded her! She got to hug each and every of those four Irish! *JEALOUS MAX*
The song?
After the first song, Nicky announced that they usually play a game with the audience and they would randomly pick two people out from the audience onto the stage. I was like OMG! Really? Then he took out his phone and called out a guy's name.
*grr* what? a guy got chosen? and why did the girl go up too? When did Nicky call out her name?
Anyway Nicky asked where both of them are from and pass the microphone to the guy and asked him how does he feel tonight? and then the whole cliche thing happened ..
yea, some of you might have guessed it but well, it was sweet nonetheless. The trouble the guy went through to do all that to go down on one knee, and asked his girlfriend to marry him and be serenaded by the four Irish men? *sigh*
The girl took some time to say yes. I somehow doubt she actually wanted to say yes but it must be the pressure from the crowd and being just next to the Westlife members? and then they serenaded her! She got to hug each and every of those four Irish! *JEALOUS MAX*
The song?
Well, Gravity Tour did not feel like a concert at all. In fact, it felt more like we were invited to this one big party where everybody gets up and dance to the music and groove along with the boys on stage. It has a personal touch which is rather different from all the other concerts I have been to.. other than Pussycat Dolls (where we get to dance too at the Surf Beach -thanks to Ms Ho)
I loved every minute I was in there, the arena, hearing the boys belt out their hit songs from 1999 - 2010. albeit Mark did put on some weight but he still has a to-die-for vocals.
The boys did a medley of other songs such as Viva La Vida, Only Boy in The World, Time of My Life and Bad Romance. The whole crowd just went mad!!!!
However, the concert felt a little short, as if they only sang a few songs.. they did not sing Swear It Again but they sang three of my favourite songs -Flying Without Wings, Seasons in The Sun and You Raise Me Up!
Fell in love with one of their latest song too...
*sigh* The whole thing ended with they singing Uptown Girl as the encore ... and it was byebye Malaysia, we will see you again!!! Hopefully sooner and not another ten years down the road!!!!
Love much!
I loved every minute I was in there, the arena, hearing the boys belt out their hit songs from 1999 - 2010. albeit Mark did put on some weight but he still has a to-die-for vocals.
The boys did a medley of other songs such as Viva La Vida, Only Boy in The World, Time of My Life and Bad Romance. The whole crowd just went mad!!!!
However, the concert felt a little short, as if they only sang a few songs.. they did not sing Swear It Again but they sang three of my favourite songs -Flying Without Wings, Seasons in The Sun and You Raise Me Up!
Fell in love with one of their latest song too...
*sigh* The whole thing ended with they singing Uptown Girl as the encore ... and it was byebye Malaysia, we will see you again!!! Hopefully sooner and not another ten years down the road!!!!
Truth be told, there are quite a few boybands that I deeply truly know the lyrics to each and every of their songs; Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, Westlife, 911 and 98 Degrees. =) Maybe Blue but these 4 are my top favourites of all time!
Love much!
Sick Little Monster
I hardly offer rides to Hubby for work anymore. Its just that I find driving sometimes really stressful when it comes to going to KL and trying to come back from it.
KL / Midvalley / Up Hill Slope Jams are crazy for me. It gets me into my road rage mode ala stressed out max and then words that will stir the dead from their graves will come out from my mouth.
Yes, I can be quite foul-mouthed, usually happens only when I am driving. Guess driving does bring the worst out in me.
Anyway, the story is that after dropping Hubby off at Midvalley for his 2pm meeting, I used the Kerinchi Link way ro go home and as I was happily talking to Jaden and listening to the song played on Red.FM, suddenly I saw the light lit up on the dashboard.
Little Monster went dead in the middle of the road, well, our tyres were still practically rolling forward.. and then I tried to start the engine while in neutral gear. I think I have to turn the keys about two/three times (panic mode a bit) before it came to life and when I thought everything was ok, I saw the car temperature.
OM effing G !!
It is at H (the highest of the highest one can ever imagine!!!)
and then the engine dieded on me again, well.. I didn't want to risk anything unwanted (*touch wood -car meletup or whatsoever) so I quickly put on my double signal and steer my way to the left side of the road, making it barely to a corner, about 700m from the toll booth, where cars don't have to really come into my lane.
Little Monster first died here...
My heart pounded really fast. I panic. What now?? and my freaking phone credit was at its' lowest and I can't possibly take the risk to make some calls that will go unanswered or into voicemail. Yea, Hotlink is bitchy that way, even if its a 0.01second call, my credit still gets deducted like about RM0.49.
The first person that came to mind, was of course my Hubby who always solves my problem for me ... *ring ring ring* and then I put my phone down.
What can he possibly do? Take a cab out here and join me getting stranded? Or do I call someone that has a car and come and try to save Jaden and I?
So I chose the next best option, Hubby's friend who works at Midvalley area. Have to resort being the stingy caller and asked him to call me back urgently as soon as he picked up the phone.
Asked him if he is at Midvalley, and he replied, oh, Simon is right beside me.. but I told him I needed him to come save me at Kerinchi Link because my car died and the temperature shows H !!! eff-ing HHHHH !!!! Without hesitating, he said he will come now and off he went to buy water to come save us both mother and son.
Hubby did call me back after that, and went to buy reload for me. He could not come with his friend as he really had to attend that important meeting. Well, it was better for me that way in a way because I don't think I could take his scolding (well, he did mention to me to bring Little Monster for service some time last week but I brushed him off.. look at me now!) and stress over my beloved little monster.
So, both Jaden and I played the waiting game ... while I try to keep Jaden cool by fanning him with a paper-made fan. Luckily it just rained, so we had a little breeze coming in now and then and we were also shaded under the big concrete jalan above us.
Spring Highway Patrol fella came to assist
Just two minutes before Hubby's friend reached, the Sprint Highway patrol fella with his siren-lit motorcycle pulled up behind me and asked what happened and if he could help. He said, the most important thing right now is to try to maneuver the car more infront, nearer to toll because I am still quite in the red zone ( near th corner that some drivers might just be speeding and can't avoid my car in time). He asked how long have I waited in the car and I told him approximately 1/2 hr and he said, I could try starting my engine again, just to move in front a little and tried I did.
Little Monster did start for a while only to die down the next 10 seconds, but good enough to make it 200 metres in front, nearer to toll and more into the safety zone. *phew* Hubby's friend reached just in time when I pulled my handbrake.
Both men trying to figure out what is wrong with Little Monster
To cut the long story short, it was first really dried out of water... and then later, out of black oil which Hubby's friend had to go another round to buy black oil for me... and then Little Monster decided to just play dead! I can't even twist the key to make a sound!!!!
WTH???
Sprint Highway pickup truck came to jumpstart Little Monster
So the Sprint Highway Patrol fella had to call for backup and ask for a jumpstart wires.. 15-20 minutes later, came a pickup truck with an arrow lit up to ask cars to go right .. LOL
Jaden taking in all the aircon he can in Eddy's car
At this time, I have parked both Jaden and I in Hubby's friend's air-conditioned car. It was mostly for Jaden, the aircon. The men out there then tried to jumpstart the car and voila! It came to life after several tries, puffing out grey looking gas.
*sigh* well, as long as it moves.. I am ok with it.. and Hubby's friend offered to tail my car back to my house, just in case...
and what do you know?
as soon as I got into the car, pass the toll, and it shows me H again! What??!!!!
I called Hubby's friend to let him know the situation and boy, its crazy.. I managed to drive to The Star/Eastin Hotel toll there, ready to touch n go when it died on the spot right there and then!
YES! in the toll booth Little Monster decided to die, and the staff have to direct all other cars to other lanes while they pushed Little Monster to the front of the toll, parked her in between so they could open up the lane again and sat there I did, waiting again..
Called my mechanic up and told him of my situation. He then said most probably my water tank has leakage and its time to call the tow truck from my car insurance. Called daddy up, then called the nearest tow truck company and well, Little Monster was pushed to the side of the road again and well, waited again.
The second place Little Monster decided to die and well, guess it was time to tow it to the 'clinic'
Tow truck did reach quite fast, and just in time too, my Hubby and another friend of his reached me at the side of that toll.
By that time, it was about 445pm. Thankfully the jam has not started yet.
Moved a sleeping boy from one car to the latest arrived car and my hero for the day left for his appointment. We followed the tow truck back to the workshop and Hubby went down to discuss with the mechanics. Thankfully, Hubby was there to negotiate the pricing. IF not, confirm lah kena potong leher!
and so now, I am car-less till the mechanic calls .. and that also means about RM1.6k flying out from Hubby's pocket.
So, the moral of the story is ....
So yea, and that is how my wall post came about... little monster in the 'clinic' ... :(
p/s : and I thank God for my little cousin, I got to make it to Westlife concert that night ... thank God!
pp/ss: A BIG SHOUTOUT TO BOTH EDDYHAN AND JUSTIN FOR SAVING BOTH JADEN AND I , THANK YOU YOU BOTH!!!! THANK YOU EDDY!!!
KL / Midvalley / Up Hill Slope Jams are crazy for me. It gets me into my road rage mode ala stressed out max and then words that will stir the dead from their graves will come out from my mouth.
Yes, I can be quite foul-mouthed, usually happens only when I am driving. Guess driving does bring the worst out in me.
Anyway, the story is that after dropping Hubby off at Midvalley for his 2pm meeting, I used the Kerinchi Link way ro go home and as I was happily talking to Jaden and listening to the song played on Red.FM, suddenly I saw the light lit up on the dashboard.
Little Monster went dead in the middle of the road, well, our tyres were still practically rolling forward.. and then I tried to start the engine while in neutral gear. I think I have to turn the keys about two/three times (panic mode a bit) before it came to life and when I thought everything was ok, I saw the car temperature.
OM effing G !!
It is at H (the highest of the highest one can ever imagine!!!)
and then the engine dieded on me again, well.. I didn't want to risk anything unwanted (*touch wood -car meletup or whatsoever) so I quickly put on my double signal and steer my way to the left side of the road, making it barely to a corner, about 700m from the toll booth, where cars don't have to really come into my lane.
Little Monster first died here...The first person that came to mind, was of course my Hubby who always solves my problem for me ... *ring ring ring* and then I put my phone down.
What can he possibly do? Take a cab out here and join me getting stranded? Or do I call someone that has a car and come and try to save Jaden and I?
So I chose the next best option, Hubby's friend who works at Midvalley area. Have to resort being the stingy caller and asked him to call me back urgently as soon as he picked up the phone.
Asked him if he is at Midvalley, and he replied, oh, Simon is right beside me.. but I told him I needed him to come save me at Kerinchi Link because my car died and the temperature shows H !!! eff-ing HHHHH !!!! Without hesitating, he said he will come now and off he went to buy water to come save us both mother and son.
Hubby did call me back after that, and went to buy reload for me. He could not come with his friend as he really had to attend that important meeting. Well, it was better for me that way in a way because I don't think I could take his scolding (well, he did mention to me to bring Little Monster for service some time last week but I brushed him off.. look at me now!) and stress over my beloved little monster.
So, both Jaden and I played the waiting game ... while I try to keep Jaden cool by fanning him with a paper-made fan. Luckily it just rained, so we had a little breeze coming in now and then and we were also shaded under the big concrete jalan above us.
Spring Highway Patrol fella came to assistJust two minutes before Hubby's friend reached, the Sprint Highway patrol fella with his siren-lit motorcycle pulled up behind me and asked what happened and if he could help. He said, the most important thing right now is to try to maneuver the car more infront, nearer to toll because I am still quite in the red zone ( near th corner that some drivers might just be speeding and can't avoid my car in time). He asked how long have I waited in the car and I told him approximately 1/2 hr and he said, I could try starting my engine again, just to move in front a little and tried I did.
Little Monster did start for a while only to die down the next 10 seconds, but good enough to make it 200 metres in front, nearer to toll and more into the safety zone. *phew* Hubby's friend reached just in time when I pulled my handbrake.
Both men trying to figure out what is wrong with Little MonsterWTH???
Sprint Highway pickup truck came to jumpstart Little Monster
Jaden taking in all the aircon he can in Eddy's car*sigh* well, as long as it moves.. I am ok with it.. and Hubby's friend offered to tail my car back to my house, just in case...
and what do you know?
as soon as I got into the car, pass the toll, and it shows me H again! What??!!!!
I called Hubby's friend to let him know the situation and boy, its crazy.. I managed to drive to The Star/Eastin Hotel toll there, ready to touch n go when it died on the spot right there and then!
YES! in the toll booth Little Monster decided to die, and the staff have to direct all other cars to other lanes while they pushed Little Monster to the front of the toll, parked her in between so they could open up the lane again and sat there I did, waiting again..
Called my mechanic up and told him of my situation. He then said most probably my water tank has leakage and its time to call the tow truck from my car insurance. Called daddy up, then called the nearest tow truck company and well, Little Monster was pushed to the side of the road again and well, waited again.
The second place Little Monster decided to die and well, guess it was time to tow it to the 'clinic'Tow truck did reach quite fast, and just in time too, my Hubby and another friend of his reached me at the side of that toll.
By that time, it was about 445pm. Thankfully the jam has not started yet.
Moved a sleeping boy from one car to the latest arrived car and my hero for the day left for his appointment. We followed the tow truck back to the workshop and Hubby went down to discuss with the mechanics. Thankfully, Hubby was there to negotiate the pricing. IF not, confirm lah kena potong leher!
and so now, I am car-less till the mechanic calls .. and that also means about RM1.6k flying out from Hubby's pocket.
So, the moral of the story is ....
- ALWAYS ALWAYS SEND THE CAR FOR SERVICE ( every 3 months )
- ALWAYS ALWAYS INSURE YOUR CAR WITH SOME AWESOME CAR INSURANCE with a reliable insurance agent (i.e : my FATHER)
So yea, and that is how my wall post came about... little monster in the 'clinic' ... :(
p/s : and I thank God for my little cousin, I got to make it to Westlife concert that night ... thank God!
pp/ss: A BIG SHOUTOUT TO BOTH EDDYHAN AND JUSTIN FOR SAVING BOTH JADEN AND I , THANK YOU YOU BOTH!!!! THANK YOU EDDY!!!Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Koreans vs Dinosaur
Hubby bought The Star for RM1.20 ...
... and because of The Star, he has to fork out about RM1k in the end.
He would have so wished he hadn't bought the paper or at least buy it but did not bring it home because when I opened it to page 3, there it was staring at me in the face and it was a SURE MUST ATTEND thingy. Thus, the story of RM1k flying out from Hubby's pocket.
When I made the decision that we must and have to go for this RM1k event, my heart sank a little as I know I have to betray the Koreans instead. Nothing will ever stop me from making my son happy even if it means a big super clash with something I really like... unless its like holding hands with Prince William, then that is another story. *gRin*
So what is this that I am talking about and costs Hubby RM1k?
Does this ring a bell to you then?
Something that is sang at the ending of every video?
I love you
You love me
We are a happy family
With a great big hug
and a kiss from me to you
Won't you say
you love me too
Got it ? No? Yes?
Hubby and I must both be crazy as this is the purple dinosaur we are talking about.
Yes, we are both going to fork out RM1k so that Jaden can get to watch Barney and friends live in person. Something I know will really make Jaden happy.
I called the event company up and made ticket payment transactions almost immediately, securing the most favourable and comfortable seats available. I learn from experience, never to wait till the last minute as good seats do get snapped up fast by parents out there, even if it means exorbitantly priced.
Since Jaden can really relate to both Sesame Street and Barney, I think this event is going to be really worth it. Unlike Ben10 and Disney, he still don't really give two hoots about them, that is why you don't see me running around trying to buy Disney on Ice tickets for him just yet.
BUT this! This I must do it and DID IT I did! I am going to head down to the event company end of this week and pick up the tickets for the whole of SimonYap clan.
so.. how did the Koreans come into the picture then right, you'd ask?
Well, so happened that 2PM will be in town too on that weekday night, thus the tiny disappointment in me because I know that concert is going to be really awesome! It is their first Asia tour and being a Malaysian going to concerts in our homeland beats going to concerts elsewhere. I know because I did not really enjoy myself at the Singapore concert for Super Junior Super Show III. I enjoyed Super Show II in Bukit Jalil instead with a much more behaved crowd.
Well, but tickets to 2PM ain't cheap either. It is even more expensive than Super Show. RM600++ for rockzone? and RM500++ for VVIP seating? *Sigh* maybe another time then.
I will just settle for fan accounts of the concert then and watched youtube updates for the concert.
For now, I shall just put my Hands Up and surrender to Barney who wins hands down anytime over the decision-making of which shall I attend ... =)
All for the love of my Jaden.
... and because of The Star, he has to fork out about RM1k in the end.
He would have so wished he hadn't bought the paper or at least buy it but did not bring it home because when I opened it to page 3, there it was staring at me in the face and it was a SURE MUST ATTEND thingy. Thus, the story of RM1k flying out from Hubby's pocket.
When I made the decision that we must and have to go for this RM1k event, my heart sank a little as I know I have to betray the Koreans instead. Nothing will ever stop me from making my son happy even if it means a big super clash with something I really like... unless its like holding hands with Prince William, then that is another story. *gRin*
So what is this that I am talking about and costs Hubby RM1k?
Does this ring a bell to you then?
Something that is sang at the ending of every video?
I love you
You love me
We are a happy family
With a great big hug
and a kiss from me to you
Won't you say
you love me too
Got it ? No? Yes?
Hubby and I must both be crazy as this is the purple dinosaur we are talking about.
Yes, we are both going to fork out RM1k so that Jaden can get to watch Barney and friends live in person. Something I know will really make Jaden happy.
I called the event company up and made ticket payment transactions almost immediately, securing the most favourable and comfortable seats available. I learn from experience, never to wait till the last minute as good seats do get snapped up fast by parents out there, even if it means exorbitantly priced.
Since Jaden can really relate to both Sesame Street and Barney, I think this event is going to be really worth it. Unlike Ben10 and Disney, he still don't really give two hoots about them, that is why you don't see me running around trying to buy Disney on Ice tickets for him just yet.
BUT this! This I must do it and DID IT I did! I am going to head down to the event company end of this week and pick up the tickets for the whole of SimonYap clan.
so.. how did the Koreans come into the picture then right, you'd ask?
Well, so happened that 2PM will be in town too on that weekday night, thus the tiny disappointment in me because I know that concert is going to be really awesome! It is their first Asia tour and being a Malaysian going to concerts in our homeland beats going to concerts elsewhere. I know because I did not really enjoy myself at the Singapore concert for Super Junior Super Show III. I enjoyed Super Show II in Bukit Jalil instead with a much more behaved crowd.
Well, but tickets to 2PM ain't cheap either. It is even more expensive than Super Show. RM600++ for rockzone? and RM500++ for VVIP seating? *Sigh* maybe another time then.
I will just settle for fan accounts of the concert then and watched youtube updates for the concert.
For now, I shall just put my Hands Up and surrender to Barney who wins hands down anytime over the decision-making of which shall I attend ... =)
All for the love of my Jaden.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Jaden turns 4 :: Part 2
Jaden always get to celebrate his birthday twice. Or at least gets to have his cake twice because no matter what, we will always have this birthday candle blowing session sharp at 12am every year on 28th Sept.
This year was no exception.
Our usual birthday guests reached our house at 1145pm and we sang him his customary birthday song and finally, on this one special day of his, Jaden decided to eat one of the cupcakes I made for him! After several times rejecting my baking skills, he actually ate one whole cupcake down! I AM SO HAPPY!!!!!
We invited Gynette and PeiSan too but the boy got his date all wrong and ended up sleeping instead of appearing up at my doorstep. *slaps head*
It was rather a quiet affair, with just 4 of us adults singing Happy Birthday all over again for the boy who enjoyed the moment tremendously.
The next morning, I woke the birthday boy up rather early and out both of us went to Aquaria KLCC.
We met up with two of his therapists who has made some time in their busy schedule and agreed to come along.
As Jaden has never stepped foot on a train/lrt before, we took the LRT from Kelana Jaya station all the way to KLCC, 30 minutes train ride. Jaden was of course very curious and amazed at all the sights zooming past him and at every single stop, he wanted to get down and out of the train, only to be restrained by either me or his therapists. All in all, we had 14 stops before KLCC, you do the math! =p
Luckily I brought the stroller along, so when we reached KLCC, we still have quite a distance to walk over to Aquaria. Lets just say, the stroller is one of the things I am most grateful for when bringing a child out. Just strap him in, stroll him along and no whining, no chasing .. bliss!
We had lunch before heading into Aquaria at the nearby foodstalls. It is RM35 for Malaysian adults and RM25 for Malaysian kids. This time, the lady at the counter just asked if I am Malaysian and did not bother to check for MyKad but if you are planning to head on to Aquaria, its always best to bring your MyKad along, just in case they decide to charge you tourist price instead.
Jaden just could not take his eyes off the animals and aquatic life featured in there. After a walk around, we ended up at the Aqua Theatre where there is this huge glass panel where one can stand in front of the glass and take pictures with the fishes swimming by and Jaden was particularly amused with this one school of fishes which just kept swimming in front of him.
We waited until it was the tiger-shark feeding time and two professional divers will dive to the Aqua Theatre while bringing food for the fishes. Since the tiger sharks were fed at 12pm earlier, and we were told tiger sharks only eat 2% of their actual weight so we are guessing that they are still full from their earlier feed, thus the non-responsive behavior towards food in their face.
BUT there were other hungry fishes and stingrays and the sea turtle. It was so cute to see them feeding out of the divers' hands.
We left soon after, to escape the after-working hours crowd at the LRT and the boy? well, guess the trip tired him out and he fell asleep as soon as we went aboard the train heading back to Kelana Jaya.
.. and he slept all the way home, despite being moved from his stroller up into the car, back into the stroller when we reached home and out of the stroller onto the bed...
Birthday boy slept from about 3.30pm till 8pm that day. What a birthday right? =) I am glad I was able to bring him out like that as his birthday treat! Although daddy was a no-show that day because of work, well, if it wasn't for him, we would not have the moo-lah to go too so oh wells.. daddy did play a part in his birthday trip after all. =p
Targeting a zoo for him next year now that he is more aware of his surroundings and could relate some things he watched on TV or taught by his therapists.
This year was no exception.
Our usual birthday guests reached our house at 1145pm and we sang him his customary birthday song and finally, on this one special day of his, Jaden decided to eat one of the cupcakes I made for him! After several times rejecting my baking skills, he actually ate one whole cupcake down! I AM SO HAPPY!!!!!
We invited Gynette and PeiSan too but the boy got his date all wrong and ended up sleeping instead of appearing up at my doorstep. *slaps head*
It was rather a quiet affair, with just 4 of us adults singing Happy Birthday all over again for the boy who enjoyed the moment tremendously.
The next morning, I woke the birthday boy up rather early and out both of us went to Aquaria KLCC.
We met up with two of his therapists who has made some time in their busy schedule and agreed to come along.
As Jaden has never stepped foot on a train/lrt before, we took the LRT from Kelana Jaya station all the way to KLCC, 30 minutes train ride. Jaden was of course very curious and amazed at all the sights zooming past him and at every single stop, he wanted to get down and out of the train, only to be restrained by either me or his therapists. All in all, we had 14 stops before KLCC, you do the math! =p
Luckily I brought the stroller along, so when we reached KLCC, we still have quite a distance to walk over to Aquaria. Lets just say, the stroller is one of the things I am most grateful for when bringing a child out. Just strap him in, stroll him along and no whining, no chasing .. bliss!
We had lunch before heading into Aquaria at the nearby foodstalls. It is RM35 for Malaysian adults and RM25 for Malaysian kids. This time, the lady at the counter just asked if I am Malaysian and did not bother to check for MyKad but if you are planning to head on to Aquaria, its always best to bring your MyKad along, just in case they decide to charge you tourist price instead.
Jaden just could not take his eyes off the animals and aquatic life featured in there. After a walk around, we ended up at the Aqua Theatre where there is this huge glass panel where one can stand in front of the glass and take pictures with the fishes swimming by and Jaden was particularly amused with this one school of fishes which just kept swimming in front of him.
We waited until it was the tiger-shark feeding time and two professional divers will dive to the Aqua Theatre while bringing food for the fishes. Since the tiger sharks were fed at 12pm earlier, and we were told tiger sharks only eat 2% of their actual weight so we are guessing that they are still full from their earlier feed, thus the non-responsive behavior towards food in their face.
BUT there were other hungry fishes and stingrays and the sea turtle. It was so cute to see them feeding out of the divers' hands.
We left soon after, to escape the after-working hours crowd at the LRT and the boy? well, guess the trip tired him out and he fell asleep as soon as we went aboard the train heading back to Kelana Jaya.
.. and he slept all the way home, despite being moved from his stroller up into the car, back into the stroller when we reached home and out of the stroller onto the bed...
Birthday boy slept from about 3.30pm till 8pm that day. What a birthday right? =) I am glad I was able to bring him out like that as his birthday treat! Although daddy was a no-show that day because of work, well, if it wasn't for him, we would not have the moo-lah to go too so oh wells.. daddy did play a part in his birthday trip after all. =p
Targeting a zoo for him next year now that he is more aware of his surroundings and could relate some things he watched on TV or taught by his therapists.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Doctor Doctor
SimonYap clan started the day very early on Thursday, 22 Sept.
I woke up at 6am to bathe, and then got everything prepared, eyedrops ready and then I heard the little one woke up. Oh noes!
:: at Starbucks Midvalley on Mon 845am for his first eye check appointment ::
Hubby, too woke up because of the commotion both Jaden and I were making. Him crying while I trying to drop some eyedrops into his eyes as instructed by Dr Choong. We need to drip 2 drops of the eyedrops in his eyes 2 hours before we can wheel him in for the eye refraction test.
:: enjoying his people and car watching, good early morning breeze minus a cuppa ::
So it was quite a fight la between the three of us. Hubby nagging and scolding a bit that I should have drip those eyedrops into Jaden's eyes before he woke up, Jaden screaming at both of us for holding him down and attempting to drip something into his small little eyes and me, pressing both Jaden's arms and legs down, pinning him so he can't find an angle to escape while Hubby quickly deal with the eyedrop saga!
*phew* Luckily Hubby helped. If not, I don't know how I would have dealed with the situation. We all soon left for ISEC (International Eye Specialist Centre) at Midvalley, reached in time for our 830am appointment. The nurses attempted to take his temperature and listen to his heartbeat. I use the word attempt, because they did try but failed as the boy just did not want any more foreign stuff near his body. Took his weight and it seems that he lost weight. :(
:: My little Jedi ::
We changed him into the robe, they dressed me up in robe and bundle up my hair into the hairnet too as I was going to be the accompanying parent for the anesthesia session. The little one gladly followed into the surgery room as he thinks we are going to another new part of the building only to realize that something is wrong when I held him sitting down on my lap tight, and five others came to help keep his hands and legs and head in place so they could place the gas mask over his nose. After a few struggles and a comment coming from the anesthetist that Jaden is a very very strong boy for his age, the boy fell asleep due to the anesthesia.
I was not allowed to stay inside so I waited by his bed. Hubby was clearly worried and upset that the little one had to go through all these at such an age. The procedure was rather fast. In about 15 minutes, Dr Choong came out and told me the results.
:: The sudden squint in my baby boy ::
Good news. It is not brain lesion. Bad news. Jaden has hypermetropia (long-sighted) and both his eyes' power are at 1.5 each. Its still pretty low a power and the best thing to help him correct his vision is to let him wear specs and hopefully we can see some positive changes in his squint in 1-3 months of constant specs wear. Now, that is going to be a challenge but I will choose this road rather to put him down for surgery to correct his eye muscles. Will be meeting back Dr Choong for further checkup in about two months.
:: Waiting for Jaden to wake up on his own after the refraction test ::
Jaden took about 45-50 minutes to wake up after he was wheeled out into the daycare room. He just sprung sitting up, holding me close to him but did not show signs of nausea and being uncomfortable. As the gas could be quite dry on the throat, we gave him a lot of water to drink and came home straight and fed him his first meal of the day.
Yea, the little one had to fast 6 hours the night before, hence the early morning procedure so he could just go straight to the centre on an empty stomach right after he wakes up.
We came home to rest for a while, and then off we went again to The Gardens to meet up with his DAN doctor. This is our very first consultation with her and were lucky enough to secure an appointment with her here in KL instead of us having to fly all the way to her country instead.
Had the normal Q & A sessions about Jaden's medical history and then, she explained his previous lab test results to us and told us that she would require Jaden to do further tests to determine if we should head down the chelation way soon or treat other problems first.
The first test we did was the Urine Porphyrin test. Trying to get his pee in a dark environment, really dark was crazy for both him and I. I tried to get his pee from Thursday to Saturday and failed as the dark toilet amused him and Jaden, in an excited state just would not pee. Luckily, I caught sight of his ready-to-pee behavior yesterday evening and thank my lucky stars, it was good pee, enough to fill the test tube right up to the brim!
Cleaned my hands, wiped the tube clean,wrapped it around with a few papers to avoid light and then into the ziplock bag and into the fridge to have it chilled for a while before I take it back to the doctor. She was scheduled to go back today and I got the pee on the last night she was here in KL. You cannot imagine how happy I was when I got the pee !! =)
That Urine Porphyrin test? It set us back RM1290. Yes, for that 8ml of pee! Now, all we have to wait is for the results to come back and *sigh* things are still not settled yet.
I have another challenge to go through and this will be totally on my own as it requires blood drawing -might be up to about 3-4 tubes of blood from the little one and that, Hubby totally stated that he will not have a hand in all that nor presence when the test is being taken. Good luck to me! Gonna be heartbreaking but its got to be done. Just got to search for some mummy to accompany me along, those with experience with dealing with their own child who needs blood drawing too...
oh boy... and then we will be meeting both these doctors back in two months' time!
Wish us some good luck!
I woke up at 6am to bathe, and then got everything prepared, eyedrops ready and then I heard the little one woke up. Oh noes!
:: at Starbucks Midvalley on Mon 845am for his first eye check appointment ::Hubby, too woke up because of the commotion both Jaden and I were making. Him crying while I trying to drop some eyedrops into his eyes as instructed by Dr Choong. We need to drip 2 drops of the eyedrops in his eyes 2 hours before we can wheel him in for the eye refraction test.
:: enjoying his people and car watching, good early morning breeze minus a cuppa ::So it was quite a fight la between the three of us. Hubby nagging and scolding a bit that I should have drip those eyedrops into Jaden's eyes before he woke up, Jaden screaming at both of us for holding him down and attempting to drip something into his small little eyes and me, pressing both Jaden's arms and legs down, pinning him so he can't find an angle to escape while Hubby quickly deal with the eyedrop saga!
*phew* Luckily Hubby helped. If not, I don't know how I would have dealed with the situation. We all soon left for ISEC (International Eye Specialist Centre) at Midvalley, reached in time for our 830am appointment. The nurses attempted to take his temperature and listen to his heartbeat. I use the word attempt, because they did try but failed as the boy just did not want any more foreign stuff near his body. Took his weight and it seems that he lost weight. :(
:: My little Jedi ::We changed him into the robe, they dressed me up in robe and bundle up my hair into the hairnet too as I was going to be the accompanying parent for the anesthesia session. The little one gladly followed into the surgery room as he thinks we are going to another new part of the building only to realize that something is wrong when I held him sitting down on my lap tight, and five others came to help keep his hands and legs and head in place so they could place the gas mask over his nose. After a few struggles and a comment coming from the anesthetist that Jaden is a very very strong boy for his age, the boy fell asleep due to the anesthesia.
I was not allowed to stay inside so I waited by his bed. Hubby was clearly worried and upset that the little one had to go through all these at such an age. The procedure was rather fast. In about 15 minutes, Dr Choong came out and told me the results.
:: The sudden squint in my baby boy ::Good news. It is not brain lesion. Bad news. Jaden has hypermetropia (long-sighted) and both his eyes' power are at 1.5 each. Its still pretty low a power and the best thing to help him correct his vision is to let him wear specs and hopefully we can see some positive changes in his squint in 1-3 months of constant specs wear. Now, that is going to be a challenge but I will choose this road rather to put him down for surgery to correct his eye muscles. Will be meeting back Dr Choong for further checkup in about two months.
:: Waiting for Jaden to wake up on his own after the refraction test ::Jaden took about 45-50 minutes to wake up after he was wheeled out into the daycare room. He just sprung sitting up, holding me close to him but did not show signs of nausea and being uncomfortable. As the gas could be quite dry on the throat, we gave him a lot of water to drink and came home straight and fed him his first meal of the day.
Yea, the little one had to fast 6 hours the night before, hence the early morning procedure so he could just go straight to the centre on an empty stomach right after he wakes up.
We came home to rest for a while, and then off we went again to The Gardens to meet up with his DAN doctor. This is our very first consultation with her and were lucky enough to secure an appointment with her here in KL instead of us having to fly all the way to her country instead.
Had the normal Q & A sessions about Jaden's medical history and then, she explained his previous lab test results to us and told us that she would require Jaden to do further tests to determine if we should head down the chelation way soon or treat other problems first.
The first test we did was the Urine Porphyrin test. Trying to get his pee in a dark environment, really dark was crazy for both him and I. I tried to get his pee from Thursday to Saturday and failed as the dark toilet amused him and Jaden, in an excited state just would not pee. Luckily, I caught sight of his ready-to-pee behavior yesterday evening and thank my lucky stars, it was good pee, enough to fill the test tube right up to the brim!
Cleaned my hands, wiped the tube clean,wrapped it around with a few papers to avoid light and then into the ziplock bag and into the fridge to have it chilled for a while before I take it back to the doctor. She was scheduled to go back today and I got the pee on the last night she was here in KL. You cannot imagine how happy I was when I got the pee !! =)
That Urine Porphyrin test? It set us back RM1290. Yes, for that 8ml of pee! Now, all we have to wait is for the results to come back and *sigh* things are still not settled yet.
I have another challenge to go through and this will be totally on my own as it requires blood drawing -might be up to about 3-4 tubes of blood from the little one and that, Hubby totally stated that he will not have a hand in all that nor presence when the test is being taken. Good luck to me! Gonna be heartbreaking but its got to be done. Just got to search for some mummy to accompany me along, those with experience with dealing with their own child who needs blood drawing too...
oh boy... and then we will be meeting both these doctors back in two months' time!
Wish us some good luck!
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