Tonsillitis!

Jay just recovered from a 2 day viral fever and on the very next day Jo got the fever too. She was whimpering in our bed in the morning and I found out that she was burning up.

Having 2 kids, fever is no longer anything to be anxious about. So we just gave her paracetamol and monitor her. But by afternoon, her fever still has not subsided at all, so we took her to the GP at Mum's place. The doctor couldn't find any other symptoms, so he just prescribed her the usual fever meds and told us to go hospital if the fever doesnt go down.

2nd day and her fever is still here. At lunch time she (wouldn't? couldn't?) eat her lunch. Base on a hunch I used a flashlight and looked in her throat. It's red, swollen and covered in ulcers!!!! I'm not a doctor but it's obviously not an average case of sore throat!! My 1st guess was HFMD? And I worry because of Jay.

So after Jay fell asleep for his nap, Cobby watched Jay while I brought Jo to Khoo Teck Phuat Hospital A&E. Its a Saturday afternoon so most GP are closed. The A&E is packed!!

We waited for sooo long... There were posters everywhere asking non emergency cases to go to the GP instead. I was bombarded with guilt! But the GPs were closed and what if its HFMD?

When we finally saw the doctor she diagnosed it as Tonsillitis and gave her antibiotics.

It painful... you can't eat, you can't drink and you're in pain all the time. As a parent, you feel so helpless watching this happen to your child. But at the same time, the constant whining and resistance  to eat and drink is really driving me mad!!

I really hope she gets better soon. For both our sakes..

To be continued.....

Christmas at The Gardens 2014

Cobby needed to clear his leave days, so he took every Friday off till the end of the year. Today we went to Gardens By The Bay! We headed out after Jayden woke up from his afternoon nap and headed straight to the kids playground.



After they got all sweaty and sandy at the playground it was already almost 5pm, so we headed to the water play area. Cobby took over and accompanied the kids while I chill out.

It's fun playing in the water, but I hate the washing up part! No proper showering area for adults, and with such long hair, it's really mafan for me. So I gave it a miss and chill out on my chair instead. But it didn't last as the kids water area closes at 6pm, so at 5.30pm, they announced that they are closing and 6pm and switched off the water. Just like that! Some poor family just arrived and made the kids take off their clothes without realising that they are closed. I told them and they just looked so confused, expecting the water to turn back on anytime soon. haha.. poor kids were so disappointed!

By the time the kids washed up together with like 200 children screaming and shouting in a tiny communal shower area, it was already close to dinner time, so we headed to our favourite Italian restaurant there, Casa Verde. On the way there we saw the beautiful lights. I suggested we take some photos now or it would be too dark to see our faces later!

The Princess and the frog??? :)

Ok, let's go for dinner! Sometimes I feel like a tour guide. Bringing the people out for fun but at the same time, your mind is always working. Naps, snacks, play, washing up, take pictures and moving the crowd along to make sure they get fed on time. Not forgetting making sure they get home on time to wash up and bedtime!

The restaurant was right next to the picnic area, but for Christmas they surrounded the grass patch with brilliant lights and even "snow"! So pretty! MTV time!



When it started to "snow" I brought Jo out again but I didn't let her play with it. It's soappy bubbles! Not real snow ok? WOuldn't everybody get all soapy?? Eww.. Sorry I'm just too anal. Well I'm not alone. Cobby wouldn't even let Jay walk on the grass patch as it's all muddy from the wet weather. Haha..

After dinner we strolled around the Supertree Grove as they were having a Christmas wonderland event. There were stalls selling plants, chocolates, candles, crepes and even beer! All the while, Christmas songs were playing in the background while the Supertrees like up and blinked with the music. So festive!

I would love to stay longer but I having 2 young kids, I don't have the luxury. So we headed back to the car and along the way, marveled how beautiful the lights look in the dark.

Overall a very nice afternoon. The kids had their fun, we had a very good meal of delicious pasta and pizza (without needing to wait too long) and the Chirstmas event was enjoyable.

Singapore Science Centre Dec 2014

The school holidays are here again! I love this time of the year. Unlike childcare centres, Jolie's kindergarten do have school holidays. So since the kiddies will be at home all day, better plan some activities for them! I wouldn't put the Singapore Science Centre (SSC) down as part of our agenda because both kids are still a little too young to truly appreciate the information and knowledge when visiting the place. But SSC was having a Transformers 30th Anniversary Exhibition. So anybody who grew up watching Transformers cartoon and/or loved the Transformers movies would naturally want to check it out!

Mark Wahlberg......drooool.....

Ahem, anyway, it was quite exciting. We went, it was raining like mad, but we went anyway after Jayden had his nap. But when we arrived, we realised that it was already reaching closing time. ***SLAP FOREHEAD***!!!

Well... nevermind, so we went for dinner and came back next week. This time round we went early in the morning after breakfast! Man.. it's been years since we've been there and it was just as fun and exciting! There were lots of hands-on activities for the children to learn and play. But the 2 kiddies were so excited they were more interested in touching and trying everything than actually learning the science behind it. Hubby and I felt like little kids ourselves, wanting to try all the activities too. But we were too busy trying to keep track of the 2 kids, running around like sheep dogs herding 2 excited sheep.

Along the way Jolie saw this giant head and wanted to go inside. But it's actually a separate exhibit and we had to buy a separate ticket from the main entrance! So mafan!! So if you want to go to the Human Body Experience please remember to buy a ticket 1st!

I wanted to see the exhibit too so I went with Jolie while Jay and Cobby wait outside. WARNING! The exhibit involves climbing through tight spaces and it's dark with loud sounds. So small children or older folks may find it difficult to go through it. I find it thoroughly fascinating and fun but Jolie was quite scared and kept rushing me through all the organs without exploring anything nor giving me a chance to listen to the narrator! Sigh, waste money!! (oh btw, you go through the "body" and end up coming out of the anus! Haha.. so funny!)

So finally we got to the Transformers Exhibition. The front area was a little lame, with Transformers in different backgrounds. But the models weren't very detailed, so it was a little lame to me.

Jolie doing an Egyptian pose next to the "pyramid".

I know it says "no climbing" but nevermind lah, Jayden's so light anyway..

There was a laser game where you have to go through a maze of lights and see who completes it fastest with minimum contact with the lasers. (reminds me of Catherine Zeta Jones in Entrapment) So father and daughter gave it a go and they did pretty well!



There was also a multimedia light display which was quite mesmerizing.

There were 2 booths for people to take pictures with the Transformers but it was abit stupid as the resolution was so blur and the camera was too high! So most children had trouble taking the pictures. Duh...

Ok the only thing that was a little more impressive was the 7 metre tall Optimus Prime and Bumble Bee. I imagine that they would be this tall if they were real!

Unfortunately the kiddies weren't that impressed as the giant robots were forgotten the moment they spot the ball pool..

While the kids go crazy Cobby and I explored the vintage Transformers toys on display. I was transported back in time where my brother and I would play with some of this toys when we were kids. Imagine if we have kept the toys, we'll be rich! haha..

There were also many art and craft stations but we skipped that because it was almost lunch time. So we took some photos and left the exhibit.

Overall I was a little dissapointed by the Transformer Exhibition. I would have expected a little more for their 30th Anniversary? But what was really surprising was the cafe food at the Science Centre. It was surprisingly good! They got western food, but they also have chicken porridge for the little ones, which was surprisingly delicious! And I like it that there were more free scientific exhibits right next to the cafe. So the little ones can go play before and after food.

The Science Centre is some where you wouldn't go often, but everytime we visit we had a good time. I think when the kids are in Primary school, they would really benefit from a visit to the Science Centre. So maybe the next time would be a couple of years later? haha...