The weather has been quite bad lately. We read about bad floods in our neighbouring country Thailand. And here, it's scorching hot in the mornings and afternoons but come late afternoon and evening, it starts to pour very heavily. Sometimes the rain can continue into the night for hours.
With such weather, I'm sure the doctors are getting good business with more people getting sick. Week before last, E caught the flu. He had traveled to East Malaysia for work for a few days. Couple with lack of sleep and stressful work, his immunity let its guard down and he caught the flu. Then last week, it was my turn. I caught a cold and till today, some remnants of it is still lingering.
This morning, C woke up to get ready for school and told us her head felt hot. She has a fever and has skipped school. I guess we'll keep her at home tomorrow as well. Wednesday is a public holiday for Malaysians as it is the Hindu festival of Deepavali or Diwali. We will be celebrating C's ninth birthday on Wednesday with lunch at home with family.
C's actual birthday is on Thursday. I hope she will be well by then to go to school as she wants me to bring a cake to school at lunchtime to celebrate her birthday with her classmates.
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Monday, October 24, 2011
Thursday, November 12, 2009
The boring subject of weather (continued)
I posted the earlier post this afternoon while seated at the waiting area of Caitlin's school. School dismisses at 2.35pm and I was there at 1.50pm i.e. 45 minutes early. These days, I prefer to get there earlier before it starts to pour. By going earlier, I also get a better chance to get a spot to park my car along the roadside nearer to the school entrance.
The school has a queue system for cars whereby we can queue and drive up to the school gate and display a placard with our child/children's name for the teacher on duty to call them out and they hop into the car when it's our turn. But that takes a very long time because sometimes the kids belonging to cars in front of us come out of their classrooms later or slower than mine. And some parents plus transporters are so kiasu that they want to be first in line, so they arrive at school 1.5 to 2 hours before dismissal, and park their car in line already.
Parents like me who don't want to get caught waiting for ages in line to pick up our kids will therefore park further down the road, walk up the steep slope and meet the kids at the waiting area and walk them back to the car. I get my daily exercise walking up the slope but that kind of puts a strain to my bad knee.
Sometimes, a mother of Caitlin's classmate gets there early around the same time as me so we chat. Today, I was extra early and I didn't bring any reading material with me so I decided to meddle with my mobile phone and check email, Facebook and finally decided to blog a bit. Blogging using my mobile phone is tedious and the connection is slow. And my mobile phone is not the type which has extra large screen or the qwerty keypad. Hence, the rather disjointed and abruptly ended post below.
Back to the weather. It looks like globally, the weather patterns have changed. Typhoons, floods, droughts etc seem to be more frequent and threatening. I remember years ago when the year-end monsoon season started only in December. Now, it's raining everyday heavily and continuously, causing floods in the northern states of Kedah, Kelantan and Trengganu. In the Klang Valley, flash floods and landslides threaten cars and commuters during peak traffic hours and houses, and high-rise apartments built on hillslopes are at risk....
The school has a queue system for cars whereby we can queue and drive up to the school gate and display a placard with our child/children's name for the teacher on duty to call them out and they hop into the car when it's our turn. But that takes a very long time because sometimes the kids belonging to cars in front of us come out of their classrooms later or slower than mine. And some parents plus transporters are so kiasu that they want to be first in line, so they arrive at school 1.5 to 2 hours before dismissal, and park their car in line already.
Parents like me who don't want to get caught waiting for ages in line to pick up our kids will therefore park further down the road, walk up the steep slope and meet the kids at the waiting area and walk them back to the car. I get my daily exercise walking up the slope but that kind of puts a strain to my bad knee.
Sometimes, a mother of Caitlin's classmate gets there early around the same time as me so we chat. Today, I was extra early and I didn't bring any reading material with me so I decided to meddle with my mobile phone and check email, Facebook and finally decided to blog a bit. Blogging using my mobile phone is tedious and the connection is slow. And my mobile phone is not the type which has extra large screen or the qwerty keypad. Hence, the rather disjointed and abruptly ended post below.
Back to the weather. It looks like globally, the weather patterns have changed. Typhoons, floods, droughts etc seem to be more frequent and threatening. I remember years ago when the year-end monsoon season started only in December. Now, it's raining everyday heavily and continuously, causing floods in the northern states of Kedah, Kelantan and Trengganu. In the Klang Valley, flash floods and landslides threaten cars and commuters during peak traffic hours and houses, and high-rise apartments built on hillslopes are at risk....
The boring subject of weather
It has been raining everyday the past few weeks. The upside to that is I don't need to water my plants. The down side is that it always rains right at the time when school dismisses. It is a hassle getting Caitlin from school with the raincoat and umbrella plus having to carry her schoolbag. And her school is located on a hillslope.
Walking downhill with rainwater gushing down the road, we have to be very careful.
Walking downhill with rainwater gushing down the road, we have to be very careful.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Learning from a dog
It has been raining a lot everyday this week, either in the mornings or afternoons/evenings or both. And usually they are heavy with loud thunder and strong, howling winds. Going out without an umbrella is risky. On one hand I'm glad it's raining so much. That means I don't need to go to the new house everyday to water the grass we've planted. They almost dried up two weeks ago when we forgot to water it for just one day after planting them when the weather was still scorching hot.
On the other hand, it's troublesome sending and fetching Caitlin to and from school when it rains, and my balcony gets soaking wet which translates to Rusty stomping around with wet paws if he goes out to the balcony for meals or toilet break. Mopping the floor is a daily affair now with Rusty around. I hope to re-train him to be more independent outside the house when we move to the new place. I wonder if that's possible as he is a very clingy dog, must always have someone within sight or feel. He's been like this ever since we brought him home the very first day. We had tried to keep him outside the first few nights but he was crying most times and would only stop if he saw us. So Eugene and I took turns to babysit him and slept out in the living room where he could see us. Then we gave up and let him in. Now he sleeps outside our bedroom doors and sometimes under my bed.
During the day, he'd follow me around the house most times, even when I make a short 30-second trip between the toilet and the bedroom, he has to get up and follow. He's now lying down across the corridor watching me blog. Sometimes, he'd sit under my chair. When I'm in the kitchen, he wedges himself between my legs and the stove, making me stand and cook in a very weird position.
He will be four months old in a few days time. He's grown very rapidly given his good appetite, happy and playful nature and contented life. His visit last month to the vet for vaccination recorded his weight of 3.2kg and one month later a few days ago, he weighed 5.4 kg. He needs a haircut soon. We're thinking of getting a trimmer and groom him ourselves as it is cheaper in the long run. Otherwise, visits to the dog groomer at least bi-monthly would set us back between RM60 to RM80 per visit if I'm not mistaken. Caring for a dog is not cheap, if you love the dog enough to keep him healthy - proper dog food, paraphernalia for his personal hygiene like brush/comb, nail clipper, shampoo/conditioner, fur trimmer, vaccinations, deworming, vet visits if he gets sick, grooming fees if he needs it, vitamins or other tablets (e.g. for heartworm), chewing toys if he's a puppy, ......and replacing or repairing stuff he's bitten or broken (I hope we don't get into situations ala Marley & Me)
The battery operated fur trimmer the vet recommended costs between RM180 and RM230 depending on which model we take. I think a guy's electric shaver doesn't even cost that much!
A few evenings ago, we left Rusty alone at home when we went out for dinner. He had kept himself busy and had fun while we were out by the looks of it when we got home. He had dragged several floor mats and probably tussled with them, leaving them in heaps on the floor. His food bowl was inside the house, upside down (I always thought those bowls were designed such that they couldn't grip and carry it around...) He had ransacked a lower open shelf in the kitchen on which I didn't realise I had stored some of his treats. An empty, obviously bitten and torn open packet of chewy, chicken-flavoured milk bone treats was evidence of the crime. He had eaten up the whole packet but was smart enough not to eat the wrapper and the keep-fresh preservation sachet. His abdomen looked full and fat. Naughty boy.
Isn't the life a dog like Rusty's great? When he's not following me around, sleeping, eating or pooping, he's running around like a mad dog chasing his rolly toys, jumping at you excitedly asking to play catch...what a life.
I'm reminded that we humans should sometimes live more simply like dogs - as long as our basic needs are met and we are reasonably comfortable, we should just be happy and contented, enjoy the company of people you love, play and have fun more, sleep when we feel like it without worrying that there's still work to be done.
Life is just too short to waste it on keeping the house as clean as a hospital and nagging over small stuff, finding more money to buy things we don't really need or to keep up with the Joneses. It is not a must to give our child everything she asks for, it is not necessary to send her to every child enrichment class available in town, it is not necessary to spend thousands of dollars on a branded handbag. We and our children need to be self-confident and balanced in a competitive world where you are judged by your looks and first impressions, where everyone shouts to be heard and shows off to impress and feed their egos. We forget that we are all made the same, and as ashes and dust we shall return to our Maker.
Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent leading towards Good Friday and Easter.
On the other hand, it's troublesome sending and fetching Caitlin to and from school when it rains, and my balcony gets soaking wet which translates to Rusty stomping around with wet paws if he goes out to the balcony for meals or toilet break. Mopping the floor is a daily affair now with Rusty around. I hope to re-train him to be more independent outside the house when we move to the new place. I wonder if that's possible as he is a very clingy dog, must always have someone within sight or feel. He's been like this ever since we brought him home the very first day. We had tried to keep him outside the first few nights but he was crying most times and would only stop if he saw us. So Eugene and I took turns to babysit him and slept out in the living room where he could see us. Then we gave up and let him in. Now he sleeps outside our bedroom doors and sometimes under my bed.
During the day, he'd follow me around the house most times, even when I make a short 30-second trip between the toilet and the bedroom, he has to get up and follow. He's now lying down across the corridor watching me blog. Sometimes, he'd sit under my chair. When I'm in the kitchen, he wedges himself between my legs and the stove, making me stand and cook in a very weird position.
He will be four months old in a few days time. He's grown very rapidly given his good appetite, happy and playful nature and contented life. His visit last month to the vet for vaccination recorded his weight of 3.2kg and one month later a few days ago, he weighed 5.4 kg. He needs a haircut soon. We're thinking of getting a trimmer and groom him ourselves as it is cheaper in the long run. Otherwise, visits to the dog groomer at least bi-monthly would set us back between RM60 to RM80 per visit if I'm not mistaken. Caring for a dog is not cheap, if you love the dog enough to keep him healthy - proper dog food, paraphernalia for his personal hygiene like brush/comb, nail clipper, shampoo/conditioner, fur trimmer, vaccinations, deworming, vet visits if he gets sick, grooming fees if he needs it, vitamins or other tablets (e.g. for heartworm), chewing toys if he's a puppy, ......and replacing or repairing stuff he's bitten or broken (I hope we don't get into situations ala Marley & Me)
The battery operated fur trimmer the vet recommended costs between RM180 and RM230 depending on which model we take. I think a guy's electric shaver doesn't even cost that much!
A few evenings ago, we left Rusty alone at home when we went out for dinner. He had kept himself busy and had fun while we were out by the looks of it when we got home. He had dragged several floor mats and probably tussled with them, leaving them in heaps on the floor. His food bowl was inside the house, upside down (I always thought those bowls were designed such that they couldn't grip and carry it around...) He had ransacked a lower open shelf in the kitchen on which I didn't realise I had stored some of his treats. An empty, obviously bitten and torn open packet of chewy, chicken-flavoured milk bone treats was evidence of the crime. He had eaten up the whole packet but was smart enough not to eat the wrapper and the keep-fresh preservation sachet. His abdomen looked full and fat. Naughty boy.
Isn't the life a dog like Rusty's great? When he's not following me around, sleeping, eating or pooping, he's running around like a mad dog chasing his rolly toys, jumping at you excitedly asking to play catch...what a life.
I'm reminded that we humans should sometimes live more simply like dogs - as long as our basic needs are met and we are reasonably comfortable, we should just be happy and contented, enjoy the company of people you love, play and have fun more, sleep when we feel like it without worrying that there's still work to be done.
Life is just too short to waste it on keeping the house as clean as a hospital and nagging over small stuff, finding more money to buy things we don't really need or to keep up with the Joneses. It is not a must to give our child everything she asks for, it is not necessary to send her to every child enrichment class available in town, it is not necessary to spend thousands of dollars on a branded handbag. We and our children need to be self-confident and balanced in a competitive world where you are judged by your looks and first impressions, where everyone shouts to be heard and shows off to impress and feed their egos. We forget that we are all made the same, and as ashes and dust we shall return to our Maker.
Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent leading towards Good Friday and Easter.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Hot weather and poor customer service
Just a few posts ago I was complaining about the wet weather. I think the skies heard me and now they've responded with vengeance. It's suddenly become hot since last week. Really hot and dry that Caitlin's sensitive nose has been feeling the effects. We normally sleep without the air condition but last night, we felt like we were in an oven so the aircon came on.
It's good on one hand that I don't have to worry about going in and out with umbrellas and raincoats, driving in the blinding rain and stepping into puddles. It's bad on the other hand that I have to make sure we, especially Caitlin, are well hydrated with lots of drinking water, wear cooler materials and stay out of the sun.
Sure sounds like I've nothing more interesting to talk about other than the weather right? I guess it must be the weather getting me down, lazy, sleepy, tired....and irritable.
I've one grouse about customer service in Malaysia generally...or rather the lack of it. Three weeks ago, before the Hari Raya break, I requested for a cost estimate from one so-called renowned kitchen cabinet makers in the country. The guy sold his product and service very impressively but as they say, talk is cheap. He promised to get back to me within three days but took two weeks instead. And even then, I had to call his boss to complain after not being able to get him on his mobile several times.
His boss was not that great with being nice too. His first words when I told him I'd like to make a complaint was "Why?!" and in a rather antagonistic and defensive way. Their 'signature' kitchen designs are nice and they boast of quality materials but I believe other kitchen designers are equally good if not better.
The cost estimate finally came via email but only provided a total sum for my two kitchens (wet and dry). I spent another frustrating phone call requesting for a breakdown of the cost to get a better picture of where and how my money will be spent. It's almost two weeks now and still no phone call or email from them. I've not been holding my breath as I've moved on to other kitchen planners, but it just sickens me when people lack the courtesy to follow-up on their word. That goes not only for customer service people or professionals but even so-called friends I've encountered. Where is the integrity and sincerity?
For the price I'm to pay for their product, they'd well be giving impeccable service but no siree, not these people. Or maybe in their eyes, we don't look like the type who are seriously looking or can afford to purchase? No one even approached us when we visited their showroom in one of the largest malls in town prior to me calling for a meeting with the kitchen planner.
I wonder why they spend so much on branding themselves and paying exorbitant airtime rates for their typically-Malaysian-overly-exaggerated radio ads shouting out their customer service number if all I get is lousy service which they claim is second to none as one of their USPs? Little do they realise that the attitude and behaviour of just one staff can spoil their entire image and impact their business. More so with the power of word-of-mouth, SMS and the Internet these days. Or maybe they just don't care as they are arrogant and confident that their image and product can supercede their lousy people?
I guess I shall stop my rant here before I cross the line in bad-mouthing them further and naming these guys directly (though it doesn't mean I haven't done so indirectly...). Suffice to say that I won't be using these guys for my new kitchen.
It's good on one hand that I don't have to worry about going in and out with umbrellas and raincoats, driving in the blinding rain and stepping into puddles. It's bad on the other hand that I have to make sure we, especially Caitlin, are well hydrated with lots of drinking water, wear cooler materials and stay out of the sun.
Sure sounds like I've nothing more interesting to talk about other than the weather right? I guess it must be the weather getting me down, lazy, sleepy, tired....and irritable.
I've one grouse about customer service in Malaysia generally...or rather the lack of it. Three weeks ago, before the Hari Raya break, I requested for a cost estimate from one so-called renowned kitchen cabinet makers in the country. The guy sold his product and service very impressively but as they say, talk is cheap. He promised to get back to me within three days but took two weeks instead. And even then, I had to call his boss to complain after not being able to get him on his mobile several times.
His boss was not that great with being nice too. His first words when I told him I'd like to make a complaint was "Why?!" and in a rather antagonistic and defensive way. Their 'signature' kitchen designs are nice and they boast of quality materials but I believe other kitchen designers are equally good if not better.
The cost estimate finally came via email but only provided a total sum for my two kitchens (wet and dry). I spent another frustrating phone call requesting for a breakdown of the cost to get a better picture of where and how my money will be spent. It's almost two weeks now and still no phone call or email from them. I've not been holding my breath as I've moved on to other kitchen planners, but it just sickens me when people lack the courtesy to follow-up on their word. That goes not only for customer service people or professionals but even so-called friends I've encountered. Where is the integrity and sincerity?
For the price I'm to pay for their product, they'd well be giving impeccable service but no siree, not these people. Or maybe in their eyes, we don't look like the type who are seriously looking or can afford to purchase? No one even approached us when we visited their showroom in one of the largest malls in town prior to me calling for a meeting with the kitchen planner.
I wonder why they spend so much on branding themselves and paying exorbitant airtime rates for their typically-Malaysian-overly-exaggerated radio ads shouting out their customer service number if all I get is lousy service which they claim is second to none as one of their USPs? Little do they realise that the attitude and behaviour of just one staff can spoil their entire image and impact their business. More so with the power of word-of-mouth, SMS and the Internet these days. Or maybe they just don't care as they are arrogant and confident that their image and product can supercede their lousy people?
I guess I shall stop my rant here before I cross the line in bad-mouthing them further and naming these guys directly (though it doesn't mean I haven't done so indirectly...). Suffice to say that I won't be using these guys for my new kitchen.
Friday, April 4, 2008
The rain and girlfriends
It's been raining every afternoon this week at around this time. The sky grows dark, the wind becomes cool and strong, then the heavens pour down like it's the last time it will ever pour. Visibility out of my windows and balcony is probably only 10 feet. The lakes in the golf course across fill to the brim and the sand bunkers become mini ponds.
Caitlin decides to play by herself, dancing, singing, reading...I guess she is relishing in her own private time since the heavy rain is excuse for not going to Mandarin class. So I'm left alone just at a time when I thought cuddling up in bed with her and an entertaining book to hopefully get her to nap would be nice.
I decide to check email and found I received a nice one celebrating friendship among girls. The gloomy weather and the email evokes some nostalgia of the good times I had in my YFS (young, free, single) school and early working life with my girlfriends. Here's what the email said:
TO THE GIRLS!!!
What's so poignant about this picture? Well, it shows a line of little girls holding hands facing the immensity of ocean waves. Alone they might be washed away, but together they stand strong.
Thank you each for holding my hand somewhere along the way when I was facing a wave of my own.
I hope you will reach for my hand when your own wave threatens.
All of us girls..
Old and young...
Near and far...
Hold special memories of good times we've shared.
We've had our share of hard times when our friends were there to make us feel better.
We've shared...
our hearts
our time
our secrets
our fears
our hopes
and our dreams.
Let us never break the chain of friends!
If you get this twice or more, you are lucky to have more than one girlfriend.
Someone will always be prettier.
Someone will always be smarter.
Their house will be bigger.
They will drive a better car.
Their children will do better in school.
And their husband will fix more things around the house.
So let it go, Be Happy!
And love yourself and your circumstances.
Think about it.
The prettiest woman in the world can have trouble in her heart.
And the most highly favoured woman on your job may be unable to have children.
And the richest woman you know, she's got the car, the house, the clothes....might be lonely.
And the Word says if 'I have not Love, I have nothing.'
So, again, love you.
Love who you are.
Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say
'I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed!'
I like that!
'Winners make things happen.
Losers let things happen'
Be blessed ladies and pass this on to encourage another woman.
'To the world you might be one person,
But to one person you just might be the world'.
HERE'S TO YOU MY FRIENDS.
My thoughts stray to a popular sitcom called Friends. I enjoyed watching it although I wasn't a crazy fan. The theme song by The Rembrandts says:
So no one told you life was going to be this way.
Your job's a joke, you're broke, you're love life's DOA.
It's like you're always stuck in second gear,
Well, it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year.
But, I'll be there for you, when the rain starts to pour.
I'll be there for you, like I've been there before.
I'll be there for you, cause you're there for me too.
You're still in bed at ten, the work began at eight.
You've burned your breakfast, so far, things are going great.
Your mother warned you there'd be days like these,
But she didn't tell you when the world has brought you down to your knees.
That, I'll be there for you, when the rain starts to pour.
I'll be there for you, like I've been there before.
I'll be there for you, cause you're there for me too.
No one could ever know me, no one could ever see me.
Seems like you're the only one who knows what it's like to be me.
Someone to face the day with, make it through all the rest with,
Someone I'll always laugh with, even at my worst, I'm best with you.
It's like you're always stuck in second gear,
Well, it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year.
But, I'll be there for you, when the rain starts to pour.
I'll be there for you, like I've been there before.
I'll be there for you, cause you're there for me too.
Pretty appropriate for a time like this when I'm missing old friends and watching the rain.
Caitlin decides to play by herself, dancing, singing, reading...I guess she is relishing in her own private time since the heavy rain is excuse for not going to Mandarin class. So I'm left alone just at a time when I thought cuddling up in bed with her and an entertaining book to hopefully get her to nap would be nice.
I decide to check email and found I received a nice one celebrating friendship among girls. The gloomy weather and the email evokes some nostalgia of the good times I had in my YFS (young, free, single) school and early working life with my girlfriends. Here's what the email said:
TO THE GIRLS!!!
What's so poignant about this picture? Well, it shows a line of little girls holding hands facing the immensity of ocean waves. Alone they might be washed away, but together they stand strong.
Thank you each for holding my hand somewhere along the way when I was facing a wave of my own.
I hope you will reach for my hand when your own wave threatens.
All of us girls..
Old and young...
Near and far...
Hold special memories of good times we've shared.
We've had our share of hard times when our friends were there to make us feel better.
We've shared...
our hearts
our time
our secrets
our fears
our hopes
and our dreams.
Let us never break the chain of friends!
If you get this twice or more, you are lucky to have more than one girlfriend.
Someone will always be prettier.
Someone will always be smarter.
Their house will be bigger.
They will drive a better car.
Their children will do better in school.
And their husband will fix more things around the house.
So let it go, Be Happy!
And love yourself and your circumstances.
Think about it.
The prettiest woman in the world can have trouble in her heart.
And the most highly favoured woman on your job may be unable to have children.
And the richest woman you know, she's got the car, the house, the clothes....might be lonely.
And the Word says if 'I have not Love, I have nothing.'
So, again, love you.
Love who you are.
Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say
'I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed!'
I like that!
'Winners make things happen.
Losers let things happen'
Be blessed ladies and pass this on to encourage another woman.
'To the world you might be one person,
But to one person you just might be the world'.
HERE'S TO YOU MY FRIENDS.
My thoughts stray to a popular sitcom called Friends. I enjoyed watching it although I wasn't a crazy fan. The theme song by The Rembrandts says:
So no one told you life was going to be this way.
Your job's a joke, you're broke, you're love life's DOA.
It's like you're always stuck in second gear,
Well, it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year.
But, I'll be there for you, when the rain starts to pour.
I'll be there for you, like I've been there before.
I'll be there for you, cause you're there for me too.
You're still in bed at ten, the work began at eight.
You've burned your breakfast, so far, things are going great.
Your mother warned you there'd be days like these,
But she didn't tell you when the world has brought you down to your knees.
That, I'll be there for you, when the rain starts to pour.
I'll be there for you, like I've been there before.
I'll be there for you, cause you're there for me too.
No one could ever know me, no one could ever see me.
Seems like you're the only one who knows what it's like to be me.
Someone to face the day with, make it through all the rest with,
Someone I'll always laugh with, even at my worst, I'm best with you.
It's like you're always stuck in second gear,
Well, it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year.
But, I'll be there for you, when the rain starts to pour.
I'll be there for you, like I've been there before.
I'll be there for you, cause you're there for me too.
Pretty appropriate for a time like this when I'm missing old friends and watching the rain.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Sick (because) of the weather
The weather has been hot and dry for at least a month or more now, typical of the Chinese New Year seaon. No rain, except for a downpour at 2.00am two nights ago. It didn't make a difference.
Many people are down with some flu-related virus, Caitlin included. She caught it at school from her numerous classmates who have been having drippy noses and phlegmy coughs. She had fever for two days last week and was fever-free for one day. The fever, although mild, returned for another two days and her nose has been clogged with thick, gooey mucus for almost a week. It's moved down to her throat too, producing a phlegmy cough....
Based on the many experiences over the past few years since her pneumonia scare, she takes a long time,averaging over a month, before her cough subsides. She had been well for quite a long period prior to this. Normally she'd get sick almost every month or two. Just when I thought I could stop her inhalers, she's coughing again....
Many people are down with some flu-related virus, Caitlin included. She caught it at school from her numerous classmates who have been having drippy noses and phlegmy coughs. She had fever for two days last week and was fever-free for one day. The fever, although mild, returned for another two days and her nose has been clogged with thick, gooey mucus for almost a week. It's moved down to her throat too, producing a phlegmy cough....
Based on the many experiences over the past few years since her pneumonia scare, she takes a long time,averaging over a month, before her cough subsides. She had been well for quite a long period prior to this. Normally she'd get sick almost every month or two. Just when I thought I could stop her inhalers, she's coughing again....
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Boring subject of weather
The year-end monsoon season is in full swing. It has been raining daily for the past two weeks. The usual east coast and southern states of Peninsular Malaysia has been hit again by floods, forcing thousands to be evacuated. Here in the capital city, the sky's grey most days and the temperature cooler than usual.
Caitlin's into her coughing bout again since the past two weeks and she now has a mild fever. I guess the combination of the weather, her refusal to take her usual afternoon rest and late nights have caught up with her. Hey, tis the school holidays so why nap or sleep when there's much more fun things to do?
Sigh, kids these days....Compared to her, I guess I was pretty stupid to be obedient when I was her age and missing out on more of whatever fun I could have had!
Caitlin's into her coughing bout again since the past two weeks and she now has a mild fever. I guess the combination of the weather, her refusal to take her usual afternoon rest and late nights have caught up with her. Hey, tis the school holidays so why nap or sleep when there's much more fun things to do?
Sigh, kids these days....Compared to her, I guess I was pretty stupid to be obedient when I was her age and missing out on more of whatever fun I could have had!
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Is the haze back?
The weather seems to be changing. This week, it's been hot and dry compared to last week when we still experienced intermittent rain in the afternoons or evenings. This morning when I awoke, it looked quite hazy outside my window as shown in this picture. I hope this is not the beginning of another hazy spell.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Hot weather
The weather here is bad again. No rain. Afternoons are the worst when the sun is literally scorching hot. Hotspots have been detected again in the Sumatran forests and Penang is already experiencing another onset of the haze. I guess it won't be long before KL is hit. I worry for Caitlin as she is always sensitive to bad air and hot weather due to her eczema and weak respiratory system.
The high temperature is also making me lazy and irritable...
The high temperature is also making me lazy and irritable...
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