My Green Lunch

Last week, im trying to extend my detox sessions to my lunch.. so, i have been eating salad for one week.i feel fresh after my lunch and i dun feel hungry until dinner, which is great.

I bought some salad green like romanian and lettuce, then cheery tomatoes, black grapes, celery, carrot (shreded), purple cabbage (shreded), steamed corn (peel out freshly from corn), then i use organic vinegar+estra virgin olive oil+whole grain mustard+honey to make dressing.

I keep my salad in fridge until lunch time. i usually have them after my work-out about 2pm.

I change a bit on friday, by adding some plum and apples as i have finished my corn, purple cabbage, carrot.




i have also been drinking vegetable juice early in the morning as breakfast (tt's one thing good abt having maid, as she can help me prepare all these), the ingredients are (5 greens)

1. small bitter guard
2. celery
3. green pepper
4. green apple
5. cucumber

i add carrot, and sometimes one orange. i dun feel anything special, as i drink it on alternate morning, as i try not to do it everyday, cos worried too cooling for the body.

So, next week, i shall start my wholemeal sandwich week. shall post my lunch again :)

Morning Shock

Written- Sept 28th

this morning, i got to pump milk at about 515am, i was shocked at what i felt and saw.. blood blood blood.. in my panties.. Oh no.. i have some disease of something? why blood ? then slowly it dawned on me that my mensus came.. they finally are back after 15 months of resting.. and i have forgotten abt having mensus means blood stain in panties.. how silly..

then, i quickly finish up my milk pumping, feed lil baby boy then go and bath. I almost cant believe it that even i still breastfeeding i can have mensus. eventhough i know, from what i read that it is possible. well, i guess maybe it got to do with my reduction in milk pumping from 5 times a day to 4 times then now 3 times a day.. as i want to slowly wean off breastmilk to my bb boy.. with the rice cereal and eventually porridge and formula milk, bb boy is getting what he needs for his growth. and i wont be stressed up by what i consumed anymore and he needs more calsium than what i can provide to him.

another journey is going to complete.. and im glad i chose to breasfeed my bb boy as i see how happy and healthy boy he is now :)

missy sick last week - April 10

lil missy is so sick last week with high fever making us all so nervous and panicky. usually her fever will go down after 1 day.. but this round, it lasted 2days and with highest 39.9 deg cel. scared the hell out of us..

went to KKh A&E, test urine, confirm not UTI, not HFMD, doc just say viral infection and will go down after few days. missy's mouth has ulcer, which doc said was wound from her own biting, maybe her gum a bit swollen, due to heatiness.

and true enough, after third day, her fever just gone like that.. and things all back to normal, she requested for her milk again, her mouth ulcer gone too. children really left us adults puzzled sometimes..

so, one more episode of fever since the last one in Jan 10.

maid-matter

my coughing which lasted for more than 2 weeks seem subsided.. last week i was ok, no coughing and all, but yesterday while baking pineapple tarts, i ate some, today too, and i ended up coughing again.. shake head.. why so weak..i hope flu/cough bugs wont follow me this year.. choo choo go far far away !

and after my cough, LGG also cough.. maid also like slight cough.. i din pay much attention as when she cough, i told her what to take..recently, last week, i started to notice her voice a bit weird, like going to have cough or sore throat.. i ask her, she said slight throat arritation, nothing much. i dun bother that much la.. cos i myself also cough and all..

yesterday, i started to notice her rightt chin/near the throat part swelling up.. like people with thyroid..i then ask her what happen she said dunno, she said at first she thoght toothache, then after 2 days it swell up.. no pain.. and feel soft.. i then touch that swollen area, it feels like got lump of hardening.. yeak.. what's this ?? i asked her, want to see doc ? she said no need, nothign much !

but her mouth stink like what...then after discuss with LGG..we decided to bring her to see doc, just in case, any disease.. doc said it's hr saliva gland blocked.. and said when checked inside the area between tongue and molar, got whitish thing which look like got pus.. if antobiotic cant sure, may have to see specialist in SGH yeakk....

she now on antibiotics and pain killer, she told doc painful when eating.. but when i ask her she said no pain.. shake head.. while LGG brought her to see doc, i check her note book, she wrote there she has been in pain for 1 week, feel like dying blahh.. said she must have done somethign very sinful that caused her to suffer like this and said she missed her son so much feel like goin home to hug him.. blah..

I then confronted her when she was back from clinic. I told her, if she decided to keep quiet for any sickness and only wait for us to "discover" and now seem so serious already..she told me only started past 2 days, but her diary said 1 week plus lioa.. she then keep saying sorry to me.. i asked her if she wanna go home ? since already pain until want to die and miss her son ( i have been asking if she wants to call home or write home, but she said no need). she said no, she want to stay.

Feel super sian handling maid..this maid seem to be ok till now, 5 months plus le.. but if her condition worsen, i will have to send her back home, i cant bear her medical fees here, why should i ? she somemore still owe agency money, which we have paid for her upfront..

headache, hopefully, her condition gets better until after i give birth then see how!

Tiger year ! better be good ! dun want to have such bad luck like 2009 !

My second Batch of Pineapple Tarts

Today, i completed the second batches of pineapple tarts. phewww.. lots of work.. but i did it ! all by myself ok. while LGG entertaining Missy and kep her away from my baking place..

this round, i beat the butter +sugar until really peak.. and the result is much better, much fluffier.. buttt.. still not as good as my mum's.. oh well... our mother bakes/cooks better than us, this has been proven ! and my mum always use "agak-agak" method.. not like me.. measure until exactly.. still cant have the same result.. mum is "feel" it... now i must train my "feeling" with my ingredients when come to baking/cookn=ing to be good.. haaa

these are my product of the day !


And i did some pattern on the tarts.. making it looks like pineapple.. this is my mum's pattern.. heee

now.. im thinking of making cornflakes cookies.. mm.. should i ? already bought the cornflakes..

Eat & Treat

read abt this from magazine, which i find them may be useful, as these are natural remedial.

(1) Apple:
beat the bug- The pectin and malic acid in apples help with diarrhoea. If you child is too young to chew on an apple, puree it.

(2) Banana:
Set Things in motion- Children recovering from gastrointestinal problems would do well to eat some banana. The binding starch in banana will help to be more solid, especially useful for children with diarhoea

(3) Mint:
Help coughs- A constituent of mint is menthol, which is useful as an aid for coughs, colds and diarrhoea. Children from one can take an infusion of the herb. Remove the stems from a handful of fresh mint. Place the leaves in a teapot. Pour hot water over the leaves and leave to infuse for 15 mins

(4) Ginger:
Cool a fever-drinking fresh ginger juice helps to relieve high fevers by inducing perspiration, which cools the body. A ginger footbath works just as well for kids who don't like the juice. To make this, stir 100ml fresh ginger juice into a basin of warm water. Soak feet for 15 mins

Sooth stomachache-just pour hot water and steep pieces of candied ginger for a few mins. Drink while still warm * im not sure what is candied ginger*

Relieve sprains and injuries -make a ginger compress by wrapping some fresh ginger pulp in muslin or cheesecloth and tying into a compress. Warm it slightly in hot water and place over injured limb-but check that there are no wounds or cuts on the skin.

(5) Rice Water:
Strengthen body-Traditional Asian medicine recommends drinking rice water or rice soups to fortify weakened constitutions after an illness. Children can benefit from this home cure, especially after a bout of fever. To make it, cook rice as you would for porridge but add a lot more water. Rice water is also a good cure for diarrhoea because its alkaline content balances the acidic condition of the intestines and soths the bowels. Rice water strained from porridge can also be fed to infants, but check first with your doctor.

(6) Lemon:
Cold comfort-Lemon is the most essential among the many home remedies for common cold. The taste of lemon is too sour for children, so try a warm bath instead.
Run a warm bath. Add a glass full each of freshly squeezed lemon juice and ginger juice to the water. Grate the rind of a few lemons and wrap in a cheesecloth bag. Leave in the bath. The essential oils in the rind will infuse the warm bath water and help to clear up mucus in the sinus passages and refresh the body

(7) Garlic:
Keep healthy-Garlic is a strong antibiotic. To prevent the spread of colds or flu, ass half a teaspoon of fresh garlic juice to a small bowl of rice porridge just before serving

(8) Barley:
Inside job-Barley is known as a kidney cleanser, and is good for intestinal health. The water from boiled barley can be fed to children and infants as a supplement.

(9) Honey :
Wonder food-Honey is good as an energy booster or throat soother for children with coughs. As a salve-a thin layer will suffice-it relieves pain from burns and scalds, When honey is applied as a wound dressing, it is diluted with fluids from the damaged tissues and combines with an enzyme added by the bee to form hydrogen peroxide, an antiseptic.

Pack of Omega3

Saturday we went down to Marine Parade to get our Salmon, which is on offer at 99 cents per 100g and surprisingly Cod also on offer at $2.99 per 100 g

So we quickly grab both.. haaa.. kiasu..

The salmon is about 4kg.. and the Cod is just 1kg plus and already they cost us almost 90 bucks..

but i find worth it if were to buy on normal days..usually, i will just buy the salmon/cod from market which cost much higher, but since i believe in pumping omega 3to missy and my family, i will still buy even if cost more. but i always keep a look out for whole fish offer, then we can buy at one go..

The Salmon is very red and fresh. cod seems normal.


Yipee.. we shall have our cod and salmon for the coming weeks.. now wanna think of what vary ways to prepare them. usualy, i just steam or bake salmon in oven. maybe this round, i can do something different ?

Healthy Food !

Flu..Fever...Bugss

Missy had fever last Thursday early morning. We rushed down to KK, given flu medicine and she is ok but fever still persistent, so Sat we drop by SK Polyclinic, given flu medicine and she is all ok , no fever, but still have running nose and cough+phlegm till today.

Sent her to childcare like usual, she is happy and cheerful in the morning. But, teacher calledup at 10 plus, saying her temp is 38deg Cels. OMG why ?why ? why ? got me worried and i rushed down in cab to pick her up, she is normal, no crying, just body warm warm. We again rushed down to KK. tested urine, normal. so UTI ruled out. doc said they do not test for H1N1 for children anymore. she checked her throat, said it's red and slight inflame. fever may last till 5days.so we were given 5 days mc. given antibiotics too.headache. how to get missy to swallow the antibiotics ??

so, home again, get her to take the flu medicine, no prob. but expected the funny taste in the antibiotics is not missy's liking. rejected. sigh. got to thk of a way to get her take it.

so, i've been off from work since. how to work like tat ? sigh. why so many bugs around. i now feel sick too. sigh.

Flu flu go away !

Road to recovery

I think im getting better now..no more flu and back to work since wednesday. I was told im the third case in my company actually. the first two are from trader's team.

well..somehow, i feel i can breath more smoothly now compare to short breath for the past week. I keep feeling like my lung cant take in enough air.. i need to breath few times to get in enough air and i feel like i may get ashma like that.. but seems like the condition is recovering now..

oh well..i feel better on the whole..which is good thing. morning sickness still haunting me but lesser not as bad as before.. im now 10 weeks preggy.

Maid is coming this weekend, either today evening or tmw. Missy is coming home tmw morning. i hope my life will be back to normal prety soon. Just hoping..

It feels so good when im able to eat now..still not 100% like last time.. but at least i dun feel hungry that often when there are food in my stomach.

wish me luck.. things will get better..

H1N1 positive

well..i think buy 4D also wont be so "lucky".. im down with H1N1 postive since Tuesday and now being quarantin at home till end of this week.. so people is asking me.. so how's ur girl ? how's ur bb ? etc etc..

well.. missy has been staying with in laws since.. been missing her like mad.. mum is staying at sis's place since.. and i have no idea what will happen to my unborn child.. it's really beyond my control and my power and my ability to know what is going to happen and what will happen..

Im the fist in my company being contracted with h1N1.. and im famous in a day's time with boss's emails out to all with my name and all.. now who wnt know me in spore branch... i wonder.. people even call up my cols to ask how abt my bb and all...col said i can go back and write book liao..

Im wondering.. What's NEXT ? im all for it now.. what can be worst than what's i've been through in just a month's time ???

Life sucks ? it does.. first time in 32 years since i was born.. i really understand and FELT it deeply.. how life sucks... and i may be here today.. and gone to never land tmw .. who knows..

oh well.. i guess..as a buddhist.. i think i must have done something really bad in my past life that cause me to deserve all these... ok. i accept that. shall do more good this life so that next life i want to be a good breed dog that's being pampered and cared. just wag tail, bark and sleep and act cute. isnt't it good?

LGG is being quarntin at home too..now he is out to get me food. so i jst laze around..been detoxing the house with dettol and everythin..really find life is meaninless without missy around. so much time with nothing to do.. sigh.i want her back so badly !!

life can make someone so optimistic like myself to be looking more at the "negative" aspect of life.. wonder !

Finghting with Bugs

been very busy.. busy fighting with bug.. with flu bug.. sigh.. i always thought i'm sososo "healthy" i exercise at least twice weekly, eat home cooked food, sleep early. yet, still i cant escape from being "attacked" by that flu bug..

i still think it's the girl sitting beside us in our Sunday class , pass to me, for two Sundays, she always come to class sneesing and with stripes of mucus hanging on her nose.. and yet her parents seem so ignorant,i have to remind her mum or dad to "err.. she has this mucus hanging out from her nose" then the mum or dad (the dad cant calm her girl, so mum came in afterwards) will "ohh.. aiyoo.. you have flu" i was like ISN'T THAT OBVIOUS ?? She is sneeing all the way, and you still bring her to class.. so bad luck lor..

Past few weeks, i already dun feel like, the bloatedness, headache, exhasution then on Tuesday morning, my headache started., actually i have sore throat first. and i start to feel my nose is watery..see doc in the afternoon and get 1.5 days MC. heee.. tot yipeee.. i can plan things to do at home tmw. FLU CAN GET MC now.. muahahah.. last time i used to resist MC for flu. unless fever.

then, on tuesday night, my headache still persisted. getting worst instead. and i started to developed fever at night.. sore throat..really feel beaten ! lucky thing after one day of rest, im all ok, except for stuffed nose till now.

Missy is still ok then. just that her left eyes started to become watery intermittenly, symptoms for running nose le.. mum still said missy is "tougher" than her mummy.. never knew.. Friday morning she woke up around 6am and wanting me to carry her to my bed, when i carried her, i can feel her body is warm, oh no.. her body resistent gave up too to the flu bug.. she has fever !!!!

so, quickly take urgent leave from boss. and bring her to kkh to see doc. and lucky thing, after three doses of fever medicine and flu medicine, she seems much better. no fever now.. poor girl.. blame it all to the stupid flu !!



my little girl posing for me while waiting for her grandpa to fetch us to see doc

Finger cross the flu bug stops at me at home !

Sinful indulgence

oh mine oh mine.. i just finish gulping one big cup of ice lemon tea + subway sandwich + 2 pieces of chips(double chocolate + macadamia nuts ) feeling happy when eating.. i've been toying with either to eat normal mixed rice OR subway after yoga..

i already decided mixed rice actually before starting the yoga session.. but after yoga.. i just changed my mind.. just like that.. i walked right in to subway and sms LGG of my lunch choice..

sob.. i've been eating lots of junk this week.. lots of chocolates.. oh yeas.. this was a happy week for me , for sure kekeke. i worked out three days.. i eat junks for the rest..

lucky thing dinner usually is steam food. oh noo.. tonight im suppose to roast chicken !! sigh ! how can i not get digestion/bloatedness problem ?? doctor said no fried food, no oily food.. no milk or nuts/beans.. and he said yogurt/vitagen daily..

got to go ans buy yogurt and vitagen today.. hopefully the bloatedness will go away.. my col's wife and another col also same problem.. maybe it's the weather after all.. heee

Sinful .. chocolate.. i love you...

Headache !!!!!!!!!!

I really cannot stand headache.. i hate it but i get it almost every month before menses. Why Why why ?? why it has to be this way ????

yesterday started my headache again.. this time round it's the whole forehead not like my usual migrain with one-sided.. i sleep early ( ditch away all my plans to do more flash cards, plan home practises, house work)..

Thanks LGG for helping me to read to missy and put her to sleep.. so that i can catch a little bit more of sleep before missy wakes up for her night feed.

Since maid left, i'm doing the housework, cook and since mum's last week blood pressure a bit high which we suspect she din get enough sleep cos look after missy at night. so i took over night time to look after missy too.

So, i got to stay tough. i still very very hesitant to get a new maid.. i simply enjoy being at home without maid now.. eventhough i've got to do lots more work than last time.

Just wish missy grow up fast .. cos always when we are busy with life.. in no time, our kids are big already and things get easier.. that's why i wont give up my career cos if i quit now.. later children bigger they don't need me that much and i will definitely feel lost as a career-less mother..

Few more weeks to go before i send missy to her morning playgroup so that mum can have more rest in the morning. which is important since my mum is getting older now, i should always take care of her well-being.. cant bring her travelling now since the flu thing..

Health Alarm

Again, i have a very bad headache last night. Banging kinda aching. whole head like going to explode and then my lower abdomen is like having diarhoea kinda pain..

What happen ! i just skip one day of coffee on MONDAY. Maybe i'm wrong to skip coffee on MONDAY! and i keep suspecting MUST be the maid put something into my food that i have stomachache *think too much maybe*.. but everyone else is ok except me le..mmm..

Sian.. anywya, after sleepong from abt 8pm till 6am.. im fine now.. maybe i don't have enough sleep ? but, how to explain the stomachache ? maybe heaty ?

Got to resume exercise, go to do it fast ! whenever i stop exerising i have problem with health.. here pain there pain.. killing me.

Tmw go swimming ! Got to do it !