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'appear' in lalang field :)
Witness the night sky come alive with this dazzling pyrotechnic pageant. Amazing fireworks explode to the masterfully choreographed sounds of classic Disney music. It's an awesome display.
many more underwater creatures. And not to miss my ferris wheel rides.
I'm on my way to school to celebrate my birthday with my friends and teachers. I'm so eager to share with them the goodie bags I have prepared for them.
Cake time....enjoy.
Why me?? it is so painful. I could hardly drink milk and eat porridge. My fever come and go...to as high as 40.2 degree celsius. Sigh..... No more school, no more shopping, no more playground for now.
(information taken from KKH)
What Is Hand, Foot And Mouth Disease (HFMD)?
This is an infectious disease caused by a family of viruses called Enteroviruses -- the commonest being the Coxsackie virus and Enterovirus. It can occur in people from various age groups, especially pre-schoolers. It is a very common disease in Singapore and has been in existence for many years. It is not a rare or new disease.
How Do You Know If Your Child Has HFMD?
Children with HFMD will have blister-like rash on their hands, feet and buttocks, mouth ulcers and fever. In addition, the child may have a sore throat, runny nose, experience vomiting and diarrhoea, and may feel tired.
You may bring your child to the polyclinic or see your family doctor. There is no need to rush your child to the Children's Emergency just to confirm the diagnosis of HFMD.
How Can Your Child Get HFMD?
HFMD can be easily spread through direct contact with nose discharge, saliva, faeces and fluid from the blisters.
Is This Disease Serious?
The disease is usually mild and most children will recover in about a week’s time. Only very rarely do certain rare strains of the virus cause complications such as inflammation of the brain and heart.
Is HFMD Treatable?
There is no specific treatment for HFMD. The symptoms are usually mild and children usually recover well as their own immune system fights off the virus. Your doctor will give medication to control the fever.
You should encourage your child to take as much oral fluids as possible. Your child may not have a good appetite because swallowing may be painful. However, ensure that your child has adequate fluid to prevent dehydration. Offer your child small amounts of fluid (about 10 – 30 mls each time) such as diluted juices, rice or barley water every half hourly and about 10 - 30 mls each time throughout the day. Antibiotics are ineffective because this is a viral, not a bacterial infection.
Does A Prior Infection With Enterovirus Make A Person Immune?
Specific immunity can occur, but a second episode is possible from a different strain of virus belonging to the enterovirus family.
What Can Be Done To Prevent The Spread Of This Disease?
Infected children should not be allowed to go to school, childcare centres and other crowded places until he is fully recovered.
Practise good general hygiene. Wash your hands immediately after contact with the infected child or handling diaper changes, and before handling food. Prevent other children from contact with toys, books, eating utensils, towels, clothes and other personal items used by the infected child.
When Should A Child With HFMD Be Brought To The Children’s Emergency?
Most children with HFMD are relatively well and active despite their illness. Your family doctor or the polyclinic will be able to manage the majority of the cases.
However, you should bring your child in to the Children’s Emergency if you notice any of the following:
•when the oral intake of fluids is poor, or when the child is unable to swallow, or vomits persistently
•when the tongue is dry, or when the child has decreased urine output(dehydration)
•if the child appears lethargic, drowsy or irritable, is crying persistently, or isdisorientated
•when seizures occur
•if there is difficulty in breathing
•if the child looks ashen, pale or blue.
•if the child complains of acute headache or giddiness, or if there is neck stiffness
Chinese New Year, or Chun Jie, which literally means Spring Festival, celebrates the coming of spring and a fresh start to one’s life.
The Spring Festival is also called Nian, after the legend of the Nian monster. At the begining of the first month of the lunar calendar, the monster would come down from the mountains to hunt villagers. To conquer this monster, they would beat drums and gongs, burn bamboo and light fireworks to scare it away.
There are also many other interesting practices steeped in tradition that can be found during this festive period. In the days leading up to Chinese New Year, you will find many local residents cleaning their homes. The belief is that if the home is dirty when the New Year arrives, the bad luck from last year is carried forward to the next.
Another important aspect is the celebration of family ties. One important event is the reunion dinner, where family members spanning generations get together for a feast on the eve of Chinese New Year.
During the 15-day celebration, everyone visits the homes of friends and relatives. Dressed in new clothes, visitors come bearing well wishes and gifts. Children look forward to receiving hongbaos – which literally means ‘red packets’ and these are given to children and adults who are not married. These red packets are filled with new dollar bills and represent good fortune for the coming year.
As a sign of respect to one’s elders and friends, two oranges must be brought along when visiting. It’s also customary to present oranges with both hands, and for the recipient to present two oranges when the visitor leaves.
The lion dance which is performed during Chinese New Year is a tradition that brings good luck to the households or businesses they visit. The dramatic climax of the dance is the Cai Qing or ‘Picking the Green’, where the lion ‘eats’ and then ‘spits’ the leaves out, signifying an abundance of everything in the coming year.
Wishing all :大吉大利, 吉祥如意, 迎春納福, 財源廣進, 國泰民安, 富貴有餘, 喜氣洋洋, 萬事如意, 歲歲平安, 鴻運臨門, 福星高照,开开心心
红包一个来.
Left to Right: 
"DADDY, TAKE OUT, TAKE OUT .... PAIN PAIN"....... 
Mummy brought my favorite HI5 DVDs to cheer me up....so now not pain already.
See, I can use 1 hand to play with my Building Blocks, nice? I know how to make tall building ...and also gun, piangz piangz.
Hurray, the nurse says that I can go home today (4/12), because my fever has gone down. My fever is due to some virus attack...from now, I will eat more vege & fruits so that I will be strong & mighty, to keep the virus away from me.
Oh, got 1 more word - Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye
I miss my mian mian. Mummy has given ah mian to ah gong & ah ma due to the allegy problems of Matthan. 
OKie, mummy...you can snap now. Cheessseeee!
Didi got his first hair cut on 5/10, right after his appointment with Dr Ong. Not too bad hoh...
Poor mummy & daddy, they got to worry about Matthan and also his medical bills. Heard it is in the Thousands and Thousands and Thousands. There goes my Thomas The Train set, mummy is only getting me a small train from the Pasar Malam. Heard Wai Po wanted to help to pay, but mummy & daddy don't want because she has no income.
Mummy and daddy are very touch that even though Wai Po is not rich, she is willing to come out with her savings to help us. Wai Po hao wei da ohh.
Mummy, Daddy, Xueru yiyi , Zhi Siong gor gor & MALCOLM went to Bangkok on 6 to 9 Sept.
Shopping at Indra Square. See ... mummy dolled me up like a girl again.
This is Zhi Siong gor gor & Xueru yiyi. We had a very nice dinner at COCA. I don't really like to sit there and wait for the food to be cooked. Still prefer to walk around and grab any food from the stalls directly.
Ever seen a PINK taxi? this is one of the taxi we took. The taxis in Bangkok are very colourful, they have: Orange colour, Green colour, Blue colour and Yellow colour. 
Matthan standing on his own with support of the trolley. He is now 8.5 mths old, still weighs 10kg. His top front teeth came out on 12 August. Mummy says that mine only came out when I was 1yr plus.
Mummy seldom allows me to post her picture in our blog coz she has yet to regain back her pre-peggie figure. But somehow this photo makes her look okie...so I got her permission to post it here. My mummy always says that she is very fat, but daddy will always tell her she looks okie, just that here abit fat, and there abit fat also, and face very round, and......
Aiyoh ... Didi, can you look at the camera there?? and smile like me....??
Matthan got his 2 teeth popped out fm his gum on 1 Aug. Now it is getting longer, can see the 2 cutie teeth more clearly.... Can you see it? 
Matthan is 8th month old today. He eats anything that we gave him. His favorites are still the froggy rattle & the cloth books.
Going to set off to Science Center. This is my first outing with the school. I think it will be fun coz teacher will be bringing us to see all sorts of inserts.
Bye everybody....See you again
Mummy brought Didi to Kindermusik for his first trial lesson on 26/8. I saw alot of balls in the room, but I'm not allowed to go in to play. Mummy said that the room inside is for small babies, big baby like me will have to go for another class which will have more activities, like jumping, colouring, baby gym, etc... 
Didi and baby Alyssa. They seem very lost, not knowing what to do with the ball. 
OMG...Matthan you are so big size. I think if i were to hide behind you, I guess mummy will not be able to find me.
