Starting of the week

23rd Jul (Mon)

Since there's still a bit of time before my mum comes back, the other day, while having coffee in a halal eatery place in JEM, saw customer eating kueh lopes , I bookmark it as I didn't eat it for a while already.

Kueh lopes @ $1.60, after that, have to quickly take a bus back to wait for my mum's transport back.

Since I didn't eat burger over the weekends, this round, I took a double fish burger back, lucky, got my mum to share with me.

24th Jul (Tue)

Check with Mr Choo younger son whether Mrs Choo has been discharge from hospital, only to learn about her latest condition and the son ask me to help to inform Pastor to pray for Mrs Choo.  The ball, throw to Chinese Ministry Pastor of PPH Brethren Church.

Don't feel like having burger and no appetite, only want something light.

Salmon avacodo handroll @ $2.40

25th Jul (Wed)

I thought of having yong tau foo at the food court at my work place there, but was busy that I knock off a bit later, so no yong tau foo for me.

Tabao a packet of mixed rice from the interchange back to makan before starting on my Bible Study Fellowship homework.  Mixed rice @ $3.80.  

Week 27 (Part 4)

30th Jun (Sat)

My mum doesn't wants to go church, manage to sweet talk her in going.

As usual, after service, was at Bukit Merah Central and the usual coffeeshop.  The coffeeshop was rather quiet and not much variety of foods to choose from.

My mum had porridge

with braised chicken, steamed egg and tofu @ $3.40.

I had Malay rice with chicken wing, chilli egg and begedil @ $3.30.

Good weather with no rain.

1st Jul (Sun)

Initially, I thought of bringing my mum to the Emergency Department in the Hospital due to her constipation problem.

Then I thought of the suppository that the Doctor prescribe the other time she went to see Doctor for her constipation problem.  So I decided to try on that first.

My mum was resistance when I want to insert the suppository for her that she push me away.  So I told her, if you doesn't want me to do it for you, then I have to bring you to the Doctor and let the Doctor do it for you.

In the end, I manage to insert it for her and within 15 minutes, bowel were out.

Was at a neighbourhood bakery, mouth itchy, must buy something to eat, so buy a 老婆饼 @ $1.20.

Week 27 (Part 3)

29th Jun (Fri)

Wet weather, raining cats and dogs.

As usual, breakfast in PPHCSC is beehoon with youtiao.

And as usual, Uncle Choo ask the same old question he has been asking and asking, your mum don't go to the Day Care Centre on Saturday and Sunday.  And I have to repeat and repeat that my mum only goes to the Day Care Centre from Monday to Friday, but not on Saturday and Sunday.

Then he share with me he used to have meals delivered to his house, but the delivery person saw his helper wheel his wife and the delivery of meal is terminated.

And now he has a new lobang, a free meal delivery to his house recommended by Social Worker.  But the quality of the foods will not be that good, items like sardine fish, peanut, etc.

He mention his helper can cook well, so I was asking him, since your helper can cook well, why not get your helper to go to the wet market or supermarket to buy raw foods and cook for the family.

Then he mention though the quality of the foods not that good, it's free, can save money.

After the breakfast session at PPHCSC, I need to go Jurong East attend to something, since I still have time after i'm done with what I need to do, I decided to visit neighbour uncle.  His wife mention that he has a fever last night and also infection, so he can't be discharge on Monday.

Had a pandan cake and a cup of kopi (didn't take picture) @ $2.80.

Due to time constraint as I need to be back before the transport bring my mum back,  I didn't visit Uncle Tang.

Week 27 (Part 2)

27th Jun (Wed)

While waiting for the transport with my mum, open the letterbox.  A surprise awaits me.

Receive a postcard from TM who went Hong Kong with his wife recently.

Since Bible Study Fellowship has resume, of course, there's homework to be done.

Beside, raining like cats and dogs.

So, my meal will be maggie mee with egg and meatball.

As when I thought that the weather is "fine" after the rain in the morning, it started to drizzle at 6 plus before the start of the workout.  Disappointed as yesterday, due to Bible Study Fellowship, no workout for me and I thought I could burn away some calories and now no workout.

28th Jun (Thur)

I was at the supermarket in JEM buying grocery.  Then nasi lemak came into my mind.

So my lunch is nasi lemak @ $4.80.  The nasi lemak set comes with 1 oath, 2 ebi fry, 1 fishcake, ikan bilis with peanuts and a slice of cumember.

Then I was thinking about whether Uncle Tang and the neighbourhood Uncle has been discharge. Since I did bring my original identify card (nowadays, usually most of the time, I don't bring my original identify card out, unless I need to go to the bank, see doctor, etc), i thought I will make a trip to the hospital to check it out. 

Uncle Tang is still there.  Good news that I heard from him is that, he can be discharge tomorrow, but his next-of-kin is not free to fetch him.  So he will be discharge on Monday.

As Uncle Tang is in Jurong Community Hospital (Tower C), I was not too sure what's the difference between Ng Teng Fong Hospital (Tower B) and Jurong Community Tower (Tower C).  So I went to ask the nurse, I was told, Tower B is for acute condition whereby Tower C, more to rehabilitation.

After visiting Uncle Tang, went over Tower B to check whether neighbourhood Uncle has been discharge.

As I have register last Friday when I visited Uncle, from what I understand, if the patient is still in the ward, I do not need to register again.  I just need to scan my identify card in the gantry.

When I was in the ward, I couldn't find Uncle, a nurse must be seeing that I am lost, ask me who am I looking for, and she help sme to check, then realise that Uncle has change ward.

Another good news, Uncle can be discharge on Monday.

A cup of coffee before I go back

* Facebook photo

Since I didn't exercise for 2 days, must exercise liao.  Workout with macho instructor to burn off calories.

Week 22 (Part 2)

31st May (Thur)

 I receive a WhatsApp message from the Chinese Ministry Pastor of PPH Brethren Church yesterday asking me if Mrs Choo has been discharge from hospital.

Not knowing the answer, I reply that I will check it out and let him know.

During Mrs Choo previous stay in another hospital, she has ever ask me to help her call her younger son.  Mr and Mrs Choo have two sons.  So I have her younger son handphone number.  So I message her younger son and ask him, only to learn that Mrs Choo has not been discharge yet.

Then of course, have to get back to the Chinese Ministry Pastor.

I decide to pay Mrs Choo a visit.  Before visiting her, I went to makan first.

Was at Kaffe & Toast at NUH Medical Centre

I order a set @ $5.30 which comes with soft-boiled egg.

I had the otah bun as I am a fan of otah

Drink, I had hot coffee

Hospital patient food - white rice with cauliflower and fish in which Mrs Choo mention that the fish is salty.

The other time, Mrs Choo ask me to buy chee cheong fun for her to eat the next round I visit her.  So beside the chee cheong fun (before letting her eat, I went to check with the nurse if it's ok for her to eat, if not, I will bring back to eat myself, green light from the nurse, so Mrs Choo eat it), thought I get something for the helper also, but the helper went home to do laundry, so the english muffin with chicken ham and cheese, I bring back and share with my mum.

Weekend (10th & 11th Feb)

10th Feb (Sat)

My mum was given a ticket for a senior event in the evening.  As usual, we went Church.

After service, instead of having our early dinner at Bt. Merah, I tabao a packet of chicken rice with a chicken liver at $3.50 back to eat, as for my mum, dinner is provided for her.

Brought my mum to the venue of the event.  Thought I will leave my mum there and come back after the event to bring her back.  Then an auntie told me that I could be around as there are those Ah Gong/Ah Ma helper who are there with them. 

Lao hei for the elderly, had a quick snap of it before they start to toss.

2 mandarin oranges for the elderly

11th Feb (Sun)

I need to fill up my fridge as it's almost empty.

Before going to the supermarket, had bento set, Saba fish, chicken cutlet with rice and fruit.

After buying grocery, a piece of Sundae Pie @ $2.95.

The mandarin oranges come in box of 36 which I find too much, so the guy was mentioning how about I take 18, 18 is ok for me.  So he sold me at $12.50.  Box of 36 selling at $23.80.

Bought this 风信子 @ $3.50 at Bangkit Road.  Usually I will buy it every year.

My dinner - bread

Christmas Day (25th Dec)

Early in the morning of Christmas Day, my mum and I were at JEM as my mum wants to eat the porridge from KFC.  After that, we were at the supermarket to buy grocery.  Then my mum wants to eat fishball kway teow.

I had 2 beancurd roll with fish paste @ $1.30 each and a ngoh hiang @ $1.70.

Before going back, was at the Food Court, ordered a salmon with chicken set (comes with a bowl of rice and kimchi) @ $7 to share with my mum.

My mum wanted to eat sushi, there's a sushi counter at the supermarket, bought the unagi set @ $6.50 for her.

My sushi set @ $3.90

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I need to get my grocery from the supermarket, so I thought I will drop by my friend stall in Bukit Timah Food Centre to chit chat with her before going to the supermarket at Bukit Timah Plaza which is opposite to get my grocery.

Before going Bukit Timah Food Centre, drop by Sunset Way to satisfy my craving of the Chicken Pie I had in mind.

Saw they also sell Shepherd Pie, decided to have that as it's smaller in size and just in case I could not finish the Chicken Pie which is bigger.  Shepherd Pie cost $4.20.

Inside the Shepherd Pie, there is chicken, button mushroom, pea, diced carrot.

Stomach still have room, so 2nd round, char Siew sou @ $1.20.

Har gow @ $2.50

While at the Food Centre, saw a new stall selling Chendol, original chendol is $1.50, chendol with red bean is $2, chendol with sweet corn is $2, chendol with durian is $3.

I was sitting near my friend stall eating my chendol, when I saw the sliced fish soup stall assistant looking at me eating the chendol, so after my friend done with the customers, we were talking and I mention to her about the sliced fish soup stall assistant, friend was mentioning she was jealous I bought chendol for friend and not her, so I told friend, no reason for me to buy for her lor.

After buying my grocery, went to have coffee before going back since I have not had coffee for the day yet.  Coffee @ $1.50.

When I saw the picture of the otah toast, I was tempted, so bought @ $2.20 to eat.

New Year Eve (31st Dec)

It has been a rainy day on the last day of 2017, raining almost whole day.

* Photo credit to RC volunteer.  Started the day by going for Zumba workout.  Last workout for Year 2017.  One of my resolution for 2018 will be not to be lazy, exercise more.

Then bought a packet of vegetarian kway teow mee back to share with my mum.  Cook a simple lunch, shower.

As the other time, at my relative place, my relative gave me a packet of drink to drink in which relative mention, the drink was free when relative bought things from the supermarket and she can't find the drink in the supermarket.  It so happen I manage to come across the drink in the supermarket, so thought I will get some for my relative.

Was back at Beo Crescent. 

Saw a stall at the Food Centre selling chee cheong fun, $0.80 per piece, so order 2 pieces @ $1.60.  Went to order coffee.  It so happen the auntie selling coffee was talking to a cleaner.  What they are talking is more to gossiping.  So I interrupt by placing my order.  She answer me, I am talking, wait.  Seeing that she is more senior than me, I do not want to argue.  Not that you are serving customers.  Anyway, my first and last time order from her.  If I were to be there again, will order from other stall.

The other time, I bought fried hokkien mee from one of the coffeeshop for my mum dinner, this round, bought fried hokkien mee again back for her to eat.  Instead of ordering two $3, I ordered $5 to share.  Container $0.20, so total is $5.20.

Was back at Happy Oven.  Bought a apple strudel @ $1.80, eclair @ $1 each, cream puff @ $1 each,  cheesecake @ $2.50.

Vegetarian bee hoon mee @ Redhill Market

I hardly go to the wet market to do my marketing as usually I go to the supermarket.  There's a vegetarian stall at Redhill Food Centre which I quite like and it has been a while since I went there.  Beside, I quite like the market there as many stalls there.  So I decided to go there to do my marketing.

There's a vegetarian stall at the coffeeshop there and one at the Food Centre.  Usually, I had it at the Food Centre.  My vegetarian bee hoon mee @ $3.

Saturday (23rd Dec)

I was woken by my mum at 5 plus in the morning telling me that she has done her business and that she didn't flush as she wants to show me the proof that she was done with her business.  Guess she knows I have been monitoring her constipation problem.

As usual, went for the 1.30pm Hokkien Service in Church.

As Christmas is around the corner, the Church order buffet.  That's my first round.

After that, as usual, went Bt. Merah Central for early dinner.  My mum wants mixed rice.  Cost : $2.80.

I couldn't resist fried chicken, when I saw it, ordered it, 70 cents each, so total is $1.40.  Only to realize after returning to the seats that I have eaten it in Church earlier on.

I have wanted to eat zi char, but I was not very hungry since earlier have eaten something in Church, so I ask my mum does she still have space for zi char, she said yes, so order ee mian @ $4.50, ingredients is some sliced fish, sliced pork, a few small prawns and vegetable.

Then it's going home time.