The usual weekend

27th Oct (Sat)

Has miss my Sat morning for two weeks, today manage to go for the exercise.

After the exercise, I was at the Food Centre in Clementi Centre.  Wanted to eat vegetarian bee hoon, there's queue.  Fried carrot cake, also queuing, end up having chwee kueh.

Chwee Kueh @ 3 for $1.50

As bringing my mum to the Senior Friendship Circle tomorrow, I went for the Saturday Hokkien Service.

After service, was at Redhill Food Centre for early dinner.  Had the signature mee sua @ $3.

28th Oct (Sun)

In the morning, told my mum, we go Zone 2 RC Senior Friendship Circle as I have register for her.  Bluff her, if she don't go, I have to pay $10.

Breakfast for the Seniors

After the SFC ends, was at the usual coffeeshop, order a bowl of sliced fish mee sua with 3 dumplings @ $5.30 to share.

Need to buy grocery, so went to the Community Hospital visiting a neighbourhood neighbour and then to the supermarket.  When I went to greet the elderly uncle in the next bed, although he did not talk, but he was smiling.

After visiting neighbourhood neighbour and buy grocery, time for me to drink coffee, a cup of mocha @ $5.

A new week has begin

22nd Oct (Mon)

For an hour before I knock off, I was ask to stand at the counter taking orders as the colleague doing counter has knock off and another colleague is not here yet.

Then there's a customer, the customer wants long chicken meal, frankly speaking, i'm not to sure which is the correct chicken button as they do have another type of chicken, so I just anyhow han tam, phew, key correctly.

Salmon portion bought from the supermarket.

23rd Oct (Tue)

I have something in mind to eat, but I didn't knock off in time, so not able to go and eat.

So my dinner is my own creation tendergrill chicken with cheese, lettuce, bacon.

24th Oct (Wed)

One of my colleague did not turn up for work.  Uncle off day is on Wednesday.   There are two students in the schedule, one of them wrote in the group chat, that he was not coming.  If the other student didn't turn up, closing willl be manager and one Malay staff working.

Lucky i woke early up iin the morning, so cook something and when I'm back, my dinner is ready to eat.

25th Oct (Thur)

I manage to knock off punctually and went to have dry laksa @ $4.80 which I have bookmark in Jcube.

Dry laksa with tau pok, fishcake, prawn

This saba fish, which I bought a packet from the supermarket, is for my mum's dinner.

26th Oct (Fri)

Again, my colleague didn't turn up, I didn't manage to knock off on time.

My dinner - my own creation - long chicken with mayonnaise, chicken patty, lettuce. bacon.

Weekend

20th Oct (Sat)

Two days back, while waiting for the transport with my mum, bump into a neighbourhood neighbour who mention that her hubby is in the Community Hospital, decided to visit neighbourhood neighbour hubby.

While there, neighbourhood neighbour mentions that the ward her hubby is in are all dementia patients.

It so happen the patient next to neighbourhood neighbour is an eighty plus Ah Gong.

The helper is there taking care of him.  Was saiding hello to Ah Gong and  was told that Ah Gong has not been talking for a period of time and he even couldn't recognize his sons.  Saddened to hear it.

After the visitation, my meal, nasi padang (chicken) @ $5.

Photo taken from facebook - There's a free workout at the Community Centre near my house every Saturday from 5pm, this is my first time attending it.

21st Oct (Sun)

Zone 3 RC Senior Friendship Circle is on every 3rd Sunday of the month.

Ask my mum if she wants to go, at first, she doesn't wants.  Sweet talk a bit and she said ok.  Lucky while there, she's in good mood and didn't throw tantrum.

Breakfast for the Seniors - nasi lemak

Decided to go church after bringing my mum back from the Senior Friendship Circle.  Was quite rushing and I was 15 minutes late for service.

After service, I was at Redhill Food Centre buying food back for my mum. As I was not very hungry, had durian chendol @ $3.

Halloween decorations @ Westgate

Usually I will stop at Jurong East Station to catch the bus back home.  Westgate is the shopping centre that is link to the MRT Station.

It so happen I saw some Halloween decorations there, so took picture of it.

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Same old rountie

15th Oct (Mon)

Bought a batang steak from one of the fishmonger in Redhill market yesterday.  This is my first time buying from this lady fishmonger as previously when I was there, I bought from another stall.  That stall was crowded,  so I bought from this stall.  Should be my 1st and last time as her attitude piss me off.

Batang steak @ $3

While on my way home, bought a banana leaf prawn otah @ $1.70 as I was craving for otah.

Bump into Mr and Mrs Choo helper at my neighbourhood.  Ask whether Mrs Choo had been discharge from hospital.  Was told she's still in hospital.

Causally ask the helper how long she has been in the hospital, the helper reply was 4 months. 

16th Oct (Tue)

Now that the timing of the transport picking up my mum is earlier, I can take a bit of sweet time to get to work.

Thought that I will go for a cup of kopi @ $1.40.

Also a chicken curry puff @ $1.40

When I reach my workplace, I got a shock.  My manager is on mc and big boss is here to cover her. 

17th Oct (Wed)

I was nearby my manager workstation when she was counting the earning for the shift.  It so happen short of $7 and she has to cough out the $7.

After I knock off, since I pass by Jurong East on the way back, want to Springleaf Prata have my quick early dinner before going back to wait for the transport bringing my mum's back.

Had a plain prata ($1.30) and egg prata ($2.30).

The curry for the prata

18th Oct (Thur)

My chin chye cook dinner with whatever i have in the fridge.

Have wanted to cook rice, but I add in too much water, so become like porridge.  Ingredients : fishcake, dry oyster, chinese sausage.

19th Oct (Fri)

Recently, I did not knock off on the spot, but around 20 minutes later.

I don't have the luxury time to sit down and eat as I have to be back before the stated time when they send my mum's back, so tabao food back home.

Otah @ $1.40

Nasi lemak @ $1.40

An unexpected call

13th Oct (Sat)

Early in the morning, ask my mum if she wants to go out walk walk.  Her answer is she wants to go West Coast makan.

I had vegetarian bee hoon @ $4

Then I receive an unexpected call from my manager asking if I can work today.  Actually I have a Caregiver Support Group in the afternoon.  So I went to work instead, earn some income for.

My meal, my own creation chicken burger, fee : meal provided.

At night, got a surprise from my neighbour, auntie (the auntie who also goes to the Day Care Centre) daughter,  she gave me a bit of the cake she bought from Sarawak when she went there for retreat.

14th Oct (Sun)

Usually if I go for Sunday service, I will go for exercise first before going back shower then go for 2nd service.

As today I have something on, I went for the 1st service.

After service, I was at Redhill market buying some item and also to have my lunch.

I had vegetarian bee hoon @ $3 from one of my favourite stall in Redhill. 

Something unexpect pop up

8th Oct (Mon)

From the look of the burger, should be able to tell this is not a correct burger.  It's my own creation burger.

My long chicken burger which has lettuce, mushroom sauce, bacon, a piece of cheese and a long chicken patty.

9th Oct (Tue)

Oyster mee sua @ $4.80 from Shilin in Jurong Point.

I didn't go for Bible Study Fellowship for two weeks, this week, show my face there, if not, I might get kick-out.

10th Oct (Wed)

My mum has a medical appointment in the morning.

After everything is done, she wants to go to the Day Care Centre.

The drama part came around lunch time.

My mum share table with 3 elderly auntie.  One of them is the auntie (Auntie G) who keeps asking transport coming already?

Auntie G had a conflict with another auntie (Auntie Y) that the staff had to intervene.

Lucky my mum was not affected by it, she was busy eating her lunch.

After seeing that my mum has taken her lunch, I make a move as I have to go get things and also take my lunch.

My lunch - salted egg fish with an egg

and lunch @ $5.50

While home, my mum ask me,  you had a conflict with Auntie G, reply her, no lah, not me but another auntie.

Then there's this elderly, Ah Ma C, usually when I went over to greet her, she never answer me, so far I never hear her talk before, today is the first time I heard her speak, she point to her eye and said sakit (hope I didn't spell wrongly, pain).

11th Oct (Thur)

Save money day.

My dinner - maggie mee

12th Oct (Fri)

Nothing in mind to cook, so chin chye cook, chin chye eat.

Rice with whatever I have in the fridge