Yippee ai ai, yippee yippee ai

So happy!! ZM will touch down in 7 hours' time.

At the same time, I'm feeling kind of sad that my mum will be going back home after staying over all this while at my place in ZM's absence.

9 May saw me sending ZM to the airport. Ah ma stayed over and since Eunice was fast asleep, I decided to go with ZM to Changi. I was already running a fever then. At the airport, I could feel aches in my bones and joints.

Silly me just couldn't hold back my tears just before ZM checked into the departure gate. I'm so weak. I couldn't sleep well that night. Not because I missed him already, but my body was very hot and I was trying to pacify Eunice. I didn't want to disturb Ah ma. The night just ticked away.....In the morning, I took my temperature and it measured 39.9 degC!!


3rd SGT Wong with his army kit. He and his mates stuffing rations of cup noodles into their hand carrys.

To cut the long story short, I spent the weekend in bed. Eunice was sticky, as usual. She had to be brought next to me and I patted her to sleep while I was groggy and semi-conscious. Thanks to the high fever and loss of appetite, I lost some weight. Hehe.....

Phone conversations and sms-es were cut to a minimum to prevent chalking up a hefty mobile phone bill.....at our own expense. It's already past the half way mark. About one more week to go and we'll get to see 'Dar dar' soon.

Maybe he misses us more than we miss him. I am already kept very occupied and tired with Eunice. When I miss ZM, I can just give Eunice a kiss and/or hug. Cos his blood flows in her.....wahahahhahaah........how cheesy can I get??

I was on half day leave today to search for new pastures. Not pinning much hopes, I'll just have to continue trying. This current pasture stinks big time and I can't wait to leave.

I went a little earlier to pick Eunice and treated her to Walls drumstick. She was more interested in the cone biscuit than the cream. My hands were full, didn't manage to catch her 'moustache'. We had some quality time - sitting at the concrete steps, enjoying the ice cream. She would turn around and smile at me, seeming to tell me she liked the ice cream and just sitting there with me.

I brought her to the playground. Let her ride on the horsey and she went down the slides by herself! Gosh, for a moment I thought she was going to fall off the slide but she managed to steady herself. I felt bad that she had been confined at home for the longest time ever. The cartoons can no longer hold her attention for long.

It's good to see her in the pink of health and eating well again. It's kind of strange now that she didn't need to take medication. *LOL* You must be going 'choy choy choy'.




Does she look more like ZM or Ju?

Light at the end of the tunnel?

April wasn't a good month for us. For this one month, 3 of us fell sick, coughing like 3 froggies croaking high and low in the middle of the night. Papa Frog, Mama Frog and Little Tadpole. What was worse was E's constant vomiting after a bout of phlegm-y cough.

It seemed like endless washing of bedlinen and her soiled clothes and cleaning up the floor, not to mention sleepless nights. Thank God it's over. E responded well to the course of antibiotics, which the PD finally prescribed on the third visit when the fever refused to go away. I've used up this year's medical allowance for dependents.

ZM and I had been coughing non-stop too. First it was heaty cough, then became cooling cough....we're recovering.

It was scary to see 'BR calling' on my mobile phone. I held back my tears when I heard that E was throwing up and had difficulty napping, yet at that time I couldn't be with her as I was the only team member left. Thank God that colleagues from other teams offered to do my job for the day and freed me to bring E to PD. The poor girl had gone down a size since.

We received one good news though. Our dealer had successfully bidded our COE. We'll only get the car in early Jun. We like the Swift very much, but it offers little boot space for the stroller. So we settled for a reliable make.

Vios 2007. We chose white colour.

Over the recent weekend, my mum was hospitalised for profuse vomiting. I was told not to visit her as E was recovering. Yesterday, after picking E up from the centre, I just felt like bringing her down to visit her 'Mama'. And so we did, against the strict instructions. Upon seeing her, although they kind of berated me for bringing her to the hospital. Dad, Ah Ma, Stan and Crys were there. Everyone was delighted to see her although E stuck to me like a koala to the eucalyptus tree.

But I am not looking forward to the next 3 weeks. ZM will be away for reservist training in SA. This is the first time we are going to be apart from each other for such a long period since I got back from Melbourne in 2001.. He just reminded me this morning that we had been together for 8 years. I didn't even realise that.

We're going to miss you. Last week, on the way home in my colleague's car and listening to a chinese song (something about goodbye or farewell) on 933FM, tears just welled up. I pitied myself. Not knowing how I will get by the 3 weeks juggling daytime work and taking care of the little one and the home after work. But I shall be strong. It won't be easy for me , but we'll get by somehow. 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me'. Hopefully you will see a slimmer me when you return home on 28 May.

Take good care of yourself. Remember 'Safety First'. Eat well and enjoy chiong suah-ing with your band of brothers.