Dad's change of dressing and regular review at the polyclinic could be done on the same day. Hence I took eldercare leave yesterday afternoon to bring him there. The itinerary was to do ECG, review blood test results, change dressing, and finally collect medication.

Dad is 79, and of course is no longer as alert as he was before. Then again, as far ( Read more... )

It's a long weekend by virtue of Labour Day. I had little planned because weekends are sometimes nice without plans. The gym looked almost deserted with most presumably away over the 3-day break. Anyway there I was, on my usual routine when mom called and said dad met with an accident and is in KTP hospital. I was stunned, but calm (might have been ( Read more... )

Mr Lee Kuan Yew passed on in the wee hours of 23 March 2015. Death comes to all and for him, it was something people had anticipated for a while. Mr Lee was gloriously 91, and that's a ripe old age by any standard. Since yesterday we've seen and read countless tributes to him. Media zoomed in on his life story. Many changed their profile pictures ( Read more... )

Another year's gone by in a bat of an eye, and CNY is upon us yet again. Having the eve on a Wednesday meant a super long weekend for everyone - a blessing considering how it had fell on a weekend in recent years ( Read more... )

I seem to have something to say each time I'm due for performance appraisal at work (haha). A normal reaction perhaps, since performance is always a highly subjective and controversial topic ( Read more... )

At long last, my family came by my new place last Sunday ( Read more... )

Mariah Carey can still sing.

That's the conclusion I came to after catching her 1-night gig at the National Stadium. The diva has had her fair share of controversy, from her early marriage woes to the most recent flaky performances at Japan where she kicked off the first leg of her Elusive Chanteuse Show in Asia. Video clips of her shaky vocals had ( Read more... )

Brian, my dear friend from Bangkok Thailand, is someone I got to know some years ago. We had a couple of mutual friends and I first saw him through some photos on Facebook in which he was tagged.

I don't know what made me reach out to this stranger but I'm quite sure it had to do with his kind and amicable look; and I thought it'd be wonderful to ( Read more... )

My work hardly brings me overseas. This year however, has been a little different. I visited 2 places that I otherwise wouldn't have gone on my own - China, and the Middle East. China has never been on my to-visit list, while Middle East has always felt like a mysterious black hole that reeks of unrest and uncertain danger. But I guessed much of ( Read more... )

I moved in last night. Finally, after what seems to me like never-ending months of preparation and anticipation. It has been a long and arduous process, from searching for the ideal home, the aching and long-winded procedures at the authorities, the back-breaking move of my belongings to the new home (in its very raw and unfinished state), to the ( Read more... )