Tyan's Photoblog
Ian the Starhead
Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 12 October 2007 in People & Portrait.
Dear friends,thank you for popping by. Sorry i have not been as punctual in replying or visiting your blogs as Caleb has been down with quite a bad cough and vomiting spells. Yesterday Caleb and Ian were more cranky than ever and Caleb even trembled when he was holding his own fork.Gave me a scare. And he pooed all over his pants and sofa.Ian seemed to have caught his bro's cough and ran a fever and coarse throat. Our PD was not open in the afternoon so i brought them to a new one near our place and paid some $170 for their medicine.
Yesterday was just a mad day of taking care of them,clearing their mess,changing,cleaning,temperature checks,feeding all kinds of medcine,giving them cold bath treatment,withstanding all the whining and screaming and bringing them to the doc.
When we were out for lunch yesterday,Caleb vomited his rice. He started whining and this convent school girl,in a group of them, started imitating Caleb in a shrill voice. No manners! I gave her a long,cold hard stare. I wish i scolded her. And if i can have my way, i'd be more than happy to bite her head off![As u can see,i am displaying very violent tendencies,lol]
The saga caused me a splitting headache. My head is still throbbing painfully as i write this. Ian and Caleb ran a high fever today.
I think i need some mothering. I wish my parents would come over and keep me company like many of my young-mommy-friends have. Or at the very least that my mom would miss me and call me and ask me how i was. Oh well. Too bad i come from a traditional family where such privileges are only reserved for the son.
Anyway,let's talk about happy things?
Last week I bought some star stickers for Caleb and so he started peeling them off and some of them landed on his poor bro's forehead.
Wait till the day when Ian has the ability to realise what is going on and retaliate....ah,i'll talk about that another day.
Nancy from Singapore
Call/ Email and lodge a complaint with the principal! Really, what bad manners. Which sch is that? Tsk...tsk...tsk
Hahaha...Ian must be seeing stars (literally!) Robyn also loves to play with stickers nowadays, she would peel them off (or ask me to help) and paste them over herself, show them off to everyone and then peel them off so that she can paste them on us!
12 Oct 2007 5:55am
@Nancy: if i am not wrong,they should be from St Joseph's Convent,the nearest for them to go compasspoint right?But i wasnt sure.And i was too busy cleaning up the mess to pick a quarrel. I didnt want to get myself into the situation where they retort at me and say they were not imitating me.Oh well.
And WHY SHOULD WE BE SURPRISED??!!!
We know the kind of kids that are being bred today are like that. Rude. Ill Mannered. Insensitive. Unempathetic. Come on,my son just puked all over the floor,he had a bad day, i had a bad day,and the least they can do is to keep their bl**dy mouths shut! I better stop here,my headache is coming back talking abt them.
xinyi from Singapore
dearie.. reason why caleb trembles.. according to my childhood experiences, the medicine might be too strong for him.. tat's why he will tremble..
as for the girls.. went to sjc for an event sometime in sept.. gave me an horrible cultural shock.. they've no manners at all!! running all over the sch, screaming, shouting at d top of their voices.. my god.. i tot bt batok was jialat wif d boys.. girls are actually the terrible ones.. hahaha.. tink i wil go over n shut their bloody mouths if i'm in d same situation.. hahaha
12 Oct 2007 6:19am
Keneth from Singapore, Singapore
Hello! When children are down with illnesses, it would be a REAL hard time. Haha. And why would the girls do that, he is so cute! :)
12 Oct 2007 8:12am
Bron from Canberra, Australia
Oh poor lady I hope your headache lifts soon! And that the kids get well too!
What a star!! Cool pp tyan. Take heart!
12 Oct 2007 8:33am
Mandy from Johannesburg, South Africa
HAHAHAH - That's brilliant Tyan and I love the effect that you've used here. Hang in there with the kids hun...hopefully they'll be feeling right as rain in no time. And as for needing mothering........when the kids are asleep, soak in a nice hot bath and get your hubby to rub your back! AND tomorrow is Saturday so hopefully he's off work so he can take care of the little ones for an hour or 2 while you catch up on your sleep!!! :)
12 Oct 2007 9:25am
rainsocks from Singapore
Sorry to hear that the boys are sick... really hope they get better soon. As for the ill-mannered girls, I'd have scolded them for sure. As you know by now, I've learnt to be mean to mean people over the years to prevent them from shitting on top of my head. I'd have told her to stop behaving like a 2 year old. Anyway, hope everything gets better soon... and you try to get some rest, if possible.... haha.. I know it's almost impossible. But take care!
12 Oct 2007 9:40am
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
When our little ones get sick like yours seem to be, it's a worry. And when far from home, or culturally cut off because of traditional patterns, from your own parents' care, that makes for feeling alone (and sometimes frightened in need of assurance). It is good that within God's love, nothing happens that is not within God's ability to bring toward improvement. My parents are both dead and cannot come to assist in times of worry, like our 25 year old son's recent serious surgery. So I must often draw needed comfort from this assurance, found in Romans 8:38-39. Know that you have friends all over the world who care, many of whom are keeping you and your little ones in prayer.
12 Oct 2007 11:31am
Rabbit from Richmond, United States
First - this is a downright treasure of a shot! I think its just toooo cute for words.
So traditional famililies only call their sons huh... well i know if i were in your shoes i'd probably feel left out, however i would love to be forgotten sometimes ;) i'm not much a phone person as my mom is and i get annoyed with it after 5 minutes of conversation. I don't like being like that, and it could be that my hearing is sensitive and thats one of my reasons for not staying on the phone long, but i still feel bad for not wanting to talk. However, i do try and be a good daughter in all other respects i guess my mom has learned to deal with the fact that i don't call much & when she calls i don't stay on the phone long.
I'm so sorry you have had one heck of an ordeal with your sweet children being so sick. I do hope the feel better soon, i think you need some hot tea. Try and sip a cup or two in between the hectic moments you are fighting right now.
Sending lots of love,
rabbit
12 Oct 2007 5:50pm
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Tyan, poor sweetie, and poor babies...does anything hurt more? I'm sending you health, happy and carefree vibes x
12 Oct 2007 6:31pm
Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States
Oh honey, I am so sorry. I know all too well what you are going through. If I lived close to you I would bring you some tea or something. Hope the boys get better soon, try and get what rest you can.
12 Oct 2007 8:54pm
aggie from Singapore, Singapore
Ian is a star. What a cute shot! Hope your kids recover soon and the days are sunny for you again.
13 Oct 2007 4:32am
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
oh, dearest babe, this is such a horrid experience!! i am so sorry you had to go through it, and with such thoroughly insensitive and ill-bred individuals to worsen the trauma of it all! Elise sends you lots of hugs and kisses to make it better, and you and family continue to be much in our thoughts and prayers, dear one. Really hope this weekend will be a blessed respite for you, dearest tyan.
13 Oct 2007 12:32pm
