Chrysanthemum Tea

Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 24 April 2008 in Food & Cuisine.

Supposedly cooling and good for nourishing the lungs especially on hot and humid days like these.

I also added in gouqizi which is good for detox,eyes and kidneys.

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Update on HFMD

On Monday alone,another 527 preschoolers came down with the HFMD,which means this week may even exceed last week's record of 1,245 cases in a week.

I feel the reason for the spread could be due to the weather and the fact that there are so many childcare centres now.I read that there are about 50.000 children in childcare centres here!

I was glad to see Caleb's kindy becoming more stringent in their checking.Today,there were more teachers at the gate checking for blisters and fever on the children.They were even wearing masks!They have also stopped water and dough play.What is worrying is that the deadly strain EV71 that caused 7 children deaths in 2000-2001 and schools to shut down is also on the loose this time. Poor children. I was just thinking to myself if only i was clever enough to come up with a vaccine for HFMD,i'll be rich,famous,have as many kids as i want and not having to work.HAHAHA.*Dream on*
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Singaporeans:The Ugly and the Beautiful

*The Ugly*

Few weeks back,i was pushing the stroller with Ian on the seat and Caleb sitting on the padded back frame.Caleb loves to tap the EZLink card at the gantry at the train stations.So that day,he as usual tapped the card reader at the gantry meant for people with prams and older folks and it showed that there was some problem with my card.I tried tapping once more and when it still didnt work,i retreated with my stroller to find out the problem with the train staff.

This lady behind me said,'You are so slow!'

I was in a bad mood so she was asking for it.

I looked at her in the eye and retorted,'Why are you so impatient?'

'That's because you are taking such a long time!'

'Oh yeah,and that's because i have 2 young kids in tow and for your information this gantry reserves priority for people like me with prams!'

You may be shocked.Friends who know me know that I am the non-confrontational kind of people.I get upset with a person,i'd usually smother myself to death inside and whine in private rather than confront the offender.I think this is the first time i "lost it" and started 'picking a quarrel' with a stranger.A close friend said I must be very very stressed to do that.LOL

*The Beautiful*

Yesterday,i was on my way to my parents' place to give tuition after lunch.It didnt look like it was going to rain at all so i walked with the boys on the stroller.When i was at the traffic junction,it suddenly rained.At first it was a few big drops,which i had hoped,since i lost so much weight,that i could walk 'in between' the rain,LOL,but it got heavier and heavier.I got Caleb to hold the umbrella over himself and Ian while i started running with the stroller.There was no shelter anywhere and I just had to make a dash. By the time,i was drenched in sweat and rain. A pathetic sight. I hope nobody took any pictures of me at that point,ha.The boys were dry,fortunately.

One car stopped and a lady asked,"Do you need an umbrella?i have one!"I smiled and waved thanks and said its ok.

Minutes later,another car honked and a lady asked me to hop in so she could give us a ride home.But i was a stone's throw away so i waved thanks and it's-ok.I felt like giving the stranger a hug.So nice.