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My poor little girl is very sick. It started on Sunday with a mild fever and slight cough. We gave Aliya some medicine to bring the fever down, but the next day her condition worsened. I took urgent leave from work to bring her to the doctor. Her temperature was pretty high and she threw up while waiting for her turn at the clinic. I felt terrible to see her coughing and moaning in pain. Her weight also dropped slightly because she had no appetite to eat. Four days had gone by and Aliya is still feeling rather sick. I just hope that she will fully recover and feel much better tomorrow.

I bought the balloon for Aliya six days ago and I’m surprised that it’s still floating around in our bedroom. Normally, a helium-filled balloon would have lasted a day before all the helium escaped from it. Anyway, I think the balloon is pretty expensive because I forked out seven bucks for it. I bought the balloon because she behaved pretty well while I was at the dentist. Aliya sat quietly and watched me from the corner of the room while Dr Chan attended to my tooth implant.

After my dental appointment, we walked down from Lucky Plaza to catch the Sesame Street show at Takashimaya. We had some junk food at KFC before the show. I couldn’t really eat as the right side of my mouth was still numb. We managed to get a good view of the stage and Aliya enjoyed the show. I took some pictures of her favourite Sesame Street characters and Aliya had a group photo with them too. I wondered why Elmo was so huge. I thought he should be smaller than Cookie. Oh, well.

After the show, I met my classmate, Eliz who was happy to celebrate her last exam paper. She wanted to have lunch and buy some presents for her friend’s children. We sat for half an hour at McDonald’s to chat before she left for Plaza Singapura. A neighbour and his family were sitting just opposite us and he waved in our direction. I waved and smiled back at them. Later, Aliya and I went shopping and I bought her some new clothes. I didn’t really get anything for myself except a nice leather belt for my jeans.

As we were walking around the mall, someone called out to me. I turned around and it was my ex-colleague, Simon Goh. We chatted for a few minutes and he gave me a table calendar. By then, Aliya was tired and requested to go home. It was raining quite heavily when we walked to the Orchard MRT station. On the way to the station, I bumped into Derrick, one of my team members who was with his expecting wife and they were out celebrating his birthday and wedding anniversary. What a small world.

Yay, the sofa set that we ordered a month ago was finally delivered to our home yesterday. I paid a price for the sofa but it’s definitely worth the money. It’s big and cosy that I almost fell asleep while watching House. I’ve been watching a lot of TV lately and neglecting my books. I’m bad but I’ve got plans to hit the books later today. Really, it’s true. Now I need to get some sleep.

Update: Aliya loves the new sofa too.

I was sitting in the favourite corner of my room doing the usual stuff on my laptop like reading emails and blogs, playing Scrabulous and at the same time contemplating whether I should post an entry on FeistyCat. Then, I thought it was kind of weird that all was so peaceful and quiet in the living room. I opened the bedroom door only to find Aliya dancing in front of the TV to her favourite Hi 5 show. Standing behind her, I was quite amused because she was doing her best to imitate their dance steps and sing the Hi 5 songs. When she caught me watching her, she gave me a broad smile and “shooed” me away. “Mum, can you please do your work in the room?” That was the first time she didn’t want me to be around her. Hmm…do all four-year-old kids love to dance?

Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday to Aliya.
Happy Birthday to you!

I love you baby!

My three-year-old, Aliya, attends the Terrific Tots program at My Gym once a week. She enjoys free play at My Gym especially since the playground structure is changed weekly. She also gets to mix around with children of her own age group.

The program focuses on listening skills as well as gymnastics. What I like about My Gym is not only do the children gain confidence, the program also improves their strength and flexibility, manipulative skills and hand-eye coordination. In fact, I’ve seen a lot of improvement in my own child. Aliya’s listening skills has improved a great deal and she’s definitely more confident and stronger since she joined My Gym.

However, it comes with a price. I’ve just forked out three hundred dollars for another eight lessons at My Gym. I’m just wondering whether I should let her continue till the end of the year. Unlike the typical “kiasu” (extreme fear of losing) parent in Singapore, I haven’t sent Aliya to other enrichment classes. There’s a lady I know at My Gym, who sends her kid to five different enrichment courses. In my opinion, that’s too much for a three-year-old kid. I was thinking of sending Aliya for music lessons, but I’m in no rush to send her for more courses. Let her enjoy her childhood first.