It fascinates me as to how boys, small ones, gets attracted to Tasnym, likes bees to a flower. We'll be out shopping and they'll come from wherever they are, just to stand in front of her and stare. Not that she would care, if they are in her way, she'll just push them away.
There is also a boy in her class who simply is attracted to herand would either try to come near her every opportunity he gets or copies whatever it is she is doing. That irritated her so much that she started throwing a tantrum which led her to being asked to leave the classroom as she was disrupting the rest!!
Oh boy....I wonder what another 10 years would bring along?
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007
What I wanna be... what I wanna be
Sarah: Mama, when I grow up, I want to become a doctor.
Mama: Oh, that's good, Tasnym, what would you like to be?
Tasnym: Marney (Barney)
Sarah: Mama, she wants to be Barney but she does not have a tail right? When she grows up, then her tail would come out! Ha ha ha ha (Sarah's attempt at making a joke!)
Isn't it interesting how parents would get so happy when their children wants to be a doctor. Its hard work, they work on terribly long shifts, and the pay is not exactly that great considering the sacrifice... why is it that parents not encourage their children to be the prime minister, heh they earn millions in a year!!
Or a banker? Why must it be doctors, lawyers and teachers?
I remember once when I asked a child I was working with what his ambition was as a way to encourage him to go to school... his reply - to work in Mac Donalds!! Well that shut me up... you definitely dun need to go school to be that!
Mama: Oh, that's good, Tasnym, what would you like to be?
Tasnym: Marney (Barney)
Sarah: Mama, she wants to be Barney but she does not have a tail right? When she grows up, then her tail would come out! Ha ha ha ha (Sarah's attempt at making a joke!)
Isn't it interesting how parents would get so happy when their children wants to be a doctor. Its hard work, they work on terribly long shifts, and the pay is not exactly that great considering the sacrifice... why is it that parents not encourage their children to be the prime minister, heh they earn millions in a year!!
Or a banker? Why must it be doctors, lawyers and teachers?
I remember once when I asked a child I was working with what his ambition was as a way to encourage him to go to school... his reply - to work in Mac Donalds!! Well that shut me up... you definitely dun need to go school to be that!
Happy Birthday!
Its Tasnym's second birthday today ... but unfortunately she has mild HFMD which reduces our options for a celebration. Luckily, we've had 2 birthday parties for her already...
Happy Birthday!
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
HFMD 2
Well its confirmed... Sarah has HFMD with ulcers in the mouth.. but she is doing fine and has no fever...
Tasnym has started developing symptoms too with pimples on her buttocks... hopefully hers would be mild too like Sarah...
Apparently, Zuraidah's daughter and Lin's daughter also has HFMD so chances are they caught it from each other at the cousins party last weekend... not sure though who was the index case...
Tasnym has started developing symptoms too with pimples on her buttocks... hopefully hers would be mild too like Sarah...
Apparently, Zuraidah's daughter and Lin's daughter also has HFMD so chances are they caught it from each other at the cousins party last weekend... not sure though who was the index case...
Monday, April 16, 2007
Hand Foot Mouth Disease
Yesterday, Sarah came up to me and said that her hand was all pink. I looked at it thinking that she had done something to her hands and to my horror realised that it was covered with pink small pimples... Checked her mouth... no lesions/ulcers and went to the web to see a photo of the exact same pimples... HFMD
Called Izad numerous times as he had gone to washe the car and received no answer. I carried Tasnym who was being so cranky and dragged Sarah down to look for her Papa... no sight of him and off to the multi storey carpark to search... Tasnym absolutely refused to walk by herself and was too busy screaming away... It was all I could do to stop myself from screaming too...
Could not find Izad at the washing bay and was shouting for his name... people must think I was mad!!But it worked cos he popped his head from the top floor of the carpark and asked me what was wrong... I just shouted for him to come down... he must be wondering what was going on with me holding the girls at the base of the carpark..
We brought Sarah to a GP as it was a Sunday and her paeds was close. The doctor confirmed that there was a high suspicion of HFMD but the problem was that she refused to open her mouth to let him check for ulcers.
Izad though was not satisfied and wanted a second opinion so off to KKH we went. We were seen by the doctor super fast and he too could not confirm HFMD as Sarah did not have mouth ulcers saying that this may develop over the next few days. Alternatively, we could be seeing another viral infection instead.. And it was too late for Tasnym to be separated from Sarah as she had already been exposed.
Called the school today and was told that there were no other kids down with HFMD though they had receive notice from MOH that there was a rise in the number of cases... Checked the web and true enough. there were 490 cases last week compared to 300+ the week before... my daughter adding on to the statistics...
Problem though is... is it really HFMD and if yes, where did she get it from?
Called Izad numerous times as he had gone to washe the car and received no answer. I carried Tasnym who was being so cranky and dragged Sarah down to look for her Papa... no sight of him and off to the multi storey carpark to search... Tasnym absolutely refused to walk by herself and was too busy screaming away... It was all I could do to stop myself from screaming too...
Could not find Izad at the washing bay and was shouting for his name... people must think I was mad!!But it worked cos he popped his head from the top floor of the carpark and asked me what was wrong... I just shouted for him to come down... he must be wondering what was going on with me holding the girls at the base of the carpark..
We brought Sarah to a GP as it was a Sunday and her paeds was close. The doctor confirmed that there was a high suspicion of HFMD but the problem was that she refused to open her mouth to let him check for ulcers.
Izad though was not satisfied and wanted a second opinion so off to KKH we went. We were seen by the doctor super fast and he too could not confirm HFMD as Sarah did not have mouth ulcers saying that this may develop over the next few days. Alternatively, we could be seeing another viral infection instead.. And it was too late for Tasnym to be separated from Sarah as she had already been exposed.
Called the school today and was told that there were no other kids down with HFMD though they had receive notice from MOH that there was a rise in the number of cases... Checked the web and true enough. there were 490 cases last week compared to 300+ the week before... my daughter adding on to the statistics...
Problem though is... is it really HFMD and if yes, where did she get it from?
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