Extensions

21.04.20

The govt has announced an extension of the circuit breaker til 1st Jun and a further trimming of essential services.. I'm axed this round..lol.. actually few days before that, it was announced in my firm that we are no longer permitted to conduct face to face appts..  we either meet and close digitally; or wait till the end of CB. The insurers immediately came up with digital forms etc, so as to minimise inconveniences. 

I thought this was an era that we would tell our kids and grandkids in the years to come.. where staying home is for the love of our family; and HBL is the new norm. Everyone needed to adapt FAST and accept the new normal. The kids will start their sch hols from 4th may, taking a break from HBL and going back to school in June. I thought it was a good change. A good break for the teachers, having to learn to teach digitally; and also for students who are struggling with HBL too... 

It was clear with this latest announcement what essentials are. Bbt; hairdresser; cake shops are axed this time too. We didnt rush to get bbt or to the supermarkets since uncle pig has finally embraced getting groceries online (finally!) 

This yr is probably the year that the twins will remember their bday celebration for a long time. We originally had booked a bday party at Mac, but it was cancelled mths ago becoz of covid. Then we convinced the twins that we shall do a family bbq at our place, but even that, was closed. Finally we decided to do a ice cream party and each of them shall choose 1 ice cream cake of their choice / theme / flavour and we shall polish them all on 27th! But alas, with the new changes, Swensens says that they have to cancel our orders since their cake production would cease. Even though they are still open for takeaways etc, there wouldn't be new cakes produced. And that was when the reality hit me..lol.. thankfully william went over to the branch nearest to us, and simply gotten 2 cakes. It wasnt the theme/flavour of their choice, but it didnt matter (at least to me).. we will make do with whatever we have.. lol.. 

That pretty sums up our eventful day; coupled with a faulty router that decided to retire this morning. Lol!!! And I had to hotspot the 3 kids during HBL.. thankfully, william managed to dig for a spare router in the afternoon.. lol.. who has 2 routers at home anyway!?? Hahaha.. me lo..cox my hubby is a hoarder (shhhhhh...) 

All of us learnt a lot these few weeks.. uncle managed to buy things online; while I managed to conduct video conferencing (pat pat!); also managed to spend many one to one sessions with each of the girls for which I'm thankful for; I've also managed to spend more time with vera and her math.. bcoz of CB, I managed to fill up some gaps with her..thankfully.. my next step is to cultivate her reading; coz she hates reading (like her papa).. thankful that I havent had the thought of killing any of the girls YET (I hope I dont jinx it)

Thankful for the little blessings / challenges; thankful that despite all the circumstances; we are stuck together in one place.. hahah.. praying for the people in healthcare / frontline! We can all jiayou together!

Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?  It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth.  Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”
Mark 4:30‭-‬32 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/mrk.4.30-32.NIV

emo emo

Today is one of those days where everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.. haiz.. n I was / is still feeling down..

N I know I needed to just draw strength from my all time angel.. haha.. 

Its moments like this that make me so thankful for people like her, who are always so ready to encourage and say a little prayer for me. I know I'm blessed but today is just a shitty day. Trying my best to focus on the little/tiny blessings and hopefully that is enough to carry me forward. The day is long for me. I still have a few appts and errands to run. 

God, I pray that u give me strength and faith to lean on You, that may Your word carry me thru the rest of today. God, the tasks seen uphill but I need to remember that You will never give us a task too big to handle. In Jesus name I pray, amen!

happy weekend!

Joy send me this morning.. hahaha.. it's so true.. my paradise and her nightmare.. lol..  

The Choos went to the library as our first stop today

All in all, we borrowed 60 books which I know joy and grace would have no problem finishing their collection within a fortnight. Hopefully our little vera picks up this hobby too..

Happy weekend everyone! 💪 💪💪

Share positivity, share love 💕

3rd Apr 2020 - the day Govt announced that HBL will start from 8th Apr for 1 whole mth.. I wasnt super shocked, coz we alrdy had 2 mths of normal school. My HK friend and I both felt that Sg had alrdy 偷赚 2 mths of normal life alrdy. Hahaha.. I'm sure the measures implemented were thoroughly thought thru and this is probably the best way to stamp out infections. I could foresee people rushing to Courts or funan scrambling to get laptops. I wanted to too, coz our house has too many kids and only 1 decent laptop. But I'm blessed to have Angela who offered to lend me hers spare laptop, thus sparing me of having to do last min scramble purchase.

All businesses have to either WFH or close for now, other than essential services 

I couldn't be more thankful for this pic, becoz it spells out that I'm in an essential service sector.. yeah.. not that I foresee having many many appts..but there are a couple of them. And I wont want to violate any laws/ or b a socially irresponsible citizen. It also brightens my otherwise lousy morning when a client who wanna know abt investments but didnt wanna meet. It made me felt rejected, as though I'm "dirty" or what; or that im some socially irresponsible person who still trying to make so many social appts etc. I'm not. But there are bargains / suitable investment opportunities for some clients etc. And i just wanna do my diligence and inform them. That's all. Anyway I felt lousy after the morning texting. But I decided not to let it affect me too much. I know this wont be the first of such msgs and it wont be the last either. I went home and ask joy to teach me how to do presentations via zoom etc. Although I'm still raw on it, but if the need requires, I will learn. I'm glad i learn a new skill.. hahaha.. hopefully there wont b too many hiccups when it's the day of presentation.. hahahaa..

Told the kids and my CEO that we will follow the Gov't policies and wear a mask from 8th apr onwards.. we are probably the family who rather stay home then mask and go out..lol.. but I told my ceo that if this is the Govt directives, then we shall follow, as law abiding citizens. Esp since he is in the higher risk group. 

Am I worried abt the situation? Not really.. coz my faith is with my God and saviour. And I know that we are in a blessed nation, with leaders who think 20 steps ahead of us, and protect and guide us. 

However I'm concerned abt the living together and sticking together as a family of 5. I'm afraid that I would really slaughter my kids with unkind words; or have arguments that I would regret later on. I told william my concerns last night and both of us agreed that at least we are staying at our current apartment; that at least we have space (a bit more than our previous place) and hopefully that could last us out for a mth.

Thankful for the opportunity to be thankful for. Learning to give thanks in every situation.. 

Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.  And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Isaiah 40:4‭-‬5 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/isa.40.4-5.NIV