Brayden 7Y5M18D
Bevlynn 3Y2M11D
This week I have 2 sick children at home. Vomiting like little Merlions, Diarrhea, Fever.
On the Monday, all of us even overslept for 30 minutes, Brayden was late to school and missed assembly. He was so sad and cried hysterically; asking why we did not wake him earlier.... As soon as he stepped into school, the assembly was dismissed and he went back to class together with the crowd.
Bevlynn on the other hand was all happy because there was no school for her. She was showing her heart-shaped hand gesture and said "I love you Mommy". She's a sweet girl.
This week is the start of Hungry Ghost Month. I was talking to my colleagues about the good old times. Then we spoke of the times when we were going to the temporary Chinese opera in a dialect (Teochew / Hokkien / Cantonese). My grandparents and parents would be us to the temple near Bukit Dumbar. There, outside would be some stalls for desserts chengt'ng, koay teow t'ng, kacang puteh, laksa, pohpiah, and others.. We would often go and watch those performances and the back of the opera would be a Chinese band, loud and sharp. The storylines were often from olden times about love, judge, sword fighting. Sometimes they would also have the Getai or mini puppet show. Just last year, we saw the mini puppet Bukit Jambul temple right beside our Penang home. How we would always believe that the front rows are for the VVVIPs and should be left empty. There would be subtitle at the side of the stage. It was always crowded. It's such a rare sight nowadays. As we grew, lesser younger generations know how to perform and enjoy these performances. They would prefer the singing Getai as it is more modern and hip. It is mostly only Getai now, as the Chinese Opera and mini Puppet show are getting expensive to host too.
This week is the Singapore National Day. It was very nice that we were able to go to Singapore Yatch Club for a swim with Jane's and Huiwen's family. Brayden won 2nd in class for his outfit for National Day Theme - just because he had a red cap on. The children repeatly sang the theme songs from NDP - Road Ahead and Not Alone.
Also, the Olympics finals in Paris 2024 this week were mashed with ups and downs. The badminton, kierin and diving events. There were not much luck, end up with either bronze or no medal. Nevertheless, we were screaming and cheering for the team. They have put their lives in to give the best, and to lose, they would have been hit the hardest. They have given their all, they did well and great!
Today, we saw Mediacorp shooting a movie at the staircase beside our block. Then I saw the actor, Li and he's still looking so good even at his age - close to 60. He gave a nice smile as we were shyly trying to avoid the scene and quickly rushing the kids out (they were slowly picking some flowers and patting the kitten).
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