H1N1 FLU

Is it a Bird? Is it Zoro??? (minus his sword?) No it is just Kor Kor preparing himself before he meets up with Linny...

Now he is talking to Linny.....

Still hanging on to his thick towel...A mask is not good enough....

And he is a only a Singapore PR not even a Singaporean yet.....and soooooo "KIASU"

The story below.....

Flu pandemic alert is raised to phase 6...which means according to WHO is a pandemic. ..Which also means that WHO has put the world on the highest alert for the disease. Most people recover from the H1N1 FLU infection without the need for hospitalization or medical care. WHO is concerned about current patterns of serious cases and deaths that are occurring primarily among young persons, and those with pre-existing medical conditions or pregnancy (S'pore 's Radio kept on reminding us on this issue daily every hour!!!) WHO is not recommending travel restrictions yet . The main route of transmission seems to be similar to seasonal influenza, via droplets that are expelled by speaking, sneezing or coughing..You can prevent getting infected by avoiding close contact people who who influenza-like symptoms. And Malaysia is prepared for it...Our health Minister Datuk Seri Liow said the health authorities were geared up to face the threat, with heightened health measures already in place. Especialy so when he has Malaysians like our Dadda who co-operates with the "truest sense of the word" So when Linny returned from Melbourne yesterday for a very very very (will really be short after her 5 day quarantine)

short holiday...she was picked up by Azlan our driver...(Azlan who was informed to keep his distance and wear a mask the minute he meets up with Linny) then as he nears the house he gotta ring the maids who had to lock up the dogs (poor Ferbie and Muachi) then Linny is to stay on the third floor for 5 days......no nonsence...Dadda's orders...Quote from our health Minister.. "Although the fatality rate is just one per cent, we cannot take things for granted. Who knows how deadly the next wave of this virus will be?" Unquote.... Cos Melbourne HAS become the H1N1, flu capital of the world, according to a report, as the contry's confirmed tally of the disease soared.....and Linny is flying in from there, so Dadda is not taking any risks!!!!!

Dadda "visiting" Linny...on the third floor...

She seems cheerful and not minding a bit...She must thinking this is very funny.... In Melbourne you can cough your lungs out and no body bothers!!!!

Wait a few more days of this confinement she'll hit the roof...

Anyway Dadda is happy that all his instructions are being carried out.....

Danny boy is more obedient....HE uses his shirt to cover his important parts...whilst talking to Linny

Then the maid complains....Gotta to send tea and dinner up to third floor..."berapa lama macham ini???"

Linny's ice Milo and Cheese cake left by her door

While we had our tea in the garden...

Then she gotta to put the empty cups and dishes out for the maid to collect....

Yati came with disposable gloves and all to collect her dishes..for "rendam dengan ayer panas panas panas se-belum cuci"

Now to the back of the house...not to the kitchen

Linny gotta put up notices like this at the glass window to notify the maids (and visitors) so that she can have some 'peace'

Masks were put beside her door just in case there are "visitors" who wants to use them

Photo taken thru the glass window ...The next morning after a bath...she seems fresh and happy...(must be wondering what's all the fuss about...Melbourne doesn't care a hoot)

Another notice...the maid came running to mumise (Yati doen't read and write)..."tak tahu apa Celine tulis"

According to Linny at the airport nurses were placed at entry points to screen incoming visitors

Quote from the Minister..." Now we are screening people at all entry ponts and airports. If it get worse, we will ...............blah blah blah" " We will take drastic measures if we have to in order to keep it from spreading"

It also has been confirmed that quite a few people (mostly students returning home from Melbourne for holiday) were admitted to the Sungai Buloh Hospital) with H1N1 INFECTION.

See Dadda does not "PLAY PLAY"

VIDEO GAMES LIVE CONCERT

When Dadda told mumsie that he had booked tickets for VIDEO GAMES LIVE Concert, mumsie thought OMG what's dat??? Then when mumsie realised that VGL is a gaming music event that has toured more than 10 countries mumsie begins to feel a sense of excitment for VGL! This is the first time this world's original and most sucessful video games concert is being held in Southeast Asia - ie in Singapore Indoor Stadium on 19th June 2009 - For one night only!!!

And if you are a gamer and you don't know what VGL is you ought to be shot!! Dadda booked the tickets on line...and if mumsie was around during the booking, the ticket won't be S$70/-Anyway VGL is a concert event put on by the video game industry to help to encourage and support the culture and art of video games.

So that day we wrapped up work early and armed with (courtesy of Kor-kor) a GPS we rushed across the Causeway to S'pore. Of course the place to visit first is Funan IT Mall . The place to go for computer products, as the mall is well known for housing the largest collection of computer and information technology stuff ! Here we are at Challenger Superstore which occupies almost the entirety of the sixth floor.. Computer games anyone???.....mumsie was told that this Mall is the largest in the region, where all the shops here sell computer hardware, software ect ect....

A "must enter" place for Dadda and Danny BoyHere Dadda got his latest computer games and magazine....Mumsie was hoping to have a nice dinner before the concert and as Chijmes is near Funan Mall.....the plan was to have dinner there then to the stadium..But Dadda refused to drive there so.....

we gotta to WALK...and it took quite a good 30 mins of brisk walking.... to and fro
Mumsie has never been to Chijmes but heard a bit about it...Chijmes was conserved as a national heritage site, it was once a convent school (CONVENT OF THE HOLY INFANT JESUS) and orphanage. Chijmes today is one of S'pore's premier wine and dine destinations offering exciting shopping , dining and drinking options..It also has one of mumsie's favourite Chinese Restaurant the Lei Garden other than European, Japanese, and American cuisine. Anyway because of time constraint we were not able to have our dinner there but was able to have a quick run round the place...

Didn't have time to get near to this restuarant so didn't know what is it???? Gotta run back to Funan Mall to get our car and rush to S'pore Indoor

Stadium

.... Managed to get there (all with the help of the GPS) in good time...and still manged to have a bite and drink at SUBWAY

Dadda munching his baguette style sandwich

Finger-licking goooood

Trying to take a nice photo of the subway cookie

Then into the stadium

There was a "best dress costume" contest and so this guy is one of the contestants

He is supposed to be this guy??????

But he didn't win the prize

Mumsie and Danny was able to take photo with him

She is supposed to be one of the Video Games Character but didn't catch the name of the character....

This is how she looked like from the back...

She didn't win either

Nope this is not the winner...

No no she is not the winner

Good try but still was not voted as the best

These fellas are very spotting...they pose when you point the camera at them

The winner....no not the 2 guys at the side It is the middle character...you won't know who he is cos he is underneath his costume..anyway he was the winner...

Then the biggest game contest of all time; Guitar Hero! At the foyer before the concert these fellas were competing with one another and the final 2 will get a chance to play Guitar Hero live on stage infront of thousands with the orchestra and Tommy Tallarico accompanying them . They played Sweet Emotion fro Guitar Hero and they were good....(Dadda will have to practise a few more years before he can reach their standard!)

Mumsie must admit that the final 2 were goooood

See we were early....the stadium is still empty??

Actiually the people are at the foyer enjoying themselves...

Mumsie climbing up to her $70/ seat... Prices are at S$115/- S$85/- S$70/- S$50/-

Other than the visual audio spectacle of Video Games Live, there will be the usual interactive segments that will see a lucky audience memberwho will be selected to get up on stage and role-play the heroic spaceship from Space Invaders, (one of mumsie's favorite games years and years ago) but mumsie was not that lucky...cos our seats were too far away to be picked.....A guy from New Zealand was picked but

he didn't win (should have picked mumsie)

Now the stadium is filling up!

And let the show begins..and it brings mumsie on a journey through more than 20 years of gaming culture-cos it played music (from a full ochestra and in S'pore -the NUS symphony and NUS Choir) of video games that mumsie used to play like Donkey Kong, Tetris, and PacMan.

The Music and Choir was very goooooooooood! Then they were several celebrities gracing the VGL. One of them is Martin Leung a 22 yrs old guy who originally blindfolded himself and played video games music like the classic Super Mario songs on the piano and then video it on U-TUBE...Thus he shot to fame and become "The Blindfolded Mario Pianist" Martin is currently part of the world tour Video Games Live. Live Music with synchronized ligting And it poured out the best music and video clips from the most popular video games which include Pong, Mario Sonic Final Fantasy and many many more..This is a special music event for Ninetendo, XBox and game fans (mumsie was wondering why Andrew Leong is missing from the concert!!!)

Actually this concert is created by Jack Wall who was the conductor of the orchestra for the evening and Tommy Tallarico , Guinness Record holder for prolificacy in video game composing. And Tommy was the MC for the show that evenig.

It really is an explosive audio-visual extravaganza

These are the finalists that went on stage that night for the audience to vote the best dressed character...

All these photos were taken by mumsie's camera

Even though we were seated quite far away mumsie is suprised that they turn out "not bad"

THE - END Look Dadda is carrying his special CAMERA...gotta go back to the car and drive back to JB. Even with Kor-kor's GPS we still took a few wrong "turns" and span through 1/2 of Singapore and managed to reach home well past midnight......well we did reach home safe-and sound..

JUDGE NOT

Something mumsie got out of one of the Sunday's newsletter

I was shocked, confused, bewildered
As I entered Heaven's door,
Not by the beauty of it all
Nor the lights or its decor.

But it was the folks in Heaven
Who made me sputter and gasp -
The thieves, the liars, the sinners
The alcoholics and the trash.

There stood the kid from seventh grade
Who swiped my lunch money twice!
Next to him was my old neighbour
Who never said anything nice.

The person who I always thought
Was rotting away in hell,
Was sitting pretty on cloud nine
Looking incredibly well.

I nudged Jesus, "What's the deal?
I would love to hear Your take,
How'd all these sinners get up here?
God must've made a mistake."

"And why's everyone so quiet
So somber - give me a clue."
"Hush, child," He said, "they're all in shock,
No one thought they'd be seeing you."

JUDGE NOT

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian.
Every saint has a PAST. Every sinner has a FUTURE.


And below is something mumsie would also like to share with those of you who is wondering
"Why God is so hard...???" Yeah sometimes the "fella" up there does seems very hard..
We were told that our GOD is kind and loving and NEVER PUNISHES anyone...
But sometimes God gives an image that shows Him seated on a throne meting out punishment on the sinful. And who amongst us has no sin??
Mumsie believes that He hears every prayer and answers them. So then why does a person still die form sickness? Doe He not heals??? It perhaps is about what that person is thinking, feeling and thus believeing, that obstructs God's miracles from happening.
Mumsie has seached for God for many years. Yet mumsie didn't find Him in church, or in the bible or in any person...Mumsie found Him, in mumsie's suffering. "The more painful it is, the more real He is ."
Therefore in the misdst of one's sufferings emerges a hero. People can sympathise with us but they can nevery truly know our suffering unless they have experienced it...No matter how many people are at our side, you still suffers alone...Hopefully and eventually all these sufferings will pave the way for one's discovery of God..His meaning in one's life and the meaning of the Universe and how and what one can do to give oneself in helping others.

OUR 21ST ANNIVERSARY !!!!

Yes Century Specialist Maternity was opened on 15th May 1988!!!! And is proud to say that the staffs that started with us from that very day are still with US!!!!
And for those of you (OUR FORMER CSM's staff) who are overseas study nursing or other courses....in Australia (if mumise is not mistaken there are 4 or 5 of you DOWN UNDER doing nursing course and 2 in university doing some degree courses)...welcome to our PARTY!!! And continue to pray for CSM AND ITS STAFF!!!
This is done by Sister Yap...thanx!!!
Pei Yoon who has left us to help her husband in S'pore (she's now a S'pore PR) came and join us....BIG BIG WELCOME AND THANX!!!
Aunty Muthamah who is on leave in Taiping rushed back to celebrate this day with US.... THANX!!
Natalie (non CSM staff) from Stem-life (cord blood) hope you will return to join us next year...
Invitation already extended!!!

Our Newest CSM staff...Dr Daniel Chu....(ya while waiting for his posting he's helping us in CSM)

Lyn one of our senior staff...she was sweet 17 when she join us now a mother of 2 children....had been with us for more than 10 years!!

One of our wards transformed into our Party hall

All these nurses were very young when they first came to join us none married but today they are all married and some with 3-4 children!! Roy

(our Matron) the one in the far right....had been with us since the very first day!!!!!

Nurse Chan just returned from her training this year!!! She was on night duty.....but can still get up in time to join the party THANX!!!!

Wendy our Surgeon Dr Hew's staff...welcome and Miss Wong made the effort....(it's her day off) Thanx!!! (Very much looked forward by all the staff cos she's in charge of this day's "GOODIE BAGS") ya all the staff got a bag of goodies!!! Miss Wong too is one of those staff s who has been with us for 21 years...!!! she joined CSM on 1st June 1988

Wendy with her colleque...Dr Hew's staff

THE BOSS with our neighbours..Dr Hew and the paedetrician Dr Lim...

Staff nurse Siti

Mr Ng, Dr Lim's staff (and Brother-in-law)

Ladies in pink are the paedetrican's staff

Let the party begins!!!

THE MCA GROUP????

Like Father like son???

Yummy food! Rozie (2nd from left) too joined us in her teens...then she too was sent to Asunta KL for training (got the Best Student AWARD) Now she is a mother of 3 BOYS!!!

She doesn't looks as if she just got out of bed??

Our Senior nurses....they used to stay in our nurses's hostel when they first join us at the tender age and non - married now they are mothers of 2 and 3!!!..

Lily used to stay in our hostel when she first join

ed us in her teens...now is a proud mother of 3 BOYS...(Must give her a recipe to make a daughter!!) ---she was on of the staff that was sent for training in Hospital Asunta KL !!!

Thought he said that he wants to go on diet to reduce weight!!!?????

Dr Ng with his clinic nurses

Sister Yap...she too was sent to Asunta Hospital KL for training and then to Hospital Sultanah Aminah JB for mid-wifery course..(both courses she got Best student award - WELL DONE!!!)

The paed's nurses and the Dental Dr's nurse

Happy happy mumsie

The boss going round ???? reminiding his staff not to EAT TOOOOO MUCH!!!(must stay trim like ????HIM) These 3 use to stay in our nurses' hostel for a few years around the same time until one by one left the hostel (not CSM) to get married...all have 2-3 children now!!!

Geting ready to sing our birthday song

The round cake is from CSM's STAFF THANX!!

Trying to "chop" the cake

Every body making a wish before blowing out the candles....

See Moi our newest CSM'S staff....

Preparing our party hall...

The people behind the scene....IT'S sister's Yap's day-off..

THANX
Natalie too came early to help THANX

We roasted a Lamb's leg....it realy taste BEST!! And this guy did a good job in slicing it....

Here it is after the carving...

This flower arrangement is from Pei Yoon and family.. .THANX THANX THANX

food glorious foooood!!!!

Chicken Satay

Roast chicken

Cheese cake from one of the milk company

MOTHER'S DAY

Mother's Day was created as a day for each family to honor their mother, celebrated on various days in many places around the world.
For mumsie, maybe mumsie could steal a few lines from some of mumsie's favourite songs to express mumsie 's feelings about mumsie's MUM

From Freddie Aguilar "ANAK"
When you were born into this world
Your mom and dad saw a dream fulfilled
The answer to their prayer
You were to them a special child
You'll never know how far they'd go
To give you all their love can give
To see you through

From George Goban " You Raise Me Up"

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up , to walk on stormy seas
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders

From the Church's Hym " Mother OF Mine"
Mother of mine, when I was young,
You showed me the right way things had to be done
Without your love where would I be
Mother sweet mother of mine
(This song never fail to bring tears in mumsie's eyes whenever mumsie sings this)

Anyway this year mumsie celebrated the day with mumsie's 2 sons....COS most of the time
only one is present or none....And even Dadda came to church with mumsie this morning.....
(mumsie went to Mass with David, Daniel and DADDA!!!!!!-mumsie was over the moooooon)
The mass ended with the Priest calling all the mothers out to give us a special blessings...
Wonder if you remember mumsie talking about this Indian lady who goes to daily masses and will remind us to pray for her children and grandchildren ect ect..well today after the blessings as we were walking back to our seats..someone asked her how many children had she and she proudly answered "4" but she added none of them is around and she broke down and cried...
All mumsie could do was give her a HUGE HUG and said we will pray for them and then mumsie ran happily and proudly back to my seat AND JOIN DADDA AND MY TWO SONS!!!
Dadda took mumsie the 2 sons..and Yee Tze to a very nice dinner at mumsie's favourite Italian
Restaurant at Holiday Inn...was able to take a few photos.....
And Jie-jie sent this card with a big basket of flowers.......Thank you.....it really makes mummy's eyes misty when she came home from work today and saw it.....

From all mumsie's little ones....

Mumsie got these flowers for mumsie's altar...

And this basket of flowers is from the CHUS to Mother Mary at Church (yearly mumsie will send this to the church) but this year as mumsie put the basket of flowers in front of Mother Mary..Dadda, David and Daniel were there toooooooooooooo!!!

At the entrance of "Capri" mumsie's favourite Italian Restaurant

A "loving" photo with Dadda at the entrance of the restaurant

David and Yee Tze

David had this....cod and salmon

Yee Tze had this...cod and salmon

Danny Boy had this ..some sea food thingi wrapped with Mazorola cheese...

Mumsie had this chicken wrapped in cheese ..

very nice...........
Koh-koh and Ye Tze got mumsie a present

Danny Boy is the photographer...that's why he's missing.....

Mumsie would like to wish all MUMSIES A VERY HAPPY AND A FABULOUS DAY AND GOOOOOOD HEALTH TOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Actually the best gift our children can give us is LOVE AND PRAYERS!!!

MUMSIE'S BEAUTIFUL DAY

When mumsie's "little ones" were young mumsie never celebrate mumsie's birthday... (only hopes that dadda will "do something" ) Then mumsie's staff started to celebrate mumsie's b'day

with mumsie....and of course mumsie really enjoys it... and now since the "litlleones" have grown mumsie thinks that its time too for them to get "more involved"...so mumsie looks forward for their involvement...As for Dadda after so many many years of "training" he definitely is getting better and better.....

This bouguet of flowers came with a cute cow...and a cholate cake

These were sent to the clinic by a milk company who happen to drop by the clinic that day and heard about it..

This cheese cake from Secret Recipe was good .. given by the staff...

Dr Jaynathi was around too..... COS it's Tuesday so Dr Ng is not around

Happy happy mumsie teasing dadda to give mumise a kiss on the cheek in front of his staff....which he did ....a quick one..so much so it cannot be captured on the camera....

Thnk you girls....nice to have you all around ...it really makes my day......

Mumise is wearing her new 'kookai' blouse form Australia.....

Then we reach home this big bouguet of flowers from mumsie's little ones came....so up it goes on the altar

A closer look at the bouguet...it really was well arranged...

Then there was another big one from Christine my Citi Bank personal bank officer.....

Mumsie got this from Dr Jayanthi...

And this from my all the staff....

This is from HSBC....it was posted to me 2 weeks ago and mumsie couldn't lay her hands on it for photo so borrowed Dadda's...anyway they send mumsie exactly the same ....

This is from Citi Bank And its contents

These are from Std. Chartered Bank...filled with

dadda's favourite tea
The big packet is from Dadda and the "small packet" is from Ko-ko David.....Since there was another cake sent to the house by one of mumsie's patient We had another round of singing and celebrations..mumsie was not prepared for this one so it was after mumsie's bath and preparing for bed...so no make-up at all.....WOW (THIS IS TO PROOVE THAT MUMSIE DOESN'T USE HEAVY MAKE-UP)
And we took out the special candle that we got from Chendu....(beofre it was hit by earthquake)

It opens up like a lotus..and plays music...of course the tune of "happy birthday to you"
Before the candle opens up it shoots up a flame...
A very very happy happy mumsie

With Yati and Asri

Ko-ko kept on saying "surprise-surprise" cos after the little packet he rushed up to his room to get another bigger packet...and this is what was inside...printer ink and photo pappers????

Inside the small packet...is this blue tooth thingi

Then he rushed upstairs to his room and broght down another packet ...mind you all these packets were beutifully wrapped upt (by Ye tze--thanks)

This was Ko-ko's last packet.......

Then he rushed upstairs and still harping on his "surpprise-surprise" brought down another packet.... A CANON SELPHY CP 760!!!

now mumsie can bring this along to hols when ever poh-poh and yee-yee comes along cos we never get to sending them " promised photos" taken by our camera...now we can print them out instantly!!!!!

This was what dadda gave mumsie...Mumsie was able to give dadda a big kiss and Ko-ko caught us in action.....happy happy mumsie...
This was inside Dadda's packet.... NOKIA N 85

Whenever mumsie celebrates her birthday ...she will take some time off...to reflect on her years of life that she had had.....was it fruitfull???...any regrets....??? well spent???? But mumsie thinks that the words of her personal physician rings loud and clear in her mind ...........

"You already have prooved to the WORLD what you can do and have done...Now its time to RELAX and slow-down and enjoy life..."

Of course mumsie must never forget the "fella" up there....for helpping mumsie to "get up whenever she falls"..... and showering blessings on mumsie throught these years...WITHOUT HIM don't think mumsie can be where she is today...So must continue to PRAY PRAY PRAY

for many many many more healthy and good years...............

(FOOT-NOTE...mumsie will be forced to 'slow-down" when mumsie's "grand little-ones come along" -retire from work 100% and help to baby-sit!!!!!)

LOVE

This is what was printed in one of the Sunday's newsletter

Sam and Corrine had been married for more than 60 yrs. They had talked about everytihing. They had no secrets except that Corrine had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned Sam never to open or ask her about. For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover.

In trying to sort out their affairs, Sam took down the shoe box and took it to hs wife's bedside. She agreed that it was time that she should know what was in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling $95,000/

He asked her about the contents. "When we were to be married,' she said, 'my grandmother told me the sectret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll.'

Sam was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him 2 times in all those years of living and loving.

He almost burst with happiness. 'Honey,' he said, that explains the dolls but what about all this
money? Where did it come from?' Corrine replied, 'Oh, that's the money I made from selling the dolls.'

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind. - Ghandhi

A sucessful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. - Mignon McLaughlin (Mumsie's addition -and verbally acknowledging THIS to one another OFTEN)

When you make a commitment to a relationship, you invest your attention and energy in it more profoundly because you now experience ownership of that relationship - Barbara De Angelis