HFMD cases again....

My kid's childcare has a total of 3 cases now...

The 2 new cases was brought to my attention this afternoon. I was told that the sibling of a affected child came to school today and was sent home b'cos of suspected symptoms. This really pissed me off!

I have highlighted my concerns in the previous outbreak that siblings of affected should refrain from coming to school but the principal says that they cannot enforced such "rules" b'cos MCYS didn't say so...my god!!! They rather let the rest of the parents be kept in suspense wondering who will be affected next then enforce a school rule.

This school may be good but sometimes over "doing it". The parent of the affected child have commented that they have no choice but to send their other child to school and the school also accepts. Why couldn't they be more considerate to the rest of the children and parents. I really don't understand.

Anyway, I have told the school about my disappointment in them over the management of the HFMD. Though I don't think the school would do anything but I still think that I should let them know my views.

I have also conveyed my views to Mindchamps and I hope they would have a better management over such matters since their fees are 3 times much higher than my kid's current childcare....and they better be.....

K1 & N1

My kids are "promoted" to K1 & N1 today!

Wow.....I still can't imagine my baby-lish Clarence going to N1 and Chanel in K1. Time really flies and it's scary......

MindChamps (Tampines Point)

My kids will be going to Mindchamps Pre-school come Feb 09....

I attended the pre-school talk at Mindchamps this evening at their HQ at HDB Hub. Nice, clean environment, good facilities (the new school will have it's own outdoor playground) with impressive curriculum but the fee was pretty high. Considering the fact that we now have to spend about $2k (as compared to $750) every month just to send my 2 kids there......but my hubby insist that it's a good investment and he signed up immediately after the session!

.....goodness, so expensive! I was even reprimanded by my husband for using cost as a decision factor! ......sigh.....forget it. I will just have to cut down expenses on kids' clothing, toys and facial treatments.....

Pinky Computer

Ho..ho..ho....I've finally bought a laptop for myself. Yes, finally a computer all for myself and it's pink!

The whole process only took 30 mins (browsing, getting opinions, deciding and payment). Guess this sets a new record for my shopping experience. Thanks to the sales who rushed to settle my payment and also my friend, who was with me, helped settle the "after-purchase" matter at vivo while I dashed off to pick my kids!

Hahaha...I'm just too happy....Cos besides getting a nice laptop, I didn't hear grumbles from my hubby but only "Oh so nice, mommy" from my girl :)

Booties

I've finally found the "right" pattern for the booties! After many attempts, I've finally completed a pair of booties...yeah!!! Hope this is good enough to be given as a gift ;P

So my next project would be another pair of booties for baby Russell. Hmm..mm...not sure if it's possible to knit a toy car to replace the flowers..... :)

Achievement

Clarence finally took a "major" step and went into the Tsunami Pool in Wild Wild Wet today!!! After strolling round WWW 4 times with Clarence on the stroller, I managed to get him to put his little feet in the pool. The process of coaxing him to go into the pool was very comical. Too bad I couldn't film it.

This is the 2nd time we went to WWW with him. I can still remember, previously, that he did not stop crying until I brought him to the eating area where he can no longer see the pool or hear the splashing sounds of water. So for today, I've already planned to have a stroll with him round WWW since I'm also forbidden to go into the pool for a week after my lasik.

Clarence cried the moment we stepped into WWW. He can recognise the place even though his last visit was in Oct 2007!!! I guess it must have been a really terrifying experience for him....

Anyway, after much hoaxing and coaxing, he finally took that "bold step" into the tsunami pool. It was an area where I had wanted him to start off because the water is "calmer" and there's no waterfall or splashing/dripping of water. He needed quite a fair bit of assurance from me that the pool is safe while he stands in the pool. This reminds me of what my friend told me - boys generally needs more attention and care and are more dependent in nature too. Girls, in contrast, are more independent and daring. This is really the case for my kids.

Chanel, though behaves like a princess, dares to try anything when she's at a young age. While my boyish Clarence, does not like the idea of trying. He needs lots of assurance and coaxing before he attempts something new. He is the type who prefers to monitor and assess first before he jumps in :)

I'm really glad that he finally enjoyed himself today....hope today's experience would "erase" whatever fear he has previously.....but come to think of it, seems more like my achievement than his...hahaha... ;P