My Teeth

 

X-ray of my teeth on 15 March 2024 at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

Since last year, I had been having dry mouth.  My teeth was painful when eating and also when not eating.  It caused lots of pain when eating food.  I did not know what was the reason and I thought that I had diabetes since I feel thirsty.  However, blood test shows that I do not have diabetes.  The doctor just asked me to drink more water.  So I went to Chinese doctor, Ma Kuang TCM at Causeway Point.  I had the chinese medicine for almost a month, and the physician asked me to go back to the western doctor.  So the doctor referred me to the General doctor at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.  

Last year September 2023, I went to 888 Plaza, First Impression dental clinic.  The dentist was a locum and she never even do a thorough check on my teeth and she just 'refer' me to the hospital.  I asked her for a referral letter, she said I need to book appointment myself.  For that 'advice' (consultation?) she said I need to pay $10.  So from that visit, I did not go back to any other dentist.  I just need to take good care of my teeth.  

Isaac said that I brush my teeth too hard.  He also had problems with plaque and the nurse need to clean for him.  So in January, he came across an electrical toothbrush, Aquasonic Power Toothbrush.  

Photograph of the Aquasonic Toothbrush charging on the dock and the UV sanitizing chamber

The toothbrush comes with five modes -- clean, soft, whiten, massage and deep clean. There is a timer also so that when you are brushing your teeth, you can know how long you have brushed each segment of your teeth.  After brushing your teeth, the brushes can be put in the UV sanitizing chamber to kill all the germs.  So every morning, Isaac and I will take out the brush heads from the sanitizing chamber, put it onto the aquasonic toothbrush.  There are altogether 3 slots of spaces for you to put 3 brush heads in the sanitizing chamber.  Isaac and I each one took a corner of it.  

Using an electric toothbrush is so much easier to brush the teeth.  It is so effortless when brushing with aquasonic toothbrush.  With the timer, it has really helped me to time my toothbrushing on the teeth.  We bought Aquasonic Toothbrush from amazon.sg.  I really recommend this product because it is very good.  If you want to see the details of this product, click on the link.  After using this product, I am not using too much force on my teeth already.   

Photograph showing the UV- sanitizing chamber of the Aquasonic toothbrush

Now my teeth is so much better, but the dentist said that I need to do a root canal treatment for my upper second premolar tooth because it is a dead tooth.  She said that somehow this tooth had experienced some trauma and is dead.  There is a black cavity on top of the tooth inside the gum if you see the x-ray carefully.  So I need to go back to the dentist for another 3 more session to do treatments to my teeth.  

Beautiful Woodlands

 

Photograph of Woodlands captured while I was cycling on the pavement

Two days ago, I was cycling along Woodlands towards Admiralty at night.  Then I saw the lightings over at Admiralty.  I already knew about the event, the 'Pasar Malam' at Admiralty some time ago, but that was in the day time that I used to pass by every time.  However, two days ago, it was the first time at night that I cycled over to Admiralty, and I saw the beautiful lightings.  I didn't know that Woodlands can be so beautiful!

 

Video showing the beautiful Stonehedge at night at Fu Shan Garden 

 I only know that at Fu Shan Garden, there are beautiful lights at the stonehedge.  I think the MPs are doing a good job at our neighbourhood.  In this Hari Raya Puasa season, I registered for Ramadan Belanja A Meal and I got free meals for my family.  This year, I also applied for another event which is Back To School or something like that, got freebies like water bottle, school bag and cash for Isaac.  Many people in Woodlands love our MP, Mariam Jaafar so much.  She really organize so many activities and really help the neighbourhood a lot during these times where living expenses are so high.  

Watch the reel for the nigh scene I created at YouTube here.

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Wall Charger

 

Mazer Wall Charger (100W) purchased recently

My old wall charger is more than 5 years old already and it is 36W.  The brand of my old charger is Ugreen.  I had purchased a new charger that is White in colour as shown above, Mazer Wall Charger.  I like the colour so much.  Not only is it so nice, it can charge my phone at a faster rate too.  Whenever I charge my phone it will appear 'super fast charging'.  With the old wall Ugreen charger, it will read 'fast charging'.  

Ugreen wall charger is very good.  I have been using the old wall charger for more than 5 years and lately I bought another Ugreen wall charger for Isaac also, as shown in the photograph below.  It will charge our handphone at a super fast rate.  

 

Ugreen Wall Charger

Anker Wall Charger

The above Anker Wall Charger is even older.  It is my first wall charger purchased many years ago.  It is perhaps more than ten years old already.  Anker is a good brand and it is so lasting.  

Mazer Wall Charger comes with 2 years warranty and you can bring it along when you go travel overseas.  It comes with travel pins.  So I would recommend you to buy Mazer Wall Charger if you are looking for one.  

Sometimes when you forget to charge your phone and you need to go out already, then Mazer Wall Charger can help you.  It can charge your phone in just a short while as compared to the older wall charger of mine.  

Gardening

 

My Seven Stars Needle Plant or Rose Cactus Plant

Gardening is my hobby.  Every day when I walk to my garden and see flowers at my plants, I feel so happy.  Besides the above Seven Stars Needle Plant, I also have curry leaves plant (Murraya koenigii), money plant, Mexican petunia or Ruellia simplex, ferns (Nephrolepis exaltata), Money plant (Epipremnum Aureum), Basket/ Corn plant (Dracaena fragrans), Arrowhead (Syngonium Prodophyllum), Mother of thousands or Mexican hat plant (Bryophyllum daigremontianum), Water Jasmine (Wrightia Religiosa), Plyscias Balfouriana, Oyster plant (Tradescantia spathacea), bougainvillea, chilli plant, butterfly pea plant, Papaya plant, clover (Oxalis corniculata), cactus, cotton plant and Adenium obesum (福贵花).

Recently I sold some plants and this give me more motivation to grow and propagate more plants.  I bought lots of soil from Shopee and Lazada.  When the buyer wanted to buy my plants, I gave them the good nice ones.  If they are not so healthy, I gave them a cheaper rate.  When I sell them my plants, I gave them pots with so much soil as compared to the nurseries, where they gave half pot of soil or sometimes three quarter of soil.  

 Potting Soil that I purchased from Shopee

Garden Soil that I purchased from Shopee

Good soil is so important for the plants.  It gave them the good nutrients to thrive in the environment.  So when the soil I ordered came, I need to mix the soil before repotting my plants.  

Picture of the containers I used to mix the soil

I mostly do my gardening at night, where it would be not too hot.  At night the plants would not lose much water content too.  

If you want to buy soil in bulk, Shopee is selling a bundle of 3 at $13, a bundle of 5 at $25.  These prices are for the potting soil on the above photograph.  Yesterday I ordered 10 packets of  potting soil from Shopee!  As for the other photograph of the garden soil, Shopee is selling at 1 packet $6.80 (5 Litres).  There are so many varieties of medium you can used for your plants at Shopee.  Buying in bulk saves money and you do not need to carry them too.  

My Yam Plant

 

Yam plant from this owner at Khatib

On 17 March 2024, I went to this house to take the yam plant.  The owner gave up on this plant.  From a plant with several foliage, its leaves were by then left with only two.  So I took over the plant.  I pushed my trolley there and collected it at Khatib.  I was very careful when placing it in my trolley because I do not want to destroy the leaf.  The owner had told me that she bought this Yam plant last year only and it was just like that as seen in the photograph above.  She did not do anything to the Yam plant. 

Getting ready to repot the yam plant

Back home, I discovered that the blue pot that the person had planted the Yam plant was with no hole.  The soil doesn't look good too.  So I decided to repot the Yam plant to a pot with hole.  This is to make sure that water can drain well and there would not be any water trapped in the pot, making the pot too wet for the Yam plant.  When I dig out all the soil from the Yam plant, I saw so many pieces of torn styrofoam on the bottom of the pot.  There were water on the base of the pot too.  

So I carefully took out the Yam plant and at the same time, I mix my soil with the soil from the Yam plant.  Last night, I posted on Instagram about my Yam plant.  The picture below shows the photograph of the Yam plant from yesterday.  

Yam plant on 26 March 2024

Today I was so surprise to see the Yam plant has changed so much!  The leaves had grown bigger and there are altogether 5 leaves now!  I am so happy to see that I had successfully changed the fate of this Yam plant.  

Yam Plant on 27 March 2024

If you would like to buy Yam plant, you can click on this link: https://shope.ee/4KwAohtGy3

Buying plant online saves you the trouble of transportation and also all the energy to carry

the heavy pot of plant from one location to another. There will be inconvenience when

you push the trolley on way to home. I had to walk the way that had ramp and I also need

to take the lift when I need to board the MRT. These few days, the weather was extremely

hot too. Buying the Yam plant online can save the hard work of traveling under the hot sun.

The potted Yam plant placed inside my trolley during the transportation

My Family

 

Photograph taken two days after Isaac was born

This is another family photograph taken two days after Isaac was born.  I had become a mother of 3 even though I wanted to have 2.  

It's five years since we are divorced.  My family consists of the 3 children and Taco now.  I had accepted and living very well without him by my side.  I have Taco to keep me company.  And I have 3 wonderful children.  

My hand holding Isaac's hand at three days old

The little hand that I hold has now become bigger than mine.  Isaac's hands are bigger than mine and he is even taller than me now.  

My family photograph taken on September 2023, my birthday

I believe I am in the next stage of my life.  My children are grown up and I had reached menopause.  The photograph above was taken on my birthday.  The children helped to make the cake.  Clara baked the cake and the other two helped to decorate the cake.  I am so blessed to have 3 perfect children.  I am always learning new things again from my children too.  I am having some health problems at the same time.  So my focus now is on maintaining a good health and to live a meaningful live everyday.

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Power Bank

 

Aukey Power Bank, 10000mAh

Recently I bought another power bank.  My current one is Anker.  I have two Anker power banks.  One is 20000mAh and the other is 10000mAh.  The 20000mAh Anker got 'bloated' one day.  It was expanding in every hour.  I scared that it would explode and I quickly threw it away in the rubbish chute.  So I was left with Anker 10000mAh as shown below: 

Anker Power Bank, 10000mAh

This current Anker Power Bank is not bad, but the light indicator was not working now.  It was not too big, able to fit into my small bag too.  However, it always show only two lights out of the four lights indicator.  Thus I did not know when it is fully charged.  

I am very happy with Aukey Power bank now.  It is white colour, my favourite colour for the power bank and there are 4 lights indicator also.  It is small, the size of a credit card, and I can put inside my small bag.  I always bring it along in case my handphone run out of battery.  With Aukey Power bank, I really can have peace of mind when I go outdoor. What's more, the price is very affordable.  

Another Power bank that I had bought is Mazer Power bank, 10000mAh.  I bought this power bank for giving to Isaac.  He don't have a power bank and he often forgets to charge his phone.  So I bought him a power bank so that he can have access to his handphone when battery is low.  Mazer Power Bank that I had bought for Isaac is white and it is also in credit card size.  Isaac loves it also because it is very small, able to fit into his RockBro waterproof pouch for his bicycle. 

Isaac's Mazer Power Bank, 10000mAh

Files Storage Solution

 

Samsung Portable SSD T7

Recently I got my new computer and I told Ricsson that I wanted to buy another hard drive for storing all my photographs.  I am so scared to lose all the photos.  Currently my hard drive is from Seagate and it was more than ten years old.  So I told Ricsson that I need to buy another one just in case the Seagatehard drive suddenly spoiled.  

          Ricsson suggested that I buy SSD, Solid-State Drive.  I searched on Lazada and the price was around $200.  Ricsson checked Amazon and it was cheaper.  So he ordered and bought for me the above SSD and it arrived in just a few days, very fast delivery.  

 

 

 About SSD T7:

 TRANSFER IN A FLASH: 

Transfers files nearly 9. 5x faster than external hard disk drive (HDD). 

Reads up to 1,050 MB/s / Writes up to 1,000 MB/s on USB 3.2 Gen 2 supported devices 

SAMSUNG RECOMMENDS users to download the latest firmware update via the included Portable SSD Software 1.0 to ensure optimal performance 

Read and write speeds may vary on non-USB 3.2 gen 2 supported devices 

SAMSUNG RECOMMENDS the usage of the included USB Type-C to C and USB Type-C to A cables. Non-original cables may cause performance degradation due to the varying internal resistance and maximum allowable currency 

BUILT STRONG & SECURE: Shock-resistant and withstands drops from 6ft.ADVANCED HEAT CONTROL: DYNAMIC THERMAL GUARD (DTG) TECHNOLOGY protects the T7 (T7 Touch) from overheating by automatically slowing down the data transfer if necessary. DTG technology enhances product safety and reliability by preventing the T7 (T7 Touch) from reaching an excessively high temperature.PASSWORD SECURITY

Samsung Portable SSD T7 is my files storage solution.  I can have peace of mind now that all my photographs are stored safely in it.  It also comes with 3 years warranty!  Click here to buy Samsung Portable SSD T7!

Taco New House

 

Taco lying inside the new cat teepee

After quitting the full-time job, I have more time to tidy up the house.  Yesterday I cleared the top of the cupboard and cleaned it so as to make space for Taco to go on top of it.  We placed the cat teepee on top of the cupboard and he really loves the new house!  If you have a pet cat or dog at home, you should consider buying the cat or dog teepee for your pets.  It is around $36 and Shoppee will deliver it to your home.  

Taco First day inside the Teepee Tent

Watch Taco's video at YouTube here.

Decathlon Affiliate Program

Recently my children bought so many Decathlon products.  Thus I thought I would sign up for their affiliate program so that I can earn some money by sharing experiences.  

I am required to paste this link Impact-Site-Verification: 3adb7326-3d95-41fd-87ab-0492ceb3a952 to verify my site.  

I hope that they will approve my application for their affiliate program.  

Decathlon Deliveryman fixing the product at my home

Surprise Visitor

 

A blue bird flew into Isaac's room on 25 November 2023

On 25 November 2023, Isaac came to my room and told me that there is a blue bird in his room.  Watch the video here.  I was so excited and when with him to check it out.  Wow, the bird looked so nice and this is such a beautiful bird as shown above!  The bird was not scared of people at all.  When Isaac put his hand near him, it did not fly away too.  

The bird stayed for very long and after that it flew away.  It is said that the birds came to deliver good news.  And perhaps it is true.  In December, I got an offer for a new job, and Isaac got his new bicycle this month.  I also have my new computer this month too : ).

Taco is so curious about the new parcel delivered on 1 March 2024

Jesus never fail to give me surprises.  He is constantly watching over me and helping me in my life.  

Isaac's hand touching the blue bird

The little hand that I used to hold has now grown bigger and stronger than mine!

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Handsome Taco

Taco's picture taken on September 2023

 Taco is 2 years old now.  He is so handsome and cute.  Taco is just like human being.  Whenever there are new things at home, he is always so curious.  He would come to explore.  When I bring home new things, he would try it out too.  

My first encounter with Taco was at Singapore Carton.  Over there, there were two kittens, one grey like Dora and the other one is Taco.  I tried to catch the kittens and my first catch was Taco.  I actually wanted the grey one like Dora, but perhaps that was fate.  Taco was the one that we caught in the end also.  

Taco is just like a gift from God also.  We prayed that we could go home with a cat and we did.  The baby Taco is now adult Taco.  And I am so glad that Taco is my companion now.  Initially, it was the children who wanted a pet.  Then we got Dora.  Then now we got Taco.  The first time Taco came to the home, Clara and I bathed him.  After that, Isaac wanted to help and we both bathe him together.  Now, today, since his adulthood, I bathe him for the first time, and it was very smooth.  I don't get scratch and he did not struggle that much.  

Taco sitting inside the Canyon Bicycle box

Recently Isaac bought a Canyon Bicycle and Taco joined in the fun.  He was with us all the time when the children unbox it and he was as usual, going inside boxes whenever we unbox parcels.  

Every morning, I fed Taco can food. Some morning when I woke up late, he would come to my bed and woke me up.  He even 'kiss' me for maybe two times.  

I never like cats when young and never even thought of having cats.  But I love keeping cats now.  They are so independent, and they don't any how urinate or poop.  He would do all his business in the litter box.  Every morning, I need to sweep the floor as the litter would spill out from the litter box.  Sometimes he also vomit on the floor.  At times, his poop would land outside of the litter box too.  Other than that, Taco is a very clean cat.  

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New Computer

 

I am cutting the cake which was made by Clara

 I am very happy with my current life.  I am very blessed.  My son had made me a new desktop computer.  I am able to do blogging once again.  The above picture was me cutting the birthday cake which was made by Clara.  The three children helped to decorate the cake.  It was a wonderful birthday.  On that day, I was 52 years old! I gave birth to Isaac when I was 38 years old.  Now, Isaac is 14 years old!  

Hoh Law Corporation at Woodlands Branch

For 2 months I went to work at Hoh Law Corporation at Woodlands Branch.  I worked as a Customer Service Officer there.  It is basically a receptionist job.  I love the job and it was a simple job.  I answered phone calls and attend to customers' needs.  I got to meet many customers, helped them with queries and fixing appointments.  I helped the paralegals to do payment vouchers and some errands too.

Unfortunately, due to home commitments, I had to resign from the job.  In two months only, I took almost 9 days of unpaid leave.  That was too much to take for a staff.  My boss, Bryan was such a kind boss.  The best boss that I had ever encountered.  On my last day of work, the lawyers gave me a small gift.  

NTUC gift card from Bryan and Zhane

This was the first time I received such a gift card from someone.  On that day, I went to Causeway Point as usual to buy dinner.  As I need to go NTUC to buy groceries, I saw Durians.  Just happened that there was offer and I bought Durians on that day.  I felt relieved that my busy schedule was over, but at the same time, I missed such a wonderful job.

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