Monday, July 13, 2026

Power of music

Started the ah-soh day on this first day of the week with this music. 

With my headphone getting about the slaving away day as everyone is at home (che-che WFH and lil’ one self-study day) so I can’t blast music. 




Then in mid-afternoon it was time to prepare dinner. Lofi provides me with rhythmic beats to help me keep pace. 



Sunday, July 12, 2026

On This Day - (12th Jul) Reminders from FB

12th July 2025


Girls having fun in airconditioned living room while i sweat it out earlier in the hot living room.


Che-che said she's tired, I told her she's not running after the tennis ball and shuttlecock how tiring can it be? "My hand is tired".๐Ÿคฃ

Time to book the tennis court? And then we can chase after the ball 90% of the time ๐Ÿ˜‚




Footnote written in 2026 :

Last year this time hubby wasn't in town and he missed all the fun. Said we should play together when he's back but we haven't lor...then che-che started cello so she spends her time practicing instead of playing games.





12th July 2025

So funny. Girls bowling. They should compete with daddy, he's a good bowler and I'm a good longkanger in the real game. We lose to him for sure coz this game no need to move, got arrow to align you to pins.




And then hor ...... can sit down and bowl one


Wah...you both play cheat



12th July 2025

New games. Che-che picked the sports, I picked fitness boxing. No side kick roundhouse kick so let's see how much I can sweat it out. DZ I can choose handsome instructor leh!

* I tried for only 5mins and really perspire. Had to shower again.







12th July 2025

Haven't had Ilao Ilao in years. Yums!



"Then who's going to drive?" che-che asked.

"You lah!"


Shucks! I'm about to finish it. Must eat slowly until we reach the expressway.



12th July 2025

After our dental appt opp us, we took the "fluoride for half hr no food no drink" time to walk back home to get the car and drove all the way to >>



Marine Parade. Just coz the girls miss the fishball ๐Ÿ˜‚


and since we're near school. Bought what we also miss from the bakery. ๐Ÿคฃ

Lil' one also miss the bubble tea, then she started ranting about missing Koi and dunno what .... Honestly I blocked out what she was chattering about. 



12th July 2023

A sombre reminder





12th July 2020

Came across this video today. And this teochew ah-nia dunno what he is talking about ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Haha! Like what ppl say "sia suay teochew nang"






12th July 2013

I'm back!!Will take some time to start keying contacts back. Meanwhile, if u don't get a pm from me, means I hv your contact.

Footnote written in 2023 : Still not that tech-savvy. And it has to be che-che who had to do it for me , syncing my last phone to the current 13pro.



12th July 2012

This is how I look at the end of each day.

Thanks to friends who had been SMS-ing me (sorry for late reply) to check whether I'm still alive. Timing is rather tight for me in the mornings but I'm thankful hubby has taken over the job of bringing the girls to school before going to work; then I pick the girls up from school n do the rests of the chauffeuring.







12th July 2012

Eating the wanton I made yesterday. And today's quick dinner food is dry bee tai mak.




12th Jul 2010

is on SOLO

Saturday, July 11, 2026

Not again!

The worst thing that can happen to a credit card holder is to have fraudulent charges charged to you. Sigh….I just had another unauthorised charge today.

At around 8pm I was resting in bed and checking/clearing my emails when I saw this email. Shocked by the huge amount of $1007.50 and who the heck is APRSGPTELTD? 


Every second counts when I do not want to have further damages done to my pocket, quickly made a call to the Fraud Hotline. 


As CO was checking with me the charges I made today apart from this $1007.50, she asked if xx amount was made as well. Not knowing how much the girls paid for the rice dumplings, I asked if it’s from Kim Choo ๐Ÿ˜‚ and yes I made that transaction. 

It’s really scary, she says it’s from an online payment but I’ve not done any online shopping today or even for the past week. I wasn’t sure what is APRSG and asked her if she knows what company, she says it’s a cosmetics company. Obviously it’s not me coz I didn’t shop for things to beautify myself but rather my last online shopping in Shoppee is to beautify my house - cleaning item ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ last week. Really I’m an Ah-soh! I have lots of masks, beauty products and barely use make up to warrant a purchase. Definitely not me making that purchase. She asked if anyone in the family used my card to make purchase. Definitely can’t be my two lazy-can’t-be-bothered-with-taking-care-of-themselves girls. Whoever had used my card for purchase was on a whimsical shopping spree. 

I explained to CO that strangely I had not received any push notification about any transaction. Usually there’ll be something that will ask if I’ve made any payment blah blah blah, I didn’t receive any notification for that transaction. Somehow I need to thank my lucky stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ that I checked my emails today, sometimes I get so busy that I only check every 3-4 days. I checked and reported 2 hours after the email. Imagine if I hadn’t check today, it will go un-noticed and the thing goes through. 

The question lingering in my mind :
- If CO said that it’s an online purchase with stored details. Then why there is no prompt of keying in CVV number? I do make it a point of not storing my data in my purchases with all these scams going on around but …. these hackers are damn smart. 



Anyway, I had to check what is APRSGPTELTD after I hung up the phone with Grace. Turns out it’s AprilSkin. Nope! Confirm 100% is not me, I don’t use their products coz I’m a fervent Kiehl’s user. But somehow this name rings a bell, I probably see it in social media. Unless maybe perhaps I bought something long long time ago (as in way before 2017?).

So if the above screenshot mentioned about subsequent purchase, in my case it’s data breach? But wait! Even if the 0.01% chance I may have bought something long long time ago from AprilSkin before, they won’t have my current card details at all coz I kena a few fraudulent charges before.  Blocked n changed my cards upteen times already. ๆœ€ๅฏ็ฌ‘็š„ๅฐฑๆ˜ฏ I ever had an unauthorised charge from a liquor store in the US when I’m in SIN. When I complained to W about this, she told me she had charges from a building materials place in US. I didn’t know she was building a house.๐Ÿ˜ฌ


Fed up with all these fraudulent charges I checked if it’s better to just use Revolut for my future purchases and I got this answer. 

But I use my credit card coz I want the points! If I use my Revolut I can’t earn rewards points to get my free $10 or $20 vouchers. I’m not exactly the bank’s best customer by tapping my card all the time, and yet it’s not like I don’t charge my card at all. 

Thinking if I should email AprilSkin to check with them or just leave it to the bank? 

Getting a new card is a hassle. I need to add card into wallet again, change card details in my Shoppee, Taobao, PayPal, iCloud etc..

I’m just so frustrated. Then need to check if raising dispute is successful and check amount is refunded blah blah. I can’t possibly be paying $1007.50 for something I didn’t buy. May these swindlers meet their own karma next time. 


*edited:made a police report for a backup incase the bank reject the refund.

My dinner

My dinner is the ใ‚ณใƒผใƒณใƒœใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚ธใƒฅใ‚นใƒผใƒ— I made using Ms Thermie 2 weeks ago. Deliberately froze the soup for lazy days like today where I only need to settle my own meal.

Garlic bread which became charred coz I wanted to quickly toast the bread thus set the temp high. But it was too high ๐Ÿคญ




Another bit left in freezer. Then it’s time to make mushroom soup which I think more people will like? Nobody likes corn soup except me ๐Ÿ˜. 

Friday, July 10, 2026

Restarting on ACV

Late posting again, 3 months later (what's new anyway? Heehee!)

Sometime in April when R and I were in Singapore. I is 76 this year and she is still as fit as a fiddle, slim as always. Was talking to I about health and all when she mentioned that she drinks ACV every day to lower her blood sugar when I mentioned that I'm 90% cautious with adding sugar in my diet now. (I leave 10% for hidden sugars in outside food, in sauces ingredients which I can't control + chocolates) It triggered my memory of that yucky drink ๐Ÿ˜

Then ads suddenly appeared in my feed and I saw this Taiso Apple Vinegar. Bought two boxes to try. At the same time while drinking this I was also taking my other supplements (another post another time) so this is very convenient. But still the cheapo me feels that if I had spent that much on this convenience, perhaps I can stretch my dollar by reverting back to drinking the mother drink.



Taiso’s apple vinegar looks so clear. Hmm…


Opened up my "keto box" in bomb shelter and saw an unopen Braggs apple cider vinegar. No idea how long ago I bought this second bottle. (I drank ACV when I was on keto, finished one yucky bottle and bought a second one, then I stopped keto so this is left unopen) Maybe and hopefully by aging this over the years until it becomes a grandmother, it might bring down the tangy-ness? Wishful thinking!   Really hate the taste. One day while I was strolling in Meidi-ya I decided to check if they carry. Perhaps .... since I love japanese cleaning products better, maybe japanese apple cider vinegar will taste better?  Haha! Stupid logic. It's much cleaner looking than Braggs.   


Uchibori Organic Pure Apple Vinegar










Description of this vinegar : Uchibori Brewery Japan Organic Apple Cider Vinegar 360Ml - Mino Pure offers a natural and flavorful addition to your kitchen essentials. Crafted from organic apples grown in Japan, this apple cider vinegar delivers a smooth and tangy taste that enhances a variety of dishes, from fresh salads to marinades.

This organic apple cider vinegar is naturally fermented without additives, ensuring a pure and healthy product. It is gluten-free, vegan, and non-GMO, making it suitable for a wide range of dietary preferences and a great alternative to conventional vinegars.

Additional info about this vinegar, click HERE

I bought this. Maybe this is without the ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ ? Have been drinking this since late May. Japanese or not it still taste as yucky. 


Colour between the mama ACV and Japanese ACV

look at this colour vs Taiso’s 

Then I started having questions. (1) Have I been getting the benefits of my sugar level lowered the last one month? (2) Is it necessary to have the ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ in ACV? After checking, it is absolutely necessary to have that as that's where the enzymes and probiotics are. Click HERE for video link 

I think I'll just stop this and open up Braggs?

Benefits of drinking ACV before bed, click HERE
Benefits of drinking ACV in the morning, click HERE
I chose to drink in the mornings, I'm afraid of getting gastric reflux when I sleep so avoid drinking in the night.  

Actually I do enjoy drinking kombucha but it doesn’t bring down blood sugar. No choice at this half-century age I need to take care of myself. 

On This Day - (10th July) #Reminders from FB#

10th July 2025

Wow! The same lady who grilled Hegseth.




10th July 2025

They gave 2 bottles of this collagen + royal jelly drink free with the recent ๐Ÿฏ purchase. Not sure if I'll be pwetty after this or diabetic ๐Ÿคฃ, it's so sweet! I had to drink two glasses of water to cleanse my palate.

Tomorrow l'll drink this again coz cannot let it go to waste ๐Ÿ˜†






10th July 2025

Someone, can't rmbr who, told me she always play walking/running trails when on threadmill. So I've been doing that for years whenever 1 am on the threadmill. Thanks to her suggestion, it doesn't make the walk or jog that boring, I even put the cycling ones when i go 'cycling' but ....my right knee usually cries in pain quite fast so I usually don't cycle or jog long, walk will do.



This view not that nice



This one much better. Now I need fan blowing at me to make it cooling. Better still, if I'm there in person ๐Ÿ˜‰ coz

this is one of the trails I want to do in ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ



10th July 2023

Sightseeing in the heat is no joke, sightseeing in the rain is so troublesome





10th July 2023

My ใŠใฟใใ˜ says I will be super rich this year ๐Ÿ˜œ






10th July 2021

Things that make me happy ๐Ÿ˜† 

New books arrived + one of che-che's book

That's it. Suppose to be doing things on the laptop but that can wait. Lemme play the ๐ŸŽน first.




10th July 2021


Weeks later when they've grown up a bit I took out 5 stalks of lavender from che-che's pot


and re-pot this. Gifting this to lil' one's tutor. The kind lady who gifted me a syngonium for Mother's Day.


She's really good with her fingers. She has experimented with my "going to discard click n grow basil n mint pods coz looks like dying soon" and revived them. They're doing so well under her tender loving care.

I'm not that creative enough to know how to make the pot nice so umm…..... it's a plain pot for her ๐Ÿ˜‚ Hope she likes it.


What's left in che-che's pot



10th July 2015

Phew! Finally time to sit down and have my lunch.

้šพๅพ—. I don't have to leave midway while mei-mei is dancing to pick che-che up from school n then back to PP today - plus point. Which always leave me with neither-here-nor-there timing. Can grocery shop slowly today.

Minus point - I need to hang myself around here till che-che's dismissed from VJC at 8.30pm.



10th July 2014


Serious?!?!? She can still wear this 5 years later?!


10th July 2012


ไปŠๅคฉๆ‰็ปˆไบŽๅš่ฟ™ไบ› suppose to be ไบ‘ๅž but wrapped in

ๆฐด้ฅบ style。็Žฐๅœจ็ญ‰ไธคๅช่ฑš้ผ ๆฅๆ‰น่ฏ„。



10th July 2010

*tagged in MMI Katong FB*