On This Day - (14th July) #Reminders from FB#

14th July 2024

Since it's free, why not? But auntie is going to orh orh already. 😴

14th July 2024

Do not be deceived. We came up with 2 bags (20" and 24") Haha! How can one go Japan with only one luggage? Now 2 of us still easy, end of year 4 of us.

Someone said must travel with empty bag for shopping 😁 in Japan. I'm only interested in bringing back the bidet 🤣

14th July 2024

So cute! 

14th July 2024

The reason why she tagged along. I wanted to come alone n booked ticket for self, heard I'm coming and ….#shepayherself#

#icannotshakeheroffleh#

If I had known she's coming here today, should have tompang-ed crew bus 😂. Wah...I squeeze in the public bus from hotel to here like you see those office workers squeeze in train.

14th July 2024

🥵 When this is what I'm looking forward to 😂

14th July 2023

Horrible past. No more war

Ground Zero

The clock stopped. Boom 💥 ! What happened? What happened to me?

Things looked so different around me, where are my family and friends?

11.02am the time the 2nd atomic bomb was dropped in 🇯🇵 

14th July 2023

Hor chiak pics

Shoyu - she's not really a fan of shoyu but she changed her mind, particularly this.

不超肥才怪！

#mustrestartketo#

#thenstopiftravelagain#

#mybrosaidinjestucanforgetaboutgoingketo# 😂

Her 2nd ice cream for the day!

My dinner which I can indulge in for now.

Airline needs to weigh me now.

#oversizedpax#

14th July 2023

Somebody shops for rubbish cute stuffs but these make me happy! My music books!! 😂

14th July 2019

Reminiscing the big girl as a cute little girl.

14th July 2019

Haven't baked this in years!

Breakfast and snack for school is done.

14th July 2013

JS, we saw this at Courts today. Rather nice.

Hmm....child model not for sale.

Ikea play all alone.. Che-Che's too tall to enter now

14th July 2010

Wah lau eh...

....sudden downpour. Now I'm really stuck in

Nissan workshop

lounge!! Thought can do quick shopping in Orchard.

Argh!!!老天爷为什么你这样对待我？

Lost this date - 13th July - again

Have been updating my “On This Day” posts lately from FB. Sometimes all I need to do is to track back when was the last update in my blog, can be in 2023 or 2022, re-edit the post and then put the current year.

However the thirteenth day of the seventh month seems to be elusive. I suppose I haven’t been able / remember / too busy on the day itself coz I wasn’t able to track back the years before. 

However yesterday, I just got so busy that I….. I only remembered I forgot to check and update at 12.02am 14th July. OMG! Probably July the 13th is a jinx date 🤣. 

I hope next year I will remember to check and blog it down. 

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. 

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".🤣

Time to book the tennis court? And then we can chase after the ball 90% of the time 😂

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 😂

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

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 😂😂 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

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 😂 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 🤣🤣 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. 最可笑的就是 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.😬

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 コーンボタージュスープ 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 🤭

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 😏. 

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 😁

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 お母さん ? 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 お母さん 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.