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. 

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 😏. 

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 🍯 purchase. Not sure if I'll be pwetty after this or diabetic 🤣, 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 😆

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 😉 coz

this is one of the trails I want to do in 🇨🇭

10th July 2023

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

10th July 2023

My おみくじ says I will be super rich this year 😜

10th July 2021

Things that make me happy 😆 

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 🎹 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 😂 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.

难得. 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

今天才终于做这些 suppose to be 云吞 but wrapped in

水饺 style。现在等两只豚鼠来批评。

10th July 2010

*tagged in MMI Katong FB*

On This Day - (9th July) #Reminders from FB#

9th July 2025

7th July (Mon)

Met up with S after | last met her in May (didn't wait 19yrs 😉). We stopped to smell the roses (literally) but I can only smell my perfume.

It was a great 5hrs of stopping to smell the roses with her. Over the years I've been so caught up with the family that I didn't have much time to meet up with friends, she included. I'm just glad we can still pick up where we left off, still as humourous as ever.

Thanks for the wonderful friendship and for many more years to come!

9th July 2024

Went into DIY shop in PP and told boss I'm looking for something called "be-leh-tik" and then I burst out laughing what's the actual name coz I used to hear my dad say "kyok hor wa be leh tik" (pass me the be leh tik in dialect)

Boss replied me "coz I'm in the same generation as your dad so I understand. It's black tape." Haha! Now it makes sense.😂😂

*edit* for some reason I always reach for whatever colour I see in the toolbox, it isn't always black.

Sometimes I get the colour correct; sometimes maybe the colour didn't matter coz will cover up. So he don't correct me. For the times when he need the correct colour after 1 passed to him the wrong colour, he'll tell me "pek sek", "ang sek", "ng sek". So I always thought it was pek sek be leh tik, ang sek be leh tik ….

9th July 2021

So interesting

9th July 2021

Finally changed the fake plants in the toilet, we had it in the toilet for 6 years!

Che-che said she wanted to choose the plants for the toilet. While I'm concerned about the height, didn't want too tall so it can slide under the same spot BUT she didn't want, said I allowed to let her choose what she wants.

As long as she don't ask me to hang plants in the toilets can already.

I like this though. I'm glad it's fake coz if it's real, it'll die within a year. And this will last an eternity

Changed to real monstera. Crossing my fingers it will thrive under my care. And I'd love to propagate this one day

The common toilet's old orchid

And the new real sansevieria. A reminder to self - must remember to move the pot when I need to open the cabinet.

Initially she chose this plant (only it's slightly shorter) and I said can't fit in the toilet.

Incase you want the name of this plant, it is cycas revoluta.

9th July 2021

Must talk about her lavenders. Growing well so far.

Still a long way more before we can see the flowers

The transplanted ones are doing well too!

9th July 2021

Che-che n I came home to see this! 2 boxes of greens. Locally grown greens sent over by hub's colleague.

Do check out their website : https://urbantiller.sg

Really too much veggies. So I gave to mom quite a lot of veggies, sent it over to her within 1hr, so it still remains a little fresh.

Can see all the greens on the dining table.

Coincidentally che-che and I came home with 2 pots of monstera n sansevieria. Now my house is too green

So beautiful. Need to do something with them. But I can't pot and put them outside unless I have no intention of consuming them.

So nice! Got coriander seed! I want to put this plant (hopefully I can do it) in my click n grow. Coz I had 3 failed attempts using their coriander pods.

Really headache thinking what n how to transfer the 8 mini temporary containers. And to where?!

Think just put it back n leave it under the disco lights with her lavenders. I'm going to procrastinate.

9th July 2021

Girls watching their NZ video.

They were so so cute

Altho they do fight, in some portion of the video I noticed how che-che would carry her sister and take care of her. But kids r kids, sometimes she also don't give in to her.

9th July 2020

In 2008 -> can't rmbr why che-che sent a letter to her sister. She declared her love for her sister (now?).

Wondering if the thing below the rainbow is an animal or human?

9th July 2016

Practicing piano after practicing her ballet

9th July 2012

Thanks Mag for the "glasses". She's been wearing this & happy that she has what Che-Che has too.

9th July 2012

Treatz is now closed. Shucks! Was craving for Mee Rebus.. Anyone knows where to find good Mee Rebus in Marine Parade?

9th July 2012

Lunch out with mei-mei

9th July 2011

Silly girl insist on wearing her new goggles for lunch.

A very late lunch.

9th July 2011

Lil' girl finally 'saw light' in her mental arithmetic n doing much faster now.

And now that she's doing faster, the term is ending.

Haha! Signing her up the next term.

Used to dread abacus n nd lots of encouragement/ scoldings from me. Persistence pays off! Both of us are really happy.

9th July 2010

The coolest way to cool down in this hot weather is to drink my effervesent Vit C in ice water, take a nice cold shower and stay in the aircon room. (Hub gonna freak out with the next utilities bill - hee!)