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This is a blog about Evelyn's life. The big and little things which inspire her; and her family which inspired Eve's-piration.

Mummy, pain pain here

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No….. He wasn’t referring to his own discomfort from severe coughing. Nor was he complaining of the iv drip in his hands. He ain’t complaining about his breathless & acute bronchitis either….

After 1 week stay in the hospital, Xi en wasn’t overly concerned about his own ailments… Instead, this evening when he saw my BCG mark on my arm, he pressed on it & said “mummy, pain pain here”.

Xi en thought that mummy has a painfully wound. :)

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Immediately, he fumbled off his oxygen mask; made difficult by the iv drip on his right hand; propped himself towards me & blew gently at my “wound”. :)

“Mummy pain pain here” (blow blow)

“Mummy, ask teacher (I don’t know why not “nurse”) paste plaster.” (blow blow)

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He asked for a tissue… I gave him one. He said: “Mummy don’t cry.. Not painful.. Don’t cry.. ask teacher (again not nurse?) paste plaster.”

I wasn’t crying..but about to. Wahhh…..children are God’s purest form of creation. I just so love my boy & his tender heart.

Latest updates – Xi en is getting much better after dosage of antibiotics. He’s starting to eat & scream for attention too. :)

Thank you to all friends & relatives for visiting, praying, buying gifts, love gifts and touching our lives. Sincerely appreciate your acts of love & concern.

Praying now that Xi En will be discharged real soon.

That’s him doing silly things like stuffing tissue into the mask ‘cos he hated wearing it. :)

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Shanghai nite

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We (as in Kim & I) just came back from Shanghai. It’s our first longest trip out of the country without Xi En.

I had thought that we would miss each other a lot (read: separation anxiety)… But interesting to note that Xi En didn’t quite missed us that much…errm.. & neither did we! Perhaps thanks to technology (FaceTime) & a hectic schedule. :)

It’s wasn’t my first trip to Shanghai but possibly the first which I learnt most about the city & traveling..

In the past; I literally “walked” my way to shanghai by working on board the plane.. But as a passenger I am seemingly a little more nervous about the take off/landing & turbulence. It’s weird that I think nothing of those in the past; putting absolute trust in the air crew team.. Perhaps age is catching up… Perhaps I have a cutie pie to go back to… :)

In any case, Shanghai is interesting. The disparity between poor & rich is obvious. From chatting with the masseur on the lack of democracy to the taxi driver on high land prices to looking at the affluent who could afford a trip out of the country….. It’s every part of an emerging city. Singaporeans are still looked upon as wealthy & well-travelled by Chinese nationals.
That explains why a shop keeper took away a RMB 5 sign and said it’s RMB 15 when I started getting interested in the product. :) I didn’t buy it in the end..of course. Didn’t want to be made a mickey out of my head.

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Next – Food ; glorious food – my best meal of the trip was at 新吉市 @ 新天地。

Super yummy: braised fatty pork with chestnut, sweet corn with pine nuts, some veg with ham, braised noodle (my fav), mantou eaten with honey (surprisingly refreshing). a must try!

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Lastly, a place worth checking out is @ 天潼路 mrt station area.


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Blocks & blocks of wholesale fashion to Knick knacks. This is where retailers go for their stocks. Go if you don’t have a faint heart to navigate through piles of clothes/bags thrown on the floor & if you can take poor ventilation.
Tip: the blocks furthest away from the train stocked the cheapest goods! But they are also the messiest & smelliest blocks! Go armed with water, a fan & trolley like what the locals do. :)

It’s was a really tiring trip ..now I need a break from my break. ^_^