Mum Fell Down

After x-ray, MRI scan, the orthopedic surgeon diagnosed mum as having multiple compression of the spine, slipped disc and bone spurs. Now, mum is using Forteo to inject herself every night at 9:45pm at the same time nightly. The medicine is paid by dad's pension that mum inherited. It costs $1,600 a tube that lasts about 10 times. Mum also has to take a painkiller, muscle relaxant, and calcium. She is very lucky to be staying in a very private condo to recuperate with the help of a maid and catering of food. Both youngest one and I with my spouse help mum, taking turns to see to her needs like getting her mixture potassium citrate from the pharmacist for gastric pains. I can only do my best as one parent is left and another had gone to heaven.

Sumptuous Dinner Meal at CRC

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Dinner at Chinese Recreation Club. Crab meat with dried scallops, tauhu topped with minced pork, black mushrooms, salted fish and prawns. Seaweed with fishballs soup. #crc #chineserecreationclub #chineserecreationclubrestaurant #amazingfood

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The tagline Good Food certainly equals to Good Mood. Food is cathartic and helps reduces stress at work, with people, etc. Just click on the right button to scroll to the left the delicious pictures of food taken recently at Chinese Recreation Club of my Instagram account. The main dish was stir-fried dried scallops with lots of crabmeat and egg, that was paired with lettuce as the wrapper. Next, we had seaweed with home-made fishballs soup and finally beancurd topped with minced meat with salted fish and prawns in dark soya sauce. It was simply ambrosia and Chinese Recreation Club is well known for its food amongst diners and member who get to enjoy 10% discount with a member card.

Hari Raya Today and Burnt Candles for Dad's Niche

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Dad, I am truly sorry, if I hurt you in the past. I was the rebellious one in the family and I know it hurts a lot to see your offspring a bit wayward. I was sent to 'tangki' to rid of evil and at that time, we were not yet Christians. Forget about the past, now it is time to light candles for you as perpetual light to shine upon your soul and may you rest in peace and to hasten the path to heaven from purgatory. As this is your faith and believe, I shall honor it and try to light more candles on a more frequent basis like the youngest sister does weekly for you. I guess it is a form of prayer for you too. Though the teeth and the tongue may grind at each other, nevertheless you are my dad and you gave me life! I love you DAD, despite the occasional awkwardness. It is time to Rest in Peace and enjoy Life in Heaven with Jesus, Dear DAD. Where there is no pain, suffering, aging, diseases, sickness, being in adult pampas as you could no longer control your bladder, could no longer walk unaided and being left to stay in a nursing home.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Firtri, Maaf Zahir dan Batin

Hari Raya is coming soon on 5-6th June after a month of Ramadan or fasting for the Muslims and they Buka Puasa around 7:00 pm. The eateries and restaurants are so crowded today, being a weekend, a Saturday on 1st of June. Here I embed the photos taken at a Ramadan Buffet spread at Paradize Hotel which was taken recently as below:

The photos consist of Telue Masak Lemak, Ikan Masak Merah, Tauhu Sumbat, Beef Rendang, kuih and curries. They look delectable and inviting for the fasting Muslim to Buka Puasa here. But mostly it is the staff that Buka Puasa here instead of the very few Chinese patrons. So, in the meantime, enjoy my own photos.