11 May 2025 – Happy Mother’s Day
Thu: welcome Zarina back for a short visit and welcome David for his first visit in SIN&SE-Asia. Last meeting with Zarina was Mar2018 for
HighT@The Perankan@ScottsRd then, now relocated to 57LengkokBahru – have not tried this new location.
This round@Chinatown, meeting&starting at the temple where they were getting ready for VesakDay/12May.
YaKunKayaToast/S-BridgeRd, MaxwellMarket,URA/one of my favourite places to introduce to overseas visitors, ScarletHotel/ErskineRd-
ChinatownComplex(3TshirtsS$10)WetMarket&Hawkers, dessert@MeiHeongYuen.
A taste of BakKwa@LimCheeGuan, ChinatownPoint where we said our goodbyes with them continuing to YueHwa while I picked some bottles from Daiso for teas and late lunchS$7@People’sParkCentre/BasementFoodCourt, not to confuse with People’sPark! Had to have this fish after seeing those fresh fish at the market! but my favourite DurianShavedIce earlier before lunch – hahaha! ~25mins from my front door via MRT-MTsta-Maxwell-temple while Bus197 to MTsta-walk back to the front door took ~1hr but nice with cool AC-JoyRide+AC-CorridorWalk after a total of ~10,000steps today. No complains as mostly under shade or indoors with the AC.
Fri: CardinalRobertFrancisPrevost became the first ever pope from the US, a surprise selection by 133 cardinals from across the globe on the second day of the papal conclave in Rome. Leo XIV is the new Pope – Vatican News
Another trip to Chinatown to change the too small T-shirts bought yesteray and a cuppa with Clement. Out&about on the bus passing thru’ SimsAve as the MRT from BugisSta gets above ground to KallangSta. Preference is to be able to see the sky when on any public transport! Do still wonder if there will be a day with less of these cranes in sight here??
Sat: woke up with pain between the heel&arch on the bottom of left-foot – will take it easy with walking today. SeniorProm in SC/USA for #3-grandchild John, the only one in my flock born here in SIN/2006 besides his grandmother! Seems like yesterday when he was born – growing up happens in a heartbeat and time flies! One day you’re in diapers; the next day you still might be in diapers/hahaha! but the memories of childhood stay for the long haul – pix credits to Linn
Appreciations to Pat&David for early
Sun: Happy Mother’s Day to all celebrating&marking today. In loving memory of my mother TSANG MayLan(1911-1965). Blessed to be a mother Linn and May who are also now mothers and doing an amazing job with my 6grandchildren. For me the most challenging&fulfilling role is being a mother in this life journey so far. Research with scientific proof now show that we are forever connected – hahaha!
Interesting and worthwhile reading – in summary, the lifelong consequences of the exchange of cells between a mother and child are profound and have many applications in development, health, and disease. Whereas a mother and her child are undeniably forever connected in many ways, the studies presented here demonstrate that the connection exists at the most basic, granular, cellular level.
Or watch this Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp1NkmIpjq0
How amazing is that? If you’re a mother you know how you can intuitively feel your child even when they are not there… well, now there is scientific proof that mothers can carry those cells forever!
God could not be everywhere and therefore he made Mothers – JewishProverb
Thanks for yummy dinner@Rochalie with Kat passing thru’ on her way back to the US.
Belated 40thBday greetings to Glady and appreciations to them for sharing adorable baby Kai with us, – been a long time since I carried a baby.