Showing posts with label Swimming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Swimming. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Sunday Times “Specials”

Mommy, aunty Eve said my hair is very dry and need conditioner. Anthea told me this when she came home on last Saturday evening after dinner at my youngest BIL’s house.

The other time when I brought her to trim her hair, my hairdresser said the same to me.

Okie, comments noted and action MUST be taken, cannot be lazy anymore….hehe. I had tried to find suitable shampoo for Anthea hair wash but till date, seem like most of them are not so effective. I don’t really like the idea of using conditioner for children hair, so I prefer those conditioning shampoo.

Last Sunday, Anthea went for her usual swimming lesson. In her group, there is a twin and they are girls. Usually while the girls are having the lesson, I would chit chat with their mommy. So I took the opportunity to ask her what shampoo her girls are using. She told me they use the brand – Pureen Shampoo which has conditioner in it. She also mentioned that she chose the Strawberry Yogurt one for her girls. I asked if the shampoo can be easily bought from Supermarkets and she said “yes’.

On Sunday afternoon, I went to Fairprice XTRA to look for the shampoo but I can’t find it. As I had an appointment, so I didn’t go around the central area to look for it.

Then on Monday evening, after sending Anthea to her tuition class, I went to the Central shop and found the shampoo in Venus. I was very happy and quickly bought a bottle. Anthea had started using the shampoo for the last few days and it seem her hair condition is improving a little. Hopefully, it will get better as the days passes.

On the same morning, while waiting for Anthea at the swimming pool, there was a granny waiting for her grandson who is also with the same swimming coach as Anthea.

As she was leaving the pool for home, she suddenly tapped me on my shoulder and asked me in mandarin – “你的颈项 是不是有问题?我看你好像有点歪。“

At first I was a bit shocked by her sudden comment and at second thought, I told her – “是的,是有点酸的感觉,可能是运动的关系。“

“那么你要去医它,不然会影响到脚部。“ She said.

"好的,谢谢!"
I replied.

Okie, comment NOTED again and ACTION immediately as Chinese always say “不听老人言,吃亏在眼前。。“

Previously my eldest brother had mentioned to me that there is a good Chinese physician centre near my house. So I SMS-ed to my brother and asked him for the contact number. He replied and I called the centre and booked a 1 hour massage for that afternoon. : P

The 1 hour massage was really therapeutic, it was a bit painful but the feeling was really relaxed after the massage. My neck felt better and I can move it much more easily compared to before the massage.

The 1 hour massage only cost me $40 – it was a very good and affordable discovery.

A simple Sunday swimming lesson and yet it allowed me to discover so many SPECIALS, just like reading the Sunday Times... : )

Sunday, December 14, 2008

A “COLD” weekend…

Anders caught the flu bug this week and while taking care of him, I also got the “COLD” bugs. So far I am quite proud of myself of being able to keep healthy throughout Adrian’s detachment. I believe this is mainly due to the gym routine that I have been maintaining.

Of course, the body will still succumb to some viral in one way or another, which means the system needed a rest…: ) (短暂的休息是为了走更长的路)

So this weekend is mainly for me to recover from the cold and get well for all the events happening, next week.

This morning we woke up around 9.30am and it was drizzling and I quickly smsed the swimming coach. He mentioned that the lesson was still on and will only be cancelled if heavy rain.

So we had a quick breakfast and headed to the swimming pool. The weather was turning better for a moment when Anthea started with her swimming lesson. She was the only one who came for the lesson, so she had 1 to 1 personal coaching from the coach, not too bad.

Then after about 10 minutes warm up, he brought her to the deep pool and said that he wanted to build up her confidence. Anthea did a few laps in the pool with the coach swimming beside her. She had a great time and enjoyed the lesson.

Then we had lunch with my Mil who also does her usual morning swimming session at the pool.

After lunch, we went home to rest and I had a good power nap as the weather was so cool and nice.

In the evening, we had dinner at my parents place, really misses my dad home cooked 海南鸡饭 and I had a good time eating the 文昌鸡that my parents brought home from 海南岛.

Next Sunday there will be another round of feasting in celebration of 冬至. This marks the countdown of a month to our Lunar New Year and we are also looking forward to Adrian’s homecoming.

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Survivial Skills

This morning the Straits Time headlines ‘hit’ me very hard…..

Six-year-old girl drowns in Sentosa hotel pool
http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_125664.html

It was supposed to be happy outing but it ended in a tragedy. My heart goes out to the family. It happened so fast and with so many people around as well. So many question marks…sigh …. : (

Now I really understand why Adrian always said: Both Anthea and Anders must learn the 2 basic survival skills – Swimming & Cycling. He said the other enrichment programs are secondary; these 2 skills are a must.

All these while I agreed with him whole heartedly. This is the reason why I always insist on Anthea taking proper swimming lessons. Children are always very active and especially when they are near swimming pools, they do not know the depth of it and will just plunge down.

With basic swimming skills, regardless how deep the pool may be, they can swim themselves back to safety.

I am hoping for the day that Anthea will tell me “mommy, I want to learn swimming”.

As for Anders, I will enroll him once he reach the minimum age, especially for boy, it is crucial for their National Service.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

News on 联合 Wan 报, 2 April 2007




I am not sure if this new is a sheer coincidence or a wake up call for me.....




A 4 years old boy was found drowned in a swimming pool in a condominium on 25 March 2007. He was sent to KKH A&E. After 7 days of struggling, he died on 01 April 2007. In the article, it was mentioned that he fell into the swimming pool and the family members were around him, they did not realised it till later. Someone rescued him and sent him to KKH Immediately but it was too late...

There are so many IFs...IFs...now going through my mind.

Now, i am going to start Anders on proper swimming lesson and not take things for granted.

Monday, April 02, 2007

My Disappointment...

I came across a swimming school that is starting a beginner class at Bishan Swimming pool for children of Anthea's age. After gathering all the information, i thought to myself, it is about time Anthea start on proper swimming lessons.

She goes swimming every Sundays with my In-laws and she enjoys swimming. So on last Thursday / Friday, i told her about starting lesson on Sunday. At first, she rejected my proposal, saying that the teacher will scold her if she swims wrongly. Then i explained in detail the pros of the coach's teaching and usually the coach will not scold children, if they follow instruction properly. So after listening, she agreed to give it a try on Sunday.

This morning, i woke up, with great enthusiasm and looking forward to her 1st swimming lesson. Adrian received a call from Dad mentioning that he was not going for his Sunday badminton, so adrian said he will take a taxi, cos i will drive Anthea to Bishan for her swimming lesson. All these was confirmed and i left for NTUC to do my marketing since it was still early.

When i reached home from NTUC, i was shocked and disappointed when Anthea told me "mommy, i don't want to go lesson. I want to go Civil Service...". Then Adrian told me that Mom & Dad will fetch Anthea and myself to Bishan for the lesson and then they will go Civil Service for their swim. I asked him "why do i need them to fetch us, i am driving ? " I reckon Anthea overheard the conversation and decided that she want to go Civil Service Club with my In-laws instead.

I was really DISAPPOINTED that she chosed to abandon the original plan. All around me kept telling me : "it's ok, don't force her". My mood was spoiled for the rest of the day.

After dinner, Adrian came back and told me that "today at CSC, she can swim the whole width..", i asked him "did she do it with the right stroke ? did she comes up for air correctly ? ".

"She hold her breath all the way."

Well, honestly, i am not wanting her to become the next Joceslyn Teo or Tao Li. My basis is for her to learn Survival skills. Scenario : should she fall into the deeper end of the pool with no supervision around, i want her to be able to swim herself to safety and not just hold her breath!! At the age of 5, i would think it is ideal age to pick up this basic skills.

Adrian told me, we will bring her for swimming lesson when she asked for it. I told him : "yeah, if that day comes..."