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I like the small park concept in Singapore because all the housing estates seem to be well-supported by small little parks. Like there are Bishan Park, Pasir Ris Park, Punggol Park, Sengkang Riveside Park. Besides there are also the reservoirs which are usually surrounded by beautiful greeneries and scenery. These parks create ideal places for us to get way from the crowd and EXERCISE. What is a better place for the kids to really let their hair down and run wild and also breathe in fresh air?

Punggol Park, with typical blocks of public housing in the backdrop. Yoh...the pond is not meant for swimming by humans but for fish only:)

See the sunshine on his face! L'l darren is enjoying himself!

At these parks, you can see families, lovers and friends jogging, strolling, cycling, having picnics or simply rest and relax.  Singapore, being a small city island, nowhere is really too far for us to venture to. Heehee…exploring parks has become part of our “weekend nowhere else to go activities” *LOL*. The other day, having gained some kgs, I made a special effort not to only visit the park but also jogged with my 3 males at Punggol Park.

Group of guys having fun in their game of soccer

Haha...whole family trying to catch up with Darren

Haha...mommy tailing behind to catch up with Papa and Darren. Yah...and shooting photographs.

The boys are really enjoying themselves, despite the hot sweats!

These parks are landscaped with trees, huge pond, jogging tracks and I love to see those cute little dogs jogging with their owners.  Oh my goodness…I guessed my past glory of being a a long distance runner has really become history. Or has age caught up with me? Or have I been too busy or rather lazy to exercise lately? I never know a brisk walk (my knee cap problem has deterred me from jogging) can be so tiring!

So, as my boys sped off with their Papa, I cannot help but realised that my boys have really grown. They can really run!  Especially my young Darren who could speed so fast and effortlessly *haha*.  The young has outshone us  and I can’t help but admit that age is catching up with me *Frown*.   I really have to buck up on my exercise to strengthen my own stamina and health and be in pace with my boys *haha*.

My poor Brendan has been down with flu:( Fortunately it is 1-week school holidays and he does not have to miss school lessons. Usually when any boy falls sick, especially with fever, it is enough to wear me out as it means I have to wake up in the middle of the night to give him paracetamol to bring down the fever…..not to mention I have to wake up again before the sky brightens to prepare breakfast and get Darren ready for school before I set off for work.

It is a few days away from Brendan’s birthday. For the last 3 years, I somehow have this “dejavu feeling” before his birthday. Not a good feeling really because for the last 3 years, just days before his birthday, there had been emergency rush to bring him to the hospital!  Hence, although I am wishing for the best this year but somehow when he falls sick again at this time, I cannot help but worry…touchwood!

Firstly……………………………………..

When he was moving on to 7 years old, I received a phone call from school that he had a fall (just slightly before his birthday) and he was not able to walk. I remembered myself rushing from office to school, my heart very unsettled. Next I was carrying a 20 over kg boy alone, with his bag and my handbag and rushed to hospital.  This is the challenge for a mother when his father is working overseas.  The next few hours was mummy hiding all her worries and anxiety in her heart alone as Brendan was put on wheelchair, received x-ray and received treatment. Phew, fortunately, Brendan was able to go home to celebrate his birthday, and recovered after a week!

Secondly………………………………….

Just days before his 8th birthday, I received an emergency call from school and this time apparently Brendan believed that he had swallowed a chicken bone while in school.  A shaken mother, I made a mad rush from office to school to hospital with Brendan. What happened next was an ordeal as I was alone to pacify Brendan to allow the doctor to insert a hard stainless steel device inside his throat to check and extract any possible  bone.  Things were not very smooth and to tell the truth I was as frightened as Brendan to see such a cold steel matter inserted into my SON’s throat.  I had to remain calm though so that my boy could be strong….Phew….eventually no bone was detected but it was enough to scare the wits out of me especially when Papa was again in a distant land!

Then………………..

Coincidentally, just two days before his 9th birthday, when I least expected and when I was busy at work…..I received an unwelcomed call again. This time, my poor Brendan had a cut on his head after banging onto the edge of a classroom door while playing hide and seek with a classmate! His head was still bleeding when I reached school and what happened next was expected.  X-ray, making frantic calls to Papa Ed (who was obviously overseas), and using my best approach to soothe a frightened son, it was late night when we managed to pull through and went home together. Fortunately, he was able to cut his birthday cake at home.

All these unpleasant encounters for the last 3 years and I just want to say ”Not again please!”. Sound pretty coincidental but it is definitely a nightmare!

In one of my previous posts, I have talked about my boys taking up Chinese Martial Arts or Wushu. It is already their 4^th lesson and they now have their wushu costumes.

I am seeing good results because Darren, who is hardly attentive at home, is finally trying to be focused throughout the wushu class *VICTORY sign by mummy*. Of course, I am not trying to prepare them to be like Chinese Gongfu Superstar Jet Li *wink*. Hmmm….discipline, getting fit, getting more flexible….wushu is definitely a right choice for them.

Brendan was saying: “Mummy, I can protect you from any danger with wushu.”

Mummy: “Aiyo, not with your skills now” *lol*

I am touched but it is still a long way and I am not sure whether they will persist through the classes and practices. Till then, I will have to make sure that they will not use what they learn to spar with each other at home.

Darren loves to have his photos taken. As usual, he is posing instead of listening to the instructor...mummy's fault.

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