Kiddo Talk & Pic Sep 2022

There isn't much to share this month. I had guests at work for 3 whole weeks so it's been very hectic throughout. I couldn't even go pick the kids up from school. Hopefully it'll be a slower next couple of months. 

Children Art: Sylveon Pokemon

萱萱 drew one of her favourite Pokemon in school today. It was a brilliant effort and I love how she decorated it.

Another Baby In The House

I think by this date Evelyn has already been to our place for a few weeks? She's my niece and great to see that Meimei is reliving the job of a little baby. That baby smell is addictive and its even better when you only need to play with her and not worry about the feeding or poopoo schedule.

I'm happy to have another baby in the house. Everyone is so excited to have a young one grace our place again. It is also good for 萱萱 and 阳阳 to understand they are no longer babies of the family.

Enjoying Durian

It's so satisfying to watch 阳阳 lick up the durian on his fingers. Kinda surprised he enjoyed it so much. 萱萱 didn't like it because of the skin and she would only suck the inside. But 阳阳 cleans out the entire seed till it was bare like how adults do it. Will definitely buy more for the kiddo.

Building A Lego Fire Truck

This Lego set is meant for 5+. I'm glad to see that 阳阳 can work on it on his own without assistance. Its important milestone that he can follow the instructions in the booklet and piece all the lego together. I like how he is very focused and determined to get it done.

Hearing Aids

Post the nonsense meeting where I got bamboozled by the SGH doctors, I'm back at the hospital to tryout the hearing aids. I was reluctant to come because it means I'm paying them more fees for the session but I needed to find out what options I had so here I am. The lady seemed to be surprised to see me. 95% of the folks at this wing are old folks who naturally have hearing problems because of old age. I felt out of place but hey there is nothing to be ashamed of to have a hearing condition.

Anyways, the lady showed me a variety of hearing aids. They run from $1000 for the most basic of models to $5-6000 for the high end ones. I tried a range of them and all had an artificial robotic sound coming through. It also doesn't take away all the sound from Tinnitus so I was cautious to commit to such an expensive buy. The lady did recommend that I go to a private clinic to have it fitted. Since I'm below 60 years old, I don't qualify for government subsidies. So I have to pay full at the hospital whereas I might be able to chance on a deal at a private clinic.

Makes sense. So I asked all the questions I needed and thank her for her time. This session set me back $70 but I supposed I'm more informed now. There is no miracle pill to fix my condition so the sooner I learn to live with it the better.