We just celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary yesterday.
Time flies indeed and Jason is 14+ now.
I missed the time when we were just married and have so much time together.
Now our priority is either work or Jason. We do not have so much time to ourselves these days due to work and other committments.
I also miss those days when Jason was in primary school and not so independent like now, in his teens.... ha...ha... He has his own friends now and go out with them more often than with us.
Anyway, a happy 23rd wedding anniversary to brother, Charles & Jin, who married one year early on the same day.
We attended a feng shui talk in the afternoon and have a family dinner at Suntec City yesterday, nothing fancy or romantic.....
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Trees Fell during the recent Thunderstorms
There were thunder storms almost every afternoons last week. Last Tue, on the way home in a taxi, my wife & I saw small trees or their branches fallen onto the streets in Opera Estate. But what shocked us most was our neighbour's tall bouganville tree fell over and also snapped the tree in front of their house as shown in the photos. Totally, blocked their gate.
We called their home to check that the children were aware and if they needed help. Also, called their mother in the office.
Apparently, they called the neighbourhood police and some men were sent over to saw the trees but they did not dispose the branches as they have to go off to somewhere to clear more trees...?
Saturday, January 19, 2008
LLM - Host to RI Class Gathering
It was LLM's turn to host her annual RI class gathering so we did it on Sat 19 Jan 2008.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Dental Care
Hi,
So how has the new year 2008 been treating you?
I just had a tooth crown done on one of my upper molars.
A crown is a tooth-shaped cover placed over a tooth that is badly damaged or decayed.
A crown, which many people call a cap, is made to look like your tooth.
This crown replaced the crown I did more than 10 years ago.
During my periodic dental check-up in Nov last year, an X-ray was done and some decay in that crowned tooth was identified. As I have to take antibiotics before every dental procedure ( because I have a very small hole in my heart, if you have not read my blog early last year ) and the procedure was expected to take 1-2 hours, it was scheduled to January 2008 as I should not be taking antibiotics so often.
Anyway, I am very happy with the dentist's treatment through the procedure. First visit was 2 hours , as besides the crowning preparation ( removed the old crown, clean it and put it a temporary aluminium crown after taking impressions of my tooth ) she also replaced some old fillings. Just yesterday morning, she put in the new crown which has porcelain coated over metal so that it looks like a real tooth. The cost is about S$1,000 but job well done though.
BTW, I have to do another crowning in 6 months' time when I go for my regular check-up again.
I was reflecting on the whole episode and whether I could have prevented such a hefty dental cost.
I am quite sure most of our parents, if not all, are wearing some dentures at their old age. Mine and my in-laws are wearing complete denture; ie no more real teeth! Well, I agreed with my dentist that they did not have such dental facilities and there were other more important priorities then.
But today, we are more aware of dental care and have access to such modern facilites or advancement in dental health. So we should not be wearing dentures like our parents!
Kids are wearing braces in their teens and even adults too, these days. I was told that Jason's best friend did not need braces but asked his dentist to put on a set of false braces as it is trendy and all his friends are wearing braces...?
I have been bugging Jason to brush his teeth so as not to end up like me, with so many filings and crowns. I am proud that he has started flossing his teeth though not regular enough. I only started recently only .....heee....heee.... Bad boy!
BTW, Jas is wearing braces for a year already and he asked for it. But the dentist also found that he has a small jaw and the teeth are compacted. Infact, he has to remove 4 teeth if you read my blog in Dec 2006!
To conclude this posting, I regret not taking better care of my body or health but then I have other priorities like career, marriage, sports and thought that I am strong enough to overcome my sports injuries incurred then.
So to my younger frineds, please listen to your body and pay more attention to your health including mental health; ie work hard but play hard too.
Health is more important than Wealth!
So take care please!
So how has the new year 2008 been treating you?
I just had a tooth crown done on one of my upper molars.
A crown is a tooth-shaped cover placed over a tooth that is badly damaged or decayed.
A crown, which many people call a cap, is made to look like your tooth.
This crown replaced the crown I did more than 10 years ago.
During my periodic dental check-up in Nov last year, an X-ray was done and some decay in that crowned tooth was identified. As I have to take antibiotics before every dental procedure ( because I have a very small hole in my heart, if you have not read my blog early last year ) and the procedure was expected to take 1-2 hours, it was scheduled to January 2008 as I should not be taking antibiotics so often.
Anyway, I am very happy with the dentist's treatment through the procedure. First visit was 2 hours , as besides the crowning preparation ( removed the old crown, clean it and put it a temporary aluminium crown after taking impressions of my tooth ) she also replaced some old fillings. Just yesterday morning, she put in the new crown which has porcelain coated over metal so that it looks like a real tooth. The cost is about S$1,000 but job well done though.
BTW, I have to do another crowning in 6 months' time when I go for my regular check-up again.
I was reflecting on the whole episode and whether I could have prevented such a hefty dental cost.
I am quite sure most of our parents, if not all, are wearing some dentures at their old age. Mine and my in-laws are wearing complete denture; ie no more real teeth! Well, I agreed with my dentist that they did not have such dental facilities and there were other more important priorities then.
But today, we are more aware of dental care and have access to such modern facilites or advancement in dental health. So we should not be wearing dentures like our parents!
Kids are wearing braces in their teens and even adults too, these days. I was told that Jason's best friend did not need braces but asked his dentist to put on a set of false braces as it is trendy and all his friends are wearing braces...?
I have been bugging Jason to brush his teeth so as not to end up like me, with so many filings and crowns. I am proud that he has started flossing his teeth though not regular enough. I only started recently only .....heee....heee.... Bad boy!
BTW, Jas is wearing braces for a year already and he asked for it. But the dentist also found that he has a small jaw and the teeth are compacted. Infact, he has to remove 4 teeth if you read my blog in Dec 2006!
To conclude this posting, I regret not taking better care of my body or health but then I have other priorities like career, marriage, sports and thought that I am strong enough to overcome my sports injuries incurred then.
So to my younger frineds, please listen to your body and pay more attention to your health including mental health; ie work hard but play hard too.
Health is more important than Wealth!
So take care please!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Jason Won Maths Gold Award for 2007
Congratulations, Jason! 
We are proud of your achievement.
Keep up the good work!
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Happy New Year - 2008!
Hi,
I thought I should post a note to welcome all of you to the new year, 2008!
So how has 2007 treated you?
And what are your New Year resolutions.... if you bother to make any...?
I did make one new year resolution but I will keep it to myself other than sharing it with my family. It is good to have some goals to aim for.
Anyway, I wish all of us good health for the year.
So hang in there and keep in touch, my friends.
David Poh CW
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Christmas Greetings
Hi,My family trip to Japan was aborted as my dear wife had a tear in her right eye and had laser treatment done immediately. Luckily, we caught it in time and not in Japan!
She is now slowing recovering as it bled the following daay after the laser treatment, and she lost her vision due to blood clot. It is slowly clearing now but may take weeks!
Anyway, we celebrated Xmas here and a few photos for your viewing.......
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
We Wish You A Merry Christmas on You Tube
Jason just took up guitar lesson a month ago and learned how to play this song from Internet.
He is indeed a faster learner. He has also learned to play a few of his favourite songs and he should be posting them to You Tube too.
He is actually learning calssical guitar at Yamaha Music school in Tampines Mall on Sundays.
Please leave your comments here or in You Tube to support and encourage him to excel further in his performance.
Merry Christmas and Best Wishes again.....!
David & Lai Meng
Monday, December 17, 2007
Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year...!
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy & Prosperous New Year in 2008....!We will be taking a short holiday in Japan during this festive season ( were in Korea last Xmas ).
Somehow I have been very busy since beginning of Dec with family matters, mostly, and they are my priority, of course. I have also slack a bit in my blog posting too but will make up for it in 2008 so do not stop visitng my blog.
This is the best time of the year as irrespective of race or religion, we all tend to soak into the festivities so please have a good break before another challenging yer in 2008.
Best wishes!
David, Lai Meng & Jason Poh....not to mention Jack & Ruby too ( our Beagle and Corgi dogs!)
Qi Kong Meditation
Hello....
I just completed my lessons in Qi Kong meditation, conducted by my TMC doctor.
It was an interesting experience and some similarities to the breathing meditation I learned in a Thai Buddhist temple here. Also, similar to Western approach to stress management that has been reported in the papers and talks.
This meditation is focus on breathing techniques that exercise the organs in our bodies, backed by ancient Chinese medicinal practices.
In the last class, one of the participants shared with us that she has heart palpitations and is on medication ( though it does not help much ) but it disappeared after she learned the meditation eventhough she has not been constantly practicing it. So believe it or not but then it is not a miracle as our body reacts differently; ie it does not mean that you ailments will be cured after the classes.
Well, I believe I have made a wise investment in learning this exercise and hope that my constantly ( still not very disciplined yet..! ) practice of this meditation will help prevent unforseen illness as I grow old gracefully.
If you like to know more or even keen to take this class, email me for the details as there is another new class starting very soon. I am invited back to join this class for revision in Jan 2008.
BTW, I just repeated my colonoscopy and no growth since my last one in Oct 2006 ( where 3 growth were removed and 2 were cancerous ). As such, next colonoscopy will be in 5 years. Do not be misled, I am not claiming that the meditation helps as I just started it recently only.
Take care!
I just completed my lessons in Qi Kong meditation, conducted by my TMC doctor.
It was an interesting experience and some similarities to the breathing meditation I learned in a Thai Buddhist temple here. Also, similar to Western approach to stress management that has been reported in the papers and talks.
This meditation is focus on breathing techniques that exercise the organs in our bodies, backed by ancient Chinese medicinal practices.
In the last class, one of the participants shared with us that she has heart palpitations and is on medication ( though it does not help much ) but it disappeared after she learned the meditation eventhough she has not been constantly practicing it. So believe it or not but then it is not a miracle as our body reacts differently; ie it does not mean that you ailments will be cured after the classes.
Well, I believe I have made a wise investment in learning this exercise and hope that my constantly ( still not very disciplined yet..! ) practice of this meditation will help prevent unforseen illness as I grow old gracefully.
If you like to know more or even keen to take this class, email me for the details as there is another new class starting very soon. I am invited back to join this class for revision in Jan 2008.
BTW, I just repeated my colonoscopy and no growth since my last one in Oct 2006 ( where 3 growth were removed and 2 were cancerous ). As such, next colonoscopy will be in 5 years. Do not be misled, I am not claiming that the meditation helps as I just started it recently only.
Take care!
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