Mad Mad day today

Dear All

Today was a really mad and looonng day. Bert was the mad "taxi" driver from Calcutta (for those who remember the song that goes..."Car-to-ta , I'm a taxi driver"). Early morning, we drove from Simei to Ulu Pandan to get our car radio repaired. We then "hiked" to find a makan place to have brunch. Then we explored Ulu Pandan reservior for the 1st time in the blistering sun. (Good place to train for marathon as the distance for the entire reservoir is 6 km as compared to Bedok Reservoir is 4.3 km)

Next, we drove back to Simei. Then Bert, on spurt of moment, decided to go to Ikea to get more storage boxes which weigh at least 1.5kg each!! Since we have the car, we got 4 boxes. Then my mum called to say she still has diarrhoea...don't know if it was from the parish feastday food or my dad's birthday buffet. So she couldn't go NTUC shopping and also needed charcoal pills and asked if we could get the pills for her. Also, the main purpose of her call was to tell us dad fell in the bathroom last nite at 11+pm. He refused to go for an x-ray. His left arm and left head were hurt. I was worried. So we offered to also get her groceries which comprise mainly veggies with the intention to visit them after all our errands.

So after Ikea, we popped over the Giant which was next door, to get her stuff and to top up our groceries as well as our weekend was "burned" and we couldn't do our usual weekend grocery shopping. We had to complete this mammoth task within 25 min as we had to rush to SACPS to fetch Felicia from her CCA at 2:30pm. Reached school just in time for Felicia. Unexpectedly, her friend Bianca came along. As her dad had given a lift to Felicia before, and we know the family, we offered her a lift, and both little girls were estastic. We thought she was going back to her own home, which we are familiar with the route as we've been there last year for her 7th birthday party. But lo and behold, it was NOT her home, but her grandparents' home. As we had already made the offer, we had to search the street directory for find out the way there. Meantime, the poor girl didn't know her grandparents' number. I never thought of calling her mum as I was busy helping Bert look out for street names whilst looking at the street directory on my lap. We offered to accompany her up the lift, but she sweetly told us it's OK, she can go up herself. Anyway, we were bushed, and our minds were on seeing my dad. So we gladly left her at her block, waited till she "disappeared" behind the pillar of her block before we left.

When we reached my mum's place, it was almost 3pm. Dad's left arm had one "ko-yoh"(chinese plaster), and otherwise looked fine. Mum said he had a red lump on the left side of his head. But she diligently rubbed it till it's gone. I told her to monitor that he is not nauceous and no dizziness for at least 1 day. We then went home. By the time we unpacked our groceries, it was pass 4pm. Time for me to prepare dinner whilst Bert and the 2 girls slept.

Talk about a super-crazy day. At least our $20 day license was well-spent ;)

Love Theresa N Albert