89th week Dearest Baby TK

15may- 21may'12
602 days' old, you poo at a; used 0 disposable diapers in all;

603 days' old, you used 0 disposable diapers in all; nap for less than 0h;

604 days' old, you used 0 disposable diapers in all; took 0h nap in all;
605 days' old, you poo at p; used 0 disposable diapers in all; not gg to Grandmum's place for stay after attending a wedding dinner at Civil Service Club, Tessensohn rd
606 days' old, you poo at p; used 0 disposable diapers in all; went to TCM for 3rd time this month for abit runny nose after high fever subsided the following day of TCM on Mon;
607 days' old, you used 0 disposable diapers in all; nap at p for ?h; 
608 days' old, you poo at p; used 0 disposable diapers in all; took 0h am nap & 0h pm nap in all;

89th week of motherhood

14may - 20may'12

- celebrated Hubby's birthday with dinner with family at Miaoyi Vegetarian Restaurant
- attended a fami wedding dinner at Civil Service Club, Tessensohn rd
- TK fever subsided slightly and took 1 day MC at Childcare
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- Ma came over after dinner and amused when heard TK said 'good boy'
- TK enjoyed equivalent to 1 month free in a year at Xiyao Childcare as there's 20% discount till August, compared to 2 weeks' of free trial last December
- TK was not eligible then as min age is 18m
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88th week Dearest Baby TK

8may- 14may'12
595 days' old, you poo at a; used 0 disposable diapers in all;
596 days' old, you used 0 disposable diapers in all; nap for less than 0h;
597 days' old, you used 0 disposable diapers in all; took 0h nap in all;
598 days' old, you poo at p; used 0 disposable diapers in all; gg to Grandmum's place for stay
599 days' old, you poo at p; used 0 disposable diapers in all;
600 days' old, you used 0 disposable diapers in all; nap at p for ?h; abit runny nose and high fever;
601 days' old, you poo at p; used 0 disposable diapers in all; took 0h am nap & 0h pm nap in all;

88th week of motherhood

7may - 13may'12

- Fri sent TK to mum's place to stay
- celebrated 2nd Mother's Day on Sun
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- Mum made organic rolled oats for breakfast
- towel bath TK as he's having high fever after dinner
- monitored TK's temp in the night and prepared to take TK to the nearest hospital A&E if fever persist
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87th week Dearest Baby TK

1may- 7may'12
588 days' old, you poo at a; used 0 disposable diapers in all; runny nose and slight cough since last week;
589 days' old, you used 0 disposable diapers in all; nap for less than 0h; runny nose got better after TCM med 2 days' ago
590 days' old, you used 0 disposable diapers in all; took 0h nap in all;
591 days' old, you poo at p; used 0 disposable diapers in all; not gg to Grandmum's place for stay
592 days' old, you poo at p; used 0 disposable diapers in all;
593 days' old, you used 0 disposable diapers in all; nap at p for ?h;
594 days' old, you poo at p; used 0 disposable diapers in all; took 0h am nap & 0h pm nap in all;

浴佛偈

Buddha bathing during Vesak 2556:
浴佛时可默念< 浴佛偈>：

我今灌沐诸如来
净智莊严功德海
五浊众生离尘垢
同證如来净法身

87th week of motherhood

30apr - 6may'12

- went to Swissotel for dinner at 'Out of the Pan'
- happiest day of all my birthday makan
- had an extra crepe and leftover packed for supper (cheesecake)

- gg to receive a surprise gift tomorrow after viewing the model online
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86th week Dearest Baby TK

24apr- 30apr'12
581 days' old, you poo at a; used 0 disposable diapers in all; runny nose and slight cough since yesterday
582 days' old, you used 4 disposable diapers in all; nap for less than 0h;
583 days' old, you used 0 disposable diapers in all; took 0h nap in all; gg to Grandmum's place for stay
584 days' old, you poo at p; used 0 disposable diapers in all;
585 days' old, you poo at p; used 0 disposable diapers in all;
586 days' old, you used 0 disposable diapers in all; nap at p for ?h;
587 days' old, you poo at p; used 0 disposable diapers in all; took 0h am nap & 0h pm nap in all; went to see TCM as coughing worsened in the night

86th week of motherhood

23apr - 29apr'12

- went to fetch TK and sent to mum on Thur as hubby and I went to PMT for Dharma Heart Sutra class
- TK enjoyed the dinner (multigrain porridge with brocoli, carrot, baby corn, french beans etc) cooked by hubby
- Pa came to use AXS to pay for his bill
- went to S&S to shop and it drizzled when we left
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- TK walked to the bus-stop on the way to PG at 812a
- had kueh chap before leaving the canteen below TK's PG at Shunli

-  went to the Vesak Celebration on the open space along Gullimard Rd (opp SBF) on Sun
- TK sat on the chair for almost 1-2h as hubby went to buy food & drinks with the coupons.
- even though the weather was warm initially, it was quite breezy sitting under the fans.
- TK had mushroom soup with bread & apple juice for the first time
- TK was still having runny nose and a little cough
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85th week Dearest Baby TK

17apr- 23apr'12
581 days' old, you poo at a; used 0 disposable diapers in all;
582 days' old, you used 4 disposable diapers in all; nap for less than 0h;
583 days' old, you used 0 disposable diapers in all; took 0h nap in all;
584 days' old, you poo at p; used 0 disposable diapers in all; gg to Grandmum's place for stay for the first time since enrolling into PG; no longer brings Teddy Bear to PG after Marmy washed took off Teddy's bathrobes to wash;
585 days' old, you poo at p; used 0 disposable diapers in all;
586 days' old, you used 0 disposable diapers in all; nap at p for ?h;
587 days' old, you poo at p; used 0 disposable diapers in all; took 0h am nap & 0h pm nap in all;

How to handle situation when parents don't pay for tuition (Part 2)

When the tuition agent doesn't respond to your calls and SMSes, and the ultimatum is sent via SMS indicating that should the agent is still uncontactable, legal assistance will be sought.
The agent responded finally to the SMS.

Even though the agent did not help to fight for the payment of 45min fee, pushing all the blame to the tutor, finding fault etc, and siding the client, there's nothing the tutor can do as the legal fees involved is much more than the tuition fees if tutor decides to pursue at the Small Claims Court.

The tuition agent is Ms. K from T**tutors 9***7089.

The assignment is for P5 Chinese at Blk 177 Bishan St 13 and the client is Ch***tine G**.

How to handle situation when parents don't pay for tuition

Tuition assignments assigned by tuition agent if not carried out for any reason given by parents, the tutor will not be paid.
The parents may offer to reimburse the transport and not pay for the tuition as scheduled.
At most, the parent may agree to pay for 50% of the tuition fee. ie. pay for 45min instead of 90min session.

Tutors will have to agree to the arrangement or parent may get too angry if tutor request for tuition agent to intervene. At most, the tuition agent will propose you to charge 50% of the tuition. However, if the parent decided to terminate the tutor, he/she would not be paid at all, even the scheduled tuition which did not take place.

A tuition agent Ms. K from T**tutors 9***7089 is one such agent.

The assignment is for P5 Chinese at Blk 177 Bishan St 13 and the client is Ch***tine G**.

The student is a polite girl, but the same cannot be said for the parent and grandparents.
She offered the tutor a cup of water after rinsing the cup but was chided by the grandmother saying she'd make the cup even dirtier by washing, and hurry the granddaughter to quickly return to the room for tuition as time is precious.
The tutor later praised the girl for having good habits to rinse the cups before serving drinks to guests.

It was later learnt that the student had 4 other tutors previously, and 3 of them share the same surname as the 5th tutor.
How is it possible to have 4 tutors in by P5 1st quarter?
That is quite unbelievable.

Who knows, any subsequent tutor who is brave enough to take up the assignment may have to be prepared to handle the parent and not the student.