4 Weeks Post 60DWCC - Another Week of Drama Serial Marathon

Since we completed the Korean drama serial a couple of weeks ago, life has not been easy for THL and I. We have been watching the "repeat" (currently being aired on Channel U) of it from time to time to help reminisce certain parts of the drama series. Well, this week, we have been hot on the heel of another Hong Kong drama serial 功夫状元 and it seems like we have got past the Korean one and we are now in love with the HK one. LOL!

Day 82 - Saturday

It has been a while since the 3 of us take a long distance bus out to malls that are far away. The term 'faraway' has never sounded so right before when we were still a car owner. This is because we used to be able to easily reach the furthest end of Singapore (think Changi Airport, Pasir Ris) within 30 minutes (on average) by car but now that we are taking SBS buses, it could take as long as 2 hours (includes transferring over to connecting bus or train) to reach the same far flung destination.

Anyhow, we took a feeder bus to Jurong East for brunch before taking a long distance one to Parkway Parade. We have not been to Parkway Parade since we sold our SUV and this is our very first trip there by bus. Wow...it was honestly quite feat by itself since the entire journey was almost 75 minutes. If not for it being an air conditioned bus, the 3 of us would have threw up and lost consciousness along the way.

Few hours later, after we are done with our retail therapy at Parkway Parade, we walked out towards Katong 112 and again we spent another hour there doing our "rounds". When it was almost dinner time, we began to slowly stroll along Joo Chiat road looking out for special or new restaurants/coffee shops to have dinner.

After close to 25 minutes of walking, we chanced upon a coffee shop that sells porridge as well as a huge varieties of cooked food. We decided to give it a shot since we were already hungry and the food looks really delicious.

We were glad we ate there as the food was really nice although it was a little expensive. After our dinner, we continued our exploration around the vicinity and we got lost after a short 30 minutes. We had to re-trace our steps and walked back to the junction near the coffee shop where we had dinner. We then waited 20 minutes for a bus that took us to Kembangan MRt station. From there we took a train to Pasir Ris and then switch over to one that headed all the way back to Jurong East.

We alighted at Jurong East and took a feeder bus home. After we washed up, THL and I continued our pursue of our new love - the HK serial drama 功夫状元. :D

Day 83 - Sunday

Today is another stay home Sunday and THL was kind enough to make the 3 of us both breakfast and lunch. The entire afternoon was spent watching 功夫状元 after we are done with the usual household chores. The 2 of us went out for dinner around 730pm.We bought dinner back for RK.

Needless to say, we again devoted the remaining part of the evening watching 功夫状元.

Day 84 - Monday

THL was down with stomachache early in the morning. While she blamed the dinner we ate last evening at Joo Chiat road, she was the only one that had it. Anyway, she went to see doctor and was given a medical certificate to rest at home for a day.

Complaint from RK's form teacher

The teacher called when I was about to start my daily work and she informed me that RK has not been doing the Math homework and corrections that were given to him weeks ago. She suggested making him stay back after school to have him finish up everything and I agreed. It is time RK be held responsible for his actions. Time for him to grown up, ya?

At 2pm, THL and I went for lunch at the food centre before heading to RK's school to fetch him. I continued working on my project after fetching RK home. With RK doing his homework and THL resting, I was able to fully focus on my work. :D

But my happiness was short-lived as it was dinner soon and with THL cooking dinner for us and RK was pulling my hair and playing his role as a doctor to give me a "health checkup" every 15 minutes. Sigh...

Day 85 - Tuesday

It has been a rather productive day for me and I was able to finish my work around 4pm. With more than 2 hours to spare, I spent some time playing with RK.

THL and I bought dinner home and we spent the rest of the evening watching 功夫状元 with RK watching his favorite Youtube video using my iPad.

Day 86 - Wednesday

Today was another typical day at home. I helped RK revised through his Math worksheets and workbooks in the late afternoon as he is having Math test the next day.

The 3 of us met up at JEM for dinner at CookHouse (Foodcourt at the 6th floor of JEM) before sending RK off for his tuition.

Day 87 -Thursday

Another day spent watching 功夫状元 in the evening with THL while RK indulged himself watching Youtube video.

Day 88 - Friday

RK and I meet up with THL at Jurong Point for dinner at 615pm. We had dinner at MOF in celebration of both RK's forthcoming birthday as well as our 11th year anniversary. RK had his great serving of sushi while THL and I had Spaghetti and Japanese Ramen as our main dish.

After dinner, we bring RK down to a provision shop to get some chocolates and sweets as gifts for his classmates.

RK slept at 10pm while THL and I continued our pursue of the 功夫状元 until 12 midnight.

Transport Expense (Day 81 - 87): $31.91

Day 82: $13.80

Bus Ride:
Home to Jurong East => $0.73 x 2 + $0.36 =$1.82
Jurong East to Parkway Parade => $1.82 x 2 + $0.58 = $4.22
Joo Chiat to Kembangan MRT station => $0.73 x 2 + $0.36 = $1.82
Jurong East to Home => $0.73 x 2 + $0.36 = $1.82

MRT Rides:
Kembangan to Jurong EastStation => $1.77 x 2 + $0.58 = $4.12

Day 83: $0

Day 84: $6.91

Home to BLSC => $0.73 x 2 = $1.46

Taxi Fare:
BLSC to Home = $5.45


Day 85: $1.66

Home to Boon Lay Interchange (THL) => $0.83
Lakeside to Home => $0.83

Day 86: $3.74

Home to Boon Lay Interchange (THL) => $0.83
Home to JE Interchange => $0.73 + $0.36 = $1.09
JE Interchange to Home => $0.73 x 2 + $0.36 = $1.82 

Day 87: $1.66

Home to Boon Lay Interchange (THL) => $0.83
Lakeside to Home => $0.83

Day 88: $4.14

Home to Boon Lay Interchange (THL) => $0.83
Home to Jurong Point => $0.83 + $0.41 = $1.24
Jurong Point to Home => $0.83 x 2 + $0.41 = $2.07

Total Post 60DWCC expenses from Week 1 to Week 4 => $114.67

Weekly Afterthoughts:

We are definitely spending more time at home compared to few months back when we were still owning a car. Although we are no longer spending a lot of time outside aimlessly seeking retail therapy these days, we are still traveling to far away malls once in a while.

The total transport expenditure of $114.67 (lowest ever in the history of 60DWCC) from the past 4 weeks after the 60DWCC is enough to suggest that we should hang on to taking the pubic transports for a while more. :D

Day 50 of the 60DWCC - Both RK and THL Took MC Today

THL and RK did not feel well early in the morning. RK was down with running nose and THL had a sore throat. Both of them went down to see doctor at around 930am.

Today also spells the last leg of my spring cleaning journey. Cleansing of the indoor and outdoor windows was a tough job and I am glad I got it over and done with. Since THL and RK were not feeling well, I had to do most of the spring cleaning myself.

THL manage to cook us lunch despite her illness. We watch a few episodes of "Run for Money" show in Youtube and took a nap together in the late afternoon.

THK and I went down to buy dinner and we also manage to get some more CNY decor and we also rented a few more DVDs to tide us over the CNY period. :)

Transport Expenses: $0

Daily Afterthoughts:

Now that the spring cleaning tasks are almost completed, THL and I made a resolution to not collect or bring home any junks for the entire year. Will we succeed? No one knows but I do know that old habits die hard. :)

We will see what happen next year.

Day 38 of the 60DWCC - Another Unproductive Day

RK comes home early every Thursday thus I am essentially left with only 4 hours of working time after I am done with my morning run and washing up activities.

While it is convenient to let RK attach himself to the Internet or Youtube for the entire afternoon when he is home, I do not feel comfortable with it at all. First of all, he may spoil his eyesight over prolong exposure to computer screen.

There is also a high tendency for him to get addicted (which I suspect he already is) and lastly God know what else he may get exposed to other than watching Mr Bean and some animated cartoons. There is a high chance he may get exposed to "X Rated" stuff unknowingly.

The adult filtering feature is not foolproof and let's not forget RK is an extremely smart kid. I suspect he may already know his way around all the Youtube settings. Moreover cyber crimes are at its all time high now hence I definitely want to ensure that RK is clear from such stuff at his current age.

Therefore whenever he is with the computer, I will have to occasionally check on him to see how he is up to. Apart from that, I will usually talk to him about what he learns in school and allowing him to tell me some of the interesting stuff in school. As THL has a dinner date with her colleagues this evening, I spent the entire evening with RK. We had dinner together, played some online games together, remember the Fireboy and Watergirl game that I told you about. Well, we did play a little bit of that. And of course we did watch some of the Mr Bean animated series too.

Although it was a unproductive day for me, it is well worth it as I was able to spent some quality time with RK. He is at the age where he needs a lot of attention from the parents and I will try my very best to spend as much time with him so as to add in some memorable memories to his childhood. :)

Transport Expenses: $2.99

Home to Boon Lay Interchange (THL) => $0.83
Bus to Taman Jurong Food Centre => $0.73
Taman Jurong to Home (THL) => $1.43

Daily Afterthoughts:

Ever since we sold away the SUV, the amount of outdoor activities with RK has gone down dramatically. I used to bring RK down to West Coast Park or Chinese Garden to play Frisbee or soccer and ever since we went car-less, such activities have been shelved. In view of that, I already have plans to bring RK out for more running or hiking activities whenever my schedules allow.