another day with full meals and bye bye sewing machines

aah choo.....

i think it is the sweat and the rain outside that is making me sneeze.

i have just mopped the floor downstairs. i just can't find another better time to mop it. grandfather is already sleeping and grandma is preparing to sleep. so when there is no one else running around in the house, it is time to mop. it is quite therapeutic as well. seeing the floor get clean is a satisfaction.

yesterday, i have forgotten to take the rice out of the rice cooker to be kept in the fridge. haha....grandma did it instead. you know me...i do not take rice, so i would not go and look in the rice cooker right. today? there is no rice to dig from the cooker because i did not boil any at all. there was still a lot leftover rice from yesterday, so i fried them in the afternoon.

here are the 3 dishes we got from the caterer today. dad said they should be enough to last till dinner. i guess both of us are really going to go on a diet to make that true. fruits should be my saviour. at least i am sure of having half a papaya every day now. dad only eats half everyday, and now that mom is not here to eat the other half, i will not be short of enzyme supply. it is going to be filling too.

this is mutton curry that dad bought back. extra just in case we do not have enough dish. well, we only managed to finish half a bowl, so there is another half for tomorrow. but damn, the mutton curry is really good.

and here is my carrot and egg fried rice. i think it is not soft enough for grandpa because grandma said he was very slow at eating them in the afternoon. opppps.

but they were really fragrant ok. grandma praised that it smelt good and it was not bad. i am not such a dim-wit when it comes to cooking ok.

for dinner, we had rich creamy durian. aunt from kl came with the maid and the maid made porridge for grandma and grandpa to go with the dishes. grandpa took some durian too. only grandma did not eat. dad had to drive someone to genting highlands but we left some for him. i am still very full now. burp.....yes, it smells of durian.

and since grandma complained of dizziness today, i quickly told aunt about it and we managed to get her to the doctor. at first she was reluctant to go since it was raining. but we persuaded and told her to get her blood pressure check. we have the blood pressure measuring machine at home but grandma's arm is too small already that we were not able to wrap the 'thing' on her arm.

aunt brought her to an indian doctor who is their friend. so of course getting that blood pressure check was only an excuse. i did not follow her to the doctor. aunt and uncle went. so of course aunt asked about her dementia. the doctor said that he could not prescribe anything for that because he is not in authority to do that. his recommendation is to see a neurologist and he recommended one in pantai hospital kl. aunt told grandma that she should do a 'full-body check-up' to determine her actual condition (her weakness and dizziness) but grandma refused. she said that she could not sit long hours in the car and she would get carsickness. so this is another uphill battle.

and we are advised to say 'yes' to all her hallucinations and accept whatever she says and sees. the hallucinations are not hallucinations to her. they are as real as all the happenings in your life. so i guess, just listen and not go against her words will do.

oh, grandma felt dizzy today because she got up too fast after sitting down for too long. so who wanna bring grandma for a fullbody check?? who can persuade her??

her condition is caused by lack of oxygen in the brain that causes imbalance in the brain. hence all the hallucinations. i think almost every elderly will have a possibility of getting this condition. so you better get your blood circulation running and flowing and maintain that till old. gosh, will those with anemia have higher risk since it is the blood that carried oxygen to the brain? better learn the headstand yoga pose now. no kidding.

this is one of the machines we have at home to measure blood pressure. we got 2 machines out to try on grandma but they just could not work. anyway, that reading was mine. healthy?

and finally, what is my day without some cleaning and throwing away things?

this time, i am on the way of throwing 3 sewing machines in the house. why do we need 3 machines you ask? well, don't ask me, ask those who want to keep them although they are not in used anymore.

this is the sewing machine which belongs to grandma in the kitchen. i have no idea how old this machine is, but it might be an antique in malaysia. i tell you, this machine is branded. it is from pfaff which is from kaiserlauten, germany. it is quite a waste to sell it to the recycle waste collector, but no one uses it anymore and the belt has broken too. i think we one replaces the belt, the machine is still usable. however, we have no place in the house to keep it. so if anyone is interested to get it, do leave a message here FAST!

this is a close-up of the wooden board which cover the machine underneath. can you spot some termites in this picture? gosh, the termites have burrowed deep into the wood and when you peel a layer after another, you get to see more termites. i was too engrossed in vacuuming all the termites that i had no time to take photo after peeling the layers.

in the end, we decided to detach the board from the machine. the other pieces of wood still attached to the machine are also infested by termites already, but not as bad.

so now the machine is out in the porch...just waiting to be collected. grandma has given her permission to get rid of it since she also sees no use in keeping it anymore. phew! i thought she would protest. but i guess after seeing all the termites there, one could not help but to just give up the machine. well, i do hope someone else will find all the 3 sewing machines i have here in the house useful.

tomorrow: time to tidy the kitchen cabinet. but please don't let me see any mouse!