Me Time!

[sharonkhoo]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2026787\" time=\"1623489210\" user_id=\"43981:

My niece in uni has booked hers. But I thought groups from 12yo opened to all from Fri..something like that. Probably invitations sending out by batches ba.

Yes, open to all now, but booking links will be sent out in batches according to vaccine availability. I expect they are still vaccinating students whose booking links were sent out earlier.

[MyPillow]

Mrs Ks, yes my younger will be taking 1st jab next week. Most her Sch Frens taking too. I feel Better take la, oncesch open, so many people contacts / crowds around the kids in Sch

[sky minecrafter]

MP:

...my younger will be taking 1st jab next week. Most her Sch Frens taking too. I feel Better take la, oncesch open, so many people contacts / crowds around the kids in Sch...

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[MrsKiasu]

MyPillow\" post_id=\"2026811\" time=\"1623506797\" user_id=\"70594:

Mrs Ks, yes my younger will be taking 1st jab next week. Most her Sch Frens taking too. I feel Better take la, oncesch open, so many people contacts / crowds around the kids in Sch

Looks like it as some unlinked cases going around now. Worrying. I just that could be the way to go. Just a matter of time I guess. Some of dds friends took too..so she is alright.

[starlight1968sg]

I think we need to learn to accept that there will be cases, linked or unlinked, popping up here and there.

[zac's mum]

Do any of your parents have problems with their hearing?


My mum has had hearing loss for the past few years…refuses to wear her hearing aid at home. Recently when I visited her, I kept my mask on to protect her. Discovered she didn’t understand (though she pretended to) much of what I was chatting to her about. Maybe she couldn’t read my lips for clues for her to guess

[starlight1968sg]

My dad at times has hearing loss.

[Coolkidsrock2]

My mum has hearing loss but does not wear hearing aid, so conversations over the phone are like quarrels.


She had her hearing tested at SGH when she lost almost all hearing after a flu, thankfully it recovered to pre-flu level after few weeks before the fit out session for hearing aid.

[sharonkhoo]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2026871\" time=\"1623595661\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2026871 time=1623595661 user_id=53606]
Do any of your parents have problems with their hearing?

My mum has had hearing loss for the past few years…refuses to wear her hearing aid at home. Recently when I visited her, I kept my mask on to protect her. Discovered she didn’t understand (though she pretended to) much of what I was chatting to her about. Maybe she couldn’t read my lips for clues for her to guess [/quote]

My dad! He flatly refuses to consider a hearing aid, so talking to him means shouting at him. He used to complain that we all didn't speak clearly, but has finally accepted that it's his hearing that is the issue. I keep suggesting getting a hearing aid, but my brother (the doctor) says \"no need\". My brother is the type who doesn't really value social interactions, so can't see that not being able to hear well is a problem, and rather than propose an imperfect solution, says \"might as well not bother\"! And my parents always listen to him. If ever you see a family in a restaurant yelling away so the whole place can listen in, and shouting everything at least 3 times, that's us! In a way, Covid has been good because it has forced us to eat at home more - my parents used to always refuse to eat at home if we were with them.

It really maddens me - my father can't join in conversations unless we shout at him directly, which means that he gets less interaction as it's too tiring to do it for very long. (And we do try to avoid shouting so much in public!). He certainly can't hear much through a mask. My mother was a teacher, so is accustomed to talking at high volume, so I guess they manage OK. They always have the TV on so loud that they often can't hear the phone ring so I have to WA to ask them to call me.

One of my uncles, on the other hand, does wear a hearing aid, and it makes interacting with him much easier. It's not 100% perfect as it does amplify other noises too, but in the home where there is less background noise, he can at least manage fairly normal conversations.

[MrsKiasu]

slmkhoo, I somehow got a feeling your parents doted on your kids leh when reading your post…likes to bring kids eat better food.


Initially I was thinking hearing aid should be small why not wearing…then read about amplifying other noises too…make sense also.

Maybe we gave them a nice pouch ask them carry it with them and put it on whenever they need it? If that is something like those ear piece/phone, small and convenient to put on and off.