The Vintage Hobby

The Vintage Hobby For SALE! Vintage and Antique Peranakan Intans, Berlian Diamonds, Jade and Solid Gold Jewelry! With Love,
Bel

The Vintage Hobby came from humble beginnings, it is the fruits harvested from the love I have for these old and forgotten vintage pieces. What started off as a pass-time for a stay-at-home mum has blossomed into a beautiful experience and meaningful hobby. :)
As I embark on a journey of discovery, to salvage and restore these old dames to their previous glory, FB allows me to keep all you guys ti

ghtly tucked in with me, along for the ride! Here, you will be showed a glimpse into my everyday life, my ups and downs and my efforts in bringing beauty and recognition back into the old furniture that has found their way into my hands. Other than rehoming these vintage pieces, I have also branched into the following:
- Rental of Vintage Props / Furniture
- Photoshoot Studio (themed)
- Buying in of Vintage Pieces not limited to Furniture

I am more than happy to meet like-minded collectors!

We want to offer our thanks to the friends and family and strangers we offered us help in our times of need. Friends who...
29/05/2026

We want to offer our thanks to the friends and family and strangers we offered us help in our times of need.
Friends who offered help, family that stepped up and offered help, strangers who messaged to share their experiences and advice in hopes of helping us. The amount of care concern and love we received is overwhelming! We are so blessed to be envelope in kindness. It is testament that great love is present in humanity, God is good and we are beyond grateful. ❤️
When the stroke first happened , my friends , .shpoon immediately stepped in to help. Sufen linked us up with who so kindly took time out from her busy schedules to respond to our messages
My primary school friends that immediately assisted me in every way they can, my sister comforted me with her words and setting my heart at rest.
Bling buddies messaging me to encourage me with words and prayers- I am forever thankful! ❤️
I managed to persevere and stay strong because of all your love, support and kindness.
This morning we reached out to .neuro and his nurses Cindy was quick to immediately WhatsApp us all the info she needed from us and squeezed us in to have a proxy consultation with Dr Lee. The consult with Dr Lee comforted my dad so much. To hear the familiar Singapore slang and lingo, it relaxed our nervous system in so many ways. Dr Lee explained in detail my dad’s condition and did a series of tests with him and it helped us to understand his condition so much better. It was exactly what we needed. ❤️
Thank you Dr Lee for going above and beyond!
This cannot happen with the help of my friend .shpoon
We also want to offer our thanks to Dr Wee of Capernaum Neurology that took time out to speak to us.
Big thank you to Felix for linking us with doctors in China and pointing us in the right directions.
We are forever indebted in the kindness we have received.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! ❤️

Thank you TOWKAY for holding the fort down for me so that I can care for my father without worries… your legs very sexy....
28/05/2026

Thank you TOWKAY for holding the fort down for me so that I can care for my father without worries… your legs very sexy.. just saying 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you to all bling buddies , new friends that reached out to offer help to my father and our situation here in Dali,...
28/05/2026

Thank you to all bling buddies , new friends that reached out to offer help to my father and our situation here in Dali, Yunnan.
We are so thankful ! ❤️❤️❤️
My dad is finally stabilising after 7 days !
Also an update ! The Guangzhou embassy reached out and is now providing assistance to us.
Everything is slowly falling into place!
We are so thankful !

Also, to the person that said I was crazy, to buy flowers for myself and to post about the AI app when my father is in h...
28/05/2026

Also, to the person that said I was crazy, to buy flowers for myself and to post about the AI app when my father is in hospital. Yes I think I’m abit crazy. Wouldn’t anyone be ?
My spirits , energy has reached an all time low.
I wake up every morning anxious , wanting to vomit, because there are so many uncertainties. It’s my first time handling something of this scale. I managed myself first and gathered myself enough before heading to the hospital daily to care for my dad. It went on every day and night for the last week.
It’s not the physical fatigue that gets to you, it’s the emotional fatigue. So I know I needed to do something.
I know I have to do something to push myself out of this rut , I ask myself what do you need ?
I needed to love myself more and know that whatever decision I make is the best in the situation. To stop beating myself up for everything. To know that in order to save the people I love, I cannot drown with them. If I drown too, no one can be saved.
So I know I have to pull myself out , I need to be strong enough mentally physically and emotionally to steer everyone safely.
Daddy I love you so much. I waited so many years to be able to bring you to see the world. For more than 10 years you cared tirelessly for Ah Ma and when she passed last year, it devastated all of us. This year, is the 2nd trip we made together. I believe you will recover, I know you will and I will make sure you will.
I am strong , I am your Ah Ling and nothing will take me down.

One of my posts suddenly had many shares, a long lost friend reached out to me, surprised..I told him I didn’t know he f...
28/05/2026

One of my posts suddenly had many shares, a long lost friend reached out to me, surprised..I told him I didn’t know he followed my page. He then told me someone put my post on a forum. I’m thankful , that this exposure has led my friend back to me, and many strangers reaching out with advice , sharing and help.

I just want to also take the opportunity to clarify a few things:

My posts is not meant to create fear of travel to China or to stir political debate.
Yes it can happen anywhere that has the right conditions for things like this to happen.
I thought I was prepared knowing what to give such as oxygen tanks , medications , however I did not realise how tricky it is when the old folks comes with their own health conditions such as high blood pressure , high cholesterol and in our case, a condition in his brain which we were not aware of.
We take personal responsibility of what has happened.
What happened to my dad , could have happened in Singapore. Was it triggered by conditions such as altitude , the medication interaction for altitude ? No one knows for sure.

It took me few days of searching on my own , seeking help privately with friends , before I decided I am in over my head and I need to ask for help on a broader scale.

This page is my safe space and the people I have here on my page for the many years know me , they understand me and they know my heart. For that I am thankful. I told myself I am not able to control the mouths of others
One day , when they find themselves in the exact same conditions as others, they will realise how inhumane their words and speculations are. Until then, we are not able to take responsibility and ownership of their behaviour.

•Do not upon others , you would not do upon yourself.•

To my bling buddies that are standing by me , through BEL’s capital letters , small letters, my ups my downs, my pains and all my inadequacies and insecurities.

I love you and I always strive to do better as a person.
Thank you for your kind words and private messages of prayers and encouragements.

❤️BEL
Photo taken by TOWKAY last night, BEL scanning all the docs till 1am, reaching out to doctors.

This is the pillows we are given in the ward… at least the cover is clean. I went down to get my dad a new pillow. Being...
27/05/2026

This is the pillows we are given in the ward… at least the cover is clean. I went down to get my dad a new pillow. Being hospitalised in China for the first time is a real eye opener.
The medical attention is swift , and fast, however the key differences compared to what we’re used to is that:
In China, your family is your caregiver.
They do not provide anything else other than the bed pillows , they don’t even provide tissue paper.
So we had to go and get all the necessities, including pail to wash up, p*e p*e containers , pillows if you want , toilet paper , tissue paper , wet tissues etc…
For the price we pay though.. we really cannot expect much.
Hospitalisation per day is approx 1k plus rmb only including meds and etc.
In the end , it really doesn’t matter what we’re given pillows or or , just want my dad to be seen to and saved.

This is how BEL navigated the first day… asking doctors if they can show me what’s happening so that I can google transl...
27/05/2026

This is how BEL navigated the first day… asking doctors if they can show me what’s happening so that I can google translate and read. Asking them to write down the medical words and terms. The China Hospital system is very different from Singapore. You have to first pay to 挂号 then you bring that slip to the doc, wait to be seen. For my dad, it was A&E 急诊，and he was immediately seen to. They were quick to assist and also quickly brought him to CT scan, he then was immediately warded. We have to push him to all the various scans needed to diagnose his condition, the ct scans , heart scans , MRI scans etc. It is not easy to navigate if you’re not sure where they are.. lucky thing in China, there is such a thing as 护工 that you can hire to help you. They are familiar with how the hospital operate and they also help you care for your loved ones. We decided to hire the 护工 for my dad because the hospital tells us that in China, we are required to care for our own patient 24/7 including at night
The 护工 is a real help and gave me time to rest and my body and mind to heal from the stress and fatigue.

I’ve followed for a few years now but im a silent follower because half the time he’s scolding someone online and that’...
27/05/2026

I’ve followed for a few years now but im a silent follower because half the time he’s scolding someone online and that’s scares me 🤣 but over the many years I’ve watched him become a father mellowed , still spicy though. 🌶️
My father’s stroke in China filled me with a lot of rumination , hesitation and worry. This morning, over breakfast I saw the sharing of .mister.mineko and clicked the link. I decided to put in my details to plot my chart. Signing up gives us free tokens to kickstart our chart and ask questions for free. I was simply blown away by how detailed the chart is … i realised my nature is in my charts and there’s nothing ‘wrong’ with me. It’s just how my elements are.. the AI is so detailed it even tells me what I can do to improve and what I should avoid etc.
It almost feels like I’m at a therapy session. It even tells me for exercises I should opt for walking and stretching versus cardio which I already knew deep within myself. But many ppl I know including Towkay scoffed at that idea citing cardio is the way to go. Because of the amazing AI SEAN that is created .. we all can get answers to the questions we have so easily.
Click my link so that you get 10 free tokens to ask the AI questions, I will also get 10 tokens.
Also! There is a promo now (TODAY LAST DAY) Sorry guys I only saw it today… Buy now get double points (1 time only).
Also the price hike begins tml so meaning the price you see now doubles 28th May onwards!
Please hurry and secure your tokens now!!
BEL super kiasu I plan to buy myself until 1k + tokens to make full use of the promo and special price now..

Cause I aunty la, Wu Hua what buy now.
This is not a paid endorsement and I’m in no way benefiting from this… BEL just wanna intro something good so that more people can benefit!
Also give me my 10 tokens !! 🤣🤣🤣

LINK : https://tianqi.masterseanchan.com/?ref=GB2QKDWM

We had to use Google translate to understand all the reports . Other than the reports which we have to analyse ourselves...
27/05/2026

We had to use Google translate to understand all the reports . Other than the reports which we have to analyse ourselves , the Chinese doctors are not very communicative and even when they are we have difficulties understanding the medical terms. With stroke it’s always a race against time, every decision we make to do or don’t do weighs so heavily.

Edit:This post is getting a lot of traction so I want to clarify a few things as I notice people are using this to misco...
27/05/2026

Edit:
This post is getting a lot of traction so I want to clarify a few things as I notice people are using this to misconstrue and create stories.

This post is not meant to create fear of travel but a fair warning to others who are planning a trip to Yunnan with older folks or people with existing health conditions.

To create awareness to others to 1) alert people first thing when you feel unwell 2) be aware of your own physical condition and health criteria

We take personal responsibility for our health and decisions.
This is in no way the governments duty to care for us or to help us in a way more than they should.

We were hoping to be pointed to the right resources to get the help or advice we need.

The fact remains that we did not receive a call back , however that does not mean the government has abandoned us.

They are just not able to provide in a way that we think they can and it is simply what it is.

Let’s not make this into a political debate or fear mongering post.

Travel with awareness and personal responsibility.
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To the people planning to bring their older folks to places with higher altitude like Yunnan.
After my experience , I would advise not to take the risk.
Because you have no idea what existing health issues your older folks have.
The insurance coverage does not cover a medical ambulance for us. The Singapore embassies in Beijing is not able to help and they referred us to Guangzhou embassy.
I called the embassy and asked for help and received no response. We were asked to ask our insurance.
We have been left stranded in a foreign land trying to navigate difficult waters and struggling to make tough decisions with language barrier. Yes we all speak Chinese but it’s hard enough to understand these difficult medical things in English, chines makes it so much worse.
My dad asked if the embassy could help.. I told him sorry they can’t. He replied me, tell them I served NS 2 years for my country , they need to help me.
Sadly I told him, it doesn’t work this way Daddy.
The hospitals in China is not willing to give green light for flight travel back to Singapore as they say his condition needs stabilising. And even with a stablished condition, they say they cannot guarantee that the flight will not destabilise him.
The last 5 days Ive overcome them by scrapping my knees on the ground bleeding and holding back tears. Giving in to them when the doctors explained the report.
I blame myself for bringing them on the trip and questioned myself multiple times on the many different things I could have done better. My close friends tell me not to take on the blame onto myself but it’s tough. The Chinese doc says to me 放宽心，关心则乱。Let go , the more you’re worried , the more confused you get. So I pushed myself to accept the reality of the situation, to stop my self blame and to spare myself the constant punishment.

The last 5 days was a whirlwind. Our holiday was cut short and detoured because of a medical emergency. An emergency tha...
26/05/2026

The last 5 days was a whirlwind. Our holiday was cut short and detoured because of a medical emergency. An emergency that was life threatening and we can only thank God for allowing us to come out of it relatively unscathed.
It could have been much worse.
Even so, the repercussions of what has happened ripples and it has completely changed the life of my loved one.
Albeit temporarily , albeit the promise of recovery through rehab & perseverance. It has changed it now just the same.
The last 5 days , BEL’s body was on high alert, jumping awake at any ringtone , thinking it’s from the hospital. Trying to navigate the China hospital system, struggling to understand all the CT scans & MRI reports as best as possible.
Calling the Singapore embassy, the insurance, trying to get a medical ambulance to evacuate back to Singapore.
My good friends poured in their help, their support their love. Strangers extended help, loved ones extended help.
After 5 days of fear , toiling emotionally physically and mentally. Finally it looks like we are about to head out of the danger window.
Today at dinner, I decided to buy myself these flowers from meituan… to tell myself that I love you. I even selected a card to send to myself.
Translated to English:
“We’ve come a long way, with ups and downs, joys and sorrows, arguments and laughter. We’ve remained steadfast in our companionship, never abandoning each other, as time goes by, my love for you remains unchanged.”.
I love you BEL , Jiayou. You got this ❤️

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