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!

Thankful for quiet days like this, watching my parents just watching tv. Yet , we all know for stroke patients , the fir...
17/06/2026

Thankful for quiet days like this, watching my parents just watching tv. Yet , we all know for stroke patients , the first 3 months is the most intensive. As such, sometimes I feel like I’m racing against time. I’m the harshest critic of myself, I hold myself accountable for a lot of things and by the highest standards. I beat myself up a lot. Slowly but surely I’ve been learning to give myself more grace and love. It is still an on-going process.

My dad’s progress for his leg is good. But the right arm has shrunk by a lot , the doc here says it is normal and part of the recovery progress. His right arm used to be able to straighten but now cannot really straighten on its own

‼️ We need help ! ‼️
We need advice , sharing from people who has family recovered from stroke to share their experiences with us.
Where did you guys go and how is the recovery plan like?
Please share the post and help us to get more people to share their stories and experience with us. How they persevered and recovered or am still persevering and recovering.

❤️‍🩹 Please share them in the comments below or PM me privately so that I can share them with my father and in turn , motivate him and give him the hope he needs in this current circumstances.

We are so thankful for everyone. Please continue to hold us in your thoughts, your prayers as we continue to hold on to our faith , the love that we have received.

We are so thankful ❤️

The best kind of morning view. The best kind of morning view for any child is to see their parents , happy and healthy. ...
16/06/2026

The best kind of morning view. The best kind of morning view for any child is to see their parents , happy and healthy. As much as I continue to push myself to stay positive , to be strong, to stand unwavering as best as I can , and to be the strong fort for my dad to lean on. There are moments when I’m unsure , I’m afraid, not knowing what the next step should be. And over analysing if the next step is the right one or good enough. Keeping positive is a continuous effort. These days , whenever I feel afraid or unsure , I pray. This is something I’ve learn from 2025.
And it became clearer and clearer to me why 2025 was ‘this tough and grueling’. It was to prepare me for this episode in our lives. 2025 changed me a lot as a person. It brought me to the lowest of depths, and it scrapped me raw. And yet it is exactly what I needed in order to allow a brand new stronger version of myself to emerge. I am still learning , still getting triggered by some things but I am now able to more calmly and strongly handle my deepest fears. And that deepest fear is the fear of losing the people I love. The fear of mortality.
It is a fear I held on since I was as young as 5-6 years old. I remember how I used to think about the ppl I love growing old and dying and I would cry by myself. So silly , but this is the child I was. An emotional one, albeit too emotional. 2025 saw me losing 1 of the closest people to my heart and whenever I am afraid now, I remind myself how I have conquered 2025.
That victory is testament that we can overcome anything and everything, that God hears our every prayers and we are stronger than we think. The power of our minds, the power of our will. Mind over body , daddy. You always said that to us since we’re kids. Now , we impart the same wisdom back to you. Mind over body, you got this ❤️

Daddy.. do you know what will happen if we did not find out about what’s happening in your brain’? The degeneration woul...
14/06/2026

Daddy.. do you know what will happen if we did not find out about what’s happening in your brain’? The degeneration would have gotten much worse, it would have gotten to a stage whereby no medication can help. Now, we are able to step in swiftly and give it the medicines it needs to stop it in its tracks. I continue to guide my Dad down another path of thought..
Daddy .. do you see how fortunate you are ? If this happened in Singapore … who would call the ambulance ? My brother , me ? And where is the nearest hospital ? CGH he say.. ok so how fast will the ambulance reach ? 15-20mins? Maybe by the time they reach the unit it’s 30 mins.. how long do you think it will take to get you to the hospital? Another 30 mins? Ok.. so we have 1 hour to get you to A&E.. how fast do you think the doctors can see to you? Maybe another half hour ?
We managed to get you to the hospital in 30 mins and immediately a CT scan was done , a stroke was discovered.. the doctor came down immediately .. he was then pushed to the 4 bedder ward and placed on drip.. Daddy can you see how quickly you managed to seen to? You were at the right place right time and have the right people and resources around you?
We were actually on the way out with a car waiting for us.. it is something that we usually won’t have and we had it that day as we were supposed to head to Lijiang. And the driver says to leave earlier to beat the traffic. If not we would have left at 12noon. You are so loved by God , Daddy. Can you see it now? ❤️

Physically my dad is improving by leaps and bounds as best as he can. Emotionally, it fluctuates. The moods they come an...
14/06/2026

Physically my dad is improving by leaps and bounds as best as he can. Emotionally, it fluctuates. The moods they come and they go, getting used to being in a wheelchair. Not being able to move your arm, your fingers your hand, is a lot to get used to. It takes a lot to overcome the fear and negativity that threatens to plague one’s mind. I know … because in 2025 I went through that.
Yesterday on the way back, I could sense my dad was getting abit emotional. Being able to intuitively sense people’s emotions, sometimes I really wonder if it’s a gift or 😪… when I was younger I found it hurtful to know when someone is not truthful to me, but as I grow older, I learn to live with it and let go. I learn and also try not to hold so hard onto things and people… when we got back to the apartment I decided to address it so that my dad can talk about it and in turn release the pent up emotions. He cried , and I told him, it’s ok, let it out. Don’t keep it inside. I asked him, do you feel sad that you’re not able to move like how you can in the past? He said yes, I told him, this is temporary , it’s not permanent. I decided to walk him through the path of thoughts. In a bid to reframe his mind.. “Daddy, do you feel like .. why did the stroke happen to me?”. I told him it’s very normal for us to feel this way.. Daddy I will tell you why.. it’s because you had something going on in your brain’s blood vessels that no one knew was happening. That is why the stroke had to happen. It was the only way to ‘save’ you…

The current care team for our dearest daddy. The new accommodation is literally a breath of fresh air. Pullman is amazin...
14/06/2026

The current care team for our dearest daddy. The new accommodation is literally a breath of fresh air. Pullman is amazing , but it still is very much like a hotel. But this local brand hotel in Dali operates like a luxurious apartment with hotel facilities. It is something I’ve not experienced myself travelling around China in the last 2 years plus. I’m very thankful that we are able to find an accommodation like this that is friendly on the pocket. The space it gives us, the fresh air , the views and just being so close to Er Hai lake gives us a certain kind of calm and peace. It’s just the healing we all need. ❤️ Breakfast is on the 29th floor (highest) floor of the apartment building. Each floor has 2 units… the hotel owner is so smart ! He operates the hotel from levels 20th to 29th and used the left side penthouse unit as his restaurant and dining ! The right side penthouse unit has 2 stories and 5 bedrooms! We didn’t take that unit as it has a spiral staircase which we find to be quite dangerous for my mum. So we opted for 2 units on the same floor! On days that occupancy is low, the hotel serves breakfast in your room! 😱❤️❤️❤️

Also came back with these meds ! BEL didn’t know can use gauze as facial leh 🤣 This gives me an idea to do the same next...
13/06/2026

Also came back with these meds ! BEL didn’t know can use gauze as facial leh 🤣 This gives me an idea to do the same next time !! I dono what’s the Chinese herbs inside the bottle but it smells very nice and my skin calmed down so much after the facial !! It was so dry even my lips split at the corners !! 🥺😨

13/06/2026

The misting gun 🤣😬

Yesterday .. while waiting for my dad to finish his physio at the hospital.. I decided to 挂号 to see a doctor for my skin...
13/06/2026

Yesterday .. while waiting for my dad to finish his physio at the hospital.. I decided to 挂号 to see a doctor for my skin. The climate is very much more dry in Dali compared to Singapore and those weeks of caring for my dad have me neglecting my skin.. by the time I realise something is off , the breakout has already happened! Perhaps stress played a part too.. so off I went to 挂号 for a skin doctor. To see a doctor here is 8RMB, a specialist is 16RMB. I thought the doc would prescribe me some meds or cream, but to my surprise she asked if I had time for treatment. I paid approx 240rmb for the treatment and a cream. When I went to the treatment room, I honestly had no idea what I was there for and what treatments were to be done. What ensued was a facial with Chinese meds as shown in pic , (TCM Herbal facial ?!!!! 😱), then the nurse did some extraction (😱) and then she did a facial masque thing which she said was going to be cooling and then warming and then cooling again .. it was very amazing as it harden to some thing so hard it was like a masquerade mask! Then she says she was going to do a cold facial for me , and the entire time she had some misting machine on for me.. it was I think approx 2-3 hours in total! I was very shocked that it consisted of so many things, in the end I told her I need to go as I need to pick my daddy! Approx $50SGD for all these is really a steal ! It was an unexpected treat for myself, even though towards the end I was too fidgety and wanted to get back to my daddy 🤣 I’m thankful for the nice relaxing time I had !

Today Towkay train and practise with daddy how to walk with the walking stick for support. It’s tricky as he has not muc...
12/06/2026

Today Towkay train and practise with daddy how to walk with the walking stick for support. It’s tricky as he has not much strength and control on his right side. And because he’s not able to really sense the right leg and arm, it makes him feel like he’s not able to support his entire weight. Today after persevering and fine tuning the steps, we managed to make good progress ! Daddy says he’s really exhausted today as he exercised continuously for 4 hours ! So we told him ok let’s reward you with 1 hour session of MJ! 😆
Thank you Towkay for stepping up and actively helping daddy in his recovery. ❤️

Today after 3 weeks of coming to the same hosp, Towkay & Bel decided to walk out and turn left from the hospital grounds...
12/06/2026

Today after 3 weeks of coming to the same hosp, Towkay & Bel decided to walk out and turn left from the hospital grounds… we found a few shops and eateries and to our pleasant surprise we realise there is a short cut out to the eateries from the hosp. Now we are beginning to feel our way around like the locals 😆

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