Good morning mummies,
Can i pour my frustration here? I wrote in to my Town Council with regards to the increasing no. of mosquitoe in my hse months ago. I'm staying at a point block connecting 2 blocks and beside my unit is a roof slab connecting my block and another. Hence, i strongly suspect the mosquitoes must be from there as there were occasions whr i witnessed mosquitoes flying into my hse!
I wrote to Town council, they say will "look into it" but no updates. I din really chase aft them coz it kinda tone down aft sometime (seasonal problem). Then, these few weeks it got worst. 2 weeks ago, i slept with my boy in a non-aircon room, guess what, i got biten ALL OVER my face. My eye was swollen, my forehead, cheek, neck, ear, arms and legs all got bitten! Am not exaggerating here. I woke up umteen times that night. Actually wanted to pull up the blanket and cover up my entire body, but worried the mosquitoes got nothing to bite and wld attack my boy, so i threw the blanket away. Sob, the next morning i fnd 2 mos bites on my boy's arm. Very angry! So, i wrote to NEA to complain, they said they'll take action and update me, but no news aft 2 weeks. So i wrote in again, this time round cc my town council and NEA and ask for their follow up action. NEA said want to come to my hse to help spray insecticide which is very "Powerful, the mosquitoe get in contact and will die immediately". I immediatley said "No" coz wouldnt that be too much for my boy? I told them i dun mind them coming to my hse and am very sure my hse is not the mos breeding grnd coz i dun have any fish tank, plants, etc and we always make sure the pails are keep facing dwn to avoid stagnant water.
Just last wk, the news reported lotsa mos breeding grnd in Thomson Rd, Teacher's Estate and the source were mainly from roof top. That further worries me coz the roof beside my unit is much bigger than those landed property and it's not fair coz i dun own it and have no access to check it. I told them i wish i cld climb over to settle the issue myself and they were worried and thot i was serious and told me not to.
I was desparate and went to my neighbour staying at the other blk and having the same roof beside their unit to see if they have the same problem. True enuff, they wrote in a complaint to Town council, and they too have a toddler at home and are worried.
I'm really at my wits end coz we've purchased all nec mosquitoe repellent, patch, anti-mosquite devices at home. I'm keep it a last straw, i will write in to the papers and see my MP shld they still sit on my problem.
Phew...feel better now. Sorry for the long post on a Monday morning
