Mico Tan

Naughty Mico

2011-01-26T00:21:00.003+08:00

In the month of Jan, Mico did 2 naughty things.

Bit through Daddy's TCM medicine powder package but did not eat it.

Tore through Matthew's used diaper and the cotton was all over my room.

The diaper also ended up on my bed.

5th Christmas

2011-01-04T21:40:00.003+08:00

Happy 5th Christmas together, Dear Mico. This is our wardrobe. My dear girl has been allowed back into our room ever since Little M moved to his own room.

Poor Mico (few teeth gone)

2010-06-23T01:28:00.002+08:00

While Mummy was having Matthew in her tummy, she neglected to brush my teeth. By the way, I hate to brush my teeth too. Tartar started to form.

Mummy spotted some shaky teeth and decided to bring me to the vet for a check. Vet proposed dental scaling to be done with GA and said that I had gingivitis. Fortunately, Gingivitis can be cured. While at the vet, I got a vaccination jab too. I felt so lethargic that whole night.

So I went for my dental scaling on 21 June 2010, Monday. Mummy was quite scared that I would not be able to wake up and did not sleep well the previous night. I also had to fast from 10pm that night. Poor me, no food and drink. I was brought to the vet at about 9.30am and the vet called Mummy at about 2pm to tell her that I was up and well. Mummy came to bring me home at about 4pm. I lost a upper few teeth, about 4. Anyway they were quite hard for Mummy to brush. It costed Mummy about $260, some guilt feelings in Mummy and almost my life. Hey, I risked it to undergo GA. Luckily, I am only 4 years old.

I am officially an old lady without teeth and I have some stitches on my gum. I hope they will come off real soon. I also have some medicine. I think they are antibiotics for a course of 5 days.

Vet suggested a baby toothbrush, dog toothpaste, greenies, raw hide and brush daily. Meaning that I will get chewable treats more often =) I also love toothpaste by the way. Just that I detest brushing.

Mummy also promised to brush my teeth daily so that I would not have to undergo dental scaling or tooth extraction in my entire life again.

Mico's 4th Christmas

2009-12-30T00:39:00.004+08:00

A small scare

2009-11-14T03:07:00.002+08:00

Mummy made a dough for Matthew to play.

It was a rubbery homemade dough made out of corn flour, water and salt.

Matthew did not want to play with it and left it on the floor.

I was quite curious and went to taste it.

Luckily I did not eat a lot before Mummy spotted me and scolded me.

She ended up being a bit worried as there was a lot of salt in it and she was afraid that I would get salt poisoning again.

Well, I did not vomit so all is well.

Phew. What a relief.

Gosh

2009-08-04T00:33:00.001+08:00

Gosh, I am 7kg again.
Mummy orders me to lose weight.
Target 6.4kg

1st Grooming

2009-08-04T00:26:00.004+08:00

Before

After

Turns out to be a bad experience.
So scared of grooming now.
Made me so itchy and I scratched till i bled.
Mummy realised her mistake and decided that I should never go for grooming again.
The only good thing is that Mummy can do less housework nowadays since I shed less fur.

3rd Year as part of Tan Family

2009-07-10T23:07:00.002+08:00

9 July 2009 is the 3rd year since I was brought into the Tan Family.

Here's to our 3rd year together and many years to come

Poor me

2009-05-30T17:40:00.002+08:00

Beach Bum & Me

2009-04-18T10:13:00.002+08:00

Haven been to the beach for the longest time ever. Missed swimming.
Last Friday, I finally had my swim. Daddy was swimming with Matthew while I swam with Mummy. Usually while swimming, I will go to Daddy to ask him to hold me while I rest. But this time around, Daddy was holding Matthew and I knew that Matthew would not be able to support my weight. So I did not go near Matthew to rest and kept swimming forth and back to the shore. I could see that Matthew, the beach bum was having a good time watching me swim. I guessed it was very amusing to him as he usually swam at the swimming pool.

A pity that Mummy did not bring along the camera.

Me, the naughty dog

2009-02-05T18:07:00.000+08:00

I'm such a naughty dog these days. Pooed and peed all over the kitchen while my daddy & mummy was at work. Daddy come home, scolded me and locked me in the toilet till Mummy came home.

Well, you see, I'm simply a negelected gal these days. Hardly go out for walks. Nobody to play with me. My nails get cut less often. I get less baths.

This morning, Mummy brought me out for a walk. Just Mummy and Me.
I was so happy and keep making happy 'whines'. It is simply so nice to spend time alone with Mummy again.

My skin problem is getting better ever since Mummy started to be more diligent. I get a supplement of fish oil, solid gold seameal and a spray of petzlife for my teeth. Hopefully my teeth and gums get better

3rd Christmas with Mico

2009-01-10T23:18:00.003+08:00

On human breast milk

2008-12-07T17:40:00.003+08:00

ever since Mummy asked in the forum if dogs can drink human breast milk and someone said it is the best next to some other milk, Mummy has been giving me leftovers from Matthew.

So whenever Matthew drinks his milk, I will be there too. =)

I am sad..so sad

2008-12-07T17:33:00.002+08:00

I will not be able to see my aunt's dog, Maisy again.

You see, she has been given up for adoption.

She is going to a lovely family who lives in a house.

No longer have to stay in a HDB flat and feel restricted, neglected.

My Aunt is having her 2nd kid and simply has no time to care for Maisy anymore.

Out of love and for Maisy's benefit, she is given away.

I hope Maisy adapts to her new family soon and I will miss her.

Sob Sob.

I can totally understand cos since Matthew is born, my mummy does not have much time for me either. We seldom go for walks now.

But my mummy assures me that I will not be given away.

Simply because I am a small dog, toilet trained at home unlike Maisy, a GR that needs space and walks.

Mummy's sadness

2008-11-11T22:42:00.001+08:00

Sentiment from Mummy:

Ever since Matthew is born, Mico has been ignoring Mummy

Oops my secret has been exposed

2008-11-03T23:37:00.003+08:00

I love to sleep in Daddy's and Mummy's wardrobe.

It is a 3 door sliding wardrobe and I love to sleep in the centre portion as it has a lot of clothes lying around. It is so comfortable.

Even though Mummy created a cosy corner in the wardrobe for me, I prefer to sleep on daddy's clothes.

The adults always close the centre portion but they did not realise that I can get in myself without their help until recently.

While I was pushing the sliding door, Daddy saw me in the act. Oops. Caught red-handed.

Subsequently, Daddy started teaching me the trick "cupboard"..

i soon learnt it very fast.

Yummy Yummy

2008-10-09T08:24:00.002+08:00

It's been a long time since Mummy gave me milk.

But the milk i drank yesterday tasted different.

As usual, Matthew was fussing and Mummy was in the midst of pumping milk.

She had to pause to get to him and in her urgency, she knocked off the pump, spilling some milk on the floor.

There I was, just right beside the milk and did not dare to go near it for fear of Mummy scolding me.

Once Mummy left, I licked it all up & left no residue at all. Tongue licking good...Yummy

Matthew & Mico

2008-09-24T13:27:00.004+08:00

Hair loss

2008-09-02T23:45:00.003+08:00

My 20cents wound on the head seems to be healing after mummy diligently applied anti fungal gel on it for the 4 days. However, no more hair on the wound. I wonder if my hair will grow again or that area will be baldless.

I was also given a DIY hair cut by my mummy & uncle last week. Mummy bought a shaver and both of them held me and cut my fur. I was quite scared and kept figeting. Anyway it was not such a bad experience. My fur is not very short and they did not manage to cut my pretty long fur near my neck area for fear of accidental cuts.

Todate, the floor seems to be cleaner and less vacuuming needed.

Hair cut

2008-08-30T12:16:00.002+08:00

Before

After

With Matthew on the way, Mummy bought a shaver and cut my fur so that I shed less. Become so much shorter. Do i look pretty?

I itch, I itch

2008-08-30T12:13:00.002+08:00

Itchy head, so i scratched. Now got a 20 cent coin wound which my mummy is very worried about. So I had to wear E collar. Very uncomfortable wearing it whole day long till i get sores at my neck area.

Attention seeking

2008-08-18T16:08:00.000+08:00

With Matthew coming along anytime now, i feel that Mummy & Daddy is giving me less and less attention. Maybe it's just being over sensitive.

So I deliberately anyhow pee, poo and shred newspapers just to get their attention.

Actually I know that Mummy and Daddy do not love me any less. EG, I got a new cushion this week after my old smelly bed was damaged and thrown away. Daddy even put me on the bed and sleeps besides me despite disapproval from Mummy. They still bring me out whenever they can. Be it a short drive or a short walk.

The only thing nowadays is that I get less grooming. Mummy's tummy is simply too big to groom me. Daddy is very lazy hence I only get shower once a fortnight after constant nagging from Mummy. My nails do not get cut and are growing long. I get very scared and shivers whenever rough Daddy tries to cut my nails.

Happy 2nd Anniversary with Mummy & Daddy

2008-07-09T22:25:00.002+08:00

Today is my 2nd anniversary with Mummy & Daddy. 2 years since mummy & daddy brought me home. As I don't know my birthday, I consider today my brithday.

As a treat today, I get to eat durian puff from emicakes. Yummy, simply delicious ! Paw licking good. I love durians =)

Successful weight loss plan

2008-07-04T16:41:00.000+08:00

Wow, i'm now a skinny version compared to 2 months ago when rover came over.

I am now 6.6kg compared to my previous 7.5kg. =)

No separation anxiety

2008-07-04T16:37:00.000+08:00

Over the last few months, I realised that there is a trend for fruits. Daddy would come home at night and immediately head for the kitchen to cut fruits for Mummy. In the morning, when daddy leaves home, he'll always give me some treats before leaving the house.
It is such a good thing when Daddy leaves homes and come back. I am so unlike my fellow friends who have separation anxiety. They do not like to be away from their hooman pals. Me, I love the moment Daddy prepares to leave the house. Always standby in the kitchen waiting for my treats. I am totally happy staying at home alone.

Attitude Gal

2008-06-04T19:35:00.000+08:00

Daddy says i'm been giving him an attitude these days. I refused to go to him when summoned. But I will still go to Daddy whenever daddy offers me fruits and treats more than mummy.

Actually, it's daddy who has been giving me the cold shoulder for a long time. I'm just giving him a piece of his own cake for the time being.

Hee..

I love bread

2008-06-04T19:29:00.000+08:00

2 days ago, mummy bought a loaf of raisin bread for breakfast. She almost finished it the next day except for 1 slice left.

Even though i am not supposed to eat raisins, mummy would still give me a bit of bread without raisins to eat. So I was eyeing her bread that day.

Mummy left it on the small table beside the sofa and left for work. Happily I jumped up onto the sofa, pull the plastic bag into the floor and ate the bread.

I should have disposed the plastic bag so as to remove all evidence Mummy saw the plastic bag when she came home and realised I stole bread. Luckily she did not whack me as it was rather late at night when she realised it.

Freezing cold

2008-05-22T20:56:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, Mummy and I spent the whole afternoon and evening in the computer room. I had great fun roaming around the room full of wires and weird stuff.

But being too long in the room, I started to freeze and shivered. This was despite the fact that Daddy let me put on the "daddy's little gal" T-shirt before coming out.

I din know how to tell mummy that I was cold and just huddled on the chair to sleep. I think mummy did not feel cold at all as 'little tadpole' was keeping her warm.

Suddenly mummy discovered that I was shivering. I think she must have thought that I was sick of something. Afterall, a long hair dog with a t-shirt on my back shouldn't feel cold right?

Finally it dawned on mummy that I was shivering out of cold only when she came back from toilet break and discovered the drastic temperature between outside and the room.

Only when she increased the temperature did i start to warm up, feel ok and walk around again.

Weight loss plan

2008-05-12T20:37:00.002+08:00

Uncle BT came and boarded Rover on Labour Day. When he came over to pick up Rover, he spotted me and remarked that I was quite 'well fed'. He told Mummy to watch my weight and bring me for exercises. Said that one of Rover's fren, a 6 yr old, same race as me, is suffering from a torn ligament due to his weight. And I look like his size now.

Mummy weighed me and found me to be at 7.5kg. Subsequently i was started on a diet. Only half cup of kibbles daily (compared to my 3/4 cup daily), with fruits as snacks of course when mummy eats fruits..

Since mummy has started taking leave for her studies, I get to spend more time with her at home. The great thing is that I start to get more walks than usual! Yippy...

My current weight is 7.2kg. =) I feel fitter and can run/walk faster.

Me, the neglected poor gal

2008-04-24T20:53:00.001+08:00

Sigh. Poor me, I am always alone at home as nowadays Mummy has a punishing schedule.

Monday - only day when she can knock off at 6.30pm
Tuesday - off day but usually she needs to do housework and go off to class in the evening.
Wednesday - Whole day at work and class after work
Thursday - afternoon shift for her
Friday - whole day at work and class after work.
Saturday/Sunday - either work or class

So poor me, alone at home. Daddy doesn't really bring me out for walks or play with me. He would rather read his comics than play with me. At times also refuse to let me out of the kitchen when he reaches home early.

I'm so bored alone at home...sigh...
All sleep & no play makes me a boring dog..

Mico & Roomba - the virgin sweep

2008-04-02T15:54:00.002+08:00

Roomba, the automatic vacuum cleaner, started her virgin sweep today after almost 1 month of travelling from US and 16 hours of charging.

I, Mico Tan, initially barked fierely at her when she started moving. Then, my curiosity got the better of me and I started following her around. It was quite fun. However, she moved hapzardly and would do a U turn after moving forward for a while. She would stuned me and I quickly ran away. Retreated to my usual cushion to watch her.

After a while, it was quite boring to watch her and I returned to my afternoon nap

Dog Gathering - 29 March 2008

2008-04-01T12:42:00.003+08:00

Daddy organised another dog gathering at the roof top. Naturally, being Daddy's gal, I will tag along and make some new friends.

The dog gathering started at 4pm but Daddy brought me to the venue early in the morning and left me alone in the room while he went to do his own stuff. Poor me, left alone in a strange room. I kept whining for Daddy and Mummy, who was still sleeping soundly when I left with Daddy.

Finally at 3pm, Daddy finished his errands and came back for me. I was so happy. Dog gathering started at 4pm.

I am a shy gal so I did not join in the pack.

Still, other dogs were so friendly and took the initiative to come to get to know me. Woo...so gentlemen!

Mummy's new camera

2008-03-18T14:56:00.003+08:00

Mummy bought a new camera at IT show. You can guess who is her 1st shooting target. No rewards for answering correct. Being such a good gal, I will naturally obliged her for her virgin shot with the new camera.
Then while eating treats, Daddy suddenly came and scared the wits out of me. So I hid under the TV console.

Mummy was eating Yami Yoghurt icecream. Also finished the whole tub before she decided to share the remaining with me. Yummy! As I licked, the cup moved and I moved along and around the house

Tongue licking good! See the finished cup.

Give me somemore!

Powder in eyes

2008-03-10T11:10:00.000+08:00

somehow, a few day after showering, my doggy odour will appear.
On top of that, my skin condition is not very good as I itch and scratch. Got many red bumps on my underbelly due to my scratch.
Mummy wanted to apply prickly snake powder to reduce my itch and odour. Thinking that it was food, I rushed over to her when she was unscrewing the cap. The powder spilled and went into my left eye.

OMG..how it stung! But I was a very brave gal and did not tear or say anything. Mummy got scared and quickly brought me to the bathroom and rinse my eye with saline.

Bad mummy...so careless...

Baby is back

2008-02-18T11:45:00.001+08:00

I'm so glad that Baby is back home safely.
Yipppy.
She sure had an adventure..

As for me, i talk so often that I don't think my mummy will have difficulty finding me if i were to go out and have fun alone

I talk a lot to mummy. Just like this morning, after peeing on papers, I alerted mummy to clear my mess.

Last night, when mummy called me and I was unable to reach her in time, I called out before dashing to her and applied suddenly e-brake when I suddenly saw her.

A few times, mummy accidently closed the room doors with me still inside the room (I slipped in unknowingly. When she called out for me, I would respond so that she knew i was in the room.

I am a vocal gal, never keeping my thought inside.

My plot in sharing daddy's & mummy's bed.

2008-02-15T15:33:00.000+08:00

I like to sleep my Daddy & mummy on their bed.
But I know I'm not allowed to sleep with them.
So when my mummy falls asleep, I will go over to my daddy's side of the bed and start whinning, acting pitiful.
After whinning for a while, I will climb up onto the bed and curl up beside my daddy.
Depending on his mood, my daddy will sometimes scold me, smack me & get me off.
I just refuse to budge or move a little.
Eventually he'll see that I'm so cosy on the bed and let me remain on the bed. Afterall i don't take up much space and there is so much space on the bed.
I am also Daddy's heat warmer especially when mummy pulls the blanket to her side and leave daddy freezing in the air con room.
Mummy only gets to know that I slept on the bed when she wakes up the next day to find me sleeping besides daddy.

I never sleep beside mummy cos she will not let me onto the bed.

Baby MIA

2008-02-12T12:48:00.000+08:00

Oh no. Baby has gone missing. She slipped out of her house on 10 Feb. Naughty baby, such an escape artiste.

The smart me managed to alert Daddy by barking fierecely when baby slipped out of the house when she was here with us.

I hope she returns home soon & safely.

JJ is here again - 3 feb to 12 feb

2008-02-12T12:35:00.000+08:00

I was looking forward to monster's arrival but JJ came instead.
With any dog staying over, my life tends to be a bit better.

1. I get to go for daily walks twice a day.
2. I can eat the other dog's food
3. We get to eat treats daily

When it's only me at home,

1. I only get walks occasionally when mummy is free
2. I don't get to snatch food from others
3. I don't get to eat treats daily

JJ & I walk very well on a coupler leash compared to other dogs. With other dogs, I am a bit wary of them as they tend to jump and run around and disobey mummy. Then i'll come off my leash (too loose u see, i'm too skinny)

over the CNY days, we had fun with kids. an 8 yr old, 6 yr old & 4 yr old pulling us around along the corridor. We were very obedient althought it was quite irritating to have kids pulling your leash & asking you to sit & walk all the time. We were so tired after that and slept like pigs those few days.

We also went for picnic & a short walk at botanic garden.

Well no photos of us cos mummy was lazy to charge the camera and take pictures.

I heard that JJ is going to be given away and separated from her familly soon. I will certainly miss her and hope that she goes to a good family.

Chasing birds

2008-01-22T15:04:00.000+08:00

It's bird chasing time. Where are my birds?

Did you see the birds? They're so much faster than me..

Poor Mico - chicken allergy

2008-01-19T14:10:00.000+08:00

I refused to believe that I'm allergic to chicken. I love treats..any kind of treats, including chicken treats..

Then I started to itch again. My skin became red & sore and I screamed when my daddy carried me off the van the other day..

So I'm back on the E collar..poor me..

Thank you Mas

2008-01-19T13:59:00.001+08:00

Thank you Mas for giving me a nice bowl & collar.

My mummy never bought me such a nice collar before.

Makes me look so girlish, don't you think so?

See..

As for the nice bowl, i don't think my mummy will put any treats in the bowl for the next few days because I now weigh a hefty 7.3khg. Up from my original weight of 6.9kg. You see, when Boy & Baby were here with me, we all had treats daily. Compared to Baby's weight of 6.5kg, my mummy thinks I am too fat & needs to be on a diet...sob sob...i'm not a fat gal...My normal Cavalier weighs between 6 to 8kg. So i'm just nice...

Mummy: Getting so fat that can't see your waist liao...better go on diet..

Some cute pictures taken while boarding boy & baby

2008-01-19T13:51:00.000+08:00

Yawnz...i'm so sleepy...
The lovely squeeze
Ain't I pretty
our last meal together

While I was not at home

2008-01-19T13:45:00.001+08:00

Boy was busy enjoying himself on my sofa. Already given up my favourite seat to him and now this..

Don't I look handsome ??

Scare of the day

2008-01-14T21:24:00.000+08:00

This morning, wanted to bring Baby & Mico for a walk.
With a bag of rubbish in my hand & 2 dogs in tag, I opened my wooden door, wanting to let them out.

But Boy beat me to the door & refused to go back when I asked him to.
He was so eager to go out for a walk until he tried squeezing through the gap in the metal gate.

& got stuck...could not get in or get out.

I tried pulling him out for 10 minutes but could not do it.
Then I started to panic....
my thoughts in my mind...do I need to call SCDF, saw my gate or use hammer to hammer open the grille?
If i leave him to look for my phone to call hubby, will he manage to get out & run away..
Should I try to oil him to reduce friction.

After trying for another few minutes & by then, the boy started shivering. No usual whining or growling. Just shivering. Then i became quite certain that he would not slip out while I went to call for help.

Fortunately, hubby was just downstairs and came up immediately. He laughed at Boy for being so silly and asked me to get the camera to take pictures.

I asked hubby if Boy would be able to get out and hubby said yeah without trying.

Then he tried and realised Boy was stuck because his front legs were very stiff as he was scared.

So we tried coaxing boy by giving treats. Slowly push him out of the metal grille.

Finally he was free.

Happy to be free, he insisted going for the walk when I headed towards the door with Baby & Mico..

So I had no choice but to bring him along..Put them on a 2 way leash..Baby & Boy together..

& Boy happily pulled Baby in the opposite direction wherever she went. The 2 had difficult coordinating...hahaha

My scare of the day. Luckily Boy turned out fine & no damage to my metal grille.

The happy ending ..after the walk

boarding - Baby & Boy

2008-01-14T21:19:00.000+08:00

2 sweet shih tzus..or rather 1 sweet gal and 1 grouchy old man..
not so old..i was told..

Baby is sweet, plays fetch better than Mico. Knows paw, high five..

Boy misses home too much i think. Keeps whining.
Can't sayang him whenever i wish to because he snapped at me when I insisted on stroking him when he already made that growling sound twice.

He already found his favourite corner and cushion. That cushion is my seat and it looks like I won't be getting it back for the next few days.

Both, to my delight, are not barkish at all. Mico is more noisier than them.

205455

2008-01-11T01:07:00.000+08:00

After months of applying for the license (since Aug), Mico finally got her license.
205455 reporting on 10 Jan.

Birds

2008-01-11T01:01:00.000+08:00

When we have time on our hands, Mico and I would go bird chasing.

On 1 occasion, we chanced upon a bird that could not fly. As Mico got close to the bird, she realised the bird did not fly away and looked puzzled. Afraid that her dog instincts would take over and harm the bird or that the bird might poke her eyes, I summoned her back.

My dear Mico responded immediately. So guai.

My surname is "Yuan" and my housemate's is "Lai"

2007-12-23T14:32:00.000+08:00

Rumour from Rummah Tinggi spread (from my 1st SIL to my 2nd SIL to my MIL) that my 3rd SIL said that we did not allow her to use our washing machine.
Hence she needed to bring all her laundry to my MIL's place to wash.

I don't know if it is a twist of words after going through so many mouths, or it's the truth.

Anyway, it's very amusing to me. She never once approach me on how to use the things at home. Always hiding in her room behind closed door, even if she's the only 1 in her room.

So playfully cried to hubby, my surname is 'Yuan" as in "Yuan Wang" innocent and my housemate is "Lai" false accusation. "Yuan Wang" ah.. I need to "Shen Yuan" clear my accusation.

My MIL believed that she did not want to ask me. Hubby thought that my 3rd BIL did not want to get involved and should have told her to ask me herself, which obviously she did not.

Being me, the woman with an attitude, I'm still not going to tell her...hahahaha..till she ask.

To me, it's already bloody rude that she closes the door at all times.
We're family and I have kindly allowed them to stay with me but she is still so rude.
So why should I even care about her?
I treat them as non-existence as long as Mico is not being bullied.
Besides I have not gotten my rental yet. BIL says only on 4th Jan.

I need Justice Bao. Please help me to clear my accusation!!! Yuan Wang !!!

LOL.....

Summary of my busyness this month

2007-12-22T11:48:00.000+08:00

Xmas Celebration with friends at my place.

Cooking, buying presents.

Enjoying my new hobby. Beading. This is for my sis.

Eating good food. $33 crab bee hoon. Delicious..

Pet board - Jap spitz (niu niu) 7 Dec to 12 Dec

Preparing HCF for Niu Niu daily, only to be rejected. She only ate a few morsels everyday, which is normal accordingly to her owner.

5th day - Mico still dislikes housemates

2007-11-30T20:42:00.000+08:00

Mico still dislikes my new housemates. She will bark fiercely at them whenever they return home. Haven got the chance to ask them to feed Mico treats and introduce them to each other.

They always stay in their own room & the door is always closed regardless whether they are in the house or not. Because of this, I hardly want to talk to them. Closed door policy will make me zip my mouth.

Whenever I wondered if they are in the house, smart Mico would somehow push the door & open it to inform me that they are not in the house. The other night, Mico pushed the door while they were asleep in the room & barked at them.

Seems like Mico feels that they have invaded her play space and does not like them.

Just saw my gleaming clean sink & toilet & pot. The work of my SIL. Wah, it has been so long since I saw a squeeky clean thing in my house. So clean until you can see the scratches made by her cleaning on my stainless steel sink...

Even the stubborn stains on my pot has been removed. Impressed.

Housemates moved in

2007-11-29T00:34:00.000+08:00

Posted this on our dog forum on Sunday

what are the telltale signs of housemate abusing dog?

I have 2 new housemates, shifted in today.I was in the toilet when my 2 new housemates walked into the house.Mico started barking non-stop & ended with a scream.when I came out of toilet, saw her pee on the floor & a very scared look on her face..I asked my housemate if she touched Mico & she said yes..I think my housemate has no common sense..will anyone go & touch a barking dog??I wondered if she hit/beat Mico as she was unaware that I was at home..I am just being paranoid.. Wonder if she will abuse my Mico when I am not around..Need to know some telltale signs so that I will realise it if Mico is abused.What are the telltale signs of dog abuse??

Living with 3rd Brother in Law & his wife??

2007-11-18T13:08:00.000+08:00

Everybody in the Tan family is eyeing my spare room!
The eldest brother, my MIL etc. My MIL even suggested $300 for rental..

The 3rd brother recently got married. Wanted to buy a flat but did not have sufficent cash as prices of flats are on the high side. Hence they are looking for a place to rent.
His wife is a Myammar nationality who can speak Mandarin.
I am in 2 minds whether to rent to them.

Advantages
- she can cook.
- she can help out in household chores
- Mico will have someone to accompany her. Most probably she will be another housewife in the Tan family. All the Tan family women r housewives except for ME!
- I will get into my MIL good books by renting out to them. Next time got baby can throw to her or this 3rd sis-in-law can be caregiver too..hahah
- will not be so bored at home since got company
- get $300 for rental as suggested by MIL.

Disadvantages
- $300 is insuficient to cover additional bills eg aircon, water, gas, electricity
- total loss of privacy!
- I don't even know the name of this sister in law. The Tan family man hardly talks. Boring kind of company
- Don't know how modern this woman is. If she knows how to use my machines, various types of detergent etc.. What if my white kitchen turns black!
- Will i have to spend extra on food - Hubby does not give me allowance. What if she eats all my stuff and never replenish???
- Will she torture my Mico?? Will my Mico run out of the house if she opens the door when I am not around??
- Is she going to do housework or simply a lazy woman who bochap?
- hubby will be damm lazy. Once got additional hands to do housework, he will simply bochap anymore. It's hard to train a man to do housework. Give him an additional pair of hands to help out, he will simply bochap
- When will they buy their own flat & move out?? Will they encroach on my space forever???
- maybe I won't even want to come back to my home after work...
- what if they destroy the laminate flooring in the room??

I don't want to pay for my reno loan liao if i don't even control who gets to stay in my house.
How??

just for fun works ..while cramping books for exam

2007-11-10T22:10:00.000+08:00

Expensive Liver Cake

2007-11-10T02:03:00.001+08:00

Made of 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, 1 egg, 1 garlic & 1 pork liver.

This seemed like a very simple & cheap piece of liver cake for a dog.

But it wasn't

Blender was used to grind this mixture till mushy, then bake for 30 mins. When I was done with the gluely mixture, I took out the blender, used a spoon to scope out the remains. After which I put the spoon inside, preparing to wash.

Looking at the disguisting blender, I tot i had better rinse it by blending some water.

Pour water into the blender & started the machine. Then I realised something was not right. The blender was making a loud sound. Took it out & realised that my spoon was still inside the blender.

The nut at the bottom of the blender broke & there went my good old blender. Smelt smoke as well from the burning of the rubber.

I wasn't really sorry about it because I had been thinking of buying a better blender, one that could really grind ice & make smoothies.

Anyway the nut belonged to the blender jar, which attached the blade to the jar. Also wondering if I could just buy the jar instead of the entire machine. I thought I saw solely the jar available for sale at Carrefour.

To save $$ & buy the jar or buy a new blender???? heee

Anyway, that explained the expensive liver cake. Mico had a good time eating it..

Whatever crap I baked, she would eat. Even the hard like stone cupcake that I baked 2 days ago which was stuck onto the baking paper, she supported my baking with her mouth. She ate it wholesale, including the paper.

hahah

Mico wants to Pee. Open the door now

2007-10-23T22:27:00.000+08:00

I want to pee. Open the door now! barked Mico fiercely.

Dar was in the toilet doing his business when Mico barked fiercely outside the door.
Once he opened the door, she immediately went to her pee tray & peed.

Morale of the story. A peeing dog is the biggest & alpha in the family.
Hahaha.

A day at Beach

2007-10-17T08:48:00.000+08:00

Naughty Mico

2007-10-08T09:27:00.000+08:00

Mico rarely bits wires. So far, she has only done it twice. Of all the wires, she choose Dar's Nokia Charger. Both Times.

Lucky the charger was not switched on. Only the main switch was. Stupid Dar has the tendency to leave switches on.

Mico agility & my video editing skills

2007-10-04T01:09:00.000+08:00

Inspired by the CKCS on the youtube video on dog agility at Singapore dog show, I came up with my own training.

So proud of Mico & myself.

Mico deserved it

2007-09-25T00:13:00.000+08:00

LS after stealing dehydrated treats to eat...

Mico's weight when I bought her

2007-09-24T01:32:00.000+08:00

Before I forget in years to come, I better note it down since it was a significant no.
Mico was 3 kg when I bought her at 3-4 months.

Mico's portrait at 1.5 yrs old

2007-09-24T00:45:00.001+08:00

I'm a full grown gal.

Hair getting longer & growing more pretty

Do I look like 'the underdog's girlfriend"

??

My vital statistics..6.4 kg.

See my swelt figure?

Mico, the thief - caught red-handed

2007-09-24T00:17:00.000+08:00

The guilty Look...
Crime convicted with evidence below.

Before I could take any shots of Mico's greedy face while eating the dehydrated treats, she ate them all while we were out.

I had placed 2 packets of treats (sealed in their packaging)- the pack of dehyrated treats & a pack of cheese fondue on my sofa. Usually treats sealed in their packaging would remain untouched when Mico was given free roaming access.

Initially I had cornered Mico & Rover in the kitchen when we left. As I had forgotten my wallet and came back for it, I found both of them roaming free in the living room. Hence decided to put Rover in the playpen. I thought Mico could do harm so I let her free access.

While we were out watching " the underdog", Mico committed the act. She was caught red handed with the evidence. See pictures of the remains.

The dehyrated treats really smelt so nice. Mico must have loved it so much that she tore the ziplock bag, plastic bag and ate them all. The pack of cheese fondue remain untouched.

Mico is making me toy with the idea of buying the food dehyrator machine again. Perhaps Christmas, perhaps.

Rover & Mico again - 20 sept to 23 sept

2007-09-22T23:54:00.001+08:00

Rover is here to board with us for another 3 days. Gee, Rover is so guai, more guai than Mico. Some kind soul gave Mico a pack of dehyrated treats (home made). Both Mico & Rover were so eager & happy to eat it till Mico accidently bit my finger.

Mico allergy ruleout

2007-09-16T22:31:00.000+08:00

14 sept - raw pork bones, canidae lamb kibbles
15 sept - Trip to Sentosa (beach), canidae lamb kibbles, bow wow mixed snacks, pure paw shampoo, honey cornflakes (a tiny bit), wholemeal bread(a tiny bit)
16 sept - 3rd bout of pimples - canidae lamb kibbles
17 sept - canidae lamb, marigold yoghurt, lipiderm, kelp(no new rashes)
18 sept - canidae, lipiderm, potato soup (carrot, potato, onion, pork), durian, yellow watermelon
19 sept - canidae, sardines in olive oil, fish soup, pineapple, tomato, spare ribs
20 sept - canidae, sardines, watermelon
21 sept - oxtail, treats (bow wow, grizzly, cheese fromage)
22 sept - canidae, dehydrated treats (chicken)
23 sept - dehydrated treats (chicken), treats (2 pimples popped up)
24 sept - canidae, grizzly, lipiderm, chestnut
25 sept - canidae, chestnut, strawberry
26 sept - bow wow, canidae (scratching of skin till red)
27 sept - oxtail

Mico & skin woes

2007-09-16T22:21:00.000+08:00

Poor Mico. Have been itchy for at least a month. she has been having itchy pimples, sometimes with pus about 3 times. the 1st 2 times, i applied aloe vera gel and put her on e-collar. The red angry pimples subsidied after about 3 days while some raw wounds into scabs, which meant that her skin was healing. Before they could fully heal, a new bout of pimples would appear & she would scratch them as well as the old wounds.

Today is the 3rd bout of pimples. Wondering what could trigger the allergy. I do not want to bring her to the vet and unsubject her to any unnecessary medicine. I need to find out the source of allergy to lessen her itch. Would have to monitor her diet. Suspect that she may be allergic to sand.

I vaguely recalled bringing to the East Coast Park for a walk along the beach after which the 1st bout of pimples occured.

Yesterday, we were at Sentosa. Diet was Canidae lamb kibbles & Bow Wow mixed snacks. Nothing else.

Man, the superior gender - a fact of life

2007-09-11T00:26:00.000+08:00

As usual, during class, lecturer would off-track at times to share his experiences, stories, opinion on issues etc.

Facing a class of 90% female, he mentioned that many companies discriminated against women. He advised that if we were to look for a new job, singles should not mentioned that they planned to get married. Married ones should not mentioned about plans to have kids. Most companies would not hire a woman as an top executive unless she is single and tough like the boys. Must also be able to withstand dirty jokes that men crack, entertain clients and drink till 2am daily. Even if any woman could do this, no men would be able to tolerate their wives coming home at 2am daily. When kids got sick, the woman would be the ones going home to take care of them instead of the men.

All the talk about equality of gender is rubbish!

What he said simply supports my believe that men & women are never equal.

Mico - I learnt new trick!

2007-09-11T00:22:00.000+08:00

I learnt a new trick today. With the help of treats of course! Why else would I want to learn a new trick other than being able to help myself to plenty of treats!

I learnt how to "Turnover", which is basically to roll my body over. Actually, it's so simply but my mummy is so fascinated. Ah! Humans can be so simple minded.

Bad Bad Mico

2007-09-11T00:09:00.000+08:00

Yesterday I got very angry with Mico.
The previous day, I discovered her peed on the sofa. Had to wash & dry the sheets.
Next morning, I found her poo on the floor rag. Furthermore, it was the soft type so I had to mop the floor and wash the rag.
Before I went out, I decided to put the freshly laundered sheets back onto the sofa.
Came back home a few hours later to find her pee on the sofa again. A different spot this time.

I was so mad with Mico that I decided to lock her in the toilet for the rest of the day while I went out. I simply refused to come home early to let her out. I knew that if i were to go home early, I would let her out. So she stayed in the toilet for 5 hours while I went mum's place & IMM.

When i opened the toilet door, she was so happy to see me and behaved as if she did nothing wrong. Apparently, after the few hours, she seemed to have forgotten about the incident. But I was still mad, ignored her and locked her in the kitchen for the night.

Usually, I would get over her naughtiness after 1 or 2 hours. But yesterday, I was simply so mad. Others say that dogs have a forgiving nature. I wondered the reality of it. Is it true? I doubt so. Why else would Mico behave this way other than throwing temptrums?
Seriously, I could not think of any other reason.

Mico & birds

2007-09-08T14:01:00.000+08:00

Mico is wonderful with recall now. We went jogging this morning and after our jog, I deliberately took a slow walk so that she could check out the surroundings. Being the dog that was bullied by a crow when she was a pup and now fully grown and fearsome to birds, she gave chase to the birds. My intention was to check out the reliability of her recall and while she was chasing birds halfway, I called her back. Immediately, she stopped in her chase and came back running to me. How proud I was of Mico!

ckcs

2007-09-08T13:56:00.001+08:00

the gal who wanted to give me her ckcs called yesterday to ask me to take the dog. Earlier, I had already given up hope that she would give up her dog.
But I had in mind a nice friday with dar and already had plans so I told the gal I could not take in the dog yesterday. Now wondering if she will still give me the dog. Perhaps it went to another person already. I think ultimately, I'm not desperate for another dog, which was why i did not cancel my plans yesterday.
Anyway, I'll just wait. If the dog comes, then i'll love him like I love Mico. Otherwise, I will not think of him again.

MP4 player

2007-09-05T10:18:00.001+08:00

I never even own an MP3 player before.

But now, I got this.

Mico's new tag

2007-09-05T10:08:00.000+08:00

It's PVC material, 3 layers, with Mico's name & my phone no. Of course my phone number has been blocked..hahah

Only $8.

Mico got Mail!

2007-09-05T09:58:00.000+08:00

Mico's first mail. Her purple leash was found missing at the end of the BBQ. Now returned. =) Mico can go jogging again. Cheers

Try harder

2007-09-05T09:47:00.001+08:00

Mico at 1st Pawzman BBQ

2007-08-31T21:27:00.000+08:00

We had a BBQ for dog lovers at Toa Payoh South CC on 25 Aug.
I was working that day so I couldn't go. So the event below was narrated by hubby.

Mico went with hubby.
Hubby had to attend class at 2pm but the event only started at 5pm.
So Mico was left abandoned in the box with some pawzcafe members.

As usual, the dog shy Mico did not play with any dogs. She just hung around sitted on a chair, under the hot BBQ stove with hubby BBQing or in other people's lap. There was a nice lady who sayang her for a long long time. Others fed her meatballs & cookies.

Mico ran away a few times. Luckily hubby was alert enough to hear her bell ringing & called her back, which she promptly did. I thought Mico was bad at recall. I guessed she improved. Anyway hubby tot that it might be that Mico wanted to go to the grass patch downstairs to poo. When Mico finally headed downstairs to the grass patched, she immediately pooed.

In the midst of the BBQ, it started to rain. Poor Mico was left sitting in the rain. Luckily a nice lady grabbed Mico and went for shelter. Otherwise, my poor Mico would be a wet wet dog.

Mico ended up so full that she did not want any dinner. Being out from 2pm to 10pm, she was super tired & fell asleep on the way home. Knocked out till the next day...

Was told by those who atttended that Mico was super guai and is a very very very good dog. hahaha..

99 posts - way to go, Mico

2007-08-31T21:24:00.000+08:00

Wow, realised this is already the 100 post on my blog.
Way to go!

Brought Mico to East Coast Park for our dinner on Tuesday.
After dinner at the hawker centre, we went for a walk along the beach.
Mico happily played with the waves. Ran along the coast & chase the waves. She was so excited and happy & ran all over the place. Going to the beach is her favourite now.

Phuket purchases & fun

2007-08-21T11:32:00.001+08:00

Being an asian city gal, there was nothing much I wanted to buy from the small shops at Phuket. T-shirts, thailand souveniors..none captured my interests. Worse of all, items were deliberately overpriced, just waiting for you to bargain. Really a test of bargaining skills. Imagine a haversack (can't rem the brand..probably imitation deuter) that costs $1150. I could have gotten a geninue one in SG. Even if I managed to bargain to half price, the quality was still not worth the price.

Hence my purchases at Carrefour, Phuket. 6 bras, 2 undies, 6 pairs of shoes, a haversack - all for 4500 baht, which is about $225 SG.

My only purchase at the small shop was a Bikini. Original price at 450B but i managed to get it at 260B. Quite happy with my attempt at bargaining even though I knew i could get a bikini at shopping mall at 199B. To walk to the shopping mall which was quite a distance just to buy at 50B less, I would rather pay 50B more.

260B is only $13 SG. Hubby said can bring into SG to sell considering the cheapest swimwear - the one piece is about $30 already. Somemore, there were so many designs to choose from.

Had a great time at a jazz pub called Saxophone pub. Simply great. The fellow played 3 types of saxophone. Tenor, alto, Saprino. So many people were dancing.

Fell in love with a poodle at the internet shop as hubby kept going there to surf net everyday. The poodle was adorable and the owner said he would get excited when he knew i was coming. What a smart dog. He barked when other customers entered the shop, but not at me..hahaha

CKCS

2007-08-21T11:28:00.001+08:00

Almost could have adopted a male ckcs but the daughter eventually did not want to give up. The parents told me "not willing to give up yet". What does that mean? That they will give it up eventually? Wondering how long i have to wait. My wait has already been a month. I have already given up thoughts of laying my hands on him..hahah...Having Mico is sufficient.

When he visited, there was nothing else he wanted to do except to hump Mico. An untrained vegetarian dog.

Cake

2007-08-21T11:24:00.000+08:00

So proud of my cake..hahaha

Want to perfect my cake baking skills...haha

Sigh...

2007-08-21T11:23:00.001+08:00

Examination Results and Status Report
Your examination results for the June 2007 session issued on 20-AUG-07 are:
Paper Details: 2.5SGP Fin. Rep.
Result: Pass
Mark: 52
Paper Details: 2.6SGP Aud. Int. Rev.
Result: Fail
Mark: 40

Stupid tick

2007-08-04T13:03:00.001+08:00

found this super size tick on the floor the other day.

Cheesecake

2007-08-04T12:38:00.000+08:00

Baked by me & KH..yummy

Chicken soup for the dog lover's soup & Amazing Grace

2007-07-27T15:56:00.000+08:00

Read these books after recommendation from forum.
Amazing Grace is about this dog which refused to eat any pet food until the owner started to bake for her. This sparked the start of the "three dog bakery" for dog. The receipe for baking peanut cookies for Mico came from the "three dog bakery receipe book"

Chicken soup is all about heart to heart tales about dogs and their owners. Mainly big dogs, retriever, german shepard & small dogs only terrier.

This morning, Mico nugged my hand at 9am with her head. It then dawned on me that Mico had been doing that almost daily at the same time. It is her way of asking me to wake up without barking..haha. To think that I had already put a stop to her waking me up with barking months ago. Din realise that she has already found another way..hahaha

Belated Bday Celebration with frens

2007-07-24T22:31:00.000+08:00

My dear pals arranged for a belated bday gathering at Fish & Co. Bought me a very delicious chocolate cake and nice bag as a present.

At Fish & Co, the entire crew would announce your birthday to the customers at the restaurant. Initially, they asked me to stand on the chair which I rejected. Then I was asked to at least stand up which I obliged. I thought my fren J, sabo me..hahaha. After which they gave me a stick of firework and gave 3 cheers and sang me a bday song. I tot it was quite embarrasing but it was such a sweet gesture of my frens to arrange this for me. hehehe. Nevertheless, being the thick-skin me (cultivated from my job), I wasn't too shy to accept this.

It was also kinda romantic with all the surprises. J remarked if only she were a guy but then again, she does not have the height. hahaaha. Anyway it's been a long time since I celebrated my bday with any pals. Really appreciated it as my J's gal was down with fever but she still did not cancel the gathering.

Current job really sucks big time but it's the frenship & colleagues that keeps me around this job. How often does one get to meet such good pals & nice colleagues that makes u feel like it's 2nd home & a rather nice superior?

Rover on board 16 July to 22 July

2007-07-17T18:34:00.001+08:00

Rover is so cute. Brought him to Botanic Gardens to run. Oh my, he can run very fast and pull me along.

What a sweet surprise

2007-07-11T20:23:00.000+08:00

hubby got these for me for our 1st customary wedding anniversary. He had it delivered to SAF yacht club, where we were staying over for 2 nights. What a sweet surprise. I love it.
Handmade chocolate, my favourite flowers and a nice wine.

Pet boarding - 26 June to 2 July

2007-07-01T00:59:00.000+08:00

boarding 2 cute dogs. A 9 yr old poodle, JJ & her daughter, Monster, a poodle cross with shetland. Very pretty gal.

Monster was barking her head off during the 1st & 2nd day when we went to work. Afraid that neighbours would complain, I recorded their movement for the 1st 45 mins (the max my camera would record). She was practially barking her head off.

They are supposed to be outdoor trained but for the 1st 2 days, hubby came back to find the floor very dirty, full of LS.

Poor Mico was also very fraid of them and we had to separate them (mico in my room and the gals in the kitchen for 1st 2 days)

Initially, we confined them in the kitchen. But smart JJ could always figure her way out. She outsmarted me so many times till I gave up confining them. Since their toilet habits seemed to be normal after the 1st 2 days, I let them roam around the house. Luckily they did not fail me. Happy to come back no damage done.

My only damages so far are. A wet cushion (with pee), a spoilt laundry net, a hole in my laundry basket.

Today, the gals no longer bark when we leave the house. When we returned home, there were no damages, no urine, no poo to clear. The gals were happily welcoming us at the door. It felt as if I am their owner..hahaha. No hint of missing their owner at all.

Brought them jogging today. JJ, though a senior dog, tried her best to move along with the Mico & Monster. Mico has already gotten used to the gals. Could even put her & Monster on coupler lease. We had so much fun. It was so fun to see them walking on 1 single leash (a coupler with hook on the 1st leash to hook the 2nd leash. At least JJ could walk behind Mico & Monster.

Now the dogs are happily snoozing in my room. 3 dogs, 2 humans, all in 1 room when we live in a 4 room flat. Guess they're happy with the squeeze. So am I.

our first visit to pet cafe

2007-06-25T23:19:00.000+08:00

The latest pet cafe in town. Quite nice. Mico loved the food very much. Sticked out her tongue to ask for more after she finished.

Friendly staff but service was slow. Mico finished her food. Then my food came. I finished mine. Dar's food came. I guess the concept of the cafe is to let patrons hang around while food is slowly served.

Parts of my rosemary chicken was quite hard. Couldn't even poke my fork through. Dar's fish & chips were too hot to be eaten immediately. And Mico LS today. Suspected culprit was the food. Expected it because Mico was not used to HCF.

Nevertheless, it is a good place for dog lovers to hang around and see other dogs fool around.

Poodles in town

2007-06-25T23:14:00.000+08:00

Going to have 2 poodles for pet boarding tomorrow till next monday. So excited.

Dead cat

2007-06-22T20:33:00.000+08:00

As usual, went jogging yesterday with Mico along the canal. Saw what resembled a dead cat carcass floating in the canal. Could not believe my eyes and looked again before continuing my jog. But when I went back again to confirm my findings, I did not see it anynore.
still left in suspense if my eyes were playing tricks or if someone cruel threw the cat into the river. Certainly, a cat would not jump into the canal itself.

doggie peanut biscuit

2007-06-22T20:30:00.000+08:00

Baked biscuits for Mico.

Got the recipe from the three dog bakery book I borrowed from library.
Plain flour, honey, canola oil, peanuts, vanila essence and baking powder. Quite easy to make. I ate it myself too. Quite nice. Mico seemed to like it. Stupid Dar don't know how to appreciate it. Always think that I will poison him.

BARF & beatle

2007-06-22T20:23:00.001+08:00

So gross. Mico played with the brown beatle. It got stuck onto her leg fur. She brushed it away and to play with it again. Finally ate it leaving only its legs. Then she continued licking the floor. Gross. Wonder if it is because i've started feeding Mico BARF since Monday. She loves Barf.

Initially she looked at the chicken wing, looked at me and wondered for a while. But soon she started eating. Since then, whenever I gave her raw meaty bones, she would dive in straight away.

Not eating kibbles anymore. Her poo has become white, very hard, lesser amount of poo and hardly gives out any smell. So good.

Disappointed

2007-06-17T18:59:00.000+08:00

This CKCS, male, tri-colour was found abandoned and up for adoption. Went to visit him and so very much would like to have him. A brother for Mico.

Too bad, the fosterer decided to give to another couple so that he can be the only dog at home.

Disappointed but hope that he has gone to a good home with a loving family.

anyway, 2 dogs can be tedious. Don't think will have another dog unless it is CKCS. Then i wouldn't mind.

How much is that doggie in the window??

2007-06-07T01:19:00.000+08:00

While getting her out, hit the panic button when I found the sliding door jammed. Tot her paws jutted out too much, causing the jam. Scared I hurt her in the process & cannot get her out. Ai ya, scare myself only. Discovered that it was my notepad in the next section of the cupboard causing the jam. Stupid me....hahhahaha..

Mico & I were too bored mah. hahaha

Mico can Swim

2007-06-01T13:34:00.001+08:00

My dear Mico can swim liao. Yesterday we brought her to Sentosa. After tons of swimming lessons, she can finally swim with confidence instead of shaking with fear. All we have to do is to let her swim freely and go up the shore freely. that means I'll have to chase after her (for fear she goes up to shore to disturb people or go back to my things & trample all over with sand.) One lady shooed Mico before I could get to her but Mico completely din get a hint at all. Simply stayed on the spot. What a naive dog.

We were happily swimming and watching other toy breed dogs, who struggled in the water and headed towards shore hurrily. Some owners watched with envy while Mico swam, or at least i think so..haha..Only a puppy labordor seemed gungo to swim.

Reason for sterlisation

2007-05-28T01:35:00.000+08:00

Many times, I asked myself or people asked me why I sent Mico for sterlisation. Most of the times, I could not really answer. Today I finally figured out why.

My poor Mico, it must have hurt. I know it was cruel but it would be more cruel to not to sterlise you and leave you yearning to have a sexual life. Afterall this is animal instinct. Call it kiasi, I do not want to lose you to cancer or see you kenna bullied by male dogs yearning to have sex when you do not wish to. I simply do not know how to take care of you if you got pregnant and do not want you to go through the dangers of pregnancy. Your offsprings, if you had, I would not be able to take care of them all myself. Neither did I want them to suffer and risk being abandoned. Thus I think I have made the right decision and I hope that you understand.

To me, you are more than a pet. You are my best friend, keeping me company whenever I am home. Since you came into my life, I never felt that I was at home alone you when you are around. Every morning, I wake up to receive greetings from you...yah..sometimes you are so lazy that you do not wish to leave your bed, just like me. I can disturb you even in the middle of the night and you would not have any grouches.

You bring me lots of fun and laughter with your antics and help to cement the love between your daddy and me. Your daddy, who never thought that he will have a dog, grow to love you more day by day. We will be celebrating your 1 year anniversary with us soon. Looking forward to more anniversaries. I love you, Mico.

A bad dream

2007-05-28T01:03:00.000+08:00

Last night, I dreamt about Mico being knocked down by a car.

I off-leashed her the other day at the canal and asked her to down & stay. As i walked away from her, trying to train her stay, she simply could not bear to be away from me and would follow me. Then I wondered if this disobedience would result in her being in a car accident someday. At least I could save her if she followed my command. Thus i guess, triggered the occurence of my dream. I was so relieved that it was a dream when I woke up.

who should bear the cost

2007-05-26T23:54:00.000+08:00

Recently someone bought a kong ball from me via Yahoo Auction. I offered 3 choices of collection, meet up , normal mail or registered mail, with the buyer bearing the cost of mail. She requested the item to be sent via normal mail. So i sent and she din receive.

Been 2 weeks and now she requested for me to give her another one or refund. Like that, it means that I bear the risk lor. But since she paid for postage and she opted for normal mail when i offered registered mail, shouldn't she be the one to bear the risk? I can also suspect that she received the item but simply wanted another. Her email din sound very nice too.

Hi AudreyI bought a kong ball recently and have yet to receiveit though you said you sent it.I have checked with Yahoo Auctions and they advised meto sort it out with you before taking any furtheraction.Can you please resend the item, or offer a refund?Alternatively, I could pick it up this time.Thanks.

Anyway, strange thing is that I had indicated my return address. Even if it din get to her, it should still return to me. I pasted 5 $0.22 stamps. Even if the item dropped out, the blank envelope should still go somewhere right?

Hubby said that do business must have goodwill, then will have good reputation. So no choice but to offer her another one lor..

In future, will not give anyone normal mail option. Learnt from my lesson.

Favourite picture of hubby & Mico

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Lousy blogger. Couldn't update my blog recently as blogger was down whenever I wanted to write something...haha..so i forgot what I wanted to write.

Mico went for sterlisation on 8 May & recovered quite fast. But 1st 2 days, she pooed in the kitchen instead of the toilet. A bit loss of control. Went back to her usual self quite fast after that

The next day, she was already quite happily walking abt. So glad that I was not as what I envisioned, 1 week lying there motionless...haha