Monday, June 30, 2008

~*~ Busy Weekend ~*~

The kids and us had an activity filled weekend... it's been a long time since we had programs back to back... and we forgot how tiring all this can be... hahah... Priya's wedding was on Sat and we took a cab to the temple to meet up with the rest of the gang... I was reali impressed... All of us didnt really know what to do cos it was our 1st time attending an Indian wedding in a temple...

We basically stood around the temple grounds waiting for everyone to arrive and when finally everyone arrived, we made our way upstairs since that's what we saw everyone doing... we managed to sit near the entrance so that we would be able to catch glimpse of them... I wanted to sit along the aisle so that I could take pics... hehehe... and indeed I took loads... though some were not clear... *siGh*

The whole occassion was so grand, it felt like i was in one of those bollywood movies... the atmosphere was filled with joy, music and colors. We got to see some not too bad looking guys... o0o0o.... n 1 of them was Dinesh's younger brother... hahah... and a few really pretty ladies... :) Their saris they wore were so very very nice!!! Like what Esther always say, Indians have very nice and sharp features... and these were only enhanced when they wore their bright n glittery saris... :)

I observed and learnt the customs n traditions in an Indian wedding and the brief description of what Priya told me about the wedding finally made sense... it was truly an eye-opener. Hehehe... cos she was explaning to me sometimes when we took the train back what they were supposed to do and all... It also helped that my mum is a Hindustan Movie addict... and the many saturadays and sundays that I stayed home to watch Bollywood films with her finally paid off...

These are the pics that I've managed to take on their Joyous Occasion... :)



After the wedding, we went to take the NEL train with Angie, Jac and Zena... went back to Hougang to get the car. Den we stayed on to wait for Mummy, Van and Sara to come back cos they went Orchard... Sara was supposed to meet her frenz in Sentosa as well but they were coming later... In the end as they wanted to bring Terry and Tommy to Sentosa, all of them came over to stay at our plc...

Hmm... as expected, Tommy pee at the wrong spot the moment he came to our plc... of cos he had a good wacking from Van as I was busy cleaning up... den it was Terry's turn! He pee-ed on Toby & Tamy's Ikea pillow... *sigh* more cleaning to do. Terry and Tommy were initially left in the kitchen to slp. But when we could finally turn in, Van heard Tommy scratching on the kitchen glass door.

In the end, both of them slept in the room with Van & Sara... this still did not resolve the problem... Apparently, Terry had difficulty slping... Aiyoz... Troublesome ah these 2 boys... It was close to 3am when we could finally sleep... and den we woke up at 7am or so... shag man... not enaf sleep... but we made our way to sentosa...

We bumped into Serene and family at the carpark... and could already hear Emma's singing... hehehe... bright and earli... she was announcing her arrival.. hahah... made our way to the meeting plc... some of them were already there... :) Van and Sara oso went to choose one of the huts to set up their stuff... and the set up their hammock...

Many in fact i think everyone turned up for the gathering... the crowd was good... the food was fantastic... we had so much to eat... jus to name a few, we had fried rice... chicken wings... fish ball... topshell... sandwiches... salad... lots of drinks and ice... and not forgettin my chips n salsa... there were even alcohol... but not many drank as I think it was so earli and many were driving.

Every one of us had fun, all the furkids oso had fun running around the beach n into the water... it was reali cool for a very hot day... though it rain for jus a short while... the weather was still good... :) Didnt get to speak to much of the owners as we were busy looking out for the 4 of them... hahaha... but im pretty sure we will be able to meet up for another gathering soon... and hopefully this time, Fionn & Mave can join us with Yoshi and Shiro... :)

I'm so looking forward to going to Sentosa again... of cos with my babies... heheh... :) Lian Hoon sms-ed me that they were at Palawan... such a waste that we couldnt meet up... Nevermind, we decided that we would have another gathering to Sentosa after Toby recovers from his surgury...
These are the shots that captured the happy moments on Tanjong Beach :)



We left Sentosa around 1.15pm to bring the kids for their grooming session at RPP. This was to be Tamy's 1st grooming there by Marc. We left all 4 of them there after checking if they could take in Terry and Tommy and headed back home to shower. After that, we went to Sungei Kadut to look for cupboard. Adter going to 3 places, we finally found 1 at this place called Novena. Not too bad looking... heheh... it's a 4 door cupboard so I can use a part to put Toby's and Tamy's stuff. Hehehe...

After that, we went to Beach Road cos Mr Lee wanted to look at his fishing stuff... so off we went... not many shops were open since it was already pass 4pm. We went to this 1 shop which looked rather decent... and started looking at the rods... In the end, I chose a rod for myself :D The one i chose was a rather long rod... I cant quite remember how long liao... probably 6ft? Greyish metallic in color with abit of red here n there...

Why i chose this apart from liking the color? Cos I tot it was a good rod because of its flexible tip... ehehe... even after we asked the owner of the shop, he too recommended that we get the rod i chose... he said it was good and value for money... HA! Hey... I oso have experience in choosing a good rod ok... hahaha... Garry initially said that I was crazy to choose such a long rod... Huh! In the end, he bought another rod in the same length as well =Þ

Anyway after finialising on that rod, we chose our reel and the other accessories... :) As we were almost done, RPP called to inform us that we could go fetch them... so we quickly made payment for our barang... and the total damage was about $330. Goodness... I could get a new LV bag with the amount spent on the cupboard n fishing stuff :



We went back to RPP and were stuck at the carpark gantry as we couldn't dial into their extension. In the end I got off to go to their shop 1st... *siGh* There smething happened that made me kinda frustrated. I dun like it when people use condescending tone or talk to me as if I'm an idiot for not understanding what they are sayin when it is obvious that the mistake lies with them.

What happened was that we were stuck outside for almost 10min trying to get thru their extension so that they could lift the barrier for our car to get in, but obviously there was something wrong with their line as I couldnt call thru while using my mobile. Initially, I thought that it was because they were on the line with their customer. So, I got down to go to the shop hoping to get them to lift the carrier.

When I reached the shop, it was pack with 3 other owners, and the guy who was manning the counter was not on the phone. So i waited till he was done with the current customer before approaching him to ask him to lift the carrier. He then gave me that look and said "You have to press the red button and den our unit no so that my phone here will ring and then I will lift the barrier." So i told him that we tried that many times but we couldnt get thru the line.

He then told me cant be possible cos the line is free and he looked at his phone on the counter and back at me as if I didnt understand what he meant. So I told him again that obviously it wasnt working. He looked like he didnt believe me and so I said Fine. I will use my hp to call u now. Which i did. Then I showed him my HP screen which said something like... User busy. Try Again?

When he saw my hp, den and only den did he lift his phone to check. Den he went into the grooming area which I presume was to check with someone if the line was put down properly or not before coming out to say Sorrie in a soft tone and ask whoever is waiting to try again. At the beginning, I was still in a tolerable mood. It was only after he used that tone he did when answering me that got me mad. Waited for about another 5min or so before it was our turn. Paid my bills and den checked our 4 kids to ensure that evything was ok before leaving the place.

After yesterday's incident, I'm now toying with the idea of whether or not to change groomer cos of the few unpleasant incidents that I've experienced myself. Although I like their grooming style for Schnauzers, I dunno how long I can put up with the attitude. Not only from the staff but oso the owner. Somehow, as they get popular and in demand, their attitude change... Been with them for at least a year and yet, they still dun recognise my kids, not to mention myself.

Obviously, my once a month business is not good enough for them... not to mention that I was there sending Toby for his skin treatment every week for a month when he had minor skin problems in Decemeber. I might as well take my business elsewhere where not only me but my furkids could be treated better... *siGh* I have a month before I make my decision but I'm pretty sure my minds made up... Like what Garry tells me... "why get so pek cek each time u call to make an appointment for their grooming and when we have to go and fetch them back. Not happy, look for another groomer. It's not as if we are not paying for their service."

It's sad and a waste that I have to make such a decision but I tink it would be for the better for not only me but also my Prince and Princess. Anyway on a lighter note, I'm happy with the way Tamy was groomed. No doubts about that... Here's how my Princess looks now.... Like Snow White boh? hahaha.... maybe not t white la... more Silvery?



A pic of Tamy and Toby taken jus after dinner today... :)



This is Tamy's dun mess with me look... hahaha... :)



I guess I better end off here.... next 2 weeks will be a busy and tiring week for me since I'd be working 2 weekends in a row. *SiGh* but on a happier note, at least we are being paid 3 times our OT rate for the 4 weekends and on a brighter note, OT pay will be based on our new annual adjusted pay. Hehehe.... OH YA!! We received our increament letter today from Cheng Yee. I'm surprised with the increament percentage. And the other news is that we have officially been reshuffled into our new teams. And I will be reporting to Michelle from 1 July :) Thank God. I must have done something right...

Saturday, June 28, 2008

What a week this has been....

The week went by very fast as I was working the 7.30am shift... so tired so didnt reali blog much... apart from the usual stuff at work and transition of systems... everything else was ok... but the highlight for the week is firstly Tamy is officially registered with AVA and I've recieved her Licence number... hiak hiak hiak... =Þ which means I can make dog tags for all her collars liao... YiPPy!!~

The second thing that happened is that Tamy's baby tooth are dropping... kekeke... On monday I noticed 1 tooth on her lower jaw was missing... den on tues when i checked, another tooth on her lower jaw was missing lor... and on wed... 1 tooth on the upper jaw went missing so I decided to take a pic of her... hahaha... noticed that her adult tooth on the upper jaw was already growing out but the baby tooth still hasnt dropped...



Coaxing her jus after taking the pics above... so manja with her daddy...



Took a few shots of her since she was keeping still... this is how messy Tamy looks like now... but not for long... after the gathering tmw she'll be going for her full grooming... I'll take more pics of her den... wonder if she'd be whiter...



On thur as I was checking Tamy, I realised that another 2 tooth on her upper jaw has dropped... hehehe... now she is officially Boh Gay!!! ahahah.... :D



But she still gamely stroke a pose for mummy... hehehe... :D



I went to Petfuze after work yesterday to collect my collars which finally arrived since I was only meeting Sharon n Roro at 7pm at Marina Square, hehehe... den i saw these 2 tops which were so nice n I couldnt resist it!!! *yiKes* I wanted to get another Princess dress like the one I got for her the last time but in a different color... hot pink with brown frills n trimming... looks so nice and i was so tempted... but I had to resist... I am so broke liao wor... =



Anyway, I have jus finished preparing the Salsa sauce for tmw's MS Gathering at Sentosa... YiPPy!!~ Tamy's 1st outing... finally she will be able to meet many korkors and jiejies and socialise with them... Also, she will finally be meeting Emma Jiejie... hehehe... I wonder if they would look similar still hehehe... definately haf to take pics of them them :)

Jus finished packing all the barangs that we have to bring tomorrow... and also both their stuffs... hahaha.... aiyoz... 1 outing n yet so many things to bring... Anyway after the gathering at Sentosa, Winnie, Serene and myself would be heading over to RPP for kids bathing session... Toby would be have basic grooming and Tamy a full grooming... I shall monitor how they treat all our furkids... cos I'm still toying with the idea of whether or not to switch groomers... : we shall see how bah... Toby's full grooming is due end of July before his surgury... I will decide then...



Shall go and get a short rest before we leave at 6.30pm to head over to Serangoon Road for Dinesh's & Priya's wedding. My 1st time attending an Indian wedding in a Temple... :D I'm so looking forward to it :) Cant wait to see how the both of them will look like in their traditionally outfits... and on a last note...

~*~ Congratulations Dinesh & Priya!!! ~*~
May the both of you be blessed with Love & Happiness as u embark on this journey together to write the words of your life story as Husband and Wife.
YAAaaammmmm SSsssseeeeennnnnnnnggggg!!!!! :)
*Hugs and Kisses from Us, Licks and Paws from Toby & Tamy*

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

HHmmm.... Viewership Subscription?

Wow... I'm in the middle of work but I jus had to blog about this la... was gossiping with ShusShu, Grace and Angie and Grace was asking about the furkids and we were joking that she had been catching side glances at pictures of them... den she came over and looked at some pics before i showed her more pics in here... tt's when she started jotting down the blog address sia... :Þ


More viewership liao like tt... shortly after we went back to work... and when i turned around guess what.... I saw ShuShu and Grace reading my blog... wahahaha.... combo man... its like mirror image... hehehe... :)




Den I went back to work and started talkin to Angie about some stuffs... and when i turned to look guess wat.... someone is in Angie's Blog lor... wahahah... Maybe we should start chargin viewerships liao... =)



Well... apart from these... the 2 kids are gettin along great... Thanks Sharon for registering Tamy under your details... *lick licks from Tamy* Well... Tamy has been makin mistakes peein and pooing since Sunday and I'm in the process of re-training her... *siGh* I wonder how long this will take... so sick n tired of scolding n punishing her...


Well... at least there is something to look forward this weekend... Fri meeting the gang for bowling and dinner after work... den sat is Priya's Wedding... den Sunday is the MS Gathering liao... :) YiPPy!!~ :) Oh ya gotta bath them either tonite or tomorrow liao... den tomorrow or Friday gotta get the ingredients to make the Salsa liao...Till then... :)

Saturday, June 21, 2008

~*~ Brave Girl ~*~

We went to TJV around 11.30am and were the 2nd in queue... heng ah... though we couldnt make appt cos fully booked, we managed to secure a space before the others arrived. While waiting for our turn, we put Toby on the weighing table... aiyo... he lost weight again... last month he was 8kg... Today he weighed onli 7.4kg.

When it was our turn, Dr Heng checked Tamy and gave her a clean bill of health.. She checked her eyes, heartbeat, temperature, and Tamy now weighs 4kg which Dr Heng said is normal growth rate... hehehe.... Tamy is a very brave girl... she took her last vaccination without whinning nor moving... and when it came time for the microchipping to be done she jus looked at mummy and korkor while mummy talked to her and she onli moved slightly when the chip was poked into her skin...

Mummy see the needle liao kar oredi abit neng... but Tamy was a brave little girl... no whinning or screaming nor moving... I'm sure she felt the pain but she did not whin at all... :D Mummy is so proud of you baby girl... *mUaCkz* we bought lunch and went home... flagged down a cab and it happened to be a malay driver... good thing we have 2 carriers now... and both of them were in the carrier... hehehe... :)

Papa, mummy and Van came around 3+ or so cos Van left her book at our plc... Mr Lee was slpin when they were here... and he is still in lala land even now... =Þ Anyway I had tea with them and then they left shortly after... Confirmed with papa again to ensure that the car was available next sunday... cos we need to use it... he said shouldnt be a problem... aiyo... whenever he gives me this reply I'm afraid that last minute he'll get called up sia...


I was showing mummy the pics tat I took of them last nite and was playin with Tamy when I noticed that 1 of the small baby tooth on her lower jaw dropped off!!! Oh goodness... that shaky tooth was still there this morning and I was even showing it to Dr Heng... hahaha... she was telling me that the smaller teeth would drop n sometimes owners would not have realise tat it dropped as each tooth is so small it could have been swollowed by the puppy... she also said that the incisors would normally drop off onli when the pups are around 6 months and above... now haf to take care of her teeth liao... 1 by 1 they are dropping... hahaha.... =D

There were showing "Music and Lyrics" and I decided to watch it again since there was nothing else on cable... jialatz sia... saturaday reali no show on tv wan lor.. *HmPf* Jus as i was enjoying the movie, i turned and noticed that Tamy was oso watching it... hahaha... so quickly took my cam that was jus on the coffee table and managed to snap a pic of her looking all engrossed... few minuted later she started feeling slpy... and took a nap... by then Toby was on the floor next to me napping as well... :)

See how she concentrates on the show...


Tamy's reali reali long when she stretches out...


Toby takin a good nap...


Ahh... finally able to find my fav comfortable spot...


There they were napping away n me njoying the show while lying on the sofa, I realised that I heard murmurs comin from Tamy so I turned and looked down n I believe she was having a bad dream... hehehe... her paws were all straight n tensed up... n I could see them twitching as though she was running in her dreams... and at the same time she was whinning softly... I den started patting her n tellin her that it was ok n that it was only a dream... hehehe... shortly after she quieten down n continued slping... :)

Aisay... reali like a baby la... Hahaha... In between the show i moved a little and each time she opened her eye and when she realised that I was still lying on the sofa, she closed her eyes and continued slping... Jus as the show ended, I got up to change the channel and that was when both of them started stretching and woke up... but not for long... Tamy is in the bedroom slping on korkor's bed now and Toby is lying in front of the floor fan napping as well... :D

Dr Heng said no bath or walks for the next few days so Tamy will still be confined at home for now. I can't wait for next week to come... In a few days time, Tamy can finally go out for walks in the evenings with her korkor liao... =) and we can finally bring her out on weekends... and to meet Terry and Tommy korkor in Hougang... I am so looking forward to next sat... 6 more days and Tamy can finally meet all the other korkors and jiejies from SPC at Tanjong Beach... hehehe... YiPPy!!~ I will pray for a very good weather on that day and also for the use of the car... :)

HaPpiE BiRtHdAYs!!!~

We celebrated Priya's birthday with her after lunch and bought her a chocolate birthday cake... cos someone told us that she like the Chocolate Fudge cake from Prima Deli... but since there wasnt any Prima Deli outlets in Bugis, we bought something similar from Breadtalk... OOoo... yummy.... I hope she was surprised that we celebrated for her 3 days earlier cos she would be on 3 weeks leave from Monday as she'd be getting married and den Dinesh and her would be going for their honeymoon... :) Hey guys, Congrats! See ya next sat~ :)



Well... nothing different happened at work today... jus a very embaressing incident for some individuals during a conference training... I shall not mention names but one thing for sure... if i was in tt difficult spot I would have been totally embaressed and den furious... *siGh* I can only thank god that the person in a spot wasnt me today... *pHew*

Anyway Today is also Tamy's 4th month birthday!!! :D ~ Happy 4th month Tamy Darling ~ Wow... she has grown so much since the 1st day we brought her home on 3 May 08. Although it has only been like 1.5mths it seemed like she's been with us for a reali long time... n she has grown from such a small young girl to a bigger girl now... keekeke... I was looking thru some of the pics and realised that she has indeed grown alot... these pics speak for themselves...

These were taken 1.5 months ago....



And these were taken a few hours ago....



I can't imagine how big she would be when she's grown to her full size... I cant wait for when that time comes... I think she might grow to be bigger than her korkor... Well... as long as they remain loving to each other and look out for one another especially when we bring them out is the most important :)

Jus yesterday, Serene did a comparison of Emma and Tamy and forwarded their pics to me... my my... they reali do resemble one another... they way the sit... smile... destroy their korkors toys... and scream which Tamy used to do rather frequently before... now she has more or less stopped her screaming... :)




I reali wonder if they would continue to look so similar as they grow older... it would reali be something to look forward to... :) I guess I better end off here... need to wake up earli tmw as we have to be at the vet before 12pm... Dr Heng is fully booked tmw though I called like more than a week ago to arrange for an appt. So we have to be the 1st there so that we can see her before those who have made appts arrive... if not I'll have to wait for at least 2 hours before I get to see her.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

~*~ One step at a time Tamy girl ~*~

Went to Vivocity on Sunday and popped by Pet Safari before dinner at Hog's Breathe Cafe. Initially wanted to get onli leash but as always I ended up gatting more... wahaha... now that there are 2 of them... there has to be a pair for evything... :) hehehe... sometimes though difficult to get matching pairs I will still die die find =Þ



After dinner, we decided that we had to walk abit cos we were so stuffed from all the food we had so we popped into Daiso since it was jus round the corner... In the end, we came out with these...



It never crossed my mind that Tamy would not know how to walk when she is on leash as she had no problems when i put the collar on her the day we brought her home... so i assumed that she would know how to walk when she is on leash... Boy was I wrong... the minute i put her on leash, she turned to stone and sat down without any movement... Not even treats, leashing toby nor even Toby walkin away could entice her into moving or walkin...

Tried to get her to walk n tugged on the leash but she didnt move... pulled her n she started whinning and her whines turned into screams... she sounded as if someone was tortouring her n dragging her into the slaughter house to kill her... Aiyo... gave up trying on the 1st nite... : went to bed feeling gloomy wondering if she would ever learn to walk when she is on leash :(

It got me worried and since monday I have been lamenting away to some of the other members here... worrying my head off... took some of their advice n keep introducing the leash on her... every day it was the same effect... Spoke to Winnie this afternoon and was updating her n she advised me to walk Tamy along the corridors... good idea...

I tried it today the minute I reached home. Initially when i leashed Tamy she turned into stone... den when she saw us puttin the harness n leash on toby n opening the door she started waggin her tail abit... when we opened the door, she still sat n didnt move so had to coax her to her gate n out of the hse... still didnt move...

Jus when i tot evything was bleak and that she wouldnt learn how to walk when on leash, the minute toby came out... WahLa!!! Tamy suddenly knew how to stand and walk around... wahahah... took her walkin for a few minutes until Toby was done... hehehe.... wahsay~ I was so happy man... shall try again tmw at home... see if she will walk or if she will onli walk when she goes out... maybe she tot she was going to get punished when we leashed her in the house...

Anyway, I met up with Eve this afternoon during lunch to collect the DIY tshirts and Bandana taht I bought from her... I love love love the tshirts so much... THANK YOU EVE!!!~ My colleagues who saw the tops tot that they were for humans initially until i opened it up n den onli did they realise it was for the Toby and Tamy... Here's how the both of them look in their new tops & bandana.... they look rather messy as they were playing n haven been groomed...




Korkor kissing meimei insteady at looking at mummy... hmm...



And he's looking all smug about it... Tamy pretending to be shy is it???



Another shot together wearing the pawdidas bandana :)



I also took out the Princess Romper n Denim Overalls to let Tamy try... Boy has she grown.... both items looks jus nice on her now... except that the denim overalls are still quite long for her... but den the chest area seems jus nice... hmm... Wonder if she will be able to wear it when she grows even bigger man~






For the next few days, Tamy will continue to undergo training on leash. Hopefully by next sunday she is able to walk on her own n for a longer distance. Tamy will be going for her 3rd and final jab this sat. At the same time we're gonna microchip her so that can register her with AVA :) Hehehe.... den I can make more dog tags for her to match all her collars!! :) Tamy will also be 4 months old this saturday... I can't wait for next sunday when I can finally bring her out... for the 1st time... n to Sentosa for the MS Gathering at Tanjong Beach... YiPPy!~ =D

Heheh... we were fooling around and playing with them while I was waiting for the pics to get uploaded in this entry and we managed to take a pic with both of them... wahsay... so heavy sia... hehehe... :) Well... I guess it's time for me to turn in.. I'll end here with our parting pics... :) Till the next time... Licks & Scratches from Toby & Tamy...