Born and raised in Singapore. Now trying to make a living in Canada.
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Kaylie's 3
It was Kaylie's 3rd birthday 2 sundays ago. It was raining on & off; so we didn't get to do much except going to the pet shop to get some treats & a new toy for her. Good enough for us.
Kaylie had to pose behind her "presents" before we get to bring it home. After numerous shots, she finally gave a good one.
MaMa made her share some of her treats but the new cuz was hers.
She managed to "kill" it within 3mins...
She had since abandoned the new cuz but is still loving the old messed up one we found at the park.
It's been 2 months since I last posted. Not much happened except we went to Woofstock '09 on 13th June & also shopping around for a more permanent home in TO.
We had lotsa fun at Woofstock. MaMa & PaPa decided to be on a quest to take pictures of us with our "cousins". We were made to sit almost all the JRTs / PRTs that we met on the way. There were no sense of priorities. Although interrupted by the picture taking; we managed to sniff out all the free sample treats. We had so much to eat we were almost too full for dinner. Here are some of the pictures we took...
We also took shots of a couple of fashion divas...
Till the next time, enjoy the rest of summer every pawfriends...
Yes, I'm 5. Happy Birthday to me! Thank you for all the well wishes.
I didn't do anything special today but I got to make a trip to my FAVOURITEST place! I got to pick out my own pressies!!! How wild is that?! Here's the loot...
I think I did pretty well. MaMa had to stop me before I broke the bank. After posing for a million pictures, I finally get to eat the little sausage thingy!
I shared a few bites with Kaylie too, not by choice thou...
We did the unthinkable (AGAIN!) a couple of days ago. Remember I was saying about MaMa's new knitting hobby?! We decided to join in the fun... Yep, the last time we were just checking it out trying to help but this time we want to be in the club! First we thought we should make sure we have enough yarn... Then let's see if we need new needles... When MaMa got home, she weren't happy at all. She charged us with "murder of the 1st degree"! We pleaded "not guilty", of cos... then this song started ringing in my head...
And the judge and the jury they all put the blame on me They wouldn't go for my story they wouldn't hear my plea.
Kaylie & I took turn making faces... U can imagine after sticking our tongues at MaMa, there was no mercy with the "sentance". We were to be stripped immediately & no treats for a day. So now we are just 2 hungry furless dogs.
Hey there buddies, since the last post, we've had a couple of days with tinnie snow flurries. I guess it was ok since it's either snow flurries or spring showers, which is what we're having for the next couple of days.
We had some beautiful weather last week. Bright sunshine & relatively warm weather. We went on our usual walkies in the ravine in the morning & hanging out a little at the park; chillin. Nothing out of the ordinary.
MaMa had been "threatening" to strip us down to our "summer coat" cos we are starting to pant alot on our walkies. Kaylie is worse since she pants into MaMa's face at night & it drives MaMa crazy. The chilly spring showers for the next couple of days saves us from the "torture". I wonder how can we keep dodging the bullet.
Mama had been very busy knitting up a storm as BD gifts. She finished her very first "lace pattern" shawl...
And also her very first "Baby dress" ...
What do ya think? I know alot of hoomans were pretty impressed with her work. My only focus is to make sure she keeps knitting for other & will eventually forget about my sweater. *paws crossed...
I shall remind you of my handsome good looks before all the fur goes "aflying"...
Can you smell it? Can you feel it? Everything sprung to life in just the pass 1 week. We can smell the grass in the field & feel "warmth" in the air.
We went to check out the Maple Festival last Sat. It was a beautiful day to be out exploring. An interesting outting calls for some interesting pictures & here we go...
We only got to lick the empty sample cup once cos the maple syrup was too sweet for us, according to MaMa. We are still hoping for Maple syrup drizzled pancake for breakfast. paws crossed...
Hi pals, sorry we hvn't been updating. I'm finally getting over the humiliation of our Valentine's Day "outfit".
We have been hibernating quite a bit due to the cold but it's been really nice today. 6th May, it almost feels like Spring. There's spring in our steps when we went for our walkies in the 15c weather.
Although I'm starting to miss the snow... ah, good times...
MaMa took some time to knit a scarf for PaPa. It was meant to be a present for Valentine's day but she took longer than expected.
What can I say. There's the weather, there's the outfits & there's the sports...
I think we are coping with the change of seasons pretty well. There's the rain & then there's the snow, not very hard - so we thought. When we arrived back in May 08, it was raining pretty much everyday & temperature about 10c to 14c. We have rain in Singapore but here a raincoat is necessary. It is brrrrrr being wet. The rain continued with the temperature rising & so we had to be stripped. I don't know which is worse, to wear "flashy" (MaMa likes bright colors on us. *eye roll) outfits or to be bald.
The rain continued & the temperature began to fall again. Our fur started to really grow & we were looking quite "fuzzy". We were made to put on flashy outfits again. The temperature started to drop even further & now we are talking BELOW ZERO! More flashy outfits came popping out of the closet!
Here's us on "snowing days"...
Here's us when the temperature drops to -14c, with windchill of -28c...
As you can tell from the pictures that I'm not very happy with having to play dress up. I feel ridiculous. Talking about ridiculous, it was groundhog day on the 2nd Feb. According to this cute little "friend", we're gonna have another 6 weeks of winter. No offense but isn't it strange to be relying on the shadow of a groundhog when we have all the advance technology that supposedly tracks all the weather pattern? Why the shadow of groundhog? What about shadow of us! Gee, we are out at least twice a day & we can sit, stand or lay down for you to "study" our shadow for higher accuracy. Sorry I digress.
Now sports... hmmm... Super Bowl... MaMa & PaPa tried to stay up watching the 4.5hr game but only managed the last quarter. Yup, the last 15mins of the game. It was really exciting, MaMa & PaPa were on the edge of the couch as the referee watched the replay; trying to decide if both feet of the player were in & if he had full "control" of the pig skin. Question: How does a 1hr game turn into 4.5hr? We think the "Doggie Bowl" on Animal Planet is way more fun to watch. That's just us.
We want to give a shout out to all our Chinese pals, "Gong Xi Fa Cai, Wan Shi Ru Yi".
A quick update - We are finally in our new digs! Loving it so far. Reminds us of our apartment back in Singapore except it's less than 1/2 the size. That's alright cos we love snoozing when MaMa & PaPa are out during the day.
The weather past couple of days are slightly milder, staying between -9c to -13c (9F to 16F) so we get to check out our new park hangout. MaMa stood in the middle of the fenced up dog park & took a couple of pictures. The picture on the right shows a smaller area for tinnie dogs who don't appreciate bigger dogs. We sorta went around to say hi... The most exciting part of the visit was when we spotted a squirrel on the tree in the tinnie dog area!!! We were just trying to tell the squirrel to find it's own playground!!!
Here's wishing everyone a furfilling & pawsome 2009!!!
The past 10 days had gone by sooo quickly. PaPa took time off work & we slept in every single day. It was just pawsome to be snuggling up to MaMa & PaPa, although the queen size bed proved a little too small with 2 hoomans, 2 dogs & a cat. We go through "1 minute power struggle" every night since all of us want the "prime spot".
I hope "Santa" was kind to all of you this Christmas. We got a package from Caesar & Sachi, our furry friend from Singapore. Thank you aunt Liz for picking them out. We'll take pictures of the toys after we move to our new dig. MaMa managed to find 1 picture from the webbie thou... Can't wait to play with it. We got a frisbee too which will be great for playing in the snow, I think.
Great granny got us Nylabone edible chews. They were yummy...
MaMa & PaPa got us yummy treats & poop bags (I don't know why they think poop bags are considered a pressie) I seriously doubt you want to see pictures of poop bags, so I shall spare you the "details".
As usual, we had "special" din din for Xmas Eve & New Year's Eve... tada...
We had a couple of laps of Moet & Chandon on New Year's day for good luck & that pretty much wrapped up our celebration! phew... I think it's time I take a nap...
Hey all, MaMa finally got around to sorting out some videos. They were taken a couple of days back after a night of snowfall. There were a few dogs in the park too so it was alot of fun. Kaylie must have sprained her right hind cos she wasn't too interested in her favourite game of chase. She is still a little soar. I hope she feels better soon cos I want all of us to go for a long hike on the weekend!
When we arrived at the park, a friend cockle spaniel came to greet us.
Then I had to show him who is the boss!
I guess he was a little annoyed with my "bossiness" & decided to tell me off.
I took the cue & moved on to my next target. Unfortunately he was a little too big for me to take on but we did some chasing around, which was just as fun.
Today we had a big snow storm & boy that make our P&P business really challenging. It started from 10am all the way to about 5pm. We had to hop most of the way around the park. We were left with no choice but did number 2 on the sidewalk. Sorry neighbours, we had no choice. MaMa picked up everything, you won't even notice.
Hi all, we're back. There's soooo much & yet nothing going on. We were busy hunting for a new mini apartment to rent, we printed our Christmas cards & popped them in the mail. MaMa was down with a cold so she was on light duties for almost 2 weeks.
Meanwhile, we were bored out of our minds & we find ourselves needing to release all that energy through some "fighting"...
MaMa couldn't figure out how to adjust the video so we looked like we were suffering from a bad case of jaundice.
Check out my terrierist "roar"...
MaMa is feeling better now. She said her body is finally sending the bugs packing.
We had some decent snowfall last night which makes our morning walkies so much more fun!
As the snow on the ground melts away in the rain, I decided to browse through all the pictures we took from running around in the park. It was the very first time we ran around in a thin layer of snow. It was soooo much fun. We were busy eating the snow, yummmy... Being a virgin, I couldn't quite figure out where to poop. It was really tough to find the "right spot". Kaylie, on the other hand, had no problem. Not that she's been there or done that, she's just not very particular. Anyway, here are some of the pictures and I'm sure it's not hard to tell who had more fun...
Went out for our P&P regime before bedtime & the amount of snow made us all too excited. I managed a few pee (gotta "re-mark" my territory) but couldn't find a spot to poo. We were running around aimlessly cos we couldn't figure out where's the grass & where's the road or pavement...
weeeeee... There's lotsa fluffy snow on the floor. It taste yummy... Mama took us to the park this even for a run cos it's finally bright enough with the snow on the ground. This is the first time we got to run in the snow! Real snow; snow that actually stays on the ground. Not the one we had a few weeks ago that disappear the moment it touches the ground.
Anyhow, Mama was too excited so she didn't have the camera with her. She decided to go out on her own after dropping us home. So here you go, pictures of the snow around our neighbourhood...
It was our first Halloween in TO & we were quite excited. MaMa said kids who play dress up will get candies & I thought if I put up with wearing some sorta costume I'll get some cookies too.
Here we were feeling a little miserable with the "head gear"... Yup, that was Kaylie trying to look scary. Didn't really work though.
Our kitty sissy had to rub it in by giving us the "you look ridiculous" check...
We could only hope that the humiliation would be rewarded with some really good cookies but... NOOOOOOO!!! There was only chocolate. We can't have chocolate! No more costume for me unless there's a big marrow bone as reward.
So, as you know, MaMa took up knitting a couple of months back. She had knitted 3 scarves so far & she just completed her first hat! She is super excited about it.
The hat is actually a size too small cos MaMa is a very tight knitter, if it makes sense to any of you. It was suppose to be a watchcap but now she as to wear it as a beanie. Oh well, I just hope she doesn't get any idea about knitting us hats too!
We woke up to a chilly chilly morning, went for our morning walk as usual. Didn't think too much about it except the sky was a little darker than usual & the wind was uncomfortable on the nose.
(Kaylie: Made my fur all messy... bleah)
By the afternoon, it started to drizzle. I hate drizzles cos MaMa won't let us run around in the park. You can tell I wasn't too pleased when she woke me up. JuJu, my kitty sissy, was a little annoyed too.
To my surprise, she said we could run wild in the park today! When we got to our usual park, there was tiny white stuff falling from the sky. It is different from the usual drizzle that we are use to. MaMa said it's our first "snow fall"!
We were sooooo excited we decided to celebrate it with a wild chase!
Kaylie wanted to celebrate with wild CHASES & she ended up chasing on her own. *eye roll
We met a few other doggies too but MaMa was busy keeping an eye on us socialising so she didn't take any videos. I figured you must be "video'd out" by now anyway.
It's been a long long time since I last touched my blog. I can't begin to say how sorry I am. MaMa is not really helpful with the situation. She's still busy with learning knitting. 3 scarves so far & next in line is a hat. I don't know why she can't just go to the store to get one for 5 bucks!
Anyway, nothing interesting so far except that our kitty sissy decided to be an outdoor cat! She got jealous with the fact that we get to pick up coffee with MaMa & PaPa in the morning so she sneaked out just to go with us!
We took some pictures of the colorful trees around our neighbourhood too!
We go for 3hrs walk on weekend mornings. Will post more pictures on the next post!
As the leaves on the trees start to change colour, we sit back & remember all the "firsts" over the past 5 months...
We came to Toronto, Canada on the 29th April. Since than we celebrated MY burpday in May, PaPa's burpday in June, Kaylie's burpday in July, MaMa's burpday in August & 9th wedding anniversary in Sept. A very busy 5 months. All these parties; so tiring.
Nevermind all the celebrations, what about the weather?! Oh my goodness, where do I begin... We arrived to a wet & chilly Spring, we then had wet & tempermental Summer. Autumn is finally here, love it. Plenty of sun so far, it's fantastic!
I shall now leave you with the secret to a long lasting marriage...
Yup, that's the house rule. One dictates & the other listens blindly.
While MaMa kept busy playing with chopsticks, I decided to take her shawl; lay it down on the cold floor & take a nap. Kaylie on the other hand amused herself with a little nyla bone... What do you think, I look good in red eh?!
As the weather gets colder by the day, MaMa was a busy bee trying to finish her very first scarf! Today, at 11pm, we proudly present the end product... ta da... Closer look at the details...
Yes, it is "bi-color". Why the choice of colors?! 3 reasons, she said. 1. It is Xmas colors. 2. She thinks she looks real good in all shades of red & contrary to popular belief; she does like green. (only in this shade thou). Last but not least, PaPa bought like a million green sweaters so MaMa can "match" him. WHATEVER!!!
MaMa had been neglecting our blog. She was busy playing with chopsticks & awful tasting noodles. We sat around patiently & asked if we could join in the fun but MaMa said it was not a game, it's "work". Being good little buddies, we had offered to help so she could finish up & attend to our blog sooner. Again, she politely turn down our offer.
While MaMa was out today, we thought we'll give her a surprise & finish up her work. We had to use our mouth; since we don't have opposable thumbs & it proved to be too challenging. We gave up & took a nice afternoon nap instead.
MaMa came back to this... MaMa wasn't too happy with what we did. She was hoping beyond hope that the chopsticks were still usable...
We "bite" the bullet last weekend to HarbourFront. The bullet was really fast at getting us to our destination. We got a shot of the bullet coming at us...
Ok ok, bite, ride... geddit?! Same same but different...
We were gonna take the ferry to Centre Island but there were about a million people wanting to do the same thing. So we ended up just walking on the boardwalk which was just as fun. There were alot of people just chilling out, having a picnic, reading a book. The sky was clear & the sun feels good with the breeze in our face. MaMa took some random pictures as we walked along... We walked further along & we reached the famous CN Tower. Unfortunately, the cute lady at the entrance said "Buddies are not allowed, sorry." So we just took a picture of it. That was pretty much it for us. Being in the sun was great but it was kinda eating into our nap time.
We went on a nice walkie on the Discovery trail again. PaPa said we should try to cover all the different path, which suits us just fine.
MaMa remembered her camera this time & she took some random shots during our walks, which also include a couple of rather shaky video. So pop some of those "sea sick" pills before you play them.
Let's ease in with the pictures... There was this stream that runs in the ravine which I swear the water would be perfect for us but MaMa said no... spoil spot... Here's a picture of the view during our walk. Bright sunny day... On the way back home, we walked down on Mt Pleasant & we saw this "bush" with lotsa bees. MaMa attempted to take a picture of them but failed miserably, obviously. Let's see if you can spot any bee on this picture...
Here's the videos of us just tracking along...
There were quite a few joggers on the trail.
Hope all of you had a good weekend. It's Civic Day in Canada tmr & I wonder where would MaMa & PaPa bring us. I better go rest up now just incase.
So guess what we had for din din after our late afternoon walkies!!!
ta da ...
It was yummy to the nth degree...
Guess what MaMa & PaPa had for their din din... (hint: It was a nice summer's day)
BINGO if you said BBQ sausages & chicken... Yup, it looks quite pathetic on a big BBQ machine... hehehe... They were soooo greedy, they couldn't wait to take the "after" picture... *tsk tsk tsk
So while they were busy with the BBQ, we just hung out & chill. Why bother with BBQ when you can have the meat straight up, 'ya know what I'm say'in...
U can see that Jaffe wasn't very pleased with all the waiting. He was protesting the fact that we can only have our din din after MaMa & PaPa by giving the grumpy face. hehehe...
(Kaylie singing...) It's my Burpday, and I'll burp if I want to Bark if I want to Barf if I want to You would Beam too if it happened to you...
Thank you all for the well wishes. I had a wonderful day so far. Infact, it started off last night with a big yummy beef rib. I was too quick for MaMa to take a picture plus it was quite bloody.
We had a little bit of a sleep-in this morning (9.15am), which was perfect. After breakie, we went for a close to 2hrs discovery walk. We were quite beat by the time we got back & so we took a long afternoon nap, which brings me to now! hehehe...
Sorry buddies, I've got no pictures 'cos again, MaMa "forgot" the camera...
We gotta go for our walkies now & then din din... Have a fantastic din din everyone & a lovely Sunday ahead!!!
It was about 30c last Thursday afternoon & we walked PaPa half way to his work before we headed off to Chinatown. Why Chinatown? Who cares, as long as we get to go for long walks!!!
MaMa made us "pose" near the building she went for Dim Sum...
Since she was at it, she took videos too... (listen out for the street car's "bellie horn")
This video is further along the street...
By the end of the 3.5hrs walk, we were beat! We had to jump straight into bed for a power snooze before our evening walkies in 2hrs. I was out to the world...
Kaylie was trying to cover her eyes from MaMa's flashing equipment...
We had been on discovery walks a few times now. Each time MaMa will conveniently "forget" the camera. I don't know what got into her today, she actually had the camera with her.
Having said that, she didn't take very good pictures nor videos cos she had "too much to handle". Such big liar. All she had was my leash & a coffee cup. Anyway, we say something is better than nothing. First up is a video of us walking along the road. Notice the orange bus that pass, that's a school bus...
It was a sunny morning out, about 23c. Finally we reached the part that we really like. It is much cooler in there...
We were busy looking for rodents, MaMa had to put the camera away so she could control us... bummer...
What a sunday we had. We woke up to some drizzling rain & so we cut short our walkies, logged on to the weekly dogs with blog chat party to bark hi. The most exciting event was meeting up with Momo & Pinot in the afternoon. The sky cleared up & the field was dry. What more can we ask.
We spotted Momo's family from afar & we were excited. Although MaMa warned us about behaving ourselves but we couldn't help ourselves. I, Jaffe, decided to play cool & took a quick sniff at Momo & Pinot while Kaylie took to some mini growling action. We were the best, although MaMa was less than please. No pictures at this point cos we made it impossible. ^5 to that.
We went down to the park & we get to run around. It was so hot & I was just happy to laze around. Momo was happy checking out the park...
& running (weeeeee.....)
MaMa managed to take a picture of her after she slowed down... (cute...)
Now, things didn't go very well interms of Pinot & Kaylie though. Pinot, who got a scare by a bigger dog before was a little barky & Kaylie being the little b**ch she is didn't show any tolerance for that. She started to growl & that got Pinot more "excited" & bark more. Before we all know it, there was a scruffle. I decided that it's a good chance to show my "doghood", so I joined in. PaPa stopped me while MaMa was trying to break Kaylie away from Pinot. Pinot's Dad, uncle R, decided to carry Pinot until we've all calmed down. Doesn't he look cute even though he was quite upset with Kaylie?!
He then got to wander around a little & found a stick to chew on. He was happier then...
Just as Pinot was engrossed with his stick & Momo was "guarding" him, MaMa managed to snap a picture... very slick...
We had fun in the sun & we slept like babies afterwards. MaMa & PaPa really enjoyed chatting with Momo & Pinot's pawrents too, although I think they would much prefer to chat over coffee or a meal after what happened.
Overall it was a fantastic Sunday. A big bark to Momo, Pinot, Auntie J & Uncle R... It was really nice meeting all of you in dog & person. On behalf of Kaylie, a big sorry to Pinot. Hope you didn't get hurt.
Here's the thing... I know that Tourism is a big thing for the economy for most countries blah blah blah...
So Ma did her part for the economy yesterday by going to Niagara Falls. The most she put out was in the Casino... (roll eyes) She had mentioned to me that she blew 3 bags of my favourite yogurt biscuits on the slot machines. I'm quite p**sed with that to be honest. Here we were, left at home in the basement, waiting for her return while she gave biscuits away to a machine?! Doesn't unconditional love mean anything these days?!
The worst part was the fact that she had asked to post her stinky pictures on MY blog. I told her to get her own blog & she bribed me with beef rib for din din... bummer... (sorry buddies, I caved in. It's beef rib we are talking about here) Now buddies, tell me how do I stick to my principles?!
So here we go with her pictures... Niagra Falls on the USA side...
MaMa got really excited when she saw the rainbow!!! Ok, she wants me to say that all the pictures hadn't been "photoshoped"... Really, who cares...
Then she went on the White Water Walk, she was a little dizzy from the walk cos she was afraid of the "forces" of the water.
Enough of the "touristy" stuff... I need to take a nice rest now cos we are meeting up with Momo & Pinot tomorrow!!! I KNOW!!! How exciting is that?! I can hardly contain meself!!!
Hi there buddies. Lazy MaMa finally got around to sorting the pictures we took at the Woofstock 2008 2 weeks ago.
We had soooo much fun at the event cos there were food, snacks, healthy slushies & everything you can dream of. MaMa was overwhelmed by the number of 2 legged & 4 legged, and also the heat that day. It was about 28c & the sun was out. It was HOT!
Anyways, here are the pictures PaPa took of Woofstock 2008! First up is Front Street where the event was held.
Now look at the crowd!!! Notice the lady giving out free frozen yogurt!! It would have been perfect if I had one ALL BY MESELF but NOOOO I had to share one with Kaylie! Reason = Eating too much cold stuff will give me bad tummy???!!! How lame was that?! Ma, it's yogurt for barking out loud!!!
Some came all "geared up"...
Some came as they are...
Before we start making our way home, we stood around to watch the fashion show. Can someone tell me where is the model?
We ended up with new beds & lotsa treats. We LOVE Woofstock!!!
It was the perfect Weather, Walkies & Water. Simply wonderful.
The temperature on 25th May was just perfect. It ranges from 20c - 22c. The sky was blue & there was hardly any clouds. It was the start of Pedestrain Sundays to Kensington Market so guess what we did on this perfect day?!
We started our walk towards Kensington Market after our breakie. It must have taken us about 1.5hrs walking there but it was fun. Lotsa sniffing, marking, picking up junk from the ground.
ChinaTown on Spadina was on the way so MaMa took a quick picture while we were waiting for the lights...
2 blocks down & we were at Kensington Market...
We were just loving it & so does PaPa & MaMa... We then took a street car down to The Beaches!!! The number of people at The Beaches was just over the top but I don't blame them. PaPa said it's water from the lake so we can drink from it, boy were we glad... By the time we were home, our legs were like marshmallow...
Hey there pals, we're back online again! Our connection is kinda iffy at times & posting is made that much more challenging. I've missed the Sunday chats for too long now, I gotta try & make it this Sunday.
Anyhow, I thought I'll quickly share with all of you pictures of downtown. These pictures were taken on our walk home after walking PaPa to work on a gorgeous sunny 18c day. Yup, U read right, 18c is WARM!!! Talk about adapting quickly, eh?!
So here are the pictures... Here we were just chilling, enjoying the sun just outside of PaPa's work. The most torturous thing though was this slush van right infront of us & MaMa refuse to get us any!
And so off we go, heading back home along Front Street towards Yonge. Then there's this HUGE mall, almost like Takashimaya in Singapore, called the Eaton Centre. MaMa swears she will "conquer" the mall one day, whatever that means. We took a ride once on the TTC, which is the subway here. Then we hopped on the street car! We didn't quite know what to make of this experience, it was strange.
The street car stops just around our favourite shop. It was just perfect.
Another strange thing I find here is the "non-beeping" lights. I much prefer the beeping one in Singapore cos that was our "Q" to cross the road. MaMa says we'll need to learn how to "read" from now on... bummer...
We were poop'd by the time we got home. We took a 2.5hr power nap & off to the park again!!! That's a dog's life for you!
MaMa & PaPa didn't have time to throw a big bash for me but I got some yummy beef liver treats! No pictures thou, unfortunately, MaMa is not very organised as yet. Wow, first burpday in a foreign land. It's sooooo surreal....
PaPa got someone to rip out the old carpet & lay down some laminate floor. I guess that's his burpday gift for me. It's gonna feel just like our "home" again. Actually, I do kinda miss sliding on the slippery laminate floor. wheeeeeee......
I'll leave you with some pictures of me at the Riverdale Park...
Hello all, I know I know, I need to update more frequently. I'm trying my very best to get MaMa on top of it.
So, first thing first, I gotta make sure I find a big park for us to hang out & guess what?! There's this HUGE park just minutes from our rental.
We met quite a few new friends & we engaged in a good game of chase.
Kaylie wasn't very sure of the bigger dogs so she stuck really close to MaMa alot of the times. I'm sure she'll come around real fast & be the rascal she is. Suits me just fine cos I'm quite tired of babysitting.
The weather report says we're gonna have the sun shinning brightly for us tmr. It'll be 18c which is perfect for MaMa to walk around in shorts & T again. She's been complaining about not being able to show off her nicely pedicured toes!
Hey there buddies, the family arrived in Toronto safe & sound. The flight was LOOOOONG!!! We didn't really appreciate the time in the crate & the noise of the airplane engine. We were SOOOOO excited to finally see Ma & Pa at the luggage belt.
So, do we enjoy where we are so far? hmmmm... yes & no really. The fun part is the "everything new" & the not so nice part is also the "everything new". While enjoying the new things; we do miss the "old stuff" we left behind. We are feeling a little insecure in the new place when Ma & Pa have to leave us to run errands. Guess we'll eventually get into a routine.
Now, the weather here... What can we say... From the sunny Stinkapaw to cold cold Turdontoe. This cold weather makes us hungry all the time! We swear the pigeons in the parks look soooooo yummilicious! Oh, and the squirrels, we will get our paws on them some day.
Anyhow, Ma didn't get around to taking much pictures so far. We have a couple shot from a park near our rental...
Look at Ma, she's all bundled up! Brrrrrr... The girls are complaining about having limp hair, the boys are saying more budget for beer.
Anyhow, we were looking at some pictures we took on our last visit to Sentosa & boy do we miss it...
That's all for now folks. We want to thank all of you for the well wishes & prayers. Missing our friends...
Hey pals, sorry for the non update for the longest time. We are all very busy with the move. From packing up, closing down, jabs & health checks. I think we are almost done now.
MaMa & PaPa promised to bring us to Sentosa for the very last time on Sun 27th April. To all my Singapore doggie friends, do come on down & hang out with us. If the weather permits, we should be there by 10am.
To my "new" Canadian (Toronto) doggie friends, I sure look forward to finally meeting you "nose to butt"...
Hey there, we got quite a good response for the items put on sale. We hope all of you will continue to pop in here periodically for new items posted. Ma is adding items or group of items as she packs.
From the last post, we still have the 1) DVD player with TV console, 2)Crocery set, 3)Crystal Wine Glasses, 4)Denon audio set
Today, it's Ma's dresser... She is sad 'cos she will miss her great BIG mirror...
Hi there, it's been awhile since I last posted. Ma was kept very busy with work & our move. Now that she's finished work she's got time to get the packing organised. I must say I'm getting very "edgy" with all the noise & stuff moving around. Gotta get back to doing Dogga again to stay calm. Anyway, Ma took pictures of some items that she wants to sell; so please feel free to "browse" through. Prices are on the pictures. Leave Ma your contact on her email @ shel_graham@yahoo.com.sg if you want to put your paws on any of them. Act fast 'cos she may throw in some "freebies" for early birds! So here we go...
After waiting 18hrs, we finally got a confirmation on our flight status. YES, we got our wings! The airline confirmed that we are all (kitty sissies included of cos) able to fly on Cargo Hold with MaMa & PaPa on the 28th April 2008! It is now official.
There are too many conformations we had to follow for this move. From getting shots even when we don't need them, staying in a crate when we can behave ourselves perfectly well, no access to food 12hrs before flight and the list goes on. It's just too daunting for free-spirited creatures like us. The hoomans just don't get it, do they.
Anyway, THE CRATE arrived yesterday. What do you think? Quite spiffy eh?!
MaMa wanted us to chew on our mutton bones in it. I don't think I will ever get use to this. I was dying to get out of the crate so I can truly enjoy my bone. Look at how uncomfortable I am.
Ditzy Kaylie, on the other hand, was making herself quite comfortable within seconds. Just look at her... What can I say...
We are glad that things are starting to fall into place. Paws crossed buddies, 'cos there's still lots that needs to happen.
Boy, did we wait long enough for sunny weather. It had been raining everyday for almost 2 weeks now. It was miserable as you can imagine & we were bored to tears. Almost going insane from zero socialisation. Walkies were pathetic since it was mostly in the drizzle for 5-10mins before it starts to pour again.
So today, we woke up to sunny weather. We went trotting towards the dog run hoping to meet some friends. First thing first, Kaylie had to take a long pee... Followed by a "25 seconds small dump"... Please ignore the little tune that Ma came up with for Kaylie's poo routine. She too was going coo coo from all the rain.
I, being the smart one, decided to hold my business until I reach the dog run. That's the only way I can get away from Ma's evil camera. Argh!!! She out smart me! There you have it, my "10 seconds small dump".
Let's move on to the socialising part of the morning. As expected, there were quite a few dogs at the park today. I had a little "stare down" with a Cockle Spaniel while Kaylie was busy being herself.
Overall it was a great morning. Lotsa sun & lotsa fun. I'll leave you with 2 more pictures...
Hi there pals, Ma's been to busy with the CNY celebration & work to help us with our blog. At least that's what she said but I serioiusly think she's just being lazy.
On a more serious note, Ma is pulling hair with trying to sell our pad. There's this thing with the bank & lawyer & bank & lawyer, there seem to be no end.
Sweetie PaPa can so feel Ma's frustration & he sent her a really nice bouquet of flowers for Valentine's Day. It certainly put a big smile on Ma's face.
Pa also took tonnes of pictures of the snow. Can't wait to roll around in the fluffy white snow! There was this snow storm & it covered almost a whole car! I think I can use my "power jet" to melt them, you think?!
I wonder if it'll be toooooo coooooold for us to go for our nightly walkies?!
Hey everypup, kitty & hammie... Kaylie & I would like to wish all of you a very Healthy & Happy Lunar New Year!
Not much fuss for us this year except the bath. I still don't understand why I need to have a bath middle of the week just 'cos it's New Year AGAIN?! Anyway, I'm just glad I didn't have to put on ridiculous outfits.
Ma took some pictures on Sat around the market where she gets our din din. It was quite buzzing with life. Pa took pictures arond Chinatown in TO as well. Let see if you can spot which belongs to the tropical island. Ma says it's a TOUGH one! ***eye roll***
Now, for those who watch Grey's Anatomy with their humans, please bark along with me - "SERIOUSLY!" How TOUGH was that, huh?! ***major eye roll***
It was a beautiful day out so Ma took along the camera on our walkies. Here's a view from the park we take our walkies daily.
Ma also took a video of us walking along. Let me warn you, it is VERY shaky so if you just had something to eat please check back later!
Now Now Now, where do I begin... In my last post, I mentioned about finding "wings". See, Pa got himself some "wings" & flew to TO; Canada on 21st Jan. We miss him lots! Kaylie & I had been bugging Ma to get all of us some wings too so we can fly over soon to meet him. That was what Ma was busy with for the past weeks.
What about setting "it" free?! Well, Ma was sworn to secrecy about our big move to Canada. She sure is glad that she can finally share the exciting news with all her friends & colleagues! They are all happy for us & said they'll visit if they happen to come our way. That is just fantastic!
Anyway, Pa was quite on with all his priorities. First, hunt down a job. Next, find the best place for Kaylie & I to hang out. He had taken some pictures for our approval.... Just incase we have any ouchies... Looks like we are pretty set. I guess the last thing is to make sure we've got nice winter outfits...
We've been slacking & Ma has been busy finding us some "wings". More about that later. We didn't do anything exciting during the week except our daily walkies to the dog park. Since it's been raining quite a bit during the day, there weren't many doggies for me to bark at.
Since Ma was feeling a little guilty, she decided to bring us to the beach; AGAIN! I say yipee! Ma took pictures, of 'cos, & really they are all but the same from the rest of the pictures I've posted before but Ma begs to differ. She said they are "same same but different". So here we go again, pictures of our outting to the beach on yet another beautiful Sunday morning... First up, Jose & Bond having a swim in the cool water. Next, we have Vegas trying to get catch up to Bond. Here's me trying to get away so the two "lovebirds" can have a little alone time. While Bond is busy digging away... & Jose feeling a little "grumpy" cos Bond pushed him under the water... We, the "opportunists" took the front row seat for some yummy treats! The "smartness" runs in the family, if I may say so myself.
Ok, time for a snooze now. Hope you all had a great weekend as well!
Last Sunday in the chat room I said we had egg for brekkie. Yup, it was yummilious! Was it a sunny side up? Not really. It was an 8 minute egg. Most of you will know it as 3 minute egg since you would have boiled it but MaMa has this crazy thing about pouring boiled water into a bowl with the egg in it & let it sit for 8 minute. So this was it... The only sunny side up we got was a fine day at the beach! Yet another perfect day, what can I say. Since we've been there done that so MaMa decided that we should take pictures of us "buried" in the soft sand. So this is me being obliging to MaMa's request.
1 minute later, tada...
MaMa did the same to Kaylie but she wasn't a very coorperative pup. We tried "burying" her a few times but this is the best shot.
Well, MaMa finally gave up so she made her sit nice for a picture but she was very engrossed with sniffing out some crumps. When she finally looked up she didn't look anywhere pretty. Check out her nose / lip... There was really no luck with taking good pictures with Kaylie so make a wild guess, what was plan C. Yup, I was asked to pose AGAIN! No bones for right guess since I bet all of you got it! MaMa says the last picutre was for Bussie's momsie cos she likes me. Thank you Bussie mommy.
Some of us were chatting about food tradition on New Year's Eve / Day. We are a very simple family. Ma & Pa will have their bubbles with some cheese & crackers while we get yummy oxtail. And that was what we got this New Year's Day.
Here's our din din on New Year's Day... They were so juicy! We got 2 pieces each, about 250g worth! See we get about 100 - 130g for our usual din din, so U can imagine how excited we were!
This was us chomping away! So there you go, our NYD din din tradition!
Hey there pals, a little slacking on the "post" front here. I think we're still "hungover" from all the activities during the past few weeks.
So we went to the beach (yes, I know. Not news anymore but we LOVE it!) on the 30th Dec 2007. It was a gorgeous day out. We swam for almost 3 hours! You can imagine we were totally poop'd by the time we got home. I'll let the pictures tell you the story...
As you can see, we met up with not only Vegas but also 2 other friends. The first black dog is Mandy and it was the 2nd time we met up at the beach. The 2nd black dog is a new friend. He is another Singapore special named Marmite. Isn't he cute? Can you tell he has got a little Rottie in him? He just turned 1 & Kaylie was a little intimidated by him. Kaylie had a little "spat" with Mandy too & we assume it started cos Kaylie was looking for scraps on the beach & she didn't like it that Mandy was close by. What's with b*tches???
I'm born in S'pore to Refund & Cleopatra. My MaMa & PaPa were looking for a Parson or Fox terrier after their foster dog passed away. I must say they prefered my brother to me when both of us first went for a visit. Alas, its all in the past now. I moved in with my MaMa, PaPa & my older siblings on 13th Sept '04. I now have a non-cat sister, Kaylie. She was dropped off at our home on 23rd Sept '06.
