Eye opening night

Meet up with a group of strangers to talk about cars in the middle of the night sounds pretty turn off, since I was the only lady around and hence I told Darling I want to give it a miss. Din want the other guys to think he is hen pecked.. Lol.. But I am so glad he brought me along. It was really an eye opener coz those guys really spend a fortune making their car so pleasing to the eye and touch! Especially the BLING BLING jazz! The owner painstakingly glued up crystals to the handles of the car and also glues up a sheep's fur to the top of the inner roof! That's not all. He even modified the front dashboard such that the passenger can play PS2 in it. There is even neon blue lights that shine in the dark just below the dashboard! It is so retro but glam! The owner was saying his sisters love his car coz it is so girly. Indeed, i couldnt take my eyes off it. They spend around 10k on beautifying the car and yup, my eyes nearly popped out =p
The other eye opener was this auntie who cares for the cats in the neighbourhood. Shes bought can food for all the 30plus cats and feed them faithfully every night after she comes back from work and all of which she had send for sterilization! She has such a big heart and I really feel inferior to her. Really take my hats off her and I couldnt resist the temptation to talk to her and befriend such a saint! She told me it costs about 60bucks to sterilise each cat and she shares the cost with another 2 aunties who take turns to bring the cats for sterilization. It was very touching and heart warming that they are doing this. She also has a dog of 13 years and ever since she has him, she never went for any holiday, coz she needs to take care of him and also she thought it was exp to put him at pet hotel. Such sacrifices! When you have a beautiful heart, even strangers like me can see it and be at once drawn to her by admiration. How wonderful a feeling it is, to see that beautiful heart! Be attentive and look around for such people do exist and thank them for making our world better.

Demise of a pharmacy senior
It is one of those days you ask why GOD created illnesses, why only the good people suffer and die young. I do not have the actual answer and I sure hope I can understand in time to come. I remembered my last conversation with her about 2.5 years ago and it was about how to cope with pharm stats module taught by Eli Chan. That moment is fresh in my mind, i still remember her answer which demonstrated how carefree she was and how she thought there are more important things to worry about then just studies. Indeed, we often worry and stress over things we thought were very important. Only when some years passed by and we begin to worry about something else, did we realise that thing we stressed over was nothing big deal. But, why should we waste time worrying or be stressed about so many things? Actually, we need to cherish what we have and learn to live happily with ourselves and with others. There is so much to do but so little time. I am guilty of being stressed over little things and I am trying to learn to let go and enjoy life the way it should be. My senior was an adventurous one and from dancing to being a hair model, she has done it all and her life was fruitful. Surely we will all miss her but am glad she is at a much better place now

Colmar Triopicale

Darling arranged for a little trip to Bukit Tinggi to celebrate my birthday. So there we are, at the French themed resort- Colmar Tropicale! The weather was not as cooling as we would like it to be, but I had fun! The japanese garden was beutifully built and was tranquil. Rabbit park was a cuddly affair and I wished i have a garden too, to rear these lovable little ones and let them roam freely. Saw 2 puppies there and i couldnt help but think of Angel darling again.. How I miss her.

The highlight of the trip was horse riding. Never thought horse riding is an exercise coz i thought you just sit on it and ride along. Boy, it was hard! When it gallops, you have to use you waist and back muscle strength to hold up your body and then sit again. Up and down up and down together with the horse's momentum. Wah, seriously super tiring! My butt hurts,my back felt like giving way! Mustang was the horse darling was riding and i think she was hungry so she walked very slowly while my Indiana is lazy by nature and she will just stop by the road side to eat the grasses.. hahaha.. couldnt really control her. It was an experience! If not for my back problem, i would surely try another time.

Here are some photos of nmy birthday trip

My little Angel Darling

Angel Darling
Wednesday 16Apr2008 11pm, i held out Angel to her adotper's arms and my heart was full of emotions. What if she does not get good care? Will he be a bad egg and kill up for meat? Are we doing the right thing? I couldnt bear to give her away, but given our circumstances, we have to. Finding her a good home was priority and we surely hope this is a good home. Otherwise, I would feel guilty my whole life. Luckily, her adopter seems gentle and kind and he has updated us this friday about her well being. I thank GOD that he found Angel such a dear home. Doesnt matter it is HDB, at least she has a home, a family who dotes on her. My hubby and I would continue to pray for her as well as the many other strays that are waiting to get a home.

The world through Angel's incident
It is frustrating to know many out there have little or no compassion at all. Angel is a puppy and of coz, she shits and urinates like human babies. Some refuse to take her in saying she is smelly, noisy, take up too much time or space. May i then ask, is she so different from human babies? I know not everyone loves animals, but at least give them the same kind of respect as you would to a human being. Do not just dismiss them saying:" ee, so smelly, quickly bring her away" When you are old and cant move, shitting in your diapers, do you want others to say the same thing? You want ur children to take care of you even when you are like that right? So, you cant expect them to be like that overnight. They have to cultivate their love, care and concern for others as well as develop tolerance to such smell, such tasks. It can all begin with such small animals. Only if you show care and concern to everything around you would you be able to bring up kids that are like that. To those who dislike animals, at least do not stop others from helping the poor animals, just coz you think it is only too common to see them roam around in the factory near your workplace and it is rightful to let them die since there are too many anyway. We cant save all, yes, i agree, but that is coz there are only so few of us. If most can make 1 attempt and bring the strays to be sterilised or find them a home, they wun be there at the factory etc to populate and die of ill fate or let their children go thru the same. We all know about the starfish story. Even thou there are so many out there, if 1 can save some, at least so many being saved. We are all not saints, but we can try not to be evil. Help if you can, and do not add on to the worry or stop others from helping if you dont want to help.

To those who love animals, please think of adopting instead of buying. If you have good living conditions, why not allow an animal to share it with you? It is amazing what animals can do to your life if you would allow them to. We know of some loving ones waiting for a home at Mutts and Mittens. Do drop by and take one of them home!

Cute right? I happened to chance upon her when I was repairing my car my bodykit at a car workshop at Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim. Te people there wanted to throw her away as the owner of the workshop found her ugly because she's not like her dad which has short legs!!! Me and my wifeee couldn't bear to see that happen, and decided to bring her to a pet shelter to see if the owner there can adopt her. Sad to say, people nowadays do not like to adopt dogs but instead rather spend a few thousands for a pedigree dog. So what? Mongrel is not a dog ah? Henceforth, it's really sad when the owner told me he's really tight in space as he currently probably has about 60-70 strays at his place, and because of the high maintenance cost, I may have to fund her if I were to put her there. With Melco and also another Missy on the way, I would say it's really beyond my financial capability to keep her there. So no choice but to do a dog rescue myself and ask around for adoptees.

She's really well-behaved. She sleeps easily while I was driving her around and she seldom barks also, other than when she's locked up in a small area or while she is playing. We really can't bear to part with her because we love her so much. Her tear-drop eyes are so mesmerising that it can really make anyone fall in love with her (on the account if that person likes dog. My mum is so afraid of her that she kept asking me to throw her back...)

We have tried SPCA but they mentioned that if at the end of the day they can't find an owner for her, she will be put to sleep. Henceforth it's left with two choices for us. To find her a home by hook or by crook, or to give up and send her back to the workshop. To make it worse, we are leaving Sngapore for a short trip 3 days later and we cannot impose on anyone else to take care of her either, especially my parent'-in-law as they are already tired out by Melco.

So the journey of searching for a comfy home starts here. Me and my wife kept on praying to God that we can manage to find a home for her. She's really obedient and despite her age, she can sort of listen to you and it's really disheartening to know that there are people in this world who are selfish enough not to care about her. It's true I can't save all the strays in Singapore, but I just hope I can change this little's life and that is all I prayed for.

Two more pics for enjoyment and also memory should we failed to find her a home.

Oh ya...by the way, we named her Angel....because she's really like an angel to us...