Shelter

Today is my 3rd time at the shelter. Took pictures of some of the doggies but they didn't turn out very good cos they were either moving about or taking a nap after lunch.

The mongrel pup resting against the trolley.
Dollas, the GR.
"I am so FULL!"

"Move away, I want to sleep"


Doris, lab retriever; Mario; Debby (think that is the name). You also see Xiao Bai behind the gate and Dakota's (husky's) butt behind Xiao Bai. Hehe.

Happy Birthday to myself

It's a very quiet birthday for me. No celebration as it is too close to my grandpa's passing but my mum promised me a cake on my lunar birthday.

Thank you for those who wishes/wished me 'Happy Birthday' today and for the presents prepared for me. Thanks a lot for making the effort of remembering or checking Facebook.

Had a very meaningful birthday today. It is the first time I went to a dog shelter as a volunteer and surrounded by so many dogs at once. Didn't do much as we are new so we only feed the dogs. They are so adorable and friendly though I am a little afraid of Bobby/Dobby (don't know which is the actual name) cause he is known to bite but he did not and though I dare not touch him, he also did not disturb me. =)

There are 1 GR and 1 Lab Retriever there or at least we believed to be GR and Lab Retreiver, they are very friendly, Dora kept coming to us for pats while Doris just laid on the floor.

The 6 pups are also very friendly and cute, one kept jumping on me while the other kept biting my slippers. They are all pups of Danny/Denny who is the father of the 6 pups, however, they have 2 different mothers.

Among all of them, my attention is caught by Daisy who kept hiding in the cubicle and wary of the other dogs. She is very docile but bitten recently by another dog. Poor her, she is now afraid of her fellow housemates. Hopefully she will get better and start playing with the rest soon. =)

EDITED: Anyone wants to volunteer or donates to a dog shelter

I intend to volunteer at a dog shelter. Just emailed the person for more details.


*EDITED*

I have already received the reply from the person regarding the volunteer work at the dog shelter. Should be starting on the 29th June. Anyone interested to volunteer? Basically is to walk the dogs and clean the shelter or donate necessities for the dogs there. No experience required, you only need to have a loving heart. =)

Taro ? - 05/07/2008

Boy Boy, thank you for accompanying me for the past one year. You know you are precious to us. I am so sorry for not being there when you died. I hope you will miss me in hammy heavens. You came to my house because fate brought you here. I hope all is well and I thank God for taking you away peacefully and not because of illness and sickness. You will be missed.

Poor Wan Xin

Wan Xin just got a Jack Russell Terrier puppy a few months ago. Her puppy's name is Jessnilo. The other day when I met her to bring her puppy for a walk at Bedok Reservoir, she showed me a LOST poster of another Jack Russell. We were commenting that day that the JRT looks cuter than Jessnilo and joking that the eyes are so big and so unlike Jessnilo's devilish ones.

When I was chatting with Wan Xin today, she reminded me of the LOST poster and told me something really funny. Her friend called her this morning and told her to tune in to Class 95 which Glenn Ong had been making appeals to the public to help to find and spot the missing JRT.

2 members of the public called in.

"I saw this long-haired girl, always wearing red, at Bedok Reservoir walking a JRT. The JRT could be the lost dog and I haven't seen her since then."

"I also saw this long-haired girl, wearing a TP volleyball jersey, with her friend walking a JRT at Bedok Reservoir. I also haven't seen her for a while."

Anyway, this is my best imitation of what Wan Xin told me since I didn't tune in to the station.

I asked her if she is the one mentioned by the two callers and laughingly she told me yes. I burst out laughing immediately but quickly collected myself and asked on if she always wears red when she walks Jessnilo. Yes again. I was laughing even harder and this time I asked if the only time she wore a TP volleyball jersey when walking Jessnilo was when she met me. LOL.

AND yes, I was the friend who walked with the long-haired, ghostie girl. WAHAHAHA!!!~ Poor Wan Xin, she has been labelled as a dog-thief. LOL.

Maybe someone can help to call in and tell Glenn Ong that the ghostie girl is the owner of that devilish JRT puppy and the puppy is definitely not the lost dog on Wan Xin's behalf. LOL. Poor Wan Xin.

Mini 29/01/2006 - 13/03/2008

Mini
29/01/2006 to 12/03/2008
RIP

She is always the aggressive one yet adorable one.
She loves the touch of anyone.
She escaped from her home last year in March.
She made everyone worried for her and showed up suddenly in one of the rooms.
She was lazy to crack open the sunflower seeds and loves it when others feed her the opened ones.
She had very sharp teeth and loves to chew the toilet roll and her bath house.
She is my darling.
She died peacefully in her fish house.

Darling, may you and Nesie reunite in the other world.
Ham Ham, Nesie and Mini, may they not suffer from anything in the other world.

Grandfather's 77th Birthday

It's my grandfather's 77th birthday yesterday!

We went to my youngest uncle(Xiao Shu)'s house and that is our first time there. Hehe.

It is a simple 3-room flat with a small and cozy living room.

There, we saw the majestic rabbit, NOBY!


She was happily running about in the house and she did not even try to escape through the opened door. Hehe. But she is a lot thinner now as compared to when she was at my house.


Before the cake-cutting ceremony, we were all waiting for my bro to come online to say the wishes to my grandfather. While waiting, my aunt decided to show us part of her impressive collections,

BARBIE DOLLS.


I bet there were more than hundreds of them on the display shelf and that is only half of her collection. Each barbie is actually collector's item worth more than $100.

(Hey, why is the groom shorter?)

OMG! So shocked when I saw them despite knowing that my aunt collects barbie dolls. I began to start taking pictures of the dolls.

Shortly, I heard excited shouts from the living room and rushed out to look at my laptop. My bro finally came online and we quickly connected the video and everyone started taking their turns to talk to my bro who also managed to see everyone via the new webcam that we bought for this sole reason. =)


I had a hard time showing my bro the face of everyone there. Lol. I was busy with the webcam when my parents suddenly asked me to quickly go and take photo of my grandfather.


After I positioned myself in front and everyone started to ask for someone to lead the singing of the birthday song, I shouted, "1...2...3. Happy Birthday ..."


Haha. I want to quickly sing the birthday song and take the photos as the camera may die on me anytime. Lol.

Oh, I forgotten to mention about the food. I was SO full. My uncle ordered so much food for barely 30 of us and we had a lot of leftover. So yummilicious. I may be considering this caterer for my birthday. Hehe. =)

Fur investigation

Inhumane acts

I cannot continue watching and is speechless for a very long time. How can these humans just destroy a life like that? Can't they treat the animals better? At least kill them first before skinning them.

Throwing them against the ground while they are still alive. You can even hear the screams of the animals. I feel like kicking the ass of these people and throwing them against the ground. They deserve everything that they had done to the poor animals.

AGAINST ANIMAL FUR AND ANIMAL TESTED PRODUCTS!!!

Dedicated to Nesie

She arrived into this world on the 29th January 2006.
On the first day of the Chinese New Year.
She is always the quieter and less aggressive among the sisters.
She loves to lick my finger whenever I play with her.
She is always slow in reaction.
She is the first to learn how to peel the pellets.
She seldom runs on the wheel.
She prefers to sleep.
She is always the obedient one.
She passed away on the 4th December 2007.
Living a short but happy life of 1 year 10 months and 5 days.
I miss her nose sniffing around, her tongue licking my finger, her laziness and her everything.
Nesie, may you rest in peace.
Sorry I wasn't able to do anything and be by your side when you left the world.
Hope you will cross the rainbow to the other side of the world and enjoy your new life in the other world.

Nesie Sim
29th January 2006 - 4th December 2007

She died

I am so worried about Nesie now. She shrunk in size and became very listless. Her tail and backside is wet. I suspect that she had wet tail, a fatal disease for hamsters. Am bringing her to the vet tomorrow. Hope that she will get better. =(

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She died.

Quick updates

Finally watched the last episode of The X-Family aka 终极一家. Not a bad ending in spite of all the negative feedbacks about copying characters of online games or existing shows. Really light-hearted show that is definitely worth watching. Highly recommended though a total of 55 episodes.

*Faint*

I am currently keeping a grand total of 7 guppies, 9 swordtail and 2 golden sucker. Hehe. Aren't they pretty? By the way, my hammies darlings are still as adorable and playful as even. They kept burying themselves with the wood shavings lately. So cute. =P

I bought 2 pairs of shoes online today. =P So sinful of me. I have been spending too much this month. But I haven't pampered myself for a really long time. Hehe. On top of it, I also bought the VCD of Goong S aka Prince Hours. Not too bad. The storyline is different from Goong aka Princess Hours but there are too many similarities. No wonder the legal case.

Weak moonlight

I have a strong feeling that the moonlight is weak tonight. Lol. That is because I have been sneezing since 9am this morning. I bet I used at least a 100 pieces of tissue papers.

Changed my darlings' beddings today. They are so stinky yet adorable. =P I put Nesie into a temporary mobile cage, Mini and Taro into the running ball while I cleaned their cages. Mini managed to open the running ball. Her second escape this year.

However, she did not run away. Like Ham Ham (miss her) when she still had the chance to roam around the house, Mini stopped at the step towards the kitchen and started nibbling on something. Don't ask me what cause I have no idea. Haha.

Taro, on the other hand, kept disturbing the rest. Naughty and playful boy. =P Smack his butt. He is getting cuter each day and I am loving him to bits now just like how I love all my pets. =)

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A student called me while I was resting today to ask me what is 'nominal account'. "Blank" was the only word to explain what happened when he asked. What is 'nominal account'? I can only remember that it is some temporary account. Did some research on the term and finally know what is that.

Nominal account: Temporary account which reports expenses, revenues and capital. In other words, it is the profit and loss account also known as the income and expenditure statement. As capital is affected mainly by the profit or loss made by the business during each accounting period, the nominal account is considered to report capital as well but not the Capital a/c.

Wonder where I saw this word the last time. *Thinking*

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Today is my brother's birthday, went to Levi Strauss Signature and bought him a shirt. Haha.

Happy Birthday!

This is so cruel

Dolphin massacre

glumbert.com - Dolphin massacre in Japan

Golden Apple Snail

Have you heard of this type of snails or saw one before?

I had nothing to do while waiting for my student to work out an accounting question and decided to 'admire' their very 'clean' aquarium. That is when I spotted those snails crawling everywhere in the aquarium.

I must say that it is so cool. I took a few pictures with my handphone but it is just not good enough for the job. However, I managed to find a picture of it.

Just a 2 hours session, I saw so many snails mating. Lol. You will know cause they will stick together for a very long time before they part. Little wonders about the population of the snails in the aquarium as compared to the fishes. =P

I am so interested in these snails now. Haha. Maybe I can add 2 to my very plain fish tank of 2 baby guppies. =D

I read up about them and realized that the Golden Apple Snail is a good tank 'cleaner', very docile and doesn't eat the plants in the tank. But, they can reproduce at an amazing rate and may become a burden to the filter as it populate.

Despite that, I am still wondering where to get them and how much they cost. If anyone knows, please let me know. =)