Good Intention can go BAD

She was 1 of the kitten born by the stray cat at my void deck whom my mum feeds everyday.
She was only 5months old.
She was brought home by Someone staying at my blk to keep as pet.
She must have felt uncomfortable staying at someone's house.
Cause, after one week, she was found lying injured at the void deck.

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Apparently, she escaped from the house by jumping out of the kitchen window.

My mum decided to bring her to vet hoping to save it.
While at the vet, we named her fi.fi on the particulars form.
The vet examined her spine & hit on her hind leg & tail but to no response from fi.fi
So... fi.fi's lower part of the whole body was paralyzed. *cry*
The vet advised us to put fi.fi to sleep to shorten her torment.
Because, fi.fi will never recover; she can never walk & jump about like her other siblings, she can't pass motion or urine normally & her lower portion of body will gradually rot away due to continuous dragging using her 2 front legs & we have no idea if her internal organs are hurt too. & we can't bring fi.fi home to take care as my to.to will only further scare this poor kitten to hell
So, with a heavy heart & tearing eyes, we agreed to put her to sleep.

As a result of that someone's good intention of adopting a stray kitten, an innocent live is lost. We do not know who is that someone but if i do know who he/she is one day, i will ask if him/her can sleep at ease knowing that a cat U adopted jumped out of your flat.
Cat does not has 9 lives. The myth is all a lie.

This is not my first time experiencing 生离死别 with animal. I have had many pets before (rabbits, cats, birds, hamsters, tortoises etc) & many left me crying with heartache when angel of death took them away from me.
Looking at my to.to now, i can't help wonder, if one day he becomes old & sickly that is beyond cure, will i have the courage to sign on that "put to sleep consent form" or will selfishly chose to let him suffer in pain juz so that i can keep him by my side for limited dayz. Up till today, the image of my fav. pet rabbit, bunny, lying in my arms grasping for air during her last moment is still intact in my mind.
分离好痛

Fav period is here loh!!

Woohoo~~ i simply luuuuvvvv the 4th quarter of a year.
Why??
Because my bday falls on this quarter (it's on 4Nov if you don't rem) ;
because besides me, many of my best pals' bday falls within this quarter too,
(ah ma 12Sep, mama 26Oct, wx 7Nov, Flo 13Nov, cassie 18Nov, hf 8Dec,
auntie J 10Dec, hao 28Dec, ts 29Dec) ;
because there are normally many PHs during this quarter, (Hari Raya, Deepavali,
Xmas & New Year) ;
& because of all the above reasons >>> there are many meet ups with various groups of frenz!! Be it Bday celebrations or Xmas gift xchange sessions!! Yummy makans, funny jokes, updates on happenings, photo-takings etc.
Lastly, because our anniversary falls in this quarter too.

This year my bday presents came in real early.

[Casio Cam - tks to jt] ,
[Sammi concert - tks to sis] &
[that box-which-i-don't-know-is-what cos not open yet - tks to my boss]

To help in your planning, so far, i already have the following bookings liao:
1 Nov ~ Citigals
3 Nov ~ jt
7 Nov ~ Client's event & SP-rians
14 Nov ~ missy
3 Dec - auntie J big day

So, peps what are you waiting for?? Make your reservation with Ms hot favorite (that's me) early to avoid disappointment! :D hohoho...

alone

The power of 杰倫!!!

With the image above, need i say more... btw, the tickets only started selling online @ 9am & 10am @ counters yesterday! & its priority booking for ocbc credit card holders only. But by 11.30am, cat 1 & 2 has limited seats liao! & i CAN"T even login to sistec website to check the seating plans!! 杰倫's fans are crazy lah! I wonder will there still be seats left on 5 Nov when the public sales starts. But i managed to grab 4 tickets though! Yippie! :p Million, no make it zillion thanks to jt whom queued 1 & half hrs for that!

Today i went for a dentist "scaling" too.... juz like to.to on sat! lolx
d last time i visit dentist was actually not that long ago eh (last yr i went to extract my 4 roots of wisdom rem??) but in actual fact, i have not visited any dentist since leaving sec. sch! Gosh! that's like 7yrs! It's really a wonder my precious teeth are still in damn good condition. (thats verified by the dentist today ok!) Other than some tartar built up in-between teeth gaps. woohoo~
bbbuuutt dentist still advised me to floss my teeth daily on top of my normal routine. Alright, i will try to rem & start this habits.
peps, rem to brush your teeth twice a day, floss your teeth before brushing, rinse mouth with listerine & visit dentist at least once a year ok! Let's all have pearly white teeth smiles for our photo-taking! cheerssss


Updates: to.to is back to his normal self liao. he barks, he bites, he plays, he licks.
d naughty to.to is back to terror us!!

to.to goes under Anesthesia again

to.to went for dental scaling yesterday. Not that he has got bad breath hor but i juz thought he should go for dental scaling since he doesn't like us to brush his teeth all these years. & being 6years old liao, it's better to do a dental check up now rather than wait till 1day there are some infection attack then seek remedy. After vet's checking, to.to only has very little dental tartar adhered to the surface of his teeth & yellowish staining at his back teeth.

To perform dental scaling, the dog needs to be sedated. Naturally I am concerned when anesthesia is required since doctor/vet is obliged to inform you of the risk involved. So the lady vet quoted me some risks like... the heart may just shut down, his blood pressure may drop, he could have allergy with the anesthesia... blah blah blah. To make me feel better, the vet suggested to have blood test done prior to the dental scaling to ensure that to.to's health is fine. With a heavy heart, i left to.to (barking) in their care.

i tell u, the feeling is really bad. Cause i can hear him barking in that room that he was left in while i walked out of the vet centre. It reminded me of 3yrs back when to.to had castration performed on him. He was in pain & weak & shivering when i picked him up & i felt soooooo guilty for putting him through the pain. So throughout the whole day, i just kept checking hp waiting for their call to pick up to.to & in my mind worrying about him (even though this is just a small small case to the vet).

Finally, picked him up in the evening & the moment i walked into the vet, a very super duper pitiful dog whining sound "greeted" me. Aiyo... my heart just sank when heard that. But turned out its not to.to lah! It's another schnauzer making that sound. So to.to is back home with me now in 1 whole piece but he is not as lively as before (he dosen't bark, he doesn't play, he doesn't beg for food & he doesn't walk around much but juz laze around whole day). I wonder is it the effect of the anesthesia or the trauma of being left alone there with howling dogs around or the scaling is causing pain??? But to.to's teeth are really pearl white now (sorry no pics to show coz he is still not willing to open his mouth wide) & the blood test shows everything is doing fine so no worries for the time being. Btw, all these set me back $189.

Don't want Dementia?? Then Shop!

Ahahaha..... Ladies who love to shop, here is a good news & jolly well good reason to do your favorite past-time >>> Shopping!

Cause according to a research done by NUS, it was found that shopping can stave off dementia! (click here for full news article.) In fact, shopping is even better than other activities such as sports or mahjong. Esp for those age 55 & above, such productive activities stimulate the brain better. In addition, it is expected that the no. of dementia patients in Singapore is expected to rise from 22,000 in 2006 to 186,000 by 2050. *counting* By 2050, i will be 68 years old if i am still alive. So i guess there is no harm starting this good habit early although that's still a long way to go for me!! *wink*

So let me see how much "medical expenses" i have incurred so far for this month:
Just Let Me Scrapbook.com - $46
Made with Love - $70
Lomo Cam - est. $50
F21 - $75
Total medical fee up to date - $241!!

Shitt!! It's still more than 2 weeks more till next pay day... must cut down must cut down....

10 years of Concert-ing!!!

As I was sorting through my drawer last night, I found these:

lots of old concert ticket stubs!

Yes I have been to quite a few concerts till date & still counting. 我自知, this is consider little as compared to auntie J's uncountable times of concert-ing. My first virgin concert was to Daniel Chan’s in 1998. & so far besides him, I have seen Fish Leong, Stef Sun, Wakin (aka Emil Chou), MayDay, Jacky Cheung & the recent Sammi Cheng. All are good singers with power vocals & of course great entertainer born to perform on the stage. And most often i do enjoy these concerts.

Right now, i hope to catch the following singers' concert some time in future:
=>> Jay Chou (looking forward to next Jan)
=>> Jolin (was impressed after watching her 地才 concert dvd)
=>>Ah Mei ( no budget for this time, shall not miss it next time)
=>> Aaron Kwok (missed this year, shall wait for next one & bring mum along too. Yes she wants to watch!)
=>> Andy Lau ( mum wants to watch him too! & how can i miss this 天王)
=>> David Tao (because he is another 音乐才子 besides Jay that I like)

Let's pray they will not all come in the same period, so that i can have some time to save money! :p

回家的路好长！

6.00pm sharp: i off my office pc & stepped out of office
6.10pm: walked a distance to bus stop & wait for bus 89
6.20pm: Bus 89 finally arrived
6.45pm: reached Sengkang bus stop to change bus
7.00pm: after bus 27 came 3x, bus 86 came 2x, bus 89 came 2x, bus 82 came 2x etc....... finally bus 136 came!
7.45pm: with the slow traffic along Kovan & Serangoon garden area, i finally alight at my house bus stop
7.55pm: finally stepped into my house
(btw the sky's colour change like my fonts colour)

See! Now u know how long it takes me to reach home after work. N yet the same journey doesn't take so long in the morning when i go to work. Only about 1.15mins at most! But going home seems sooooo long & i think the tired brain & hungry stomach doesn't help either. As independent as i may be, at times like this, i always couldn't help envy colleagues whom drive & those who has "Amah" boyfriend who drive & fetch them to work & at times even to appointments! Can my office shift nearer to amk plsssss??? & real soon.

Sammi 2007 Show Mi

Watched Sammi Cheng's (郑秀文) Show Mi concert last night after missing it previously in Hong Kong. So my sis sponsored this concert as bday gift for me.
Always well known for her chameleon-like image custom (but her unique eyebrow is surprisingly MIA), Sammi is back with her signature dance tracks such as <叮当>, <小心女人>, <眉飞色舞> & etc. Her performance of those disco dance tracks kept many of the audiences on their feet & light sticks waving frantically in the air. But it was her old hits such as <不拖不欠>, <出界>, <终身美丽>, <默契> & <亲密关系> that made me sang along happily & wanting for more.
The concert ended at 10.40pm despite 10mins of 2nd encore-ing by audiences. And according to media report, it was initially planned to have a 2nd encore but was cancelled last min as Sammi was feeling really sick & can't go on any more. Despite ending early & leaving many songs left unsang which resulted in me being alittle unsatisfied, kudus must still be given to this singer whom sang really fast tracks & dancing at the same time without sounding breathless. Not many singer can do that.
By the way, she does not seems as thin as what the media made her out to be. She looks normal slim not super thin like anorexia. & she seems to be in jovial mood; cracking jokes to audiences & the 2 lucky fans whom went on stage to sing with her.
Overall, i did enjoyed this concert (esp since the guest singer is YanZi whom i love!). Given that 90% of her tickets are sold & the level of high-ness of the audiences, it is no doubt she remains Hong Kong's undisputable Queen of Pop!

For more images & videos, U gotta visit my sis blog liao. I gotta go visit 周公 liao... its the start of a new week tomorrow again...got morning meeting so have to reach office early. Have a good week ahead peps!!

Have a break, Have a Kit Kat

1 of my colleague shared this damn funny clip with me. So being the ever generous me, here i am sharing with you people who is reading my blog. Hope U have a good laugh (p.s. no offence to indians hor) Tune up your speakers bah! :D

My Weekendz

Getting off my warm cozy bed @ 8.30am, this is consider exceptionally early for my Sat morn. But the push factor or rather should be pull factor that pull me out of my bed is a nice walk & breakfast at East Coast Park.

By 9.30am, me, toto & uncle jt were all sitting at Scruffy Murphy's Irish Cafe-Pub at Marine Cove looking at the menu liao. I decided on the

Big Breakfast
(note its not the same as what U get at Mac hor)

& uncle jt decided on Salmon Omelette

I personally find this is a great place to chill out with the not-as-nice-as-redang beach pictureque ECP beach view & wonderful sea breeze. This is a dog friendly place with the tables generously spaced out. Though they have a "dog not allow on chair" policy, the waitress serving us pointed this out gently to us & then offered to provide us a mat for toto to sit on the ground. Now i have only heard of "offering food/drink for your pets" never before "mat for your pet to sit". How nice is that! But i rejected her nice offer as i know given toto's pattern, he will bark non-stop & make a nuisance of himself should i let him sit alone below the table. So i juz placed him on my lap. Generally i find the waitresses over there really provide good & professional service. I kept seeing them running around & the waiting time was actually pretty short for such crowded sat morn. I will rate this eatery 4/5 stars!

After our yummy breakfast, toto started his much anticipated walk for 1hr...
before we proceeded home


Sunday, treated my family to Crystal Jade for dim sum. Although my pocket burnt $100+ but it's really a good feeling to see whole family enjoying a meal. My mum even 偷师 some dishes & tried cooking something similar the next day! Great! Now i have even more nice home-cooked food to savor! :p

Lust, Caution >> too much Caution, too little Lust

After watching the censored version of Lee Ann's new film, Lust, Caution which is adapted from a short story by 张爱玲. The deepest impression that this show left in my mind is the excellent acting skill by Lee Ann's newfound actress, Tang Wei, who's performance left me hooked throughout the show.

I do like this show & 影帝 Tony Leung's acting is still superb as usual, but I'm only willing to give it 3.5/5 stars. Reason being that, I didn't get to see Tony in nude (fyi the most u get to see is his shoulder & sweaty face) & i personally find that Lee Hom is not very convincing for his role. It's juz strange to see an ABC wearing "ZhongShan costume" & speaking mandarin which carries an ang moh accent given that the story line happened during World War 2 in 1940s.

I guess when u'r having such illicit affair while your country is at turmoil & war, there is a need to balance between (色) Lust & (戒) Caution. Juz like when you 爱上不该爱的人, you will need to exercise balance of your Love with Caution.

Dog Run @ Pets' Movers

Since it's a nice sat & toto has been pretty well behaved these few dayz, I decided to reward him with a gai gai to Pets' Movers. And as usual, being a loner, he is always not friendly to any doggies that attempts to sniff his buttock. Preferring to walk tree to tree sniffing & marking each tree in the compound.
But he did tried some stunts like:

climbing slope

High jump

after 1hr of exercising, this bui bui becomes quite breathless liao!

Much Awaited Redang Trip

Ever since our Tioman trip in yr 2004, we have been talking & talking & talking about our next trip. Until to a point, me & hf wanted to go ourselves but then both of us can't swim!! *faint*
*counting* 3 yrs later on Vann's bday, while chilling out at St James, we decided there & then that we ARE going Redang! & so following day, the unusually efficient hf & the usually efficient me checked out the rates & within 3 dayz..... everything is settled & booked!

& so after enduring nearly 10hrs of coach ride & 1hr of ferry, we finally stepped foot on the
paradise!

Activities to do on this small island:
snorkeling
jacuzzi
swimming
lazing by the beach
enjoy food & drinks
jumping in joy!
shop in Summer More More Inn

Throughout the whole trip, we snorkeled 3 times - 1st time we saw Xmas coral & even touched it, 2nd time is @ Marine park which is filled with lotsa lotsa fishes & the last was a paid trip in search of baby sharks. & i did saw it 3 times! once was even quite near & i really do feel a sense of fear when it swim nearer to us. & I got stung by jellyfish! It left a "luv bite" near to my mouth & till now still got a mark...
That's me together with giant eel

2 Mermaids
& even if it is illegal, I still want to bring some sand back as remembrance

1st Post

Setting up this blog took me many dayz & much effort. Reason being that I am never good in IT esp all the html codes! Microsoft office - 我行！html are juz alien codes which can drive me crazy! Nevertheless, I finally managed set this blog that U are looking at with lotz of help from my Sis (whom fyi studied IT in poly). This set me thinking... nobody in this world is really good in everything bah. & i mean EVERY single thing ..... cooking, driving, sawing, reading, talking, acting, singing... A celebrity may be able to sing, dance, act & host but he/she may not be able to operate simple machine. A sales person may be able to convince a customer & coax a bird down from tree but he/she may not be artistic to do painting. Therefore, everyone has their own strengths & weaknesses which created each individual who is special & irreplaceable.