Three Pictures...

... to make up because i haven't been hardworking enough to maintain gigi's journal. hurhur.

Gigi...

... i think my dearest little girl needs a bit of a hanging out and my sweetest ex-colleague from the recruitment agency has offered to treat us to a dinner at earth's cafe along thomson road for today evening as a gesture of returned appreciation but it's still in the midst of arranging, all thanks to the cranky weather of recent weeks.

so we'd see what happens for dinner? i promise pictures if we're heading there!

just two or three days ago, i threw the pet carrier into the washing machine for a good clean and got spotted by the little brat. she got all excited, thinking she's finally going gai-gai with me but when realised that it went straight down "the throat of a monster", she was pawing it all over.

she looked like she was trying to save her carrier.

then i carried her and left her on top of the washing machine. as it roared, swosh, turned and whatnot, gigi was spending her time looking through the transparent lid.

so now, it's all clean and i'm a happy mummy!

how cute.

Her Second Swim

okay la, i know i'm supposed to do a proper entry. soon okay? (;

Email To Straits Times

I REFER to an acticle on January 20 2008 from Straits Times, titled "Who Will Let The Dogs In".

http://www.straitstimes.com/print/Free/Story/STIStory_197973.html

In one of the paragraphs, as per Tay Suan Chiang who quoted the General Manager of Vivocity (Wendy Low), she has mentioned that,

"Over at VivoCity, its general manager Wendy Low says visitors can come with their dogs but they must comply with certain restrictions.

Owners with dogs in carriers can access all spaces within the mall but dogs on a leash must navigate a prescribed route from the carpark at Basement 1 or 2 to get to the Pet Safari store at Level 3.

'Dogs are also allowed on VivoCity Promenade, the waterfront boardwalk, provided they are leashed,' says Ms Low. "

Today, a girl friend and I decided to bring my 1.5 year old female Shih Tzu crossed Maltese (weighing not more than 4kg) to the shopping mall. I have confirmed from the Information Counter and Pet Safari much earlier that I will have access to all spaces within the mall as long as my dog is in her carrier which she was, all the time while we roamed the inside of the mall. When we were at The Sky Park, I had her removed from my carrier and leashed her up immediately. I allowed her to do a quick walk in the waters since there is no No Pets sign (only No Swimming sign) for the waters or in fact, anywhere at the sky park and was approached by a non-chinese officer, whom I believed is the security guard, that dogs are not allowed in the waters. As much as I was not entirely pleased with what he told me, I understood that the waters MIGHT really be prohibited to dogs so I brought my dog back onshore.

Not more than two minutes later and while I was trying to dry my dog up, another non-chinese Certis Cisco officer (his name is something along the line of Syed Abdullah) came up to me and told me that dogs are not allowed at anywhere in the mall except for the Pet Safari. I have had mentioned to him that I got it checked (even via the internet) that Vivocity is pet-friendly and I could access anywhere in the mall as long as she is in her carrier and that I could walk her, with the leash on, at The Sky Park. He insisted that it is not true and he sounded like I made up whatever I just told him.

Below is a summary of what he had told me during our argument:-

- Anyone with dogs are only allowed to proceed to Pet Safari.
- That Vivocity is indeed pet-friendly BUT only at Pet Safari which means, no dogs at anywhere else, not even at The Sky Park.
- Information Counter told me the wrong information (when I got it confirmed more than thrice before today) that pets could access anywhere as long as they are in their carrier.
- Pet Safari staff told me the wrong information that we can walk our leashed dogs at The Sky Park.
- That the people working at Vivocity do not know the rules and regulation.
- That people may be afraid of dogs (which I understand, that is why she was LEASHED ALL THE TIME!).

Then again, I know my dog's temperament. She is only too happy to have new friends to play with and in fact, while we walked in the waters, she attracted quite a bit of attention. All wanting to take photos of her and play with her.

I got very annoyed because this is not the first time I have had encounters of security officers (sad to say, ALL non-chinese) trying to chase us out of the premises of Vivocity. At other times, they just told me that dogs are not allowed "here", which I do not know if they meant The Sky Park (because they "caught" us at The Sky Park) or Vivocity altogether.

What the two officers said today afternoon spoilt our mood altogether and we left Vivocity with yet another displeasing day. I realised afterward that, all these time, they had said "NO DOGS" and not "NO PETS". I have seen people walking their cats (though not very often) and with no issues at Vivocity so am I to presume that either their (more specifically, non-chinese security officers) eyes are not "programmed" to see cats or that they (more specially, non-chinese security officers) actually allow cats and not dogs at Vivocity?

So what now?

Gigi At The Ice Cream Store

*turns the knob

me: i'm changing!

*turns the knob

me: (walks to the door, opens it) what?

mum: i brought gigi to weigh yesterday, she's 3.5kg. see if you've got any numbers to buy for 4D.

me: where did you bring her to weight?

mum: ice-cream store.

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!

Thank You...

... for sleeping with me every night;

even though i'd kick you in the middle of the night.
even though i'd pick you up and make you sleep in my arms in the middle of the night.
even though... i don't know, what else have i done to disturb your beauty sleep in the middle of the night?

... for waiting for me to come home every day;

even though i don't always go home straight from work.
even though i don't always bring you out with me at night.
even though i might come home in the wee hours, and sometimes, the next day.

gong gong says you'd wait by his bedroom door when he makes you sleep with him at night when i'm not around, that you wouldn't bother staying up with him at bed for too long. i know you'd be awake to welcome me home, irregardless of the time i reach home, irregardless of whether or not you're too tired to even move.

it melts me to hear you whine (or scratch the wall or even bark) when i'm only at the door and you behind the door. that even if i'm too tired to care about how i look, i'd smile at the thought of seeing you the next moment.

... for being well again;

because i know i've made you very tired and sick after my birthday's chalet. i've had every intention to bring you to the doctor but i don't have the means (ie. cash) to do as i hope. and i know mah mah had wanted to bring you to the vet one late night, only to be welcomed by closed doors.

i hope that "throw" daddy gave you some days back isn't affecting you anymore. it scared the wits out of me when you got thrown into the air, hit the side of yi yi's bed and you became very quiet.

... for loving me;

even though i'd be a little harsh to you sometimes. but you naughty girl, i'm expecting you to come to me at my first call and not after i chase you!
even though i wouldn't play with you all the time.
even though daddy plays pretty rough with you.

... for everything that you've given to us.

and i'm sorry, girl, for i don't love you as much as you love me.

BUT I LOVE YOU! <3

Happy First Birthday!

and today she turns one officially, with her second heat that has just ended not too long ago. i can almost remember how tiny she was when we first brought her home and now, she's actually growing up faster than i am. do i say i'm greying or do i say she's just growing too rapidly?

it was one evil saturday afternoon when we've arranged to meet her previous owner up at starbucks. she came with the little monster in her arms, she was soooooooo light and i wasn't expecting such warm greeting to come from a spoilt rascal like her. she pawed on my chest, attempting to kiss me on my lips, wagged her tail and hinting that she wanted to play.

my heart melt.

and it was at this moment, i believe, when everything else became fate.

i brought her home that same saturday, after fighting a mental barrier with the objections that were bound to come from my mother. but i guess, she was too sweet to care more.

i remember the expression on my parents when they came home to find a puppy running around, slipping every now and then 'cause my home's granite floor was too slippery for her furry paws. my mother's first sentence came as a sweet surprise. she said in a non-sarcastic manner,

"wah, you really go and bring a dog home ah."

i was expecting nothing of that sort. in fact, i was already prepared for the worst to come from her. some sort of a,

"eh, who says you can bring a dog home?"

but of course, a wish granted meant a lot more responsibility afterwards. my mother had wanted me to mop the floor daily, which i never did 'cause i never had the energy to after i come home from work (my energy exhausted from work, and then further exhausted from playing with gigi), but instead, my best-est father helped me with the dirty chores.

the first couple of nights were a nightmare. she whined so much, i couldn't sleep at night. and she, rascal, decided that my bed was a pee ground when i offered her space to sleep with me. that monster!

i taught her basic commands, recording tedious processes here and there.

and you wouldn't imagine the shock i have of my life, to wake up one morning to find my mother preparing food for her. it was only then, did i realise that she has accept my girl as part of the family. today, she most probably cannot live without her too. just like my dad, my sister and my brother.

let lest me, for i'm almost nothing without my boyfriend and her.

she (or rather, they) gave me a reason to smile when the mood swings for no rythm or reason.

and till date, i've never loved her (or them) any lesser than yesterday.

Happy 1st Birthday, Darling.