Brokey Broke

Too many wants in my life, hence broke. To make things worse, Jeff started his Adv Dip on Monday. It's an 8 mths course & he'll only be receiving basic pay.

I'm going to start putting aside $500 per mth as Australia trip fund. :P Unfortunately, I can foresee that it'll be at least 12 mths before I can afford the trip for 2. :( I'm undecided on which season I should go. I would love to go during autumn or winter coz I love the cold. But apart from sight seeing, I also want to do some shopping. Unless I want to get winter clothes, I need to go during spring or summer. Summer is definitely out of the question coz I'll melt in the heat. I think Autumn bah. They should be having clearance sales for summer clothing.

Ok, Jeff needs the laptop now. I need to rant about 1 last thing. Work sucks. Wish me luck for the rest of the week.

Weird Dreams

I had a weird dream just prior to waking up this morning. I was touring Europe with J & S. We were on a ?mountain over looking a castle in ruin. There was snow on the ground. We decided to rest for the night. J & I settled into a crevice in the mountain wall & covered ourselves in layers of blanket. S decided to sleep out in the open. I offered to pitch a tent for him but he declined. The tent was foldable into a handbag. (???)

Next thing I knew, we were in a friend's flat borrowing her toilet. The flat was in the castle. Or rather, the castle was actually a block of flats. On the outside, it looks like the normal stone walled castle. But when we were inside, it looked like any ordinary HDB flat. We didn't stay long but wanted to return to our camp site.

When we got downstairs, we were approached by a guy for assistance in solving a crime. (Ok, I know where this part came from. I was reading a book about a female police officer being kidnapped & her eyes glued shut. She had 13 hours to solve a crime with the help of a fellow detective on the outside. She was allowed calls from her partner 3 times in an hour. But her location couldn't be traced. The partner is calling her hp which was connected to a house phone where she was kept. The kidnapper did it by routing her hp signal to many different locations & finally back to the house by a complicated computer system. There was no way to trace the call as the signals were coming from overseas.) So in my dream, this guy was telling us that he had found a way to trace the call but he lacked the manpower so he enlisted our help.

That was the last part of the dream before the morning work alarm woke me up. I had no control over the 1st part of the dream. I don't even know where the idea came from. The last part came from a detective novel I had been reading for the past 2 days. I managed to finish reading it just earlier. Maybe it just means, "Stop reading so much!". LOL.

Fragments Of A Nightmare

I was way too tired & took a nap just now. I had a dream & I don't know if it can be considered a nightmare. It's not really that scary, just a lot of panicking.

I was driving & somehow, I was driving fast. I find myself braking hard many times to avoid hitting buses. I also found it hard to locate the turns. It was then I realised that I didn't turn on my headlights. I just couldn't figure out how to turn on the headlights & I'm driving Fiat Doblo, the same vehicle I've been driving for so long! I tried everything. But I either get water squirting on the windscreen or turning on the wipers. Then I switched on the highbeam on the back of the van. (Huh??? Which vehicle has highbeam at the back???) The driver behind got angry & highbeamed me back. I tried to call Jeff but I kept fumbling with the phone. When I finally managed to make the call, I couldn't get him. The next person I thought of was Lorbert. But I don't think I managed to make the call. How I got myself out of the fix was not dictated in the dream. Did I crash? Did I reach my destination? Or simply stop somewhere while I figure out how to turn on the headlight?

Suddenly, I was at this traffic light crossing (on foot). I was trying to reach the beach just across the road. I met Serene (Ebi & Emma ma) & her 2 lesbian couple friends (err... what's going on here?). The lesbian couple were interested in seeing what dogs I have & I showed them photos in this wallet-like photo album (???). The green man came on. Did we cross the road? Where were we going?

Then, I was at my work place (though it doesn't look exactly like my work place). There was another colleague & a man (surgeon?) in the operating theatre with me. Was I supposed to work? Becoz there was no patients to operate on. Why was I there?

The dream doesn't make any sense to me. So was I driving to work or to the beach? Why would I go to the beach alone without my dogs or company? Why would I go to work when there were no patients listed for surgery? The weather was so dark cloudy & could rain anytime. It was so dark that I couldn't see without headlights. When I was nearing the beach, dawn was starting to break but still very dark due to the dark clouds. When I was at work, it was completely dark outside. Weird dream huh? Is it a nightmare? Maybe the part where I was driving & couldn't turn the headlights on & nearly crashing the vehicle many times becoz I was driving too fast. I don't know why I didn't slow my driving speed in my dream. I don't think I'll ever understand this dream.

Mirror Image

Of the 4, me & SH are thinking of quitting. Actually, CS & Jus also thinking of it but they're currently doing their degree & this is a stable job. Jus is saying that she'll leave when she completes her degree.

During lunch break everyday, me & SH will stare at each other. She commented that we're mirror image of each other. Both have the super sian look. Both of us have the same symptoms. We have poor sleep on weekdays. For me, I'm half asleep & half awake & I even wake up fully several times in the night, every single night. We both sleep well during weekends & no longer feel the desire to go out & meet people during off days. Worse still. People are generally happy on Fri after work right? I couldn't even feel happy that it's Fri. All I can think of is Monday & having to face the work people. I'm not dragging myself to work becoz I know I can't escape it. But I get this terrible feeling inside that I can't describe. I think we're depressed due to work.

I enjoy the work. But it's always the people. Why can't the world be a nicer place to live & work in? Why must people only be happy when they make other people miserable? Why can't there be tolerance & more patience? Life sucks.

Sat Outing

Ok, a bit late but better than never. We woke up at 6 am on Sat & proceeded to ECP as planned. Reached there at 7 am. I took the 1st part of the journey, carrying Ton in front. We sure got a lot of attention from people. I cycled half the way back before passing Ton to Jeff who chose to carry him on his back like a backpack. He attracted the most attention. Haha. Maybe it's the sight of a guy carrying a dog on his back bah. People were openly laughing, pointing & exclaiming "Oh my gosh! So Cute!"

I bathed Puggy & Wang on Sun afternoon. I didn't cut Puggy's nails. I'm really going to pay to let people cut his nails. It's a crazy struggle & I get scratched like mad everytime. The thing is, the more he struggles, the more I cut his quick which in turns makes him even more fearful of cutting nails. I also made an appointment for Wang to have his senior blood test on 2nd May coz she's not working on 25th & 26th this month. At the same time I'm going to ask Dr Heng if he's suitable for dental scaling due to his old age. Now, I can't even rub toothpaste on his teeth with my fingers without the gums bleeding anymore. It's really scary.

I finally completed watching Tang Xin Feng Bao. Won't spoil it for anyone by saying the ending. :P I also went to the library to borrow a tour guide book on Australia. It's titled Drive Around Australia & contains the top 25 driving tour. I've decided to skip BKK & aim for Australia straight. I'll slowly read & narrow down the routes I wanna take based on the attraction I wanna visit. I'll need more than a year to save up & I'm starting this month. Looking forward to 25th, pay day!

Rainy Rainy Day

Didn't go today coz it was raining. I also didn't bathe all the dogs. I only managed to bathe Ton Ton before it was time to fetch Jeff. I was just too tired & slept till 11.30 am. By the time I woke up, my parents were back, saying that all the boats going to Indonesia are fully booked till 5.30 pm. So they bought tickets for tomorrow.

We decided to go cycling tomorrow early morning instead. I don't know if I should bring Ton along. Puggy has not been showered & I don't want to risk fainting while cycling when the wind blows his BO in the direction of my nose. So far Ton hasn't had another episode of LSing. I hope it's just an 1 off incident. I also noticed that his skin is getting from bad to worse. I really don't know how to help him other than keeping him clean with regular showers.

I haven't bring Wang for his blood test. Sh*t. I really have to do it this month. I'll try & book an appointment for Dr Heng on a weekend. Jeff is starting his Adv Dip soon & will have weekends off. I'll need to ask whether he is suitable for dental scaling at his age. But I fear that this time, he won't come out with any teeth at all.

I'm chasing Heart of Greed (Tang Xin Feng Bao) right now. I really feel like throttling Chang Zai Xin's brother. I detest the Xiao Ma. As much as I like Bosco for his role in Wo De Ye Mang Nai Nai, he's not my favourite character. I like Hai Ke Yi (aka Dat Dat Dei coz I watch it in Cantonese) the most. He's so silly & such a good guy. I can't wait to find out what happens next.

It's Good Friday!

Yeah! PH! PH! PH! It translates to long weekend! Yeah! Haha! I'm just being crazy.

As my previous post mentioned, we'll be cycling at ECP today after Jeff knocks off from work. I was on call yesterday & left my work place at 9 pm. Sucks. I actually worked 13 hours! Add in a total of 2 hours traveling time, I'm away from home for 15 hours! Luckily, I wasn't called back. I was so tired & dead to the world that I probably won't even hear the phone ring. I switched off the phone promptly at 8 am. :P (On call is 8 am to 8 am next day.)

My parents went on a day trip to Indonesia early this morning. I woke up at 6.20 am to send Jeff to work. Once I got home, I brought Wang down for his pee/poo trip. He didn't poo anyway & I'm not my parents. He actually refused to walk. My parents will carry him down. I just gave a sharp "NO!" & continued walking, dragging him along. He gave up & walked himself. My parents will bring him to his favourite spots to pee/poo & circle round the estate until he poos. No such nonsense with me. I directed the spots I want him to pee (under the trees) & refused to let him pee on concrete ground. He refused to poo so I brought him back upstairs. Now he has to hold it until I bring him once more just before I leave to pick Jeff up. My parents just let him climb all over their head regardless of what I say. Some people are just hopeless. I have proven that he can do as told. All you have to do is stand firm.

I can't decide who to bring for the cycling trip later. This morning there was a pool of LS on the floor. It's either Ton or Wang but I have a feeling it's Ton's. Wang has never had LS before while Ton seems to be more prone to it. Puggy's is firm & solid this morning. So if Ton is LSing, then Puggy gets to go. No point bringing Ton out to sniff & lick the ground & LS more. I haven't tried the Poochie Pouch on Puggy. Don't know how he'll react. I'll shower him later & put him in. :P

Ok, I'm still feeling very tired. I'll go take a short nap & throw all my dogs into the bathtub to shower. It needs to be done by 1 pm. Gosh... Maybe just a shower & blow dry & ear cleaning. I don't wish to struggle with Puggy over nail cutting. I should just send him to a groomer to do it. I give up. Too lazy to post pictures up here. I'll just post whatever I take on Facebook. :P

Poochie Pouch

I recently bought this Poochie Pouch from DK Pets for $38. We can finally bring Ton or Puggy along when we go cycling. The owner suggested size 5 for MS. The shop only has 2 size 5 in black & blue. I chose the blue 1 thinking that the black 1 will become very hot under the sun. Ton doesn't look too comfortable in the pouch & he couldn't seem to relax. He kept holding his limbs in a funny position. I haven't tried it on Puggy coz I haven't showered him & I don't want him to stink the pouch. The weight of the dog will be beared by the buttock area so I don't think it's suitable for long distance use.

The owner suggested Eye Envy for Ton Ton saying that it's very effective for removing stains but have to be hardworking coz I need to do it everyday. I was kinda tempted. I was also considering Leba III dental spray. It's super ex at almost $120 for a 28 mls bottle (Doggyfriend's price) & claims to deliver 240 sprays. Doggyfriend's selling Eye Envy starter kit at $58. It'll make me broke. Maybe when I get my pay on 25th bah. :P

We thoroughly enjoy cycling & plan to do it on Good Friday. Jeff's working morning shift & we can drive to ECP after that. He's off on Sat so we can both get ample rest. I love the feel of the sun on my face & the wind in my hair. Remind me to get a good sunblock!

I can now understand why some people refuse to go out without make up. Foundation makes the skin look flawless but once you remove it, the flaws become obvious. Eventually, you get so used to seeing your skin being flawless & can't stand to see it naked. I don't do it often. Only during weekends when I go out. After washing my face, I'll put moisturizer then this matifying gel that turns powdery upon application. BB cream goes on as 1st layer, followed by liquid then loose powder. My big pores just disappear! But my skin is oily & bringing the loose powder out is a hassel & takes space. So I bought ZA 2 way as recommended. I still don't dare to venture with blusher coz if not applied properly & evenly, I'll spoil the whole look. I still can't do liquid eyeliner but pencil is fine. Only thing is, pencil doesn't look as good as the liquid! :(

I keep feeling very tired recently. Very lethargic. Maybe it's the work. It's making me depressed. I look forward to the day I don't need to work anymore. I'll volunteer my time at ASD or something. I acutally planned to quit in July after getting the bonus. Then, a colleague quit after working for 1 month after coming back from 3 months of maternity leave. I thought, hey, I should do that too. If I do agency work now, I don't get paid when I'm not working & I probably will have difficulty getting assignments when pregnant. I'll try hard! Jia you, E!

Silly Dog

After so many years with us, Ton Ton finally mastered jumping down my bed. -_-''' He still isn't too successful in jumping on. Sometimes he can while other times he fails. He usually growls or pace about the bed or sniff my face to wake me up to let him down. I was napping just now & I heard a single bark from Ton Ton. I ignored him & he barked again. I got up & was surprised to see him on the floor waiting to be let out.

I was really tired & kept wondering if I put him on the bed earlier on. (I was on call yesterday & stayed back till 12.30 am, got home at 1 am & slept at almost 2 am. Then I woke up at 5+ am to go to work this morning.) I came to the conclusion that he jumped down himself. He has no problems jumping up & down the sofa so I don't understand why not the bed. When he was done outside, he scratched the door to be let in. Again, I put him on the bed. The next time he jumped down, I was wide awake & witnessed the whole thing.

It looked more like he leaned down, put 2 front paws on the ground & moved his hind legs next. It doesn't really look like a jump. It was a slow movement down. Puggy on the other hand has no problems jumping up & down anything & he's damn fast. It's obvious who's the more athletic dog around here. Ever heard of a Pug doing agility? :P Wait lah, must save up a sum to send him for training.