Torquay

The other weekend I was at Torquey visiting the beaches with the dogs. Weather was beautiful, mood was fantastic, dogs were happy as always. It took about 1 hour 20 min to drive there, it felt like visiting another country. Big ocean, big green lawn, blue sky with breeze, they have the best flathead fish and chips so far. There are no buildings that would block your sight from touching the sky...... I felt closer God. Enough said....

It was Bright and Beautiful.

衰老!?

一向大家(有些人)都會覺得我的記憶力不錯, 特別是跟一些人相處的片段或者是TVB臨時演員的名字. 所以很多時侯我都以為自己的記憶力還好, 不太擔心.

可是今天發生了一件怪事情: 如常我早上準備上班的時侯, 心血來潮想穿一件在韓國買的連身裙子, 於是我打開那個行李箱, 找那條裙子 (是的, 我還沒有unpack我的行李因為每天晚上我都push it against my bedroom door before i go to bed for security sake). 奇怪的事後來就發生了....

從我那起那條裙子起, 我只記得之後我穿上了裙子, 穿了stocking, make up, 喝溫水, 帶手錶耳環, 帶Puffy走一走, 回來給她早餐, 那好包包電腦午餐, 我就出門了........

我沒有印像關好行李箱了沒啊~~~~~~~~~~~~ >.

我坐了50分鐘的Tram到了公司才想起來!!!!! 天啊~~~~~~ 來了一個早上也記不起我到底有沒有關掉行李箱子............. 重點是, 如果真的沒有關掉....Puffy一定會把裡面的東西至諸死地的!!!!!

我真的很偑服我那Multi-task已達到了最高境界 T_T 手上做一件事情可是心裡完完全全的在想其他事!! 我肯定, 如果我真的有關掉行李箱我那個時侯一定是在想別的東西......

有沒有人可以給我提供 "提升早上記憶力" 的Recipe啊~~~

我是不是應該開始學習打麻雀, 玩遊戲機, Sodoku....etc 訓練訓練我那個有Potential生銹的腦袋啊~~~~~~~

適當的大腦訓練, 還是需要的!!!!! 擔心~~~~~~

狗狗很可愛 :)

今天是公眾假期 (香港的朋友都上班了, 澳洲人真懶 hehe :P). 昨天說要試的鬧鐘今天真的響了 :D

因為是公眾假期, 我醒來都已經10點了 :P 之後就想一想今天要做的事, 打掃, 買菜煮飯, 公園, 看書.... 可是我已經開始不知道煮些甚麼新的菜 (因為想盡量不重複), 於是在網上看了好久, 最後出門去買!

一買買了四天的菜回家, 因為平時下班買菜市場已經關門了, 一次買幾天可以省些錢, 也能多買點不同種類的材料 :)

回家一會之後, 就帶狗狗去公園, 已經是連續一個多星期每天帶牠們出去, 我好像比牠們還開心了 :D 雖然有時侯都會懶, 不想出家門, 但是能夠每天跟狗狗去走一走, 呼吸大自然空氣, 曬曬太陽, 真的很舒服.

今天在公園發生了一件事讓我很感動:
我們照常在那一大片草原讓牠們奔跑, 離遠看到有一個人自己在練Golf, 他有一隻大狗, 像狼狗一樣. 突然那隻狗從遠處跑到我們這邊, 牠的腿好像控制不到一樣衝得很快. 那時侯是有點怕, 可是不能太大動作因為怕越走牠越追我, 也不想我嚇到PP, 只能不動, stay calm and hoping puppies stay calm too. 可是狗狗們已經忍不住狂吠他, 因為他真的有點可怕 (尾巴往下), 我看見Polo把牙都露出來準備出去拼的樣子, 那隻狗是牠的四倍大, 但牠一點都不怕, Puffy就一直圍著大狗狂吠. 突然Polo一面吠一面跑, 跑到我前面的腳下停下來, 盯著大狗, 原來牠在幫我擋啊~~~~~~~ 而Puffy就一直跟著姐姐, 學牠的行為 ~~~ 你說我能不能不感動 :)

小狗的力量真的不可估計, 第一次看見Polo這個惡樣子, 當時我當然沒有讚牠們, 因為不想牠們以後看到其他狗都會這個態度, 我給牠輕輕摸一下頭安慰安慰牠 :) 感謝神今天讓我有被保護的感覺 :) 

明天就要上班了, 真希望這個月快快過, 然後回香港放一個真正的假期 :) 

我說好今天11點要offline, 因為要12點之前要睡....現在11:40pm, 今天又泡湯了.
現在看書睡覺去 ~

Puffy's recovering weeks :(

星期六早上, 天氣很好, 決定Brunch之後跟狗狗去公園, 做運動, 游泳.

上個星期帶著狗狗去Desex, 才發現原來Puffy多了兩只腳趾, 所以要做Dew Claws removal 的手術. 當我聽到的時侯我嚇了一跳, 從來沒有聽過會有這種情況. 我一再問清楚醫生後, 決定一次性把手術都做. 心裡掙扎了很久, 心痛得做了這個決定...... 

Puffy手術已經做了一個多星期, 她肚子上的傷口差不多都好了, 可是那兩隻腳, 反反覆覆的... 今天早上檢查的時侯發現也好了許多. ThankGod! 回想她回家的那天, 我心很痛...........

**Puffy手術後的一個星期, 我發現牠輕了一點..乖..快快加點肉 ~~

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一天過去了, 已經很晚, 可是還沒有睡意, 把blog完成才去睡吧!

今天終於帶Puffy到公園去跑, 就像"放監"一樣, 亂跑, 亂叫....心裡想....之前教了的一點點東西牠一定因為病了少出去了把那些都忘得一乾二淨. 可是看到牠開開心心的再次在草地上打滾, 找回自由, 我替牠振奮!! 接下來幾個星期一定要好好的把牠教回來! 做個有教無慮的媽媽. 

Puffy's off to surgery tomorrow :(

It's been a while since my last update.

Have been busy catching up rest, spending time with my lovely pup and trying to live healthy!

明天請假, 因為我要帶Puffy去做手術, 每一次想到這裡都很不開心, 因為非常不願意小狗狗受痛楚, 即使是一分鐘的痛我也不忍心. 可是她已經六個月大了, 醫生說狗狗5-6個月該要做絕育 (如果是不想她生BB的話), 年紀越小對牠的傷害也少. 帶牠去公園的時侯經常會有3-4隻狗男在sniff牠, 然後有奇怪的舉動 (Puffy很聰明, 馬上跑到姐姐or我的後面), 所以手術遲早都要做的. 希望Puffy不要怪我, 千萬千萬不要怪我 T_T 是為你好的.......

(剛剛Vet來電話提醒我今天8點後不能給Puffy吃東西, 明天早上不能喝水...開始感覺到氣氛了...Puffy對不起要你受苦了...)

最近都不太有心情做飯, 是因為天氣變熱了還是我睡太少了? 要快快爭取早睡覺多休息, 才有力氣給自己做有營不胖的料理哦 ~

很想換下Blog的版面, 大家有提議嗎? 有點悶 ~

Puffy @ 6 months - 4.9kg :)

Went to park with the pups on Saturday and ended up walking down to the beach at Elwood. The weather was soooooo lovely and it was remarkable because it was the first time Puffy went to beach, running on the sand :) I am going to miss this great atmosphere one day if I leave Australia for good.

Puffy is ready for desex and I'm terrified about this! I don't even like the sound of it because I am bringing an animal for an operation when she's totally perfectly healthy now. On the other hand I totally understand this is to prevent her future health and risk of being pregnant, especially I bring her park all the time and let her social with other dogs!

Watching Puffy growing up is as amazing as watching Polo (or perhaps its amazing to watch any pet to grow from infant to adult?) Puffy is growing day by day (she's 6 months now but she's as LONG as Polo although not as heavy as her, Puffy's muscle still not built).

Everynight I got home from work Puffy would run to me and jump on me and keep licking me (she's a kissing dog for sure!!). She still cries outside the door if I went to toilet or shower. I cannot even imagine how much I am going to miss the pups when I m away from Melb for vacation ...

:)

Puffy is off for a 2nd groom today ~

Right at this moment, I am missing Puffy sooooooo badly !! :) I could nonstop looking at her pictures for hours (even I'm at work) :P

Puf and Po are going to grooming together today, even I cannot believe myself is missing puffy this bad now! Every morning she'd wake me up and asked to go toilet, and often she cries when I get home everyday from work. And even more frequent she'd jump to me and kiss me whenever she feels likes :)

Oh I'm missing puffy alot I hope she's having a good time with sister at the petshop (and pray that the groomers treat them gently)

每天看到的, 習慣了的, 不會覺得是甚麼一回事...
但當有一天不在你身邊的時侯, 才會發現自己好像缺了點甚麼..

上帝啊, 求你讓狗狗在我照顧下可以健康開心快樂的成長 :)
牠是我在這邊的唯一家人哦 ~

對狗狗最好的十種『人類食物』

Found this on the internet for my own reference (and for anyone who's also a dog lover): 

身為一個稱職的狗狗飼主，你應當已經明白有許多人類食用的食材對狗兒來說，容易造成體重負擔或是疾病甚至中毒，但是同樣的也有部分食材可以有效提供狗狗充分的營養補充. 接下來整理了十種對於狗狗很有幫助的人類食材給大家參考，可以適量地添加在飼料中，有效補充營養喔！

一、 奶酪：奶酪富含充足的鈣跟蛋白質，可以選擇不含糖分或是人工添加口味的種類讓狗狗食用，如果你的狗兒身材已經屬於肥胖體質，記得選購低脂或是無脂的奶酪產品；冷藏過後對狗狗來說可是一種夏日清爽好物喔。

二、 亞麻籽（亞麻油）：是Ω3脂肪酸的一個最佳來源，如果可以買到亞麻籽是最好的，如果為求方便則亞麻油也可以；適量的亞麻籽添加到飼料中可以提供豐富的纖維攝取，不過記得必須存放在陰涼的環境中，避免日照。

三、 鮭魚：肥嫩的鮭魚也是豐富Ω3脂肪酸的來源之一，可以強化免疫系統，並有效地維持皮膚的健康，曾經也有研究顯示有助於狗狗改善過敏的狀況。你可以直接餵食鮭魚肉或是鮭魚油，但切記如果是餵食鮭魚肉必須要經過沸水烹煮過，因為生食可能導致寄生蟲的感染。

四、 南瓜：南瓜富有大量的纖維和β胡蘿蔔素（維生素A），狗狗的確需要纖維質來幫助消化，但也必須配合適量的運動才行。

五、 馬鈴薯：這也是種纖維食品，並且包括了維生素B6、維生素C、β胡蘿蔔素和錳等等多元的營養素。馬鈴薯可以切片，或是脫水加工成為讓狗狗咀嚼的零食，食材取得也方便且便宜。

六、 青豆：是植物纖維的一個良好攝取來源，其他營養素包括維生素K、維生素C和錳。如果你的狗有過胖的趨勢，可以用青豆替換牠的日常飲食，因為低熱量的青豆有助於維持健康體重。

七、 雞蛋：雞蛋的高蛋白質與核黃素能夠有效解決狗狗消化不良的毛病，添加雞蛋到飼料中絕對是健康的，但切記要煮熟的，否則狗狗不易吸收；此外，如果你平常有對狗狗做訓練，也可以利用熟雞蛋來做為訓練的獎品。

八、 酒釀酵母：酒釀酵母對狗來說有著強烈的口味，其對狗狗的皮膚跟糖分的代謝以及補充維生素B有著很好的功效；你可以試著先灑一點在飼料中，觀察你的狗狗是否喜愛這味道。 。

九、 蘋果：狗狗絕對享受你餵牠吃蘋果時的嘎吱咬嚼口感，蘋果皮並含有豐富的phytonutrients，這是人類製造抗癌藥品的原料；蘋果也含有大量的先微以及維生素A和C，不過要注意蘋果核含有氰化物，因此不要讓狗狗吃到果核的部分，雖然不會立即有害，但若長期食用則會累積毒素。 。

十、 燕麥：燕麥富有高纖維素，記得必須經過無味的烹調過程後再讓狗狗享用。

最後還是必須提醒大家，定期讓獸醫檢查才是最正確的寵物照料方法，在你更改餵食食材之前也必須跟獸醫取得諮詢，尤其是生病正在療養中的狗狗，雖然說以上的食材在維生素等等的攝取上有著良好的提供效能，但卻可能與狗狗的療程或是藥物產生衝突；健康均衡的飲食習慣絕對可以延長寵物的壽命，而以上所建議的食材並不是要你全數替換，最好的方法是可以添加部分到狗狗日常食用的飼料中。。(我們家常吃的 )

Source: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=147264505315599&id=100001383721037

Puffy's 2nd vaccination is done :)

Ok. Referring to my previous post, I had jotted down a few to-do list that I needed to get them done today! I find it having to write these to-do lists down a day before is a great idea in reminding myself of what is *due* for the next day. In fact I used to do that but I never post it online because I'd like to keep my own version of notes and something that is just for myself to read. As I've always thought : It is absolutely unnecessary to tell / show everyone what you'd be doing. But I guess I started to treat this blog as my own blog and whenever I find things that are interesting I'd just write it down, read and refresh it every now and then :) I was convinced and inspired by this article:

How to Get Things Done When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed

Vry inspiring and I love "The Daily Brainstorm" website :) 

Anyway!!!! I was talking about my to-do list in the very first line of this entry!!! Ok, let's check them. 

*Make appointment for Puffy for her 2nd injection - hopefully Sat would be good

 (Yes and vaccined on the same day :D)

*Make appointment for Puffy for her first baby groom - hopefully Sat would be good too

 (Not yet)

*Call up agent and confirm details about application

 (Not yet :( )

*Call Uni and make appointment to see course advisor

 (Yes and got enrolled and already visited advisor :D)

*Clean up the bedroom and the house as usual 

(Yes and No. Little was done) 

*Exercise 

(Arrrghhh!!!) 

*Read 

(The Daily Brainstorm :D)

I brought Puffy to the vet today for her 2nd vaccination. The vet told me "I'd better explain all these information for you before I do the injection so that Puffy doesnt need to sit here and wait for us to go thru as she'd cry for a while after the vaccine (Thankyou vet for your kind concern, seriously! treating Pets need a different heart)" I said ok. And after he explained everything and going to inject on puff, I tried to comfort puffy but I know it wouldn't help for the pain, she'd still cry if she's in pain (given she already cries alot when she's not around anyone), but surprisingly she did not cry at all during the injection, and the most funny part is, BB puff did her motor tail gesture as usual :D Brave girl and so tough :) I'm so proud of you :D 

Vet also said she's in good health, good weight - 2.4kg :) She's my little happy princess :D 

It's 3:30am now and I'm about to set my to-do list for tomorrow so I look at it and complete it tomorrow !! 

* Buying food to cook for RF on Sunday

* Cleaning the house 

* Finish one of the 2 books that I'm currently reading

* Call up pet shop for grooming appointment 

I will get them done :) 

Puffy @ 7 weeks

After 2 weeks off from work (I purposely took leave off as I had exams to prepare, thought taking the time off would provide better efficiency in study plan.. well ideally), and today is my first day back to work, not to mentioned that I forgot my work computer login ... I actually thought i'd sleep in and forgot about getting up *early*. I purposely set my alarm at 6:30am because I wanted to spend some quality time with Puffy before I off to work for 8 hours :( Knowing myself, its 50/50 that I would get up really on time, I'm surprised myself too I actually got up at 6:45am (still 15 mins late but oh well..) and I managed to organise Puffy's breakfast and everything before I left the house :) Puffy of course was crying when I left home but I guess all I need to do now is to stick to the plan and give her some time to learn... being *cruel* to leave her alone doesn't mean I don't love her...in fact...I love her and want her to be better and thats why I'm doing that :)

And its the first time Puffy meeting with Polo, Puffy reacted normal as she was born in a real dog family with her own mom, dad and siblings..she's used to that environment. But with Polo, she's never seen me holding another puppy apart from her.. nevertheless she was happy to see Puffy but couldn't control her response a little calmer :) Her tail was shaking all night.

Auntie also gave me a gift of a very nice handbag, I know it is an expensive one... but I think I've embarrassed myself of not responding properly with such a big gift.. They've been saying its not the exact one J was thinking. For myself I think Auntie doing all these are already very nice to me ... Even Uncle remind J about the gift on the phone, very nice of everyone. I appreciate so much of how they treat me.. Seriously after second thought I think I could have come up with a better respond ...the gift was just huge to me.. I like it and I like it and I like it... I hope they know :)

Welcome to my life PUFFY :D

May I introduce my new adopted daughter - PUFFY :D :D :D 

I hope you like this home :) 

Inspection

I grew up with dogs if people know me well and I must say: I LOVE dogs. Those small to medium ones in particular. I've had almost 10+ Shih Tzu puppies (of course not at the same time), I love Shih Tzu purely just because their features and personality, I find my childhood through playing with a Shih Tzu. I am not sure if you've ever heard that for one who sees the other object often, they will literally look similar. Alright, people said I look like a Shih Tzu dog - very round face, very big eyes, very small nose, very fine hair....

Anyhow, I went to inspect dogs (again) last night after handed in my 4000 word assignment, they are the Shih Tzu x Poodle pups, I call it Polo breed. They're 2.5 weeks old, very little (the size of my palm), very cute, very chubby. I'm attracted to the brown one (sleeps all day) but the cream one seems to have a stronger will to live, I saw her forcing herself to walk, and when the mom arrived to feed them, she's the first one to look for food. The remaining one is a black male pup, sleepssss all day but he seems to respond when I hold him up, he crawled on my palm and kept sniffing me :) Now the hesitation comes! I've always wanted a female pup so I guess the black one is out of the options (as well he looks too much like Polo :P), given with the options of the other two (cream and brown), just going by its colour I think I'd choose the brown, knowing that when they grow older their colours tend to fade a little. However the personality is really important too, the cream one has strong will to live, look for food, tried to stand up and walk with shaking legs..

During the process of choosing... auntie asked me just to trust my first impression and intuition. I'd really like to know how they play with each other in 2 weeks time, so that I can see more of a personality, and hopefully to see which one is more connected with me.......Oh I'm missing the puppies again :P