Friday, October 07, 2005

Taiwan (Part 3)

Hi, yesterday didn't post... Cos the blog dunno service down or what... Load damn long.. so i give up....

Hmmm... where have i stopped... Oh yeah... Last Day....

On day 3, at night the typhoon pass by Taiwan but Taipei is ok... Juz that the wind veri veri big... Can hear it howling from my hotel.....

In the morning, we wake up at 10am plus... Cos the curtain close... Den veri dark.... So we thought it is still early...

We look at the news, all domestic flights were cancelled and international flight either delayed or cancelled... So we were concerned if our flight got delayed..... We ask the hotel girl to call and checked for us... But the line cannot get through... Hmmm... staying for another night in Taipei sounds good.... :P

We didn't eat in the hotel, we ask the hotel guy whether there is a eatery near... Den he directed us down the street which sell "tou jian, yu tiao" their traditional breskfast... I like it veri much... cos i try b4 when i visited Taiwan like..... 10 years ago??? lol.....

So we walked down the street... The wind was veri big... It seem like someone is pushing you from behind.... We finally found the eatery... But, it is closed due to typhoon....

Almost all the shops were closed, den we saw a shop opening... selling noodles.... Therefore, we went in and ordered the "yang cui mian" and pig's intestine and dumplings..... The noodles was tasteless...... But overall ok lah....

Den we went back to the uncle, my uncle say he wan to go walk around since we still got time (flight 6pm) ... Initally, he wan to go to the Taipei 101 there to shop around... Buy something to eat on the plane since it is a 4hrs + flight...... But, the guy say Taipei 101 need to take abt 20mins there from taxi and we onli have 2-3hrs left.... Den, my uncle say wan to c the soldiers matching at the "Zhong Lei Zi"... We were unsure if there is in this weather.... But we try anyway... since it is not far....

The taxi driver is veri friendly.... He say that if he will take us there to take a look, if dun have, den he will take us somewhere.... It turned out, the gate is locked.... (there is a brunch of tourists standing in front of the gate taking photos) So, we went to "Xin Guang something" shopping centre.... Unfortunately, it didn't open too... The driver also felt weird that a departmental store never opened... And guess wat??? They have Takashimaya there too.... So we went there....

Alot of stores had masking tape their glass doors, to prevent the glass door from breaking when the wind is too strong... it is like a X pattern.....

The Takashimaya there quite small... unlike ours... I bought a jacket there for ard S$30... It is veri nice... I can wear it in the plane.. cos the aircon is quite cold there....

Next, we went to "Tian Mu", a town name... To the departmental store there..... The things they sold there is veri veri exp..... We eat at the food court... Order noodles... The soup is veri veri salty.... I ordered a bowl of yam and sago dessert.... The yam at "San Xiong Di" taste beta.....

After that, we went to look for a supermarket to buy some bread, drinks...... Den when we want to go off, i saw a mini mart and went in.... I saw the cup noodles!!! Got pork ribs one... So i grabbed 4 (2 for mi, 2 for my colleagues)... I also bought some magazines to read in the plane.... A fashion mag and a gossip mag (Yi Zhou Kan)....

We went back to the hotel and... Airport here we come....

Our flight was not delayed or cancelled... Cos the weather was beta now... So can continued.... We eat in the airport, i ordered chocolate smoothes and seafood bread soup.. The kind where by the bread covered the opening of the soup bowl.... Ok lah.. not veri good... The chocolate too dilute le.....

Finally!!! On board Jetstar.....

I am sooo tired that i fall asleep almost immediately.... I tink i slp for an hr plus... When i wake up, i tried to read my mag as i can't get to slp again.... But the plane was shaking awhile, so i cannot concentrate..... So i give up... Feeling a bit hungry so i dug into the bread and get my sandwich... When i look out of the window.... WOW!!!!! Stars... Lots of Stars!!!!! So many.... It covered the whole sky... And it looks so near..... I dun see such a scene in Singapore.......

Reach Singapore.... Going home to slp... Tired......

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Taiwan Trip Part 2

Actually i wanted to go to Rao He Night Market after my Wu Fen Pu... But there is no time (remember to go there next time i visit Taiwan).....

Day 3

My colleagues tell mi that the cup noodle in Taiwan is veri nice.... Cos they got meat in it.... Meat!!! real pieces of meat!!! So, i decided to try.... They recommended the brand "yi du zang"... Pork ribs one.... So on my second day night, we went to the 7-11 to buy.... But i didn't see the porks ribs one.... There are beef, pork and those fat meat.... So i choose the pork... We also buy papaya milk shake (in a carton) and yakult... The Yakult there cheaper den Singapore..... I tink there 1 packet (5 Yakult??) cost ard $1+ to $2??? While Singapore cost $2.70.... So my mum buy... She say put in the hotel... Can drink to help digestion......

Did i mention that the breakfast sucks there???? Oh well..... Therefore for day 3 breakfast, i decided to eat my cup noodle with papaya milk shake instead of eating the hotel breakfast..... The cup noodle isn't really that fantastic...... Maybe the pork ribs one is beta....

After breakfast, we proceed to Ji Long Miao Kou for our lunch.... We took a cab to Taipei Main Station, then from there, we took a train to Ji Long... It took abt 40mins.... When we reached there, we asked ppl for directions...... We walked abt 10 mins to Miao Kou... Ji Long Miao Kou is a food street... While we were walking there, i saw 4 eagles flying near the sea... (catching fish???)

Finally, we reached Miao Kou..... As we walked along the street, we saw stalls selling seafood, noodles, etc..... We bought a bbq cuttlefish and squid... The cuttlefish veri nice... Cos they got put some sweet sauce.... The squid so-so onli..... We decided to eat the "lu rou fan" with pig's legs, eggs, intestines and beancurd.... The rice with the sauce veri nice... Their rice diff from us.... Veri tasty.... Actually i wanted to tried their butter crab... But too bad it wasn't opened then.... We were eating half-way (almost finish) when it started to rain.... We grab our things and ran indoors.... The rain stopped after a few minutes.... But we didn't continue eating... We procced back to the train station for our next stop....

Niu Fen... We took a bus from Ji Long to Niu Fen... It took ard 45mins.... Niu Fen is up in the mountain.... So the bus went up and up.... We can see the mist.... I believe is because there is a typoon "Long Wang" coming.... It is say there the typoon will reached taiwan northern part den cross over to China that night.... So the weather is veri cooling and looks like it it going to rain anytime....

Niu Fen is also a street, with shop facing each other and all the way up den down.... The scenery is veri beautiful, breathtaking.... The wind is realli big.... And the mist, like i can touch them... I shopped around for things to buy for my colleagues... I finally settle down to some glass cute little pigs,monkey and owls figure..... I also bought a packet of plum jelly "mei zi dong" for them..... (Now regret there should have buy more) We also try their famous yam ball.... I dun really like it... They put the yam ball, green beans, red beans together and put some ice with soup.... The yam ball taste like our traditional "tang yuan"..... Inside nothing de.. that type our grandmother makes......

Next, we took the bus down to Rui Fang train station, ard 15mins.... den from Rui Fang train station to Taipei Main station... Den we took the mrt to Taipei City Hall.... To look at the Taipei 101... (Oh... did i tell u that my uncle join in on the day 3... He say he want to look at the Taipei 101 at night.. cos veri nice... (-_-)" ) So we proceed there and took some photos (will upload some pic when i collect my photos from the shop)...

After that, we took the mrt to Dan Shui.... The ppl there even queeue while waiting for the train to arrive (unlike singapore, the aunties keep on squeezing)..... But on day 2, a taiwanese step on my shoe from behind... den cost mi to almost fell down... She didn't even say sorry and walk away.... i was like #$#Q%#@^.....

In the mrt, we ask a lady for direction to fisherman's warfer from the mrt station..... The lady staying at Dan Shui, so she say will take us to the bus stop... My mum want to eat dinner first before going there... So we ask her at Dan Shui Lao Jie where got things to eat.... She recommended a seafood restaurant and according to her, their crab is veri famous and the price quite reasonable.... So, when we reached there, we proceed to find the place.... Which is veri near....

We ordered the famous crab, 2 types of clams and a fried fish.... The crab is veri veri nice.... I think the fried it first, den cook with eggs and some vegetables...... The other dishes so-so.....
The meal cost abt $60 in S$!!!!! I thought it will be cheaper there????

Den we walked ard but the shop is closing..... It is onli 9pm.....(maybe it is because of the typhoon... Cos Dan Shui is near to the sea...) I bought 1 packet of "tie dan", metal eggs???? lol.... I like it... It looks like "pi dan", black black one... And quite hard....

My mum decided not to go to the fisherman's warfer as it is quite late le and we need to take a bus there... troublesome juz to take some photos.... And the lady juz now asked us to go off early as the typhoon is coming and it also looks like raining.....

Actually we are already tired from all the walking... But i still want to go to Shi Lin Night Market... Since this is our last night there.... My uncle decided to return to the hotel first while my mum and i went to Shi Lin..... When we reached Shi Lin, it began to rain after awhile and all the small stalls closed.... Haiz..... Planning to buy some accessories, clothes or shoes... Cos still got money left...... But i onli manage to buy 1 top as my mum say she is veri tired le... wan to go back.... So i stopped to buy the Hao Da Da chicken (still cannot forget it) and to the San Xiong Di dessert stall to rest..... I ordered our favourite, yam, Lian Zi and beancurd......

As i walked pass a shoe stall, i stopped to take a look... Cos they are having sales at NT$100 for a pair.... I try 1 and looks not bad.... So i buy it... Onli left the display set but NT$100 onli.... Ok lah.... After that, my mum is grumbling... So we took a cab back to the hotel.....

(Continue tmr)

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Back From Taiwan~

Hey.... I'm back.... Actually Sunday night reached le... Den yesterday not feeling well.... Headach and fever... Tink cos of the weather... Singapore is really hot and humid.... In Taiwan although the sun is hot... But not humid.. so no sweat...

For the first day, we took Jetstar Asia, our flight was delayed for 3hrs!!!! From 12.40pm to 3.40pm....So we shopped ard Changi Airport....

Jetstar Asia seats are soooo squeezy..... The seat can onli go down by a bit...... 4hr plus flight.... Veri hard to sleep... den no entertainment like movie.... Veri boring.... The flight is not full... so some ppl go to the empty seats and lie down.... Three seats by one side... So they take up the handle and lie down....

I tried too.... But cannot... So i sleep sitting up.... Onli can sleep for 1hr.... When i wake up, i look around, eat some thing (Jetstar foods are soooo expensive.... 1 meal cost about $10 including drinks.... They even charge for mineral water at $2)... Luckily my uncle bring some bao to eat on board......

Finally.... We reached Taiwan!!!!!

My mum and mi went straight to the hotel, Imperial Hotel (it is near to Shi Lin night market :) ), to check in...... By then, it is already 10.30pm.... We decided to take a cab to Shi Lin for our dinner..... The cab fee is onli NT$100 (S$5.18).... Shi Lin is a shopping and food paradise!!!! We went into a shop which have some racks seeling clothes at NT$100!!!! I bought some clothes from there.... We saw some familar brand like Hang Ten, Bossini, Giodano, Samuel & Kevin, etc..... They are so exp there..... I tink onli Hang Ten is ok.... I saw the disney land t-shirt from Giodano, Singapore selling ard $16??? There selling for $20+.....

They also have some stall in the middle of the road.... When police come, they will pack up and run into the small alley... Veri funny.... Den when the police went away, they came back again.... But one thing veri irritating is that the motor bikes and bicycles... We need to look out for them....

The shoes there also not bad.... from NT$190 (S$9.84)... Mostly selling at NT$390 (S$20.20).... I tried the Hao Da Da Chicken..... Similar to the Shi Lin chicken in Singapore... Except theirs are much much more nicer..... Eat it while hot..... cos when it is cold, it becomes dry...Not so nice le... When it is hot, the chicken are veri juicy.... And veri veri big.... They give you one big piece... Never cut.... If i never remember wrongly, it cost abt NT$45 (S$2.33) cheaper den Singapore $3.....

Den i also try the San Siong Di, it is a dessert store.... I try the beancurd and black pearl... My mum try beancurd and lian zi.... Their beancurd is different from us... It taste a bit like almond... Veri tasty..... I saw Tian Bu La and try cos alot of ppl say that it is nice... But it is ok for mi.....

After shopping for awhile, we decided to go back to hotel.....

Second day, we wake up at 8am..... Went for breakfast at the hotel.... The breakfast sucks!!!!! There are scrambled eggs, sauages, fried noodles, dim sum, etc......

Next, we took the mrt to Xi Men Ding... From our hotel to the mrt, it took more den 20mins of walking!!!! The mrt is quite cheap.... From Minquan West Road to Xi Men Ding, NT$20 (S$1.03).... We reached ard 11.15pm... The shop are not fully open yet.... so nothing much to see.... And the things there are more expensive den Shi Lin.... So we decided to look for the famous Ah Zong Mian Xian....... When we are giving up, we finally saw it...... People are standing outside of the shop eating!! (there are not tables or chairs there) So, we bought a bowl and share.... It is not bad.... There are pig intestine inside.... nice.....

After that, we proceed to Taipei City Hall, where the Taipei 101 is..... Juz nice, there is a shopping centre opening.... So many people!! (muz be taking off to shop) It is something like Takashimaya.... Selling branded stuffs......(Not for mi) We walk ard and went to our next stop, Wu Fen Pu!!!! A wholesale place (and shopping paradise!!!)

It is onli 2 stop away from Taipei City Hall... When we reached, it is onli 1.30pm...(it opens at 1pm) We stopped at Hou Shan Pi which is the mrt station for Wu Fen Pu.......

Wu Fen Pu is veri big, you need to go inside the alley..... There is a rack outside most of the shop, the racks are selling mostly at NT$100 (S$5.18) so cheap!!!! (dunno whether it is because they are having season change sales??? from summer to autum) I also bought some clothes from there... You can also go inside the shop to have a look... It is more expensive... But still ok the price..... I onli look at the rack.. cos it is veri ma fan to go inside the store... But as you walk, you will notice the shops are selling similar stuff... Too bad my mum cannot walk for long..... So we stop for some dessert, again, i saw the San Siong Di dessert store, this time i try the cold yam soup... Wow.... The yam there taste different from Singapore... Veri Veri nice.....

After dessert, my mum say go le...... (the clothes there dun suit her...) Haiz... Goodbye Wu Fen Pu... I WILL BE BACK!!!

Next stop, again Taipei City Hall.... Cos my auntie ask my mum to buy some Ta Yang Bing for her... She even gave us the address... It is located at a shopping centre basement..... After buying the things... We went back to Xi Men Ding and have another round of Ah Zong Mian Xian... :)

The shop are fully open now.... So we walk around... Actually Xi Men Ding nothing much..... But i bought 1 sunglass... We bargain from NT$390 to $250...... Actually i tink can be cheaper one... But never mind lor....

For dinner, we went to Shi Lin to buy the Hao Da Da Chicken (can't forget it), fried oyster and smelly beancurd!! (actually not that smelly lah) back to the hotel and eat..... Cos my mum tired le....

The Hao Da Da chicken bring to hotel not nice le...... Cold le.... Haiz... But the fried oyster is nice... different from Singapore, they got put a kind of sauce.... veri nice....

End of Day Two..... Continue tmr.......

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Taiwan~ Here i come!

Hey~ Tmr going to taiwan!!!!! Abit sudden rite... I also juz noe about it yesterday.... Cos my uncle going there for business trip.. So he ask if mi and my mum wants to follow him there... But when we reached there, mi and my mum will be on our own... Free & easy!!! *excited*

Now i am doing some research as to how i can make full use of my 4 days 3 nights.... Sunday is useless le.... Cos we are taking 12+pm plane... Taking Jetstar... First time... Dunno whether good or not....

The place i want to go:

1. Wu Fen Pu (clothes wholesaler, lots and lots of shopping!!!! :) )
2. Shilin Night Market (eat and shopping!!!)
3. Xi Meng Ting (Shopping!!)
4. Dan Shui (fisherman's wharf, the sunset there veri beautiful)
5. Jiu Fen (eating!!!!)
6. Zhong Xiao Dong Lu (hopefully got time to go... Cos hear that the shopping there also not bad)

Things i will to eat:

1. Ah Zong Mian Xian
2. Hao Da Da Chicken
3. Tian Bu La
4. Ice Kachan
5. And lots lots more.... :)

Can't wait to get there....... Later need to check the weather... Hope that it is cooling now....

Yesterday night too excited.... Cannot slp :P.... Need to rush out my work..... Cos taking 2 days leave.... Hope that can finish.... Working OT later.... Tonight still need to pack clothes...... Dunno take S$300 there enough or not??? (got a feeling not enough :P)

Kk.... will update when i come back from taiwan.... Yeah!!!! Finally can go travel!!!!!!

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Bad Mood~

Wah kao~ Eat dinner with poly frenz also sooooo diificult meh!!!

That day saw ice on msn den ask her wan to meet up for dinner or not... Since so long never c each other le... since graduation day which is like... In july??? So i ask her for dinner... Den she say ask more ppl go.... Den i say ok.... Therefore, she go and ask some people, i ask some.....

I ask HJ, Jane* and Ailing.... HJ say c first, Jane* say she wed free, Ailing say anytime.... So i tell ice wed can meet.... So i tell Ailing... She say wed she not free... other then that ok... So i tinking since fri her bf will be out from army, fri she still cannot... so i ask her if i change to thurs she can go or not... she say can..... So i ask ice whether can change to Thurs.... She say fine.... So now, which is the next day, Ailing told mi that she cannot go..... She meeting her fren on thurs.... what the hell!!!!!!

And yesterday night i ask Jane* whether wed and thurs she free, she say wed.....Den i ask her what abt thurs??? She say, "didn't i tell you i onli free on wed." I am sooooo fare up..... I am juz asking what!!!! Can reply nicely... dunnid to be so f**k up......

Last time ask her go for dinner she still say can dun go exp place to eat, cos she is broke... Ok, fine.... Cos mi also broke... But she say go eat foodcourt, coffeeshop!!! I mean... We are like meeting up after we grad... Something like gathering... So at least eat something beta... But beta doesn't mean exp... Den she say go school foodcourt eat lah... Cheaper... (-_-)" Sometimes i realli think she got attitude problem....

At least HJ tell mi straight away that she cannot when i ask her thurs for dinner.....

Therefore, i rather change to thurs for Ailing den Jane*....But now.... i am fare up with both!!!!! Can't she juz confirm with mi first before confirming with other ppl.... And ytd mi hp spoilt (c yesterday post) cannot reply ice msg... But when i reach home, i used my mum hp... den ice confirm with mi le... Change to thurs....

Oh my god!!!! Juz a dinner also sooooo troublesome.... Next time i dun be the middleman le!!!!!!

#$%#^@#$%@^%&

Monday, September 26, 2005

DVD Player~

Finally... I bought my DVD player at Carrefour for $64.90 on sat... Akira brand.... Now can borrow DVD from my colleagues le... :)

I went to suntec with my mum on sat... We went to giodano and i bought a bright green shirt from there... Now giodano got 30% storewide!!! Tha cardigan looks nice... Those which are veri popular now... But theirs is knitted one.. den short sleeve one... Actual price $29.90 after less $23.10.... I think that it is not cheap... The material also not veri good one.... So i didn't buy... They come in black, white and pink....

They also selling the disney characters t-shirt... Cos of the hong kong disney land opening.. Den now alot of disney things coming up.... But hor... Mi 20 le... Still wear disney t-shirt like abit childish leh.... Although i quite like the snow white and tinkle bell design..... :P

Oh.. Yeah hor... Last fri Ailing's bf came out from army... Dunno what he looks like now with his botak head... That time ask Ailing to take photos of him... Dunno she got take or not... Later msn her and ask.... :P (like a bit kpo... but den... it is woman's nature... :X )

Yesterday afternoon, i make coke pork ribs.... Taste delicious... cannot have enough of them..... I learn the dish from flowerpod (can click on the link for receipe too)... It is a veri veri easy dish....

First, marinate 500g of pork ribs (those for bak tu tah one) with 2 table spoons of Hoisin Sauce for at least 1 hr (but beta to leave longer, so that the sauce will go into the pork ribs)

Den, put the pork ribs inside a claypot, put half can of coke inside...

Open big fire, den cook until the coke dries up... But dun close the lids....

It taste realli realli veri nice....Will make again soon.... :)

Friday, September 23, 2005

Weekend is Coming~~~

Yesterday didn't get to go shopping... *sob*....

Cos my boss's brother buy "no sign board" restaurant chilli crab (yummy), dumpling soup and chicken rice..... I called my mum to tell her not to buy my dinner... But, it is too late.... And she even bought hokkien mee.... Haiz....

So i didn't eat the chicken rice... I onli eat the crab, dumpling and some chicken.... The man tou (bread) with chilli crab sauce is sooooo nice...... In the end, i am quite full... But i still got second round at home.... How...... Still very fat one....

So i walk around office, hoping to speed up the digestion..... And at the same time, gossip with my colleagues... :) At least, i feel better....

Actually, when i reached home and saw the hokkien mee... It wasn't so bad... But still, i didn't finish all lah... So fattening... And by the time, the mee is cold den not nice le... So i juz eat the ingredients....... As i eat, i watched the Channel U show, "Shi Wan Dui Qing Ren" (pardon me for my wrong han yu pin yin.. :P) The show veri nice..... The show end at 11pm....

Now.... I am veri veri sleepy..... Cos last night sleep late.... Some people may think... 11pm late mah.... Hey, i need to wake up at 7am... I tink is because i used to it le... So when i dun get enough hours of sleep, i get tired.... Last time younger, i can sleep for like 4hrs per day and still feel energetic (sounds like i am quite old)....

Den today the idiot bus soooo late.... Make mi late for 30mins..... :( But luckily ny boss is not in lah... But a colleague is.... I dun like her... Hope that she dun tell my boss.....


Oh... My colleague today birthday, den my boss tmr.... Haiz.... Actually i wan to buy them something one... But my other colleagues said that they dun give present de... Onli eat cake celebrate (good... Can save money..) But hor.... My boss leh???? Should at least give her right???.. But i no time to go and buy present.... Laterly c how lor... If wan to buy den i broke le.... (refer to my previous post...)

Thursday, September 22, 2005

Thursday... One more day to weekend~

Oh my god.... Juz check my mail and found out i juz won another bid...... Die... Bid for fun onli... But ok lah... It is a pink straw bag.... Pay for $6.10+ postage $1.50 = $7.60..... If the bag arrive, den i dun like... I can sell it off at yahoo auction again lor... No choice.... Haiz.....

But yesterday saw a bead necklace at yahoo auction... Very nice... selling at $4.00.... Cheap... can buy..... Maybe buying with Ailing.... :)

This coming sat muz go Carrefour to buy DVD player... Cos Ailing bought hers from there at $69.90.... And she say not bad... So... I will drag my mum there with mi... den persuade her to split the cost with mi (since she will be watching show with mi)....

Later if not tired, will go toa payoh central... C earrings.... Been tinking of buying earrings.... Den after that go hougang c a shirt that i like... Hope that i can fit in... That time for the price, the guy say $18... Maybe can bargain til $16??? Den i also wan to c the necklace... 2 for $10.. Cheap and nice..... Actually, i saw 1 watch also veri nice... Heart shape with fake diamonds around it.... Last time, the guy quote mi $14.90... Say the price is already reduce from $19.90... I dun believe him.... If i really wan to buy, i will bargain til $12... Cos i heard him selling watch to a malay lady for $12.... :) But dun think will but now.... Cos after all the spending... I am quite broke... Waiting for my salary..... *sob*... No money so muz be more cheapo..... lol....

Yesterday open mail box and......... my INTERNET BILL!!!!! Oh no...... Of all times.... Y the bill muz c ome down... can't it appear after i get my salary?????

Feel broke and depress now... Later muz buy something to cheer mi up.... :P

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Red Eyes~

Early in the morning, feel that my eyes abit pain..... Den i look in the mirror... OH NO!!!!! I got my left eye is red!!!!! Hope that it will subside soon... Cos hear that lately there is alot of red eye cases... Hope that it is not virus.... *pray hard*

Yesterday went bugis with Ailing..... Haiz... Bought nothing... Cannot find the earrings 3 for $5 one.... We onli manage to finish to first floor... We didn't even have the time to go upstairs... Cos Ailing need to meet her bf's brother to pass him the ear phone... So we need to leave early... I saw a black shirt... Quite normal one lah... but hor... I got something like that at home already... Dunno wan to buy or not... And i saw it at 2 shops... 1 selling at $20, the other $21 but willing to reduce to $19... I tinking of bargaining to $18.. If i really want to buy....

Den i also saw a jacket.... Long sleeve for $29 and short sleeve for $22... Veri nice... Can wear it to work.... Still cannot decide whether i wan the short or long sleeve one... Cos i scare hot.... They got size so is good.... Alot of the shop selling free size clothes.... Which i cannot wear...*sob*... Need to go on diet le..... :(

Maybe next week go bugis again.... This time... I wan to buy the earrings.... Orelse go there den never buy anything like...... hmmm..... 'bu suan'.... lol....

Ailing actually want to buy the guess look alike watch... the one with a heart shape in the middle den crystal around it..... We went to 2 stores... The first store quote us $15... The second $18 but the guy reduce until $12!!!! It is veri low already..... Cos i noe alot of ppl buy $15... But in the end, she also never buy... Cos the watch looks too big on her hand....

And we also didn't manage to buy the beads necklace... We saw the normal one at $8... Ailing ask to reduce the price... But the sales girl say cannot... So, she also didn't buy cos she say it is too exp.... But we saw another bead necklace veri nice... But at $10.90.... Den i also saw those beads necklace veri colourful de... Also quite exp... $9.90 and $16.90....

Den Ailing looks for the cami she saw that the flowerpod forum, they onli buy at $8... So we went to find... We find it in the end... But the quality and design like not veri nice.... I still prefer the one we saw at OG last sat... Although more exp by 90cents, but the quality and design are beta... And 90cents diff onli.... Not alot mah....

Although i now no money to shop.... But i still want to shop!!!!! Help!!!!

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Going Bugis Shopping~~

As the title, today i will be going to bugis village shopping with Ailing.... :)

From the flowerpod forum, they talk about bugis village like alot of things to buy..... I am going to check out their earrings (mi a earrings craze)... Hear that some are selling 3 for $5 onli.... Muz go and take a look.... Their clothes are quite cheap too... According to them.... Mini skirt for $10... But hor... Mi quite big size leh... Tink veri hard to find clothes there... Cos usually they sell free size one... Haiz.... should go on diet le......

Lately have been spending alot of money.... This month die le... Broke.... Last sat went out and spend abt $50... Den today estimate ard $20-30.... Internet bill coming $52.... Bus fare for this month $50.... Total = $172-182... Still havent add alot of things... Like food??? And now onli middle of the month... Die!!!!!

Mi this sat may be going to buy DVD player... Cos my collegues lend mi DVD movie... But i dun have player how to watch!!! So decided to buy a cheap one ard $70 (maybe will ask my mum to share with mi)... And i also need to buy a memory card for my nokia 3230... Cos the current memory cannot make it.... onli 10+mb?? So i need to buy 265 or 256 mb??? Anyway... budget ard $38... Cos my fren tell mi that Sim Lim Square is selling for $38 with lifetime warranty.... So one day i will go there and have a look.....

Next, i will need to buy a blue tooth adapter so that the photos i take from my hp can be transfer to my computer and i can also transfer songs.... A blue tooth adapter cost ard $20+....
I also tinking of buying a digital camara... So next time i will have nice nice pic to post here... :) Budget for digital camara around $300.....

Oh yeah.... Lately addicted to yahoo auction.... den go around bidding.... And dunno y, i win a bid on a pair of black heels for $7.10 plus postage total $10.60... Cheap lah.... And hopefully the heels come out ok and i can wear... Anyway, i am looking for a heels for work......

Soooo.... I have already spend abt $200... And i will still spend $465..... Total to $665... Oh my god!!!!!!! It is more den half of my salary!!!!!!! And i am working part-time onli... Not full time....

I tink i need to postpone some of the things.... Like camara, i will buy if there is a sale, like Comex, which is juz over.....

Ok... Now, i need to start working for my expenses.....

Monday, September 19, 2005

Y need title.... Dunno wat to put~~

Today is another rainy day... Luckily it rain after i reached my office.... Dunno what happen.... Today office no water.... (Never pay utilities bills???)

Sat went to k-ster at Chinatown with Ailing.... From 2.15-6.15pm... Before that, we went OG to shop... Alot of ppl still have the misconception about OG... Actually OG has improved alot le... Now it even has the cropped jacket that is in fashion now....

Anyway, that day OG has 20% and the clothes are not that expensive... Ailing and i both bought the same black tube... Retail price $19.90 after discount $15.90 onli.... And she also bought a pink skirt which is very sweet at ard $14 onli, after less.... Den i also bought a shirt, retail price $15.90 after less $12.70.... Soooo cheap.....

I use to go OG with my mum... So i noe that their clothes are beta now... And, the Giodano there most of the times has 20% storewide.... And their shoes also not bad... Cheap and nice.....

Happy with our loots, we went to k-ster where we sang until we throat pain... :) But one thing that is not good abt k-ster is that they really count the time.. For example, we took a package for 4hrs.... And we went in at 2.15pm, at 6.15pm exactly 4hrs later, the system automatically closed..... Where as at k-box, they are not so stingy... They let us sing longer if there are not many people.... Once, they even let us sing 1hr more.... And theirs is the person come and tell us... Not the system auto shut down one...

Den after tat, we walk ard Chinatown, den i saw the straw bag that i want to buy.... The normal straw bag which alot of ppl carry nowadays... But the color comes out easier.... It is onli selling for $9..... In bugis, they are selling for $15... $6 cheaper..... But.... in the end i still didnt buy... Cos budget... And tues i going bugis shopping... Need to tink abt opportunity cost... If i really want den maybe sat go again lor....

After that, we went to OG again.. :) Cos now they got free member card for $75 purchase... But the receipt need to be on the same day.... The benefits are, 10% for non-promotion items, accumulate points, for promotion items cannot discount but got points... den the points can change things... Mi and Ailing onli short of ard $15 so like abit can take the card le... So we decided to browse ard again..... But nth really attracts mi, Ailing still deciding on the camiso... We were very hungry by then... sooo... we decided to eat at the cafe inside OG... Ailing order the curry chicken rice...It looks and smell very nice.... Den i order their fish and chips... When it came, it had onli 1 piece of fish.. different form the pic which had 2..... But ok lah... Their fries give alot lor.....

In the end it was quite full..... So after dinner, we proceed on the Tanglin Mall for the bazaar (something like flea market)... Our next destination.... We are so blur that at dhoby ghaut mrt station, we took the wrong side of the train to city hall..... Den from city hall.... we again.. took the wrong escalator up.... (2 blur queens) Finally, we took the correct train to orchard... Den, we walk all the way to Tanglin Mall.... It is very far...... When we reach, the bazaar and browse through, nth really catches our eyes.... It is very messy... U really need to dug through to find something... And Ailing is not very fancy with 2nd hand clothes.... Finally, we saw something.... Their clothes are quite nice, new with tags on.... Selling at $12 for a dress... It is like a beach dress... But, she dun like the colour....

So, we went off without buying anything... We decided to set up a store next time too.... To sell off the mountains of clothes in our room... :P Tired after walking for so long.. We decided to call it a day....

Next time can onli ask Ailing out during weekdays le... Haiz... Cos kok chuan, her bf, can go home on fri and back to army on sun... Sooo.... she will be acc her bf on weekends... No time for us....

Friday, September 16, 2005

Friday~ Hey~

Today is another rainy day... Makes people feel so sleepy....

Yesterday went to JB... What a bad day!

It started out fine....

After we had crossed the custom, we went to The Store, a supermarket, to buy somethings... As you all know, aunties are attracted to cheap things... Therefore, my mother, grandmother and auntie went on a crazy shopping sprees..... They bought vegetables, oil, milk powder, cheese, detergent. etc..... They bought sooooo many things that ended up with ard s$200... And i had a hard time helping them to carry all the stuffs to the car....

After that, we went to a restaurant to eat... It is quite famous there, Channel U show introduce before... The food is cheap and nice.... Especially the herbal chicken.... Very tender... My grandmother even takeaway 2.... Den we still order fresh frog legs... The soup veri nice.. Cos they put 1 bottle of chicken essence in it... But the frog leg meat no taste one.. I tink all the sweetness are already absorb in the soup..... Still got kang kong with sambal, oyster egg, prawns, tofu and otah... The otah very special one.... With eggs also... My grandma also order 2 to takeaway..... The total bill is quite cheap.... S$ ard 60+ onli....

After that, we continue to city square for our shopping... Finally.... But, disaster strike..... My mum discover that her passport is missing!!!!! She put it in her bag and never take it out.... So my uncle suggest that we go ahead to buy the mooncake first.. Den he and my mum drive to the custom and ask if we have dropped there....

So, i went to city square with my grandmother and auntie and young cousin... We decided to shop around first... So, we went to the first shop, Seed, and....... we are there for very long..... My grandmother, mi and my baby cousin sit at the cafe eat tiramisu (i muz admit that it is very nice) and drink coffee while waiting for my aunt.... She finally come out with 1 tip and 1 skirt...

Den i suggest that we go to the top floor and walk down...... So we went up...... I saw 1 shop that have 50% off... So i went in and try on a skirt.... It can be wear for work and after less it is onli S$17.... After i pay money, i saw my mum is here... Oh No!!!!! She say that now need to go buy mooncakes le.... No more shopping for mi.. :(

My uncle say cannot find the passport... So my mother has to stay there one night... And i was to accompany her.... I dun really mind lah... Can shop more mah... But my mum say no... She say at night very dangerous.. (-_-)"... I WAN TO SHOP!!!!

So, we proceed to buy mooncakes... Den we went to buy some breads... On the way there, my uncle show mi and my aunt a passport, my mum passport.... He is playing a trick on her...... After buying bread, my uncle decided to tell my mum the truth... He say that when we crossed the malaysia custom, my mum didn't check the number of passport and left one there... Luckily, the malaysia custom let him take the passport back (which initially they dun allow)...

In the end, because of my mum carelessness, i dun get to shop... So my uncle promise to bring us there once more after the mooncake festival.... When there is less people.... HEY~ Muz remember to remind him......

So... In the end, i onli manage to buy 1 skirt.... Haiz~ But also luckily that my mum passport was found.. Orelse it will be veri troublesome.....

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Another Day~

Tmr going JB... Yeah!!!!! Going there with my mum, grandmother, auntie and my little cousin..... We are going there to buy mooncakes.... "Wu Liao" rite... They say there cheaper??? But i dun mind lah.... We will be going to City Plaza, while they are shopping, i can shop around.... Haha.....

I wan to buy espadrille.... Those sandel which have string to tie your ankles..... They are in fashion this season... And it looks soooo nice..... Hope that i can c some nice and cheap one..... :)

That means.... Tmr i won't be blogging.... Need to wait til fri when i am back and will c wat i buy.....

Juz now, i was taking some money from the ATM machine, suddenly, the (idiot) machine siren rang.... I was like, "Oh my god!!! What happen... I am not a thief, i am just taking my own money..." What the hell happen to the damn machine.... Everyone was looking curiosly at mi *embarrassed*.... But the security guard like not response?!? (Aren't they supposed to check what is going on???) Sooo i faster take my money and walk away from the damn machine.... (It muz be the guy b4 mi.......)

This sat going to KTV with Ailing, my poly fren (finally... her bf went to army.... so i can drag her out.... Haha....).... Long time never go le... Muz practise some song first b4 going.... We are going to K-ster at Chinatown..... Actually Chinatown shopping also not bad one... Only that they dun have air-con and we r lucky if they even have a fitting room......

After that i will be going to Tanglin Mall... As there is a bazzar.... Hoping to find some cheap and pretty clothes or accessories.... I am sooo into earrings... I tink i have ard 20+??? Not too sure... dun have the time to count....

Feeling a bit sian now....... Back to work......

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Relationship Problems~~~

I'm here again.....

Just reply an email to my good fren, Yanhong, in Australia.... She went there to study, at University of Queensland..... Sooooo envious.......

From the email she sent mi, looks like there are alot of problems going on.... She went there with 2 of her poly frenz (she is my secondary sch classmates) and rent an apartment....

Now, she is having trouble with her boyfriend who is in Singapore, going through army.... I noe what ppl will say.... "Aiya... the relationship won't last one lah... Cannot c each other....." This.... I cannot comment lah... It all depends on the couple love for each other... It is not for us outsider to say.....

In Australia, she meet some guys from Singapore going there to study too... (Trouble brewing) As they are in a foreign country, the two groups of cos will mix together..... They will go out together, etc.... Once, my frenz group went over to the guys frenz house for dinner as they are cooking curry..... It is like a group of ppl who misses home and bond together.....

But, my fren bf upon knowing it, he forbid my fren to go to the guys house and even go out with them..... (It is soooo unreasonable rite.....) He say that y she trust the guys so much, so as to go over to their hse.... Dun she think it is dangerous to go over to guys hse??? Yeah, i noe that what he say is for my fren good.... But den she is not 3 years old kid rite... She noe how to differentiate between good and bad guys...... And her bf (let's give him a name.... XM??) dun even allow her to take photos with the guys.... Because....... He is afraid that they will post it on net..... (-_-)"

Maybe XM is feeling insecure as he is in Singapore and my fren in Australia... He cannot c her.... wat she is doing..... And like most guy, he tinks that gf shouldn't have any guys frenz.... (which i think is bull shit!!) He should trust her more.... If they like each other, their relationship should be strong enough to endure anything.... He even trust her to go oversea for study.... So y not continue with the trust???

Den worse of all, YH fren, keep "jia you, jia chu", tell my fren that XM shouldn't restrict her so much and say that it is beta to break if it continues...... At that time, my fren,YH, is already very tired with the quarrels and she is easily influenced by this fren of her..... So..... She call XM but she can't say the words as she noes that she still love XM.... But her (idoit) frenz keep shout at her side sooo XM hears it and wan to break up.....

Luckily, after that they make up...... But YH start to keep a distance from her fren as she scare that they will influence her to do silly things again....They are living together... How to keep a distance??? U need to have frenz rite??? Esp in a foreign country.....

When XM tok to YH's fren, she told him that she is the one who initates going out with the guys (take the blame in other words).... Ok.... You may tink that she is not so bad..... But.... She actually tell her family about it and say that she is stupid to help a frenz so much.... And her familky agree with her and wanted her to move out.... But she insist on staying there as she promise XM to take care of my frenz...... (-_-)"

She is the one who wants to get involve.... A relationship onli consider of 2 ppl.... Not 3.... Ok... Even if my frenz consulted her... But she also cannot tok too much..... U should try to be neutral and just give ur opinion, not asking her how to do and in terms, pressure her.....

Conclusion: Guys, be more trustful in a relationship... It is a very very important factor...
Girls, Try not to get too involve in other ppl relationship... It is none of ur business.... Dun be too busybody (although it is a woman's nature, but dun be too extreme)....

Monday, September 12, 2005

Back Again~~~

Hey~

I'm back.... Sat and sun are my rest day sooooo not blogging.... (actually the true is.... I lazy to use my computer at home soooo i need to wait til working days.... :x And my computer lags like hell.... :( )

Today the super veri veri cooling... super good for slping..... I suppose that you have notice i am also tired.... Cos... i love slping... :)

And also yesterday night watch, The Date with a Vampire III, the story abit weird.... But ok lah.. I like Ma Xiao Ling very much... She is very pretty... Her legs are soooo long and slim.... and she looks so cool fighting the vampires.....

Before that, I watched Man In Black II..... Will Smith is quite good looking... He look cool in his suit and sunglass.... The other guy also not bad (forgot his name :p) The show is basically not bad... But i still prefer the first series....

Oh yeah.... On friday night i also watched the ghost movie, "Jie Mei Qing Sen"... The story line is not good.... I dun understand the movie at all.... I know that the younger sister is dead and the elder sister got mental illness.... Den wat about the stepmother??? At the beginning.. She also like got mental illness... But at the end... She looks quite ok to mi.... ?????? The stepmother very bad... If she go call for help, the younger sister won't die le.....

The show actually not veri scary de.... But i still dun dare to c some scene....:p I think is the sound effect that make it scary... No wonder alot of my friends dun like to c japanese ghost movie.... Cos they say the story line sucks.... Dun even know wat is going on.....

Still feeling sleepy now... Just now on the bus, a girl sit beside mi and keep dozing off and nod her head on my shoulder... Luckily not a man.... Or i will "siam" here and there... So troublesome.. somemore i also want to slp... lol....

Nothing much to write today... Beta get back to work.... :)

Friday, September 09, 2005

Morning Posting~~~

Hi~ Even wonder why i always post in the morning??? Cos i use my office computer (:x shhh...) In the morning when my boss haven't reach yet, i will faster post a blog.... But early morning... where got soooo many things to write... Ok lah.. lately dunno why.... Morning alot of things happening....

This morning on the way to bus stop, i saw an old man rubbing his nose shit on the wall!!!! DISGUSTING!!! Oh my god.... and he did it after he saw me.... He should at least wait until i pass by....... Totally turn my stomach......

I start work at 9am but usually i get in ard 9.15am, depends on the bus... And my other colleages will reach at 10am except one who work the same time as mi.... These few days she came even later den mi.... i am part-time hourly pay.. so nvm.. but she is full-time and work very long le.... We are supposed to work for like, 9am-6pm... If you start work at 10am so until 7pm... Last time she use to work 9-6 but den now earlier 8.30-5.30... (but who noes whether she reach at 8.30am.. there is no one to prove)

So when today, i reach office, i saw that she is not in yet... This happen for a few days le... Since her boss when for holiday.... Sometimes she even left earlier den 5.30pm.... 5.15pm like tat she's gone....

A bit irresponsible (not that i am very responsible.... :x)... Since she can consider to be "old bird"..She set a good example for us......

Thursday, September 08, 2005

Rainy Day~ Yawn~

Y like soooo bad day..... Just now write very long blog le... Den i just press the wrong button and the whole thing gone... "sob, sob"......... Need to start all over again.....

As i write just now... (Hope that i can remember... :( ...)

This morning when i wake up... It is raining heavily.... What a good day to sleep... But i need to drag myself up to work.....

On my way to work, on a bus, there is one irritating man who keep stomping his feet and it is sooooo loud.... I notice that he is listening to music... Maybe he is stomping with the music... Luckily, after awhile he stop after he notice ppl are giving him the "look"....

I continue on with my journey... Suddenly, "drip,drip" the ceiling is leaking (is it call ceiling for bus?? or bus top???)... Fortunately it is not directly on top of me, so i move closer to the window hoping to avoid the water..... It only drip for awhile den it stopped.... If not i gotten change seat....

Suddenly, i hear downstair (i sitting on the upper deck) got people shouting, "The people behind please move in, dun crowd at the entrance.... Move in some more, there are still spaces behind..." Early in morning, who is so energetic to tok so loud....

Oh... It is the bus conductor (am i right??? the person who check whether we have paid our bus fare) who is shouting..... He comes up to the upper deck and start checking....

After he check mine, no long after, i hear his voice again... "Is this your bus card??" The other person, an innocent girl wearing CHIJ uniform say, "No, it is my brother's card.." "Why are you using your brother's card?? Do you noe it is not allow to use other ppl card???"

The girl replied, "Cause my card dun have money... " The conductor, "If your card no money, you can show the bus driver your student card and pay 55 cents.... You cannot use your brother's card..... I am going to confiscate your brother's card.... You can call the Transit after 5 working days... which do not include sat and sun (oh my god.... who cares....) to check your brother's card..."

The girl asked, "Den what will happen to the card?.." "Oh i dunno.... You will need to call the Transit and see what they wan to do with your card... They may refund you the money can take the card alway....." Den he went downstair to do some thing....

When he comes up again, he give a piece of paper to the girl, "You give this receipt to your brother (huh??? confiscate card still got receipt???) and ask him to make another new card..... I also need you to give me your particulars, name, address, NRIC, telephone number.... For the address you need to give me in full with blk and unit number... (address of cos include blk and unit number lah.... rubbish) The people will call you for investigation (INVESTIGATION??? I dun tink using other people card is criminal offence right....)

"Do you have your NIRC with you?? I need to check your particulars... (pleease.... the girl is always so scare le..... she won't give fake particulars de lah.....) This is a lesson for you, do not use other people cards again.. (repeating and repeating)..."

Finally... He went downstair...... Coincidently, the girl is also going down at the stop... On the way down, i still can hear the conductor telling the girl, "This is a lesson for you... Remember not to use other ppl card again..." (like a parrot.. keep repeating)

I feel pity for the girl... If i was her, i will hope that a hole will appear and bury me up....

The bus conductor is so insensitive.... He can use softer voice to tok to the girl instead of toking so loud as if he want to whole bus to hear... (maybe that's what he wan...) Most conductor will "open one eye, close one eye"... gives a warning and let the whole thing off....

The girl is just plain bad luck to meet such a strict conductor... Maybe this is her first time and get caught.... If the conductor got children, his children are soooo unluckily.... Sure very strict to them one.. And the conductor not very old... i think early 30????

Haiz.... Overall.... I think that the bus conductor can use a better way of telling the girl.. Orelse next time the girl got "yin(1) yin(3)" dark shadow......

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Boring~

These few days are sooooo boring.....

Yesterday a fren msn mi... Let's call her Jane... Jane is the ger that went for interview with mi and get the job without mi.... :( Ajob that i really really want...... Haiz... Back to the topic... Anyway... she msn mi.... Den i ask her about SIM-UOL entry... Cos she told mi b4 that feb os the intake... But when i check with the staff... They say nope July.... Tat means i need to wait for another year.... OH NO!!!!!!!

Actually the correct information is that i need to apply now, then go for the bridging cos in April and if i pass, i can go straight to their 2nd year... But i still need to wait for soooo long... I thought feb can go in le.... "sob sob"

Thought of going to UK or Australia to study.... But my lecturer tell mi not to go Australia... Cos too many people go there le... Den later cannot find job.... Aiyo... This cannot, that also cannot... So mafan...

Btw, a poly fren is going to canada to study soon... (Oh no.... she fly off already????) Busy working..... Remember that she told me she will be going off in sept.. But forgot the date... Damn... Hope that she is still in Singapore.... That time say wan to go for dinner for her farewell... Tok until now also haven't meet up yet... Must remember to call her......

Another frenz, Ailing, her bf is going off to army this fri... She muz be veri sad... Cos 3 months cannot c each other... And they can also the super glue type... Dunno how they can survive... But to mi good lah... Den i can ask her go out... lol... (Ailing... if u c this blog dun kill mi k...) :)

Haiz.... Beta start working now.....

Thursday, August 04, 2005

StomAch Pain~~~

Oh no!! I just wan to start writing and suddenly my stomach pain...... Ren ren ren.........

Ok... It beta now....

Muz be the fry dumpling (guo tien) i had for yesterday night... My mum cook soooo many... there was like 12 dumplings??? I was so damn full after all that and i ate it at 9.30pm.. after that i couldn't sleep cos i am too full..... And i also bought some fish dippers from MacDonald cos their $2 promotion is until yesterday onli... (greedy) Den in the end too full to squeeze my fish dippers down my stomach... So no choice put in the fridge.. Maybe tonight den i go eat....

Today is my last second day of work... Den i next monday i will start another for 2 weeks... Haiz... Like my job here very much... No dress code, ppl veri veri nice, and can take leave whenever i want..... Cheers!!!

Then i haven't go explore Toa Payoh Central yet.. Heard that there are quite alot of things there... Hmmm... maybe will go and take a look later after work....

Dunno wat to buy for them... Always treat mi eat things... veri paiseh.... But hor i also no money to buy them exp things.....

Yesterday night miss the project superstar... dunno how the guys fare... Haiz... but mi onli interested in the results... Hope silver out... Cos she veri act.. Hear from my friend that she dun do her project den push to others... cos my friend's friend same class as her.....

Mi now no photos to post... Cos no camara..... Hmmm.... should go and buy one soon.... Any cheap and nice one around?? I think need to go Sim Lin Square and c.... Den can post nice nice photos....

But mi still need to go dye my hair.. Hear that Funan Kimage veri good.... but also veri exp.. Haiz... C how first ba.....

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Wednesday~

Hey Everyone~

Actually thia is not my first time blogging..... Juz that i open another new account...

Always been thinking of going to do voluntary work at SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)... I like animals very much but i dun have a pet... Last time i used to have pet hamsters... Now, i hope to have a dog.. But my mum is against it... She says, "You don't even know how to take care of yourself, how to take care of a dog." Yeah... i know that a dog need to spend more time with it... But i realli love to have one... Hmmm... If i have a dog i think i will choose chiwawa... So cute...





So i can only go do voluntary work at SPCA and take care and play with the cute animals...
I went to their website and have a look... and i came across this passage that brought tears to my eyes.. (i am a very emotional person)..

Remember...They love UNCONDITIONALLY.....

When I was a puppy, I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child, and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend.

Whenever I was "bad," you'd shake your finger at me and ask "How could you?" -- but then you'd relent and roll me over for a bellyrub. My housebreaking took a little longer than expected, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together.

I remember those nights of nuzzling you in bed and listening to your confidences and secret dreams, and I believed that life could not be any more perfect. We went for long walks and runs in the park, car rides,stops for ice cream (I only got the cone because "ice cream is bad for dogs" you said), and I took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day.

Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate. I waited for you patiently, comforted you through heartbreaks and disappointments, never chided you about bad decisions, and romped with glee at your homecomings, and when you fell in love.

She, now your wife, is not a "dog person" -- still I welcomed her into our home, tried to show her? affection, and obeyed her. I was happy because you were happy.

Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement. I was fascinated by their pinkness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them, too. Only she and you worried that I might hurt them, and I spent most of my time banished to another room, or to a dog crate. Oh, how I wanted to love them, but I became a "prisoner of love."

As they began to grow, I became their friend. They clung to my fur and pulled themselves up on wobbly legs, poked fingers in my eyes, investigated my ears, and gave me kisses on my nose.loved everything about them and their touch -- because your touch was now so infrequent -- and I would've defended them with my life if need be. I would sneak into their beds and listen to their worries and secret dreams, and together we waited for the sound of your car in the driveway.

There had been a time, when others asked you if you had a dog, that you produced a photo of me from your wallet and told them stories about me. These past few years, you just answered "yes" and changed the subject. I had gone from being "your dog" to "just a dog," and you resented every expenditure on my behalf.

Now, you have a new career opportunity in another city, and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets. You've made the right decision for your "family," but there was a time when I was your only family.

I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the animal shelter. It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness. You filled out the paperwork and said "I know you will find a good home for her." They shrugged and gave you a pained look. They understand the realities facing a middle-aged dog, even one with "papers."

You had to pry your son's fingers loose from my collar as he screamed "No, Daddy! Please don't let them take my dog!" And I worried for him, and what lessons you had just taught him about friendship and loyalty, about love and responsibility, and about respect for all life.

You gave me a good-bye pat on the head, avoided my eyes, and politely refused to take my collar and leash with you.You had a deadline to meet and now I have one, too.After you left, the two nice ladies said you probably knew about your upcoming move months ago and made no attempt to find me another good home.

They shook their heads and asked "How could you?" They are as attentive to us here in the shelter as their busy schedules allow. They feed us,of course, but I lost my appetite days ago.At first, whenever anyone passed my pen, I rushed to the front, hoping it was you that you had changed your mind -- that this was all a bad dream... or I hoped it would at least be someone who cared, anyone who might save me.

When I realized I could not compete with the frolicking for attention of happy puppies, oblivious to their own fate, I retreated to a far corner and waited. I heard her footsteps as she came for me at the end of the day, and I padded along the aisle after her to a separate room.

A blissfully quiet room. She placed me on the table and rubbed my ears, and told me not to worry. My heart pounded in anticipation of what was to come, but there was also a sense of relief. The prisoner of love had run out of days. As is my nature, I was more concerned about her. The burden which she bears weighs heavily on her, and I know that, the same way I knew your every mood. She gently placed a tourniquet around my foreleg as a tear ran down her cheek. I licked her hand in the same way I used to comfort you so many years ago.

She expertly slid the hypodermic needle into my vein. As I felt the sting and the cool liquid coursing through my body, I lay down sleepily, looked into her kind eyes and murmured "How could you?"

Perhaps because she understood my dogspeak, she said "I'm so sorry." She hugged me, and hurriedly explained it was her job to make sure I went to a better place, where I wouldn't be ignored or abused or abandoned, or have to fend for myself -- a place of love and light so very different from this earthly place.

And with my last bit of energy, I tried to convey to her with a thump of my tail that my "How could you?" was not directed at her. It was directed at you, My Beloved Master, I was thinking of you. I will think of you and wait for you forever. May everyone in your life continue to show you so much loyalty.

After reading, i felt so sad for the animals.... Hope that i can do something for them....