Poor pxb

The day started off good! Met the oldest BFF, B today. She made me this necklace as featured below. Through our sec sch days til now, we've always been in n out of DIY phases. N hers is now on accessories. Very pretty!


Okay before I lose the link, gotta record them down:
http://honestlywtf.com/diy/diy-chainmail-necklace/
http://www.littlemissmomma.com/2010/12/pom-pom-bib-necklace-tutorial-lmm.html

Ah! Anyway the afternoon was too short before she gotta go off for church, and me back home to prepare to attend a dinner function.

W detected this 2 lumps on pxb's hind paws today n we rushed him to the vet. Turned out to be a paw infection n he had to be put on a cone to avoid him licking the affected paws. Oh man. He threw a ultra big tantrum. Refusing to see anyone in the eye n sulking away in his play pen. I had to attend the dinner. N we had no choice but to leave him at home. Thankfully he got better after we came back n turned back his lively self. We have to guide him on how to eat n drink though. He seem disoriented wearing the cone. We learnt from the vet today that pxb's ancestors used to be warrior dogs. No wonder my boy is sooooooooooo active!




Anyway attended this wedding function. This family is a big client of W's co. My first time being to an Indian-Muslim wedding n I'm very impressed with the details n the traditions. One very unique thing abt this wedding is that they hire chefs/caterers whose food they like to eat n they set up stalls inside this huge tent, D'Marquee at downtown east. Pretty much a buffet free sitting style. Very yummy food. The brother of the groom (he previously graced our wedding dinner but we were too busy to talk to him that day) was telling me that they had 3000 guests in the afternoon n 1000 guests for dinner. Fwah! I had 500 guests for my wedding n I almost died preparing for it. Then I realized this is the 5th wedding in the family n they have already became used to it. The guests size, coordination, 2 weeks celebration leading up to actual day, and all the A class guests (saw lotsa VVIPs). Very impressed. And lastly love the door gift! Crystal bowls imported from Czech republic.

Happy weekend

It's been a long time since I last stayed over at dad's place over the weekend. Reason being pxb was still young n we r unsure how well he'll update to a new environment.
He's now 6mths old n we decided to bring him back. Excellent decision. He bonded well with dad, stepmum, n bro. Managed to pee n poo at the right place most of the time n has pretty much been a good boy (defined by lil troublemaking, lil barking).

Stuck in between.

I know pxb has been v naughty. He pees n shit at the right/wrong place according to his mood. To be fair to him, he does it at the right place most of the time. But he's usually too lazy to step in the middle of the pee tray n does it at the corner of it. Thus he still dirties the floor. So my mil nv like to let him hang around the house freely.
On the other hand, he stays in the playpen most of the time n I find it such a sad thing to see him caged up.
So I let him out in the kitchen as often as possible. E.g, I'll feed him breakfast at 6am n let him play in the kitchen thereafter til I'm ready to go to work.
On weekends, I'll feed him n let him play in the kitchen while I go back to sleep. So without supervision, he does it according to his mood. N from the time I do that til I next wake up, say at 9am, he might/might not have made a mess. N I'll wake up with the intention to clear the mess, if any.
Problem comes when she wakes up earlier than me, like today. I heard pxb prancing in the playpen n realized my mil is awake. Woke up to see her cleaning the floor. N told her I'll clean it. Her response was a miffed "I'm almost done". Though I can understand why she gets pissed, I'm also pretty stuck. Unsure what to say.
Can only look forward to quickly moving out n doing things our own way.

Desaru

Been too long since I last saw my family (abt 3 weeks). Since xb is home, I haven't been visiting dad cos xb can't go out yet til his 3rd jab in mid apr.
Miss my family so badly. Thankfully I'll see them for the next 3 days. Looking fwd to fun filled family time at desaru.
I love u guys.

A typical Sunday

Have been up bright n early nowadays, including weekends, to feed XB. He's growing by the day n tend to be v mischievous. Here's him n W arguing after he peed all over the floor when we let him out to play (P.S. he's not fully toilet trained n is only allowed outta playpen under supervision).




Anyway we started our day in a v domestic manner i.e changing bed sheets tog. It was quite fun bantering with each other while doing the daily mundane stuff. Then the water pipe of the washing machine burst, totally catching us off guard. Though it was chaotic, we had a good laugh over it.
Then W went to cut his hair n window shopped while I went shopping with my mum. Read of this new Lancôme dolly mascara n tot I'll try it out. Ended up buying Virtuose Drama too
since dolly is not smudge proof.




Then a dress




Then to prep for upcoming trips in April i.e Desaru, company offsite cruise to Redang, n Korea trip.




Then some storage organizer from Howard's for the room n W's boot. My fav household storage shop.




Then off to Don Pie for yummy crab dinner (Pic-less since I was starving).
Then back home to feed XB his dinner, play with him, clean his cage n clean him up for bed, unpacking the items I bought.
N now off to bed blissfully. Pls let life stay like this - happily contented.

Prep

Decided to get him his own set of cutlery, incl can opener, airtight containers, spoon, washing sponge etc. dun think mil will react well if I were to use common utensils. Better spend a lil money n avoid lotsa conflict.




See so cute!




W thinks I'm taking it too far with the bob builder cutlery set.

潘小宝

Some say I made an impulse purchase. I say both yes and no.

Been wanting to have a dog since I was young. But parents have always said no. Since 2-3 years back, sometime after W n I got tog, that thought struck me again. A companion, a lil someone there, maybe to fulfil that childhood dream, to satisfy that moment of oh-so-cute-I-must-bring-it-home. Though we started visiting pet farms n pet shops on a regular basis these past few years, I've always held back. I never felt quite ready. There's always something stopping me. Irregular work hours (my job scope 2-3years back then), wedding prep, etc. This has gradually gotten me to ease on that longing for a dog but nonetheless, I still hang out at pet shops to ogle at dogs on a regular basis (despite having no pets).

3 weeks ago, I suddenly decided to visit a dog farm again. No reason why. Just like our regular dog ogling session. But somehow we din make it. So last week, I brought up the dog farm visit again.

I seriously din Set out to buy a dog. And while we were dog ogling, I suddenly saw him! And somehow everything just felt right. I dunno how to explain it. The moment he peered up at me n smiled, everything just clicked. Like I can change myself just for him. Like just anything. A lil part of me cautioned against impulse purchase. So I tore myself away from his cage n went walking around visiting other dogs. When I came back, things just felt more n more right. W, always my pail of cold water, could feel the connection with him too. N after much discussion (ok not that much), we both felt that we will take up that responsibility of being responsible dog owners/parents.

Proudly introducing my lil baby, 潘小宝。