Something to laugh about...

From Butterfly... smiles from the Bible...

Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible?

A. Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation.



Q. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible?

A. Pharaoh's daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out a little prophet.



Q. Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible?

A. Samson. He brought the house down.



Q. What excuse did Adam give to his children as to why he no longer lived in Eden?

A. Your mother ate us out of house and home.



Q. Which servant of God was the most flagrant lawbreaker in the Bible?

A. Moses. He broke all 10 commandments at once.



Q. Why didn't they play cards on the Ark?

A. Because Noah was standing on the deck. (Groannn...)

Cindy

We have decided to try and find Cindy a home. It's sad that we are letting her go. But we are praying that she can find a better home that would shower her with love and care. Are you looking to adopt a dog? Do consider her! See this entry I wrote about her...

Now I'm taking as many photos I can of her... Click on the picture to see more...

My classic example of laziness

Canon EOS 350D SLR

Finally have a SLR I can call my own! After 10years of waiting... And its DIGITAL!! Have a look at my test shots. I converted it to 1024x768 (low) to save space on Flickr though. If you like any of them I can send you the high quality ones heh

Gary Gary Gary...

Hahaha... I think its only right that we address this now. Our new tenant to the house. My gd 'ol cuzzy Gary! To all those "Gary supporters" out there... Don't worry 'kay, we'll take good care of him! We'll feed him till he looks like me... Poke him with a stick when he doesn't study... And put him in all kinds of match-making contests and programs till we find him a GF (*wink wink* to my auntie)...

Just for kicks I created this donate to Support Gary Fund (SGF)... Help us help him kekeke... Macham anyone would do it ... But hey think about it if each of you contribute 10c a day per person, that's like $36.5/yr! Can help him buy next years text book hahaha!! I put this here to show that it is possible to start a "donation drive" kekeke

Wonderful Cindy...

I was tasked to send Cindy to the vet yesterday in the morning. Because of the wonderful flexibility of my job nature, I was able to do it. The reason why I titled this "wonderful Cindy" its really a sad story. Cindy, when we first got her was really dirty and filthy. Skinny to the bone and really frightened. Frightened of everyone and everything around her. (for those who still don't know, Cindy is a 9 year old greyhound we vonlunteered to foster). We cleaned her up, showed her to her new environment and took her in. Through the past 2 weeks we saw a girl who started to enjoy her environment now and wags her tail when she's happy. When we first got her her tail was ALWAYS between her legs.

Kat and I decided that we would not keep her permanently as our financial situation cannot warrant it. So we have been taking care of her thinking that we will have to give her up for adoption eventually.

So what has all this got to do with the vet visit? Well the check up was meant to determine if she is fit to get into the Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP). Throughout the trip there I was supprises at how obedient she was! She climbed into the car, sat down immediately and kept still and quiet for the whole 45mins ride. Never gave me problems. Even when I had to detour when I went home to the office for 15mins she stayed in the car without whining. I started to appreciate her obedience and wonderful nature! She is an old woman now (61 human years) but she is so different from our wilful and playful Katie.

What guts me so much after this trip is a combination of these 3 things:

1. Seeing how sad her past was and how bad her previous living environments were.
2. Seeing how wonderful she is through this trip to the vet and feel how warm she is with us despite her uncertainties.
3. All these... but she still FAILED the checkup because of health issues. She's got cataract in her eyes and Glaucoma on her right eye. And she might have something wrong with her heart beat. Furthermore, she is already 9!

This means that GAP cannot take her in and that if we can't afford to keep her, her future is once again bleak. Seeing her suffered for 9 years not knowing the warmth of an actual home environment, living in kennels and racing grounds, it just guts me inside to see that she is yet again unwanted - deemed unfit! Its truly something that can make you cry.

Now I look at Cindy and I can't help but feel the same way when I look at my grandmother in Singapore... Quietly sitting there... All swiveled up and "unwanted". After my grandad died, she sorta went down hill. She no longer has to motivation to move on, thus her mind started slipping... forgetting things etc... Its the same feeling!

When I go visit or call her, she lights up! Gets all excited and starts telling everyone proudly of what I said or did. When I go home to Cindy and see her eversince the vet trip, I get the same sad feeling... They both get all excited to see/hear me.. but yet deep down inside I can't help but feel extremely sad for them...

Did you know?

Though the hype might be dying and I am finally coming back down to earth on this one... Did you know that I am maintaining a seperate blog about my Investments adventures? http://investments.brokenvase.com

                     - last time I will mention this here...

heavy heart

we knew about cindy's health issue about 2 thursdays ago. since then, it has been a struggling period for me.

i think that taking care of her in her old age days is going to take up quite a bit of our time and finances. i believe that if we were to keep her, we have to take care of her properly. in that case, how can i not bring her to see an eye specialist for her glaucoma eye and spend those high specialist fees? but now, i find it hard to spend that money and get her eyes checked.

it is a struggle within me. i want to take care of her properly but i find that it is not fair to my family when all these money can be saved for the mortgage and for our parents.

some people believe that there are people out there who would be willing to take care of older dogs and those who have health issues. i do not doubt their beliefs. but i also believe that these people are few in numbers. every day i visit greyhound rescue group's website and their hands are full with healthy young greys and yet they are finding it difficult to find permanent homes for these lovely creatures.

what more a senior greyhound that has health problems?

update on the girls

katie came to us not knowing how to play. it sounds weird i know but apparently because ex racers have been working dogs the earlier part of their lives, some don't know how to be a pet and how to play. we bought her some stuffed toys and some squeakie ones. she caught on to the squeakie ones pretty quick but also grew tired of them pretty quick.

just a few days ago, katie learnt how to "kill stuffies". she picks them up through her mouth and ran around the yard/house shaking them violent. now, one of the stuffies has a gaping hole in the body and filling coming out of its back. we were very excited when katie first picked it up and played with it. now both cindy and katie play with the stuffies and with each other.

playing and roaching for a greyhound are signs of how comfortable they are in their environment.

cindy has been with us for close to a month now.this morning, she was roaching on her bed when i woke up. i am very happy to know that she is getting more and more at ease staying with us and that she is comfortable with us. it is always very wonderful to see a "spook" opening up to you.

Cousin Gary

gary finally arrived at 8 plus this morning at brisbane international airport, after battling the long queue at the customs for 1 1/2 hours with a 30 kg luggage bag and a 10kg backpack.

i was reading his "mistress", greg's blog and the photos of the send off at singapore changi airport. it must be with pride and heavy heart and enormous stress that he stepped on the plane and start his 5 year long journey to a degree qualification.

to gary, no doubt, there are lots of people full of expectations and hopes for you. no doubt, much money has been spent for your quest for a piece of paper. no doubt, there are lots of friends to be missed. no doubt, it is going to be a daunting and stressful time ahead with your foundation year and your 4 year degree course.

know that the Lord is the one who knows and holds tomorrow. Isaiah 40:31 "but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

i don't know how to help you on your journey but we will try our best. but know that He is watching you every step of your way and He is Lord.