In Memories of….

We went to U-Petgamart in Pasir Ris Farmway 1 to buy Kookie & Rinko’s food today. Since we had the day free, we decided to bring the 2 furkids along for a swim in the 10m swimming pool meant for dogs owned by the pet megamart.

U-Petgamart owned a gigantic dog by the name of 阿呆 which is at least 30 times of Rinko’s size (I forgot to take his picture but I promise to take it the next time I go there).

This is the 2nd time our 2 furkids swim in the pool. They were quite scared of the water the 1st time they went there and we were scared that they may drown but this time round they proved themselves to be natural swimmers.

Two Poms!!! Guess which is Rinko?

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Raffles Institution Tenpin Bowling Team is organising something meaningful this year!!! They call it “Strike for SPCA”.

The event will be held at Westwood Bowl, Civil Service Club Bukit Batok on 7th November 2009, 9am.  $30 per person will include 3 games and buffet lunch.

Rinko came to my house when he was 2.5 months old. The pictures below show pictures of him when he was still a puppy.

Today, I was holding Rinko’s poo with the kitchen towel in my hand while waiting for Jackie to get a plastic bag from the storeroom when Rinko demanded me to carry him. With one hand occupied, I couldn’t possibly carry him.

When I finally got to throw the poo into the plastic bag and washed my hands, our little Rinko got angry. So, he decided to show his unhappiness in his own way.

He raised his leg and peed on my right foot!!! “Spare the rod, spoil the child”, in my case it’s “Spare the rod, spoil the dog”. I must have spoilt this little dog of mine too much for him to show such disrespect to me.

Later he knew I was angry and kept a distance from me until I decide to speak to him. Nevertheless,  we’re still bringing Kookie and him to Sentosa for a little picnic on 21st September to celebrate their birthdays. Anyone’s keen to join us?

Happy 44th birthday Singapore!!! Today marks the 44th year of Singapore’s independence.

This year’s NDP (National Day Parade) theme is “Come Together – Reaching Out, Reaching Up”. It is about our coming together as one united people, to Reach Out to all Singaporeans regardless of race, language or religion, and to Reach Up towards our hopes and aspirations articulated when we pledge to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for our nation.

I remember the 1st year I was involved in NDP was in year 1995 when I was part of Red Cross marching contingent.  1996 onwards for the next 8 years, I participated as part of the first aiders team.

This year I will not be able to watch the parade live but I decided to let my dogs show their love for Singapore too by dressing them in red.

Rinko loves his blue ball from Ikea so much that we bought 4 of the same balls for him. One of them was destroyed by Kookie so he has 3 of them left. Let’s see what trick he can play with his ball.

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Bibi had a fun time exploring round the house today. She had Rinko and Kookie chasing after her when she hopped from the balcony to the living room.

Jackie found her on the sofa when he left the entertainment room for bed.

Her pictures with Rinko reminds me of a particular picture she took with Wonka when he was 3 months old. Doesn’t he and Rinko look alike?

I’m recently hooked on Playstation 3’s Dynasty Warriors 6. Gerrard said with this addition, I have ALL consoles in my house. Indeed, with xbox360, PS2, Wii, DS Lite, PSP, I couldn’t think of any more consoles which I do not own.

Jackie on the other hand is hooked onto the console’s Hot Shot Golf. I think for golfing games, I’d still prefer Wii as its motion is more real-life simulated.

Little Prince is asleep on my bed now. He really treats my bed as his nowadays. I wonder if his fur can grow back in time for his birthday.

Rinko is found!!! He ran from our house at blk 203D to 206B’s rubbish chute (which he has to cross the road, till now i haven’t figure out how he managed to do so) then to the common area where someone is having funeral. When he saw a school bus alighting a student off, he jumped onto the school bus.

The school bus driver saw our notice and called me back.

Rinko ran out of the house on 13th May at about 6pm. Please do not ask me how it happened as I also wish to know….According to Jackie, he fell aslp and the next thing he knew, Rinko ran out of the house.

He was lost from BLK 203D Compassvale Road and was last seen @ Blk 206E Compassvale at 6pm+

He just underwent neutering on 3rd May. If one see carefully, he should be able to see his sterilization wound. He responds to the name rinko. Microchip # is 702198100004362

Please contact KaiLing @ 96276365 / Jackie @ 98441145

After discussion, we’ve decided to neuter Kookie for health benefits. It is said that neutered dogs has less risk of testicular cancer and lives a longer life. One benefit that I’ve observed is Kookie no longer marks around the house.

I also had Kookie micro-chipped. However, the nurse made a mistake while typing his name so his sterilization certificate and microchip certificate spelt his name as Kooki. Guess I will have to register him under this spelling.

Kooki (as he is called now) is not supposed to bathe for the next 10 days and is to be prevented from licking his wound for the next 14 days. The vet gave him an e-collar but he refuses to move a single inch with the e-collar on, so I bought him baby shorts and cut a hole for his tail so that he can feel more comfortable when we’re around.

This is Kooki with the shorts on:

We took Kookie to SKC dog show on 4th November. Poor Kookie was given too much tibits the night before and ended up vomiting thrice in the car. He soon forgot his discomfort upon arriving at the dog show when he saw the many dogs around him. We’ve also bought him a pet stroller as his xmas present.

I brought Kookie back to hougang on Tuesday as Jackie had guard duty on that day. As Whitey (as what my sis’s Japanese spitz was known as) doesn’t seem to like Kookie, he was made to stay in my room for the night. I intended to let him sleep on the floor as what he has always done at home.

I discovered Kookie sleeping beside me in the morning. Either I was too tired or he had purposely took great care not to disturb me as I actually did not notice him jumping up onto my bed in the middle of the night.

I tried to wake him up but in vain. I guess he was really too tired. I’ll be sending Kookie for neutering on 10th November as well as micro-chipping.

Meeni and Mickee has settled down in their new home. All the best to them.