I live a very tortured life. On some days, i have to don certain costumes for photoshoots to make SOMEONE happy. You all do not know what i have to do to make her happy. The stunts i have to pull to make her laugh. And what magic i have to spin to make her love me more.
Today... i am to don some lace cloth and pretend to be a grand ole dame. Or the wolf who pretended to be Grandma in the story of Little Red Riding Hood. I think being the wolf in sheep's clothing makes her happy. I see that she is grinning from ear to ear. She is evil. I tell you... she is evil.
Halloween is long gone... why is she doing this to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
But i did get treats and nom noms. And i see a big pot of chicken with russet potato, sweet potato and carrots all for me cooking on the stove. I'll be having a delish yummy dinner tonite. Don't be jealous *BOL* I bet Piper is just having canned food... wahahahahahahaa.. He should have stayed behind and be with me.
Dommy
I am a working dog. I work hard for meals and nom noms.
A good friend is cheaper than therapy. ~ Author Unknown
At certain stage of our lives, we keep certain friends. Sometimes we have the convenient friend and if we are lucky, we have the all weather friend for life.
I have a couple of friends which are probably more like my sisters and some of them are the all weather ones. We've gone through good times and bad and sometimes extremely "happy times".
The "happy times" were the days when i would sit at a counter stool and sip some spirits at some watering hole in town with them. Sometimes over a pint of kilkenney, the floor would suddenly seem very far from where we sat on the stools. But that was like when i was in my twenties. The days of no care and no responsibility.
The all weather friend will do the obvious crazy with you. I remember the day when we found out that we have locked our car key in the car (don't ask me how we manage to do that) but we decided to drink first and worry later. *LOL*
The all weather friend was also the one who will stay with you under the stars to wait for the meteor rain all night but not seeing anything the whole night because of cloudy nights.
The all weather friend will also keep promises to perform your last rites for you if you should conk suddenly one day no matter where they are at that time.
I have a certain all weather friend. We have spent many good years together. We have also spent many years apart in different continents but still manage to pick up where we left off.
My all weather friends are never angry or bitter with me. We always have good laughs each time we meet up. And who really needs therapy when we have friends. I should count myself lucky to always have friends and family on most part of my journey in life.
I read somewhere today that there's a Rent a Friend thingy on the web. For a fee, you can have a friend for an hour.
Today is my last day of bachelorhood again (no.. i am not getting married). There goes my days of eating bachelor food and living a bachelor life with just a Curly.
My dad will be back this evening from his long holidays from Thailand to Kuala Lumpur and lastly to China. I have been having a couple of weeks of "freedom" which led to my laziness and lots of tv dinners plus acute tv addiction. It was fun while it lasted.
Curly and i came back home yesterday from our roadtrip to Kuala Lumpur. The house was dusty and floors were sandy but it is good to be home again. I am sure dad can't wait to be home too.
We left on Wednesday evening for Kuala Lumpur. I did consider taking the new electric train but i didn't want to leave Curly at the boarding place. Both Piper and Dom came back quite dazed the last time we sent them. There is no decent boarding place for pets where i stay or maybe i have not found one decent one yet. They either get sick or come back dazed and disorientated. We can only trust our own families to take care of our furfellows.
my co-driver trying to keep awake
it was getting dark by the time we got there
The next day, i joined a couple of friends on the intercity trains at the central hub to our destination. We didn't want to drive as it would probably be too tiring to drive down and back in the evening. We were like a bunch of excited kids on our journey. We had two virgin first timer train travellers among us. It was quite an experience for them to do the balancing trick in the loo on a moving train. *LOL*
We got stuck here
Halfway through the journey, the train stopped at the Tampin station and the station master came on board and told us that they are stopping for 15mins. He even asked us to check out the stall by the station for some snacks and hot drinks. This is pretty odd as they would usually prefer the commuters not to wander too far.
We went down to check out the snacks... but were too afraid to sit down and have a meal as we do not want to run after the train if it starts to move *LOL* Back on the train.. and we waited for the 15 mins to be up. 30 mins and no sign of the train moving. 45 mins and we began to worry as we have another train to catch to go back to the city in the evening.
We went down the train and looked around. Some fellas were looking at the tracks ahead of us. A train track machine seems to be lopsided on the tracks. I asked my friend to look too.. and horror of horrors... the machine has indeed fallen off the track. We asked the station workers and they finally told us it would take another hour or two to move that machine and lift it back on the tracks.
We got someone to help us get a taxi... grab our stuffs from the train and scoot. In the taxi for the ride of our life. The taxi was flying so fast on the trunk roads, we were fearing for our lives. At some point along the way.. we told him.. double line double line.. then it was car coming..lorry coming... break break break (ops! it should be brakes). *LOL* We were breaking for him on our own on imaginary breaks in the car. Bet the taxi driver wanted to just tell us to shutup. They know the roads very well.
We reach our destination in one piece thanks to one of them who was praying very hard.
I saw my boss whom i have not seen for a few years (but he still pays me on the dot every month) and some friends from the Singapore office. We should probably try and meet up more often and not only under such circumstances only.
Segamat. Pretty big town. I always love these hand-drawn signboards.
When it was time to go, we were taken to the railway station in Segamat but the northbound train was delayed for another 2 and half hours. We told ourselves, no more daredevil taxi rides on trunk roads, so we went looking for a bus to take us back to Kuala Lumpur. We were just walking towards the bus station when a northbound bus stopped beside us and ask us if we wanted to go to Kuala Lumpur (we probably look like a bunch of lost fellas). Packing silly smiles, we boarded the bus quickly and went on our way home.
Even though the journey was long, someone was looking out for us all the way. I kinda think that Mr Mathew helped us in a way. He got us there and home safe in pretty good time.
In The Garden ~ Alan Jackson
Mr Mathew was a very kind and quiet man. He shall be sorely missed by all that knew him. May He Rest in Peace.
We are going to be on the road again. An unexpected trip but a needed one to be with a friend. We shall be back this weekend.
Here's something for you all to guess while we are away. Can you all guess which one is Anny :) This is a picture from a long time ago. From the kindergarten years.
A prize for the first one who got it correct the first time ^.^
>> click on picture to see it bigger <<
Do not worry about Dommy... he is all packed and ready to go.
For the record... he did have some bits and pieces of nuggets and fries from our last trip to Mc Donalds *shhhhhhhhhhhhh* Don't tell the dog trainers. Even though dog should eat dog food, we always share some stuffs with our best friend. Thanks to The Booker Man for your concern and the sad pleading eyes. *BOL*
Grandpa is away on a roadtrip with his buddies. He says he's going to where Avatar was filmed. It must be some pretty exciting place to go. Wish he had taken me along. I could sit very still and pretend to be a stuffie.
But he says no... i have to take care of Anny and secure the house... alone... without the small one to bark along with me. And Anny doesn't bark very well. Well... i do hope grandpa will buy me lots of goodies and probably bring us some pictures to share with all of you. My grandpa does take some pretty awesome pictures.
Since grandpa is not around, we decided to take his old clunky out for a ride and finish up all his petrol. Both grandpa's and Anny's car are old clunkers. If you don't drive them at all for a few days, it probably won't start anymore.
And off we went in the heat of the midday sun in the clunker than clinks and clonks as it speeds away. Anny says she's taking me to a spanking new joint.
How long am i suppose to keep my eyes closed? Are we there yet?
Can i open my peepers now? Are we there yet?
This is it? Do they have yummy nom noms there? Are we going in...? Are we?
Driving thruuuuuuuuuuu... For the record... i was in my best behaviour and didn't bark at any of the service crew Hope they packed an extra sundae for me for my good behaviour
We sure did get some yummy nom noms...
this old clunker hasn't seen better smells since i came along...
What?? You want me to get into the bag?
How is that even possible?
Are you happy? Can i get my treat now?
A jumping jack in the bag of fries? WHAT?
You think i am some kinda clown?
Are you happy now?
Being an only dog in the house is hard work sometimes. To get a decent treat, i got to perform like a circus clown. I know i love to do jumping jacks before a walkie... but this is taking jumping jacks too far. Jumping jacks in a bag of fries will just squish all the fries in the bag. Hope she's happy eating all the squishy fries.
Footnote: No Curly was hurt or injured in this post.
No Curly was given any fries and nuggets too. *BOL*
Small fella went home with his mommy yesterday. He has been with us for a month's holiday and it was time to go home. His daddy is probably missing him even though he says that he don't mind Piper being here with me. Piper is his constant companion when he watches movies. Piper is also a great companion when you have to watch scary movies alone.
He did gain a bit of a weight and he surely generate more smiles while he was here. He always kept grandpa company in the hall. Still a fiesty little fella who wants to bark at all the dogs in the neighbourhood. These dogs are all much much bigger than him. They could probably just bounce him off. He still doesn't know his size and his very small mouth and teeth.
He'll be back again in a month's time for his year end holidays with us :)
Without Piper around, the Piperless Days strikes again.
mealtimes are lonely
naptime are naptimes.. no more jumping on unsuspecting "other" smaller fellas
car rides are boring without my brother barking at Anny's ears...
i don't even wanna open my eyes to look out
But...
*sniff sniff sniff*
I am smelling something brand new.. what izit? what izit...?
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