It is Monday all over again although Monday is about to end in a couple of hours' time. I promised myself last week that I shall not schedule anything for this week primarily because I was looking to energise myself. For that, I always find disconnecting myself from the rest of the world works well in helping me get back on track. Unfortunately, there was reason to leave the house this morning. For some reason, I couldn't sleep past 9 o'clock and found myself wide awake unlike other mornings. I'd usually laze in bed, roll around for as long as I can, but this morning was definitely different. First thing I did when I got out of bed was to look for my baby boy, where he emerged from my brother's room. So I snuggled up to him on the floor but he made a different choice. He decides he feels better on my room floor. Can only imagine how upset he was when I closed the door on him at 1AM last night because he kept walking in and out of the room and we h...

Once again, the day has come for Shelty to return to the vet for his fourth cartrophen jab. ☹ Inserts a leave-me-alone  face Some time last month, he began limping and we all got uneasy because we thought it was a side effect of the first operation he did on his left hind leg. Worried sick, we immediately booked an appointment with his vet - Animal Recovery Centre. Shelty has seen Dr Ly since he was a baby but because Dr Ly's schedule is mostly full, we decided to make do with the other veterinarians available. Anyway, on the last 3 visits, I brought him with the help of my helper. Inquisitive instinct activated We were told, on his first visit last month, that Shelty's suffering from arthritis. His joints are giving way, which explains why he limps at times. And because his joints are no longer the way they used to be, his hip gets dislocated sometimes when he jumps. But then they move back into place again when he jumps some more. So we never knew and...

Finally put my mind to down to dedicating a post to my favourite fur-friend. ☺ Most of you, by now, should already know I've a dog, which I affectionately call Baby  or Shelty . He's been such a great source of strength and comfort to me since he stumbled into my life and that's probably the main reason why I'm penning this post - I want to remember him. Shelty's been with us for… close to 9 years now. We first brought him home when he was merely 7 months old. He hasn't changed very much since then. Judging from his name, Shelty is a Shetland Sheepdog. But, unlike the local ones you see, Shelty's pretty big . He was born and bred in Australia and although we were told he's a pedigree dog (meaning he's pure breed), we suspect he's a cross between a Collie and a Shetland Shelty, fully grown It was Vesak Day 2006. I remember because I had just entered Sec 1 and days before, my school arranged this event for us to purchase our tablet PCs...