Acupuncture Treatment Here ??

It's Monday, we are off for the Memorial Day. Thought we could gain a bit more of sleep this morning ... but these 2 animals ( Buddy and Teddy ) wanted us up as usual !!

Surely, this is a not a good idea to have these pets resting in the same room with us. Teddy sleeps in his bed that places in his cage and Buddy prefers a small bed that places on top of the cage. They are both very discipline and will go to their bed after we off the room light. Buddy does not comes to our bed and rests at our feet any more.


We really love these 2 animals.. they are naughty, playful but lovable most of the time.. They added some much fun to this home...... happiness and laughter.

After waking up, so, me. Ah Don and Teddy went for a 1 hour long walk this morning. By the time we started off, it's already 8 o'clock. The sun was out and hot but it's good to sweat it out as well as to have the 2 limbs exercised !!

Lately, in fact I should say it was a bout a year ago that I had tight chest most of the mornings. I insisted not to see any doctors on this. Because, I believe it was the stress and depression that I have over time and job dissatisfaction. So I decided to do Tai Chi & yoga every morning. I picked up Tai Chi Chuan since 1986, I was able to do the short series, long series ( 108 styles ). Sword and stick plus the fast fist ..... unfortunately, I have forgotten most of the movement. Now, I have to connect and mix all movements that I can remember. I create my own "STYLE" hahahahahaha .. combine with some Yoga posture; I think I can name it as Gan's TCYoga.

These form of exercise made me feel better in the day. But it does not help to release my morning congestion. During one of the visit to a Flea marketing held by a church, I came to know a Mat Salleh Doctor who was there to provide free pulse reading. I went to him to have a free reading. He read my pulse and was able to detail the various complaints that I have and concern about. So he suggested me to go for acupuncture. After making some research online, Ah Don took me to visit him one week after that. This time he took a thorough reading to decide where should the needles go !!! Honestly, I heard about acupuncture before and would not allow such treatment on me !!!! But here !!! A mat Salleh is doing that on me !!!! It's hard to believe !!!

Anyway, Dr Kurt showed me the needles and assured me that they would not cause any pain since the needles are supper fine. It went well... I could not tell how many needles were poked on me because I didn't feel anything except at one point near my wrist.

The next morning, I felt so much better. The result was great!!!

I went back 4 days after that for 2nd treatment... hmmm this time the result was not good. The Doctor said the effect could be up & down.. Then I went in again for the third treatment!The result was not good for the nest day but 2 days later. On the 4th visit, the Doctor gave me some Chinese herb powder. I feel better with this medicine. Hope this will end my chest congestion and also hope that there is no hidden sign that I should be concerning about ........ because my time is approaching........ 67 is not too far away.

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Now, let's share some happy moment of these 2 animals

2 of them liked to play and fight like kids

After that they were both exhausted and needed rest

Sometimes, they like to hug each other just like this.... very sweet !!
OH... We are both too tired now

They do not have a good sleeping pose

Teddy is like a dead dog when he sleeps

Buddy sleeps like this sometimes. When he wants attention, he will do this too!

Feeling on Mother Day

Received this email in the morning of the Mother Day 2010. The title is " Her last Call Was From Cell Phone " What a sad case !!!"

" The Honda crotch rocket rider was traveling at approximately 85 mph. The VW driver was talking on a cell phone when she Pulled out from a side street, apparently not seeing the Motorcycle. The riders reaction time was not sufficient Enough to avoid this accident. The car had two passengers; And the bike rider was found INSIDE the car with them. The Volkswagen actually flipped over from the force of impact And landed 20 feet from where the collision took place. All three involved (two in the car and the bike rider) were Killed instantly. This graphic demonstration was placed at The Motorcycle Fair by the Police and Road Safety Department.. Pass this on to car drivers or soon to be New drivers, or new motorcycle owners
AND ESPECIALLY EVERYONE YOU KNOW WHO HAS A CELL PHONE!!!!!

On this Mother Day, I wish every driver will stop using, talking and text message or viewing pictures from the cell phone while driving. Please remember, your passengers' lives are in your hand. Accident like this can cause death to hell instantly..... Just imagine how sad will the parents be for the loss that could be avoided if.......... NO CELL PHONE IN USE WHILE DRIVING!

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Talking about mother day... as usual, Don placed his gift for me on the table before I got up from bed this morning. This has been his way of giving me surprise on special occasion...

Yesterday (Saturday), after we came back from Garage Sale he told me he needed to go out for a while ... and for years , I knew he was going to buy something as present for me ... so I reminded him " Please, don't spend money to buy me any diamond ring or what!"

Having said that...... made me wonder what he would buy ! I was more anxious and curious to what is in that in a tiny Bond Jewelry box..

Wow... it is Pandora Jewelry !!!! I have not seen one or heard about this before....( May be I have stopped mall shopping for long long time and I am out of date on these kind of "In things" !) It is a nice sterling silver bracelet with all different kind of Zen beads and cubes.. it is classy and unique... and I like it a lot !!!

Thank you Ah Don.

For this kind of bracelet, one can always pick and select the choice of beads, mix and match to create own designs. Also, the designs of beads are simple, colorful, attractive and classy. Another advantage is one can begin with just a few beads & cube when the budget is tight and add more when there is extra $$$$$ in the pockets later on. It's good idea, isn't it ??

Right now,this bracelet chain is 3/4 full just so I can see the bracelet chain......... If I like to have more, it would be reserved for Ah Don to fill them up on our 5th Wedding Anniversary which is just a month away. So, Work Harder Ah Don!!!! hahahahahahaha

OUR DOG TEDDY

Once a month, we take Teddy to the Arlington Park to meet his friends of Small Dogs Club. This is a newly formed club intended for small dogs / puppies to meet and play together as well as for owners to exchange information how to raise & keep small dogs happy and healthy. Oh yeah... These small animals are like kids. You will hear them calling their dogs .... sweetie, honey, darling boy, girl. For us... It's just Teddy !! :):):):)

Teddy has been with us for over 2 months. We found him a smart and sociable dog. He is full of energy and quick to learn thing.

He was a bit frustrated today at the park because other dogs were not as playful like him. They were not running and chasing with Teddy! :(:(:( In fact when we reached there one of the dogs was getting very aggresive and attacking Teddy. hmmmm as part of the rule, furious dogs are not allowed to mess around, so the owner has to take him home!!!

Yesterday when we were at one of the garage sale venues, we met one couple. The lady told us that they had a pet schnoodle before but the dog died sometime ago. She loved Teddy so much that she asked Ah Don if she could buy our dog ?? She told us that they love the personality of schnoodle. Schnoodle is very smart and lovable.... So, do you think we will sell Teddy to her ??? No way.... Teddy is Ah Don's " spoiled brat". He loves him more than anything else in this planet !! He has been playing with Teddy all the time.

Teddy is completely attach to him. Teddy knows that we will leave him for work in the morning so he will follow Ah Don everwhere. He will wait patiently outside the bathroom. Whenever he missed the sight of Ah Don, he will search through everyroom for him. We are not sure how long it takes for him to settle down after we left. He can't jump to the window like Buddy to see us off . what he can do is to scatch the door and cry. We believe after that he will go and chew the rug to express his anger and frustration .. Oh yes, we have to give him that rug to destroy as well as many toys on the floor for him to play. Luckily, he has Buddy to play with. Two of them like to sit and watch the birds.. With these two animals around, they take away the freedom of our 3 birds. I am still hoping tht they can be friendly to our birds.

When we come home from work, I have to let Teddy out to meet his Big Daddy otherwise he will get too excited and pee right away!! Buddy is my boy, when he see me home he wan tme to touch him. Buddy can be sastified easily.

There is so much fun to look at these 2 animals we are thankful to Nicole and Tiffany who allow us to adopt their pets. they are both happy that their pets are in good hand and we always update them with photos and information.

Through this new relationship and the bond that we have with our pets.... now I fully comprehend why some people would spend so much money on their pets and why did they cry and missed so much when their pets are gone.........

One of our colleagues has 4 dogs. He is single and his reason to own so many dogs .... because he needs not have to worry about the children's problem and not need to spend money on education !!!!!

Teddy Looks "handsome" sometime after brushing

Some of Teddy's friends at the Dog Park

Teddy loves to go for car drive

" Are we there yet? " Teddy asked

Ok ok....... I will sit downand be a good boy

"Is that the dog park that we are going today?"

FIGHTING LIKE DOG & CAT

It has been a while I did not write about our pets. "

"Putera & Puteri" - the parakeet,

"Forever" - The Cockateil

"Buddy" - the Cat

"Teddy" - the Dog.

They are all animals that we love like our kids.

Don take care of 4 legged animals and I look after the 3 legged animal.

He has to walk the dog 2 times a day, feed them and clear their litter box. Teddy is still a puppy like to chew anything available. He is very connected with Ah Don. Teddy comes to me every morning for the yogurt. At first, I just let him and Buddy finished whatever left over from my breakfast. Later, we found that the both like eat yogurt. So we have to buy a big container of plan yogurt to fee them. I believe yogurt is fine for these 2 monsters!!!

I called them monsters because sometime they are just too playful. When we adopted Teddy, we were worried that Buddy would not like him; after less than a week, they got closer and more friendly to each other; they began to play and run over the places. Buddy likes to go up to the couch then jump down to attack Teddy; and Teddy went wild, Buddy hide behind the couch. Teddy is a smart dog but he is not smart enough to find Buddy.

Every morning, before we go to work, we have to take all Teddy's toys to the floor just so he can play by himself when Buddy hides away from him to take his afternoon nap!

Teddy likes to go for car drive. He is following us to Garage sale every Saturday. He has picked up few commands. Unfortunately, Buddy is an indoor cat. He likes to go out like Teddy but he will rush back home as soon as he saw someone passed by.

They have different characters but they are just like young kids; need a lot of attention, love and care.

Looking after them really need time and effort... but it's so warm to see how excited the dog, the cat and the the birds can be when he saw/ heard us coming home from work !!

He will chew any toy in a minute

Some of Teddy's toys

They are wondering " When can we have these birds as snack?"

Now, they rest together like brothers

Hayden's 3rd Birthday

March 25th is Hayden's 3rd Birthday.

I last seen him in New Jersey was iduring the X'mas of 2008.!!! He was then still a small baby wanting his dad Chris to carry him...... but this time when we met him on his 3rd birthday in Tampa.... he is such a cute and big little boy !

Look at his pictures you will agree with me that he is going to be a handsome boy when he grows up !!!

Melisa drove him and Frank all the way from New Jersey to Tampa 24 hours on the road non-stop. Bravo !!! I will never experience this nor would I ever try to make this happen!! 24 hours on the road with 2 young kids!!!! No joke !!! It's a tough job !!!

It's nice to be invited by Melisa to her aunt's house at Tampa to celebrate Hayden's birthday together with her relatives. Her aunt was very nice to us. Ah Don was full of excitement when he saw Hayden.

Frank is Melisa's eldest kid. He has grown so tall too !!! He was a little shy kid at our wedding in 2005.

Oh time flies...... Kids are growing up and we are dragging and walking closer to somewhere that everyone has to go one day !!!

Toyotas Are Unsafe?

We have a 2008 Toyota Camry.  I'm sure you have all seen the newscasts about the "major" problem Toyota has had and the major recall.  Why even the head of the federal Department of Transportation said people should stop driving their Toyotas.

Oh my gosh!  This must be a terrible problem!

Well I received and read the pre-recall notice and laughed.  I now have the official recall notice.  Let me quote from the section of the notice titled "What is the Condition?"

"As we notified you earlier this past fall, the defect is the potential for an unsecured or incompatible floor mat to interfere with the accelerator pedal and cause it to get stuck in the wide open position. ..."

Soooo, it is obvious that the problem is NOT with the automobile but with idiots who don't install their floor mats properly!!  Because of these idiots, Toyota has spent LOTS of dollars to compensate for their stupidity.  In addition "... Toyota will install a newly designed override system in your vehicle... This system will cut engine power in case of simultaneous application of both accelerator and brake pedals at certain speeds and driving conditions..."  Thank you Toyota.  Maybe this addition will keep those idiots from slamming into me.

The whole Toyota recall fiasco was nothing more than a "media event".  I enjoy my Camry.  It is solid, comfortable and SAFE!  Unlike American cars that sound like tin cans and almost have recalls per week (but of course we don't hear about those recalls).

It is a shame that such a fine auto maker has to take such a beating because U.S. auto makers can't get their heads out of their butts and make a competitive car. Top management is only interested in their big bonuses and of course they don't have to change because the government will save them.  

OUR DOG & CAT

When Teddy and Buddy are getting naughty and becoming destructive..... I asked Ah Don, " why are we keeping these 2 kids at this age ???? "

When Teddy and Buddy are cute and nice, then I said , " We are lucky to have adopted these 2 animals" !

So, do you actually know what I mean ??

Mainly because they are just kids full of curiosities and playful. They ask for food and like to play!! Two of them enjoy playing and chasing each other. Buddy does not like to play rough and will not play for long; he likes to have his quiet time to sit and look through the lanai like an artist admiring the scenery. Once Teddy started playing he can't stop especially when he has the mood to play!

After our effort for weeks, these 2 animals get along fine these days. Luckily, Mom was here to keep an eye on them when they were first brought together. We needed to make sure they did not kill each other when we leave 2 of them at home while we go to work. What we have to do in the morning is to gate the entry to the living room so that they will not overplay and knock down my collection of clocks and fragile items on the shelves.

They have the chance to rest together during weekend.

Not sure are they together like this when we are at work!

This is Teddy. He chewed my flip flop and he knew he has done something wrong!

When I asked "Who did this?' He would feel guilty like this !!

He won't look at what he has done !

Instead.... He asked for "forgiveness like this !"

Teddy like to eat Cat food, so we have to separate them at their mealtime!

Teddy can't jump up!! Buddy is getting fat!

So far, Ah Don is taking care of these 2 pets; he walks the dog and clean up the litter

and I take care of him & the 3 birds.

I MISS MY 1st SISTER

This Picture was taken on The Mother day in 2005. It was definitely the most happy and proud moment to celebrate the mother day together with my eldest sister and her family.

It was few days before I left for New Jersey. Such sweet memory could only be recaptured in photos. This is why I like to take and keep pictures.

My eldest sis, Yee Mei & me

Suo Mein, my eldest sister Yee Mei and me

All mother were cutting the cake

This is my eldest sister's forever rest home

I just received this precious pic from my niece. It made me cried for a moment......

The prolong illness had robed away her quality life;

she is now resting in piece at this beautiful and special place..
Dearest sis, you are always remembered in my heart

Golden Coffee Bean

IS THIS A BAD YEAR FOR ME ?

This morning I went to work for half a day and have to come home to rest since I was still coughing hard and blowing nose. I am also concern that It's not fair to spread this cold to other staff in the office.

Now, I began to question is this a bad tiger year for me ? Or that something undesirable is going to happen sooner than I guess? Whatever it is .. I believe I am ready for anything. I always believe that fate is there just like karma. In my religion, we believe we can eradicate our karma, we can converse poison to medicine with preserve and undefeated spirit. I am not strong in this; hence, I learn to take what's come. I'll let thing happen at its own pace and sequence.

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Teddy likes to look at "Forever", this is what he normally does to stand up straight for a few second to see what's "Forever" is doing ?

Teddy can walk a few steps with this pose too

Teddy and Buddy like to play at night before bedtime. so
we have to put Teddy's bed in his crate and lock him up at night

This was the first time we took Teddy out to Dog Park to
meet some other small dogs. A group of us is going to form a
small Dog social Club soon
Never expect Teddy to be so sociable but he did great in playing
with all other dogs.
He was so outstanding and energetic running, chasing and playing

Teddy was having a little training to jump across the loop !!

OH Sure ... this is his proud Owner !
Now! Look at Teddy's dirty face after playing wildly !

At Last, we make peace for these two animals to be friendly with each other
It's our achievement!! We made it happened in less than 2 week's time !!

I A M SICK AGAIN !!!

I am sick again this time ... down with bad throat, cough, running nose, congestion and cold. I didn't go to work yesterday. But, now I am pushing myself to work.... hoping that all these problems will be gone if I could get myself to focus on something more important. I was on the bed to rest, sleep for the whole day. Merely to hope that I can regain my energies to fight again the sickness.

Life is too short... just a couple of days ago one of my ex-colleague informed me that one of our old colleague collapsed during his badminton game and did not have a chance to regain his consciousness. He is gone ......how sad !


So, I must set my time straight from down on... I need to take care for myself; no other people can relieve your suffer or pain when you get sick. If I fell into the state of depression ... who will care for me ???

CHINESE NEW YEAR GIFTS FROM SUO MEIN; OUR VALENTINE'S DAY

Today is the Chinese New Year Feb 14th, 2010 and it's also the Valentine's day. this is the time that I miss my family more than any other days. For the Last Chinese New Year , I was back home in Malaysia to have my good time with my daughters, and all my Gan and Fong's family.

There was lots of foods and joy together.

My niece Suo Mein sent me some Chinese Lanterns and blouses that gave me the smell and feel of the Chines New Year. I am so excited and thankful to receive such precious gift from her. So, I hung up the lanterns together with the old lanterns that she sent me 2 years ago !! They brighten the whole house!

hmmmm.. I think that's the right place to hang the lantern and garland

This is the old lantern that Suo Mein sent to me 2 years ago .(attractive forever!)

It's not a tough job..... I can do it ! Don is busy taking picture of me !

Oh! this is such a pretty and traditional Chinese blouse that Suo Mein sent to me

The blouse is hard to get here and fits me perfectly ... likes tailor made !!!hehehehe!

Then....... a little bit of closer look on the blouse... not my face eh !

This is another "sexy" blouse that I have to think of something to make me look sexy ! ok ???

I think the blouse goes well with this chili red pants !
Oooph.. I forgot to match with my red shoes !! :(:(:(

These are the roses from Ah Don.... again,
look at the flowers and not my matured face , please !!
I was doing Tai Chi with these 2 bundles and Ah Don captured me in video ...
and he released it in youtube !! OMG!! so horrible
I look so funny in motion !!hahahahahahah

Roses....... after my arrangement!!

Don also receive something from me for the Valentine's day

A pair of pants ......

A small leather billfold to keep more $$$$$$$ in Tiger Year

After..... this..... we are going for a good meal to mark these 2 occasions.... Surely no Yee Sang or Lou Sang here...... but will have some Chinese food for sure !!