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"stepping out on my own"
Sunday, September 27, 2009
the dog and the ball

Woke up with a sudden urge to beat the bulge - so cloudy and early at 9am, I decided to bring my darling furkid for a jog at the park. It does feel good to get going so early in the day :) Wish I had the discipline to continue doing so.


My beautiful happy girl after a great panting workout

See what endorphins can do to you?



"Where are you goin?" look as Dan opens the holy gate to freedom


My beautiful Kino - had to coerce her to take this pic with me. I think she hates me. Or the camera. Sure hope it's the latter.



Playful look



Tired and wary look




Looks like a nice little cottage in the middle of nowhere eh? Took it in the car ride on the way to watch Dan's match. I like it cos it looks so peaceful and country-ish.




And here's the tip-off!




Dan doing his best to defend. Out-manned with only 6 on the team, the guys really did fight hard and tough. Great job!



And he goes for the shot!



The man - scored the opening 3 shots for Batok, including a 3-pt. Had his hand in rebounding and assists as well. Good game, Bing Hui!




And he goes for another shot! But the ring just doesn't like him... boing...



I like this shot! Played around with my cam to finally get one of such a shot - focused on the person and motion blur for the back and foreground.



The double-foul - you hook me, I hook you.



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Another experiment with motion blur


Thursday, September 24, 2009
smile at fear

Our fear is what holds us back - fear of misrepresentation, fear of rejection, fear of failure.

I tried smiling non-stop for the bus ride home cos I remembered someone whom I met who was always so smiley. It's really refreshing to see her and you'd be influenced by it and want to smile too. Plus they say smiling uses less muscles than frowning thus should be more relaxing and natural. That and I met a man with such a grumpy and frumpy face - his face literally pulls down at the mouth to his chin, kinda like those grumpy cartoon characters we see on TV. Or a bulldog.

I once read that you'd make yourself feel depressed and bring bad stuff onto yourself by just expressing it - slouched body and frown complete. Sure enough, the guy on the bus seemed to draw bad things to himself too (at least from what I could see on the bus ride). The bus driver forgot to stop at his stop and went on to drop him off at the next stop instead. And it was raining.

I guess a smile beats away feelings of stress and irritation. Smile and the world will smile with you. :)

Tuesday, September 22, 2009
a dog's life

3 times up and down Balestier Road later, we finally found the Urban Pooch where Justin and Peiling were waiting with the birthday doggies.

Smothered to death

The happy birthday boy


The greedy girl who couldn't stop eating - she even went over to beg at the other customer's table - super embarrassing.


The yummy-looking strawberry cake - no idea what it tastes like cos it was for the lucky pooches



All together now - birthday boy and girl with their kor kor and jie jie.




If you look closely, you can see Kino begging for food at the other table, just behind Peilin.



Chiro lends a helping paw in cutting the cake



More food for the greedy one



The birthday girl, Shan, enjoying her cake.
Happy birthday, Shan and Chiro!
It was an uncanny resemblance - the size, the markings, the colour, even certain expressions. If only you were there; we miss you, big guy.



Monday, September 14, 2009
the 1000th post

When it rains, it doesn't just drizzle - it pours.

I'm just a driftwood, carried away by the flood.

Alone and dying, yet no one can help or rescue me.

Sunday, September 13, 2009
hanging out with the bro

A very fulfilling dinner and tiring day of shopping, followed by another.


Dinner at the much acclaimed Paulaner.

Ready to tuck in to his crispy pork knuckle.


Crispy pork knuckle while I tuck into my boiled pork knuckle


The meat-masked crusader


In the hot seat



And the white flag's up! Totally couldn't finish the knuckle - it's just too much meat!


Here's a glimpse of the leftover meat - pinkish pork. Tender and succulent, but too much is just too much!


And that piece above the fork is the skin and fats. Pile on the pounds man! Wouldn't have been so bad if the red ink marking on the skin wasn't still visible. Reminded me of those offerings to the deities.


Here's the huge bone - bet Kino would love to gnaw on this


On the way home, we spotted a very comfy kitty sleeping on the ninja turtle ride



And at home, we're greeted by a flute playing dog!


And she was so engrossed she never knew what was lurking behind her...


Nah, it's just my bro with a friendly smile. :)


And now it's my turn with the doggie!



Friday, September 11, 2009
in his absence

Dan's in reservist so I've gotten myself a new bed-partner. Someone much cuter, younger and furrier. And she's making herself VERY comfortable on the bed... and my pillow.


I just went over to the table for a while and I returned to this scene - a very comfy Kino on MY pillow.

Just look at tht smug look on her face! I bet she thinks it's her bed as much as it's ours.


Staking her paw on the bed.


That's my furry girl, Kino!





Monday, September 07, 2009
let it go

Let go of the small stuff, it's all small stuff, let it go...

I clean the house that others (and myself) constantly mess up. It's a fact of life - just gotta deal.

If anyone ever says to my face that it's a woman's job to clean up, I will personally slap him. And I say 'him' cos only a guy would say so.

Sunday, September 06, 2009
shooting spree

Brought my cam out of its dusty hiding and for once, went on a human shoot instead.