Feeling wierd

I've been feeling really moody lately, nauseous (not very often but I don't feel nauseous a lot) and physically tired. I put on 3kg over the last 2 weeks of travelling (I hope I am pregnant, else I have to lose all those weight. OMGoodness!!!!!) and am feeling bulky in the mid section and legs.

Mr Liow asked if I could be expecting number 2 and got excited. He said he felt I'm behaving a little different.

I am not too sure but I doubt I am. Maybe coz it's almost time of the month when all bad things happen to a woman, I become..different? Pinching the spare tire, I hope I am.

We asked AN if she wanted a baby boy or a baby girl. She said she does not like boys, thought about it a little more and added: "I don't want a baby."

Later in the evening, I asked her again and this time she wanted one, "NOW"!

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No tests have been done and everything is not confirmed. We'll see.

Casaer's Palace at Las Vegas (10-12 December 2009

The view on our way to LV. It was already snowing in the mountains. See the beautiful colours? The white clouds and snow-littered mountain separated by the beautiful blue sky... It was a lovely sight!

We were given directions to the lobby to check in. Mr Liow had to learn to be polite about personal scents.

A proper "Thank You" to our gladiator

Our (free) room. hehe.

The toilet

It was cold at LV so we had to wrap ourselves up tightly. AN got her beanie and gloves on. It's easier this year. She didn't like them last year and kept pulling them off. This year, the vain baby asked to put them on, and started admiring herself in the mirror.

Out for a walk and photo taking

Since about a month ago, AN started drawing stick figurines. She started drawing circles, then days later put in eyes, then nose, and mouth. Soon after she started to draw a long line from the circle and said that was the body. Sometimes she would draw clothes like that in the picture, sometimes it would be just the four limbs. Oh yes, she would remember the eye lashes and fringes too. Papa has no fringes and eye lashes while Mummy and Adrielle does :)

Updated: I forgot the reason I took this picture was because AN drew Baileys. She drew "Adrielle" and started to think after she finished the first portion of her drawing. I asked if she could also draw Baileys and she went: "Oh yes! I forgot!", then she drew Baileys. I've not edited the picture to include labels but if you look at the 'thing' on the right, it was Baileys (long ears, a round head and a little round nose on the left of the circle. She started putting in more circles at the other side and bottom to include 'effects' and Baileys didn't look quite like himself anymore).

Overlooking the city from our window in day view

We could see the musical fountain during the night

Each time at LV, we eat and shop, eat and shop. That was about all we did.

Knott's Berry Farm

It's been very busy for me since we reached home. Lots of unpacking and washing (coz it's winter now, we put on more cloths than usual), and washing the furkids + grooming the moment they got home, and then it was cooking and washing up. Before the pictures come (I'm trying to sort them out whenever I find time to), here are some videos.

It's AN and more of AN. As long as she enjoys herself, we are happy-enough parents.

This is AN on her first ride all by herself! Mr Liow was worried she would be frightened. I was worried she would stand up and fall out. Our worries were all unfounded. She totally enjoyed her freedom!


I was allowed to ride with AN on this one. One of us had to. It's a requirement, so too bad about newly found freedom.


Another independant ride that AN enjoyed! See her laughing. hehe.


AN pulling her own wagon. She had the time to stop and shout "Rhino!". She was not supposed to stop pulling the lever (?) else she would cause a traffic jam but good thing was, there were older kids behind her so she could still move even though she stopped 'working'.


This was of Mr Liow on his tower drop ride. It's called Supremem Scream at Knott's Berry Farm.


AN on her Merry Go Round kiddy ride at Long Beach.


AN playing with sand at Long Beach



AN says "I love mountains" in action.


We will be going to White Mountain (Mr Liow said Show Low...wierd name..I know nothing much about the trip, yet). Might have to board BM again if they do not allow dogs but I'm praying this time we can bring them. I'm sure they will be happy to be with us this Christmas. It's troublesome to bring them (and imagine the amount of fur trapped in the car) but then again, it's also troublesome to bring a young child. What's more trouble in addition to trouble, right?

Off to LA & LV

Mr Liow took leave and wanted to go somewhere but up to the night before he went on leave, we have not decided where to. He wanted to drive down to Montery Bay for the aquarium but I was not too keen coz it would be too long a drive. AN will suffer.

And just the night before he went on leave, AN started sniffing. Her blocked nose in the right nostril started running yesterday once in a while. At other times, that nostril remains blocked.

Mr Liow has to go somewhere, so we decided to just go ahead since AN is ok, except for that nose problem (praying that it will go full blown during the travelling).

We'll be staying at Casaer's Palace this time (free stay again), go shopping, Mr Liow craves for Hor Fun while I crave for authentic bubble tea) and then we'll drive on to LA on Saturday.

He's planned to bring us to Long Beach (I don't know where. Hehe) and then to Knotts Berry Farm so AN gets to take more rides. And then maybe more shopping? Hehe.

Weather has started to remain cold more than cool. The luggage is fuller than it would have been in summer.

I hope Baileys and Maen remain warm in Camalot. They probably will not feel very cold with their coat... I still miss them each time we go on trip. The heartless Mr Liow does not.

This feeling is not mutual between me and the furkids though. We carried them while waiting for Jim to open the door yesterday. Both B and M whined and whined, and struggled to be let down yesterday. They were soooooo eager to get in that if we put them down, they would start scratching at the door.

Jim took Maen in and I put Baileys down. He started the sniffing routine with their resident Golden Retriever. Jim asked Baileys to follow him and he did. My Baileys forgot all about me! Let's not even mention about Maen. Her tail was wagging so hard I wondered if they would come loose.

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We might be going to White Mountain during Christmas with the Tays. I hope the cabins allow dogs. They make my Christmas whiter, not only because they are part of the family, but coz their unconditional love gives a glimsp of the reason God sent Jesus that day. Unlike them, God will not get so excited over something else that He forgets about me though. Hehe.

Goodbye to Jaslin and CuteB

It was Joey last December. Made friends with her in Sept last year, clicked and went shopping with her while AN stayed home with Mr Liow. Shared a common interest in cosmetics and had lots to talk about. But time together was short lived coz she had to leave.

Then it was Lian See with Jia En and Jia Hui who dropped by often with food and the girls who never failed to take care of AN while the adults chatted. Before Kimberly, they were the ones AN would not mind leaving my side with.

Now it's Jaslin and CuteB. This time, Baileys and Maen are involved in this business of missing a buddy who has gone back to Singapore before us and are now separated by hundreds or thousands of miles of land and ocean/s. Baileys would get excited and trot around anxiously as if he was expecting a visit when CuteB happen to walk near our home (he can smell his buddy!) or when he sees CuteB pass by outside. The boys will play and pounce all over each other whenever Jas came over to chit chat. Maen would follow behind, and grab Baileys from the back while the boys play. AN would always tell me this and that about CuteB after they leave.

Whenever Mr Liow went away for exercises, their visits would serve to make days of waiting for Mr Liow's return, shorter. The next possible exercise in April next yr, or even the months leading up to it, B and M will probably not get to look forward to having 4legged buddies' visits, and AN will hv less fun with watching the dogs play rough and get busy running around the house with them. B and M are too used to each other. If Maen does not invite play, Baileys will almost never, and both just cuddle up together or walk around calmly. AN prefers action and gets excited whenever M playbows B and does her 'dance' to get him to run after her.

Next up in time to come will be our turn to leave. There's even more to miss: the change of seasons, the wider roads and more courteous driving habits (generally. There are always black sheeps), the free parking and ample parking lots, our car porch just nxt to the main door (don't have to walk so far and climb so high if we realise we forgot to lock our car), the sales (even tho shopping malls are limited to just 3, making online shopping my only leisure), the travelling, the beautiful mountains...down to our dusty patios. These, I will miss. And these, the moment we leave, will be lost for probably this lifetime.

Not to mention, friends I've made who remain in Tucson. Friends from PV that we leave behind, we can still meet up in Singapore. Friends who live here, once we leave, we will forever be physically separated by vast lands and oceans, again.

Gosh, the heart feels heavy just thinking about it. Super depressing.

At this point, I'm praying that CuteB will get used to being confined in the plane, that every transit will be smooth, that the Lord will keep him calm and well adjusted to the cabin (or cargo, if he has to go in there). Pray that the long flight will cause no harm to the little buddy.

And now, it's time to shut my eyes again. Can't believe separations like these cause isomnia... :(

Oh yes, AN had been sniffing since last afternoon and a little runny nose since evening. I hope it's just because of the weather change and does not fall too sick. I'm thankful that she's been healthy and prays she will be spared the agony of pains caused by common sickness. For the little food that she has each day, we're thankful her body was able to absorb the nutrients, and for the little milk she gets whenever she asks for "mem mem", she receives antibodies.

I pray that everyone will be well, friends here and friends there.

Raw Patties Day 2

This morning's toilet was cleared by Mr Liow.

According to him, there were both hard and soft stools but in very little amounts.

When I woke up, there was a firm stool about the length of my thumb.

This is day 2 of Primal and till now (9pm), they have not pooped yet. And they have not peed too (??)

They've drank very little water since yesterday (which was normal, I read, of dogs feeding on raw) but I never expected them to drink THAT little water.

I need some help here from raw feeders here: Do I have to 'make' them drink or should I just let them be? They have not peed today, for the whole day!

There are days when they pee only when I'm away (either out of the house, or upstairs) and I have been around the whole day today. Probably when I go upstairs later, the toilet will flood.

I hate having to 'make' anyone do anything. I'm already sick of feeding AN, taking days of rest in between just not caring whether or not she's eating and then feeling worried after that when she doesn't eat because I do not 'make' her. Do I have to 'make' them drink water now?

You know, clearing Baileys' and Maen's shit makes me happier than feeding AN?

Watching them happily chomping on their food makes up for the emptiness each time I feed AN now.

So, yes. I will give Baileys and Maen anything that will make them happy. If only AN will allow me to make her happy with food, I will feed her my flesh if she is hungry for that.

Raw Diet: Primal

This is their first meal of a proper Raw diet with necessary nutrients included. We were out almost whole day and when we came home, there was only 1 short section of poop on the papers and it was firm. Does not stink either.

I forgot to mention that even though the 2 of them passed loose stools few days ago after having raw wings, the stools did not stink. Loose stools almost always stink, don't they? I asked Mr Liow who also agreed it didn't smell foul when he helped clear the many soiled papers those 2 days. He confessed that he stopped breathing whenever he had to clear their output, so he never found their poop foul smelling

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How observant my hubby is!

Anyway, back to Primal after digestion:

It's now 1.31am and we are all supposed to be sleeping. The last piece of poop was still that one and only small piece of firm and non-stinking poop. We do not know who that was from but I am excited to see the final poop result of from their first day on Primal tomorrow when we wake up.

It's sooo convenient and simple to feed them those raw patties. Costly though. Once I get the hang of giving raw and when we go back, maybe I can learn to prepare our own raw food to cut cost, if I am not overwhelmed by the growing AN and possibly number 2 human puppy.