Good Grief! Has it been a month already?

Hey frenz,

I can't believe it! I have been out of action for close to ONE freaking month? This has to be my longest break away from blogging. The strange thing was, I just can't seem to get down to blogging. Yes, the hoomans have been really busy with their lives lately. Mom is a grouch cos her work has been very hectic and Dad has been out of town.

I haven't even had time to check out your blogs. :( I hope you guys have been doing okay. Did I miss any exciting news? Perhaps you can drop me a comment and update me on what's going on in your universe.

Thanks for stopping by to say hi if you have been popping by just to see if I updated. What can I say? I'm a real slacker. :P hehe....

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes....

Hello frenz,

The weather has gone all crazy again and it's been pouring for days. The hoomans have been feeling lazy (and they just blame it on the weather) and did not feel like going anywhere. Mom has been spending a lot of time on the compooter setting up SKYPE so that she can use it to chat with Dad when he's travelling.

I get really excited when I hear/see Dad on Mom's compooter. I will tilt my head from side to side and try to get as close as possible to the compooter screen so that I can lick Dad's face. I wish I could get a video of that to show you but that would mean that Dad's face would be seen all over the internet and we would end up freaking everydog out. So you'll just have to take my word for it.

Just wanted to share a pikture taken by Dad recently. He says this looks very arty-farty. Gee, what do I know? I'm just a dog...I don't do art.

I'll show you who's BOSS!

Hello Everydog & Girl Girl,

It has been a busy week at home cos Dad was involved in the Singapore Airshow 2008. He came home really late and left the house before the sun was up. It has been really disruptive for me cos we all know I need my beauty sleep. He showed me a couple of piktures of the flying aero-displays but I wasn't too impressed. Those planes look like BIRDS to me and I hate BIRDS. Perhaps if I have time, I'll show you a couple of piktures too and let you decide if they look like BIRDS.

A couple of weeks ago, Mom & I were chased by mean black swans at the park. Mom ran off screaming her head off but I was undeterred by those nasty swans. I showed them who's boss and thank dog, Dad managed to show you some evidence of me in action. Do you see Mom anywhere near me? I may be small but I know how to protect my hoomans. On the hindside, those swans could have actually *eaten* me up. *shudders* I just hope my hoomans know how good I am to them protecting them with my life.

Last Sunday, my hoomans brought me out for a playdate with a 7 month old boy Black-Tan long hair dachshund. Mom said he's looking for his forever home and asked me to play nice with him. And so I tried.....*NOT*!! That little fellow (he's a very handsome looking boy actually) was really cheeky and kept trying to smell my butt. I spent more of our playdate sitting on the floor trying to hide from him. He kept taunting me with his squeaky ball but I was not getting off my butt I tell ya. In any case, I hope he finds his forever home soon. Erm...it's not going to my home right Mom??

On a side note, I heard news that Dad will be travelling to Ottawa, Ontario Canada next month for a course. It's going to be a 24-36 hours flight from Singapore and that's only one way. Imagine how long the journey is! Hmm..I wonder what I should be packing for the trip. I heard it's very cold (below zero). Maybe I can visit some of my Canadian friends! (Luckie's Mom : I don't think you'll be going with him, Luckie!)

I have been having some problems with my camera and piktures uploading with my Macbook so until I figure that out, I'll have to depend on Dad for my piktures and we all know how long he takes to release new piktures. :P

Things that make you go hmmmm....

Dear frenz,

Firstly, I know you must be wondering if I succeeded with my heart-shaped poop surprise for my hoomans on Valentine's Day. The answer is no. I did not even get a chance to eat anything to make my poop PINK. But Dad did send a sweet message to Mom saying that he would be back early for dinner (at home - cos my hoomans never celebrate Valentine's Day at all for the past 11 years they have been together) and he ended his message saying "I love you and Luckie too!" Awwww........ I love you too Dad! MUACK! MUACK! MUACK!

Last week, Copper blogged about some things that make him think. It made me think about things that make me go hmmm too.

1) Why does Mom always say I leave a lot of hair around the house? I see a lot of her hair on the floor too and you don't hear me complaining do you? Plus, I'm even closer to the ground so I even have to lie down on her mess sometimes.

2) Watching TV. How can Dad turn into a couch potato and stay there all day long staring at the TV? Pawsonally, I don't watch TV. I can't figure out how they trap those hoomans and animals inside and it freaks me out. How did Dad get so good at his STAY command? Will I also know how to SIT and STAY at one spot for a long time if I watch TV?

3) What do hoomans do at work? Do they sleep (yes I know some peepol can sleep with their eyes open) at work? Do they pretend to be busy? Do they surf the internet? Do they just wait for feeding time (I think they call it lunch) and time for them to go home? My question is..do they even work?

4) Why can't I have access to my treat container as and when I feel like it? It's mine so I should have the right to feed myself (okay, so I may need a little help prying open the lid). I don't understand why my pawrents can gorge on their treats and then moan & groan about feeling guilty and fat all the time. I conclude I should be able to indulge myself anytime and then moan & groan about it later on too. PS : I am not fat.

5) Why do I always need to get my butt wiped and feet cleaned after I finish with my toilet business? I feel pawfectly clean and I am capable of cleaning myself. If I could flush my own pee tray, I would do so. If I had toilet paper to clean myself, I'd use it to make SNOW!!! Wheeeee!! Showers are also over-rated unless they come with a treat each time.

This is like the longest post I have written in months. I need to nap now. Oh, in case you are wondering what have all these piktures got to do with my subject, they don't. I just wanted to post them so you can see how nice I look in my top. :)

Happy 1st Blog Anniversary!

Hello Everydog & Girl Girl,

Exactly one year ago, I decided to start blogging. Today, I celebrate my First Blog Anniversary with all of you my dear frenz. It has been a really awesome year although I have to admit recently I seem to have developed writer's block. Perhaps cos life has become a familiar but happy routine for me now. I have grown a lot since then don't you think? I don't even remember myself being so teeny (see pikture above) weeny.

The Chinese New Year's celebrations have been fun. I did not get to follow my pawrents while they visited their relatives. But I had lotsa fun lazing around withn my hoomans when they were at home. We did go out to the park though and we were chased by some really MEAN swans. The swans wandered out of the lake and started walking along the path right behind us. Oh dog, they sure had BIG wings. I wasn't afriad of those swans...I showed them who's the boss and chased them back to the lake. bwahahaha.... Dad said he managed to take a pikture of me in action but I highly doubt that cos I reacted so fast that Mom ended up chasing after me instead. :P Even if he did get a pikture, I'd have appeared as a brown furry mass. LOL!!

Valentine's Day just round the corner. How will you be spending your Valentine's Day? I'm still trying to figure out how to create a heart-shaped poop to give to my pawrents as a token of my love for them. Any suggestions?

Gong Xi Fa Cai

Hey Everydog & Girl Girl,

Today is the eve of Chinese New Year. The hoomans will be going to my grandparents' place for their reunion dinner. Last year, Dad had to travel to Chicago and did not get a chance to celebrate Chinese New Year with everyone at home. This year, he's just as busy at work but he's glad he has a chance to eat, drink and be merry with the rest of the family.

The hoomans get a two days break from work (Thursday & Friday) and I know they are certainly looking forward to this long break. Chinese New Year is a special time of the year for the Chinese. There are a lot of traditions and customs which have been passed down for many generations. Mom will be rushing back after work today to clean up the house so that it'll be nice and clean for me to mess up over the next few days. Mom says sweeping the floor on the very first day of the New Year is forbidden as this signifies that the good fortune & luck will be swept away for the new year.

I want to take the time to wish all my frenz Gong Hay Fatt Choy (that's Happy New Year in Cantonese). Have a wonderful Year of the Rat!!

I'll like to UPSIZE my bed please.....

Hello EveryDog & Girl Girl,

A couple of weeks ago, my hoomans bought me a nice red fluffy bed but Dad insisted that it was too short for me or rather I was too long for the bed. However, Mom was in denial and said it was fine since I spend most of my time curled up in bed so the length of the bed is not an issue. If you ask me, I'd say she's just being a stingy poker and doesn't want to spend money on me so that she can do more shopping.

But as you guys know, I have been bonding with Dad a lot lately. He decided to surprise me (& Mom) with a new (BIGGER) bed.

Now that my bed is bigger & wider, I can bring all my toys to bed. Okay, maybe not all my toys, else I won't have any place to sleep at all. hehe...

I am very pleased with my new bed and this is my "Be Gone You Stoopid Woman" look cos I couldn't stand Mom going trigger happy with her camera just because of a new bed.

Here's a video of me enjoying my new bed. It's nothing exciting but I just decided to upload it cos I know you guys miss watching videos of me.

Mom has been really busy at work so that means I don't get a chance to use the compooter as often as I'd like to recently. :( So please bear with me if I'm a bit slow with my updates.

Run Baby Run...

Hey Everydog & Girl Girl,

I am so glad the weekend is here again!! I can't wait to get out into the sun and RUN RUN RUN! :) I know I may have short legs but don't underestimate me...I can still run pretty fast. Here's a pikture of me running towards my Dad. He had that terrified look on his face cos he was worried I'd POUNCE on him and make him drop his precious camera. *sniggle sniggle*

I haven't been doing much lately so I have no new stories to share. I think I'm having a major writer's block. I hope you are having way more fun than I am right now.

Have yourself a wonderful weekend!!

Random Piktures Madness

Hello frenz,

I just wanted to share with you this really cool pikture taken by Dad recently. We were at the park and saw this huge web made by this spider. Mom said it was "gross". I think gross is good! :) I wonder how many days did the spider take to spin such a big web?

I also wonder if this was the spider that bit Peter Parker and made him Spiderman. I have always wanted to have a pet of my own so I told Mom that we should bring Mr Spider home! She pretended (I think?) not to hear me. How could anyone or anydog not hear me when I speak? You know how loud my bark is right? However, when we went back to the park the following week, Mr Spider was no longer there. I think the heavy rain may have washed away all his hard work. :(

We also came across a this really shy lizard. Don't you think Mr Lizard looks like he's riding on a bike? He seems to be holding onto the handle bars. haha... I tried asking Mom once again if I could bring Mr Lizard home too as a pet. I guess she has some hearing problem....she can't seem to hear me when I ask her "sensitive" questions. Must be the volume of music coming from her IPod or I dunno what nots.

I hope your weekend has been fun. I went for a manicure to get my nails done for Chinese New Year on Saturday. That wasn't too exciting. On Sunday, I brought my hoomans to the park for their weekly walks. Oh wait, that sounded a bit wrong. My hoomans brought me for my weekly walk at the park...and it poured really heavily. We were caught in the rain and Mom quickly stuffed me into my bag so that she could keep me dry while the hoomans walked as fast as they could (trust me, it wasn't too fast at all if I still ended up a tad bit wet!) to get to the shelter. It sure was fun watching them get wet. :P

Santa Dog & Me

Hello my frenz,

I have taken your advice and been questioning my hoomans non stop about the other dog. However, they are not revealing anything at this moment. I shall persevere on because I believe they will eventually break down under pressure.

For the past few weeks, I have been busy pawforming my 1st opawration of 2008 on Mr Santa Dog. This is a highly delicate opawration as Mr Santa Dog looks so festive and happy, I really need to break him gently and tenderly.

Don't be deceived by this pikture okay? I was still being really gentle with him. hehe

Doesn't Mr Santa Dog look jolly with his green scarf? To tell you the truth, he looks quite different right now. I just thought it wasn't quite appropriate for him to wear a scarf in Sunny Singapore and kindly removed it for him. Yes, yes...I know you guys must be saying what a thoughtful girl I am right? With the weather in Singapore, he may just end up getting heat stroke wearing a scarf. LOL! I am in the mist of removing his hat too afterall Christmas is over....I'm sure he no longer needs the Santa Hat. :P

Luckie & Santa Dog

I have been trying to get a shot of Mr Santa Dog after his opawration but he seems really shy. I wonder why!

Indoor Gym

Hello Everydog & Girl Girl,

I went to the park again yesterday. Thank dog, there was no mean little girls calling me meanie names. I had a good walk and basically a pretty decent weekend. I guess Mom's probably feeling guilty for cheating on me cos the hoomans went out for dinner on Saturday night and Mom came back smelling of another DOG! I sniffed and sniffed...seriously, if she wanted to cheat on me, she should have done a better job removing all discriminating evidence. I found cream colored hair on her clothes. Mom finally said they went to see a long haired cream dachsie girl pup. For WHAT??????!!!! *panic mode* Then she said, it was time for my dinner. Food is always good....hey wait, she didn't answer my earlier question! You can be sure I will be watching my hoomans very closely over the next few weeks for any suspicious actions or movements. Hmm....

How do you get a good workout when you are stuck at home and don't get to go out for walks? I present to you the magic red dot! Follow the dot and trust me, you'll be getting an excellent workout. :)

Sorry to rant but do I look like a banana to you?

Pikture taken by Dad of course!

Hello Everydog & Girl Girl,

Last weekend, my hoomans decided to bring me out for a leisurely walk on Sunday morning. You see, the weather in Singapore has been really strange lately. It can be bright and sunny in the morning, but by noon time, the skies start to get dark and before you can say Oh my DOGness *coupled with a surprised look*, it starts to pour cats & dogs (heh heh..no pun intended).

Anyhoo, I was totally enjoying my walk at the park cos it's been a while since I had a chance to go there. So I met a couple of other dogs...so I barked and growled (I even tried to lunge at them), but I was a good girl. No no, I was just being friendly and did not bite!! It's not my fault if my hoomans don't bring me out as often as I like so I just want to meet as many new friends as possible.

Then along came a family with a little girl who exclaimed really loudly to her parents when they finished admiring my long elegant body "Oh Mummy! Look! It's a BANANA dog! She's as long as a BANANA!" Now, I have been called many things...sausage dog, weiner dog..but seriously? BANANA? Tell me, do I look like one to you?

Signed,

A Very Sad Luckie - I am not a banana.

Here's a flower from me to you...

Hey frenz,

It's another gloomy monday alone at home. The hoomans have gone back to work reluctantly grumbling that it's going to be a busy month at work ahead for both of them. The next public holiday coming up would be the Chinese Lunar New Year and that falls on 7th Feb which is exactly a month to go. Next month, I will also be celebrating my 1st year anniversary for my little old bloggie too!

Here's a pikture of a gorgeous looking flower (thanks to Dad of course) to cheer your Monday Blues away. I hope you have a awesome week ahead. :)

I know Xmas is over but.....

Hello Everydog & Girl Girl,

I know I know...Xmas 2007 is long gone but I never had a chance to share what I received from my friends yet. In fact, by the time I blog about this, some of the gifts have already been opawrated by me. hehe

This is a star cookie from Huskee Oppa. It was very delicious and basically, I finished it within a few days cos Mom said it should be eaten while it was still "fresh". For once, that woman actually made use of her seldom used brain and made a very wise decision. I also received a card from handsome Boo & Moo Moo.

Boy & Baby also gave me some yummy treats. :) Thanks guys!! I liked your Christmoose card a lot.

Hmm..I wonder what's inside Santa's bag?

Hamsterrific pressies from Girl Girl!! She gave me a Santa Dog & a rope flower toy! My my..she sure has good taste cos those toys are from my favourite brand - Zanies. She also enclosed a very cute looking dachsie on her xmas card. Can you find Girl Girl in the pikture? She's all dressed up in her santa hat!

Mom also got some really cool gifts from Eil & Huskee's Maid (she should thank me cos I was the one who introduced them to her). Eil gave Mom a tub of yummylicious cream and Mom received a mug with dachsies prints all over from Huskee's Maid. She says she will be using the pressies for sure. She received also something from the both of them which made her really happy. She doesn't want to tell me what it is...grrr.. I must get to the bottom of this!

I'm back!

Hey buddies,

Missed me a lot didn't ya? Tell me, how did you spend your New Year's eve? Did you have a wild pawty while your hoomans head out for their own wild pawties? Well, my hoomans (being such losers with no frenz) headed off to bed at around 11.30pm on New Year's eve. (Luckie's Mom - I wasn't feeling too well okay? I don't usually sleep that early!!) Nice try Mom, who cares if you sleep early or late? In any case, that means they'll also switch off the lights and force me to sleep that early too. Thus, making me a loser too. :(

Anyhoo, at the stroke of midnight, the skies started to boom and made those loud farting (oops, I can use the word fart here right?) noises. Flashes of bright lights were all over the night sky. I kept barking and barking! This was totally so exciting!! As expected, my hoomans woke up and had to pacify me thus missing out on the fireworks display which could be seen from my windows. haha...what a way to usher in 2008. At precisely, 12.08am, it was all quiet and the hoomans headed back to bed. The End. Yeah, that's the story of how my family ushers in the New Year. Told ya we lead a really exciting life. :)

I wanted to share with everydog & Girl Girl some of my Xmas gifts. This was what my Mom gave me. Isn't she the sweeterest? A kitchen roll! Did you see the way I rip it apart and then spat out the paper? Oh, the hoomans bought me a new bed if you noticed. It's apparently *too small* for my long body so Dad says he's going to get me another one. I wuv you Dad!!! PS : I have been bonding a lot of Dad while he watches TV on the couch. I have this special place on his tummy. I think Mom's jealous. heh heh

Goodbye 2007...Hello 2008!

Hello Everydog & Girl Girl,

I am still alive and kicking. I realised that it has been close to 2 weeks since I last blogged. *yikes* Christmas went past really fast and yes, I had lotsa pressies. I did not get to attend any pawty at all. :( However, I was able to spend quality time with my hoomans. That means more to me than any pressies in the world! I'd like to take the chance to thank everydog who had sent us lovely cards and well wishes. Thank you so very much for everything - being such great friends.

Excuse me while I continue with my celebration to usher in the new year (2008!!!!). I promise to be back in 2008 bigger & better! *wink* 2007 has been a year with lotsa ups and downs for my family. I am looking foward to 2008 because we should always look forward and not live in the past. I wish everydog & Girl Girl (together with your hoomans) a very HAPPY NEW YEAR! I shall see you guys next year.

I love my ROCK!

Hello Everydog & Girl Girl,

After raining for the last couple of days (almost non stop in fact), the weather finally cleared up today. Mr Sun is back in action and let's hope he stays here until over the weekend. I haven't been doing much at home cos it's been way too cold. I just lie there waiting for *something* to happen but looks like nothing is going to happen.

I was supposed to share these piktures earlier but I kinda forgot about them. heh heh.. I found my very first special rock during one of my walks. I was pawticularly inspired by Ms Sunshade who has her very own special collection of rocks. I tried to play fetch with it but it didn't roll very well. Then I tried playing football with it too. I tried chewing on it but Mom stopped me cos she said it was bad for my teeth. I thought it was a splendid idea to strike a pose with the rock between my paws.

I decided to bring it home and Mom said she'd carry it for me. :) Hmm...the strange thing is, I don't see my rock at home now. I wonder where did Mom keep the rock? MOM????? *Luckie's Mom : Oh Luckie, I thought you wanted to chew on the lamb ear? Go on, chew on it... Erm..we'll talk about the rock some other time.*

Dad was having a fine time with his new camera lens and I like this pikture a lot. I must have been really tired after my walk. hehe...Just look how long my tongue is! :) I am glad you guys think I showed that truck how fierce I can be. Unforunately, I didn't get to destroy it and it still works. Shucks. :(

Don't mess with me...

Hello frenz,

I did not get to attend my auntie's barkday pawty. My hoomans fed my dinner really early and told me to get some rest and the next thing I know, they were GONE for like HOURS!! :( I can't believe they were so mean to me. *sniff sniff*

With all that pent up anger inside me, I definately needed to find a way to rant! Feeling bad (they should! HARUMMPH), Dad decided to amuse me (or issit really himself) with this new toy.

Take 1 - Luckie plays with her Truck


Take 2 - Luckie plays with her Truck

So what do you think? Did I manage to show that thing I mean business? Don't mess with me or else......

Belly Belly Good....

Hey frenz,

The weekend is just round the corner. My hoomans will be going for a family gathering to celebrate Mom's sister barkday. I heard that there will be a yummy cake and lotsa food. I'm working hard to convince Mom to bring me along although I heard her telling Dad if I do get to go along, she won't be able to eat in "peace". I think she meant, she cannot eat any peas. I know my Mom hates peas. Does anydog or person like peas for that matter?

Anyhoo, I have to spend some time catching up on my beauty sleep. I need to look my best since I'm meeting the rest of the family. :)

Hey Mom - don't stop scratching okay? A little more to the right please.....


I never get bored of belly rubs! :)

Have a good weekend everydog & Girl Girl. :)

Dumplings for you?

Hi my frenz,

Mom had been busy cooking up a storm lately. Pawsonally, I'd prefer if she's cooking food for me to devour. But apparently, that's not the case. It's for those greedy gluttons at home. Anyhoo, she made dumplings soup for lunch. What goes into those dumplings? It's minced meat, shrimps ,chestnuts and some seasoning (you can add in other stuffs too! But this is just a basic filling). She & Dad then started filling up these dumpling skins with the fillings. You see that farnie looking round shaped one? That was made by Dad. He wanted to make it look like a wonton. I'm sorry I don't have the recipe to share cos Mom cooks by memory and doesn't do measurements very well. Everything is a dash of this..a dash of that. *sighz*

Mom put the dumplings into the water to boil. If they start to float, that means they are cooked and ready to be served.

Voila! This is the end product. Dumpling soup with vegetables! :)

I have no idea why she didn't keep any of these for me. Those gluttons just finished every bit of the food! How selfish huh?