Saturday, 28 July 2007

Buffy's Lookalike!

Buffy wrote:

Today is Saturday. Ma ma struggled to decide on whether to go to yoga this morning or take me for a walkie. I won. Ma ma got up and took me up for a quick walk up to Braemar Hill R&B Cafe. Ma ma said recently, a woman was robbed and killed when hiking on her own in Tsuen Wan so she needed to take more precaution. Only I got to go today because Ma ma didn't think she could handle both me and CC if something happened. CC always barks and attracts stray and leashed dogs... not something which Ma ma nor I like so we decided to leave her at home with Jessie.

You will see photos of me staring at a piece of toast on the side. There is also someone else in the photos that looks like me but Ma ma says is not as leng lui as me. :)

His name is Ball Ball - which kinda sound like a name that Ma ma sometimes calls me. Ma ma calls me lots of names - "Bee Bee" (as in Bup-Bee-Bee, which is my name in a song that Por Por sings), "Bee Bo" "Bee Bar" "Bee Ball" "Chu Chu"... the list goes on. Ma ma thinks he looks 80% like me, except Ball Ball's nose is longer.

Ma ma was very excited when she saw my lookalike. She asked Ball Ball's owners if they minded her taking a picture. Ball Ball's parents seem to like me too cos they kept on smiling at me.

Gotta go for a nap now - tired after my morning walk. Ma ma did not bathe me today - which means it's highly likely that I will get to go for a proper hike tomorrow!

Sunday, 22 July 2007

Hello Everyone, I'm back!

Buffy wrote:
I haven't been posting anything on the blog recently as I have been diagnosed with depression by Dr Lien. I have been worrying Ma ma greatly because I was not eating, and I just lay down all day long. Even when Ma ma took my CHOCOLATES out, I didn't budge. THAT got her really worried!

Ma ma has since paid lots of attention to me - she took Monday off work to nurse me and took me to see Dr Lien on Tuesday. I have been out on lots of walkies and hiked both yesterday and today! Though the price I had to pay was Ma ma bathed me on both days! Yuck!

You will see pictures from last week while I was out on my hike. Ma ma's back was aching today so she didn't take any photos for me and CC.

Saturday, 7 July 2007

Sunny Saturday

Buffy wrote:
Today is the first sunny day out of the entire week! (Ma ma said tomorrow will be sunny as well) In fact, today's highest temperature is 37.7degree celcius!

Ma ma got up early this morning and took me and CC out for a hike. We walked up the long stairs to Lai Tak Chuen, then round Yee King Road and Cloud View Road up to Braemar Hill. We hiked around the hills on Sir Cecil's Ride trail, then down the hill to R&B cafe at Braemar Hill shopping centre. Ma ma ordered a toast breakfast set and shared 1/2 of her breakfast with me and CC. We walked for TWO hours today and we are so tired!!! In fact, me and CC went on strike on our way back down the hills. I stood firm under the shade and refused to move, while CC layed down on the ground under the trees and almost went to sleep.

After our morning hike, Ma ma went out with Dai yee ma and Ben Ben to see Ah Jie in Sham Shui Po. Ah Jie and her sister (Tsuen Jie) were both very happy to see Ma ma, Dai yee ma and Ben Ben. Ma ma has been a very good girl and was not tempted to eat any lychees. Ma ma is under Chinese doctor's prescription and is not allowed to eat anything cold or sweet. As for fruits, she is only allowed to eat apple and grapes.

Ma ma said we'll go to bed early tonight so that we can go for another hike tomorrow (Sunday) morning!

Tuesday, 3 July 2007

Apple and chicken!

Buffy wrote:
Ma ma walked past a fruit store near Morrison Hill yesterday and bought some BIG American apples. These apples are the size of my head so they are pretty big! And crispy too!

As you can see from the photo on the side, both me and CC liked the apples very much. Ma ma normally has 2/3 and leaves 1/3 for us to share.

Today, Ma ma continued to cough like there is no tomorrow and it sounded bad. She left the office at 6pm and finally went to see a Chinese doctor. At her boss' recommendation (Rose), she went to Beijing Tong Ren Tang in Central. She came home and kept on whinging about how expensive it was. She said it costs HKD640 which is twice as much as seeing a doctor at the Sanitorium Hospital. The medicine smells awful - it had better treat Ma ma's coughing otherwise CC and I will go and pooh pooh on their shop front!

After an exciting morning of having apple for breakfast, Jessie cooked some more grilled chicken fillets at Ma ma's request. It smells sooooooooooooo good I could not resist waiting around and trying my luck to beg for some. As Ma ma has already brushed my teeth, she forbidded Jessie from feeding me any chicken. Though in the end, because Ma ma was so touched (or annoyed?) by my sitting and begging, she gave me 2 pieces of crispy grilled chicken. Ma ma is the best!

Sunday, 1 July 2007

Quiet day at home

Buffy wrote:
Today is Sunday but the weather is no different to yesterday. It rains then stops, rains then stops. Ma ma looked out the window several times this morning and made a strategic management decision NOT to take me and CC out. Instead she curled up on our Chinese sofa (day bed) and chatted on the phone with Gung Gung and Por Por for over half an hour. I waited impatiently for her and looked towards the window and front door several times, trying to give her a hint. She didn't get it - or at least she was still chatting away on the phone and did not look like she had any intention of taking me out.

Over the phone, I overheard Ma ma saying to Gung Gung that she will not give me my new chocolates until she is able to eat chocolates herself! Ha! How unfair is that? Ma ma, just because you cannot eat chocs (because you are coughing), you should not make me suffer with you! I think that's what Gung Gung said to Ma ma as well, cos she then said something about how she will give me some if I am good. I will be an EXTRA good girl today in order to hit Ma ma's "good girl index" and get a piece of chocolate. But Ma ma has very high expectations, so I will have to try very hard. Ma ma was coughing and blowing her nose very loudly when she spoke with Gung Gung and Por Por, I hope she doesn't pass any virus to them over the phone!

After the phone call with Gung Gung and Por Por, Ma ma got up off the day bed and brushed her teeth & washed her face. I saw her take her hiking gear out from the wardrobe (Ma ma is very boring, she always wears her Giordano shorts and polo tops). She then sprayed her mosquito repellent (Aeroguard - imported from Australia! Ma ma is so Q!) and swiftly put her hair in a pony tail and tucked it outside her cap. Both CC and I became very excited as we watched these familiar moves. But wait - why hasn't Ma ma taken any pooh-pooh plastic bags and our leashes out? She is also not smiling at us - which usually means........she is not taking us out! Ma ma sat me down and explained to me that she cannot take me out today because it's still wet outside and unless I wanted to take another bath, I will not be allowed out till the ground dries and the rain stops for good. Luckily, Ma ma remembered to leave a big reward (Greenie bone!) behind for me. I rushed into my crate at the speed of light - almost knocking CC over.

Ma ma played 'fetch' with me when she came back (CC doesn't know how to play 'fetch' - she only knows how to play 'sit'). So at least I got to play. Ma ma told me that Kai ma has to stay home today and clean her new flat. Kai ma doesn't trust her part-time maid with her new wooden floors so she is gonna clean the floor herself.

Going for a noon nap. Oh yes, and I need to be a good girl today. Chocolate, chocolate!