Recently in My love for Animals Category
Mika has been living with me for 3 months now and my she is slowly turning into an adult. Looking back at those photos taken of her when she first stepped into her new home, she looks so much smaller & "puppy-like".
She has made many new friends around where we live and every morning she will run in the nearby open field unleashed and play "fetch"!
She's not very good at fetch yet as she doesn't always bring her ball back to U... it really depends on her mood! But U should really see her sprint! It's like a lil' red-brown bullet zipping through the tall green grass - simply amazing! It is only then that she resembles a hunting dog.
Mika also will have a surprise visit from her playmate Silky (my friend Joanne's Silky Terrier who's like 11 years old). Although Silky is 1/3 of Mika's size, Mika is always very gentle playing with her and will not bully her even though she can do it anytime! We would just leave the both of them in my kitchen area and we'll head out to shop. :)
Silky licking my cheek!
Sliky posing for the camera!
She has made many new friends around where we live and every morning she will run in the nearby open field unleashed and play "fetch"!
She's not very good at fetch yet as she doesn't always bring her ball back to U... it really depends on her mood! But U should really see her sprint! It's like a lil' red-brown bullet zipping through the tall green grass - simply amazing! It is only then that she resembles a hunting dog.
Mika also will have a surprise visit from her playmate Silky (my friend Joanne's Silky Terrier who's like 11 years old). Although Silky is 1/3 of Mika's size, Mika is always very gentle playing with her and will not bully her even though she can do it anytime! We would just leave the both of them in my kitchen area and we'll head out to shop. :)
Silky licking my cheek!Sliky posing for the camera!Mika inpecting Silky
We're locked up!!! :(
Mika smiles when she sleeps, and I find it simply adorable! She sometimes sticks her tongue out as well.
Okie that's all for now...
XOXO
Jess
We're locked up!!! :(Mika smiles when she sleeps, and I find it simply adorable! She sometimes sticks her tongue out as well.Okie that's all for now...
XOXO
Jess
I've been training up for the Human Race coming Sunday and I did a 10km run in the Nike Lunars. Dunno if it's me, but the Lunars made running it a whole lot easier! I did my 10km run in a faster time than before. This time completing it in 62.5min. Almost 5min faster than my previous run! :D Love those shoes!!!
After a run, Mika will always run up to greet me no matter how sweaty I am! Really a darling... Here's a pic of her and me after my run with the Nike Lunars and many more cute photos of Mika!!!
After a run, Mika will always run up to greet me no matter how sweaty I am! Really a darling... Here's a pic of her and me after my run with the Nike Lunars and many more cute photos of Mika!!!
She's just sooooo cute that U wanna squeeze her all day! If only she will stop chewing my socks! :(
Mika's 6 months now and she's getting more sociable as compared to when she 1st came home with me about a month ago. So, I decided to take a leap of faith and brought her to the Botanic Gardens for a walk/run. Didn't know how she would react in the car as it would be her 1st outing and sitting in the car without her doggie cage!
She looks like she's wearing a seat belt doesn't she? (oops! I hope no TP will stop me to fine this passenger who's not wearing a seat belt!!!)
Couldn't get a good picture of her running around Botanic Gardens cos she can't stay still and runs really fast! Like a mini torpedo darting around. And her natural hunting instincts kicked in when she saw birds there. She stalked, she aimed and she pranced towards them! At such vast speeds! I was really tired out by her sprints!
After her morning in the gardens, she was soooo tired that she came home and slept like a puppy....
She looks like she's wearing a seat belt doesn't she? (oops! I hope no TP will stop me to fine this passenger who's not wearing a seat belt!!!)Couldn't get a good picture of her running around Botanic Gardens cos she can't stay still and runs really fast! Like a mini torpedo darting around. And her natural hunting instincts kicked in when she saw birds there. She stalked, she aimed and she pranced towards them! At such vast speeds! I was really tired out by her sprints!
After her morning in the gardens, she was soooo tired that she came home and slept like a puppy....
Will try to get photos of her darting around Botanic Gardens and post them here!
That's all I've of Mika for now....
XOXO,
Jess
That's all I've of Mika for now....
XOXO,
Jess
Mika's been with me for a week and a half and she's bonded with me pretty well. She's still slowly getting used to her new environment and slowly making new friends. I've been asking lotsa friends over to see her and get her socialised as well as Shibas have to be socialised at a young age if not they will be very timid. Oh, and 2 days ago, I heard her very 1st bark! I felt like a mummy hearing her child's 1st word! She really wanted attention one morning and did her usual whining (I don't give in to that) and finally she let out a bark! Just to attract attention! Sooooooo CUTE!
Yesterday when I was playing with her again, she lost her 1st milk tooth at home! I was at 1st a bit shocked as I wasn't sure that was her milk tooth and thought she might have chipped a tooth! Hee... I later realised it was her baby tooth! :D
She's grown quite a bit now even though it's been a week plus... my she's growing real fast!
XOXO
Jess
Yesterday when I was playing with her again, she lost her 1st milk tooth at home! I was at 1st a bit shocked as I wasn't sure that was her milk tooth and thought she might have chipped a tooth! Hee... I later realised it was her baby tooth! :D
She's grown quite a bit now even though it's been a week plus... my she's growing real fast!
XOXO
Jess
Introducing to you.... Mika!!!! My new 5 month old Shiba Inu puppy!
Isn't she absolutely adorable? She's been staying with me for a week, and I just heard her 1st bark TODAY!!! Felt like a parent hearing their kids' first word!Love her pretty fox-like face and cat-like character.
Wanna know more about this lil puppy??? Check out http://www.sunojo.com/shiba/shiba_breed_information.htm
XOXO,
Jess
Went to One Degree 15 yacht club for buffet lunch and the spread was fantastic! Had my favorite popiah, sashimi, satay, stir fried beef and best of all Durian desserts!!! *yummmm*
After having such a fulfilling meal, I just had to walk my tummy off! *haha* and chanced upon this beauty Mary K!
Mary K is a work ship used at oil rigs to tow 200 ton anchors, mix n provide cement for rigs around the world. And we were lucky to bump into the Operations Manager Charles who gave us a personal tour inside Mary K! *how fortunate!* not everyday one gets to step onto such a massive ship!
Joining us in the tour was an American family which stopped over in Singapore for the past month before sailing back to Florida. Their 55 footer boat was docked right beside Mary K! Their family members include 15 yr old son Paul, 11 yr old son Garret, parents and 3 yr old chocolate labby Natalie! Can U believe that the family's been away from home for 2 years! The children are home school on board and they've visited plenty of places like Tahiti, Panama, Costa Rica, Fiji, Australia, Indonesia and many more!
Natalie's sucha darling... she was immediately drawn to my jeans cos of Joey's fur (my gf Joycelin's dog) that remained on my jeans!
Joining us in the tour was an American family which stopped over in Singapore for the past month before sailing back to Florida. Their 55 footer boat was docked right beside Mary K! Their family members include 15 yr old son Paul, 11 yr old son Garret, parents and 3 yr old chocolate labby Natalie! Can U believe that the family's been away from home for 2 years! The children are home school on board and they've visited plenty of places like Tahiti, Panama, Costa Rica, Fiji, Australia, Indonesia and many more!
Natalie's sucha darling... she was immediately drawn to my jeans cos of Joey's fur (my gf Joycelin's dog) that remained on my jeans!
Ain't she super adorable??? Sailor dog Natalie!!
Today's a friend's birthday, so we decided to be fun and celebrate it at Singapore Zoo! It's been many years since all of us went there. Not surprisingly, the Zoo changed! Almost everything looked different to me.... The last I went there was about 4 years ago and now it's a totally new, face-lifted ZOO! I must say, Singapore does invest a lot to keep not only the tourists but locals going back!
These were at the entrance of the Zoo - Macaws & Cotton Tailed
Tamarind (the latter is really cute and is unafraid of humans cos we
were extremely close to take photos of it) I managed to capture a picture perfect moment of the tamarind yawning and showing it's cute lil fangs! *hee*
Isn't it simply adorable!
It is my first time playing with an SLR camera so I took plenty of animal pictures! Much more than myself... BTW Interesting FACT: Do U know the crocodilians have the strongest bite??? Their bite force can be up to 1363kg!!! Omigod! If U see a crocodile in the wild, pray that you don't get bitten! *haha*
Enjoy my very first attempt at animal photography!
Asian Small Clawed Otters
"I think we need a 4 room flat!"
"I think we need a 4 room flat!"
Sheeba the Polar Bear
"Does my rear look big?"
"Does my rear look big?"
Jaguar
"Who says cats don't like water"
Jaguar Eating
...and they fish too
Butterfly
"You know I used to look like a caterpillar before my makeover"
Crocodile!!!
"*chomp* ...where's that fish...maybe I will settle for the jaguar!"
Majestic White Tigers
"I know..I know..I look a little pale today"
Zebra crossing or White Tiger Crossing?
"Who says cats don't like water"
Jaguar Eating...and they fish too
Butterfly"You know I used to look like a caterpillar before my makeover"
Crocodile!!! "*chomp* ...where's that fish...maybe I will settle for the jaguar!"
Majestic White Tigers"I know..I know..I look a little pale today"
Zebra crossing or White Tiger Crossing?These are the infamous Meerkats you always see on Animal Planet. The males take turns to have "sentry" duty so that the whole colony is safe from predators! Even if they're inside a Zoo! How cute and diligent.....
"Ok the maisonette is bigger and has a better view"
And finally.... the birthday girl and me! *hee*
(some comments were contributed by a reader! Conway Rappa... Thanks! :P)
(some comments were contributed by a reader! Conway Rappa... Thanks! :P)
Remember I was talking about my dog which unfortunately passed away last year? I met this other darling during the World Animal Day weekend and she's also named Penny! Sucha coincidence! What's more interesting is that both Penny's I know suffered similar fates.....
My dog was an abandoned dog that my friend picked up in Pasir Ris area in 2001. When my friend found her, Penny was dirty, skinny and was very scared of everything around her. Immediately my friend called me up to ask if I would like to adopt her knowing that I love animals to the core. I really wanted to adopt her but I was afraid my parents would disapprove. (My dad is not as fond as animals as I am) But I still went to my friend's place to pick her up because my friend really couldn't house her.
I still remember so so clearly the very first time I saw Penny, she immediately ran up to me and started jumping on me as if she knew I was going to be her new owner! It was really love at first sight. The first few days in my house Penny would religiously wake me up around 8am by running upstairs to my room and scratching on my door. (I think she did that cos I was her only friend and she wanted to tell me she needed to go outside for the toilet and "I'm hungry!")
Anyway, as usual I brought her to the vet to check up and found out that one of her eyes was almost semi-blind from cataract. (Must be her callous former owners) And my dad who initially said I could keep her here for a few days only till we find her a new home, starting liking her more and more each day because she's really a sweet little thing! Yes, we kept her till she passed on 5 years later from a tragic accident just by my doorstep. *sob* :( Thinking about her still brings tears to my eyes as I miss her so dearly....
And this other Penny in the picture is a rescued puppy from a puppy farm. She now belongs to ACRES president Louis. Penny was born with defective hind legs (we suspect it's a genetic defect due to too many in breedings) and was about to be put down by the farm. Louis got news about her and quickly went to the farm to rescue her. Now, 2 years later, though her hind legs are not properly formed, Penny can still run around like a normal dog without any external help! And just like my Penny, she warms up to people very easily and she's extremely "manja"!
SO..... Don't buy puppies from puppy farms or pet shops!! They actually kill all those little puppies once they're too big to sell are just aren't cute enough! Just like any business, once something has little/no value to it, it is disposed of. So the same theory applies to these poor animals! If you're looking for a dog/cat/any pet, be responsible and adopt one from SPCA instead! They get tons of unwanted/abandoned pets everyday that is waiting to find a new home!
My dog was an abandoned dog that my friend picked up in Pasir Ris area in 2001. When my friend found her, Penny was dirty, skinny and was very scared of everything around her. Immediately my friend called me up to ask if I would like to adopt her knowing that I love animals to the core. I really wanted to adopt her but I was afraid my parents would disapprove. (My dad is not as fond as animals as I am) But I still went to my friend's place to pick her up because my friend really couldn't house her.
I still remember so so clearly the very first time I saw Penny, she immediately ran up to me and started jumping on me as if she knew I was going to be her new owner! It was really love at first sight. The first few days in my house Penny would religiously wake me up around 8am by running upstairs to my room and scratching on my door. (I think she did that cos I was her only friend and she wanted to tell me she needed to go outside for the toilet and "I'm hungry!")
Anyway, as usual I brought her to the vet to check up and found out that one of her eyes was almost semi-blind from cataract. (Must be her callous former owners) And my dad who initially said I could keep her here for a few days only till we find her a new home, starting liking her more and more each day because she's really a sweet little thing! Yes, we kept her till she passed on 5 years later from a tragic accident just by my doorstep. *sob* :( Thinking about her still brings tears to my eyes as I miss her so dearly....
And this other Penny in the picture is a rescued puppy from a puppy farm. She now belongs to ACRES president Louis. Penny was born with defective hind legs (we suspect it's a genetic defect due to too many in breedings) and was about to be put down by the farm. Louis got news about her and quickly went to the farm to rescue her. Now, 2 years later, though her hind legs are not properly formed, Penny can still run around like a normal dog without any external help! And just like my Penny, she warms up to people very easily and she's extremely "manja"!
SO..... Don't buy puppies from puppy farms or pet shops!! They actually kill all those little puppies once they're too big to sell are just aren't cute enough! Just like any business, once something has little/no value to it, it is disposed of. So the same theory applies to these poor animals! If you're looking for a dog/cat/any pet, be responsible and adopt one from SPCA instead! They get tons of unwanted/abandoned pets everyday that is waiting to find a new home!
To mark World Animal Week, ACRES celebrated
Singaporeans' support for animal protection efforts by holding a 3-day
animal-themed festival from the 5th to 7th October at The Atrium @ Orchard.
There was a photographic exhibition, music, children's activities and a large
array of educational exhibits on animal protection issues, along
with the opportunity for everyone to find out how they can help make
the world a better place for the animals we share it with.
More
importantly, 4,477 signatures were collected for the global “Animals
Matter to Me” campaign in support of a Universal Declaration on
Animal Welfare (UDAW) to be endorsed by governments of the world. This is a
call to everyone, worldwide, to recognise all animals as sentient beings, that
they can feel pain and can suffer and that we have a responsibility to put an
end to cruelty around the world.
On behalf
of the animals, we would like to say a big thank you to all the dedicated supporters
of animal welfare who volunteered to spend many hours on their feet collecting
signatures in support of the UDAW, withstanding the intense hot weather every
day!
We are delighted to
have had the support of local performers Anastasia and her band Good Morning
Midnight, Allura, Shaym, Plushfools, Lounge Lizards, local magician Jack Magic,
and Steven Goh and his balloon sculpturing skills, whose talents all drew the
crowd closer to the ACRES exhibition. A big thank you to all these performers!
Thank you also to
Miss Singapore Universe, Miss Jessica Tan, who kindly came along to support the
event.
Thanks also go to
TY toys for sponsoring prizes for the children's colouring competition, and to
the Events Artery for sponsoring the sound system for the entire event.
Thank you
to everyone who was involved in the event, and to
everyone who signed in support of the UDAW, for showing that Animals Matter to
You!
If you would like
to join us in supporting a UNIVERSAL DECLARATION IN ANIMAL WELFARE (UFAW), please
click here.
Donate now! Help us build a
sanctuary for victims of the illegal wildlife trade in Singapore. Log on to: http://www.acres.org.sg
I befriended this lovely Siberian Husky last week during a shoot! The doggie's a model too! Her name is Sophie... Such a beautiful name...
She's extremely friendly, kept licking me and playing with anyone who walks by. How I wished I could have a husky at home. *hee* That's really my dream dog to have but not in Singapore cos I still think the weather's way too hot for them and it's not their natural environment to be in. I just love DOGS!
Speaking about dogs... I really miss my Shih Tzu, Penny, that passed away over a year ago. *sigh* She was really the sweetest dog ever! Don't know how anyone could've abandoned her n left her running around with one eye blind! Had her for 5 years and she just loved my family unconditionally. Penny I MISS U!
She's extremely friendly, kept licking me and playing with anyone who walks by. How I wished I could have a husky at home. *hee* That's really my dream dog to have but not in Singapore cos I still think the weather's way too hot for them and it's not their natural environment to be in. I just love DOGS!
Speaking about dogs... I really miss my Shih Tzu, Penny, that passed away over a year ago. *sigh* She was really the sweetest dog ever! Don't know how anyone could've abandoned her n left her running around with one eye blind! Had her for 5 years and she just loved my family unconditionally. Penny I MISS U!
