Rudolph

29th August was a big day for me and Derrick. Wow, when I say this, people asked: "What? Are you guys getting married? Or whose birthday this round?" No! That was the day we brought our beloved Rudolph home! People may be wondering who is Rudolph... Well, let me do a brief introduction of Rudolph, or you may call it a Biography:

Name: Rudolph

Gender: Male

DOB: 21st July 2008

Species: Miniature Schnauzer

I believe I have made myself clear enough about who Rudolph is :)

Now, here goes our new life with Rudolph!

On the first night staying with us, Rudolph was a bit restless as he was not used to stay in his new "room" (a nicer way to address his cage) alone.  All these while before we brought him home, he has got his siblings accompanying him in the same cage. Thus, that was the main reason why he cried throughout the night on the first night he stayed in my house. It was heartbreaking to hear him crying but I had to ignore him so that he will get used to it.

Besides the fact that I had to tolerate his cries, we were also disturbed by the smell of his diarrhea. I guess he was not used to drinking the water from my house as his stool does not look healthy. Luckily, things got better after 2 days we brought him home, when he finally got used to the environment in our house, which is also in a way, his house! :)

Derrick's big day - 18th September 2008

18th of September 2008 - 

We celebrated Derrick's birthday together for the third year since we became what people call, love birds.

I still remember vividly the moment I was busy preparing his birthday surprise this year to make it a special occasion. Since we go through the same thing every year, I thought of doing something different as a surprise. I wrecked my brain for weeks (maybe months) thinking what is worth me doing this year!! Finally, I came across an idea, “Why not I order a set of custom made cupcakes since it is something trendy?" It is so hard for me to keep this as a "secret" from Derrick (We share every piece of news together so I guess you all understand how difficult I felt for weeks to keep my mouth shut) as I get excited every time I think of the birthday cake! 

Besides that, I have also bought him his favourite Nike Jordan T-shirts, and also his favourite soccer team - Manchester United's jersey! One small thing I also bought for myself, a girl-sized Manchester United's jersey (same design), so that we have another set of couple tee :)

When the day finally arrived, after finishing off my work, I rushed to Gurney Plaza (my ever loving shopping mall in Penang) to collect the long-waited custom made cupcakes! I got Tina to accompany me to collect the cake. The moment I saw the cake, I shouted out, "Wow, that was a perfect piece of work! The design was …… PERFECT!" Great thanks to Ween Nee, a friend of Tina's who helped me to prepare and decorate the cake :)

The very moment I reached home, Derrick was there playing with Rudolph (Just as I expected it). He saw me carrying a box but never asked a word what was inside the box until I opened it up and showed him the cake. I bet he never expected his birthday cake to be customized /personalized in that way (I didn't expect to come up with this idea myself, too).

When he saw his birthday cake, he was speechless, and the first word out from his mouth was, "Wow". He gave me a big hug in return, and as usual, he grabbed hold of his camera to capture the special moment by taking pictures of the cake specially made for him  - Thank God that he loved it. 

The following night, we had our dinner in Sakae Sushi (Queensbay Mall) with one of our friends, Ben. Another friend, Pow, was supposed to join us for the dinner, but she could not make it the very last minute! Ended up, we have only 4-1 = 3 persons. We filled up our stomachs with loads of sushi and rolls, and as a sushi lover, what I can say about the meal is it is simply delicious! We had a wonderful dinner and also a great celebration together!