Pet Project: huey&wah @ Etsy
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Photos courtesy of my brother with his new fancy Nikon DSLR. :)
Meet Dolly. She is a 2-year-old Shih Tzu. Her previous owner decided to put her up for adoption because they are moving to a hi-rise today. Yes I know, it’s such a short notice. And they couldn’t provide any photos earlier, which makes the adopter-finding process even more difficult. If no one take here in, they intend to send her to a local shelter which practices euthanasia. So after some negotiation with mom, we took her in to foster, hopefully not long-term since we’ll be traveling soon.
She is superbly sweet. Smart, and obedient. Right now she follows Wah everywhere he goes. And she doesn’t make much noises. Having had big crazy demanding dogs for years, I actually forgot that dogs can be quiet and pretty much low maintenance too. :D
She certainly has some skin condition that need to be attended, but once it’s taken care of, I’m pretty sure she’s one gorgeous girl – I mean, check out her eyes. Each of them is as big as her nose!
If you are in Penang and would like to give Dolly a home, please leave a comment. I will get back to you ASAP. Serious adopter only, please.
UPDATE 20:00 – Bonus that we found out during dinner – she makes this ‘crying’ little noise to tell you she needs to go out and pee. :)
UPDATE 16:00, 3 November, 2011 – Thanks to everyone who has helped to spread the word, Dolly has been adopted by a loving family with 4 other doggy-mates to play with! Have a good life, Dolly. You are such a sweet little fella, you totally deserve it! ;)
Today marked the first time for NottyPooch to be in a retail environment – I mean like a real brick and mortar shop.
And it’s at Switch, the Apple Premium Reseller in Penang, Malaysia.
I know. What could be better, right? :)
Today I’m going to share about some really good domestic experiences.
Almost eight out of ten times when we had to eat out or order take away for dinner, we (or I?) opt to get our food at this hawker centre in Tanjung Tokong, Penang, just right beside Penang Chinese Swimming Club. And almost 9.9 out of ten times when we were there, I had my favourite Tomyam noodles.
This week, for two continuous night, I had the exact same dishes. I’m starting to remember the girl who lived in Singapore for a few months and had Singapore fruit rojak for FOUR continuous days – yes that’s me, and I did fall sick after that.
The first dish is, of course, my favourite Tomyam noodles. Sour, spicy with lots of big prawns and chicken (I ordered without fish).
This is the stall selling the heavenly dish. That’s the stall owner on the right. I heard that her wife, the chef, is from Thailand.
And lately I’ve been quite into fried oyster, a typical hawker dish in Penang. The stall selling fried oyster in this hawker centre wasn’t really impressive, but about 1-2 months ago, I *think* they’ve either changed the owner or done something with the existing chef, and I’m loving this mouth-watering dish from them!
This is the stall selling my favourite fried oyster.
So if anyone of you happen to visit Penang (or if you are in Penang but have never been to this hawker centre), this is how it looks like. It’s just right along the main road of Tanjung Tokong so you are not likely to miss it. The name? Restoran Tanjung Tiga Dua Lapan a.k.a Restaurant Tanjung Three-Two-Eight. Teehee.
Some time last month when we were at the Little Penang Street Market, we met another Malaysian Etsian. She makes totes and yoga mats in her shop here. When I was browsing her blog I noticed that she makes soap too! How cool is that! I’ve been looking for handmade soaps in Penang for like, very long. Now I did get to know more and more people who are actually doing it locally, but WHY CAN’T I FINISH THOSE COMMERCIAL SOAP BARS that Wah had bought since months ago?!
Anyhow. She was very kind and gave me a sample bar for free! *wink wink* A mung bean soap bar, with all natural ingredients like mung bean, coconut oil, palm oil, and olive oil. Sounds good – and yummy. That’s the best part about handmade soap for me – they always sound so yummy!
It stated on the package that I should only use it after 18 Jan 2010 – which I believe is for the complete curing purpose. So on 19 Jan, I opened it up and almost fell in love immediately with the lather! And you think the shape of the soap bar looks familiar? Well I can tell you, it fits just nicely in your palm and you could just rub and rub and rub – although with the rich lather, you really don’t have to. LOL!
So why is this a green step? Green because all natural ingredients were used in the making of the soap (probably except lye which is a must?). Green because it’s less harmful to the nature. Green because, well, lesser chemicals and additives mean better for the skin. :)
You can find her selling her soaps on Etsy here, or on her blog here.
As I grow older (yeah I consider myself quite old now), there are less and less things that I’ll label as I really hate. I have started to look at things in different ways and oh well, life is short, why bother? :)
But today I realise there is one thing that I really hate. See these photos.
The owners of these cars were parking along the roadside with yellow line, waiting to pick up their kids from a school. Loving parents, yeah. But irresponsible parents too. The double-laned road had turned into single-laned and some of them who came a bit late even tried to park at the only movable lane left, causing a terrible traffic jam at the particular spot of the road.
I’ve always wondered if this is the school’s problem or the parents’ problem. I tried to recall the time when I was studying at the same school but I don’t remember my parents had ever done that. I always walked to a further location where my parents have space to wait without causing problem for others. I wonder if these kids actually have problem taking care of themselves within that 5-minute walking distance or their parents actually thought they have.
If you ask me, yes I honked at them. And I looked at them through the car mirror to see their response. Ten out of ten of them didn’t think it’s their problem, and continued to wait like nobody’s business.
Now, where are the MPPP officers? Perhaps it’s time to stop checking the parking meter and come write some summons for these people. It’s happening everyday (at least Monday – Friday, plus Saturday when it’s not school holidays) so definitely this is going to help the state government earning extra income.
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