First visit to Marina Barrage

I'm a little late, but Happy New Year! Lol. 

So last Saturday, I brought Popo to the vet for her annual checkup and blood test. Several good news!

1. No queue = we could see Dr. Ling almost right away.
2. Checked her ears and the dirt (under microscope) and pronounced mite-free! Time for swimming!
3. Blood test results were normal...except for BUN. But Dr. Ling reassured me that it's quite normal for a raw fed dog due to the larger amount of protein.
4. Found out Dr. Ling is okay with raw feeding. I believe she did some reading of her own too. 
5. Wanted to do a hypothyroidism test too but Dr. Ling advised against it. I think other vets would do it without second thoughts. Who'd say no to more money?
6. Popo still trembled furiously, especially inside the examination room. But she was a little more relaxed outside in the waiting area. ^^v

I'm pretty glad I found Dr. Ling. She's probably going to be the only vet I'm going to visit ever. Did I ever mention that she did Popo's spay surgery too? The girl didn't even need an e-collar and the wound healed beautifully. It's barely visible now. I don't want to share where Dr. Ling's clinic is at, because her slots are packed full enough already. Boo.

After that we brought the girl to Marina Barrage! Her first official outing. Honestly speaking, I was almost as excited as she was. It was a nice feeling to be bringing her to places other than grandma's house, the vet, the groomer's, or downstairs around the neighbourhood. A small part of me wanted to show her off too. LOL. It definitely feels good when someone exclaims how pretty your dog is. And yes, she got another TWO compliments that day. =D

Here's her smelling the many new smells in the wind! And her excited face. <3<3<3 And SSD in the background preparing his kite for takeoff. Lol.

Love seeing the wind in her hair. Doesn't she look happy and relaxed?

She doesn't take to new places easily, so I brought a couple of her toys to help. I first played with the blue rubber toy on the grass, but she ran around in circles instead. She was more okay with her black pig on familiar concretes.

And she made a 'friend'!

The cute little thing wandered over and they started smelling each other. It was quite exciting to watch since this was our first attempt at socializing (those at the groomer's don't count cos even I feel overwhelmed with the amount of dogs). He totally looked smitten with her lmao! But it didn't end very well considering Popo rejected him with a small growl. Oh wells, at least we've taken the first step. More to come I hope!

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Here's the other Collagen product, similarly sponsored by the very nice Sample Store lol. They actually have 5 different kinds of drinks - Collagen, Slimming, Detox, Whitening, and Bustful. I had hoped to get the Slimming or Bustful one but oh wells. =X

It comes in a box of 6 glass bottles. This beauty collagen nectar drink uses an intensive formula to improve the water binder that helps to keep your skin supple, radiant and firm. Main ingredients include fish-derived collagen (with the highest concentration of 12,000mg), green tea, mangoesteen, and optiberry (a unique blend of blueberry, strawberry, cranberry, elderberry and raspberry). 

My take on it: So convenient. I pop a bottle in the fridge and it becomes nice and refreshing to take before I go to bed. With so many berries, it's no wonder it tastes so sweet, though a teeny weeny too sweet for me. The texture is also slightly thicker than I would have preferred, but overall still very nice to drink. And as with all supplements, long-term intake is needed before seeing results.

MyGenLife drinks are available at Guardians or Hannah Holdings at $49.90 per box.

Christmas 2013

Christmas is important to me. As are all public holidays. Because, IT'S A PUBLIC HOLIDAY! Lol.

But it was a quiet affair this year. On the eve, we had a mini 'celebration' at the office. They ordered KFC and Canadian pizza. ALL MEAT FML. Then the gift 'lucky draw'. With a measly $10 budget, unlucky me picked a dumbass cup that's probably worth $2. Don't give me the 'it's the thought that counts' crap. =)

Best part of the celebration - half day! I was expecting to wait for SSD but turns out he had half day too! Unfortunately, we had booked the movie for 6.30pm. -_- 

Lunch was at Sushi Express. Satisfied craving for torched salmon belly. Definitely easier to get plates of them during lunch. Had 5-6 plates of sashimi too. They seem to be of a better quality than the buffet I had last Saturday. (We had buffet at Rendezvous Hotel to celebrate both my aunts' birthday. It was rather expensive, very few selections, majority meat dishes, and sashimi quality was bad bad bad. On par with Irodori.) 

Then slacked the afternoon away at Starbucks. Tried the white chocolate mocha and it was sweet like hell. Shall stick to my recent discovery, camomile tea instead. ^^

We watched Police Story 2013. I was mad sleepy and was expecting to struggle to stay awake. But it was surprisingly interesting to watch. I hated the ah tiong accents everywhere though. Oh ya, if you've read the storyline, don't be fooled by it. It looks complicated, but it's actually very simple and easy to follow. =)

Then went home to sleep. And slept the next day away too. So that sums up my Christmas this year. I'm hoping the countdown next week will be more interesting but knowing myself, I suppose we'll go for dinner and then slack at home. =X