Chewy has been a bad bad dog. hao-e let her stay in the kitchen today, i.e. outside her cage for a full 12 hrs. when i got home, situation was bad. toilet brush was strewn on the floor, bits and pieces of my kitchen cabinet were all over the place. she has wrecked my bottom drawer to bits. and peed all over too. she is a very bad dog. i dumped her into cage, and didn't talk to her. v disappointed in her behaviour. totally don't understand why she needs to chew on the cupboards when she has chew bones etc. we've been too nice to her. she stays in the cage till she outgrows this chewing phase. if not, she stays inside forever. hmmph! i'm not cleaning up after her tonight. hao-e will do it. am v angry.
As I learn about everyone's plans to welcome the Golden Tiger Year, the more unhappy I become. Although it was a conscious effort on our part to avoid being home for the Lunar New Year, I cannot help but feel left out during this all-important holiday. On this island, we have all but 1 so-called Chinese restaurant. Every year, they would put up the red banner a few weeks before CNY. One red banner compared to the numerous ones back home. How pathetic eh? There is no atmosphere whatsoever. With the "influx" of Chinese kids, 4 in total plus 1 soon-to-be-born, I made myself pack some red envelopes from home, so that the kids can experience a little of the festivities that I am so used to. WHAT IS CHINESE NEW YEAR WITHOUT THE RED PACKETS? This year, we've upgraded our celebration to include mahjong! yes, the mahjong set and table arrived last weekend. hao-e couldn't stop himself from ripping the plastic cover off those ivory -coloured tiles and we ...
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