Yipee

We’re flying home next week. Will stopover in KL for 12hrs before my flight back home. We’re meeting one of my closest friends since uni days in KL. There are plenty of things I’d do in KL like shopping and going for Bak Kuk Teh in Klang (my first experience with BKT in Klang was back in 2004). Excited? I surely am!

It’s 2010

The beginning of a new decade. I hope 2010 will be a great year for all of us. My 2-week year end vacation was awesome. I spent Christmas with M’s family as I do every year. We came back to Czech Republic after Boxing Day and celebrated the New Year with some friends.

Am looking forward to my next vacation. We’re going home to celebrate CNY =) I can’t wait to see my family again! We’ll be spending 2 weeks there and if M has to go for biz trip in HK, I may go too! I hope he’ll go

Sandy Boy is turning 5-month old next week. He weighs around 1.3kg now, very playful and is a fast learner. This morning when I gave him his favourite biscuit, I noticed he’s started hiding his food!

Like most of the European countries, we’re also experiencing the extremely cold and heavy snow conditions. I’ve never seen so much snow in this part of the country before. Sandy loves the snow but it’s too cold for him to go out and play. I’ll walk him for a few mins and we go home. He has his jacket on but poor guy is shaking. I’ll open the door in the kitchen so that he can go out and play in the snow a bit and comes back in when he feels like. Usully it’s not longer than 5 mins

Sandy T

It’s been a week (tomorrow!) since we brought Sandy home. Sandy is a rare name for a boy but my little doggie is Sandy. He’s the cutest thing on earth, really sweet and smart. He demands a lot of attention and love. He just turned 3-month old two days ago. He had his second vaccination yesterday and we’re told not to bring him outside the house until next week.

When he first brought him home, he was totally confused but wasn’t afraid of us. The next morning, when I got him out of his crate, he ran to me, jumping around – what a happy little thing! He spends most of his time sleeping.

Our original plan was to have his crate in the kitchen where he will sleep. Guess where he’s sleeping now? In our bedroom. We have his bed next to the door, there’s where he’s sleeping. M told me he won’t be surprised if one day he’ll be sleeping with us on the bed!

He loves to play with me but if he needs some love, he’ll go to M. He’s usually sleepy around 7ish, that’s when we’re having dinner and telly time. He’ll go and hide under the sofa or runs to another room and sleeps.

When he comes and sits next to us, he’ll end up on M’s like this

‘How could I not falling in love with him?’ That’s what M tells me everyday. He’s right, it’s impossible not to fall in love with Sandy. He brings lots of fun and laughter to our lives.

November Rain

I never really liked November. It is always gloomy and rainy. The sun is out for an hour before it is hiding behind the clouds again.

Life is going to be a little bit different and with more responsibilities for me. This is because…

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Yup, we’re getting a puppy! A Yorkshire Terrier. I have been searching for a pet for quite sometime. I finally managed to convince M that I’ll be able to take care of the dog. I did a lot of research and finding legit breeders/kennels, I finally found a Yorkie breeder who lives in the same city.  We went to see the puppy last week and it was love at first sight. He’s really adorable and playful. M does not like small dogs because he thinks they aren’t as smart (in other word, they’re stupid) as big dogs like Labradors, Golden Retrievers, German Sherperds, etc. He thought the dog costs a way too much. Well, that’s the price to pay for a pedigree!

We spent around an hour at the kennel, playing with the little guy and other Yorkies. They’re really sweet, even M thinks so. Without a second thought, we decided to get the puppy. When he agreed that we could have a dog weeks ago, he told me, ‘I’m not going to take care of your dog. Not going to walk your dog. Not going to feed your dog. It is YOURS, not mine. I’ve nothing to do with him/her.’ =) Now, it’s our dog. He even named him! Now, he has new conditions. ‘Darling, please please please don’t dress our dog up. No pink sweaters, no bling bling, ok? And please don’t carry him in a purse.’

We’re bringing him home in 2 days. Am I excited? YES! Is M excited? No doubt. I could hardly wait.

I’m Here

Back from the land down under. The trip was short and yet a great one. Melbourne was still chilly but sunny when we were there. I spent most of my time with my family, went sight-seeing with Xiao Zhu (I’m so happy that he’s having a great time there), met up an old friend for dinner, shopping spree with my sisters, enjoying mom’s cooking…

Back to work. What’s new? The boss called me on my first day back to work, telling me I’ve been promoted. What can be better than a promotion and a salary raise? My jaws dropped and my eyes popped out of my head when I saw the figures. I always thought it would take me a few more years to make that money. Well, I made it, in less than 3 1/2 years. Yay!

2 More Days!

My vacation has officially started at 5:30pm today! I can’t wait to board the plane. It will be a long haul flight but am really excited that I’m gonna see my family for the second time this year M and I are really excited and we’re both so looking forward to this… we haven’t had vacation together for almost 2 years.

Sh*tberry

Did I tell you how much I dislike Blackberry? *stares at the Curve 8900* No, I did not buy it, never in a million years I would consider buying one for myself. The company has replaced my Nokia with a BB recently. The only thing I like about it is Word Mole. Heh.

Oh Dubai…

Despite the fact that I worked almost 10hrs a day for the past 5 days, I really enjoyed my stay in Dubai. The temperature and humidity were a little bit too much but I got used to it quickly. Since it is the Ramadan month, shopping malls are open till 1am. After leaving the office around 7pm, we usually headed to the malls (The Dubai Mall, The Mall of Emirates, Festival Center) before going for dinner at Madinat Jumeriah.

Madinat Jumeriah is so beautiful, it feels very unreal. I hope I got to see it during the daytime.

There are many good restaurants around serving all types of cuisine, the prices is very reasonable and cheaper than what we usually pay in fine dining in Europe.

M recommended Pai Thai in Al Qasr. We went there for dinner two nights ago for some hot and spicy Thai cuisine.

Dubai is an amazing city, it is definitely worth a visit. If it was not for business, I doubted I would ever think of going there. It is indeed a shopping paradise. The Dubai Mall is 440,000 square feet. It is huge. I also like Mall of Emirates, that is where Dubai Ski is located. I went a bit out of control spending money. I just could not help it! It is so much cheaper there!

I have always wanted to see Burj Al Dubai. It looks so magnificient in photos. However, when I saw it right in front of me, I did not find it that impressive. Burj Dubai is gigantic. I did not get to take any pictures because I always saw it from the cab. I was at The Dubai Mall but was too busy with shopping and did not bother to walk outside to snap some pictures of the tower.

Will I ever want to go back to Dubai again? Yes. No. Yes – a shopping paradise and there are so many places to check out but too little time. No – the weather is a little bit too much for me.

Hot! Hot

Dubai Creek Golf and Yatch Club

Dubai

Arrived Dubai last night. It’s steaming hot here. I don’t think I’d ever visit this place if it wasn’t for business. Found this city amazing… hopefully I’ve time to go around but it looks impossible with the current workload. 6pm local time and still in the office!