Its been 6 days since i left for utah. Now is 10.44pm over here.
1st thing on my mind is toby boy. I miss him. These are the last pics i took of him when we are at my mum's place. Miss him and i called home often to check on him, so far so good. He is very attached to my mum and always finding someone to play fetch with him :)
My toby boy and my dad patting on him.
And below i tried to edit the photos i took w him earlier. He so cute, like a baby.
Hello! Testing my blog's timing. Dunno if its s'pore time still. If so need to change.
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Ok changed to U.S (mountain time)
Its been a while since i last update my blog. Have been rather busy cooking, adjusting to life here and also adjusting to the super cold weather here. Slowly my body is failing to adjust to the coldness here. Body ache comes along. So i boil myself as well as dear dear those chinese drinks i know of to slowly restore my energy.
I must say its really cold here. Once there was a heavy snow storm and snow hitting on my face as i am walking on the streets while shopping. Nice feeling but rather cold and my clothers ain't enough. So dear dear bought me the following - 2 pair of shoes and a winter jacket. Indeed most of the things here are cheap. Oh ya i also bought myself a pink sweater at USD10, nice and cheap from walmart (smthg like carefour).
Below are the pics.
What else i did here so far. Main thing is grocery shopping as it is unlike in s'pore where i do daily shopping. Now here is weekly shopping and no pack lunch. So now also need to prepare lunch as well. Wow really not easy being hsewife. Esp when u don't drive. If you drive, u can still pack lunch if u are lazy to cook. 
And here is super dry. Need to put moisturer aft moisture. When u on the heater is even dryer. Guess its abt adjusting in a 4 seasons climate. But one thing i enjoy is touching the snow. So soft.
Oh ya one thing that need adjustmt is no chinese prog on tv. All english hee. But lots of shows, movies, variety shows etc.
And we went to the chinese mart to get chinese grocery. Hm very diff. Things not as fresh and ya the meat and seafood here taste so diff!! Not nice but need to accustom to it. Hm becos comes fr diff sea and diff feedings?? Ha ha
Hi everybody, esp judy, I am safe and sound here. A quick update on me and more to come as dear dear goes to work tomorrow, 26 Dec. We are 1 day behind s'pore.
1st day the weather still not too bad, can still cope as i hv 4 layers on me. But the next day was super cold and now has bodyache. Saw snowing yest! Was excited but really super dober cold. Ever driving was so unsafe. All the cars drive so slowing 30-40km/h. Except for those seasonal ones. The other thing is dryness. I miss the himidity in s'pore. And becos of the heater in the car, one can doze off easily as oxg level is low. Also as we drove thru the mountains to get to a nearby center to get some clothings for me, i have giddiness. Dear dear said its common due to altitude sickness as he kept reminding not to workout too much as the oxygen is thinner here.
Overall is fine and glad to know toby is fine too.
Oh ya lastly i bought a new pair of boots as the charles & keith boots simply cannot withstand the cold here. My feets were so painful while walking as it was very cold
Ok got to go. Need to get some grocery as tomorrow dear dear goes to wk and i'll be hm alone. Will update more next time and photos.
As days go by, Toby is getting better. He still whins at night but the duration is getting shorter and shorter. And yest, we finally bathed Toby! The maid watched as i demostrated. Also i showed her how to clean toby's ear as well as cut his nails.
While cutting his nails, i get the maid to touch him so that Toby won't be afraid of her. Slowly i let the maid carry Toby. And toby allowed it! So happy! Past few days we tried and he simply flew away.
I just came back fr the wet market. My mil brought the maid to buy some clothes and for me i buy some dried stuff to be sent to dear dear. I bought dear dear's fav bat kut tay. He only like this particular brand. I also bought dried chili and other stuff. Things i think won't be able to get there. But in small doses la to get over for the time being. Dear dear will bring me their chinatown.
On the 2nd night, still hear toby whining. So sad. On and off he will whin. I heard him at 11.30pm, then 2am. My mil said she heard at 4-5am. My heart really aches. Now my boy is sleeping at his couch while i on sofa updating my blog. He must be very tired. Poor boy.
This morning, he woke me up at my door! I am utterly surprised! I thought that came fr downstairs but just outside my door! He really misses me alot. So at 7plus a.m i woke up. Frankly, i m tired physically but to see Toby brings me joy. So i woke up and trained him not to go up the stairs. He never does it when we come back on every sun. Guess he really misses my presence.
Another night has come and I pray that Toby will be good boy today. I am now tired. Managed to catch a short nap this afternoon. Thereafter, being called back by my fil to set up a LCD screen display. By God's grace, i was able to do it, hee after a few hrs of figuring. My mil was amazed by my patience. But u see its my fil hee, if by myself i may hv given up long ago and try another day.
Indeed it was and a heart aching night. Last night toby was whinning and crying at the backyard till 3 plus a.m. Guess he is really not used to sleeping outside. But he has to learn. So hard to hear him cry and not able to do anything. Its a journey he has to go thru. Soon it'll be fine.
At the same time i struggle if he is too loud for brandon, pils and others at home. So i went down to sort of scolded him. And the last thing i did (which i cld hv done earlier) was to pray and by God's grace by 4am, he was quiet. Pray that tonight he can cope better. My mil is worried that my bil and sil won't hv gd sleep as they are very sensitive to noise. Actually i did hear someone sigh angrily last night. ;p
Over here Toby will be a normal dog i guess. Just sit around and sleep, eat..The thoughts just makes me sad. But again its a journey for him that he has to go thru...soon i may hv a baby and may not hv as much time for him as before.
Toby, daddy and mummy love you.
Today has been a busy day as well as yesterday. In the end, i didn't go for haircut yest as i was so tired after waiting and seeing 2 consecutive docs. Today suppose to meet my other ex-Singtel colleagues for dinner but in the end cancelled as one of my girlfriends is sick. Actually I am quite thankful about it as i am preoccupied with wanting to clean the house and PMS uncomfort. Last night God assured me that He is in control and asked me not to worry. Indeed, He is in control and I get to stay home. And my menses came! So am thkful that i am resting at home. Nevertheless i was able to clean up the house and wash toilet.
I miss dear dear again and am thkful that we skype today ;) He has recovered pretty fast. Thank God.
Once again i hv mixed feeling of staying here and going over. I shld rest in the Lord.
Wow its been a while since i last update and dear dear has been asking why i didn't update. Ya, has been rather busy lately. Packed with activities or simply lazing at home with Toby.
