New Family Member! HUGO the Guinea Pig.

Dear Diary,

We adopted a Guinea pig!
Saw this post that 4 Guinea pigs were up for adoption at the Facebook group, "Proud Owners of Guinea Pigs Singapore". I wanted to keep a Guinea pig since i was young but i kept too many pets. I had rabbits, Gerbils, a lot a lot of hamsters (they reproduce fast!), fishes, tortoise, etc. Seriously, i love animals. I didn't have the courage to own a Guinea pig until i saw the post that someone is giving up their Guinea pigs. I was thinking, since i wanted one, might as well i contribute to save 1.
Commitments and all run into my head and i finally took the courage and decided to adopt one.

The ex owner asked me a few questions and she also asked if she can come for house visit. I was actually quite turn off by the house visit thing as i feel uncomfortable allowing a stranger into my house. So i declined. Was thinking, after i declined, this adoption might be impossible already so i didn't went to think about it. Until at night the ex owner agreed that no house visit is fine. I was quite surprised though. So of cuz i went to go grab all the stuff to welcome the new member to the family!

Went to Pet Lover Center to look for stuffs for the Guinea pig, Wanted to DIY a cage for him but realized it was not possible now. More feasible to get a cage instead as i may not know how does a Guinea pig live. Spent a total of about $150 for the accessories and necessity. Cage, Food, Hay, Food bowl, Hideout (must), Hay ball, shampoo, body spray.... ok, all in.

Went to collect the Guinea pig. His ex owner named him Baby. I intended to change his name. He looked scared and he was shivering. I took him in my arms, he was shaking. He didn't trust me. The ex owner didn't gave anything, other than his medication for his foot (rash). Carried him in his empty box pass by the ex owner as she said my box that i prepared was too small. (i seriously thought that my box was perfectly fine!) but she said too small so i just took her box, He was shaking and pee-ed twice in the car. The box wasn't a steady box, so the pee leaked. Lucky Daddy Bumver was understanding enough and didn't get angry. When we reached the car park, I transferred into my box that i prepared. Seriously the size was good. Should have just use my box in the first place. O well, I brought him home and i re-named him, Hugo.

First held Hugo. He was scared 

The whole process of adopting is quite saddening. Reminds me of the time when i helped to foster Dino, The Chihuahua. When i took him away from his ex owner, he shivered and he couldn't trust me but he didn't have a choice. Brought him home and he didn't know what to do! I teared seeing them being hurt. I wouldn't want to judge why they give up their furkids due to family commitments or personal reasons. No matter what, i believe that family stick together. I m not in their position and i may not know what they are going thru that the decision is to give up what they claimed they loved. It must be hard for them i guess? If i loved someone, something or anything, i will hold them tight and never let go.

Anyway, Hugo was doing fine till date he is trying his best to warm up with the girls. The girls are trying to understand him as well. After all, Hugo is another animal which bb and clover never seen before. I believe they will just get along fine. Hugo is gentle and he is very timid. He loves carrots and he can eat non stop! I did a lot of research on food and fruits that he can eat. Fed him his daily amount of veg to let him gain confidence in me.

The First introduction.

Getting comfortable

Today, their friendship grew stronger

There is still a long way to go Hugo! But don't worry, you have Bumbie and Clover as your sisters! Even though they are not the same as you but all of us share 1 similar thing, our heart beats. We don't have to be blood related to be family. Family comes in different sizes, Welcome to our Bumver family!

Love,

Mummy Bumver.

Lunar New Year - Day 2 - Met Mr Cubird, the cat!

Dear Diary,

Its the second day of celebration. Today's schedule is not that hectic as yesterday. Just 2 places to go so its quite relaxing. We usually go to my godma's place for lunch as mu godma will cook her delicious signature prawn noodles. Bb and clover came along as well and they were sleeping thru out the visit. I guess visiting is very boring to them? haha.

I told daddy bumver to let them have a short break to run in the field for a while. So daddy bumver drove us to Sengkang Riverside park for the girls to run. Wow, their faces totally had a change of expression. They were full of energy and running around the open field. We were so glad that they are enjoying themselves. We didn't want to be selfish to only think about ourselves during this festive season so we managed to dig out some time for them to have their own type of fun.

Fun time can't last long as we have to proceed to our next destination. We have to go back to the chalet and unable to bring the girls. I cooked pan fried chicken thigh for the girls for dinner before leaving the house. They seem to love it and went to bed. I m so grateful to have them in my life. They are so understanding and they will always wait for me.

Anyway, at the chalet, we spotted someone who sneaked in their Golden Retriever! For the moment i regretted so much not bringing the girls to the Chalet. What a waste. We had BBQ and steamboat at the chalet and i was missing my girls so much.

Anyway, after dinner, i saw a stray cat loitering outside our chalet. He was staring at the left overs on the table. There was a left over BBQ fish and i took some for him. The BBQ fish was not marinated and it was BBQ-ed without any seasoning as it was meant to be ate with chili for us(humans). Lucky for Mr kitty that the fish is not marinated. haha! i pluck some fish and sat there to feed him. Poor Mr Kitty seems quite hungry but that is all what i can do to help this stray kitty. I named him Cubird. I have no idea why i named him that but he looks like the name Cubird. haha! He disappeared after eating the fish. i thought its a "cat thing" after all he is already full. Who knows, i witnessed him trying to catch a cockroach. I thought he was still hungry and wanted to eat more. Who knows, he brought the cockroach to me!!! I almost fainted and told him that i don't want a cockroach. Cubird immediately dropped the cockroach into the drain and looked at me with the saddest face.

I am not an experienced cat care taker but i love all kinds of animals. So i learnt a new thing about cats. Cats love to give gifts to show gratitude. I felt bad for rejecting Cubird, but i m really afraid of cockroaches. no choice. hahahhaha! Till next time when i see Cubird, i hope he remembers me.
Lucky my girls are not here if not i will not have the chance to meet Cubird.

time for us to head home and prepare for work the next day! Chinese new year celebration is not over and it will last for about 15 days. But most of the visiting has been done. Usually the first few days of Chinese New Year are the busiest. The rest are usually get together outings with friends or other ac hoc visits.

Thank you for reading!

Bumver Family wishes everyone Happy Lunar New Year!

Love,

Bumver Mummy

Lunar New Year 2016 - Day 1

Dear Diary,

Its the new year and all of us are so busy preparing for the festive season. BB and clover are also drained from following us to run errands. Everyday we have been running errands till midnight or past midnight. so we decided to bring them along so that we will not feel guilty if we are neglecting them. After all, they really do enjoy being part of our plans. It may seem boring for them but i always feel that its better than leaving them at home. Before the festive season, many people will be going around buying decorations for the house and also mostly buying new things for the house. New clothes, new inner garments, new pajamas, new bed sheets, new curtains, etc. Actually, its all up to individual beliefs. We are also not supposed to mop and sweep the floor on the first day of Chinese New year and therefore everyone will usually rush to mop and sweep before the clock strikes 12.

Usually the eve of the Lunar new year, most families will gather to have reunion dinner together.

The first day of the Lunar new year was really hectic for us. We have to go 4 places in total. Morning we visited my godma. Bb and clover were fully dresses up and ready for the day. Clover got cranky as she was getting tired so i took their dress off. At least i manage to get a picture of them wearing their cheong sam. *haha*

After my godma house, we proceeded to visit daddy bumver's grandparents. We had steamboat lunch there. Honestly i was still quite full so i didn't eat much there. Bb and Clover was more energized as they had a short walk at the void deck. Next, we went to daddy bumver's parents house to help out. This year his parents were celebrating the new year in a chalet which we will be going there later in the evening. We were quite tired from our outfits and the day seem so long so we decided to head back home for a short rest. Bb and Clover knock out immediately. I guess visiting is tiring for them when relatives are so overwhelmed and eager to hold the girls. After a short rest, we proceeded to my uncle's house for dinner. This time, i didn't made them wear any outfit. just normal necklace for the occasion.

As you can see, Bb is very tired already. This necklace is bought in Taiwan. Italy designed necklace and i have to show off that it cost about SGD200 plus. hahahaha!

My cousins also have a maltese!

Lastly, we went home to put the girls and pat them to bed. We are not done as we still have to proceed to the Chalet. The Chalet is quite strict of it's rules. They mentioned that pets are NOT allowed and will be fined SGD100 each if caught. Anyway the girls are already so tired from the long day and we don't want to put them in such stressful situation.

It was really a very fruitful day and as a family, we managed to conquer everything. There are still more to time so Bb and clover better have a good rest!

Photo credits to my god-bro.

Thanks for reading!

Love,

mummy bumver

Buddy's Birthday celebration

Dear Diary,

Its Buddy's 3rd birthday and we come together to celebrate his birthday! Buddy's fur-parents wanted him to run around freely to celebrate his birthday. So they have chosen Sembawang Dog Run. We met up at about 12pm but surprisingly, the sun wasn't very hot that day. So we settled down and the furkids went crazy running around! While the fur kids were playing crazily, we (fur-parents) were scratching crazily. There were a lot of mozzies and my legs were "buffet" to the mozzies. Our regret, not bringing the mosquito repellent. *hahaha*

Time for cake blowing and Buddy was so distracted as he was so happy. Introduction of Buddy. Buddy is a Beagle. He is a brother of Wulf the Chihuahua.

The Cake was baked by his fur-mama. Blue berry flavor with pork base. yumz

Compliments to his fur-mama. She did a great job!

It was so yummy that Princess Bumbie is eating food outdoors for the first time! Well, Princess needs to be hand fed. 

Look at how much fun is having!

Its so hard to get a portrait of him as he always shy away from my camera. Finally i manage to get a good shot of him looking into the camera.

My 2 precious also enjoying the time.

Bumbie is dating with her Lilo boy as usual. Romantic time alone together.

Back: Wulf, Buddy's brother.

Front: Yogi, Lilo's brother

It was really a very fun day. We had to end the party at about 4pm as the sun became very hot at pm (weird). The fur-kids were also tired and i was so busy entertaining my mozzie bites. I have learnt my lesson.Next time i will bring mozzie repellent where ever i go. I brought my flee & tick repellent for the girls but forgot to bring my own insect repellent. *hahaha* Well, a life of a fur-mama, i will always put my girls in priority and often forget my own. I wonder if any other fur-parents are the same as me *haha*.

Anyway, for the flee and tick repellent i'm still at the midst of researching. Will update once successfully.

That's all the fun for this weekend. Bumbie and Clover have to reserve energy for the upcoming Chinese New Year. It will be very hectic as they usually follow us for visiting. 

Thanks for reading!

Love, 

Bumver mummy.

Hort Park Sunday

Dear Diary,

This is my second time visiting this park. I have previously blogged about this park before. Well this will be the second entry about this park!
Its a beautiful park where many people choose this park for wedding photoshoot. The sun was shinning very bright and the weather was good! We met up with minnie and mikey for a catch up. We walked for a short distance and we were sweating already. We took some good shoots on the way. During the afternoon there are not much people around, so we offleash.

The girls enjoying the freedom.

chasing the sun!

The girls with mikey and minnie, exploring the place on their own.

runnnnnnnnnn~!!

posing for the photo.. Minnie's head held high!

*lick*

So many cute things around.

Minnie enjoying the freedom.

Mikey wants some grass smell on his body.

Love this. but the sun was so hot and glaring. hahahaha!

I love my walk there and will love to go back there again. Maybe this time i will go towards the evening when it's less hot. HAHA! This park is a gardening park. So there are lots of plants and they have labels on it. Its a very educating park and its recommended to bring kids there. They also have a very big playground for the kids. 

We had a lovely walk and lovely day! Bb and clover also accompanied me for facial before that. 

I am so glad i have the girls in my life!

Love,

Bumver Mummy

Punggol Settlement + Coney Island

Dear Diary,

We started off our weekend with a hearty breakfast at Punggol Settlement. It has been a while since i last went to Punggol Settlement. This cafe is my personal favorite. They have very delicious food. All-day breakfast till 3.30pm. This cafe is called Just The Place. There are a few dog friendly cafes on the second floor, just have to ask the store owners.

Happy smiles!

Farmers platter

I forgot what is the name of this plate my friend ordered. :p

We had a very slow and relaxing morning. Then, we decided to take a walk. We initially didn't intend to walk Coney Island as we didn't prepare our full gear. We are also afraid that there will be monkeys that may attack our chihuahuas. Chihuahuas are so small after all! I know, i am a very paranoid fur-parent. *hahaha* 

Anyway, as we walked closer, we got curious and we didn't see any monkeys. Previously, few months ago, I saw a lot of monkeys sitting outside the gate of Coney Island. No monkeys for the day, that's why we walked in bravely. To take more precautions, i carried the girls. On the way in, i saw beautiful butterflies. I do no own a Micro-lens for my DSLR. So i couldn't get a best shot. We walked by the side and sat by the sea. Still no monkeys. :)

The Gate of Coney Island

Beautiful Butterflies 

BB enjoying the wind

This is Buddy!

The brave fukids that are not afraid of monkeys!

Clover just don't wanna look into the camera today.

The sound of thunder came. We faster packed and walked back to the car. The distance from Coney Island back to the main entrance of Punggol Settlement is quite a far walk. Suggest to rent a bike. 

One day when i got all my precautions ready, we will explore Coney Island deeper. For now, we don't want to risk any thing. hahhaha!

Thanks for reading!

Love, 

Bumver mummy

Labrador Park

Dear Diary,

Last weekend, we went to Ladrador park for a short walk. The weather has been quite bad lately. There is no sun and has been raining in the afternoons. This is my second time coming to this park. The first time we came here, it was also a rainy day. Previously, we only managed to walk for less that 15 mins and got stuck waiting under a shelter for at least half an hour due to the sudden downpour. This time, it sky didn't look too promising but we were already on the way there. We managed to walk one round around the park. The floor was quite moist and muddy since it was a wet weather day. We intended to explore towards the Cannon area, but was afraid of ants due to the rain. I noticed that during raining seasons, ants come out to play all the time. So we have to be very wavy. Not long later, it started to rain again. We hid under a shelter and waited for the rain to stop.

The park is quite small but the air is so fresh. If lucky, we can also catch a glimpse of a cruise departing!  There are only 4 bbq pits there. We have yet to explore further due to the rain. We will find a good opportunity next time to explore the whole park again.

Clover greeting Wulf!

Crazy bb enjoying herself

Wulf wulf, catch us if you can!

Hide and seek?

Hanging out at the playground

  

Bb figured how to play with the tunnel!

Didn't manage to take a picture of the environment because it was quite cloudy due to the wet weather. 

The furkids didn't get wet at all as these shots were taken after the rain. The floor was quite muddy but I was intending to give them a bath after all. 

Due to the rainy season, its not surprising that other bugs may come out to play. Safety precautions to prevent ticks and fleas have to be applied. Bb and Clover are under Bravecto, a medication that has fleas and ticks prevention for 3months. Everyone has different measures and different methods for prevention. Many people do not dare to try oral prevention as it may be harmful to their body. Actually, as long as its not natural and it's a form of chemical prevention, i feel that it's equally harmful. Bravecto it's certified and recommended by our vet. Some other dogs have side effects of vomit. I intend to switch them to natural prevention. Eg, Essential oils. 

I have been doing some research on some essential oils and intend to try it out to see if it works. I will do an update soon once my research on this natural prevention is successful! 

Have a good day!

Love, 

Mummy bumver