QP goes to the gardens

It wasn’t raining when we left the house. But it was raining when we got to the botanical gardens. Fomfomfom told Ah bee that we would just go to a pavilion to wait for the rain to stop. So Ah bee carried me while Fomfomfom held the brolly. We went to 4 pavilions but there were people in all of them. Fomfomfom and Ah bee are not social creatures; they didn’t want to go into an occupied pavilion where they would have to make small talk with whoever is in there. So we carried on walking around. Then the rain stopped for a while so Ah bee let me down. It was so much fun splashing in the puddles. Then it started drizzling again, so fomfomfom had to hold the brolly above me because I am QP. It was nice and balmy. I was really enjoying myself, until Fomfomfom decided that the rain was really coming down. So Ah bee picked me up and we went back home.

And I had to take a shower coz they said my paws were muddy.

Of shit, swans and towels

We went to the gardens at about half past four today. It was scorching. I was panting within the first 10 minutes of my walk. And Ah bee and cha kept saying that they would be down with heat stroke tomorrow. But I didn’t care; we continued trotting along. When we got to the edge of the pond, I saw many pigeons. I charged towards them. Those stupid birds, I think I scared them all. They immediately flew overhead. When they did that, Ah bee promptly covered her head with her free hand. She said that Ah ma told her pigeon droppings are poisonous. I told her not to worry- I scared those stupid birds shitless. There wouldn’t be any falling on her head.

I observed 5 big black swans for about 10 minutes after that. They are terribly big. I haven’t seen such big ducks before. I growled at them and tried to scare them too. I wanted to run to the very edge of the pond. But Ah bee didn’t let me coz Janice told her that she was attacked by one when she was a tumbling tot. So I sat down and watched them. I don’t think I have enough material to start on my thesis so I will have to go back every day still.

I had to take a bath after we came back. That wasn’t enjoyable so I shan’t talk about it.

Then at night, I was in Ah bee’s room when I saw a towel at the corner. I walked towards it and started chewing. Ah bee told me that it’s her towel and that I shouldn’t be chewing on it. Then cha walked in, took one look and informed Ah bee that the towel was actually mine- Ah ma had put it in Ah bee’s room, thinking that it was hers. Then that Ah bee used it. Shame on her! How could she? That towel’s mine and I don’t share. I’ve got a good mind to charge her for using it. But I didn’t coz she was all apologetic and she promptly returned it to me.

I forgive her. I am magnanimous.

A deal is a deal

It started raining at 3pm today. The rain didn’t let up until 7. I didn’t get to go to the botanical gardens. I tried to get Ah bee to redeem my frequent flier miles; I wanted the rain to stop so that I could go study birds by the pond. Ah bee told me that I haven’t chalked up enough points. To get them to stop the rain, I would need many many points. Right now, I don’t even have enough to qualify for complimentary parking. I was so sad when I heard that. I spent the rest of the afternoon moping in Ah ma’s room.

After dinner, Ah ma started asking me where my poopie was. I told her that I had forgotten how to poop again. She told me that she would bring me out to the balcony if I would just give her my poopie for the day. I decided that it wasn’t too bad a deal so I agreed. Ah ma and I spent a glorious time out there, enjoying the breeze and watching the raindrops fall.

The moment we came in, I rushed into fomfomfom’s room to fulfil my side of the bargain. I gave them a lot of poop. Don’t ask me why, but my poop always seem to make all of them ultra happy. Go figure.

Frequent flier

I went to fly at the botanical gardens again today. I’ve been going to fly almost everyday. And using up my 50cents allowance. Yesterday the carpark charge was $0.62. Ah bee told me that I was spending money I didn’t have and that isn’t right. So I started thinking very hard. I want to be able to spend more time at the botanical gardens without spending money I don’t have.

So I told Ah bee to apply for the botanical gardens frequent flier miles for me. I go to the botanical gardens so often I’d be able to chalk up many many points in no time. That way, I would be able to get complimentary parking, free umbrellas, waterbottles and more! Maybe I can even get them not to rain (like it did just now in the afternoon when I went) whenever I am there.

Sometimes I’m so clever I scare myself.

A study in birds

I studied birds today. By a pond at the botanical gardens. It all started at home, when I asked ah ma if I may go out to fly. Ah ma said, ok, pingping may go out to fly.

It is because I run so fast I am like the wind. In the botanical gardens, I ran so fast I was dragging fomfomfom behind me. Then we ended up at a pond. I watched 2 birds having a chat. I watched them for a long time, all that birdy talk bored me and I trotted up the path. And guess who it was walking down but ah bee! A rendezvous! We held hands and trotted together.

Then it started to drizzle and we went back into the car and went home. I was tired so I told cha I'll start on my thesis only tomorrow. My thesis is called, a study in birds by the pond and an indepth discussion on their communication channels and their effects on passers by.

Xiaoping says...

This morning my ah gong was screaming for the new maid merilyn. There were birds at the kitchen outside, ah gong complained bitterly. We should be vigilant, all of us. Merilyn nodded enthusiastically, now she has birds on top of ants.

I volunteered to be the scarecrow. Fomfomfom said scarecrows don't have so much hair all over. I was dismissive. To quote one certain xiaoping, it doesn't matter if a scarecrow is hairy or spotty. As long as it scares away the birds, it is a good scarecrow.

I went to the botanical gardens to chase birds today. Giggle.

My poopie

I woke up at 7 today. Ah ma walked past cha’s room and I promptly woke cha up so that she could let me out. She wasn’t too happy at being woken up so early so she took her own sweet time in opening the door. I mean, how hard is it for her to get outta bed and open that door? Nooooo, she has to go to the loo, wait for her computer to start before she opening the door. I was complaining to Ah bee about it so that she could ask cha not to do it anymore. Cha said something about not wanting to let me run amok without adult supervision. I think what she means is she doesn’t want me eating my poopie without her realizing. Giggle.

I was so tired from waking up early that I spent the rest of the morning sleeping on the couch where it was nice and warm.

It rained again today. Fomfomfom and Ah bee wanted to bring me to the condo where I could run under shelter but Ah ma said no. She still remembers the mud on my buttocks yesterday. We tried telling her that it would be dry under the block but she would not hear us out.

So yes, I stayed in the entire day. I wasn’t too happy about that. And when I am not happy about not going to the gardens, I tend to forget how to poop.

They are still asking me where my poop is. Giggle.

Muddy Paws

So I went back to being HRHQP today. I am so meant to rule. The meteorological station had predicted rain but I am such a good queen not a single raindrop fell. Not till 1140pm anyway. But that is beside the point.

Of course we went to the botanical gardens today. We paid $0.37 but it’s alright. I saved a buck the past 2 days when it had been raining. Speaking of the rain, it is really quite something- everywhere is waterlogged. We were happily walking on the path today when Ah bee decided that the huge black dog in front of us was too much of a threat. So she led me down this grassy slope away from that dog. It was so much fun charging down that steep slope. At the bottom, the area was entirely flooded. Ah bee almost slipped and fell on her buttocks. But I have to give her credit for this- her sense of balance is amazing. She just had to fling her arms awkwardly a few times. But that was damn ugly. Quite a sight. That's what you get when your centre of gravity is so high. But I forgive her. I still love all of them, even if they are clumsy. And ugly. And let's not forget stupid.

Anyway, I had so much fun running about, splashing the water. My paws were all muddy and I even had mud stuck to my butt. That was when fomfomfom whipped out her phone and called cha to tell her to prepare my bath. Poo to baths! But I didn't really mind it that much this time coz I had so much fun and I haven't had one in 12 days already. Ah ma said I was starting to smell like a salted fish.

What do they know about eau de la pingping.

Ah bee's birthday

Today is ah bee's solar birthday. She is 22 years old and she wanted me to let her be queen for a day. I said, ok! So ah bee is Queen Bee today and I'm Princess Ping.

Ah bee's reign was rainy. It must be coz she's not a good queen, that's why it has been raining for 2 whole days. The basement is flooded again and the clothes are not dry. The natives are not very happy about the new monarch and the new monarch didn't do anything about the restlessness but went to party with her cronies. They had themselves a party and drank black mulberry wine and feasted on chocolate cheesecake. Queen Bee came back and tooted a party horn and I told her to stop it and give it to me.

Then at night Queen Bee got herself a King, and they had to immediately abdicate in my favour coz it was past midnight already. I made them commoners coz they didn't rule well.

All hail the Queen.

No kiddin'

We went to the vet. Later ah bee was joking she wants to catch me. I said, you catch me all you want, I dare you to bring me to the vet twice in a day. Ah bee said, what a courageous little thing! But of course.

So at the vet's...the vet woman said my ears have no more bacteria in them so we will see how the debris inside clears up in a month. So happy. It has been months, half a year perhaps, since I've been at the vet's regularly coz of my ears. No more eardrops. No more ear cleaning. No more ugly vets! The vet woman said we only have to put cotton balls in my ears during baths so water won't get in. But I don't do cotton balls in me ears. I told ah ma solemnly, it's the doctor's orders, no baths for a month.

At 6pm, ah bee told fomfomfom while we were cleaning ears today at the vet's for the last time, she saw robert holding a cotton bud with no cotton. She didn't know whether the cotton didn't exist or if it was in my ear. So fomfomfom gave ah bee a dressing down for waiting till then to speak, and we rushed to the vet's for the second time that day. It was pouring and traffic was bad. Luckily the vet woman didn't charge us any money for peering into my ears. We established the cotton didn't exist. Oh course robert wasn't negligent, of course we were embarrassed.

Fancy! Two visits to the vet in a day! And no botanical gardens.