Thursday, June 28, 2012

Animals for adoption

Every now and then I come across some stray animal that makes me hope that someone would give it a good home. It's not that often that I see such animals on a regular basis, but recently I've been seeing a couple of good-natured strays, a cat and a dog, hanging around regularly in my small little world of USJ, Subang Jaya, Selangor (anyone out of Malaysia, sorry but this post so would not have any relevance to your life). Usually stray animals tend to be very wary of people, some not trusting you to touch them, and if they do allow it, it's with some reservations. But these two just seem to enjoy being with people, so I thought I'd post about it with a shout out that whoever is willing to offer a pet a good home, I know two potentially very loving and loyal furry friends that probably would love to be taken in. 

The dog hangs around my office at USJ 1, and seems to be a mixed breed and judging from it's friendly nature and appearance, I would guess it's a mixed labrador. My boss who is an animal lover as well, feeds the dog sometimes, which is probably why I see it often around my office. I took a short vid of him, so I don't have to explain too much on why I think he would make a great house pet (although if you're hoping for a guard dog, he's probably too friendly for that, and if you don't have time to handle an active dog and take him for walks, probably not a good idea either). If I had a house with a big garden, I would definitely take him back home with me! Also he looks healthier than most strays, so for anyone thinking to take him in, some vaccinations, check-up and good shower and he's good to go staying with you for the rest of his life.




The cat I see hangs around True Fitness fitness centre at Taipan, USJ. I see it every now and then when I go there, and can never resist to stop and give it a nice belly rub, which she enjoys (I believe it's a female). She also likes brushing up against my legs. The cat is relatively a new resident to the area, as I've been going to the centre for over 2 years and only saw the cat hanging around there in the last couple of months. I don't have a video of it though. Cats are just kinda really good at just lying there and being coy, so a vid would be kinda boring. But it's a friendly cat, also seems quite healthy.









I guess it's kind of a long shot to post about them hoping to find a potential owner. I probably would do better on a pet adoption site, but since I'm not fostering them, I don't want to disappoint anyone if suddenly tomorrow they never show up again and I don't know where to find them. I do hope these animals get a good home though. I'd hate to see the dog get taken away by the municipal, especially. Those guys can't be crazy and cruel when it comes to catching stray dogs here.


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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Baby muffins

My brother had his third baby girl recently and for the full month party, they had these cute little baby themed muffins. I just thought they were cute. :-)



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Saturday, June 2, 2012

Being an arty farty with Pixlr-o-matic

So as I said in my last post, here's the first of my favourite Android apps I've been using, which in my opinion is far better than Instagram which everyone goess crazy about for god knows what reason. I tried Instagram for a day and was disappointed by the serious lack of effects it has. I think the only reason why people go gaga over it is coz' of the community website where the pics can be posted to show off to the rest of the Instagram world. I'm not one who cares for what random people have to say about my pics. And I find it annoying that everytime someone posts an Instagram pic on FB, I gotta go the community site just to see the pic. Why can't it just be seen as a popup like normal FB pics? Oh well, not everyone shares my gripe, I know but to each their own.

Now Pixlr-o-matic is a photo editing app that I love to bits. Like Instagram, the effects are mainly to give a retro effect, but it has a gazillion more choices of effects compared to Instagram, including the ability to combine effects. The best thing is a randomizer button which randomly assigns effects to the pic and I can choose to edit the effects I don't like and keep the ones I do like. Good for when you're feeling lazy. And of course it has options gto easily post to social networks sites and doesn't force you to go some other link just to view the pic. Pixlr-o-matic also has a website from which you can edit on your pc, which is great for those who don't use smartphones and also want the same effects. All in all, there's nothing not to love about Pixlr-o-matic.

Here are some of the cooler pics I've done so far with this app, including a pic of my nieces which I love so much, it's my current phone wallpaper. Enjoy! :-)



Tree lights at the Curve shopping complex

A little snack while working


Was enjoying a glass of water at a hotel balcony



Some kid I saw in Vietnam 


My dog sunbathing on our condo balcony 


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