Life with the Three Crazy Dogs

- Blogging on my life events & whatever that comes to my mind!

RSS Feed

Archives for Ramblings

Blood drive refused me

2 Comments

The place I work had a blood drive recently. 

I was already told I have small veins when I had to draw blood for my annual blood work.  The lab technician (male) gave up on me.  He had to get the head technician to work on me.  She said I have small veins and she is using the smallest needle to draw 3 viles of blood.  So I asked her if I want to donate blood, will it be ok.  She recommend that I don’t.

With that in mine, I went to inquire at the booth set up for registration at my work place.  I told the guy in charge what the lab tech told me.  He said it’s best I don’t bother because he wants the donors to have a good experience when donating blood.  Honestly, I was very ticked off with his response.  He mentioned if the nurse could not find a prominent vein, she would “dig” in and will cause a bruise on me.  Whooppeee doo!!

I did my research, you idiot.  You could at least have said drink lots and lots of water and keep warm before I come for my blood donating appointment.  They can deny me then.  Even folks with small veins can donate!

I will never ever bother with that stupid blood drive of theirs.

Filed under Ramblings
Feb 7, 2012

My changed of wardrobe

Comments Off

I was looking through my wardrobe last weekend before I went out to Macy’s.  All I have in my closet are tees and more tees.  I counted how many blouses I owned and sad to say only 3 blouses that are decent looking.  Since I started with this company I have drastically changed my dressing style.   At my previous company 12 plus years ago, I had to dress up for work – dress pants, blouses, shirts, skirts and dress shoes.  No jeans, capris, khakis, tees, tennis or anything that resembles comfort like scrubs!  The ex-boss was very adamant that jeans and tees does not look good in their company on Fridays.  Even jeans pair with a good buy sweater is not a go.  Yes, I had to dress up 5 days a week.

When I got to the present company, I didn’t have to dress up because of the scope of my work – working in a dusty file room all by my lonesome.  I don’t have to meet no clients or customers.  If I have to it’s once in a blue moon.  The temp worker who I replaced said her boss said she could wear anything casual as along it’s not shorts or sleeveless.   She said she even came in once in her uniform scrubs after her early morning vet tech job and her boss was alright with it.  As long as it’s clean, that’s all it matters.  She said the scrubs were the best clothing ever invented.  I can’t agree more with her.  Morever, you don’t have to worry about what to wear for work every day, that’s a big plus right there!! :)

I actually bought a pair of women’s scrubs many years ago just to wear it at home for days when I have no where to go just being a couch potato.  Whenever I go to the vet, the vet techs are always dressed in colorful scrubs and some even wore printed scrubs.   One of my future job to work in a vet office so I can wear scrubs and don’t have to fuss with what to wear daily.  So yes, my wardrobe has changed tremendously since 1998.

Filed under Product, Ramblings, Writing
Aug 31, 2010

< The procrastinator >

Comments Off

DB has a room in the house set up with his office desk, printers and his two pcs. Yet he is not using the room. The room is still in a state of mishap, mishap of cables. He said he needs to get another Linksys router so he could finish up moving his stuff around in the room (office). I told him all the routers he has in the umpteen boxes he has he could have use one of them. He then can at least start moving some of the crap that he had started setting up by the dining table. I shall see when he will finally get moving.

Filed under Product, Ramblings, Writing
Jul 15, 2010

Nothing much….just the ram-bur-ling….

Comments Off

These days I have nothing much to write about….contemplating, again, if I should close this blog.  I don’t update about myself or whats going on much.  This blog has become a making money blog, not much, but enough to pay the server and extras for miscellaneous.  The money part is tempting enough for me to keep it going but the thought of having to put in non paid writings in between them is giving me a headache.  Will see what I decide to do

I wanted to go downtown in the city we live for picture  taking but days are so darn hot and with no air conditioning in the car, I decided to stay home…Stay home to play more games on FB.  Actually I’m playing some and ignoring a lot of the others.  I have quite a few books laying out on my desk staring at me, begging me to open them up.  I opened one up but the temptation of Frontierville is right there.  Terrible isn’t it?  No self-control nor will power to just shut down the pc and read my book.  Guess the book is not as appealing as the game! :)   Or, I can clear out more boxes that are sitting in the house.  Dang, the power of FB games!

Anyways, I have been baking cakes and meals almost every week.  I never take pictures of them since they are just so-so according to me.  DB said they are damn good.  I baked couple of recipes from The Pioneer Woman’s cooking site and Lesley’s.  The weekends are now for errands and cleaning on Saturday; Sunday’s church and cooking/baking for the week’s meals.  It does saves a lot of time during the week to think of what to eat and then prep them.  I’m lazy that way.  Plus DB is beat when gets home from work.  He works about 9 hours a day, 6 days a week.  On top of that, that fella does not go to bed early either….so pretty much he is asking to be tired. :)   Asking him to help out after he gets home from work is pointless.  He will say “Give me 10″ meaning he will take a 10-minute nap which normally turns out to 30 or more minutes. 

Ok, enough of my nonsense.  Here’s to a great weekend to everyone.  Will surf the cooking websites soon for recipe ideas.  Tee-da-loo!

Filed under Just, Ramblings
Jul 9, 2010

Hoping to save a few bucks

Comments Off

My car has been acting really weird for many, many months.  It started last winter.  I had to send the car to our local mechanic once in December of last year to get it fix and I told them to do the bare minimal.  It has to do with some spark plugs which they only fix 3 out of 6 coz I was short of cash but the guy at the shop said it will not last.

After the the fix, the car was running a little better and it does not take 15 minutes to warm the car up.  But then after 1.5 months, it got worse.  DB came back from TX and he changed all the 6 spark plugs.  There was something else wrong too, I can’t remember.  The car was running better but not 100%.  Now after 4 months, something else came up…..first of the air conditioning is dead which is not that bothersome.  What is bothering me and DB the most is the constant vibration,  chugging and it takes forever to get up to speed especially getting on the freeway.  DB thinks it’s the fuel filter problem.

Last week, DB went to the auto parts store and bought a fuel filter for my car.  Came home he worked on it but guess what?????  The damn filter connector snapped and low and behold, DB was soaked with gasoline.  We cannot drive it since the connector broke. So, we had to call AAA to the rescue – tow the car to the nearest shop around our area. 

DSC02923
Everything was was run by pressing a button on a remote..
DSC02927

We wanted AAA to tow it to our usual mechanic shop but it was too far. The closest was a place that was cut throat. A simple fix cost us $120+ and we were trying to save some cash.

After the fix, the car is still not 100%. DB wants those guys to change the plug wires but they quoted us $500 for the parts and labor. Well, I don’t think we will be taking our vehicles to them. Now, I don’t know if DB is going to attempt fixing it himself or taking it to our usual shop. The shop quoted us a price of $350+ (parts and labor). Man, that is expensive for me too…..pay day, i can’t wait for you to come sooner.

Filed under Ramblings
May 22, 2010

Damn, damn, damn!!!!!!

Comments Off

Remember the orthotics I picked up last month for my plantar fasciitis?  They are working slowly on my right foot, definitely, but not exactly on the left.   Will talk about that left foot later in a different post.   But the purpose of this post is I want to bitch at my damn insurance company…cheap ass bastards.  Can you smell piss and vinegar in this post??

The pair of foot inserts final total is $726.00.  The doctor’s assistant told me earlier insurance usually covers all or at least half of it.  I said that’s fine.  Patient paying 50% of that amout is not too bad, fair share.

Yesterday received the statement from the clinic.  Blardy hell!!!!  The frigging ins company only paid $201.66 for the inserts -  a quarter of the bill!  And of course the BALANCE DUE (in bold) of $524.34 I have to cough out.  Sorry la, I have to make payments every month instead of paying it off in one lump sum.   The clinic better accept that as it beats the crap of no payments at all.  It looks like the weekly lottery ticket is part of my shopping list now.

Filed under Personal, Ramblings
Nov 10, 2009

A little at a time

Comments Off

Woke up this morning feeling good.  Had a nice cool walk with the boys.  The boys behaved before I left for work…which i’m happy.  Got in the car and started driving to work.  That’s when my mood started to change.  The heater in the car is not working.  If it was working, then it would take hours to kick it, I think.  All I have is cold air from the heater.  It was 36 F (2 C) degrees out, it’s chilly, the wind shield fogged up a little from the inside.  Can’t crank up the heater coz then the cold air inside will just fogged up even more.  Driving down the freeway was still ok till 10 minutes later at the exit.  Had to slow the car and used my jacket sleeves and hands to wipe the damn fog off so I can see where I’m going.  Another 8 minutes to reach office parking lot seemed like 20 minutes.  I had to go so slow.  By the time I got to the parking lot, i could not see out the windshield, both windows.  It’s like someone is making out in the back of the car…you know!  That whole ordeal really got my blood going sort of ruined my morning till I talked to my coworker/friend then i felt better.  After work this afternoon, I’m sending the car in to have them check it out.  DB said it could just need anti freeze.  I’m hoping so and not the thermostat problem I had last year.

——————————————————————

I heard on the radio talk show that a person move house at least 11 times in their lifetime. That is quite a bit isn’t it? I, myself have moved 5 fives including those in Ipoh. All the fun of packing, throwing, giving away and selling.

Before DB left for TX, I told him to clear out his old Samsonite luggage filled with clothes he had not worn for years and years…jeans, shirts and shorts. He said those clothes are in very condition. He thinks one day he might fit into them again. I told him it’s time to give them away because they have been sitting in that suitcase the time I moved to MN and that was 12 years ago. So go figure when he will ever get back into those clothes, particularly the jeans.  All I could do was shake my head and roll my eyes at him.  After a few shakes of my head, he caved in.  He got them under sized clothings into the giveway bag, finally.  And good thing I pester him to clear out that suitcase coz he had to take that suitcase with him as it is a fairly big size bag.  Hah, now I keep telling him the power of the “head shaking and rolled eyes”!  But it only works at times! :)  

Now that he is gone, I’m wiping down the picture frames and packing them away in boxes and haul them to the basement.  For some reason, he told me don’t pack the picture frames away yet!  Why the hell not?  Have to start some where.  Doing a little at a time for me is better than rushing.   The worse is my office – fabric, books, magazines, sewing machine, PC, printers, lamps, Sterilite boxes of already filled with junk, and plants.  Plants in that room seemed to grow damn well.  Speaking of books, I need to sell 2 bookcases of  novels  and National Geographic magazines soon.  I can’t believe I actually brought some of my books from Ipoh to MN!!!!  Damn insane.  And the additional books I have bought through the years since I came. 

The coming weeks I need to get down to the grocery and liquor stores to look for boxes.   The liquor stores  usually have boxes sitting out in their recycle container.  Grocery stores, I have to go in to ask them and that too depends on timing when they stock up the produce.  Urghhhh!!!

Oh and we are dropping the price of our house and that means there will be more showings.  Good and bad….good we can get a buyer sooner, hopefully.  Bad I need to clean and pick up the house more often, like every day!!!    Our realtor said there could be 3 – 4 showings in a day and I told her the showings will be done when i get home from work which is 3.  So I have to bring the dogs out of the house for a couple of hours, or just hang around in the garage till the showing(s) are done.

A little at a time that’s all I can say and do……I hope I won’t fall apart.

Oct 7, 2009

No internet

Comments Off

It really sucks to have no internet in the house. Of course this post is written somewhere where there is internet, right? Hahaha, yep, at work. Since the internet is dead since Monday, I have internet withdrawal when I get home from work. No FB-ing, Farm Town-ing or get any of my posts up. Really crappy. Thanks to a real crappy internet provider. The only thing I can do is watch TV. And only one of the 3 televisions in the house is switched on, not 2 or 3, when DB is home.  Every major room he walks in, the TV has to be turned on.  Apparently he needs some background noise.  Jeez!  Anyways, back to the internet,  DB had to call the stupid provider to settle the problem.  Those folks will be here this p.m. to get it straight away.  If it’s not fixed, I will definitely cancel their service and just suffer, but can I really stand it without the internet?  Hahahaha!

Filed under Product, Ramblings, Writing
Aug 6, 2009

Animal Control

Comments Off

Continuation from the previous post of goats.

DB placed a called to the city’s Animal Control (AC).  First was to ask about Chase’s dog license.  The city ordinance that I pulled up from the website says, quote from the city’s ordinance:

Except as otherwise provided, no person shall keep any animal other than a household pet within the City. No more than two (2) dogs over the age of four (4) months shall be maintained at any one residence or premises.

It says right there “No more than two dogs….”, well, we are definitely over the limit.  DB called AC, placed a message on their voicemail on Friday asking if we need to apply for domestic kennel application where it will allow 3 or not more than 6 dogs.  They finally called today.

All turns out well.  The above stated quote ordinance was old.  They have not updated the site yet.  WTH??  Anyways, we can apply for a regular dog license like what we did for the other boys. Cool right there.

Next, DB asked was about the neighborhood goats.  The AC guy said depending on where we are, yes, goats are allowed in the city of XYZ.  If we are at the south of the city (I have no idea where south of the city is), farm animals are allowed as pets.  DB gave him the cross roads of where we live.  The guy said where we live, no, farm animals are not allowed.  But the AC don’t get any complains.  He even said that there are reports that some residents (north of the city) are raring chickens, too.  Great, huh?

DB didn’t tell the AC guy which house has the goats, but he thanked him for returning his call and the information.

The mehhhhh-ing is still going on.  DB said he might have to call AC in the near future to report that fateful home about the noise from their goats.  That mehhhhh-ing souds so pitiful, as if these two goats are suffering.  They are tied up with a rope.  Hate to see animals tied up.  Will see how DB’s mood is!

May 11, 2009

“Mehhh, mehhhhh”

Comments Off

Know what that title means?  I’m trying to imitate the sound both DB and I have been hearing since mid early April.  Every day this “mehhhhhh”, “mehhhhhhh” comes on in the morning, afternoon, late afternoon, evenings and sometimes up to 8 – 9:30 p.m.  If we have the windows and patio door shut, it’s not so bad, but since it’s a warmer, DB wants the patior door and windows opened.

This sound only comes from the back of our house.  Initially we thought it is a kid.  We would close one ear.  It sure sounds like someone is torturing the kid.  Since it’s early May, we completely have all the windows in the house opened everyday and night, especially the kitchen and bedroom windows.  I can hear it when I go to bed at 9 p.m.

Last weekend we were outside doing some yard work, the sound really got loud.  We look to the direction of the sounds.  It sure seems like it’s two houses away from us from the back.  I told DB maybe it’s a child or a cat.  He thought it’s a cat and not a child coz who would let their child cry, whine that long and especially at night.  DB said he felt like calling the cops to have them check it out.  I told him NO.  Not yet.

So, on Wednesday, DB went on his daily routine by opening the windows and door, there it is again.  He waited till there was daylight, took out his binoculars and guess what that was???????

Frigging GOATS!

There are two of them whining goats in the backyard of the house we thought where the sound came from.  I got home and saw them through the bino too.  Damn-sam, I so want to call animal control to report the owners. The goats are brown in color with black and white stripes on their faces.  I imagine they are pygmy goats, but i’m not sure.  Maybe all goats have that white and black stripes on their faces, I have no stinking idea.  The link on pygmy goats have a picture of a brown goat which those two goats in our neighborhood look like.

I looked up the city ordinance, no farm animals are allow in the city.  I assume these goats are pet goats, I still think it’s forbidden to rear goats in the suburban neighborhood.  I am still debating if we should call animal control ask them if thy neighbor has license for them goats.  Or should I, and if I can stop DB, too, to not call at all and leave them goats alone and we just enjoy the “mehhhhhhh, mehhhhhhh”.  Don’t know.

May 8, 2009

Comments Off

I was out walking Ranger, the slow coach.  This dog always, always wants to walk on the grass.  I guess it’s our fault too that we allowed him to do it since the day we brought him back.  Anyways, we were close to home and Ranger decided he needed to dump.  Fine, but he has to find the right spot on that somebody’s yard, the going round and round in circles.  I really rolled my eyes, seriously.   That right spot was almost in the middle of that somebody’s yard.  Damn, no matter how much I pulled him away, he didn’t budge.  He squated and did his business.  I took the bag out, stooped down and at the same time heard the screen door opened and shut.  Low and behold, “Please don’t let your dog poop on the yard.”  I looked up, a middle age grumpy looking lady, has that annoying look on her face, standing in front of the door.  I said sorry and won’t let that happen again.  I told her at least I pick after the dogs.  I was going to tell her I could have let the dump there for her, but I didn’t.

Now I wonder does she stands/sits by the window or door to catch any culprits who let their dogs pee/poop on her yard?  I think so.  In the spring, summer and fall, she will comes out right to tell the culprit.  Eat full nothing to do, I think.  However, I didn’t see a soul in the winter when I walk by her house, whether it’s it’s 20 below with the sun out and snow up to my knees, or when temps are above zero.   It’s not that I don’t pick up after the dogs, I understand if I don’t pick up the dumpage and if that yard is spick and span, green to the max with no weeds, well maintained.  I guess some folks are just particular about their yard no matter what condition the yard is in.  This is the first time I have ever encountered from a home owner about dogs dumping on their yard.  Maybe I should do the same when my neighbor dogs come poop or pee on my yard and a lot of them never pick after their fidos big business.  We already put up a sign on the front door “NO SOLICITATING” and it worked.  Hhmmm, something for me to think about!  Yeah, right!!!!

Filed under Pets, Ramblings
Apr 21, 2009

What the…..

Comments Off

I received this about 10 minutes ago on my work email, and the rest of the recipients were employees from Yamaha.  I “X’ed” out the email addresses.  Upon first look at the email, it read foreign to me, but after a few minutes staring and trying to read it, I was able to read it, but do not understand some of the words.  Isn’t it funny how the mind works?  I have not read any Malay documents for a long time.  Now, this is what I don’t like.  I’m getting spam email (I consider this as spam emails) from Malaysia now?  Damn!

From: XXXXXXXX [mailto:advertizer@live.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 8:50 AM
To: XXXX.Dawn; XXXXXXX; XXXXXX; XXXXXX
Subject: JURUTAIP DENGAN RM3800/BULAN SANGAT DIPERLUKAN


 From: advertizer@live.com
To: XXXXXX; XXXXXXX; XXXXXX
Subject: JURUTAIP DENGAN RM3800/BULAN SANGAT DIPERLUKAN
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 02:48:41 +1200

Malay version


JURUTAIP DIRUMAH SANGAT DIPERLUKAN: RM3,800.00 SEBULAN (PENDAFTARAN PERCUMA)

Sahabat sekalian,

 Anda berminat untuk mencari duit poket tambahan atau betul-betul

memerlukan duit lebih untuk mempercepatkan anda mencapai impian

anda dan membayar semua hutang tertunggak???

 Kami sedia membayar ANDA sehingga USD 1000.00 @ RM 3,800.00 atau LEBIH secara bulanan.

 TAWARAN KAMI:

Peluang pekerjaan di rumah seperti menaip/ kerani/ setiausaha/ penyelia/ pelatih/ peg. pemasaran/ pengurus

 SYARAT KAMI:

1. TIDAK PERLU PENGALAMAN

2.BOLEH MENAIP

3.TIADA HAD UMUR

4.SEPENUH MASA/ PART TIME

5.TERSERAH ANDA MELAKUKANNYA DIMANA

ANDA BERMINAT!!!!!! HANYA 3 LANGKAH MUDAH SEBELUM ANDA DAPAT MENJANA PENDAPATAN BULANAN ANDA DARI SEKARANG!

1. Klik button reply pada email anda. Pastikan email anda dialamatkan ke

                                                       To: fast_advertise@yahoo.com

                                 Cc: advertizer@live.com                        

2. Dengan perkataan anda sendiri, sila tulis samada anda berminat atau tidak dengan tawaran kerja ini.

(CTH: SY BERMINAT DENGAN TAWARAN INI)

(P/S: JGN TULISKAN JAWAPAN ANDA DI ATAS PADA RUANGAN “SUBJECT”. BIARKAN KOSONG OK..)

3 – Setelah itu, sebelum anda “CLICK” butang “SEND“, pastikan email iklan ini disertakan juga (JANGAN DELETE).

 SETELAH 3 LANGKAH MUDAH DI ATAS TELAH ANDA LAKUKAN, KAMI AKAN SEGERA MENGHUBUNGI ANDA MELALUI EMAIL ANDA UNTUK MEMBERIKAN MAKLUMAT TERPERINCI SECARA PERCUMA!!!

TERIMA KASIH

P/S: JIKA ANDA TIDAK MEMERLUKAN PENDAPATAN LEBIH INI, FORWARDKAN PADA TEMAN-TEMAN ANDA YANG MUNGKIN SANGAT MEMERLUKAN.


Dec 4, 2008

Can’t get this song out of my head

Comments Off

So What – Pink, this song has been in my head since last Friday and I’m still NaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNa…….

While NaNaNa-ing away, I changed the template of my blog with a scruffy looking template.  Not sure if I really like it yet.  You say nice or not?

Filed under Ramblings
Oct 28, 2008

Comments Off

I’m so tempted to go back for CNY next year.  Corrine and her family plus Tammy, the lady who went to Las Vegas with us, are going back to Malaysia for CNY.  When Corrine told me they finally bought their tickets, I want to go too.  It will be two years next November since I went home.  The tickets were cheap too, $1075 by NWA.  Should I go, or should I stay now?  My only problem is I have to throw the question of vacation time at my boss, the queen of advantage taker.  My boss will freak out when she hears my request for 13 days of vacation.  The days of travel will be 1/21 and returning 2/6/2009.  During this time period is where Ms E will be going on her maternity leave and is also the time to write one of our company’s bigger affirmative action plans.  My boss will never allow me to go.  So much for her to get the winter months booked up with all these affirmative plans and to leave the summer months lighter so she could enjoy her days at Wisconsin Dells.  Damn, I’m still so mad each time I think of that!!!  Anyways, I am still debating if I should go back to M’sia for CNY or not.

Filed under Ramblings
Oct 25, 2008

Job hunting

Comments Off

DB is still on a hunt for a job, really bad.  He needs one like now.  Darn unemployment rate is going up.  It does not help to hear that Chrysler-Daimler is possibly cutting jobs.  Leong, Corrine’s hubs, said his company laid off 1K employees last week.  I have not heard anything around my company yet, but I think there were some lay offs couple of months ago.

I asked DB if he send an email to the head hunter in  regards to the job out in NC. He said he did not.  It’s driving me nuts.  I so want to find out more about that job opportunity.  DB thinks moving cross country is not the right thing to do.  I even looked up the townhomes in Thomasville.  They are cheap out htere.  I mean compare to what we are paying here in MN, it is expensive in MN.  A three-bedroom, 2-bath townhome is only selling at $130K and it was built in 2002.  Holy cow!

DB applied for jobs months now.  I told him he might need to think about a change in career.  Since he is so into upgrading computers or laptops, he should consider doing that as a side job.  He has been busy working on the laptop I am currently using: memory upgrade, partitioning the hard drive and don’t know what else he did.  It is running a little fast but it can do for now.  I am hoping he can get a job, any job soon.

Filed under Product, Ramblings, Writing
Oct 25, 2008

 

February 2012
S M T W T F S
« Jan    
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
26272829  



Recent Trackbacks