Ramblings

The weather has turned warmer, so no more cowering in the cold, until the next season, which I was told would be end March.

Week 4,

1. Finally ran yesterday morning, since touch down. Felt similar to running on treadmill in the air conditioned gym back in Singapore. Breathing cool air into your lungs, perspiration evaporating as soon as it forms. I'm aching now, though. Need. To. Up. Finesse!
2. Ginger puking probably once every 2-3 days, weaning him off his medication, seeing him eating so much more and so much better and so much more active. Pitch acclimatising so well to the new place and weather, running (galloping) so hard around the house and getting along with Ginger again. All is well. O, I'm gonna send Pitch for feline blood donation this week, getting her blood and temperament tested. It's for a good cause, but I'm not very happy she's gonna be shaved. I dont like my babies patchy if I can help it. But it might make the now patchy Ginger happier =/
   

   

   Ginger's o-tube wound 3 days after he yanked the tube out

   

   Ginger's wound healing beautifully 1 week later!

3. Ginger will have his next appointment with the eye specialist on the pigment in his eyes. Just the consultation alone costs $220. Will appreciate all your prayers..
4. Had a scare yesterday morning in the wee hours, when a few kids (?) were climbing on our roof, and entered our pergola, that's right outside our dining area and our bedroom. Fen heard footsteps and shuffling at 0200, and thought it was his imagination. Until our neighbour came over the next day to confirm his suspicion. The kids (?) were on his roof too, and he called the police. They were long gone when the police arrived, but he still came to warn us. Such nice neighbours. Needless to say, we were shaken, and both of us were on high alert last night jumping at every noise we heard.
   Today, I tried climbing to the roof myself. It is so damn easy. And after intensive reading up on house burglaries, we headed to Bunnings to get some burglary deterrent, and also got ourselves more torchlights. The main power switch is outside the house, and can be switched off by ANYONE. I really dont like the dark very much!
   We're now looking into security alarms, motion sensors, contents insurance, and weapons of choice for attack. Also acquainting with neighbours and wondering if we should start an informal neighbourhood watch.. Appreciate any advice.
5. Cleaned the grotesquely dirty oven in the house. Finally mustered courage to face it. Couldnt keep using the cooktop, because who doesnt like easy cooking with oven. Project Cleaning Oven took 3 days, and still isnt entirely over. I'm also not sure when I will feel safe eating food cooked by the oven, given the amount of toxic chemicals I put in for cleaning up the gunk and grime.. The dishwasher was nowhere better. Fen did the cleaning for that, it works perfect now, and we have so much fun using it. The only problem is we dont have enough dirty dishes to fill it up.
6. Thought I should mention that the sun here is different than Singapore. It's the same sun (or star), but it looks different. Feels different. The way it colours the sky, the way it sets, the way it burns! Fen and I slap ourselves with at least 50 spf sunblock before we even step out the house. It's intense.

That's all for now. Ending off with a photo of what's typically going on in our lives~ ^^