The Rambling Continues

Stumbled on these funky looking purses when I was surfing the Internet just now, and I just had to blog about it!

Which purses am I talking about?

It’s these:

Now, I don’t know whether this is an old design, or a new one. But whichever it is, I think this is a must have collection for any purse lovers.

Stumbled upon this site that was talking about types of food that can be fed to dogs. I find it interesting as I myself, and I’m sure along with the rest of my family members, didn’t know the whole list of food that we can’t feed to our dogs.

As a general rule, giving dogs chocolate on purpose is NOT a good idea. The problem with chocolate is the theobromine and the caffeine content. Theobromine, if ingested, can cause hyperactivity, vomiting/diarrhea, increase urination, irregular/rapid heartbeat, seizures and tremors. Caffeine content can also cause hyperactivity, rapid heartbeat, tremors and seizures as well. When it comes to chocolate and dogs, here are some helpful guidelines for how much is too much:

• Milk Chocolate – one ounce per pound of body weight (more is harmful)

• Semi-Sweet Chocolate – one ounce per 3 pounds of body weight

• Baker’s Chocolate – one ounce per 9 pounds of body weight (this is the most dangerous of all)

The other issue I see is the milk you’re adding. Dog’s do not possess the enzyme that is necessary to digest dairy products. It’s not a deadly thing, but you’ll suffer some concequences, nonetheless. Fragrant diarrhea (or terrible gas build-up) may very well follow.

As many others have mentioned other harmful foods, here is my own laundry list of dangerous foods:

• alcohol (duh)

• anti-freeze (duh again)

• avocado (can be lethal – guacamole too)

• broccoli (can cause upset stomach in large quatities)

• grapes/raisins (just 6 grapes CAN kill a dog)

• raw eggs (Avidin in it can cause major deformations)

• fatty foods (can trigger pancreatitis in prone dogs)

• liver (can cause vitamin A toxicity)

• mistletoe (in larger amounts, generally)

• mothballs (duh)

• nuts (can cause bladder stones, and many other debilitating conditions)

• green potatoes (contain solanum alkoids that can be dangerous)

• Plants (like rhododendron, azalea, oleader, rhubarb, cycads, yew, and other houseplants)

• nutmeg (can cause seizures and death)

• onions (one small onion can contain enough thiosulphate to kill a dog)

• salmon (especially raw, can cause salmon poisoning disease that can kill a dog within days)

• salt (can trap gas in the intestines and kill a dog)

• sugarless candy/gum (xylitol can cause liver damage)

• tomatoes (contain atropine, a dangerous substance)

• yeast dough (will rise in the stomach and can cause a rupture in the stomach or intestines)

• fruit pits/seeds (apple seeds contain arsenic … so do peach pits)

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Have just read this post by 5XMom about our Tourism Minister’s remarks recently.

As a lady blogger myself, I’m very offended in what he said, what more, coming from a Tourism Minister! We are not liars lah. We don’t cheat people in whatever way (at least, I know that most of us don’t!).

I myself don’t spread rumours, disrupt social harmony, am not slanderous, and certainly am not a cheater.

Just because somebody expressed their opinions on their blog, it doesn’t mean that he can make public remarks and talk bad about all bloggers, especially the lady bloggers.

Urgh.. Am getting all worked up on this.. better stop.

If you have NO idea what I’m talking about, read this.

Argh! I missed the official launching of the Perodua Myvi Special Edition on Saturday!

Anyway, I think I kinda like this version of the Myvi. Think I’m gonna get this for myself this year! Let BF buy the Civic for himself! Muahaha!

Here’s the comparison between the SE and the normal model:

Here’s the interior of the SE. Silver coloured dashboard!

Hope to get this baby in August this year!

Update: Asked my friend, who’s one of the SA here in KK, auto metallic version here in KK is RM54,424. But the price is not really confirmed as the excise duty’s not confirmed yet by our custom dept.

Update II: It is now confirmed.

To those of you who still don’t know about this, you can have a listen to the Grammy Nominees 2007 CD on Yahoo! Music. This particular station has no ads, so it’s song after song according to the list on the CD.

One more thing, Yahoo! Music can only be listened using Internet Explorer, though, not Firefox.. Sux, I know..

BF and I were busy checking out the Isuzu D-Max, and the Toyota Hilux. Since BF knew one of the salesperson there, he generously gave us a gift bag with some freebies. None from other booth, though. Sux.

The only car I liked there that I might buy was the Suzuki Vitara; I like how it feels sitting behind the wheel. It just fits me. But it’s a bit outta my budget, so that’s out. And I didn’t like at all on how it felt being behind the wheel of the Satria Neo. The Waja Campro’s interior looks improved a little, but gosh, the body quality sux really bad. Door closing sound is horrible. So that’s out, too.

Sad to say, the only nice car there was the Alfa Romeo GT (pictured above). Didn’t managed sit in it, though. People were looking at that car nonstop..

Think the annual car exhibition at Palm Square in Centerpoint is way better than this Auto Sabah.. And this show was sponsored by Autoworld? Hmph..