Red Devils 2 - Portsmouth 0

Ladies & gentlemen, I have only one thing to say: CHRISTIANO RONALDO.

It was a pity the game was not shown yesterday. Only managed to check out the scores online. But the genius is on a roll man. A brace against Spurs in the FA Cup 4th round and now another in the demolition of the Pompeys. If you ask me, he can only get better. He has shown how quickly he has matured in the English game. Upon his arrival from Sporting Lisbon he was known as 'The Diver' as the slightest touch on him he would just go down and that had upset a lot of opposition teams. But look at him today. He is undoubtedly the BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD.

Yesterday, well, in fact this morning, he scored what was said to be one of the best free-kicks ever seen in the Premier League game. As Sir Alex Ferguson said: "David Beckham's strike rate was pretty good, Eric Cantona used to take them too but Ronaldo's strike today was phenomenal".

A good win for the Red Devils. 2-0 against Portsmouth, I call it a freakin' good win. Portsmouth is actually playing very well - with the likes of Mwaruwari, Pamarot and the keeper James. David James has been playing very well over the past few months. But as Joe Jordan (a former Man Utd striker) said: "No goalkeeper in the world would save that" - referring to the super free kick by Ronaldo (2nd goal of the night).

Keep it up by boys! We are on course.

Glory Glory Man Utd....

What A Win....

Glory Glory Man Utd!

It was an awesome win for the Red Devils against Spurs. Coincidentally, this was the same team that beat the Gunners last week during the Carling Cup 2nd leg semi finals. The aggregate scoreline of 6-2 (2nd leg result - 5-1). Well, the Gunners keep saying that it was not an important cup for them, or the players were the young squad and so on. But we have sent a clear message across the entire Premier League that we mean business.

I was watching the game in Souled Out with my cousins and some friends (Rufus, Risberg, Foong and Mark). What a game it was! Damn! Christiano Ronaldo with 2 goals and Tevez with a goal. I truly admire, how the Devils turned the entire game around, even after going down 0-1 in the early stages of the game. The goal by Robbie Keane was merely a motivational factor for the boys to run a riot. Watching it, I thought, we would win it by at least a 3 goal difference. But I was very happy with the result.

Keep it up my Reds and we are on course to win the treble. Is the treble an over-ambitious dream? Today, I will say, NO! It is achievable!

Glory Glory Man Utd!

Malaysian K9 Day....

This time I was given very short notice. Normally, I would have known about the show weeks in advance, but I only knew about the show a couple of days before the show. But we made it to the show and it was Vasco's first dog show. To our suprise, he was very well behaved - in fact it was Caesar who was the moody one. I guess he wasn't used to having Vasco share the limelight with him. Whenever we go for dog shows, Caesar is always the centre of attraction, but this time, it seems as if he had the share it, not cool as far as Caesar is concern.

We were at the grounds of Central Park in Bandar Utama by 8.45am - Bradley, Ida and Anne (Tasha's friends) came along. We had Caesar and Vasco in our car. Upon arriving, we registered and then we watched all the shows. The K9 show by the Royal Malaysian Police Force was really good. There were also a lot of other shows - Waggiest Dog Contest, Obedience Test, Best Looking Male /Female Dog and so on.

As we had our hands full (with both the boys) I could not take any pictures. But please look out for the updates on http://www.puppy.com.my/ - the pictures should be updated within the next 2 days.

In fact, Anne took some pictures as well - I will update soon, once I get the pictures of course.

On the whole, it was a very good event. Congratulations to all the organisers of the Malaysian K9 Day who made the event a memorable one for all of us (including all our fur-kids)!

Beware Of Dog-Nappers!

To all those who have fur-kids, PLEASE BEWARE!

Please go to the link below and please pass the message on to as many people as possible:-

http://www.puppy.com.my/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=312337;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;guest=13199517

Russel Is Missing :(

Dear all, one of our dear friends' Devika Akka (hereafter referred to as Akka) has lost her dear fur-kid. Russel was stolen from her house (according to Akka's neighbours). To all those who live within the vicinity of Puchong, Bandar Kinrara and Seri Kembangan, please be on the look out. By the way, Akka lives in Bandar Kinrara. Russel has been with Akka for 4 years now. He will be turning 4 this February.

Akka is totally devastated by the loss of Russel - her son. If you have any leading information, kindly contact Akka's hubby Rohan Annan @ 012 2885550. They are giving a reward of RM1,000/- for information that leads to the finding of Russel.

To all animal lovers, you know what it is like to loose a dear one. So, please pass this on. Kindly comment if you need a larger sized picture of Russel to print out and to paste around.

The information of Russel in the picture is not very clear, so here it is:-

Answers To: Russel

Breed: American Cocker

Date Missing: 13th January 2008

Chip No: 30334

Remark: Wears a red collar

Thank you all very much.

The Boys Playing....

We were sitting and watching tv on Sunday just before we left for Church. The two boys were getting on each others nerves and it tickled the both of us so much, that I started snapping away. It started off by Vasco coming in the house and playfully biting Caesar. Now, you see, Vasco is never allowed in the house, unless he is monitored very carefully as he bites everything he sees. However, this time he just ran in and caught us by suprise. So, while he was in, there was mayhem - some of which were captured on camera. Enjoy!

Tasha holding Vasco as he never stays put

Both the boys wrestling

The winner gets up and goes around smelling the opponent - The Sniff of Victory

My 2 sons, Caesar and Vasco

Vasco thinks he is tall enough to reach the tap to drink the water :)

Christmas Pics In Melaka....

Hello everyone, I have been postponing this for too long. The thing is I haven't had the time or the mood to do it as Vasco went missing 2 days before New Year and I was so occupied with work. Now that I have a little time to spare, here you go:-

Pictures taken on the Eve of Christmas:-

Pictures taken at home, before we had the Christmas Cake, wine and opening of presents:-

Pictures taken on Christmas Day:-

Be Careful When You Walk Your Dog....

I was at work, and I was on the normal sites I read everyday, one of which is http://www.terrificpets.com/. This good site for all dog lovers. There are a lot of articles, feeding tips, fur & skin care and so on. The article below was written by Dennis Fetko, Ph.D., "also known as Dr. Dog".

A few years ago I worked with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department on a case. Evidence indicates the fellow was walking his dog in a rural area when 5 dogs belonging to a new neighbor attacked his small dog. To prevent injury to his dog, the fellow picked it up. The loose dogs caused so much damage to his body that he died.

I was recently retained in a similar case. Since the bite victim survived, we know what happened. A young woman was walking her dog when it was attacked by a loose dog. She picked it up to hold it away from the attacker, and she sustained severe injuries resulting in loss of hand use and permanent disfigurement.

People, DO NOT PICK UP YOUR DOG TO SAVE IT FROM ATTACK. Not only will this act NOT stop the attack, it will include YOU as a target. It’s hard to stand by while your dog is being attacked, but picking it up or getting between the attacker and your dog will likely lead to severe injury to you.

I always carry a deterrent when I walk dogs off my property. An ultrasonic transducer, a citronella spray device, even just a coach’s whistle to startle an approaching dog is better than nothing. I also DO NOT TOLERATE loose dogs. If you do, shame on you. You invite an incident.If you have no deterrent and a dog attacks, drop the lead and stay away from the fracas. I KNOW how hard this is to do. But if you leave your property with NO deterrent, you’ve already chosen to be impotent in case of attack. I don’t know why you’d choose to be unable to defend yourself or your dog against attack, but if you make that choice, do not blame only the aggressing dog. For all you know, he was just defending his territory against your dog’s intrusion. He may be defending puppies or a new baby in the home. Since you cannot know whether or not this is true, be prepared. But DO NOT PICK UP YOUR DOG. The only thing worse than having your wonderful dog injured or killed is to have you injured, disfigured, or killed. You can take steps to prevent that. Please do so.

VASCO IS BACK!

Thank you everyone for all your prayers and support to us during this hard time. This is how it happened - I woke up early today, to go around putting up posters of Vasco. So, as I was doing that, I happened to pass by our Vet Clinic. I walked in and told the helper that I would like to put up this poster. And he asked me if Caesar was missing, I said no, it was Vasco. He asked again, "isn't Vasco the Beagle". I said yes, then he ran in and got the Vet. Dr Ho our Vet came out and told me that Vasco was rescued on Sunday at about 3pm. He was rescued by a foreman who has an exhaust pipe shop next to the Vet. He took Vasco home, fed him and in fact bathed him as well. He alerted the Vet that he has this dog with him and told the Vet if the owners come searching for him to tell them that he has the dog.

So when we got there, the Vet arranged for us to go to his house and there was Vasco. He was so excited when he saw us that he jumped right into my arms. Poor fellow was so traumatised by what had happened that he was still not himself. Tasha slowly carried him into the car and then he slowly started being himself - the rascal he is. Tasha and I were so moved by his (Ah Yong) act of kindness. We had informed so many people to pray that he will be safe or that someone had taken care of him. God really answered our prayers.

I would like to personally thank all the good people below for your never ending phone calls, messages and concern:-

Our dear Lord Jesus for guarding him and guiding him back to us

Amma - for your prayers and your prophesy that Vasco will return

Shobanam - for your prayers

Brenda - for your prayers and for making me feel so calm and relaxed

Caesar - for constantly coming by and licking my face whenever I was in tears

Kristina & Xiao Wan - for your support

Veke-Brakes, Vicky-Premier Foods & Vikhram - for your constant calls of care

Norman - for your prayers and support

Kamal - for encouraging me

Auntie Rani - helping me keep my fingers crossed

Geeta & Vicknesh - for praying with me for his safe return

Dush - for your calls and support

WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS!

Devan, Tasha & Caesar

(The Family of Vasco)