2016 Monkey Year - Chinese New Year

Cotton: Happy Chinese Lunar New Year to my followers and readers. May the God of Fortune blesses all of you in 2016. Huat ah!

My mummy has been busy with her work in Jan-Feb since the start of 2016. Then my god-siblings - 2 guinea pigs, came to board with us for a week so she did not have time to update my blog. I am quite comprehensive though because she compensated me with many nice imported herbs, local grown leafy vegetables and home-grown herbs as well. Not forgetting those daily treats from daddy. Hence I am satisfied and forgave my hoo-mans. :)

This is my 2nd year of CNY with my mummy and daddy but is Cindy Charcoal's first CNY with us as my wife. This year is a special and memorable year for us because I overheard that my mummy and daddy discussing to bring us to house visit too! My mummy asked me if I am okay to do house visit with them and of course I welcomed the idea, because I always charmed visitors with my handsome face and cuddly fats that I always get more treats from them in return. So I gave my mummy the green light and started cleaning my playpen by licking around. Then my mummy said no no....not visitors to our house but we are going to other people's house. Oh! What a waste of my licking but nonetheless, I told her up to her.

On the morning itself, my mummy began preparing our food. See....fresh fennel, radicchios, blueberries and lettuces. Yummy!!!!

Then my mummy put Cindy charcoal and Pignic in the stroller first. Look at the 2 ladies.....Although wifey looked physically larger than my sister, their weight are similarly close! Wifey weighed 1.17kg while my fat piggy sister weighed 968g!!! Holy grail!!!

Now that's me - the white, charming and handsome bun. I looked a bit grouchy because it was a bit squeezed. I have a fat bum, you see.  

Me and my piggy sister trying to tell my mummy if this was the best way she going to put us through the journey. I think the answer was an apparent YES. Argh!

My questioning look.

The first stop was to my mummy's University mentor's house. There was a garden in the terrace house and so wifey and I helped ourselves to it. Whee!!!!

Got scolded by my hoo-mans for bullying a Chi-huahua

Cindy simply did not run or binky around the garden. She just laid at the side and enjoy the serenity ambience of the garden.

Not for me to stay-still. I binky, and did many bunny-500 runs. Yipeeeeeee

Cindy just simply refused to move. Maybe she was shy.

Our 2nd stop was my maternal grandparents' house. We got our red-packet!!!!! I love grandmother because she likes me very much. She is impressed that I do not afraid of her small dog - hey, I worked with large dog at hospice and learning journey so I do not fear of dogs. She also impressed that I am very toilet-trained. Of course I am, else I get spanking from my mummy. She even impressed that I can be cuddled and because of my medium sized and fats, I was cuddled like a newborn baby. Well, I am okay to be handled because I am used to it.

When I came home, I was still very upbeat and energetic. My parents were amused at my high energy despite going to 2 house visit today. However, the following day, I slept like a log. I love sleeping with AC turned on. Life is good for me. :D

Cotton going to his Grandparents' house

Uncle Hubby and I brought Cotton out yesterday to celebrate his granddad's birthday. I understand that bringing bunnies out can be a stressful situation for both the furkids and bun parents. I did my risk calculation and find this trip worth the small stress that Cotton was going through.

To let Cotton be receptive towards going into the carrier prior to set-off, I added some of his favourite treats and pellets in the carrier and lured him in. Then stroked him to calm him so that he would not jump out of the carrier. I kept stroking him while zipping the carrier so that he would not be shocked by any sudden action around him.

The journey will take 15mins of bus ride or 5mins cab ride. We took bus on the way to Grandparents' house because of the cab peak hour charges and took cab home later that night. So basically, Cotton needs to tolerate just 15mins of enclosure and after that, he would enjoy total freedom of 3hours after that. He also brought so much joys to his grandparents and he also gotten to eat carrots for the first time and fed by his granddad.

Before taking the bus to the grandparents' house, we had to buy the birthday cake. So while Uncle Hubby was buying the cake (pets are not allowed and is illegal to be brought at eatery areas), Cotton and I went to seek solace at the Guardian Pharmacy. I realized that Cotton was so memorized by the cosmetic neon light because he was starred-gazing quietly and stoically. Usually he would move in the carrier bag with some movement but not when he was in front of the cosmetic neon light counter. The carrier was placed on the floor.
 

Cotton was memorized with the Maybelline neon lights

During the bumpy bus ride, Cotton was instinctively lying low and flat at the carrier and I gave him massages and strokes to give him some assurance.

Massaging Cotton to reduce his stress level

When Cotton reached his grandparents' house, wah-lah.....! Cotton happily exploring the whole house except the kitchen.

Cotton exploring around his Gram's house

His grandparents had carrots and they cut a few slices for Cotton to eat. I told them I have never given Cotton carrots before but we could try. Turned out, he loved the carrots. Cotton is also very practical - once he finished all the carrots treats from his granddad's hands, he scoffed off.

Cotton ate the carrot his grandparents cut for him.

Cotton's granddad feeding him and Cotton fled once carrot was finished

Most of the time, Cotton rested under the sofa and his granddad said he looks handsome in that position.

 

Hiding under the sofa

Granddad also carried Cotton and he really behaved very well. He virtually did not put up any struggle at all. His granddad was so impressed with his gentle and tamed demure. When granddad was carrying Cotton, he felt Cotton was like a baby - the weight and size.  

Cotton was carried by his granddad

Grandparents wanted to share the cake with Cotton to reward him of his good behaviour but we said NO. hahahaha

Birthday cake for his granddad

More pictures posing for Cotton.

The men in the family

Cotton smooching his granddad to wish him a happy 83th birthday!

 

Cotton gave his granddad a birthday kiss

Later that night, Cotton was also tired and he slept near his daddy. I am so jealous......

 

Cotton slept near to his daddy that day