That Flirtatious Way

TUESDAY-

because mornings at work can be so much eye-candy when im free to watch anna and the 2 polo ponies she helps to take care of and work. they’re fast..urs and abby and all my readers, these are for you…the free schooling of

Fideo

Blanca Panza

they both take voice commands and know that they must keep to the track (not turn in and trample anna) and keep at the gait they’ve been told.

well, that’s the way free-schooling is supposed to go. notice the horses are not tethered or connected in any way to anna, she just carries a lunge whip for added encouragement and that’s about it. it’s just voice and body language basically.

and here’s a glimpse of what a horse-shoe and the horse shoeing process goes. here’s jamal giving rocky his well deserved, longtime coming mani-pedi! rocky looks strangely human in this pic..oh, look at him, long and lean…

and here’s a continuation…

FRIDAY-

most unfortunately, sexy girl kicked jamal so we’re not sure if more shoeing’s gonna be happening tomorrow. jackie, bob and sexy girl probably had terrible experiences with the farrier prior to this round so yeah, they were NOT behaving at all.

this is jorden..he wasnt the MOST comfy, but he was fine in the end. his hooves need much improvement though…

if anyone remembers design&tech (D&T) in school, jamal’s using a hand rasp. and yeah, to make it easy to relate to, he’s doing industrial nail-filing. oh, and all the white bits on the ground, that’s bits of hoof, well not all jorden’s but yeah part of the shodding process is like trimming fingernails.

today was pretty lame, it totally rained and rained. neither anna nor ran were around. on the other hand, i free-schooled rocky, and wow, he hasn’t been out in a week and there was SOME energy he showed me. he’s a joy to free-school. NOT voice responsive but just keeping to the outside. troy on the other hand is well, one confused boy when he’s supposed to be free-schooled. he has NO idea what’s expected of him. he just freaks out with the lunge whip and that’s it, he stops. wth. hahahaa!!! so it was not successful with troy at all. dang.

i will try again tomorrow with different horses.

I Like The Way You Do That…

today, the great off-day has been a restful one. i’ll go to the chiropractor’s later and then i’ll meet nick for dinner, some place at arab street.. i dont suppose we’ve gone for such a dinner, you know, some place nice and we ACTUALLY planned it and it’s a nice place. hahaa, we’re so shirt-berms-now-hungry-not? kinda people.. which would probably mean for the first time in a week im wearing something other than home/work clothes. HAHAHHAHAA!!!

anyways, i think my schedule for tomorrow’s pretty lame, like a H-U-G-E gap between my lessons, i might try  free-schooling or practicing lungeing.. =) or RIDE!  i hope i get to though.

i actually want this to be happening. like productively. NOT having a ‘wild horse’ at the end of my line.

i watched episode 7 of gossip girl’s season 3. and im SUCH an addict. hahhahaa!! it’s so funny how i am entertained by this mindless BS.

 

Feed

i’ve thought about it. how many of us actually monitor what we put into our bodies?

i’ve realized what effect different foods can have on horses and it’s STARK. i hope it goes back to normal..

tomorrow’s gonna be pretty tough, i hope it goes without mishap..

mixed feelings about work i guess. i really like it, but something needs to be done in management of the stable. like some dedicated person needs to be there to work things out for the good of everyone.

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make it good.

HAHAHA!!!

kudos to jerry!

AWWWW, do something about the tan line on your face erika, WTF. omg.

Better Than The Beast

i think im worth so much more than being a ‘liability’ so really, whoever said that to me, you can go find something else to be insensitive to. cutting the long story short–> go fuck yourself.

Say ‘Yes’

im in abit of a fix.

im not sure what i should do with my life, career-wise, i mean. i’ve been offered a contract teaching position with the ministry (yes i previously applied to the MOE to be a teacher, dear reader). however, im currently a horseriding instructor. im enjoying it immensely. i actually think i’ll have a future in this, when im certified. RAWR. how?

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and pics from mom’s birthday, pics and cake courtesy of ethel! =P

spag aglio olio, scallop in butter sage sauce, baby spinach, olives and mozzarella with tomato!

these are the neo siblings..

head baker and i..

cher!

zee neo’s!

birthday girl!

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wandering child

More Than A Million

there was charmaine leow’s birthday a while ago, on the 3rd..

and ethel baked.. =)

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here are the shots from work that i promised..these are the 4 week old kittens..

and this..is..greystone..

not all that flattering this pic, but yeah…he’s a beauty..

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and this was the event i helped with at sentosa..presenting..the TEAM!

pinto…WHO IS A STALLION..

jackson…

power syce (stable guy) zamzam (alakazam!)

and..L-R: edward, maneesha, AJ (hero of the day, hey it rhymes!)

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and then there was mom’s birthday..salad from kor and pasta from me! =D

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because i dont actually think i instruct badly, it’s just that some people just need to stop fussing and start riding. simple as that.

Life, Love and Loss

this past week has been eventful. work’s been good, bad, ugly and sad. i’ve learnt many things from my colleagues and i hope im improving.

had my first event, bringing 2 ponies to sentosa and YES, i can say i’ve travelled in racehorse transport. HAHHAA!!!

mom’s birthday today and im cooking dinner, i hope it goes okay..

meepmeep.

Strange

well, i managed to sleep in today..no work in the morning. i ended up following mommy and her aunt to the bedok gramps for a lunch time visit and i managed to visit yipor, the small gran-aunt on dad’s side at CGH, she’s just had an op. it’s a case of the huge C and decisions have to be made about treatment and whether or not to tell her. i hope it’s handled well, cos she’s a nice lil old lady who’s currently in good spirits after her op.

mom dropped me at work and im glad i went in early, i managed to catch my boss and mr bell, the guy i’ve been covering for, for abit. well, the thing is that i got ponies i’ve not worked with in my lessons previously. so today i met a few newer personalities (to me at least) puppy to start, haze next, then stardom and ranger. well, i’ve met puppy, but not on one of his good days, well, im one whos not in for surprises, especially when i’ve beginners with me. in that way, i’d love to have been able to lunge these ponies to get to know them beforehand, but with a back-to-back schedule, it’s abit hard, so im glad i’ve got rudy and zamzam to help  me.

in terms of work, i also think i need more courage. i need to be able to confidently handle ponies. and they really can be a handful. animals sense insecurity and i need to spend more time with them to make sure that their comfy with me too. i think we tend to forget that it’s a 2 way thing. we need to be comfy with horses, but they also need time to get used to us. yes, riding is one, but handling on the ground is another.

and i know im personally more comfy with certain ponies/horses cos i know them, but i need to expand the list. im currently cool with pinto, chomel, jackson, tommy, rambo and panther’s okay, gundu, blaze is sorta okay..etc i need to expand it to stardom, ranger, haze, mr cool (i havent had the pleasure of meeting him), puppy and such.. horses: well..sexy girl, troy, ray, rocky. fireball, christy, jacky, greystone needs some getting to know, i’ll meet jorden tomorrow and i need more practice with the rest..

teaching a friend is SO much more relaxed. yes, some lines need to be clearly drawn but hey, i think we both enjoyed it..and we’ll work on it.

im looking forward to thursday and friday..=) people who are about the same age and they actually wanna ride.. =) plus abby’s gonna be there! =)

Insoles!

well, i’ve just had a BRILLIANT off-day!

work was pleasant on sunday and then i came back, had dinner at uni’s and went to nick’s place for rosary. dad dropped me at ethel’s and i spent the night. it was pretty cool, meetin her uni friends and all.. lunch was thai today and i managed a haircut and to get my insoles!

more than you know…

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emm, and now. at 6.15pm, im perturbed. omg, from being REALLY busy to having close to nothing is not making me very happy. actually, i know why it’s happening, i dont have to cover for anyone anymore. but WOW. really. this sucks. i dont even know what to think.