As a follow-up on the July blog post regarding the ban of brachycephalic breeds of pets on major airlines like Cathay, our Mummy has found the perfectly, posh pug solution! While browsing NYT online, an article was written on the rise of private planes for pets. This is the perfect answer to our problem. Not that we enjoy commercial anyways... Jet-set we shall be indeed!
Check these links out...
http://petjets.net/
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/07/nyregion/banned-by-many-airlines-these-bulldogs-fly-private.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Friday, October 7, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Our 1 Year Anniversary in Hong Kong
Hello again everyone--
Pepper back in action here. We have approached our 1 year anniversary here in Hong Kong, which also happens to coincide with National Week.
And what a year it has been! We have been to new places, made new friends, found new sitters and even caught up with friends from New York who have also relocated back to Hong Kong.We even have business cards with our blog and a FaceBook page too!
We marked our anniversary at the Peak today, and lunched with Mummy and Daddy at the Peak Lookout. We have not been to the Peak for quite a few months now, so it was time for such a family outing. Overall today was an enjoyable day. We look forward to more of these simple pleasures now that the weather is pug friendlier.
Until next time my friends... Chestnut's upcoming 5th birthday is at month end. He's hitting middle age. And find out what I will be for Halloween.
Pugs and kisses,
Pepper Marli
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Pugs and other flat nosed breeds banned from airlines
We are very displeased and our parents think this constitutes discrimination of pets on airplanes!
It seems quite obvious for us and owners of our breeds and kind to refrain from taking us out for long periods of time in heat and humidity. That would also extend to flying as well, however, we came over on the plane from New York to Hong Kong in October when the weather was milder. We made it just fine.
No exceptions are being made! We protest this! These advisories and restrictions should only be in effect from May-September/October.
Owners of brachycephalic breeds take note!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Who Moved their Cheese?
Hi All,
Mummy and Daddy are punishing us this evening. They're saying we moved their cheese. Honestly, we thought it was meant for us. Chestnut and I stumbled upon Mummy's newly bought Igsigny Brie from Oliver's this evening. The brie was meant to be their dinner. It ended up as dinner for us compliments of .. You guessed it. MOI!
Well stumbled is sort of an understatement, but you see, Mummy bought a bag of toys too. She left it on the sideboard.
In my attempt to get hold of the toys, I can only let you speculate, but will not spill the beans on how I managed to get hold of the cheese. Needless to say I and Chestnut, my brother enjoyed it so much. When Mummy finally discovered we had had the cheese, we were nearly finished. Mummy was so horrified that we managed to:
1) eat her and Dad's dinner
2) get hold of the incredibly delicious, creamy French cheese
3) possibly get sick (which is remote, in my very humble opinion)
So Mummy proclaims we are not having our Wellness dinner this evening, instead Daddy has fed us some charcoal tablets, lest we get sick. Mummy says the amount of cheese would be equivalent to at least 3-4 human servings. MMMMMmmmmmmmmm good! It was lovely. Except for no Wellness dinner. Ok well signing off now, fellow kid followers. This cheese needs to hold us over til tomorrow morning. Saving my energy until Mummy decides to feed us some Wellness again..
Pugs and brie smooches,
Pepper and Chestnut
Mummy and Daddy are punishing us this evening. They're saying we moved their cheese. Honestly, we thought it was meant for us. Chestnut and I stumbled upon Mummy's newly bought Igsigny Brie from Oliver's this evening. The brie was meant to be their dinner. It ended up as dinner for us compliments of .. You guessed it. MOI!
Well stumbled is sort of an understatement, but you see, Mummy bought a bag of toys too. She left it on the sideboard.
In my attempt to get hold of the toys, I can only let you speculate, but will not spill the beans on how I managed to get hold of the cheese. Needless to say I and Chestnut, my brother enjoyed it so much. When Mummy finally discovered we had had the cheese, we were nearly finished. Mummy was so horrified that we managed to:
1) eat her and Dad's dinner
2) get hold of the incredibly delicious, creamy French cheese
3) possibly get sick (which is remote, in my very humble opinion)
So Mummy proclaims we are not having our Wellness dinner this evening, instead Daddy has fed us some charcoal tablets, lest we get sick. Mummy says the amount of cheese would be equivalent to at least 3-4 human servings. MMMMMmmmmmmmmm good! It was lovely. Except for no Wellness dinner. Ok well signing off now, fellow kid followers. This cheese needs to hold us over til tomorrow morning. Saving my energy until Mummy decides to feed us some Wellness again..
Pugs and brie smooches,
Pepper and Chestnut
Monday, June 6, 2011
Tuen Ng.. Dragon Boat or lack thereof...
Happy Tuen Ng (Duan Wu Jie)!!
This heat and humidity are really kicking us in the butt (or smooshy face should we say). With the temperature at 29 Celsius and humidity at 80%, Mummy and Daddy have now resorted to taking us out on early morning walks that last no longer than 45 minutes, and by 8 A.M. we are back in the apartment cool as cucumbers.
So today was Tuen Ng festival where lore has it a wise, old advisor, Wut Yuan (during the Chu kingdom), to the emperor drowned himself after his long opposition and suspicions to an alliance with the Qin kingdom proved true when the Qin used the alliance to rid the Chu. In his despair, he committed suicide by drowning. However, because he was much loved by all, nobody wanted his body to be eaten away by the fish. Villagers devised a plan, whereby, Wut Yuan's body would eventually be recovered, while the fish could feed on rice dumplings or zong.
Today and yesterday, we could only salivate watching Daddy eat rice dumplings. A huge lump of rice with fillings of meat, egg yolk and various ingredients wrapped in green leaves we were anxious to try some. Alas, that was not to be.
SO as our way (or any way of observing the holiday safely for any animal) of observing the festival, zongzi eating was the way to go. In our case, we got fed carrot and celery sticks in place on zongzi.
Pugs and smooches,
C. & P.
This heat and humidity are really kicking us in the butt (or smooshy face should we say). With the temperature at 29 Celsius and humidity at 80%, Mummy and Daddy have now resorted to taking us out on early morning walks that last no longer than 45 minutes, and by 8 A.M. we are back in the apartment cool as cucumbers.
So today was Tuen Ng festival where lore has it a wise, old advisor, Wut Yuan (during the Chu kingdom), to the emperor drowned himself after his long opposition and suspicions to an alliance with the Qin kingdom proved true when the Qin used the alliance to rid the Chu. In his despair, he committed suicide by drowning. However, because he was much loved by all, nobody wanted his body to be eaten away by the fish. Villagers devised a plan, whereby, Wut Yuan's body would eventually be recovered, while the fish could feed on rice dumplings or zong.
Today and yesterday, we could only salivate watching Daddy eat rice dumplings. A huge lump of rice with fillings of meat, egg yolk and various ingredients wrapped in green leaves we were anxious to try some. Alas, that was not to be.
SO as our way (or any way of observing the holiday safely for any animal) of observing the festival, zongzi eating was the way to go. In our case, we got fed carrot and celery sticks in place on zongzi.
Pugs and smooches,
C. & P.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Mummy and Daddy's visit to China
Hello all:
Chestnut and Pepper posting together today. Mummy went to China and left us poor pugs with Daddy for almost a week. We can't whine too much as Mummy went for a good cause, Pediatric AIDS Treatment Support or just PATS. Thank goodness she hired a really good sitter, Sophie, of Pitter Patter Pet Care.
We had a blast with Sophie, even though we missed our parents.
Now that they're both back, we have another announcement! While Mummy was in China, she and my auntie, Eliza, came up with an idea to promote PATS with us pugs as mascots. Meeooowwwww and Mooooohhhhhhh! Mummy thought it appropriate since we pugs have Chinese lineage we should be promoting awareness on children with HIV and AIDS in rural China.
It's really sad. Mummy says we are very fortunate to have parents, whereas these kids do not, and largely because their parents wanted to give them and their families a better life by selling blood. They did, but the needles weren't clean. Many of their parents contracted HIV, and are now no longer alive to love them and take care of them. Even the kids have HIV because many of these kids were born to already HIV+ parents (the same parents who sold blood).
We now even have a Facebook page as mascots for PETS for PATS. Please check us out on Facebook!
Pugs and kisses,
Chestnut and Pepper
Chestnut and Pepper posting together today. Mummy went to China and left us poor pugs with Daddy for almost a week. We can't whine too much as Mummy went for a good cause, Pediatric AIDS Treatment Support or just PATS. Thank goodness she hired a really good sitter, Sophie, of Pitter Patter Pet Care.
We had a blast with Sophie, even though we missed our parents.
Now that they're both back, we have another announcement! While Mummy was in China, she and my auntie, Eliza, came up with an idea to promote PATS with us pugs as mascots. Meeooowwwww and Mooooohhhhhhh! Mummy thought it appropriate since we pugs have Chinese lineage we should be promoting awareness on children with HIV and AIDS in rural China.
It's really sad. Mummy says we are very fortunate to have parents, whereas these kids do not, and largely because their parents wanted to give them and their families a better life by selling blood. They did, but the needles weren't clean. Many of their parents contracted HIV, and are now no longer alive to love them and take care of them. Even the kids have HIV because many of these kids were born to already HIV+ parents (the same parents who sold blood).
We now even have a Facebook page as mascots for PETS for PATS. Please check us out on Facebook!
Pugs and kisses,
Chestnut and Pepper
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Ching Ming in Stanley
Hello humans and doggies:
Chestnut and I are resting from a long, long day out. Yesterday was Ching Ming, where we were supposed to pay respects to our deceased ancestors. Well our deceased are in the States, and luckily for us our mummy and daddy took us for a visit to Stanley.
Unfortunately, everyone else seemed to be at Stanley too... We met up with my dear friend, Seva, and her mum where we also stopped by a little makeshift temple by Stanley promenade. Notice us "pay" respects to our pug ancestors at the make shift temple.
After temple, we were seated at the Pickled Pelican for lunch where I perched atop of mummy's lap and Chestnut on daddy's.
Stanley and then lunch.. Makes us quite pampered pugs... Then to sleep.
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