"Total lunar eclipse" - 月全蝕~

Can you see the difference between this three photos?

This week, i let Coco to take a rest, i'm not going to talk about her...~

On this Tuesday night (28/8), there was a big news in Sydney or even in the world...What's that news?...haha...that's the "Total Lunar Eclipse". The previous ""Total Lunar Eclipse" was in 2000. Actually, i knew this news before Tuesday. So when i got home after a little shopping in Westfield, i immediately had dinner and took bath. But after i finished everything, it's already 8pm...So i took my lovely Camera out, set the Tripod in the backyard of my house and waited for this "memorable" moment.

But when i look at the moon, it already turned in "Orange-Red" color. Therefore, i took the photos at once (see the first photo. i took that at 8:15pm). I was really excited and i phoned Ms. Da to ask her to look at this. Coz, the scene was really very beautiful!! (Huh~~ Do you agree?). In fact, that's my first time to see the "Total Lunar Eclipse". A few minutes later, my other 4 house-mates came to the backyard as well. We sat, chatted and laughed under the moon in the backyard together. Haha...the whole backyard immediately fulled of fun.

I watched for this "eclipse" for 90 mins and i took many photos (I wanna watch more longer time, but i couldn't, coz i still haven't finished Ros's assignment which due the next day...=.="). In this 90 mins, i could see that the moon was firstly in "Orange-Red", as time went pass, it became darker and darker (see the 2nd photo). An hour later, the moon is totally covered by the sun and i phoned Da again. (Unfortunately, She didn't pick up my call...). Few minutes later, i saw there was some bright light at the edge of the moon. That's mean, the moon is coming out and the whole process was coming to the end. *She finally called me back but you know, she missed the wonderful scene...@.@...Do you know, the next "Total lunar eclipse" will happen in 4 years later (10/12/2011 11:45pm Aus time).

Anyway, i was very happy to have this chance to watch this "eclipse". Some of my friends and even my dad asked me about this and i told them i did watch, they were all very jealous. Coz, the weather in HK was really bad, raining and Thunderstorms. They couldn't even see the moon...What a shame~~~ =.="... Doesn't matter lol, see the 3 photos in this blog as a compensation....hahaha...^.^v

*Haha...no worries, i have already got the wonderful photos, so in fact you didn't miss any moment. V^o^V...

Do you know what i mean?

A sexy pose...

Do you know what i mean?...Yes, i do...!

Doggy knows what you are talking about!...Why i say that is because Coco knows what my family and i said...! Sometimes, when she has been being naughty, for example, she pissed on the sofa or she made something broken, and i told my dad about that (because she scares of my dad), she seemed knowing that i was talking about her. She would just find somewhere to hide herself as to avoid my dad's punishment.

Also, when we were talking about food in "Cantonese", such as rice, veges or biscuits, she would come to us, shaking her little tail. Because she thought that we would give her something to eat. What a smart and silly dog...~~ XD...

But one thing which i find Coco really knows is she can read our face expression. When you are happy and smile, she will do something which makes you want to play with her. For example, she will give you her toys and ask you do the "throw and fetch". Then she will become happy too. On the other hand, when you feel upset and not smile on that day, she will just keep silent and keep away from you. As i remember around 2 years ago, there was a short period which i found really depressed and extremely down. (coz there was something happened with my family). I didn't smile, talk and even play with Coco. I used to lock myself in the bedroom.

During that period, Coco seemed to know that i wasn't that happy. So, she barked less, not being naughty. One day, she scratched on my door and just like knocking my door. Therefore, i opened the door and she just came in and sat on my knees. I remember her face (eyes) expression was just telling me that she wanna know what's going on with me. So, i embraced her and started to talk to her. She didn't resist me and let me embraced her until i finished my long talk. I told her my what made me down..babababa, so on and so on. After my long talk, she licked my hand, my cheeks and acting like a spoiled child. At that moment, i was really touching...Although she can't speak, her action really made me feel warm. She was my really good "listener"...

So, after that period, if i feel down or upset/have secrets want to share, i will talk with her. Coz i know that she won't feel i am bore and can keep my secrets.

*hahaha...if anyone wanna know my secrets, try asking Coco...XDDDDDDD

Beautiful = Willful ?

The part that i like the most of Coco - Her pair of Eyes

What do you think of a "beautiful girl"?...Cool, stubborn, with absolute self-confidence, strong self-esteem? According to my own "Beauty Observation" theory, i agree that most of the beauties have the above conditions...

Why i said that is because in my view, Coco is an extremely beautiful female Schnauzer. She has a pair of big and spherical eyes, long eyelash which is a very feminine trait, a very "model liked" body shape, 4 beautiful shape legs,glossy hair...Although she is now 8 years old, but she still looks like a cute baby...

Her temperament is very like a "beautiful girl". She has a very fastuous and obstinate nature. For example, if you want her to do something like "Sit" or "Give hand", but she hasn't got a good "mood", she won't listen to your "orders". She will just keep sleeping or she'll simply walk away without looking at you. Ok, you will ask that why don't i give her some snacks or punishments as to attract or force her to follow my orders?...but i can say, i tried that before and it doesn't always work. Because, she is not that easy to be yielded and she has her own thought. If she doesn't want to do that, no one can force or lure her by gain. She's that stubborn!!

In my opinion, i don't mind she has this nature. Oppositely, i am glad that she has this nature. Because having own through and will not be easily lured by gain is very charming! To have this stubborn nature, it means that you won't be easily attracted by beneficial offer. You know what you need, what you want to be, what you want to have and no one can change you thought in such an easy way... "The more beautiful she is, the more willful she will be..." (Alan^.^v, 2007)

What can she "do"?

Look at her!!...how "lazy" she is......

"Coco is a smart and cute doggy." (Alan, 2007:1)...

As she was 4 months old, and we firstly saw her in the pet shop, the shopkeeper showed us what she've already learned. As i remember, she've learned "Sit", "Give Hand" and "Fall flat on the ground"...Most of the dog owners said, if you wanna the dog learn more techniques, you should teach it before it is 2 years old. It is because they have the highest learning ability.

Therefore, after Coco became our family member, my dad has already taught her as many as he wanted Coco to do, such as "Give right hand", "Give Left hand", "Give both hands", "Sit" (like a Fortune Cat) and "Turn". The most excellent technique that Coco knows is acting like a "dead body". (in fact, we don't know who taught her about that) She usually uses this technique when she did something naughtily. For example, if we discovered that she urinated on the sofa or on the floor and she heard we called her name, she would immediately act like a "dead-body" which means she knew she did wrongly and asked for forgiveness.

Another technique which Coco knows is she can differentiate Hong Kong dollar notes. Coz one day, my mum gave me pocket money which has 2 $100 dollar notes (red in color) and 1 $1000 dollar note (yellow in color). I put one $100 and $1000 note on the floor and asked Coco to pick one. She immediately chose the $100 note. Ok...you can say she picked that randomly without thinking, but after i put a $10 note (green in color) together with these 2 notes at the same time but in different order, she still chose the $100 one. Then, i kept back the $100 note in my hand and left the $10 and $1000 notes on the floor, this time, she didn't choose any and scratched my hand and wanted back the $100 one. After this little test, i found out that Coco like $100 note rather than others maybe due to the color of the notes.

Haha, anyway, to you who have doggies at home, what techniques have your doggies learned?...Let share with me, see your dog is smarter or my Coco is smarter...XDDDDDD

Her way of Living~

That's one of her favorite toys (The yellow one)

Each creature has their own way of living. Coco has her own living style as well...Today, i am going to share her living habit with you, especially to you who have doggies at home~Basically, she has a very regular and ordinary living style. Most of the time, she just stays at home and we don't take her out of the street. It is because we want her to keep away of the "flea". We tired to let her walk on the street once and after she's back home, we discovered that there were many "flea" entwined her legs. The scene was so horrible and we had to use the pincer to catch the flea one by one. When my dad caught the flea, i could see that Coco was suffering painfully. Because the flea clawed tightly at her skin.

Ok...Return back to the main thesis - Coco's live style...She has already been living with us for 8 years, so i can sum up her daily activities with a "Timetable"...^.^

AM

6:00 - Wake up
6:15 - Breakfast time (The breakfast is delivered to her by my dad everyday!!!)
6:30 - Toilet time (Of coz, my dad cleans that up everyday!!)
6:35 - Go back to bed and sleep...
9:00 - Wake up again
9:15 - Scratch on my room door and try to wake me up (But it's optional, coz it depends on her mood~~)
9:30 - 1:00pm - play time (If i am home, she will ask me to play with her)

PM

1:30 - 3:30 - Nap
3:30 - Tea time ( She usually asks for a piece of snack!)
3:30 - 6:00 - 2nd Play time (Sometimes having Sun bath on the balcony)
6:15 - Waiting behind the main door for welcoming my dad home
6:30 - 7:00 - Dinner Time (Rice and Veges for dindin)
7:15 - Another Toilet time (Usually, we are having our dinner at this moment, but i have to clean it up...=.=")
7:30 - 9:00 - 3rd play time (Mainly plays with my dad) or bath time (She takes bath every two weeks)
9:00 - Night snack time (She must asks for a biscuit every night and very on-time !!!!!)
10:00 - Bed time (We usually can find her on my parent's bed, coz she sleeps with them every night !!)

See, that's her daily life at home. I can say that she can nearly follow all the items with this time-table...and i don't know why she seems can watch the clock..haha...

If you have a daily time-table, can you follow it everyday?...Personally and honestly, i can't...hahaha...XDDDDD