Happy Chinese New Year 2010 Everyone!

I believe that I finally have something long to write and with loads of photos. Since it is a joyous occasion, I would like to spend some extra time posting a long one. This is my birthday treat to everyone!

First up, I am sure all of you remember this post and will definitely remember this photo:

I am glad to announce that after almost 5 months and 2 litter of babies, THUNDER IS BACK!

Ohh La La!

A little more and he'll be complete!

Isn't he CUTE?

And I wonder how many of the little torts would be like him. Either way, I am pretty sure they will be good stuff!

They just can't stop moving!

Sibylla is growing up pretty too. Right now she has a little "drain" in the middle of her head where the white patch is. There is a huge crater on top of her head in between the ear cartilages.

Can't wait for her to finish her molt

Since I setup my backdrop near where the FurryButts are, I just can't resist the temptation to snap a few photos of them too. First up was Buttons. She is so huge that she practically took up the entire platform. She is approximately 4x Sibylla's size. If she gets any bigger, she can pass as a Flemish Giant. She is just so nice to cuddle with. So much meat!

And she can pose too!

Bailey on the other hand is a very shy boy. I think he misses Hans a lot and part of his confidence seemed to have faded away. I take time to handle him everyday for at least 10 minutes but there isn't much improvements. He loves his little box very much.

Shy guy

Then we have little Yohji boy. It seemed like yesterday when Yohji was born. It was a very cold rainy morning. Unix had her little of 6, let me recall their names Yohji, Bandie, Adinna, Floppie, Mirrhi & Kiki! Their father was Lumix. It was Unix' 1st litter and all of them survived.

Unix

Lumix

It was my first attempt to develop the Holland Lops using the local lop ears and I must say looking at Yohji, I was pretty close. He has nice crown and has decent bone on him. He could easily pass off as a normal or brood buck.

Yohji the vain pot!

Another cute shot of him

I should have added some mandarin oranges as props but I believe Buttons and Yohji is "orangy" enough for such a joyous occasion.

Here wishing everyone A Happy Chinese New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai and travel safe throughout this festive season!

Tru-Luv Sibylla: 3 months, 6 Days

Time really flies, can't believe she's 3 months already

I'll prefer better head mount, shorter ears and wider shoulders

The Run's Back!

After almost a month without the run, it is finally back in business. I was having problem with rabbits digging up newspaper that I line underneath the wood shaving beddings. I finally stop procrastinating and bought a piece of huge wire mesh to line the bottom of the play pen so that they will not be able to dig the newspaper up.

Wonder how long the cleanliness will last...

Also, glad to announce that baby Knee-Yo has its eyes opened today. Thanks to the tip given by a dear friend, I gathered my little family around to welcome this little kit into this world when I gave it a help opening its eyes. It is good to help at day 11 if they are still closed to avoid blindness. As I split the eyes open, we whispered "Welcome to the world little one". Thanks Colleen for this wonderful "tradition" that I will sure to practice for the rest of my rabbit raising days.

Can you see my little bunny teeth?

Another thing that I noticed is how unavoidable it is not to have black colored Hollands in my herd. Honestly, I do not really fancy black Hollands all that much because it is so difficult to capture photos of them. Unfortunately, black is one of the most dominant color if you go through color genetics.

Then again, who cares about color when type is all we need? I hope Knee-Yo will turn out well.

As you can see, it is very difficult to capture photos of a black rabbit

Bon Voyage Tru-Luv Balian

If there is one rabbit that I'll probably regret not keeping at this moment is Tru-Luv Balian. I don't mean it in a bad way though. I wish he was a doe so that I could keep him for the breeding program. But all is well and good because he is now proudly owned by a little girl, Meg & her family. Meg's mom has agreed not to neuter him in case I need to use him as a stud. But if he do not behave (bringing down the Golden Shower or play target practice), there goes his precious jewels.

I felt it was appropriate to let Balian go because I still have both his parents and two herd bucks are all I need at the moment.

Both these kits will be 3 months old tomorrow and I took a few photos of them.

Having a head moult at the moment

Looking good

I really love this little guy

A nice little bunny for a cute little baby!

Little perky guy!

Already being spoiled rotten with a nice cage & lots of hay!

Being curious and adventurous

All Things Cute & Beautiful

I grew up with a lot of cute things around me. I really appreciate cute and beautiful things just like any ordinary person. There is no wonder why even as an adult, I cannot help but to be attracted to cute things and somehow these cute things kept on appearing before my eyes - LOL!

As you can see, I don't have much to say. I believe that sometimes bloggers do write tons of crap too!

I know, better show some photos eh?

Alf, Gizmo & Garfield - Aren't these cute?

Java loves cute ducky too!

Haley likes to look cute too!

A cute kiss from Sibylla? Muakz!

Ready, Set....

Break Dancing bunny anyone?

Trust Me, They Are Only 12 Weeks Old!

I am glad that my blog statistics is back to normal now. Really baffles me how the heck it went up to 1229 hits for yesterday alone. I hope it will get there on a daily basis and TLR do get up to 1229 fans - LOL!

Anyhow, decided to have a little photo shoot of the kits. Posing them on the table makes me feel that they have both grown up as they no longer look like babies to me but in fact they are only 12 weeks old.

Hope these photos will brighten up your weekend!

Tru-Luv Sibylla

Cute?

That's what they call bone?

Tru-Luv Balian is too awesome right now!

Do you agree?

And BTW, here's one of Thunder's kits:

Another cutie in the making!

Knee-Yo & So-Sick

Ne-Yo conquered!

What a spectacular concert by this person I dub to be the next Michael Jackson in the making. There is no chance for Simon Cowell or Paul Moss to pick on pitching at all! Every single move, every single note and every single beat right where they are. I am a very critical person as all of you know and I was actually looking out for the slightest glitch in this concert, NONE! The band was good, the dancers did not bother me at all and the weather was perfect!

The next black kit born in TLR will be called Tru-Luv Knee-Yo and the next peanut will be called So-Sick cause they are usually dying.

I noticed that Ne-Yo dedicated this concert to the late Michael Jackson. It is definitely a night to remember. And honestly, I am too old for Ne-Yo ya'll....

Back's aching and I am a little deaf right now. But deaf enough to hear Thunder singing to each and everyone of his girlfriend:

she's staring at me i'm sitting wondering what she's thinking...
nobunny's talking, cause talking just turns into screaming...
and now as i'm yellin' over her, she yellin' over me..
all that that means, is neither of us is listening...
and what's even worse is that we don't even remember why we're fighting...

so both of us are mad for, nothing..
fighting for, nothing...
crying for, nothing...
but we wont let it go for, nothing...
no not for, nothing...
there should be, nothing...
to a love like what we got, oh baby...

i know sometimes its gonna rain...
but baby can we make up now cause i can't sleep through the pain...
girl i don't wanna go to bed, mad at you..
and i don't want you to go to bed, mad at me...
no i don't wanna go to bed, mad at you...
and i don't want you to go to bed, mad at me...

A Far Cry

Before 2009 came to a close, I sorted out all the pictures I have taken of my rabbits and something caught my attention.

Let's take a closer look to what caught my attention:

One of my Ol' Skool broodies!

OMG! Can you believe it?

Now compare that to this:

Big difference right?

The funny thing is, I now realized how difficult it was back then for my Holland Lop breeder friends to comment on my rabbits. For instance, back then Laurie was the only person I knew through her blog and each time I asked her to evaluate my rabbits, it seemed really difficult for her to comment. But she did point out the good points that my rabbit have and also I knew how much work is needed to get to where I wanted to be. I truly understand what a difficult position she was in at that moment! I found this really funny and hilarious.

Just imagine if you're driving a BMW and someone comes and ask you about the Sang Kancil. It is just 2 different leagues and it would be very difficult to pass judgment as both have their value and worth on different levels.

Have a nice Wednesday everyone!

We've got Thunder's babies!

I am so happy to announce that we finally have babies out of Ivy Crescent's Thunder. YeahoooOooooo...

I just love that sight!

Another good news is that, wordpress.com has added statistics for the Home Page and I am getting more accurate hit counts to my blog now. YeahooOOOooo....

Auspicious Tattoo Numbers!

This time around, I tried my hands on using 4 digits tattoo numbers for Balian and Sibylla. Did I say 4 digits!? Oh yeah, the favorite weekend past time for most of us here in Malaysia and also in many other countries is buying the lottery numbers. In Malaysia, we have what we call the Unholy Trinity in the name of Magnum, Toto & Da Ma Cai.

Since I am going to use 4 digits for their tattoos, I figured that I must use auspicious numbers in order to fit into our gambling culture or addiction. Today, I peeled off the dried ink on both their left ear to reveal my success!

If you can make out the numbers, make sure you run to the nearest lottery shop to bet on these numbers. And if you win, I hope you come get your lucky bunnies!

And if you thought that only the Flowerhorn (Cichlids) fishes are capable of revealing numbers, think again. Here are some numbers for you!

Sibylla

Balian

P.S.: TLR do not encourage gambling. Kids don't try this at home (I mean the gambling) !

A cup of tea to greet 2010

I always admire young entrepreneurs especially those that uses their creativity in their venture. I recently struck a conversation with someone on my chat list that I have totally forgotten about and came to know that he is in an interesting business. He deals with printing but not the conventional type mind you. I believe he has been around for quite a while and only recently that I took notice.

After browsing through the samples, I thought it would be nice to get a little "customized" mug for myself. I am proud to say that I now own a truluvrabbitry.com mug - LOL!

How cool it is to wake up every morning to have a cup of tea looking at my bunnies!

I always enjoy a good service and Samuel was kind enough to go through all the interesting facts about his business at great length. What I love most about his business is the convenience. I don't need to budge from my seat because his is an online business. All I did was to send him a picture and transfer some funds through the internet and my customized mug arrives in 2 working days!

What a lengthy post just to talk MUG? Here's some photos and as usual, Carmel as a good model. LOL!

Isn't this cool?

Just look at the pretty model - LOL!

Full view of the cup!

Conclusion, satisfaction guaranteed!

For customized mugs, please visit http://cysgift.blogspot.com/ and for BUNNY MODELS/CAM-WHORES, please email truluvrabbitry@gmail.com !!!

* MUGS & BUNNY, each sold separately!

Better feast for the eyes

Did I also mention that 2010 will see better quality pictures for TLR? I have been stretching the capabilities of my Canon PowerShot A710 for far too long and you must have noticed I no longer take photos in the evening as they turn out extremely bad.

A blogger's best friend is a good camera. My wife and I decided to get ourselves a Canon EOS 1000D code name (Rebel XS). I love the word Rebel because that's what I am (as what my mom calls me) - LOL!

Here's my first attempt using my new toy:

goo goo gaa gaa

squeeeEeeeezeeEeee

ho ho ho

I'll bite!

As cute as Orlando Bloom!

If there isn't much difference with my previous pictures, then it is user's problem ok? LOL!!!