Which One is Real?

While I was rummaging through my old photo album, I saw this stuffed animal’s picture. My friend gave me this cute stuffed dog a few years back. I would play with it the whole day, and even take it to bed with me when I sleep. It was so cute, I wish it was real. This was the last picture I’ve taken from him. I want my “pet” to be remembered and it’s also for his sake. I realized he might get dirty so I kept him in a secured box for safekeeping.

Two years after, my sister brought home a “real pet” from Baguio City. Kenji traveled more than a thousand miles just to be with us and become our newest family member. We love him so much and treated him as our baby. Maybe one day we’ll be able to buy him a female partner. We’re going to have a lot of loving!

My Beloved Shih Tzu and Labraskal

These are our “other” family members. They have been with us for more than three years now. I never really thought we will have our own pets considering our age (me and my siblings were already considered adults). Our pets our very cuddly and they make us happy everyday. They welcome us everytime we wake up in the morning and when we come home from work. They usually wag their tails and climb up to our knees. I can never image life without them anymore. I just hope they can stay alive for a long time.

Name: Kenji

Breed: Shih Tzu
Favorite Food: Bacon Bites, Liver, Vegetables, Cupcake, Dog Food
Pastime: Sleeping, peeing on the pillow, rubbing his nose on the mattress cover, making cute faces

Name: Peachy
Breed: Labrador - Askal
Favorite Food: Bacon Bites, Liver, Soup, Pasta
Pastime: barking at the neighbor’s dogs and cats, window viewing, running around, making cute faces

Christmas 2008

Today is Christmas yet it felt like an ordinary day to me. My sister and I just watched television while playing with our dogs. Of course my brother got so addicted to Dekaron, he just played all day (he’s the blurred image sitting behind our dog Kenji)! In the evening, my sister and I cooked Fettuccine Carbonara. This Christmas was very simple for us, no merry-making whatsoever. Our mom cried today, she must have remembered my dad (who died more than 2 years ago due to cancer). She locked herself in her room and when it’s time to eat Noche Buena, only my siblings and I were around the dining table. She said she’s not hungry and she doesn’t want to eat anything tonight. We ate two hours earlier, 10:00 pm to be exact. Nothing much for dinner, we only had pasta and roasted chicken. So after dinner, it’s time to feed the dogs! Our other dog Peachy ate a bowlful of pasta (take note: Pasta, which is one of her favorite dish), while Kenji ate roasted chicken (his favorite). Yes, you read that right, Chicken. We know dogs must not be fed with chicken because its meat is malansa (or having the stench or taste of fish) and may cause hair loss to them. But how could you refuse this cute being’s face asking for chicken? It’s Christmas anyway, so we gave him a small amount of roasted chicken, some pasta sauce and dog pellets. So, is everyone happy? Wahahaha! Merry Christmas to all!