Where Dreams Are Made

Finally, after two weeks of running here and there, doing this and that, I am able to come up for air and relish this momentary lull.

Thanks to all those who expressed their sympathies over the death of my beloved rabbit. I still miss her terribly and I still cry at odd times. Now, I am spending more time with Vanity, the surviving little ska rabbit. Oh, she's such a precocious one (or not)! That one just loves the jolt, or should I say volt, she gets from nibbling on electrical wires. We've already taken extra precaution and hidden all wires, cords, and what-have-you so now she's reduced to tripping on cardboard and shoes. :p

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Okay, I guess we've all had enough rabbit talk to last us a week so let me just tell you what happened during my blog absence: I found the cure to blog addiction! I'm sure everyone would be interested in that...or not. :p I hear SIMS 2 is a possible antidote. I wouldn't want to find out. God knows (and my hubby, too) how I spent sleepless nights in front of the computer building the house of my dreams and forcing couples together in SIMS 1. Hahaha! I remember those days. Gawd, I was a total SIMS addict! Haven't touched the stuff since I went cold turkey. I'm afraid to get mired in it again. :p

Seriously, I don't exactly remember what I did the past two weeks; well, the first week of the two weeks, to be more precise (uh, did you just understand that? I am so articulate!). The second week was devoted to cramming a business book summary for a certain website, with band practice, gigs, and social calls squeezed in between. I really can't recall what happened the week prior to that, which was the week after Cotton died.

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So, now I'm back. And now I finally have the time to upload those videoke photos I promised everyone. On second thought, we're having another guilt-ridden session tomorrow night. Maybe I'll just post more updated pictures then. :) Standby for that.

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We already have a complete set of Marvel Legends 7! Woohoo! :) Unfortuantely, we weren't able to get the Phasing Vision chase figure. Tough luck. Later I will be trading with a fellow toy collector. I'll be giving him Prince Adam (He-Man) for a Marvel Legends Daredevil. Previously he traded a Marvel Legends Hulk for my extra Doc Ock. How cool is that?! :D

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I missed The Incredibles! What a loser I am! Boohoo. But, I've got a bunch of borrowed DVDs lined up. Finally, I'll be able to watch Aronofsky's "Requiem for a Dream!" And, somebody promised to lend me Wong Kar Wai's "2046." :D Life is good! Did I mention I watched Elf yesterday and was practically ROFL? Will Ferell's got to be the craziest comedian next to Jim Carrey! :D

Aside from the movies lined up, I also have a new book I so look forward to reading: Abarat II. As soon as I finish Chabon's "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay," I'll be devouring Abarat like mad, I swear. Reading two books simultaneously has never been my thing. I really admire those who can do that, like Joelle. :) And, speaking of Joelle, now I remember another thing I did last week! I watched her ballet performance in a show called "Ang Bagong Bituin!" She was just astoundingly brilliant! What I'd give to be as graceful and as poised! Hahaha! It was very surreal, like a hazy dream. The next day I woke up wondering if I had really been to the CCP (Cultural Center of the Philippines) and experienced those magical two hours. I'd like to experience that again. :) Paging Joelle: inform me when you're having a show again, alright? :D

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Whew, I just realized this is a very looooong entry. I guess I missed blogging after all.

Two weeks ago it was Bailey that was sick. Now she's fully recovered, lively and playful than ever (and sometimes annoyingly so), with a mouth that stops at nothing. Almost everyday we mourn over a mangled plant, at times a couple of dead fish in the pond--it seems there's always something that she manages to pull out of somewhere and tear apart. Tsk, tsk. The sly, vicious little devil. ;p

Now, it's Cotton, our dear, adorable rabbit that's incapacitated. She's predominantly white, her ears a combination of brown and black fur as well as her eye mask (like a bandit); the same color runs down her spine. I think it all started as sore hutches which eventually graduated to a severe case of skin disease. Now she's debilitated (and I hope only temporarily) and we're helping her regain her strength. In a span of a week, my Mom and I have learned how to force feed a rabbit, make her take her vitamins and antibiotics, clean her wounds, change her bandages (much like attending to a battle-injured soldier), change her nappies, and give her all the TLC anybody could ever give a pet. She's so cute when she goes to sleep (do they close their eyes?): we would lay her down on her side and tuck her in, covering her up with a blanket so she won't get cold (as the nights have been) as some of her fur was sheared . It's a round-the-clock duty, but I'm not complaining. It was our fault that her condition got worse. We had, unfortunatley, neglected the rabbits when we lost our helpersand the dog got sick and I was out of town for a week. In our home, the animals outnumber the humans so it's quite a task keeping track of each and every one of them, not to mention that they have separate places in/around the house.

The cats enjoy the backyard, one Mad Maxx, however, lives inside the house for he's my Mom's spoiled little brat; the dog has the garage and the side of the house all to herself (including the pond that she has made into a recreational pool despite glaring looks and frustrated shouts from my Dad); and the rabbits and one scarred cat share the balcony with the birds and butterflies. We're a full house, I'd say. And those are just the animals, wait 'til I get started on the humans. Haha. But that would entail a lengthier entry so I'll put it off for next time.

So, in three weeks we've learned more about animals than we did our whole lives prior. Sadly, we had to learn the hard way. I just hope there will be no cause for greater regret.

I guess the most valuable lesson I've learned throughout this whole ordeal, ashamed as I am to admit I've realized it late in life, is that these pets are our responsibility. We got them, we took them under our wing when they could've done well for themselves. And by doing that, we've taken the responsibility of survival from their hands/paws and transferred it to ours. Their innocent lives depend on us and we made it so! So now we should be able to fulfill our end of the commitment. It's but the ethical thing to do. It's but humane. It's but what love should be.

or lack of, that is. The week spent in Bicol was completely uneventful save for the trip to Camarines Sur to inspect some hospitals, health centers, and barangay health stations. The trip was an event, if anything, for the sole reason that I was able to go outside the bounds of Legazpi City and Albay. I think I spent the better part of the week malling, and I've squandered quite a good (or should I say bad?) sum in doing so. Now I know better. I should charge higher the next time around. Bwahahaha! Don't get me wrong, though. I performed my job as best as I could given the unclear objective of the travel. This absence of a clear purpose (not my fault, the one who hired me was clueless as well) had me wondering most of the time what the hell I was doing there, and it drove me to frustration when I was writing my field report and I didn't know what exactly to write about. Still, I did my job professionally and accomplished my deliverables conscientiously.

Now that I'm back, I have to read tons of email, blog entries, and features; update my blogs (I have two); catch up on my reading; write some articles; and, most importantly, find another racket. But for now, I would like to relish the sight of our bedroom, our bed, and my hubby sleeping soundly in it. How I missed home.