Head's up!

It’s been a long time since I’ve written a post. No, I wasn’t being lazy. A bit, I guess, although I do blame it on personal matters needing my utmost attention. Good thing I took care of it and now I’m back.

I took a hiatus from blogging but it has been productive considering my bumming tendencies. Productive, yes, albeit not with my life but with pleasurable matters in relation to bumming. I know. It’s a bit frustrating because I do prefer comfort at the expense of my future. It’s a long story that I’ll write about soon. For now, maybe I’ll just mention a recap of some events in my ordinary life. I reckon these events are my escapes.

First, I managed to watch all the episodes up to episode 72 of the anime Fairy Tails. I did remember watching it a long time ago although it stopped around episode 20. I like the eccentricities of the characters. It’s a bit disappointing though to see some characters seen or resemble from Rave’s. Still, Plue is cute especially when he dances or runs (ninja-style). I’m also disappointed in Fairy Tail’s fight scenes. It’s too short. Nonetheless, the series is quite entertaining.

After I had spent my waking hours watching the Fairy Tail marathon, I checked out Gosick due to its high ratings. I wasn’t disappointed. Well, maybe I was because it stopped ‘til episode 10 and the next episode is still delayed. Sigh. Gosick was certainly an unexpected treat. The anime series is shrouded in mystery. Waiting for the next episode is frustrating. Being a proper anime fan, I must have patience. Unfortunately, I want more, more, more! Lol.

Putting my anime addiction aside, a depressing event prompted me to splurge. Yes, splurge---not with clothes, books nor foods. I spent a lot of moolah for hamsters. To shed light on this matter, I’ll start with the root. Last October, I bought a pair of hamsters. I named the female Snow and the male as Haru. I was happy with my hammies because they didn’t take too much of my time. My biggest surprise was last January when lo and behold, there were newborn babies inside the cage. Snow gave birth to seven babies and only one died. I was so excited to see the family grow from a pair to eight hammies (3 females and 5 males). I thought they’d continue to multiply but I was wrong. Last March, Snow and Orange (Snow’s female child) died. I was depressed. I missed them but I really missed Snow. I remember how she would put her cute nose between the cage wires waiting for me to give her treats. She would always do that every time I passed by her cage. She was always there---waiting patiently for me.

R.I.P. Snow :(

For a while, I searched the web for answers as to how and why it happened. Fortunately, I read a lot of information and tips that helped me understand more of the hamster’s behavior, health, breeding, etc. It gave me the motivation to start again especially with the breeding. I decided to inspect my hamsters. Having five male hamsters and only one female, I need a lot of females if I want to start breeding. Thus, I splurged. I bought three more females. Yay! I now have four pairs and a male (he has no partner due to supply shortages). That’s not all. I decided to have a bigger but varied family so I bought three female dwarf hamsters and two males (the former were Syrian teddy bears). The Syrians are ready to breed but I have to wait three more months before I can breed my Siberians. I’m looking forward to it. Fortunately, seeing a lot of hammies play lifted my depression. Now that I think about it, I haven’t played with them today. I apologize but I need to cut this post short and bid you adieu since I need to take care of little furry pets already running amok from the lack of frolicking.

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Snow, condolence...

This is a week full of disappointment for me. Snow, my pet hammie, gave birth to her second litter---five pink baby hammies. Sadly, one by one, they died. I never expected it to happen because on her first litter, only one died. Sigh. It was quite disappointing because I prepared everything before the big day. I had set up her cage and placed a lot of shavings and food. I even placed a small house for her to hide the babies. But in a single blink of an eye, all that was left was a sad Snow, the shavings and food, and an empty cage and house.

Snow:(

In life, no matter how we prepare for something to occur, the unexpected will always happen. Things don’t always work out the way we wanted it to. We will always have regrets and what ifs. There will be obstacles continually hurled towards us and adversities will poke us behind our backs from time to time.

As mere humans who cannot go against the cycle of change, what can we do? I myself do not know the exact answer. I don’t have the ample exposure to life’s comedies and tragedies. I am currently seeking for answers to a lot of questions. People tell me to always be vigilant and prepared for whatever life brings. Maybe this is a good advice. Vigilance and preparedness will help us in this journey called life. For me, we also need open-mindedness. An open mind, and an open heart—these are the best assets of humans against changes and unexpected circumstances. If we accept the fact that we can’t control everything, it would be easier.

Snow, I’m sorry for your loss.