So i was in the car with our offspring, heading into town to pick up ww after work, and i thought of something to discuss with my mum about. I hooked up my bluetooth headset and called her, only to be interrupted by our toddler a couple of sentences in:
"Who you talking to??"
"erm....i'm talking to nai-nai."...i had forgotten that she couldn't see me wearing the tiny bluetooth headset and was thus wondering what i was doing talking to myself (reminds me of the toilet incident). LOL Her reply was a bright and chirpy "okay!".
"Do you want to talk to nai-nai?" i asked her. "Yes!" so i passed her the phone and she chatted with her grandparents (cue laughter from my dad) for a while before concluding the conversation with "I wanna go home now. Bye bye!"
Thursday, 25 October 2012
jeanie's passing
Jeanie passed away after a short bout of illness in May, and it has been some time but the grief and pain of losing her still lingers. It feels more than just a Jeanie-shaped hole inside, as there is also the urge to just give in to the helpless feeling and sit around moping aimlessly. I am also torn between reading about dogs (and cats), which usually make me feel better; and being reminded about her and her antics, which really gets me down. I thought about getting another dog, but don't really feel up to it.
I guess the fact is i really miss her. She was the most amazing animal i've ever met and nothing can replace her. Aside from being with me the longest, she was the most intelligent companion pet (the list of nominees include a maltese, a german shepard, a scottish terrier and a rottweiler cross (fish disqualified due to inability to quantify their intelligence)) and was the best company I could ever have in a difficult period: living alone away from home in a foreign land, coping with going back to school, relationship breakups, and more. Of some comfort is the fact that our daughter met Jeanie and remembers her, pointing and naming her in pictures we display.
One dream of ours (more mine than hers) was to retire to a farm and breed border collies or host a boarding kennel, but the funny thing about that is the image in my mind is that Jeanie was always there with me, by my side. I reach down unconciously when i think of her and the absence of a furry black head or a wet nose nuzzling my hand occupies that space the dream once stood.
I guess the fact is i really miss her. She was the most amazing animal i've ever met and nothing can replace her. Aside from being with me the longest, she was the most intelligent companion pet (the list of nominees include a maltese, a german shepard, a scottish terrier and a rottweiler cross (fish disqualified due to inability to quantify their intelligence)) and was the best company I could ever have in a difficult period: living alone away from home in a foreign land, coping with going back to school, relationship breakups, and more. Of some comfort is the fact that our daughter met Jeanie and remembers her, pointing and naming her in pictures we display.
One dream of ours (more mine than hers) was to retire to a farm and breed border collies or host a boarding kennel, but the funny thing about that is the image in my mind is that Jeanie was always there with me, by my side. I reach down unconciously when i think of her and the absence of a furry black head or a wet nose nuzzling my hand occupies that space the dream once stood.
Sunday, 21 October 2012
More tidbits from our toddler
Our little one is getting rather active and her cognitive leaps have been rather interesting to observe.
My mum offered her some fruits and she had some and then declared that she was full, even patting her tummy to show us. =) Then my baby cousin came along and my mum offered her some fruits as well, but our daughter interjected, telling my mum rather solemnly that "C (my cousin) doesn't want any fruits". Rather interesting this, that she'd say that instead of "no, my fruits, cannot give her!" lol
While getting into the car to go home, she said "i'm sleepy" and promptly fell asleep within a few minutes of driving. What a gal!
My mum offered her some fruits and she had some and then declared that she was full, even patting her tummy to show us. =) Then my baby cousin came along and my mum offered her some fruits as well, but our daughter interjected, telling my mum rather solemnly that "C (my cousin) doesn't want any fruits". Rather interesting this, that she'd say that instead of "no, my fruits, cannot give her!" lol
While getting into the car to go home, she said "i'm sleepy" and promptly fell asleep within a few minutes of driving. What a gal!
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