Hide and Seek

Complacent

He's probably our most-photographed cat ever.  And this is his most-photographed post.  If you've been following my Tumblr (which I haven't been updating recently), you'll find quite a number of pics of this same pose.  That's why I think it's about time I do something about his complacency.

Dinky's Party Hat

She just wanna lay in her bed

This picture above reminds me of this song below:

The Lazy Song by kltxo

The secrets that they keep

There is a website I discovered about a year ago. The concept is you write your secret (say in a post card or something that you made all by yourself) and mail it (anonymously by post) to them and they post it on their website.

 I have read thousands of secrets on this site. And I think this site already saved a lot of lives that could have been wasted by suicide.

 They post what they get in the mail every week - every Sunday - on their website here (postscret.com), and this is where I read about the secrets of a lot of people over the world.  Some are funny, others are creepy, a few about hatred, also about sex, and some more about friendships.  But this one below, as this link says, is by far the saddest post secret so far.

Image copied from this website

Photo of the Week: Aug 11-18, 2011

Elmo is jealous, a photo by Che Baldemor on Flickr.

My sister actually didn't have any idea that Elmo was at her back.  I was busy with the internet when I glanced and saw this sight and couldn't let it pass without taking a shot.  It looks like Elmo wants to be cuddled, too.

Photo of the Week: Aug 3 - 10, 2011

3 days, 2 nights effect, a photo by Che Baldemor on Flickr.

The weather started to get gloomy since last Saturday and that was the last time we saw our cat, Dinky (on the photo). Well, we already know her to be such a wanderer - gets back in time for dinner and most of the time misses lunch.

But this time, she was away for three days and two nights. She's been away that long that I was beginning to accept that she might not be able to come back.

But, she got back in time to lunch on my birthday, but she ate very light.

And she was this tired right after eating. And we've never seen her sleep this way.

We were guessing she was on a three-day-two-night trip to Boracay.

Don't you think so?

Photo of the Week: July 22-29, 2011

While Dinky's Sleeping, a photo by Che Baldemor on Flickr.

I always feel a certain calm watching cats while they sleep. It makes me feel relaxed and somewhat fulfilled that we have taken care of her. She's been with us for five years. I think our lives would never be the same without cats around.

While I was reading...

The final days of last week was not okay. It was the first time I experienced how it was to chill and I chilled to the bones - it's how I describe it. It's when you say, "Ganoon pala 'yon?!" Because you can't believe it. They had to change my antibiotics thrice. The second prescription brought me palpitations. Now, the third is fine and I think I'll be okay with it until I finish the full prescription.

I finally got back to my reading yesterday. It was hard the past few days because it was a see-saw of status... sometimes I feel cold and my eyes were warm, sometimes I'm okay. And it was hard to focus on books when I'm feeling this way.

So, yesterday, I finally sat down and started reading. I was finally focused when I felt it was time to shift sides. And this is what I saw. Pidong was lying by my feet and fast asleep - or so it seemed. But I guess he was since I had enough time to get my camera and take a shot.

Anyway.

I am scheduling my third cycle Monday next week. This is the third and I feel like I am halfway through. I am praying that I am really halfway through.

Peek-A-Boo

Peek-A-Boo, a photo by Che Baldemor on Flickr.

This time I think he's awake. Look at his eyes. There are a lot of photos of him like this. And there were more that we didn't shoot. But every time I see him in this 'pose,' I laugh. I would still, in the days to come. He's really very funny in this pose.

Anyway.

We are wondering... it's mating time for cats these days and look, he's still in bed. He's already a year old and he's already supposed to go out and mate.

It's either he's a late bloomer or we're starting to question his gender preference.

Don't Shoot!

Don't Shoot!, a photo by hengeworx on Flickr.

He sleeps like that time and time again...

It's Grooming Time

Dinky's grooming pose

This really made me laugh the other day.

This Time, it's Budoy

This time, it's his turn.  Even though I see Pidong sleep like this almost all the time, I still find it funny.  Then, it's even funnier to see Budoy like this.

Budoy is already four years old.  He's away most of the time, but will surely be back for dinner, even if  he's late.  He has to have a handful of Whiskas in the morning and as a midnight snack.  Otherwise, his chronic diarrhea will come back and you will pity him just seeing him suffer from it.  He doesn't want to be patted most of the time, but takes his time to  make lambing by brushing his body on your legs while he passes by you.  We know it his way of showing his love.  He knows where he has to sleep although at times, he'll try to seek new comfort in other soft sofas and beds.

Take It From The Cat

I don't really know what's with this cat.  He was awake when I saw him this way.  Then he closed his eyes and stretched a little bit more, as if he didn't mind me getting closer with my camera aimed at him.  He acts as if he really wanted me to take a shot.  I guess he really likes to be photographed.  I guess there is something that he'd like to say.

Take it from the cat... It's a good life!

Don't Disturb a Sleeping Cat

A big yawn

Our neighbor's cat, Pidong, was stretching after we woke him up.  He is so comfortable sleeping on that doormat that belongs to our cat, his Kuya Budoy.  Pidong's previous name was Basiang, but we found out from his owner that his name is Pidong.

Look Who's Blogging!

Dinky has been clarafied

What's Outside My Window?

The view outside our front window when I woke up this morning. He's on top of our little Juniper tree that's planted on the flower box.

How to (Toilet)Train Your Cats

Remember our neighbor's cat that I mentioned in this post?

She's been coming to our home almost everyday. I dunno, maybe just to play and be cuddled, I presume. Just like any pets that you want to keep or take care of, they just need three basic things: water, food and shelter. But, wait, I think cats also need some TLC. A friend of mine who's also a cat lover and owns maybe seven or eight cats (used to be about 15) just told us that cats are really very sensitive animals. We also found out that (hypertensive people, this is for you!) these felines are therapeutic. Just the stroke of their furs can calm us down and helps regulate our blood pressure.

So, I thought of telling you our secret in toilet-training cats. We used to hate cats because they just pee and poop everywhere in the house and that's just about the biggest problem we face in having them inside our house. Well, at least this was how we trained our two cats (it used to be four but two went missing about a year ago) and how my Lola trained their cats.

Although this is tradition and I have no idea if there was anything scientifically proven, it worked for our four cats. They go out every time they have to pee or poop.

For those who want to take care of cats, I recommend owning them at a very young age. Just the age that they could be separated from their parents. Otherwise, their immune system will drastically fall down and might cause death, not unless you can bring them to the vet to have some immunization boosters injected to them.

As for the toilet training, start at day one. The day you welcome them home. Carry them the way a mother cat carries her kitten (pinching them at the back of their neck, this usually immobilizes them, too) and bring them to the spot outside the house where you want them to pee and poop, and draw their noses three times to the ground at the same time saying, "Dito ka wiwiwi and dito ka pupupu (this is where you will pee, this is where you will poop)." And.... that should do it! They will never do it inside your house again.

As for our neighbor's cat, whom we named 'Basiang' (yeah, after the storm), she was just here this afternoon and played with our carpet. She was so cute and funny.

Little Surprises of Yesterday

Don't you sometimes wish that you have met some of your friends earlier in your life? Yesterday, I received a package from my former room mate in Dubai. I have known that she will be coming home this July but we never planned to meet. First is because she would only be here for two weeks, and second, I stay very far from where she'll be at most of the time. She said she brought something for me and asked for my address. It's not that I don't believe her. It's just that I've been told the same a lot of times that it gets so common that they won't keep up with it. I don't really blame them. Please don't get me wrong. I understand them, practically because almost all of them who came home stay very far from where I live. Well, guess what? Just like the jute bag I got from two of my friends from Dubai, it came.

And you know what is more surprising and more touching? I really would have asked her for this as a 'pasalubong,' but as I said, I know they'd be busy that's why I decided not to ask. But, I guess she had always known that this is part of my toiletries list, even though she's been my room mate for about five months. How I really wish we'd been room mates for a longer time. But I am a believer that everything happens in its own time. Anyhow, I know, though, that we would be friends from hereon.

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Sometime last week, we heard a little kitten meowing in front of our backyard. After a looking around with a flashlight and some patience, we found him perched on an unfinished fence made of hollow blocks. We tried to feed it and let it be, since we were worried that our 4-year-old-or-so cats, Dinky and Budoy, would not like the idea. But I guess when you love pets, you simply couldn't take it hearing them crying out there somewhere. So, if it cries, we let him know by responding and making sure that we have some food prepared. It wasn't long before we noticed that he was slowly moving closer to our house. It wasn't long before it comes to our house around nine in the evening, seemingly in time for our cat's dinner. She'll stay for a while and disappear again before midnight.

Until one morning, our neighbor was looking for a kitten - the one which happens to come to our place. He took it home and we never heard from the kitten for a few days... until last night. She came, and we gave her food. It was surprising that she spent the night in front of our house and stayed until this morning for breakfast. She might not be our cat, but I know she knows she has a second home.

Not Exactly Jasmine Trias'

Budoy(pouting): Ok, this will do... but only for now!