Unlike you, I am.. #1

Funny thing, life is.
It always has a remarkable way to knock you in your head.
It has it ways to prove that we're wrong.
And the last laugh always belongs to it.

Think of one instance. Just one, where you think "oh, I will never do that," or
"I am never going to be like that, because unlike you, I am......., "

As for me, I have quite a lot of knocks in my head about this. And yeah, I think life pretty much laugh out loud on me. Boo me. Ah, whatever. That's the beauty of life, no?

There was this particular day, years back. A person I really look up to said to me that she couldn't stand being apart from her husband, she always needed him near. Not clingy, mind you. What she meant was she could not survive long distance relationship.

The topic came up because her husband got transferred to the northern region of the country and she was weighing the decision if she should follow her husband or not since she need to apply for transfer as well (if she is to follow her husband).

I was like, "I will never be that dependent on someone," (Yeah, it was just a whisper in my heart. I really look up to this lady, remember?)

Years went by. Now, I am as dependent on my husband as that lady was. As pathetic as it may sounds, yes. I am dependent on my husband. I would have trouble sleeping if he's not around. Again, yes, I'm hopeless.

One time I needed to go for a 4 days 3 nights course at Sabak Bernam, I have trouble sleeping for the whole time. And I missed him so damn much I couldn't wait to go home. On the side note that course was boring. Haha.

Looking back a few years, I was so independent. I really don't mind going anywhere alone. I'm not the type of girl that would always need company, even (and especially) for toilets. I didn't depend much on my parents. I worked my ass of whenever I had the chance.

In my defence, I'm not dependent in all sense. I don't expect my husband does every single thing. I just need him near. Not all the time, mind you. I do treasure my alone time. Ah, I don't know whether people will get this or not. Whatever.

I do think this is a good thing, though.

I mean, guys would like an independent woman but they also like to feel needed and depended on. Right, guys?

Or is it just me justifying myself?

Like I said, life is laughing out loud at me.

Of Cats and Rants #1

Warning. This entry may be an emotional one. 

I like cats. I chose the word 'like' because I like playing with them but I don't like needing to sweep, vacuum and mop my house every two days and cleaning their poop and litter box once a week and pick up everything they dropped while playing and too many other things. I like them because of their cuteness, cheekiness and them being cats. Haha. 

My husband loves cat. He loves it and he really has a soft spot for cats, kitten mostly.

Okay, this is not about us. So skip it.

A few weeks ago, there two kittens came to our house, 'begging' for food. We put a bowl of cat's food outside our house to feed stray cats. Apparently, they never stopped coming. Haha. Habis kereta laki aku bertapak kaki kucing. Hahaha.

The kittens were so small, but we can't take any more cats because we already have a lot and we will be moving to an apartment soon so taking new pets are a total NO-NO. We did, however, took them inside and feed them. I dewormed them right away since I have that med at home and the amount of worms came out was A LOT! (As expected) It was gross. I hate those small, long animals. 

So, we cared for them until they were better, bathed them and brought them to the veterinary clinic for check-up and deflea. Vaccination wasn't recommended because they were too young that time.

So, we continued caring for them (though we need to put them in cage because one of my cats keep fighting with them. She didn't like them apparently.) and advertised them in the internet for adoption. Told ya, we can't keep them.

Just so you know, advertising cats for adoption is a HUGE pain in the ass.

People contacted you to ask about the cat, asked for their pictures, and then they suddenly went MIA.

Kalau tak nak/tak jadi adopt inform je lah. What's wrong with saying you don't want the cat? (Though I could presume it was because they were not that cute). If you say so, it would be a lot easier to move on to other interested party. Duh, don't think you are the only one interested. Blergh.

There was one person texted me. "I serious nak kucing tu"

And guess what, that was the ONLY text I received, even after I replied the text.

Finding an adopter could be a tricky one, so, the kitten stayed with us until it was already time for vaccination, so, I brought them to get their necessary health care.

And then, this one girl texted me saying she wanted the cats. Oh, finally.

She asked me how much it costs to have them.

I said, you can pay for their vaccination,deworm and deflea for a hundred if you want. 

She answered,

"baka biase jee 100?,"

I said, tak nak bayar pun tak apa. (I know she won't pay anyways)

And then, as expected, no more reply.

I am so pissed at these kind of people.

Let me tell you something.

Having a pet is not like having a toy.

Having a pet is a commitment.

It is more or less like having a child.

You need to feed them, give them the health care they need, and be responsible for them.

If you want everything for free, DO GET YOURSELF USED TOY.

Don't get yourself an animal.

Don't get yourself a life that depends on you.

I know the cat is just domestic cat (kucing kampung) and it is pretty much worthless in Malaysia compared to the long-haired cats like Maine Coon or Persian or Scottish Fold in which can be sold for thousands each depending on their breed, but what about the cat's care after you have them? Don't you think you need to spend some money for their foods? Vaccination? If you can't commit, just don't have any from the start.

I don't mind people giving cheap foods like SmartHeart or Frieskies or whatever cheap ones if you can't afford a premium one, but DO realize that you do need money to care for a life. I myself only give my cats Proformance (about RM22/kg - middle-range cat food, not too cheap and not too expensive). I honestly cannot afford Blackwood or Royal Canine which is generally around RM40-50/kg. 

And please, if you cannot care more than the cats you already have, please have them neutered/spayed. Don't go "kesian la dekat diorang", and then when they give birth you leave the kittens near some restaurants or any places to rot. These kittens that you left to die do die, you know? They get ran over by cars, get kicked by people who hate cats and God knows what else.

Use your damn brain, pretty please!