Chessy Pet Post!

For Trueborn:

"It's as common as something that nobody knows, that her beauty will follow wherever she goes Up the hill in the back of the house in the woods. She'll love me forever, I know"

Last month was her one year birthday, next month is our one year anniversary together (Puppy Love). And there is my girl; all growed up!! "Pao Jao Ju" Bubble Toes in Chinese...best known as just Pao Pao.

It is funny, the timing of the request of this post; ever since I returned from the Philippines, I have been overwhelmed with love for this creature on a daily basis. I remember always having the sensation of loving her so much that my heart was going to burst, but I know that today is so much more than yesterday, and so much more than last week.

We have ironed out some of the behavioural kinks and I am left with my loving, friendly, neurotic, needy, satified dog!

When she curls up beside you and life is good, or you sneak up to her when she is sleeping and nesltle your nose into her, and ,well, just about anytime she is chilled and happy she lets out this low satisfied moan/sigh. What makes it funnier is that I am a sigher, it runs in the family.

I don't know what I do to pets to make them so needy, but I had a cat that was the same way. No shyness with new people either, just big love whores!! "Oh, you want to pet me and love me? Well, I love you, I love you, I love you!!!"

The fortunate exception with Pao Pao is strangers coming into the house. Friends of ours, just around the corner were broken into. Nothing stolen, just perving I think. It is a bit of a phenomenon here. Taiwanese guys following Wai Goran women, never touching and rarely talking, but having a bit of a wank. A few cases have been home invasion while they slept kinda thing...ewww! It not common, but everyone knows a couple girls it has had some sort of creepy experience. Anyway, my girl has a nice big nasty bark for strangers coming up the stairs-especially chinese people for some reason.

Also fortunate in this case, is many Chinese people's seemingly innate fear of all dogs-especially black ones!! Walking down the street I have had people cross the street, shield their children and shriek at the sight of her. I openly mock them now. She is on a short leash and is as placid looking dog as I have ever seen...anyway, nice in the home!!

The few Chinese people that do not fear her, LOVE her. She is the most beautiful dog they have ever seen-I think this is only in contrast to the malnutritioned, ungroomed, neglected dogs that are usually seen on the streets of Taiwan. Apparently she is some purebred indiginous Taiwanese breed. Bwahaha!!! I got her from the humane society! Although they marvel at her when I bring her by the park some Sundays. She surpassed the size of her mother months ago...amazing what nutrition, excercise and love can do!!

Anyway, there is my cheesy pet post. I love her to bits as she groans at my feet here! I am well, very well! (not dead Bevis!)

Have You Seen My Spark?

I was going to post about the boss and ex...but it has turned into a non-issue. The boss almost gave some of my hours to the ex. I quit. She came sucking up, saying all the right things, offering more money and the hours I want. As well as alieveated some work visa pressure. So two times a week in the evenings, I work at the same school as ex does. He applied and got a job at my old job. I don't think that I will be working with him often. I think that is for the best....but I don't want to talk about him, or why he came to my school of all the schools in this bloody county. I don't want to talk about her, why she thought that it would be ok to announce that I would no longer be needed one night a week because my ex wanted those hours....but what do I want to talk about?

Where has my mind been lately. My post holiday manicness has subsided, but I am still happy. I feel like I am bobbling along alright. Nothing exciting and new, but nothing dreadful and bad. I am lacking a bit of spark right now. I wonder if it is something as simple as the fact that I don't even have a crush right now. Am I that superficial that my life becomes a bit flat without a potential love interest. The rainbow is still a bit of a crush, but he is more a crush in theory than reality. I had a crush on him when I was with ex, so he is more just a fun crush. I have been persued as of late by a boy that has not made my blog yet. We have hung out 4 days out of the last 7. Although there has been nothing physical he did make me a mix CD. I am not sure how I feel about him, nor what is the intention of his persuit. Up until recently my strongest emotion towards him had been annoyance...but this past week we have had a really good time and I am enjoying him immensly....but no big sparks, so I am just going with the flow.

Maybe it is the weather. It has been cold and dreary. I have tried to embrace it knowing the stiffling heat is immenent...but it is SO cold! Not cold like Canada cold...but raining, wet, driving a scooter, houses and schools without insolation or heaters, I just wanna curl up on the couch with my fuzzy blanket and dog and watch movies and drink tea, cold.

Maybe is is because I am behind on my online course and having trouble finding the motivation to get at it. I keep meaning to, but I am just having trouble finding the focus. The final paper is due, like this week and I havent even started it!!! ARRG!

Maybe it is just a post manic flat. I think it is probably a combination of all of them. When I think about my life, I smile. I am happy. I wouldnt change anything...but going through the motions of the day is a bit of a struggle today! I will force myself to the gym this afternoon, and get a good nights sleep tonight. Tomorrow is another day!