Gracy Bee

Miki

Posted on July 2nd, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Memory Lane.

I can’t sleep and don’t know why Miki was on my mind now, and miss him terribly. I briefly mentioned Miki in my previous blog. He was our dog which died in 1994. I have some pix of him, but needed a scanner so the pix would be uploaded later.

No, this is not Miki, but look similar.

Courtesy from www.gotpetsonline.com

Here’s a little tribute to my dear old dog.

He came to us, my aunt’ family when I was in Primary 2 - year 1987. Yup, it was during the time I just came to Singapore and was facing difficult times. Miki was like god send to us. At the beginning, he was eager to know us as his family, including my brother & I.

At that time, we had no friends, no phone calls, no going out etc. During our lonely days, he was our constant companion. Be it play, or just be with us. With his arrival, our lives then began to be more lively and cheerful, as he never failed to make us laugh and smiled. Our Miki was very mischievious but his antics never failed to cheer our days. He always welcomed us when we reached home from school. I can never forget how happy he was when we came back from holidays in Msia. His tail would wag like broken tail losing control. We would always say that Miki is just a human being the only thing is that, he can’t talk.

I remembered that ….

- He hate being alone at home and always whined after we went out.

- He know who he hated and who he loved most in the family

- His favourite games: ball and bone fetching, snake attack, hide & seek

- He get jealous when we say hello to other dogs. He always do spot check when we reached home, using his ultra sensitive nose sensor…haha

- He hate people to wake up other people. He would come in defense when one of us approached a zzz person

- He also hated the cane that when he saw us going to be caned, he was there to the rescue and go against the caner. Wow…was he fierce at that time! Oh yah…he also understand ‘beat’ and ’scold’ and come to defense at the lighting speed

-he was always wary of guests living in the house. He would be like a spy to follow them whereever they go. It is ok when they were in the living room, but once they get up to go to the direction of the room, he would bark at them…

-he also know how to complain by whining to my aunt, after he got scolded by guests…haha

-He was quite timid which was scared of cats & foreign objects

-He can get panic when in the crowd and keep checking if we were still within sight from him.

-he loved food and always forbid us to go to kitchen when my aunt cooked his favourite dish

-he always tried futile attempts to dig our tiled floor to bury his bone and in the end get mad

-he bit his own nails

-he chose where to sleep at night, and climb onto the bed to sleep minutes before our scheduled waking up time.

-he ‘knocked’ the door by scratching the sides of the door

-he was wary of the food given by people he don’t know and even test if the food is poisoned by observing us when we eat

-He hate the vacuum cleaner as we once said the cleaner is going to suck him up.

-He get quite vain and like to be ‘handsome’

-he enjoyed massage and stroking session from us.

-he would take avenge if he was accused wrongly. How? by urinating at the property of that person who scolded him. Ah..NAUGHTY!

-he knew when we were upset or angry and would come to sit beside us, look at us silently and wagging his tail, as if trying to console us.

Alas…..there are so much more.

Then, one day in 1994, at that time I remembered preparing and during our mid year exam, he became sick and had high fever. We were quite worried but din send for the doctor yet. At that time, we din take him to the vet at all throughout his life.

He was not his hyperactive self and would sleep all day. When we came back home, he wanted to welcome us like he used to, but was so much a struggle for him to walk just one step. Oh…it was painful to see him like that. We would go up to him instead and he would weakly wag his tail. Then there were blood in his urine. Then we knew that he had kidney problems and might go anytime. I don’t bear to see that, and everyday I came home, I would always check if he is still around.

Then we decided to take him to the vet and he was so kuai that when he wanna vomit, he would turn to the outside of the window to vomit..What a sensible dog! He was better and back to his hyperself again after the visit to the vet. We were so happy with that!

But the next day, he weaken drastically and my cousin and I took him to see the vet again, but he collapsed halfway and eyes half closed. We decided to take him back to the house, at least we let him die at home.

Oh…what a sad sight, he looked at us longingly and sadly as if to tell us to take care as he is leaving. But we could see that he was struggling to stay alive. Then we realised that it was about time that my cousin brother was coming home and seem wanting to see him before he go. But he can’t make it anymore and died just 10 mins before he came home. Oh…how our hearts break and cried. He was like part of our family and I felt that one part of me was taken away.

We called for the …… I forgot what the person is called and while we waited for him, Miki was lying in the living room. He came and took away Miki. I don’t know where he was taking him and I regretted to this day that I din ask where he was taking him to.

The house was dead quiet without Miki. We decided not to have another dog as we knew that we wouldn’t get another dog like him again. Many a time, I saw dogs in other people’s houses and always play with them. But alas, they don’t come close to Miki.

To this day, I would still remember his dying moment and still felt sad & emotions come over me. No matter where you are, Miki, I want to let you know that you are still alive in my heart. I loved you like one of my family member. May you rest in peace.

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Rest Day

Posted on July 2nd, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Everyday life.

aaah…finally a rest day!

After a hectic 2 weeks work, it finally come to the rest day. And it is 2 days!! Well, I did applied to work OT on these days, but din get it eventually. Though I was disappointed, but I’m still glad that I can rest and recuperate. As it is peak season now, I guess that because of that, the flights are getting frequently and more demanding than usual.

The new roster has pretty weird shifts and for the last 2 weeks, I have working on those shifts and hence I don’t quite a lot of time to spend with the family. I’m usually tired after a day work, and whatever time left for the day, I need to have the quiet time alone, and I need more sleep and so zzzz as late as possible and immediately rush to work. Thus, I have not seen the children very often, so much that when they see me, is silence.

Today, finally when I’m eating downstairs, the youngest came to me and ask if I’m working today and when I say no, he and his sister immediately eager to share with me what they have seen on the internet etc. Oh….I felt bad to neglect them, and yet felt pleased that they are still to share despite my daily ghostly appearance in front of them.

After that, while my niece and her dad was doing some math sums for preparation for PSLE. I tried to solve the problems. OK…..don’t mean that I’m a graduate that I can solve as fast as I can! hahaha…can’t believe I have lost the momentum to solve problems. SO my niece & I had a mini competition to see who solve the problem 1st. GREAT. I lost to her

Now I realised, depsite their occasional outbreaks of quarrel & fighting, I do miss them and like to spend time with them. I enjoyed my day with them today.

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