I Just Buried CJ :'(

My dear friends,

Yes it's a very unfortunate and sad news indeed. CJ just passed away a while ago. I'm not really sure the exact time but it was sometime this morning. If you don't know who CJ is, she's the crippled kitten that I found on the street one rainy afternoon and brought home (and oh, she's a female BTW as opposed to what I thought in my previous post that she's a male; click here if you wanna know how I found her). I just finished burying her in the small yard beside our house, just outside our room :'(

I just couldn't help but cry while I was burying her :'( It's really really sad. I didn't even see when she died. I just saw her lying by the tambis tree when I got home from the groceries. I asked my neighbor if she saw how she died and she just said that she just saw CJ crawling (even quite fast, with no signs of being weak or anything) from our house to the tambis tree across and the next thing she saw, CJ wasn't moving anymore and just lay there...already out of breath :'( I mean I can only imagine her just crawling and perhaps wanting to explore around and maybe fell asleep, not knowing that her life's gonna end right then and there :'(

The truth is I already kind of saw it coming, that she's not gonna live long because she can't poop well because of her crippled hind legs. Lately I've noticed that her bottom was kind of swelling. I felt really bad because I can't afford to send her to the vet, what with all the expenses for my cats' food (and for our food as well of course) and other expenses and necessities and especially with the baby coming (yes, I'm pregnant for 8 months now), so we're kind of saving up our money in preparation for the baby. But I didn't really expect that she would die so soon. How many days has it been since I found her? About 6 days I guess? I thought that she'd still live for about a year or two because even though she can't poop very well she still can poop, only that she can't expel them out altogether and would just drag her poop across the floor when she crawls. (My husband is so sweet BTW to volunteer cleaning her and her nest every morning because it's not good for me, a pregnant woman, to clean a kitty's litter due to possible toxoplasmis infection).

Anyway, CJ's death was really unexpected. I mean, she was still very active this morning before my husband and I went out for breakfast. I was even able to feed her and she didn't show any signs that she's dying. She wasn't weak or anything. She even crawls very fast towards her food. Really really unexpected.

I immediately buried her after I found her. And placed some flowers (which I picked out from our neighbor's garden, sshh!) on top of her bed. I also whispered a little goodbye to her as I laid her on her grave before covering her up. After burying her (and after washing my hands of course), I then went ahead and put away the groceries. As I opened the bag, it was then that I found and remembered the milk that I bought for her :'( I decided this morning to feed her milk so that her poop would be much softer and easier for her to expel out. I guess I was too late :'(

Is there a heaven for cats, dogs and other animals? I wanna believe that there is. Because then I can happily say that CJ is there playing with the other cats...(call me cheesy, I wouldn't care).

Gawd I'm so depressed. I'm gonna go and eat some chocolates. But before I go I just wanna thank everyone who showed their empathy to CJ in my previous post (and possibly in this post). It really means a lot to me and CJ. God bless!!!

Frizberry Yogurt - Grand Opening at Parkmall Cebu

Who wants frozen yogurt? I do! And one of my favorite frozen yogurt stores out there is none other than Frizberry Yogurt. Why is it my favorite you ask? Because one, it's not only delicious but also healthy. Two, their yogurts are not expensive. And lastly, but definitely not the least, it's Cebu based!!! Hehe! Love my own!

Yep, Frizberry yogurt is a Cebu based yogurt company that offers affordable yet delicious frozen yogurt. So far they have three branches in Cebu. One is in SM which is their first, and then in Ayala and Parkmall.

Medium sized frozen yogurt with blueberry, cherry and almond toppings.

So the one I'm showing you here is their Parkmall branch. It's located right beside Japengo (a Japanese restaurant). This branch has actually been existing for a few months now but they just had their grand opening last Friday.

Aside from frozen yogurt, they also serve fruit shakes and yo-shakes (a yogurt shake). They also have frozen yogurt on a belgian waffle. My favorite is their Fruit Parfait. For each of their menu item, you can choose from a wide variety of toppings such as fruits, cereals and nuts. You can also choose a strawberry flavored frozen yogurt, which is sweeter than the ordinary frozen yogurt.

For my fruit parfait, I chose the original yogurt mixed with kiwi, strawberry and almonds and then drizzled with choco syrup ^^ while my friend had strawberry yogurt mixed with kiwi, strawberry and cornflakes. YUM!!!

For more information about Frizberry Yogurt (including their menu items and prices), you may visit their website at www.frizberryyogurt.com.

Foster Parents Needed!

So I was standing by the roadside just this morning waiting for a jeepney. It was raining and the winds were really chilly (wow, it rhymes...).

Suddenly, something caught my eye. It was a tiny kitten crawling towards the roadside! I noticed that it cannot move both its hind legs; it was just crawling by its front legs :-( I figured that maybe it was hit by a car or something. So I came towards it, picked it up by its scruff and placed it at the sidewalk. I wasn't really planning of taking it home with me but the moment I put it down, it called out to me with its wide round eyes, and its body was chilling all over :-(

My whole heart melted and without thinking, I picked it up, wrapped it around my labakara (face towel) and placed it inside the plastic bag I was holding. It didn't scream or cry or anything. It just looked at me and meowed a little. When I started walking though it started to meow a little louder but I comforted it and scratched its head and neck.

Finally, a jeepney came by and thankfully the front seat was empty so I took it coz I didn't want the other passengers to stare at me and my kitten. You know, it's not normal for someone to pick up a kitten by the roadside!

On the way home the kitten just kept staring at me with its wide eyes and occasionally meows a bit louder but I kept comforting it and scratching its head and neck. Minutes later, it fell asleep. I noticed that all its legs were still intact and there were no traces of blood or broken bones whatsoever so it kinda confused me on why it's crippled.

So anyway, I finally got home and greeted my 7 other cats. Yep! 2 adult and 5 kittens! I know! I'm a feline lover and I just can't stand poor homeless cats! That's why I'm working so hard on my blogs now so that I can have extra money to be able to take good care of my cats more! And I'm not even kidding!

I must admit though. Seven cats (plus one) is A LOT! So I'm gonna be completely honest with you guys. I'm looking for new foster parents (that are taga-Cebu) for the kittens. Especially the one I just found. There will be 3 kittens for adoption. The other three I still can't give out coz they're still too young they might die.

So I'm just gonna give out the three kittens. Two of them are male and the newly found crippled one...I'm not really sure yet if it's a male/female but I think it's male (BTW, I decided to name it "CJ"). So if any of you are interested (Cebu based only), pls. let me know! I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of all of them anymore. I may not be able to feed them more often :( So I need responsible foster parents who doesn't only likes cats but loves them and adores them and respects them :)

The two kittens for adoption. Names are "AJ" and "BJ". A total of three kittens for adoption including "CJ" the crippled.

Let me know guys! Okay so I'll talk to you later. Bye! :-*

Probaby The World's Largest Cave Discovered in Vietnam

Photo Credit: NatGeo & Yahoo! News (click on the image for more pics)

Hey everyone! So I came across this featured article in Yahoo! News about a gigantic, spectacular cave in Vietnam. I think it's really awesome so I thought about sharing it with you guys in case you haven't seen the article yet. Here's the link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110103/ts_yblog_thelookout/explorers-discover-spectacular-caves-in-vietnam

Pictures are also available on the site. I can't get over how awesome it is! It says in the article that it's so big that it can accommodate a New York City block of skycrapers. It even has a river and a jungle and has its own thin clouds. It kinda reminds of the "The Journey to the Center of the Earth"!

Really guys you should check it out. Isn't Mother Nature amazing?! ^_^

Guilty!

Caught in the act! Hehehe! Just a random photo of our adorable kitty, caught guilty of sleeping in our plate dispenser ^_^

And now she moves away after telling her to ^_^

Casa Gorordo Museum, Cebu

Hi everyone! So here's another Cebu heritage that I would like to share with you, the Casa Gorordo Museum. It's one of the oldest houses in Cebu, and is now turned into a museum under the Aboitiz Foundation. It's actually the home of Cebu's first Filipino Bishop, Juan Isidro de Gorordo. It is located along Lopez Jaena Street in Colon.

The structure is kind of similar to Balay na Tisa in Carcar. It is also made of stones but of bituka tabliya (coral stone blocks) instead of tisa (limestones). Too bad it's not allowed to take pictures inside so I'm only gong to be able to show you guys photos of its garden and surrounding area.

So the house was built in 1863. Similar to the Balay na Tisa in Carcar, it is a two-story house, the second floor of which is made of wood and is still furnished with antique furniture and lots of historical collections such as books, paintings and other memorabilia. They even have actual pictures of old Colon street and Plaza Independencia, which I find really cool, mysterious and interesting!

The lower floor, called zaguan, served as a storage place. Right now, part of the zaguan is turned into an office and a small area for painting exhibitions.

As you can see from the photo below, there's a wide balcony called azotea, typical for a 19th century Spanish-inspired houses. The structure of the house is kind of elongated, where on one side are the bedrooms and the other side is the living room and then the balcony. On one end of the house (as you ascend the wide wooden stairs from the landing), is where the bedroom of Bishop Juan Isidro de Gorordo is located. Beside it is a small chapel.

On the other end is a room where they show a prototype of the kitchen. Kitchens of a typical 19th-century Spanish houses were actually separated from the main house, for safety purposes I guess.

In below photo you can see a separate house which serves as a small souvenir shop for tourists and visitors.

A cool thing about the Casa Gorordo Museum is that you can actually hold your parties there such as weddings and other special events. When we went there, a catering service going on and tourists came at lunch time to eat and I guess have a tour around the place.

Across the house is a small resting place, with a built-in brick seating area and trees that provide cool shade. We lounged there for a good 30 minutes before going home :)


I'm not quite sure but I think they're open from Mondays thru Saturdays  at 9:00 am - 12:00 nn and at 2:00 - 5:00 pm.

So that's all for my Casa Gorordo Museum post and I hope you guys like it (even though it's so short and I didn't have much photos ^^). Okay guys I'll talk to you soon!

The Rabbit is Here, Welcome 2011!!!

Happy New Year's everyone!!!

It's officially 12:00 AM, January 1, 2011 here in the Philippines and I'm here again to greet you all a happy new year's! So, as with my Christmas Eve post, what did you have for Media Noche? Hehehe, I know, I'm such a food lover so I always ask ^^. We only have pear-shaped ham, pancit, and lumpia shanghai. Then for desserts we have mango cake and Selecta's Coffee Almond Cookies ice cream :)

Fireworks are now all over the place here :) I had to watch over my cats every now and then coz I don't want them roaming around outside with all those fireworks crackling.

Too bad I can't see the celebrations from different countries coz we don't have TV but it doesn't matter. What's important is I have my family with me ^^

So here's a treat for you guys to start the year right :) I couldn't find a bunny/rabbit video so I just looked up cats instead ^^ It's a short one but so cute and funny :) Enjoy!

Have a safe New Year's everyone! And be careful with those fireworks!