Anyway, life has been revolving around Haru of late. Even right now, he is sleeping right beside me, all cutely sprawled out. I've never regretted getting him. After having taken care of both a cat and a dog, I can't really compare which I love more. Ninja had a strong aura to him; independent, fun, carefree, full of attitude and unafraid to show it. He has even dared to swipe at Tashi despite being so much smaller...
Haru on the other hand, is actually kinda wimpy when it comes to meeting strangers, especially other dogs. But at home, he is absolutely "sticky", and loves hugs and kisses from me. He's a funny boy. When I'm out, he stays in his pen, which is formed by three wire grilles (which I had used at SGDC to hold up my backdrop). When I'm home and in my room changing, I can hear him jumping and pushing the grilles. In a way such that there would be a gap between the wall and the last grill , and he would dash out and appear in my room. And then he would be licking me all over. Well, technically speaking, he could have gotten out of his pen any time he wanted, but he had patiently waited till I got home. I treat him like my own baby, really. Or rather, he makes me feel like a mommy. There was a day when Haru leapt from my hands before I could put him down properly and landed on his back. He was immediately yelping in pain for quite a while and I was so worried as it felt like a re-enactment of my mouse. (My lovely mouse Cleo died when she accidentally fell from a great height and hit her head.) I felt really traumatised seeing it all over again. But I guess Haru was pretty hardy... After all those yelps, he righted himself and was back to wagging his fluffy tail at me. Honestly I can't understand him much. But that night, I had a horrible nightmare that Haru died, and when I woke up, I realised how much I loved him. Haru is only sticky with me and not my parents, though I'm not too sure why since daddy is the one who loves bringing him out for walks.
Brought Haru out to a dog cafe at Balestier with W. last saturday. Had the laugh of my life. The other dogs there were super duper friendly and everybody wanted to make friends with him. But poor Haru was so frightened he tried to dig his way into the corner of the sofa, essentially showing his butt to everyone. Nonetheless, the other dogs were relentlessly smelling and licking him all over, until their owners had to hold them back. There was a really persistent dog who kept smelling Haru so much, Haru desperately struggled to get onto the top of the sofa backing and huddled there for a long while watching in fear as the other doggy tried helplessly to reach him. As MK puts it, my cat is like a dog, while my dog is like a cat.. Wonders why is the world so mixed up.
It's the March holidays now, and I'll be meeting J. later. I'm really excited to bring a foreign friend around. J. works in Singapore as a software programmer. We have so much to talk about because of our common interest in travelling and photography. He's probably heading to Korea for a trip this year, but I think I'll still stick to my Japan plans. I ought to find someone to go with me though, since Im not too familiar with that place. I couldn't really think of any fancy ideas since J had already tried out hookah at arab street too. Decided to bring him to Neko no Niwa cafe. Hopefully it's nice. Though S. did tell me that the cats there arent really all that friendly. Will be meeting S there on Saturday as well, most likely to discuss her wedding plans. I'm so not prepared to be a bridesmaid haha~
Alright, gonna sign off here and prepare a doll to bring since J wants to photography it later. Will probably bring GU Misu since she's a personal bias of mine :D