Dog Wash Weekend

Last Sunday I hosted a really feel-good event.  It was the first ever Dog Wash Weekend, for the benefit of the Animal Kingdom Foundation who rescues dogs bound for the slaughterhouse.  Apparently, most of the dogs are bound for Baguio where the dog meat trade is very much active.  So it was really nice when so many groups come together for a common cause.  It was great to be there because there were so many lovely dogs we saw during the event, from big breeds to small, longhaired to shorthaired, purebreds to aspins, together with their proud loving owners.  I really wish I had more time to take pictures of them.  Well, here are a few I was able to snap.

Gelli Victor of RX was also there with her baby, her Pomeranian Collette:

Of course, one of the main reasons we went there, other than hosting, is for my Yorkie to participate in the actual washing part of the Dog Wash event.  So begrudgingly, Cairo was washed:

And dried:

Cairo was so malikot everytime he saw me.  He was fine and well-behaved whenever I moved away, but whenever he sees me, he starts wriggling like a whirling dervish trying to go to me.  So I thought it wiser to leave him alone with his groomers.  And after some grooming, voila!  Cairo was ready for his close-up:

We also had a group photo with Gelli and Collette.  The doggies were so cute.  Cairo, being such a guy, kept on trying to kiss Collette, craning his neck for a lick or two.  Collette, being such a girl, kept on avoiding Cairo’s advances.  Eventually Collette turned her head to face Cairo and he was able to plant a wet one on her.  That’s what I call puppy love!

Again, thank you to all the organizers for inviting me to join this cause that’s very close to my heart.  Anything animal-oriented really piques my interest and passion.  Thanks as well to Manong Guard for the wonderful photos he took of us! They we nice enough to give us hard and digital copies.  We love them!  Hope there are more events like these we can be part of.

The Top Ten Signs That Nobody Loves You

Despite ISP problems, I hope to finish this post. My server has been having problems for the past 3 days now and going online has been a major bitch.  Oh well, this is a rather depressing topic to post, given that the rainy season has officially started and the skies are gloomy as hell.  A lot of people are happy about the advent of the wet season, but not me.  Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the end of El Niño and the return of normal water levels, but rainy weather really affects my mood for the worse.  Rains = Gloom & Doom.

May 18, 2009 → The Top Ten Signs That Nobody Loves You – Sent in by: Specialist

1. Bigyot – If the only text you receive for the day goes: “Your unlimited text service has expired.”
2. Jotho – We have an officemate who we’ll tell to wear pink because everyone else will, then the next day, everyone will be wearing blue.
3. Slitherdude – You post on your blog over and over how happy you are being single, but it doesn’t really matter because no one reads your blog.
4. No name – You bring a big car when you go out of town because you have a lot of imaginary friends.
5. Kyogs – If you invite all your imaginary friends to your birthday party…and nobody attends.
6. Morden/Boknoi/Hellgirl/KatC – If you text all your loved ones that you’re thinking of ending it all, and isa lang ang nag text back, at ang reply: “k”.
7. Dark Passion Play – If you have so many contacts in your phonebook, but none of them have you in theirs.
8. RC & Cess – You’ve been online for years, but you have zero friends of Facebook, zero followers on Twitter, and zero hits on your blog.
9. RKV – My mom didn’t love me. She gave my milk to the cat. It wasn’t even our cat. It was the neighbor’s cat.
10. Gorgeous Bitch – If you’re constantly surrounded by people, but you feel utterly alone.
11. RC & Cess/Heigen – You go from an orphanage straight to a home for the aged.
12. RC & Cess – We have a neighbor who set up 16 fictitious Facebook accounts just so he can have “friends”.
13. RC & Cess – Pag picture-taking, sa iyo lagi ibinibigay ang camera.
14. RC & Cess – Pag outing, mag-isa ka sa cottage good for 4, tapos 7 sila dun sa isa.
15. Whoabanana – You work hard to put food on the table, but each time you get home, they always forget to leave you some.
16. Sasha Purse – You’re on top of a building, threatening to jump. Below, you see your entire family all pointing to a billboard that says: “Nike. Just Do It.”
17. Mr. Perk – When the blueprint of our new house was being layed out, my tatay gave our room assignments, except for me. He forgot about me.
18. Sharkbait – They took years before they finally put a lapida on your grave. And when they finally did, it says: “Keep off the grass”.
19. Babyjen – If a taong grasa sees you and says: “Yuck, go away! Loserrrr!”
20. Dru – You bring all your latest gadgets and still, everyone ignores you. Wala na ngang nagmamahal sa iyo, ang bigat pa ng bag mo.
21. Urduja – You realize that in your solitude, you always clasp your hands together, because it’s the only way you”ll hold hands.
22. Tweety Kikay – Everyone runs to you for help, but when it’s your turn to ask for help, everyone’s “busy”.
23. Greg – You donate to a charity and they refuse your donation and tell you to: “shove it up your ass”.
24. Mr. Perk – Everytime you’re sick, all you ever get is: “O, ano nanamang arte yan?”
25. Sasha Purse – You can’t even say na nilangaw yung party mo, kasi kahit mga langaw, ayaw um-attend.