Atari (ataru)

" atari the menace "
(don't be deceived by
its angelic face) 

One Sunday morning, while my sister and I are both prepping up for work, we heard a kitten’s cry outside disrupting the peace so early in the morning. We just shrugged it off at first and whilst having coffee we could hear the kitten getting closer and closer to our door. So, I opened the door thinking the poor kitty might be freezing outside. Then there it was, a ginger kitten! What surprised me was, the little fella isn’t even shy nor hesitant to come inside our house. He’s very sociable and loves to frolick around like crazy. Oh my. He’s an angel when asleep but the moment he wakes up he's like a tazmanian devil. To make the long story short, we named him Atari which means hit the target" in Japanese (ataru). The cat is so good in spatting, pouncing and giving me scratches everytime.  The thing is, we adopted him for a reason, to guard the house against mice and unfortunately I can still see some mice running around the house. We technically hired Atari for a specific task but I guess he’s still young perform his task lol. I think, for the time being, we’ll just let him be a kitty. I just don’t understand why he plays haplessly.

pain pain go away!

I wasn’t well during the past few days due to a recurring toothache. I guess that explains the searing headaches. I hate having toothaches, the discomfort and all. L I was at work 3 days ago when my toothache attacked so I was back in forth at the clinic. My God, I’ve never felt that way ever. I think i'd prefer a diarrhea than have a toothache because a frequent trip to the bathroom (although you’ll be dehydrated shortly) is even more tolerable compared to a toothache, the pain almost wouldn’t go away and it’s really unbearable. The nurse in the office first gave me this anti-inflammatory medicine that helped ease the pain for just a while (which only lasted for about half an hour) and then there it went again. I felt my right cheek already swelling and the pain turned excruciating that I felt my temperature rising like I’m beginning to have a fever. SO...I went to the clinic the second time around and asked the nurse what to do because the pain isn’t tolerable anymore. The nurse got worried because the doctor isn’t around neither so he instead gave me another medicine. My nurse colleague told me it was a hardcore pain reliever. I researched and  found it was called Celecoxib.

It was like magic right after I took Celecoxib the pain went away in just 2 minutes which made me finished my entire shift. T’was weird ‘cuz It felt like an electricity seeped through the veins in my face so I knew it was effective because of the sudden cure.  Whew, what a relief.  I even got myself some more of it but took them only whenever the pain kicks because I learned that when taken frequently also has side effects as usual like any other drugs. Pain relievers are bad for the kidney once taken too much. I’m still bombarding myself with antibiotics and Bactidol up to now and I’m glad that my self-medicating happens to work. I know it’s not advisable to self-medicate but I just don’t have time to go to the doctor at the moment.  My swollen gum is getting better and I hope It stays that way!

Read.
I have a new read by Patricia Cornwell again called Blow Fly. I enjoyed Tami Hoag’s Secrets to the Grave e-book. It rocked.

Food.

Moving on, I cooked this Fetuccini Pesto so that we have something to munch on this gloomy and windy weekday. It’s me and my sister’s rest day so what can I say?

I used Fetuccine Pasta and bought this Clara Ole Pesto sauce (which was quite expensive), then mixed with mushroom, tuna and diced bacon then topped with grated cheese. It was ok, I guess I just happen to be a fan of red sauce. However, nevertheless, my sisters and niece loved it. J I thought, I should’ve paired it with my sour potato salad (which I made last week). Hmm..maybe next time. Oh well, it’s raining again as I listen to Cibbo Matto’s Moonchild. 

under the weather

As I write this blog I’m enduring a slight headache. Good thing, I’m not working today and I guess a li’l rest will do. I've been enduring a headache for few days now and yeah I think It’s due to the sudden drop in temperature. I think I need to put on some more clothes for this cold climate and keep my summer clothes in the closet. I’m almost done with my e-book by Tami Hoag, just few more pages. It gets even more exciting as I’m down to the last chapter.  J

I hope It won’t rain.  I need an Advil. 

Adieu

L-R : Jill, Jack (top) and Yumi

I’m hoping for a sunny day today (i‘m crossing my fingers), so that our clothes outside will dry out. It’s been raining a lot lately. Just few days back, typhoon ‘AMBO’ brought about a lot of rain here up north and I hated it because the strong wind topples my umbrella every time. I love no-work-day and sunshine. 

Sad news.

Chevelle

Yesterday, our 5 year old dog (35 in human years) Jill just passed away and this made me sad. It's just painful to see a kind and loving dog to go. We treat our pets like part of our family and I know how my mom must’ve felt, Jill seems to be one of her favourite dog.  But then life goes on, may it be people or animals, there would really come a time wherein they have go. The bottom line is, if death means the end of Jill’s suffering then be it. Nobody wants for something or someone to endure pain.  My sister said Jill’s daughter Yumi, seemed to be looking for her mom not yet used to not seeing her I guess. 

My song of the day is Chevelle’s Send The Pain Below.

e-books

I’m addicted to e-books.

That, I try (as much as possible) to avoid going to e-book websites because chances are, I will hoard and download new e-books to our iPad library yet I don’t even have enough time to read. I might’ve been really busy because I can’t even finish reading a 300+ pages e-book while I used to finish one in a span of 2-3 days.  Gadh. This is seclusion for me...from my e-books.

No matter how excited I am to read 5 of my recently hoarded e-books, I just can’t and  I need to HAVE time. I have new ones from Patricia Cornwell  (three of ‘em) and two from Beverly Lewis.    

Oh Please...my bookworm persona, help me finish all of my e-books!