i want a dog...

while reading the 'lifestyle' section of the sunday times today, there was a headline of an article which i felt was crafted so aptly for my family!

it read 'Want a pet? Write a report'

the artice featured how a mother wanted to instill discipline and independence in her daughter, and thus made her write a report with 5 reasons why she should be allowed to get a hamster.

i was partially amused, but excited, because i had done the exact same thing earlier this week! voluntarily though..cos.......i really want a dog!! have been a dog lover all my life, grew up with dogs (kimberly's) but accepted that i'll never have my own cos my mummy always said no..soon i learnt to stop asking, and was content to play with my cousin's dogs occasionally..

but now, many reasons led me to feel the time is RIGHT! haha maybe if i'm less paiseh i'll paste my 5-page 'report' (with double-spacing :p) with my various compelling reasons here next time!

i used to wonder why booboo was brought into my life and then so tragically taken away less than 24 hours later..leaving but a painful scar in my memory..i still think of her everyday and wish she was still around, imagining how she'll look like if she had grown up..and sometimes i'll question if i'd rather not have met her at all, cos my momentary feelings of feeling super blessed and lucky when she was around seem to be easily overwhelmed by the sadness that could probably ensue for the rest of my life..

i always believe everything happens for a reason by God's will (even though i'm not a christian or catholic)..and thus when booboo left, i really tried hard to find a reason why i was made the one to pick her up in the first place..

and now, i think i've kinda found the reason. ever since booboo was gone, it created this emptiness in my heart which craved for a pet to take care of..initially i wanted a baby lovebird, but i admit that it was an impulsive desire to simply replace booboo..

and then one day i chanced upon mummy's mail from spca thanking her for her donation..and it spurred my interest to 'explore' other pet possibilities..i went on the spca website to look at their dogs for adoption..and this led me to a daily research on other forums, adoption websites etc. to look out for potential dogs! booboo's presence spurred me to rethink the possibility of actually getting my own dog, and then hoping to materialize it.

haha but ANYWAY, not that my mummy has approved yet. the first time i asked her verbally (after mustering LOTSA courage), she adamantly objected ('No means no!')..and i was so dejected i went to my toilet to cry secretly! haha such a crybaby right..and i decided i had to approach the matter more rationally, and decided to write a REPORT! which i e-mailed to my mummy and daddy (who has strangely decided to keep mum about the matter throughout!)

but despite mummy's first sms that 'we'll discuss the dog issue tonight' and us ending up not discussing in the end, she sent another sms to me while at work 2 days later:

'If it makes you feel any better, we'll seriously consider the dog issue only after our trip. So don't feel so dejected. :-P'

haha i seriously feel that the cheeky emoticon at the end is so out-of-place!! but i guess this spells some hope, especially from her initial 'NO MEANS NO!' right? hehe

i really really hope that my lifelong wish to have my own dog will come true!! wish me luck!! hehe..and thanks to those who 'wished' me courage after seeing my msn nick! :D