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last tuesday's silog -- the puppy's growing fast. she's eating a lot. she can stand, lean on and put her chin on the bed already. still no garbage collection so this is still here . when the local robinsons supermarket stopped selling the kdo sugar-free coffee mix, we started buying the only sugar-free mix that they had -- great taste white. first, there was a box of 10 sachets. then, the box was gone replaced with a plastic pack of 10 sachets. now, they don't stock it in packs - they're selling individual sachets instead! parang sa sari-sari store lang .

it was raining when i woke up. pulled the blanket over me and went back to sleep. it was what we would call stay-in-bed weather. two hours later i was up and hungry. had fluffy scrambled eggs, two pieces of tuyo , rice, coffee and a bottle of water. read on the kindle for a long while to let that big meal settle before i took a nap. i couldn't help it, i had to lie down again, the weather made me sleepy. i don't know how long i was out but next thing i knew, it was time to get up. so, i was up and about. had a bath, another meal - vegetables, grilled tilapia, rice, water, and homemade biko for dessert. there was an incident outside with the puppy and a big cat - the cat attacked her! she rushed in whining and hobbling with one leg obviously hurt. she didn't appear to have a break or wound so we calmed her down with soft words and cuddles. she hobbled back out but wasn't crying anymore so that's good. we'll check her leg again tomorrow.

played with a puppy after brunch. made a toy for her from an old canvass tote. we rolled and tied it up so she'll have something to chew on. she likes to grab things with her teeth and pull. the rainy season has eased up the harsh temps from the past months, though flood and heavy traffic have become problems in many business districts. i was planning on going out soon to a government office. in my case, planning an outing is stressful already, now i have to keep my fingers crossed that it doesn't rain on the intended day. happy to report that the ant problem is going away. a few ants make an appearance from time to time, but the bed has not been swarmed for two days straight. i am getting rid of old accounting textbooks. they have been unopened for more or less a decade so they will have to go. it's one pile (there's more but this is a start) but the bin outside is too small so we're waiting for the garbage truck to come by on collection day so we can just ha

ants are biting me, i have to get up. it's too early but i'm itchy from the bites. i'm pissed. i see them come, not too many at once but two or three every few minutes. the ant-squashing begins. as i go about this important duty, i decide on breakfast -- canned ligo sardines. it's saltier than i remember. i'm not very happy with that. i spend an hour on the kindle before trying to sleep again (while keeping an eye on my bed for ants and squashing them accordingly, of course). by the way, it's raining and not very humid today which is nice. i really have to take that nap! but i can't. hello, mosquitoes. the rain must have brought them out. how am i supposed to sleep now? my legs are getting peppered with welts. as far as getting any more sleep today, i give up. remember the salty ligo sardines earlier? well, now i'm hungry. i'm thinking jollibee. i go to jollibeedelivery.com (as guest, c.o.d.) and order up chocolate sundaes, sodas and an ama

the memory card that came with my nokia5800 started acting up after using its usb cable to transfer our vacation pictures. a picture or more, or a music file would be corrupted when i access the gallery; it's every time i access it, even through the file manager. it was frustrating. it was a mess. i had to format it. i did it last night. haven't taken any pictures or put music in yet, but so far, the phone's recognizing it ok. anyway, if it breaks again, i'll need to get a new microsd card - a reliable, branded one like sandisk or kingston. oh joy.

every room in the house is like a sauna, a SAUNA! it's so hot and humid. it's worse from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the place is crawling with ants. hate it when they get on the bed. they bite, they keep me awake. i think i'm suffering from tennis elbow. ow... ow... ow...

went to 'the mall at wellington green'. i requested it specifically because they have complimentary mobility scooters (just leave an ID and a $10 returnable deposit to use one for 3 hours). when we got to the visitor's center, all the scooters were gone so we decided to check again after lunch. good thing too because i do not think they would have allowed a scooter inside the restaurant, it was cramped in there. after lunch, scooters abound at the visitor's center - take your pick. Not that there was much of a choice, they were all the same color and model. i hopped in one, left my wheelchair behind and off we went to scour the mall. lunch was at cpk. had to wait to be seated. they were busy and we weren't a small party. ate lettuce wraps, pizza, this jambalaya fettuccine-- this chicken milanese (chicken buried under the arugula)-- and cakes. had a sangria too-- was carded. the server's reaction -- huwaaatttt???!!! hysterical. Updated 5/23/14

went to seaworld in orlando. spent the whole day there. we rented a mobility scooter from outside (from a company called 'walker mobility') and took turns riding it -- that was a clever decision; otherwise, i think we wouldn't have enjoyed our stay; there were many bags to hold, many shows and animals to see. one of which was this guy. oohh, i was so close-- hello, sea lion. clyde is his name-- didn't miss the shamu show-- closed the park with 'shamu rocks' too. i want a mobility scooter.

the kindle cover we saw at best buy was for paperwhite, without a magnetic snap to keep it closed; it was $34 -- mahal, di na . don't know if the difference in dimensions of a paperwhite and touch (wi-fi) were insignificant that a cover for one would fit the other. anyway, got one off amazon for less than $10 AND it has a magnetic snap to keep it closed (around $15 with standard shipping). this kindle cover is by Acase and so far, it's holding up. it's affordable, fits the kindle touch (wi-fi) OK and it does its job. can't beat that.