what a bad day. our dog, Liam, just died this morning. I was awaken by that bad news from a neighbor that he was hit by a car. It was so sudden and I didn't think I was gonna cry for a dog. But Liam was so special, he was like a part of our family. Of course we have had several pets before, especially when we were kids. But I have to say he's the closest to us. He brought so much joy and laughter, and it felt like having him was like having the same responsibility as that of any relationship. They say if you wanna become a good parent, get a pet- that's so true. I remember how hard it was when he was growing up. We would try to always keep him inside the house since he always wanna go back to our neighbor who gave him to us. It was also of course a little costly since we, esp my sister, always buy dog foods and stuffs. We even sometimes allow him to sleep in our bed. Owning a pet is pretty much like having a child that you have to take good care of, I say to myself. There was even a time when he just disappeared for the whole day. My brother's work that time was graveyard so he leaves the house at 2 in the morning. Most of the time he'd take a walk since there's no tricycle during that time. He was already near the gate of our village when Liam suddenly appeared and seemed so relieved and excited that he saw my brother. I remember when my newborn-niece got home for the very first time, we noticed that Liam got jealous because of so much attention that we're giving my niece. You'd know if he has tantrums if you go near him and he would stay away from you. He can sometimes be so moody and sullenly aloof if he wants to. But he can also be sweet and has a tendency to seek for so much attention. There are times when he wouldn't eat what you give him, you have to literally put the food into his mouth. Sigh, I could go on and on, there's so much to say about our dog who became so special to us. I have to believe that a dog can also be a man's best friend. Maybe I'm just getting emotional but I don't know, something that involves few friends is happening lately that makes me wanna believe in that saying even more. Anyway, it's a quite different topic that I might post some other day. Bye!