My website’s back up! It’s been down for almost three days because I wasn’t able to pay my hosting on time. Plus there were lots of expenses and other stuff that I had to pay for, so I had to put it off for a bit. But everything’s okay now, so it’s back to blogging again.

I’ve been wanting to blog about my new pets! I bought them last Sunday (and, compulsively too, I must add) and I was so excited to bring them home. They are my first ever hamster pets. The only pets I’ve had in the past were dogs and a tankful of fish (initially, in salt water then I switched to fresh water since salt water aquarium is so hard to maintain).

As opposed to pet dogs, I never liked cats. It’s not because I hate them hate them, I think it’s mainly because, on some level, I’m scared of them. When I happen to encounter a cat, I always imagine that there’s more to those mysterious stares that it gives and that it will attack me ferociously with its sharp claws any minute. Exag! Or maybe I was somewhat traumatized after watching the Stephen King film Sleepwalkers when I was a kid. Lol.

I’ve always been a dog-person and I still am. I think they’re just the loveliest and friendliest pets (except for the big, mean ones). I still dream to have my own Labrador, Beagle or even a Chow-chow. But we all know how those kinds of pets cost in this part of the globe so they are out of the question. I even asked a pet shop worker once about the price of a Beagle and a St. Bernard and I was shocked to hear that they actually cost more or less 60,000-70,000 Php! That’s almost the same price as a pre-owned old model car.

So while I obviously can’t afford those expensive pups, I’ll gladly settle for 110 Php pair of hamsters for now. My male hamster’s name is “Mr. Jingles” from the movie The Green Mile. (Yes, I am aware that Mr. Jingles is actually a mouse. lol) and the female one is “Belle” coz she’s just so beautiful.

Here are some snapshots of ‘em…

Mr. Jingles and Belle

Exploring their new home for the first time

Dinnertime

Left: Mr. Jingles eating – Right: Belle sleeping

Tired after all the moving and settling down..

I think they’re just so cute and nice. However, just yesterday, Belle bit my finger while I was playing with her and Mr. Jingles bit Deej too when he was holding him. So I guess they’re not that nice hamsters after all. And to think I even bothered to buy them one of those exercise machines. Lol.