Lessons I learnt from my dog - Part 1

Sadly, my six months internship has ended... I wish I could continue on. Heck, I would even cut myself to trade one year of studying for one year of work at minimum wage. But I don't think I will never reify this concept that being able to excel at work (without forgoing sleep and basic nutrition intake) is more, or at least equally, important to becoming a lawyer in this country as excelling at school.

Anyway, the main point of this blog post is not about being a qualified person to enter the legal practice in Singapore. Praise the Lord. 

It is about my dog.

Now that I am full-time couch potato at home (well, sorta), I am spending almost 16 hours of my day with my dog. And each day, I learn new things about her and from her.

Number one.

My dog has a particular liking for fruits. She loves young coconuts, papayas, watermelons and pears, just to name a few. And I obviously have a penchant for feeding her with foods that she likes cause it makes me happy to see her happy.

The only problem is that my dog is a chihuahua. And if you haven't realised, a young coconut easily weighs more than her. It is not physically possible for her to finish the whole fruit and eat in big quantities even if she wants to and I want her to (cause I want her to be jolly and chubby like Santa Claus).

Oh, and unfortunately, she is a stereotypical chihuahua and doesn't know how tiny she is (poor girl). So in the end, giving her like a few slices of coconut is the maximum amount I'll treat her. Sorry, Nini!

Having said that, I notice that she will never ever ever ever ever ever ever throw a tantrum or persistently beg for more when I stop feeding her and tell her that 'enough is enough' and it is for her own good. Instead, she patiently waits for the next feeding time (which is usually like a few days later).

As far as I know, I have not seen or heard about a dog that would be so docile after its only source of gustatory eudemonic pleasure is prematurely taken away from it.

Nini, your ascetic way of life is admirable. I shall strive to be less of a glutton and be more appreciative of the simple but ephemeral comforts in life that come my way.


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This is just Part 1, and the reason for splitting this post into a few posts is because... I'm lazy.

Anyway, watch this video because I edited it:





.... I obviously have a type.