Wishing you a good fight, Mary!

Huge obstacles we are facing nowadays....
and when things go topsy-turvy,
the best thing to do
is to activate resiliency
with the help of
the family.

This is a picture of my niece Mary, taken last December 2009, during the 70th Birthday Celebration of Mama Naty in Trece Martirez, Cavite, Philippines.

Mary is the daughter of my Ate Cora (see picture below, 3rd from the left) and Kuya Gerd, (2nd from the left) and the mother of my grandnephew Keno (2nd from the left) and grandniece Celine (1st from the right, next to me). 
By the way, why am I reposting old photographs??
The answer is simple:
Struggling through hard times nowadays, reminds me of those good times in the past. As Mama Naty once told me:
"When you are full of sorrows,
remember only the good things, nothing else".

I dare to say, having survived some hardships during my fifty four years on this earth, Mama Naty's advice was and still is, the cut above the rest, to be able to
tackle the difficulties facing the menaces of the present times.

 

Added to the fears of catching the pandemic 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease, our family is facing acute and chronic illnesses as well. Tough times indeed, and we are being tumbled down of appalling events here in Germany as well as in the Philippines. 

Battling against all these hiccups, we, as family, who have encountered and survived difficulties in the past, try to stand firmly on our feet, trying to tighten the rope that binds us.

Kuya Gerd, Celine and Mary during a walk along Weser River in Bremen, Germany
last Saturday, 01 March 2020. 

Keno, Mary's eldest son, who recently turned eighteen (18), and is now trying to stand on his own feet, visited us last Saturday, 01 March 2020 in Bremen.

Remembering a special day in Norden, Northern Germany.

Laughters.....

As we approach our difficulties, I wish and hope that we remain calm and bouyant to all those strong waves coming into our shores.

I sincerely wish Mary a winning streak over her fight against her "villain".

"GO, FIGHTER!"

Introducing Anton, Turning 8

"Sir Anton, 8"

Reminiscing The First Year With Him

The First "Anton Encounter" At The Shelter

The picture above was taken short before we left the shelter after waiting for sometime, almost giving up our intention to get him out of the shelter. It was only a matter of seconds that he popped his head up, as if saying:
 "Seriously??? You  really want me to mess up  with you, folks???"

"THEN GET ME OUT OF HERE"


That was the hitting point. 
After a walk around the park nearby the 
Animal Shelter,
 reckoning the pros and cons,
we decided to pick him up the next day.

As expected, coping up with his new family and home, Sir Anton was quite aloof and hid himself most of the time, and wheezed when approached, but as days passed by, he started to roam around  in a cautious but gladdened manner.

Sir Anton At Ease

It has been more than a year that Kota had passed. The year-mourning is over, and it is my pleasure to introduce Sir Anton, turning eight (8) in July this year.

Anton is from an Animal Shelter  in Bremen, Germany.  Only four (4) weeks after Kota`s heavenly exit, my friend and I thought life is not worthy without a cat, and so, he now takes over Kota's place. Surely, Kota still has a special place in our hearts that can never be replaced. Just like the other cats I had in the Philippines who, as time passed by, one after another vanished.

Sir Anton (the "Sir" we added to his original name, as to give it a unique and a personal touch coming in to his second family) was given up by his former family due to illness. We learned that he had difficulties in the shelter, refused food, and easily got irritated when he is being approached by the shelter personnel.

He was there for four (4) months (November 2018 to  19 February 2019). His saddened face at the Animal Shelter's Website caught our attention, and yes, it was love at the first sight.

As we visited him at the shelter, we barely had seen him. We were told that he is quite aloof, and he hid most of the time, just getting out to get some food and water. At first, he was alone in a cage, refused to eat, and the shelter put him together with two (2) female cats in a spacious room, but he refused to get along with them. We were told though, that he regained his appetite and started to eat well. Later, as I saw him, I must mention that he was very well fed.

Anton´s Portrait As Seen In Internet

One can notice the Metamorphosis in his facial expression... a lovely, and sometimes naughty
Sir Anton!    

Some days after, realizing that his new home is safe.  

The picture above is Sir Anton's "Donkey Way". Quite silly but I called it spontaneously a donkey gesture, even the move has nothing to do with a donkey  but it sounds funny though. He would do "The Donkey Way" when he knows that we would feed him.

We (my friend and I) have Sir Anton since February 19, 2019.

Giving him a second chance to get another family (us!) was 
the pick of the bunch of 2019!

Please, dear readers of mine, give another creature a chance. 
Visit your next Animal Shelter soon!