ManZy & Skip: The Habibi

I don't think I've ever told the story of how Habibi came into our (Skip and I....even Greg) lives. It was quite funny because, we all only just moved in at our new place, and then a month later we got her. It was way too quick. The house wasn't furnished, the kitchen was messy from the previous tenant since she left quite a few stuff for us.

We were pretty much a mess and unsettled when Skip suddenly wants FISHES. He wanted to put them in the lil man made pond infront of our house.

Thats Baileys, sticking to us after the move, since Abby haven't move into the house infront of us. So anyway, we went to Petcity on Highroad. He was picking out fishes, and usual me, I like to have my little walkabout around the store, looking at all the kinds of animals. Snake, lizards, fishes, hermit crabs, bunnies, guinea pigs, birds, kittens and puppies. The puppy/kitten stalls was my last visit because it was wayyyyy back in the store (also after picking out my one fish which looked like it has bubbles as eyes XD). When I got there, the kittens was where my attention went first. I was remembering DumDum when I watched them play in their litter box, when I heard a squeal next to the kitten stall. And there was Habibi, rough play with a lil Shih Tzu. Both of them got along so well. When I stood infront of their stall, Habibi saw me and straight away, smashed against the window to get to me. She couldn't get her attention away from me even if thr Shih Tzu was nibbling on its hind legs. Goddamn it was so cute.I didn't take any picture then because, well.. I just didn't.

I don't know how to describe Habibi back then. Shes a pug cross jack russell. She had pug scheme colour, with its signature curly tail, the extra folded skin around her face and her fat rounded body. My god, it was the cutest, ugliest thing I ever seen. LOL. But one thing that won me over other than her trying to get to me through the glass, was her eyes. It was so kind. So child like, so...brown and warm. I wanted her. Skip came to me not long later and fell in love with her too. Unfortunately, we were a day too early to buy her. She was still under watch as she was only 11 weeks old, and still needed surveillance in terms of her eating and what not (she also had fleas :S)

We gave no flying fuck about it. The next day,11th November, 2011(11.11.11) after my shift at Subway (ended around 2.30pm THANK GOD or else the pet shop would have closed by 5pm) and bought her. So. Fucking. Cute. We bought the necessary stuff like food and toys. Brought her home, and she just fit in so well. She ran around the house, in and out (while Skip was trying to get the fishes into the pond). I still remember the toy we bought her, it was a blue bunny, cotton stuff head, but the body was twisted rope, and then the cotton stuffed legs. She would not let go of it, and carried it around with her. And that is how we got Habibi. From fishes to dog.

SO DAMN CUTE!

When it was her first night with us, we didn't prepare any bedding for her (didn't buy doggy bed DONT KNOW WHY!) so we made her shelter with one of our moving boxes, and the bedding used was one of Skip's old paintball jacket or something. She would try to get on the bed, but too short (and fat XD) and whimpered to come up. I was trying to be really tough and not let her sleep with us (scared she needs to pee pee) so Skip had to be the tougher one and commanded her to go to bed. Guess what happened? She actually listened, but reluctantly haha. She shuffled (can hear her nails click clacking on the wooden floor) into her box, made some funny noise (as if moving house, moving the box), but she was actually trying to close the flaps of (like doors), and then loudly dropped herself on the bedding, and heaved a huge sigh. wtf lol! It actually sounds EXACTLY like me when I've been told off hahahahahaha. Very cute.

I played with her everyday, buying her more and more toys. I think she loves me more than Skip because Skip had to discipline her, hence being hard on her. So I was her comfort. Ofcourse I couldn't play with her every second of the day. I still had to tidy the house, do the laundry, cook blablabla. She would follow me everywhere I go. And when she follows, she carries her toys with her. Picture below shows her following me when I went to see Skip when he was playing his Ps3. Lookit that. She knows I was just saying 'hi' to Skip in between my chores, so she didn't drop her toy and chewed at it, just waited for me to walk away again.

She also learnt to do this crawling walk thingy we call 'Slugbug' (don't know why, don't bother asking). It was SO cute, it melted us instantly.

Just look at this and tell me it is NOT cute???

A month later, I had to return to Brunei for 3 weeks holiday. It was bought like, in August. Skip and I weren't official, didn't think I'd be in this new life back then. This was the first time, I did not want to return to Brunei. My heart gets heavier each day my flight gets closer. I even got depressed! I didn't want to leave Skip and Habibi for 3 weeks!! Its not that long really. But it ACTUALLY IS! Even Skip didn't think it was going to be so bad. They both got so depressed lol! It was a little better for me because I had my parents and childhood friends to keep my mind off Perth. Poor Skip and Habibi. We skyped every chance we get (which is alot lol) and each time Habibi hears my voice, she looked so lost. Skip told me, she would rush to the door when there was sound outside the room. She thought I would show up. T_T SO SADDDDD. Then Skip felt so lonely to the point he and Abel (Abby flew to Brunei too lol) bought tickets and visited us in Brunei. I was at the beginning of the 3rd week of my trip when Skip and Abel flew to us. So they spent a week in Brunei. Richard, Skip's brother, took care of Habibi, and then our place had a power cut for some stupid reason. So he took Habibi back to his place and she had military training with Skip's dad (for being too naughty LOL).

Get this, when Skip and Abel traveled to us, they missed their flight. How? They took Air Asia to KL, and from KL, their flight to Brunei is with Royal Brunei Airlines. They didn't know these two flights are actually in different airports. So when they landed in KL, they had few hours to kill before their flight to BN, so Abel wanted to get a hair cut (good impression for Abby's parents XD) then when they return to the airport, they couldn't find the terminal for Royal Brunei Airlines. When they realised they were in the wrong airport (we couldn't keep in contact because they had no roaming and wifi to use, or even time?) they reached the other airport and the terminal was closed. Missed their flight. I was so disappointed. I was all hyped up and then to hear this news. Man, my heart sank. Unreasonable of me, but couldn't help it. Even my mom was preparing a big meal for Skip when I told her the news. She said "no heart to cook now" whilst dropping the knife. LOL. Drama. But anyway! They took the first flight to BN the next morning and we were all jolly again, yay!

So anyway, til this very day, Habibi is CLINGY as hell. She would be all depressed if I'm gone for work. And when I get home, she jumps around like some spastic kid lol. In a way, I am happy that I get so much love from her. Even better now, we have Amoi to join her being spastic when I come home. :D Story you next time about Amoi :D

I've got a nine hour shift tomorrow from 12pm to 9pm (or rather, in a few hours from now). She is gonna be devastated lol! So yeah, I gotta go sleep now. Needa inspire more people with Swarovski kekekeke. Til then, enjoy the pics of lil Habibi! :D