happy memories

today, rover says goodbye to the place he has considered his abode for the last 4 months, the cabinet at the green and white office. for 4 months he and his friends mister penguin and mister elephant stayed in that happy place they called home. Each day was a wondrous experience for him: the yearbook verification, the annoying subscribers that insist on getting their yearbook during breaktime, the tension, the work, the phonecalls, the card games, hi jack, tong-its, pusoy, the cris cringle, the moments of waiting for the mcdonald man, the insaniquarium days, the typershark days, the hide and seek game for lazy people, the aircon, the smell of binagoongan rice and katsudon, neopets, hulaan, manang janitress and manong guard, the plaridel people on the other side on the (half) wall, the american idol songs playing on the plaridel side of the room, the letters on the cabinet, the kodakan, the secrets, the revelations, the singing, the tampuhan, the laughter, the magic.

but on top of everything, what made that home their heaven, are the people of Green & White. although his friend mister toni stayed more at the plaridel side, rover chose to be with that bunch of people whose wackieness would have been enough for them to be sent to the loonie bin. although he didn't get to chat with many of them, except for some, he really felt that warmth he never got in the shelf of the stuff toy store.

and for the person who have treated him the warmest, rover sends his utmost gratitude and appreciation. he says thanks for the hello's and hi's, for the attention you gave him during breaks, for rubbing the back of his head, for holding his paws, for playing with him, for feeding him, for asking why his eyes were a little bit sad and somewhat longing, for the thoughtfulness of putting a sign on the cabinet door saying "ROVER the Cat", for the bracelet you made for him out of a strip of plastic, and for the huge hugs. his heart goes to the most wonderful person in his life. meows and other cat sounds are not enough to tell you how much he appreciates your company. you have taught a feline full of stuffings how to love.

for now, rover is homeward bound to have himself washed and fixed. if he will ever go back to his cabinet, he doesn't know. if whether he will get to see her again or not, only time will tell. but one thing he do is sure of is that he will always have a memory of a brief moment in cat heaven, and that's enough to live by for the rest of his days -- 9 lives actually.