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awesome weekend with kung fu panda

Last weekend, my partner and I decided to watch Kung Fu Panda 2. Initially, we were thinking of watching "In the Name of Love" but due to the sad events last week, we decided to see the hit animated flick instead. After all, we love the first franchise too. As expected, I forgot all about my sadness for 1 1/2 hours! There's really just one word to describe it: AWESOMENESS! The storyline is good, the actions scenes are exciting and the dialogs are really hilarious! Po really made me laugh real hard again! With the added 3D feature, the movie's really a must-see!

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One thing that I loved about the movie is its take on inner peace by letting go of the past. People who are dear and close to me know so well that I'm such a wallower. No matter how things seem perfect and how happy I am, I always have the tendency to look backwards and savor the painful events in the past. Very often these days, after my baby pup's death, I have looked back specifically into that time in the past when I did a lot of mistakes. This just shows me that I haven't forgiven myself completely yet and that I haven't fully come to terms with what I have done. So, while watching the movie, Po's line--"You've got to let go of that stuff from the past because it just doesn't matter . The only thing that matters is what you choose to be now"-- really struck me. Yeah, he's right. Everyone around me's right. Past is past. Everyone has his or her own past and we cannot change it!  We must let go of it completely to fully enjoy the present and embrace the future. =)

Hence, I have to really work on letting go. It's what I really need to do to experience inner peace. And who knows? I might just save a country or millions of lives! Awesomeness. =)

xoxo..

happy thoughts

Today, I have grown more depressed. I couldn't get off my mind the look on my baby's face during his last hours. I really miss him. But I'm trying to fight it back. Cliche as it may sound but "life must go on." So I checked out some inspiring thoughts again to be motivated through the day.

As I said yesterday, Momiji's death serves as a reminder that life is indeed too short. So I posted the following to help me reflect on the present status of my life . They're simple reminders indeed on how to make life more worth living...

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goodbye dear momiji! =(

MOMIJI-san (January 26, 2011- May 23, 2011)

I'm not new to blogging. This isn't actually the first time for me to start a blog account. This time though, I'm not  starting to blog again just so I could rant about my angsts or share my happy thoughts. This time,it's for a special reason. The kind that would forever leave a scar in my heart...

Today, May 23, 2011, is the day when the most special dog in my life, Momiji (refer to the pic above) was taken by the Lord.  This may sound weird--- especially to those who are not fond of dogs--- but this cute little lap dog was practically family. My partner and I know very well that we can't have kids of our own (not unless if we consider adoption). Hence, we consider our beloved dogs as our children. Momiji was very special to us as he got all the traits that we've always wanted. He was supposed to be the last dog that we're planning to keep since his mother, Coffee, won't give birth anymore. And so when Momiji had his last breath today in our hands, we cried buckets of tears! There was an excruciating pain which really struck our hearts. We were practically crying the whole day that right now, I look like Garfield already (no pun intended). Yeah, I do look like him now from non-stop crying. My partner, on the other hand, has been suffering from a splitting headache since the afternoon.

Momiji's life ended at 9 a.m. today. His death made me realize once again that life is really too short so we should treasure every moment that we have with our loved ones. This little being also taught me how to be strong. At four months old, we saw how he fought during his last hours. Every time we called him, he would try to respond by raising his head weakly. We could see that his breathing was fluctuating but when we would tell him, " you can do it, baby.." or "do't give up, Momiji," he would take a deep breath!

Our little baby's life ended today but surely, he won't be forgotten. We would always remember the little things that we shared with him. His sweetness and unique antics will forever be etched in our hears. He's one of our angels now eagerly watching and guiding us from above.

By losing him, this day became a day of so many realizations. Thanks for teaching me so many things, baby Momiji. I will always keep them in my heart so dearly! Your memories will live on in the hearts of mommy and daddy and in this blog... =(