Chapter 85 : Over The Years

"It's the bitterness that lasts."

I would like to dedicate this post to my recently deceased pet dog that was with me for almost 12 years. That's right, 12 long years just went by like that from the day I had him till his very last days.

Along with trying to dedicate this post to him, I would also like to use this opportunity to blog about the way things turned out the past 12 years for me ever since Spikey came into my life.

Flashback to 12 years ago: 30 September 2001. I was just an innocent primary 1 kiddo facing the world and having mainstream needs like games and toys, but as an only child it gets lonely even if you have like a box full of toys, you always feel lonely somehow and that was when I asked my mom for a dog. She agreed and this little fellow was like a complete and fearful stranger to me because I had never really interacted with a dog before. I was afraid at first but after awhile I got over that fear and we eventually clicked somehow. A few years later (Age 11), I decided that I was old enough to stay home by myself with the dog

Fast forward 7 years later, where I graduated from primary school and moving onto secondary school and I looked a little like this.

                                      

That whole primary to secondary school shift was kinda a huge blow to me because of my results and everything but it was fine because I had my dog with me so I didn't feel that lonely and he was like a real person to me because he would just sit with me and just be himself, I really found it hard to be angry at him, apart from the fact when he pees or poos in the wrong parts of the house. What I would never forget would be the walks that I used to bring him out and when I used to pamper him with like premium dog food and showering him. I admit there were times that I was just too busy with my own activities, school and CCAs that I neglected him by spending my time outside and having like super little or almost no time with him by the time I get back but he would always never fail to wait by the door for me to return home and get all excited to see me.

Sadly his journey ends here, it was sad to see him go just like that, wished I could have spent more time with him though, but life's too short for regrets and full of gives and take. Wonder what's gonna happen next.