on the way home

my sister sent me a message earlier that nicole was looking for my daughter. she's already staying at a private cubicle after more than a week in the intensive care unit. so i waited 'til my day off last thursday, brought my daughter & 2 of my girl friends to nik.

everyone's attention was on my daughter. my niece couldn't get enough of her she kept on asking us so sit rayne beside her on her hospital bed. day by day my daughter's becoming this cute little menace that would bring random surprises to everyone. she already started to walk a week ago, although a bit late for being born premature.

nicole, with only half of her body functioning, asked for food every now & then. being deprived of anything to eat for more than 4 weeks, she munched on anything anybody brought in her room. during my stay, nicole kept asking about her puppy. to backtrack, my sis asked me to hunt for the perfect pup for nik. we've allotted the tightest budget for the dog, obviously due to the bloating hospital bills. the cheapest toy dog i could find was a dachshund. i eventually met with the breeder after our visit to nicole, settled payments & sent the new pup home. i got nik a mini-dachshund from a breeder who lives in our area. 'she's' got valid registrations w/c was supported by the papers provided by the seller including a document of the recent shots from the vet. she just turned 4 months. i've got a photo below. it's a little blurry so i'll post a better shot when i get the chance. we named her, w/c nik approved, dashee.

was at the hospital as well the next day w/ girl friend alex. nicole's therapists helped her learn how to sit up & stand again. nik failed to stand up, complaining of pain from different parts of her limbs.

she's scheduled to be sent home monday & we will be celebrating her return together w/ dad's birthday.

earlier that week, my girl friends & myself went to the annual UP fair done at the usual sunken garden spot in qc. i was supposed to follow them to a sorority reorientation held at the tiendesitas near libis. as soon as i was at the venue after work which was already past midnight, the conference was finished so we just took off & decided to go to UP. when we got there, the tickets were already sold out & i remembered my brother texting me earlier that he has plans to attend as well. so we exchanged messages & soon found out that he's at the backstage so me & my friends got easy VIP access. it was unusual this time coz in the past, i was the one who always had hassle-free access to backstages on several rock events. this time it was my brother who led me in for free. my brother's balikbayan friend BJ had recently joined as the main guitarist for the rock band 'slapshock'. we stayed until after mainstream rock bands 'kamikaze' & 'parokya ni edgar' did their show. we left UP together w/ the rest of the 'slapshock' members, my brother & his gf sam, my cousin mike & my 2 girl friends.