Tonight, the Five Cats' Dad bought a small pack of durians for his personal consumption but the moment Boy smelt it, he hounded his poor Dad till he relented and gave him some. Buffy and Tux joined the foray and soon the packets with the eaten seeds were placed on the floor and Boy ousted the rest to lick up the rest. Sam attempted to have some but failed. Kaku must have been at the back as she missed all the excitement. Anyway, there wasn't enough to go round this time. :(

You see, Boy has a long history with durians. Since he was a kitten, he loved sitting beside his Mom eating durian while they still lived with his Grandparents. Boy's Granddad would cut open the durians and distribute it to all the human family members while Boy, the human cat (that's what he thought of himself) would get small pieces from his Mom's hand and got to lick the remaining bits from her fingers when she was done. For the first time, Boy's Grandma didn't complain about feeding Boy human food as she was quite impressed a cat would actually like durians!

Many years later, with his Mom and Dad and new siblings around the familiar durian pile on newspaper spread out all over the floor, he didn't hesitate. The other Four Cats were perplexed at this pungent smelly fruit. But slowly one by one they sniffed and licked and wow... the smelly fruit was nice... Since that day, whenever their Dad buys a few durians back and lays out the newspaper on the ground, all the Five Cats will sit around and wait for their Mom and Dad to finish eating their share and then pass some around for all the cats to enjoy. :D

I have decided to journal my adventures in Ancaria.

Currently in Silver and travelling with my immortal companions, my faithful steed Spotty and my friend Wilbur, we journeyed from Crow's Rock Castle to Wolfdale, which is en route to Icecreek Dale, our next destination.

After we saved the tax money for the Mayor, retrieved a ring for a little girl, helped a ghost, and found the remains of a poor woman's husband, the kind Mayor gave us a nice discount at the local store. I bought Spotty some cool new togs. Doesn't he look grand?

Me and Spotty with his new togs



My friend Wilbur



My current stats


We will take a short rest before heading up north to the frosty region of Icecreek Dale.

According to BabyCenter:

"A side effect of your growing belly may be low back pain and possibly some pain in your buttocks and thighs. Be sure to tell your caregiver if the pain is severe or you feel numbness or tingling in your legs."

Yiii! It is normal. OMG. I am getting all of the above. Plus BB is kicking like crazy...

My left hip has decided to take a break and LEFT for vacation while leaving the nerves exposed. Today I took a small tumble down the stairs after my shower but I guess my bum is padded enough so it just stung for a while. Much less than that tumble down a carpeted flight of stairs back in Toronto.

The kids' Dad was out having beer with Uncle Alan and friend, but luckily Tuxie was home (duh!) and he came by to sit with me till I struggled to get up again. The other kids came by to look at poor wet Mommy sitting on the floor. Even Kaku who meowed at me with a rather concerned look on her face.

It hurts whenever I walk now so luckily I'd set up my laptop and Internet connection in bed so I can work from bed! :D Now am testing out my new $12 Genius speakers. There is nothing like a new tech toy to cheer one up.

***Your Brain's Pattern***

You have a dreamy mind, full of fancy and fantasy.

You have the ability to stay forever entertained with your thoughts.

People may say you're hard to read, but that's because you're so internally focused.

But when you do share what you're thinking, people are impressed with your imagination.

What Pattern Is Your Brain?

BB has decided he will be a footballer. Now that his head has turned toward the ground, he's been practicing playing for the English Premier League everyday, primarily at night and occasionally after meals. His Mom has adopted a perfect posture to avoid internal damages. Despite rumours that he might escape due to persistent kicking before his due date, no noticable holes have been found around his Mom's tummy.

Just boiled chicken for a bunch of hungry kitties. This time there was no hesitation. They ALL tucked in. :) There was some growling when Sam didn't get a piece of chicken he and Tux tussled over but later Tux allowed the naughty boy to pick off the remaining two pieces chicken he had in his bowl. Kaku finished hers off in record time as always and peered longingly at the rests' dishes. I gave them all a scoop of dry biscuits to top off the meal.

Boy looks grimly at a naughty kitty



Sam caught sleeping on the bed



Tux making a face



Tux is curious



Buffy is an alien