12 kilos of lacatan bananas for 52 pesos?

By Connie Veneracion on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 2:39 pm in , , · 7 Comments

Fifty-two pesos and eighty-five centavos, to be more precise, if you like your bananas with four legs and an ear-splitting growl.

Astro was reaching for the bananas but the price tag was all he got.

Yes, this pit bull likes — and actually eats — bananas.

Begging for food

By Connie Veneracion on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 3:30 am in , · 15 Comments

Still waiting for his breadWhen Speedy arrived yesterday afternoon, he went into the kitchen for a snack where he was joined by Sam. Astro was sniffing around and even put up his front paws on the table. Speedy had to say “Off!” several times before the dog finally gave up.

He did look cute though with his front paws on the table, like he was begging for food…

Should we hire an interior decorator?

By Connie Veneracion on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 3:13 pm in , · 14 Comments

I was cooking when Speedy arrived home with a crate for Astro. Sick and all, and he still went out to meet with a client. I know that some of the top brass in his company read my blog so, read this — my husband deserves a medal and a 1000% raise hehehehe

I don’t know [...]

The pet situation is fast turning into a nightmare

By Connie Veneracion on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 10:00 pm in , , , · 11 Comments

Remember that time when we thought we lost Pepper because she was gone for two nights? That was a little over three months ago. Pepper never went away like that again and we were happy. Just a week ago, Alex commented on how Pepper has gained a lot of weight after the noticeable weight loss [...]

Dog art

By Connie Veneracion on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 1:01 pm in , , · 10 Comments

Have I ever mentioned that Speedy comes from a family of graphic artists? He has two brothers who are Fine Arts graduates and who have been working for years in big advertising companies — one in the U.S. (Hi, Sonny!) and another in Beirut (Hi, Richie!). Speedy used to dabble in drawing and painting but [...]

I love him except that he bites

By Connie Veneracion on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 9:15 am in , , · 35 Comments

For the past week, I’ve been thinking a lot if we hadn’t been too rash in allowing Sam to get a dog. I must admit that the way Astro has attached himself to me has been both flattering and endearing. But his presence in the house has been traumatic for Pepper — and the rest [...]

Dog day afternoon

By Connie Veneracion on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 5:30 pm in , · 19 Comments

First of all, the dog has a name — finally. Not Brad, unfortunately, but Astro. Speedy’s idea. When I first heard Sam say “Astro” I thought the dog was being named after the cartoon character called Astroboy. But the origin of the name is a song with the same name by the Radioactive Sago Project [...]

Feeling like a Stepford wife

By Connie Veneracion on Monday, February 4, 2008 at 6:02 pm in , , , · 25 Comments

The whole point in retiring early was to spend more time with the kids while they were growing up. It wasn’t a tough choice to make. I was never the ambitious young lawyer that most of my peers were. That retirement proved better than I ever imagined was a bonus. I had the opportunity to [...]