if you happened to come across my fb status 6 days ago ...
you will probably figure that my dog has already passed on .
it's quite hard to write this , but i would like to get it off my chest so you're welcome to sit through .

firstly , i generally hate pity so when i post on fb im not expecting any of that .
i just want to acknowledge that this is a major event that has taken place in my life .
and even if i may not show it much , i will definitely be affected .


Nobel (pronounced 'Noble') is a shetland sheepdog , born on 10.10.1997 , passed away on 03.11.2012 .
making him 15 years and 30 days old . in dog years which i heard is 7 times of human years , 105 years .

the start of any journey is normally the sweetest .

i had him since end of primary 1/start of primary 2 so we grew up together around the same age .
for us being around similar age means we did more things together that doesnt feel out of place .

i still remember having him on my lap and lying on the floor together .

continued on until he was too big to sit on my lap and me sitting instead of lying on the floor .
such behavior changes when we slowly grew up . i enjoyed his other quirks like stopping me from looking at fishes so i would pay attention to him instead . even baiting him with a squeaky toy so he would go after it .


during my younger years i spent most of my time at home so i had alot of time with him ,
but when i grew up , school , work and other activities kept me from home .
i generally like outside activities since home was a little boring for me unless i wanted to work .
around this time he grew older too , less active and sometimes not willing to play much so we spent less time from each other .

so i felt we did drift further away from each other , caught up in our own world and our own time .
but sometimes we would both put in a burst of effort for old times sake .


im glad and grateful for all of what we had and everything we shared although i always did think that it is a little unfair .

unfair that even though our candles were lighted about the same time , yours burnt out so fast whereas mine still has two thirds or three quarters left . rate too fast and length too short .

as much as i feel this way , i accept it because i know it can't be helped .


and from day 1 i met you i already knew you were meant for me and i wouldnt have it any other way ♥