I’ve been taking things easy since I completed all the major projects for 2008. I started the year with a silence retreat to help me get my life in focus. It’s funny how the Lord has taken me a full circle and arranged for me to have some quietness for three weeks.

Au will be going back to the Philippines for a month. I am house sitting for my brother who is on a vacation with the family. Mocca, my nephews’ and niece’s pet rabbit came packaged with the house.

I have always loved animals but since the l990s I stopped having pets. My life has been too busy.

Yesterday, I sent an sms to my brother Brian,

Mocca seems to miss you all. He makes his poopoo on the newspaper but also everywhere else. He’s been trying to get in the house – I guess to look for the children. He doesn’t like to come to me so I have a hard time combing his hair. I tried making friends with him and just patting him but he runs away from me. Tsk.

Some progress today,

Hi Boaz, Brenan, n Beth.

Mocca finally let me pet him a bit longer this morning. He’s very cute but he’s also tarek hargah (plays hard to get). I’m desperately trying to be his friend – he doesn’t accept bribes. His hair is getting more knotted up. I hope he doesn’t end up a lump of knots when you all get back! I think I comb his hair more than I comb my own! He still keeps springing out from me. No chance to carry him. Tsk tsk.

Brenan wrote with this advise,

Hi mako.

This is brenan thank you for helping once again with mocha I apologize on the family for his behaviour in response to your current situation I suggest approaching him slowly and in as friendly a manner as possible if that doesn’t work all I can think of at the momment is to show your face more often in the balcony kitchen part facing the balcony and the living room

Thank you again and sorry for the punctuation errors and mochas behaviour
Your nephew
Brenan

My reply,

Hi Brenan,

No need to apologise for Mocca. Eventually hopefully he will know that I’m the one feeding him and he will be more friendly with me. Haha.

I forgot to tell you that this morning he somehow managed to drag the two dustpans and one broom to the centre of the balcony.

I haven’t had a pet for many years, so it’s kind of fun taking care of him. Don’t worry about it. I’m not upset about him. It’s all in fun.