I looked for Oyen this morning outside our compound and asked the handyman around the church premises if he saw an orange kitten. No sign of Oyen.

I don’t smell any dead body around our garden so he may not be dead yet. I just hope somebody picked him up to adopt. I hope he is in good hands. 😭

I’m on my way now to QC to bring our void a.k.a. Ninja the black cat to a friend.

I had chased her around the garden and after an hour, I called all the cats to feed and finally got her.

She hasn’t cried yet and she is just inside the cage quietly resting. There was a poignant scene where tabby a.k.a. Tiger was looking at Ninja from outside the cage. As if they’re talking with Tabby assuring Ninja she is going to be all right. Maybe that’s why she no longer resisted and isn’t crying now.

Poor Ninja. She’s not crying because she was terrified. When we took her out of the cat carrier, she started bouncing off the mirrored walls of my friend’s condo lobby. When I caught her, I could feel her very fast heart beat. I was afraid that she would die of heart attack (a vet high school classmate of mine said it happens).

When I drove off, my friend said Ninja, now called Brownie by her son, is hiding in the bathroom of her unit. I hope she recovers soon and won’t get too lonely. I gave her a bottle of prazinate so she can continuously deworm her new cat.

After leaving QC, I took C5 and dropped by Decathlon Pasig. I bought goggles for my girls (because Twin I said she prefers to dive with it instead of a diving mask but I think that’s better for diving pool). I wasn’t planning on buying swim goggles because I like my diving mask and it’s better for compression when you go deeper.

But then I saw this!

I tried the – 4.00 corrective goggles and—I can see!!! OMGosh I’m so happy! I don’t have to wear my contacts underwater.

But swim goggles like this is not safe at certain depths because of the pressure. It would make your eyes pop out of their sockets. Diving masks have enough space between your eyes and the glass, lessening the pressure on your eyes as you go deepeer. Some divers in a forum said the max he can dive with swim goggles is at 3.8m, one guy said max is 15m and not more than that.

I bought a waterproof pouch and a microfiber towel because I don’t have that. I need these while I’m in the boat during a dive.

My girls and I, with my brother’s sons, will be going to Anilao this Friday to cap off my week-long leave. 🏖️

So far so good. All the things I planned for my leave pushed through. Yesterday, I was able to see my new gastro doctor, then I bought new tires, have them balanced and aligned.

The worst thing that can happen is to have a car tire explode while driving to Anilao, which happened to me on my way to my Mom’s on Christmas Eve 2020 (or was it 2021?).

And finally, I had the car washed yesterday, after so many months! I was too busy to have it done since I keep chasing their shop hours.

After Decathlon today, I decided to go to BGC to soak in civilization. Had coffee at Burgos Circle. Messaged a friend (former reporter) and we had an impromptu catch up until 8 pm.

Another productive day.