In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years ~ Abraham Lincoln

Tomorrow is Chinese New Year... 2017 is Rooster Year. I am born a Dragon so that is another few years to go. It is only January and yet I felt I do not have enough time to do much. February is even shorter month for me. I will be in the office half a month only. Tons of things to do.

How is my 2017 so far. Well it has been good. I m pretty sure that 'life challenge' is lurking somewhere..waiting to hit me anytime. Bang! and your are now in trouble ..mess..whatever they call it.

Remember the cat that I rescued.... well he is not with us anymore. I only manage to take care of him for a week. Something bad happened that left me to wonder what wrong did I do ? Tried to blend him with my two sons. Of course there will be resistance and territorial behavior, 90% of the time it will be alright at the end.

Second day I start to notice that this cat is something wrong somewhere. He will come and roll at your feet for a belly rub. When you start to rub him ..split second he will bite you and ran to hide. Same goes when he lay down next to you...he will find your eyes and stare at you in fear...thereafter he will bite or claw your face and run away to hide. I m like ? What the hell is wrong with this cat.

I Google and found that this cat has touch intolerance... he is fear of affections. By then I suspect that this cat has been abused. Still I am adamant to keep him though deep down inside I just cannot bond with him. There is no chemistry nor bowing down from him to me. Unlike Chelsea when I took him...he blend with us and Domino after two three days.

On Friday that week...I let him wander around with supervision. Just in case a fight broke between him and my sons. Fair enough...while Domino was running and playing...he mistakenly took it as a threat. He ran and attack Domino...I screamed for Shan to rescue either one. Shan was bitten and scratch severly... Domino got his tail and rear end bite severely too. Blood was every where...

It hit me hard... What Have I Done ?.... manage to separate the two. I put the new cat into another room. Domino just keep running away from me. His tail bleed. I took Shan to the clinic...got a jap.

Came back home...as I went to see the new cat ..he manage to escape from the room. He is still in fighting state...wildly looking to attack whoever is there.

Then I realize.... I cannot help this poor guy with presence of other cats. He must be badly abused until his state of mind is so wild. Every little thing is a threat or a danger thing to him. I have to make decision then... either my sons or this guy. The new cat is gone ....

Domino's wound did not end that night. After a week...one of the wound burst into pass. Apparently he got bitten twice and all the other three is swelling. He stayed for 4 days at the animal hospital. The day I want to take him back...that stupid doctor said he want to perform minor surgery because the wound did not heal properly. I got so so so damm angry!... 4 days the charges is already RM1K... another surgery ??? are you mad ???

I took Domino home and his wound still open...four holes on his rear back. I sank into despair..thinking hard how do I treat this wound. Then I remember Haruan fish. Thankfully a friend of ours has it. He prepare for Domino. Praised the lord... Domino's wound healed in 1 week.

Hard lesson learned..... never ever swallow more than you can chew.

During all these drama mama.... I was down with fever. It did not subside after 3 days despite I went to hospital. My blood checked for viral fever, it came back with mild infections. Few days of antibiotic will do. After the 4th day I could not contain anymore. Again I went to the same hospital. Since I now develop flu, they checked for Influenza and I was positive Influenza B. Thankfully it was not Influenza A.

My company's kick-off for 2017 schedule to be in Sabah. Yeah..since was hospitalize..bye bye the trip. Warded for 4 days and I then discharged with series of medications, antibiotics, cough mixture..name it. I could run a pharmacy.

To date it is almost a month and I still am coughing. Cough is not one disease that easily will go away. My sister gave me a tip... just walk among the big crowd like shopping mall or central stations... just pass the cough to someone else. She said it works for her especially if she got cough or fever. I said Ok.... will try but if I bring back another disease... I m gonna kick your ass! We laugh..remembering Achmed the dead terrorist!

I can't wait for this long weekend... got lots and lots of thing to do. Request came for Siakap Stim Serai ...hmm...got to find that recipe shortly.

Me and my sisters got a big spring cleaning to do. I have 2 cupboard that I did not touch for the past 2 years. God knows what is inside...my sarees... my jubah...and ...oh well. Let see later. Donate some... dispose the rest.

Anyway...I hope and wish we all have a very good year. No matter what happen do not ever lose hope. Sometimes it feel like everything just turn to dust and drifted away. A small hope is enough to keep you going... always believe that you can do anything that you want...

The world is changing..rapidly. What used to be a norm is not that normal anymore. From what I can see those who at the rock bottom..they are not making way to the top. World leaders is not that 'world' anymore. They are not busy fighting their own demons.