Virtual Pet Adoption - Get Some Karma!

I really want to adopt one more cat. Not because Oscar is not "enough" but because I feel bad seeing all those homeless kitties, and I feel that even though it might be difficult, especially at the beginning (making 2 cats friends), it would save a life to one more cat.

That is Oscar in his sexy pose

And there's many cats, I know, many many little poor cats that need help. I can't help them all. But it doesn't mean I don't want to try to change it for at least one more.

A week ago I've started sponsoring a cat from Taiwan Animal S.O.S.' sanctuary in Taipei. They have many animals that need sponsorship (https://www.facebook.com/TaiwanAnimalSOS/posts/189605821187397) but I've chose Reese.
She's from Taichung originally, I saw her rescue story on Forumosa.com, her photos with her still in blood after the car accident. She was lucky that the Taichung PAWs guys (or Tuapa?) was passing by and saved her, then she was lucky to be taken to Taipei's Sanctuary where she has place to live till the end of her days, and I hope she will feel happy to have her life ensured by my donations. Here's Reese as for now:

Reese - from Taiwan Animals S.O.S. FB page

So, I still want to adopt... but I know NOW is not a good time. Not for Oscar, nor me and D. But I hope it will change in near future. Meanwhile, I hope I can support Reese.

I'd like to encourage anyone of you to also try find a way to adopt or sponsor an animal... cat, dog, pig, whatever. We made the world difficult to share with other animals, so I think we bear responsibility to help them live in it.

Spring Holidays in Taiwan

Western world is probably getting back from Easter holidays, while the Chinese part of it is starting Qing Ming Holidays 清明節 tomorrow (also called Tomb Sweeping Day, something we do in Poland on the 1st November). Obviously, like most local holidays, it doesn't mean much to me (sorry, I have no childhood memories about it, no tombs to sweep - which I am thankful for!, no I am a Taoist/Buddhist). That is also why I am trying to get over the fact no one cared for Easter in here, and people were asking me why it is called "復活節" (Fu Huo Jie - Revival Holiday), since they have no idea it's about Jesus, and learning that they have felt bunnies and eggs are misleading (I agree!).

 "Karpatka" cake I've made for Easter :) 

My Polish friend's Easter eggs

Celebrating or not, everyone enjoy free time! And that is why I am looking very much forward to this holiday, and quite unusually it is a long weekend holiday! Even my boss decided to give us (the office peeps at least) a day of on Saturday. Heh!

Anyways, that means tonight I am making muffins in my new silicon heart shaped muffin cast, packing myself and Oscar, and the three of us (+ D.) are going north to D's home. Now you know why muffins are required, I continue my "through the stomach to heart" strategy with his family ;) Although it seems they already love Oscar, and that is much in my favor. 

After the first storm about me quitting my job for a new job, now it's all settled and I calmly await the end of May, when the change will actually happen. Oh, I'm pretty sure I will s*it my pants then from stress over new responsibilities. But I think it will be good, I am already loosing myself into e-commerce, SEO and coding articles, undertaking a HTML5+CSS course on codeacademy.com (great site!).

So yet again - life is good! My swing is up!