Chihuahua, golden retriever, Siberian husky, dwarf hamsters. What do they all have in common? Here in Singapore, they are all pets. A pet is any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately. In my entire life, I had numerous pets, which includes turtles, fishes and to date, my beloved hamster. In the earlier part of my youth, I had always regarded these pets to just a past-time, and I actually disliked cleaning up after them. But I have since received that magical feeling of attachment and companionship to...



DUSTY! MY CUTE LITTLE DWARF HAMSTER!


We humans live a troubled life, with stress coming in from various angles. Have we never looked at birds in the sky and wished we could be as carefree, and bask in the same rapturous freedom as they do? The fact of the matter is that, we can wish for it, but we'll never attain it. Why? Simply put, the planet Earth is not some utopia, where everyone lives in peace and in utter joy. On the flip side, its not necessarily a bad thing, because living in comfort will breed complacency, and in complacency i mean things such as not being able to adapt to changes. Just look at China. They were literally forced to open to the world, why? Because they were complacent. The westerners had guns, they had bows and shields.

Our lives were can never compare with such a lofty symbol such as China, but what we have is our daily trouble that comes from everywhere. And this is where I discovered what it truly means to have a pet. No, it's not meant to be a past time. Neither is it meant to be a toy. It means more than that to me.

Each morning as i snuggle myself next to his cage, i'll never fail to see him scurrying around his cage, then perch himself on his 2 hindlegs, and stare at me with that pair of beady black eyes. I'll then stick my hand in, and scoop him out, as i'll let him again loose on my hand. Following which, I could almost sense his glee, as he makes his usual morning jog all around my body. from my right hand, he'll run up to my shoulders... behind my neck... then my left hand, then i'll repeat it a few times. The sheer innocence of my rodent, was actually heart-warming.

He loves the odd piece of beansprout. It was only two days ago, where I stole(OPPS) a few beansprouts from the shop and save near my house to feed him with. Man, he devoured those things in record time! He always liked the tail of the beansprout more, and never failed to nibble at my fingers to eat the tail.

As small as he is, he has also lent me his small ears, whenever I felt like talking. Sometimes, when I pick him out of his cage, and just having a little talk about what's going on with my life, its almost as though he understands me. If it was something sad, he'll be very obedient and largely stay in the small spot. If it was something happy, he'll be prancing all around my hand! It's almost as though we got a Human-Hamster kind of connection!

My little pet hamster Dusty, though I know you'll never read this, yeah you know i'll always love you, you little bitch!(thats what I always call him)


Hmm, this post was actually part of a challenge between me and my bff as to who could write a better hamster compo!

Please go read hers at

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