I’ve been having a lot of bad dreams lately which has been keeping me from getting a good night’s rest and making me feel tired. Lately, I’ve been having bad dreams about moving to a different house, ghosts moving slippers and shoes, big fish (like monsters really) and witnessing killings . So I thought to go ahead and search for what these might mean - though I don’t actually believe that these interpretations are real, they might also be because of some subconcious thoughts which needs to be realized.

According to smartgirl’s dream dictionary and dreamlover inc (not sure how reliable my sources are though)

Moving
If you dream of moving in or out of a house, important changes are about to take place in your life.

Kill
To dream about killing is not necessarily negative. It often means the dreamer is letting go of old habits and attitudes in order to go on to a new stage of life. To dream that you have been killed suggests that your actions are disconnected from your emotions. Also, it may mean that there are drastic changes occurring in your life.

Fish
Fish are lucky in dreams, representing spiritual growth and transformation. To see fish swimming in your dream signifies insights from your unconscious mind. To dream of catching a fish represents important insights about yourself and your life which have been brought to the surface. To dream about eating fish symbolizes your beliefs, spirituality, luck and energy. To see a dead or dying fish signifies disappointment and loss of power or money. Also see Aquarium.

Fish from dreamlover inc)
Some people believe that when you dream about fish you, will soon find out that you or someone you know is pregnant (water of the womb). Others believe that if you see fish in your dreams, it is a forecast for sickness and poor health. In Christianity, Christ is at times represented by the fish symbol (spirituality). These water dwelling animals may represent messages from our unconscious and indicate to us how well we navigate through our emotional waters. They could symbolize body and soul nourishment and navigation through the unknown depths of ourselves.

Ghost
In general, seeing ghosts in your dreams symbolizes aspects of yourself that you fear. This may involve a painful memory, guilt, or some repressed thoughts. You may be anxious about your ability to achieve something in real life. Or, you may be afraid of death and dying.

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It’s interesting that dreaming of fish is suppose to be a lucky thing! I’ve always been facintated with the sea and the creatures that dwell in it. When i go swimming or diving in the open sea, I feel adventurous, free and it’s almost liberating. So I can understand why it could mean “representing spiritual growth and transformation” Overall, it seems like my dreams interpret to having growth and changes…and I’m looking forward to it!

How about you, any interesting dreams about animals lately?

I recently read about a pet-sharing-ownership-rental company in San Francisco called FlexPetz, “a company that contracts out dogs by the day to urbanites without the time or space to care for a pet full-time.” They have a set of 10 socialized and trained dogs who are “rented-out” on a similar “time-sharing” basis as with some hotels and rest houses. Basically, you pay an annual fee ($99.95) , a monthly fee ($49.95) to cover expenses like insurance, training, healthcare of the doggies as well as a per visit fee ($39.95 a day) which should cover the packaged food for the rental period as well as accessories such as bowls, etc.

I don’t frown at the whole pet-shared-ownership idea completely. I understand it would just be cruel to have a pet and neglect them completely. I don’t know how much profit the owner of FlexPetz is actually making from this – perhaps the charges are just enough to cover her fixed costs, but that the pets are well adjusted and bring others joy – you can’t argue with that.

You guys have heard my pet Koffee’s recent or indifference towards me because I haven’t been spending time with him – which was one of my concerns before I got a pet in the first place. However, after a few hours or a day of “bonding” we were back on track. He would be a good candidate for the pet-sharing thing since he’s very friendly and adjusts well to different kinds of people.. I don’t mind sharing him with friends and such… but to rent him out for profit maybe not.

Hi Everyone! It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve just been really busy with a lot of things: work, studies, health issues, etc. I also haven’t spent much time with my pet shih tzu; Koffee. Since I’m not home most of the time and usually too tired to spend much play time with him when I get home (around 10PM), I noticed that he’s being indifferent towards me. He still gets excited when he sees me, but he does not come when I call him nor does he hang around with me much.

My first few attempts at cutting fur- see his mustache? teehee..

I had planned to get Koffee groomed last Saturday. Some of his fur had become matted… and I had given him a nice fur-cut … but only on his head! LOFL. So he had a small trimmed head… on a fluffy body. He looked a bit weird.

Just as I was rushing to the pet-grooming center to drop him off before going to work, all the shops were still closed! I had to get to work for a meeting so I had to bring him to work. He seems to have enjoyed the change in scenery. He patiently waited for me while I spent almost the whole day in the office. I was quite proud of how he behaved.

On the way home, I dropped him off at the pet-grooming salon where he got bathed, cleaned, nail cut and a nice puppy cut.

Tada! He looks proportioned now and seems quite happy with his new cut. He is more active now and also seem to have overcome his indifference towards me after the “quality time” last weekend.

Tired after running around the whole day

A well-preserved baby mammoth, the size of a large dog, was discovered in Russia’s remote Arctic Yamalo-Nenetsk region.

The baby mammoth, affectionately named “Lyuba”; after the Russian hunter’s wife who discovered it was in perfect condition and was 110 pounds (50 kilograms) and 51 inches long (130 centimeters long), Reuters reported.

You can read the full story here.

We had some interesting visitors from the deep sea the past week.

Not your usual fried calamari variety, definitely.  Scientists didn’t know how to classify this slimmy creature when they saw it because it looked part-octapus, part-squid. The confusion was due to the 8 tentacles (simliar to the octapus) on a squid’s body. After further investigation, the scientists discovered that it was missing the 2 other tentacles, probably from injuries as it was travelling up the pipeline which sucked it out of the deep sea off the cost of Hawaii. You can find more info from the national geographic site entry here.

This giant squid washed up on the shores of Tasmania, on the western coast of Australia. The size if the giant squid was as long as a school bus (around 8 meters or 26 feet) and weight around 550 pounds (250 kilograms).  Unfortunately, the squid was badly injured. You can read the full details from this national geographic site entry as well.

There were a number of animals I wanted to see on this trip to Palawan. For some of the animals, I didn’t have the agility to run and get my camera to capture them (birds particularly).

For some, I just had to settle for these pics. Haha!

Dugong or Sea Cow

Peaceful Killer whale

While lazying around Club Paradise in Palawan (an island in the Philippines), I found it interesting that my American friend was so facinated with our local butiki (lizard). It seems every home in the Philippines has a lizard of this sort - they eat insects such as cockroaches, flies and mosquitoes. These lizards can disconnect their tails if a predetaor catches it by the tail. I’m not sure if they will grow back a new one though… From the looks of it, this little one has had a close encounter

While snorkling, we had to watch out for these stinggy jellyfish. There were not many of them though I was steering clear of them nonetheless. They looked so soft and …yummy.