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My last remaining hamster, Walnut, died today. :(

No mourning for now though, because I've got a wedding to run to.

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Apparently while I was out at dinner last night, another hamster left us. This time it's poor, skinny Pnut who very unfortunately and tragically got into an accident with the hamster wheel, broke her back, and was in so much pain and the vet couldn't do anything about it and so my sister chose to put her to sleep.

I only found out about it when my sister told me this morning so I won't go into the details...but, you can read her account of it.

It's really sad because she left her sister behind - they were from the same litter and we picked the two of them out of the rest because they got along so well and because they were the best in temperament. I was the one who chose Pnut actually, partly because she was the runt of the litter and was always being bullied. :( For the longest time we couldn't tell the two apart, and they were always together anyhow so it didn't really matter as it was sort of like a bundled deal sort of thing. Only when they matured fully then were we able to distinguish them by their markings, and most importantly by size - Walnut was the fat, blubbery one while Pnut was skinnier and more active.



Yes well, that's Pnut on the left and Walnut on the right.



:( Goodbye Pnut.

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I don't know how many of you have seen the article in the Straits Times yesterday - but Eddie Toh, former deputy news editor of The Business Times, passed away on Sunday following a massive heart attack. He was only 41.

I found out about his death only last night through Joyce, and was shocked speechless for quite awhile before the news finally sank in properly. It was so sad and so unexpected because he was so young, and......it is much worse for his wife, Linda. He passed away one day before her birthday; in fact, it was supposed to be his birthday today as their birthdays were only one day apart from each other.

Eddie was an excellent mentor to me during my stint at BT - he was my direct boss, the one who guided me through everything in the newsroom. I'd learnt a lot from him - his inquisitive nature, his methodical and organized way of approaching journalism, his patience with us silly interns and his crazy sense of humor. I attended his wake today with Jo and Joyce today, and well...it's not quite an experience I would like to relive.

But I'll leave you with this: Eddie was a hell of a journalist, friend and mentor all wrapped into one.

How strange it is that just less than three years ago in May 2005, both Jo and I were making our ways to Kuala Lumpur to attend Eddie and Linda's wedding, and today...we're attending his wake.

The world just seems like one huge irony sometimes, doesn't it?



You'll be dearly missed by us all, Eddie.

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We woke up this morning to find Pebbles (my sister's hamster) lying in the middle of his cage, cold and stiff like a rock. He was, in all probability, dead for hours. Yet his sister (Tiger Lily) was still huddled next to him, trying in vain to nuzzle him awake and cuddle up to him the way they usually do when they sleep. This may sound silly, but I was quite shaken by the sight. I think that taught me a lot about love and acceptance - though it probably is debatable to some extent since we never know what hamsters are thinking. Sure, it could be the case that she simply didn't know that he was dead. Honestly though, how much more obvious can it be that someone or something has died once rigor mortis has set in?

A part of me feels sad that he's gone, but yet I have to say I was expecting this. I suspect he had cancer (because he started developing some growths/lumps at various parts of his body) but as he is an old hamster, I suppose it was about time for him to go as well. At least it happened while we are at home and not in Taiwan.

The truth of the matter is he was our favorite out of all the three because he was so squishy, cuddly and lovable. He was brave and cheerful to the end, still high-spirited, climbing up and down and all around as usual despite his condition. Now there's only one left - Tiger Lily - and I am rather worried that this will affect her as Pebbles had always been the one taking care of her, grooming her and making sure she stays safe, fed, clean and happy. She just looks so lonely in the little pink cage now - just one furry little body sitting alone in a corner where there used to be two.




Once again, it is an extremely grey and rainy day - exactly the way it was when Dusty died two months ago. Very reminiscent of that, indeed.

Okay, I gotta stop writing about this before I start getting all teary and emotional.

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