happy birthday, spike

women my age, for lack of a child to support, take on replacements. in the US,for example, it's pretty common for single women to have cats. in the philippines, it's more common to "adopt" nephews and nieces.

i bought myself a car. not that i could really afford it then, and not that i can afford it now still, but i bought a 2003 suzuki jimny.

i named him spike, and i brought him everywhere i could drive him to.

it's been a year. he has cost me more money than i care to shell out really, but much like a child that yield zero return on investment, i love him to bits. he has outlasted more boyfriends, psuedo-boyfriends, dates, and crushes than i care to remember.

today, he turns a year old.

happy birthday spike!