lalalala.. life g0es 0n.. lalalala.. it makes me str0ng.. =)

i've been thr0ugh a l0t in the past few weeks. but i hadn't had en0ugh spare time t0 write everything d0wn. i wish i c0uld cram in everything here; fr0m awful times at w0rk :( t0 great fun at riding classes :) t0 r0llerblading with my friends :) t0 spending time at h0rse farm at every available time with H0b0 and c0. \(^_^)/ etc. anyways. what's written here d0esn't really matter, as l0ng as all the mem0ries remain alive in my heart =) *err the happy and sweet 0nes i mean, minus the awful 0nes*

t0day, i t00k cute Margarita 0ut f0r a walk. she's nice; slightly less stubb0rn than my darling H0b0 :) i had t0 h0ld her c0llar all the time th0ugh as she was afraid 0f a gr0up 0f ab0ut ten wild p0nies at nearby field; 0ne thing i c0uldn't really t0lerate since she was physically way bigger and t0ugher than th0se scraggy, 0bvi0usly-far-fr0m-well-fed p0nies. if she ran away, she'd m0st likely drag me al0ng and i'd end up breaking a few b0nes; which was a c0nstant reminder f0r me t0 keep h0lding 0n t0 her c0llar. apart fr0m the p0nies, we were al0ne. and since Margarita decided that she felt intimidated, i had t0 distract her fr0m paying attenti0n t0 th0se p0nies and scare herself. there was this time when the p0nies came t00 cl0se t0 the white w00den fence that was separating us fr0m them, and Margarita started jerking wildly. i tried t0 drag her away fr0m the fence. i even sh0ved her b0dy f0rward, and 0bvi0usly she didn't budge even an inch =p *additi0nal inf0: Margarita's weight = 450kg (!!)* i pulled her c0llar desperately and at that crucial m0ment, i saw an aer0plane s0aring high int0 the sky. h0ping f0r the best, i patted her neck and yelled with faux excitement "l00k Margarita! there's an aer0plane! l00k at it!" believe it 0r n0t, she turned and l00ked up at the sky. and i dragged her away t0 s0mewhere within a safer distance fr0m the p0nies. thank G0d after that, she c0ntinued feeding 0n the grass as if n0thing happened. phew! it was fun. but it'd have been m0re fun if it was H0b0. but H0b0 was 0ut 0n a riding trip. i like Margarita and all 0ther h0rses, but i l0ve H0b0 t0 bits, really and truly =) *haha ayat ad0pted fr0m a b00k i read recently; my best friend's girl* ;)

while Margarita was grazing, i picked all s0rts 0f wild leaves even th0ugh i had abs0lutely n0 idea as t0 whether it was edible/danger0us 0r n0t; with the h0pe that Margarita w0uld kn0w which 0ne was safe t0 eat. my the0ry was pr0ven right, she ate s0me, and rejected s0me. we had fun, wandering ar0und the hill, watching the sun set; which was a wh0le l0t m0re beautiful when y0u were lying 0n the grass; stretched bef0re y0u an endless green field, with equally green hills, and birds singing, and a fresh air smelling 0f nature, far away a herd 0f c0ws grazing at the field l00king like black and br0wn d0ts, it was all t00 amazing a sight that i st00d still beside Margarita and mumbled t0 her "L00k, girl. beautiful, isn't it? i c0uld live here f0r the rest 0f my life, y0u kn0w. y0u're s0 lucky y0u practically live here." *err m0re t0 myself actually c0z she was 0bvi0usly less appreciative 0f the event 0f nature unf0lding bef0re us as she was busy helping herself t0 her pre-dinner hehe* i l0ve t0 lie d0wn and watch the sunset but i c0uldn't d0 that with Margarita. i c0uldn't let her wander ar0und 0n her 0wn.

at 7.20 pm, i led Margarita d0wn the hill, al0ng the gravelly lane, back t0 the h0rse farm, t0 her 0wn stable. there, her guardian (Ajis, a Bangladeshi) wh0's been teaching me s0me 0f his language as well as Hindustani *haha* was filling the h0rses' buckets with pellets and hay. i put Margarita in her stable and wandered ar0und t0 say hell0 t0 her friends; Alisha, Jesse James, Ria, Shiva and Braveheart. they are trained f0r 'endurance', which explains the lean and str0ng b0dy despite their small size.

n0t l0ng after that, H0b0 and friends (Anch0r Minka, Paint, Bull Eye, Bucky and Mrs. Zed) were back fr0m their riding trip, which caused me t0 jump ecstatically at the sight 0f H0b0. hihiii ;D after undressing the h0rses, they were put in their individual stable as it was dinner time already. i t00k H0b0 t0 the 0pen arena where i gave him a bath; an0ther r0utine i enj0y s0000 much as it was a special b0nding m0ment f0r me and H0b0. i l0ve patting his str0ng b0dy (he's big; 500 kg++), str0king his mane, rubbing anti-bacterial shamp00, brushing and scraping, and playing with his supp0sedly-called-mane-but-0ftenly-referred-t0-as-hair-by-me 0n his head. he l00ks really cute with f0am in his hair, that's why i l0ve trying 0ut all s0rts 0f haird0s 0n him. haha. and he'd stand patiently, waiting f0r me t0 finish bathing him which usually t00k 0thers 0nly 15 minutes. my bathing him means he'd have t0 stand at least half an h0ur. hahaha. i still needed help t0 clean up the h0rses' h00ves since it was quite a difficult task. it t00ke me quite s0me time t0 be able t0 wash their head with0ut help, c0z they're very sensitive t0 pe0ple p0uring water 0nt0 their head and they c0uld turn aggresive *plus the h0rses are way taller than i am haha* ;p

see, his hair, cute kan! hehe =)

while bathing him, i'd pause every n0w and again, gaze at him ad0ringly, and hug him ar0und his neck. he's g0tten used t0 my sh0wing these extra-affecti0nate gestures by n0w that he l0wered his head and let me cling t0 his neck. hehe =) the h0rses w0uld usually pull away if they didn't like pe0ple they were unfamiliar with t0uching them. after c0mbing H0b0's hair *which was abs0lutely unnecessary and 0nly i did it* i put him back in his stable, filled all their buckets with clean water and left them t0 their dinner.

meal time is 0ne thing i d0n't really like c0z all the h0rses w0uld be t00 busy t0 n0tice any0ne 0r anything ar0und them. it w0uld be unwise t0 disturb them as they'd be aggresive. n0rmally we'd be sitting d0wn, drinking tea 0r s0mething, watching the h0rses quietly, relaxing after all the exhausting h0urs 0f l00king after the h0rses. it'd be s0 quiet except f0r the 0ccasi0nal s0und 0f either Andrew 0r Attenti0n kicking their bucket, turning it upside d0wn in an eff0rt t0 spill 0ut the pellets. *they l0ve d0ing that, which is quite irritating!* i l0ve this m0ment t00; watching the h0rses c0ntentedly, kn0wing thay they were safe, clean, and well taken-care 0f. and during this time t00, the 0ther c0aches wh0 have bec0me my friends since the first time i went there alm0st tw0 years ag0 (the pe0ple i l00k f0rward t0 seeing at every available time), w0uld be feeding me new kn0wledge ab0ut h0rses. there'd always be s0mething new f0r me t0 learn.

at 9 am, we ate dinner *b0ught by yati and dan - wink wink* ;) t0gether at the small area 0utside the shed and 0ffice, facing the stables. i l0ve this t00, what with the endless j0kes and laughters =) after dinner, we were 0ff t0 kara0ke. when we arrived at c0llege later at 2 am, i was smiling despite my knackered b0dy.

\(^_^)/ am l00king f0rward t0 a new day t0m0rr0w. nite~ zZZZzzZzzzzz *dreaming 0f H0b0* =)

n0rmal day 0ut with H0b0 =)

H0b0 \(^_^)/

that's Paint =)

Paint d0esn't trust any0ne, and he's t00 careful. he's scared 0f alm0st every0ne. unlike 0ther h0rses, he st0ps eating and m0ves away t0 the c0rner 0f his stable if s0me0ne appr0aches. i alm0st gave up trying t0 c0nvince him that i'm harmless. after s0me time, he's decided that i'm sincere and s0 he's taken t0 like me. haha. n0w he c0mes t0 me when i call 0ut his name, and he feels at ease with me. well, it paid 0ff =) he l0ves red apples! s0 cute. hehe. 0thers l0ve carr0ts. H0b0 l0ves everything. huhu. Paint is nice, really. easier t0 c0ntr0l even H0b0 pun tak mcm Paint. H0b0 yang gemuk, kuat makan and manje ssgt2. hehe. but i still l0ve him ssgt =)

sunset =)