And now, Quackology...

We've had love birds, hamsters, goldfish, and every kind of cute living thing you can stick in an enclosure hoping that one of them would be Miro's beloved first pet.  No such luck.  Miro's a tech kid.  He'd much rather commune with an SD card than a live animal.

But just as the wand chooses the wizard in Harry Potter... so did the duck choose Miro.

My husband brought home this little waddler one fiesta, and it immediately enslaved Miro's heart.  Dropping his Wiimote and Mac keyboard, he started caring for the duck (which he named Duckie.  You didn't see that coming, huh?).  Feeding it.  Bathing it.  His responsibility quotient skyrocketed as he made it an every-minute habit to pick up duck poop from the floor.  

Duckie, in turn, helps him with his homework.  Miro reads and discusses math problems with Duckie.  It may sound strange but a pet can actually boost a child's academic confidence.  Pets love to listen.  And they don't talk back nor judge.

Our neighbors find it weird that a duck is allowed to walk freely in our house.  I expect them to shriek if they found out that he's even allowed on the bed.  But this duck is what made my then technology-attached boy into the more compassionate and dependable young man he is now.  So, the duck stays.

If you have a kid who may just be constantly glued to the TV, the computer, or the game console --get him a pet.  You'll be amazed how something so cute can topple down decades of technological advancement in one soft bark, purr, or quack.

Fashion Beats to the Bark of Hobbes and Landes

I have one dream that will never, ever come true in this cruel lifetime:  To be a Supermodel.
*guffaw!!!* 
(What, whaaaat!  I'm entitled to my own madness! And I can see you rolling your eyes, mom!)

But thanks to Hobbes and Landes, I managed to pseudo-live that loopy dream vicariously through Alpha. How, you ask?  The Style Origin Fashion Beats Fashion Review hit the catwalk on May 21 to showcase Bonifacio High Street's high end fashion faves --one of which is Alpha's beloved pet palace, Hobbes and Landes.  And wouldn't you know it, Alpha got chosen to be one of the ramp models!  You go, baybeeh!

We even have the labeled stage pass to prove it!  (This is for you, mom.  Mwahaha!)

Pet and owner came in matching costumes they obviously went to town with.

Presenting Casual Chic.

Ballroom Beaus.

Summer Sizzlers.

Diva Duo.

Alien Allies.

And Rocker Royalties.
The Hobbes and Landes pet products we strutted down the runway with were awesome, too!  Like this sweet heart-shaped puppy stroller.

And then there's the fabulous music by Brass Munkeys!

So fab, in fact, it had Alpha dancing --which had the audience cheering and us almost getting entangled in her leash and falling offstage. *egad!*  Ah, the hazards of professional modeling.  Haha!

Overall, it's the bomb of an experience.  That's what we love about Hobbes and Landes.  It loves our pets just as much as we do.  And, yes, it makes impossible dreams (like mine, lol!) come true.

Jing (proud father and paparazzi) and I can't wait for the next pet event.  Come on, Hobbes and Landes --like a dog, we're begging for more!