Saturday, October 25, 2008

i've fallen into the trap of infrequent posting

...and that's in relation to the amount I usually post.

Oh well. What can I say? Life's been pretty... mm-hmm uh-huh yeah yeah yeah.

Oh and I hadn't said on this blog yet, we've a newcomer in the household, and he's Kuku the baby bird! Poor little Kuku fell from his nest in the tree at our backyard and miraculously survived the fall and escaped with only an injured leg. My grandma initially left him at the yard, thinking his mother (who by then was busily chirping and conducting a search within the vincinity), but by nightfall, when she realised he hadn't returned to the nest, she took him in, for fear that the stray cats and other creatures of the night would hurt or eat him. Day after day my grandma thought of putting him back, but I guess she didn't because he's just so vulnerable; when he came he couldn't walk, eat (unless assisted) or fly.

So everyday, we feed him a semi-solid mixture of rolled oats, grains, fruit and water. One person would hold him and prise open his beak while the other would mash one piece of grain and put it in his mouth. Initially when he first came he could only eat two grains of cooked rice. Now he has a voracious appetite of grains and fruits three times a day. My grandma also makes sure he gets some sunlight everyday by placing him in our front yard and letting him march around the porch.

All that's left for him to do now is fly. Then we'll let him fly away and reunite with his flock.