Thursday, August 4, 2011

Melon travels the world! And urgent warning!

I'm so sorry! I don't really know if anyone actually reads these but I'm still sorry. I've been so lazy! I'm not going to say I've been busy because, trust me, THAT is something I've definitely not been. Melon and I are traveling together for the first time and it's amazing! You won't believe the things we've been through in just this month. If you'd like to know what's been going on please read on.
So Melon and I have had such a journey! First, we had to drive for a while so I didn't get her a carrier. The main reason for that was because we've never travelled anywhere so I didn't want her to be stressed especially in a tiny carrier with no wheel, no water, no food bowl. Melon was initially going to sleep in my room, as I've always had her next to me on the end table in my own room back home, but the room got So hot at night I was only getting three hours of sleep. Just a side note: I'm very overprotective and paranoid when it come to Melon so when I felt how hot it got at night I couldn't sleep because I kept thinking "is it too hot?, is the water warm?, is the wheel too much exercise? is she ok?"...and so on.
So what I did is that I had to put her cage in the second living room (it's like a more formal dining area and lounge but we only use it for formal reunions) so that I could calm down. I would have liked her to stay with me but she was much better there. Plus, to prove my point even more, when I would check on her at night she was fine but when I checked on her when she was in the room she was spread out flat and almost always drinking water.
Everything was going perfect until the housekeeper got there. Let me tell you a bit of the situation we have. She has taken the role of the boss. By that I mean that after a few months of her working here she started ordering US around and refusing to clean after children and visitors. She gets into huge fights with my cousins and she hates our pets.
One day I was going to clean Melon's cage and as I was walking to the cage I notice half of it is dissassembled! I was already into a state of panic thinking "did she get out? Did the dog attack the cage?" and so on. Melon was fine, she was sleeping in the igloo. But as I examined the scene future I noticed the following:
1) the part of the cage that was not where it was supposed to be was so misplaced that it would have been impossible for just someone bumping into it to cause it. It was done purposely.
2) there was a hill of SALT on her wheel! I say a hill because it was a little hill like when you pour it directly from the container (not spreading it, just in one spot). I know you're not supposed to 'taste unknown substances' (words from my sixth grade science teacher) but I was in a state of panic! I would give my life for this hamster!
I immediately took her out and into her ball so I could clean the cage. As I took the cage outside(after disassembling it) I passed the housekeeper and she asked "what is that?" and I said "my hamster's cage" and she suddenly looked surprised and said "that's Yours?"(emphasis on the "yours") and then I knew, she had something to do with it. I asked around the house and it was just obvious who the culprit was. To sum up what happened next- we got her to confess (everyone breaks under pressure >:]) and she's getting fired. We haven't done it yet because she needs to get another job, if it were up to me I would have called the ASPCA and fired her on the spot!
**Please install cameras and be careful and Never trust your nannies or housekeepers!!!**
The next days after the incident I was on my toes, constantly checking to make sure she was ok and bursting into tears more that once when I concluded she was fine. Melon is perfectly healthy now and she's still travelling with her mommy. :)
I've taken some pictures of her today but they're a bit blurry because I had to use the iPad camera due to my digital camera being out of battery and my own laziness to charge it. I uploaded them to flickr so if you want to see them just click the link below.
http://www.flickr.com/people/bacio_criceto/
Thanks for reading my rant, and bye from Melon and her crazy owner.:)

1 comment:

  1. I'm reading :-) It's hard to believe what you discovered about your houskeeper. I still can not understand how come some people are so cruel and vicious... Maybe this poor nasty woman envies you somehow...? I'm glad nothing happened to Melon :*

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