This is handsome Dagul, the youngest among the adult cats in our house.
This is Grandma Tigra, the living matriarch left among the many cats in our house.
And I caught them doing it! Only that Dagul was not successful. (Yep, I watched then tried to break the activity. I felt like it was totally wrong! But then they're animals. :-( ) And Dagul is a neophyte in the field. :-D No taboos for animals? This can be an explanation.
The Call Was Ill-timed
We were on our way to Burgoo last night after watching Spider Man 3 when suddenly the call of nature rang. Papsie's distorted face added to the urgency. I felt upset but I don't have to. It was not his fault. Only that I had been planning this the whole week - an advance treat for them for my birthday.
Drama in the Neighborhood
"Tulong, tulong! (Help! Help!)" came the faint cry of a sick man inside the house. T*, upon hearing this, knocked at the door and asked, "Kuya, bakit? (Kuya, why?) " Apparently, Kuya C* (Papsie's relative) was being beaten black and blue with a plastic pitcher and a stick by his wife. T* asked for help from one of the neighbors so that they could bring Kuya C* outside the house. The wife, enraged, told T* that "Pag inilabas niyo 'yan, 'wag niyo na ibabalik dito (If you will bring him out of the house, don't bring him in anymore)!" To this, Kuya C*'s brother spoke, "Bakit hindi ikaw ang lumayas (Why don't you leave)?" "Bakit ako lalayas, e, ako ang asawa (Why will I leave? I am the wife)!"
We'll leave the rest of the story and update you further after the talk that ensued between a kagawad and the couple ended, and the rat has reported. Momentarily, these are the information about the matter.
*Physical abuse is the use of physical force against another in a way that ends up injuring that person or putting him or her at risk of being injured. Physical abuse ranges from physical restraint to murder.
Physical assault or physical battering is a crime, whether it occurs inside or outside the family. The police are empowered to protect you from physical attack.
Physical abuse includes:
- Pushing, throwing, tripping.
- Slapping, hitting, punching, kicking.
- Grabbing, choking, shaking.
- Pinching, biting.
- Holding, restraining, confinement.
- Assault with a weapon.
- Burning or freezing.
- Throwing things.
*Domestic Violence and Abuse, HELPGUIDE.org.
Other helpful sites:
Annulment, Divorce and Legal Separation in the Philippines
Na conscious siguro syo si dagul kaya di successful...hehehe.
ReplyDeleteUsually yung physical abuse eh sa babae, pero lately marami na rin akong naririnig na battered husband.
Cat-lover ka pala Bingskee. Ang guwapo nga ni Dagul... pero ha, pati lola niya... hehehe! :) Inggit ako... we love Burgoo and we really wish we could see Spiderman. Advanced Happy Birthday Bingskee! :)
ReplyDeleteha ha baka nga, ann!
ReplyDeletemarami nang battered husband, ann. lalo na sa Pinas kung saan babae ang naghahanap ng ikabubuhay.
yes i am, toe. mas maganda si Tigra nung kabataan niya.
thank you for the greeting, toe!
"Malaki" ba si Dagul kaya iyan ang pangalan niya o "maragul" ang kuwan(buntot!) niya?
ReplyDeleteGanyan talaga ang mga hayop, laban sa lahat lalo na kapag nag-lalandi-an sila.
Na-aalala mo ba yung binanggit ko sa iyo nuon na kaibigan kong binansagan ng pangalang "Boy Banyera"? at saka si "Totoy Bakya"? Pareho silang biktima ng pisikal abiyus sa mga asawa nila. Yung si Totoy ay parating pinapalo ng bakya sa ulo niya ng kanyang maybahay kapagka batugan sa umaga! Iyang si Boy naman ay ganuon din, hinahampas sa ulo ng banyera kapag sinusuway ang utos ng asawa niyang maglaba ng mga maruming baro sa pablik poso kasabay ang iba pang mga kasapi sa samahang U.T.I.N (Unyon ng mga Tatay na Ina-api ng mga Nanay)
malaki siyang baby nang lumabas siya kaya Dagul ang ngalan niya. he he what is 'maragul'?
ReplyDeletekaya pala hayop ang tawag sa mga taong ganyan ang ginagawa ano, noypetes?
'yung kaso nila ay tila paglalambing lang ng asawa he he :-D meron na palang samahan ang mga tatay noon at kakaiba ang 'alan, huh?
Hahaha! There are no "rules" in the animal kingdom. The chief directive is to multiply, and it does not matter how or who. Our long association to animals as pets makes us guilty of trying to humanize them.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it was the loong storyline of Spidey3 that got your Papsie have that ill-timed nature's call?
Physical abuse is always wrong and it does not matter to whom it is done.
Advance Happy Birthday, Bing! Baka maging busy na ulit at hindi na makadaan....
sorry for being clueless pero kung masyado pa maaga ang greeting ko, "advanced" nalang -- "Belated" kung tapos na.
ReplyDeleteat "Happy Birthday!" kung nagkataong ngayon na.
Spousal abuse has no justification. pero your husband's in-law is right. Hindi sya ang dapat lumayas dahil sya ang babae. I think it's because in our society, pag ikaw binugbog ng babaeng asawa mo, may trabaho ka, may masisilungan ka. Pero pag ang babae ang abused, san sya pupunta? karamihan walang kukupkop sa kanila at wala silang mga trabaho.
I hope your husband's kuya is okay.
Happy Birthday!
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baka kaya hindi successful kasi DAGUL eh. (maliit). heheh joke lang po.
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I hope all is well now with your brother-in-law and his spouse.
exactly, doc emer. there is this tendency for us to make them civilized. :-D
ReplyDeleteit was probably the fish crackers. he said he was already hungry and eating those upset his stomach.
it's May 7 actually, doc emer. thank you for the greeting, appreciate it. :-)
ha ha ha kakatuwa ka naman, tk! thank you very much. since you posted your comment May 9, it's belated happy birthday. :-)
they're seniors and both are unemployed. they have a daughter who is providing for the basic needs. kuya C is very sick, tk. the wife could have shown kindness.
kuya C is quite ok now. he is staying with his brother whose house is just a few steps away. the wife couldnt go outside and nobody's talking to her anymore.
thank you, malaya. :-) hindi siya successful because he does not know how ha ha i told you i've been watching. :-D
Wew we don't have that much cats here at home. One or two strays... but that;s it. soo i can't observe them nyahaha.
ReplyDeletehappy birthday ma'am bing!
ReplyDeletei find it unusual to hear the wife beating the husband. it is usually the other way around. hehe... hope all is settled now.
Cats.....if they're not sleeping all day, they're trying to have sex with their relatives. hahahaha
ReplyDeletebelated happy birthday, bing!
ReplyDeletelol @ dagul. hmmm... ma feature nga sa mga social issues ko na post. katatapos ko lang ng incest months ago. hahaha...walang pili.
sana misunderstanding lang yun ano? kaso do ko alam buong istorya. :)
ha ha wag mo na i-observe, angelblush. baka ma-pollute ka ha ha :-D
ReplyDeletethank you sa greeting. :-) they're growing in number, evi. pa'no growing in number din ang mga working moms at unemployed hubbies.
ha ha true, wil!
thank you, ipanema. ha ha wow, mafi-feature si dagul! kinunsinti pa, ano? :-D
if you're referring to kuya C* and his wife, no, it's not a misunderstanding.
Belated Happy Birthday, Bing! :-D
ReplyDeleteHmmm, mukhang may orgy na nagyayari sa loob ng bahay niyo ha? :-D
orgy nga kung minsan, single. :-)
ReplyDeleteBelated happy birthday pala and Happy mother's day na rin.
ReplyDeletethank you very much, ann!
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