'Songguli' is a Kadazan naming word which can only be used as such if there were incidences attached to it. 'Guli' the Dusunic tone, or, 'Guhi' the more Tangara tone, is an action word denoting the act of returning or homecoming. Songguli therefore refers to one who has been sent over but out of sheer ingenuity returned home to simply fulfill one's wish. Songguli is a name given to a female kampung K9.
She is beautiful assessing by her looks and fluffy cream-colored hair.
She has a brother and two sisters. The brother is Jonjongot, one sister is Gompurak while the other sister, peace be upon her spirit, need not be further remembered.
Suffice it is to note how this little blighter met her end as a little bit of me died with her! Out of pride and pure vanity, she, you-know-who, announced that she has three young dogs to give away which are good for samluk. I surely have overheard this open announcement but out of respect for her and especially to myself I did not readily react because there was a crowd after the morning Sunday Service. I simply hoped that something would happen to deter the inevitable to happen....but like clockwork, what had to happen had to happen! Soon after we reached home from the Chapel, not less that ten young men all on ten motorcycles came to collect my three female K9s. She continued her offer of the dogs. Sadam was around as I have asked him to come for a cup of coffee. He seemed to have read my feelings and tolerated the rowdy situations for a bit. The dogs must also have wondered why they are being given away by someone they almost do not know. They therefore did there best to run and hide away. The intruder manage to catch the unlucky female and bundled her in a sacklike container. When they persisted to capture more then that was the time when Sadam shouted that they come another time. They all left.
Sadam stayed over until it was late afternoon. Two of the motorbike riders came back to collect the two leftover dogs. Sadam told them to go back and leave the dogs to grow bigger still. Those friends of his listened to him and that was how the three dogs are spared until this very instant. The generous-pretender giver of dogs by that time, and as usual, had already gone home to her own house.
Making sure that the dogs are fed is no easy task for me....they are my sole responsibility....I find myself spending a few hundred Ringgit on minced meet. chicken neck, chicken bones from Singapore chicken rice outlets in Karamunsing, sisa-sisa of pork from Francisca outlet in Donggongon.
On medicine alone, for dogs' wound and tick injections, there could be again some hundreds here. I had at one time bought RM130.00 for tick injections in one go....considering I had at that time 13 dogs and RM10.00 per tick injection for each dog.
Songguli is now tied down. Gomimin complained that she devours her chickens. I cannot refute that. My own chickens have all been devoured by a team of them. I have therefore taken steps to chain-tie Songguli and her brother, Jonjongot.
Tintap Fishfarm
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