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Bob’s special announcement

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As I told you at the end of my article yesterday, I have something very important to announce today.  Something happened last week when I was in Cebu.  I didn’t expect it, nor did I go there looking for it to happen, or even hoping for it.  Sometimes, though, you simply cannot fight what Mother Nature has in store for you.  You have to take things as they come even if they are not what you expected.

So, here it goes…

I have a new girlfriend in Cebu

Yes, you read it correctly, I now have a girlfriend in Cebu.  I met somebody new in Cebu, and we hit it off.  I talked to Feyma about it, I don’t keep secrets, you know.  I was happy when she was actually kind of excited about it!

Without further talk, here is a picture of me and my new Cebu girlfriend:

Her name is Juliet!  That’s right, she is Rusty’s Philippine Monkey!  To be honest, I think that the way things worked out, it turned out that Rusty was actually a bit jealous of the relationship that Juliet and I built up while I was in Bogo!

Before heading to Bogo, I had told Rusty that I just might kidnap Juliet and bring her back to Mindanao with me.  Rusty told me that he was not worried, because Juliet doesn’t like people too much, in fact, that she only likes him.  She can be somewhat mean or jealous of other people.  In fact, if Jessie shows affection toward Rusty, Juliet gets mad at her!  Rusty has even said that Juliet wants an exclusive relationship with him.

So, when I first went to Rusty’s house and saw Juliet in the cage, I approached her with some caution, and held my hand out to her.  She grabbed me and wanted to bite me.  But, I persisted a bit, showing her that I was not a threat to her.

Later in the day, when we were going for a long walk, Rusty got Juliet from the cage to bring her along.  Juliet rode on Rusty’s head along the way, and from time to time she would jump down to the ground to walk on her own (she was on a leash).  Along the way, we stopped to buy some balut (a partially developed duck egg that is popular here) for Juliet to eat.  While we were waiting for Jessie to get the balut, Juliet jumped from Rusty’s shoulders over to me!  She climbed up on my shoulders, and started nibbling on my ear, which Rusty said was a sign of affection.  Rusty was definitely a bit jealous now, because he said that Juliet doesn’t even do this to him!  After a short time, Juliet went back to Rusty, but the new relationship had already been established!

Juliet loves MindanaoBob!

We went out to the pier on the bay in Bogo, and Juliet ate her balut (2 of them!).  After eating, she kept going back and forth between Rusty and I, as if she could not choose between the two of us.  She also kept rubbing her underarm on my head, which Rusty said was her way of “marking” her territory, and showing that I was hers!

So, the deal is set, I indeed have a new Cebu girlfriend!  I am so excited, and I enjoyed Juliet’s company so much!  I hate to break Rusty’s heart like this, but I hope that he will continue to be my friend!

Me and Juliet… more relationship development is yet to come, I’m sure of that!

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  1. Hi Bob
    Thats pretty cool I had a pet racoon when I was a kid, they sell
    monkeys at the flea markets here in Kuwait.

  5. kamusta bob
    thats really cool to have a monkey as a pet,mabe u should look into it huh bob. its very interesting about your adventure to cebu
    salamat bob

  6. I don't think you want to take Feyma up there Bob.. The monkey – Juliet might be very jealous of her 🙂 ..she marked you hee hee … glad you and Juliet were friends ..I have never been bite by a monkey yet ..Phil n Jess

  7. Hi Bob- Well I never thought you had gone to Cebu to get up to some monkey business, now we all know what you have been up to.
    Best wishes.
    Jim.

  8. just guessing but would have towel around neck if Feyma was on your neck?? I think I would stay with wife. haha

  9. Oh monkeys are no longer leagel in this state but I remember from younger days. Even in movies you se then with diapers.

  11. Hi Phil – That might be true that Juliet would be jealous of Feyma. And Rusty would be jealous of me. It could be an interesting visit! 😆

  12. Hi Andy – I had the towel around my neck because we were out walking and it was hot and very humid, that was to wipe the sweat off my forehead! 😆 Had nothing to do with the monkey.

  15. Kamusta ka,

    Actually I don't think that is too bad of a price, considering alot of these pedigree dogs here in the USA can fetch a price of $500.00 and up. But $340 for an exotic pet like a monkey..thats pretty good.

    Salamat,
    Danny

  17. Kamusta ka Bob,

    I thought this was something to do with the monkey, but to be honest, I thought you were going to announce that you have found one for yourself, and that you were making arrangements at the house for it to live in.
    Its ok..long distance relationships are cool too..lol.

    Take care,
    Danny 🙂

  18. I think it is certain states, but also I think it has to do with the poacher situations in South America, Asia, and Africa. So the import of monkeys is very restricted, except for like Zoo's and places like that.

  20. nothing like that armpit run on the old noggin that gets my motor going…she rrreeeaaallllyyy knows how to get to a man !!!!
    With a stunner like that bob…who cars if she can cook !!!!

  21. hi bob . i saw a monkey in dogos and that was all i could think about. some day i could only hope to have one as long as it was friendly enough.

  22. Dogs in the US can go for a LOT more than $500. Unless prices have changed a great deal. Had a friend in 1980 try to buy an English Bulldog, the price he was quoted was $800.00!

    Monkeys go here for much less. Under $100. I got this one free but someone else paid $75.00 for it and gave it to me.

    One guy told me you can get them for P1000 but I've not seen that price. I paid P4000 for the first one. He had a lot of medical work though to make him more human friendly.

  23. Bob, she doesn't do that to my ears because I'm the alpha. 🙂

    Jealous? Next time you can take her on your back, I'm good with that. LOL

    If I keep taking her out, I'm going to have to keep a much closer eye on her. She's a bit unpredictable. I don't like the way she racted to some of the women we passed. She needs to get out though.

  24. Chimps or Monkey? Chimps are wonderful but dangerous.

    Male monkeys are a bit much too. The Philippine monkey male gets up to around 20 pounds. That's a lot of monkey and would be very hard to control and maybe dangerous. Females get to around 11 pounds.

    Juliet was not that far from death when I got her. She's so much stronger now. I love to see her use her arms to hang from the roof of her cage. Better yet her back legs.

    She was having trouble regulating her body temperature I think. She kept having chills even outside but I have not seen that in the last couple of weeks.

    She was very thin and scared. She's getting quite bossy and as you can see from Bob's article, a bit of a hussy. LOL

    She doesn't like all men, she doesn't like one of our neighbours at all.

    Not that you asked…. I just get side tracked. 🙂

  27. Hey Danny – See, told you that you already had an idea! I would love to get a monkey, but two reason I won't:

    1. I don't want people to think that I copy whatever Rusty does!
    2. Feyma won't let me.

    Well, let me change that… I don't care what people think. The real reason is because Feyma won't let me get one! 😯

  29. Hi Brian – It's hard to find a woman who gives a good armpit rub! And, with just the right odor too! 😆 Cooking? Forget it, when the armpit action is there!

  32. Hi Rusty – Actually, I don't think you were so jealous, just trying to tease you a bit. I really did like Juliet, though. I'm a real animal lover, and especially something unusual like a monkey.

  34. Hi Bob
    I had to re-read the beginning of your article. Some time ago I actually had a 'proper' girlfriend named Juliet and she was from Cebu. Strange or what.
    However she wasn't as hairy as your new friend 🙂 🙂

  37. Bob is that like the old detective saying: I'll be on you like stink on a momkey!

  38. Hi queenie – I never heard that before, but maybe? Not sure why that would be though. Maybe Carlin has been frying the monkey tails with spicy peppers and eating them! That would account for it! 😆

  40. I guess Sir BoB, you and Juliet had built a warm friendship! That is one thing I love about the Pines, it is easy to build friendships and relationships, unlike in a large city like Sydney. Here in the provinces you can walk a few metres down the road and talk to a stranger like you have known them all your life.
    Good to know you wear the pants in your relationship with wife lol…"real reason is because Feyma won’t let me get one! :shock:"
    I am in the same boat, yet when I want to buy a toy for myself, I take my partner shopping first. As you know Pinas love to shop, so I soften her up a bit so I can buy the things I want……Welcome to the Philippines!

  41. Silly Bob–I'm just referring to that old song:
    Oh the monkeys have no tails in Zamboanga
    Oh the monkeys have no tails in Zamboanga
    Oh the monkeys have no tails, they were bitten off by whales
    oh the monkeys have no tails in Zammboanga…

  44. Hi Bob
    Well you certainly must have something we haven`t got, first all those girls and now a monkey. You will have to tell us your secret!
    All the best
    Malcolm

  46. It's an old song, but I think that the GIs used to sing it in the Pacific in World War Two. Groucho Marx sang it best though.

  47. Hi Bob – You know, I'd think you'd be more of a parrot on the shoulder type (no eye-patch jokes, please!) of your cleanly pressed Hawaiian (Aloha) shirt. Just learn to play the ukulele, head on out toward the throbbing masses on the streets with your uke and cup in hand, and begin playing for pesos. True entrepreneurs: street buskers! 😆

    (I knew it had to be something to do with monkeys (and Cebuanas!) – they like to monkey around a bit! 😉

  54. Well, things had gone quiet about Juliet, and I didn't dare ask in case she had got more ill or something. Very relieved now though, sounds like Rusty is doing a good job gradually getting her better. Jessie must have a heart of gold I think.

  55. Hi Bob,

    Your right the sell of monkeys is not illegal in all states, but I live in California. You know the state that the WHOLE world wants to mimic. Sure hope that doesn't ever happens. Ferrets are illegal here but not in Arizona. When I owned the pet store, I was able to sell these cute little camine, cute little South American alligators about 8" to a foot long. But they did grow to about 9' Only legal about the first year, too many grown ones were showing up in lakes and canals. Still to the time I sold, I could sell monitor lizards that grew to maybe 8 to 9 feet. To own exotic pets here you have to be licensed by state and prove you can provide for them for there life expectancy. I sold a few big cats ie tigers, but I could not take possession of them just be the broker. I had plenty of 10 to 12 foot snakes.Anyway some states still allow ownership of monkeys but they have to be captive born. Good luck with Feyma and I used that shopping thing all the time.

  56. Strategy for getting your monkey:

    Bribe the kids so they'll start asking mom if they can have a monkey. After a while, they'll wear Feyma's resistance down and you'll get your monkey.

  57. Bob, I forgot to mention I know all about the towel. I was joking because I was not allowed to leave house as American not to have one in the back of my shirt and one around neck. Nine years and still not used to it haha, I was hoping maybe year or so. You know Mexicans is what we have for workers here and when 100+ temperature they have wool long sleeve shirts on to stay cool, but there I was told I would get very bad cold. I had to change shirts 4 times a day. Oh to keep Josey happy not me.

  60. Hi David – I already thought of that one. No need to even bribe the kids, they love animals, and the idea of getting a monkey will excite them a lot! 😉

  61. Hi Andy – Truth is that I never use a towel like that… but when I got to Bogo, Rusty gave it to me for my comfort, and it did indeed come in handy!

  62. Mi Amigo, Bob: You find plenty of "monkey business" in Cebu, no? Juliet mas bonita!

  64. Hi Bob, This story reminded me the story my wife would tell me. When she was growing up her folks had a monkey and anytime there were coins missing, her job was to look for them in the monkey's cheeks. More times than not the monkey's cheeks were full of coins!

  66. HI Bob, I kinda missed some of the earlier stuff as I was in hospital. I'm glad you and Juliet got along well! I told Rusty that I was informed by the previous owner that Juliet is not that fond of any rivals, monkey or otherwise. He didn't believe me then. I'm sure now he will agree 100%.

  68. Hey Manong Bob, now you can't deny it-you've got a built in animal magnetism! 🙂

  70. Hi Christine – I'm sorry that you were in the hospital! Hope you are feeling better! Yeah, I understand what you mean about Juliet!