While being down with a cold these past few days, a friend mentioned a homeopathic remedy that is popular in Hong Kong: boiled cola, ginger, and lemon.  I sort of remember my mom once making this concoction for us when we were kids.  The topic of cola however, reminds me of how much I miss our pet bird, Pepsi, who now lives with my parents (Lucia and I live with two cockatiels, and Pepsi visits here occasionally).  I found that looking at pictures of Pepsi brought a lot of joy and comfort during my battle with the miserable cold. He’s simply too cute! Here I am sharing some of his recent pictures. Enjoy and have a Pepsi day! :D

Meet Pepsi, the Orange-faced Lovebird (a mutation of Peach-faced Lovebirds).

It was nearing his bedtime when I took these pictures:

So he was getting really sleepy…

and that’s why his feathers were a bit fluffed up and messy :p

What a cute little bird :)

And here’s why he’s named Pepsi.  One day when he was still a young baby, he started climbing on a leather hanging toy we bought (his chewing toy), and was generally in a super happy mood.  We we just saying we should come up with a cute name for him… and there in the background was a Pepsi can.  I think it’s a fitting name for him, because he’s always so peppy and sweet, yet packs a punch in personality (Lovebirds are actually notorious for having big attitudes…. they can be quite the spoiled little devils!).   It may be hard to imagine from this set of pictures since he looks so sleepy and tame… but I will share more pictures later on ;)

Pepsi is pretty particular to where he sleeps at night, and who his “favorite person” is at the moment.   Actually, he goes into different phases of liking a particular person or not.  So, I could be his favorite person for a few months straight, and then all the sudden he would change his mind and get attached to Lucia instead.  He also loves to join in singing every time my dad plays Xiao (Chinese bamboo vertical flute).  Pepsi’s singing though… um, is an acquired taste…

Now more on the topic of Pepsi the beverage… I would choose Pepsi over Coke any day, and I think if I were to be involved in a blind test I could tell the difference between the two brands :)  Not that I drink sodas on a regular basis (I am more of a TEA addict), but there are certain food that I feel compulsively obliged to pair with a nice cool glass of Pepsi… like Pizza, Teppanyaki, and Korean Tofu.  Oh, and there MUST be cucumbers to go with my Korean Tofu…. Yes, I am particular like that :p