Cats who teach me to fly…

Three days ago, when I was doing survey at Hougang, I found a few cats – one limping, one pregnant and two to three other stray cats. I carry cat food around with me wherever I go, just in case. I fed them. The limping and pregnant cats were very hungry. I went to my vehicle and brought more food. I felt so sad and helpless looking at the strays.

After feeding them, I walked further down the road and found two to three more stray cats. I had no cat food left with me and I went to the nearest provisional shop to get another two small tins of canned food since they did not have a big one. On my way back buying the food, I saw a ginger cat walking past. He had a wounded neck as it was fresh pink in colour. I didn’t stop to feed him as I didn’t feel that he needed attention. So I skipped him and went back to feed the rest.

After I left the place, I felt so bad that I was unable to help the cats. Therefore, I called Lady J whom Mel and I adopted Cashie and Monnie from. She is a volunteer from Cats Welfare Society. I thought that perhaps she was able to do something about it.

I felt rather stressed after telling her because she was kind of implying that I should be taking care of them. In fact, I was acting out of goodwill to see if someone can help the cats. I was merely trying my luck.

I have no experience of how or what I should do in order to help the strays. So I asked questions like what was she going to do with the wounded ginger cat and pregnant cat. She advised me to bring the ginger to the vet if he is seriously wounded and to foster the pregnant cat.

She couldn’t find the ginger cat on that evening and she sounded like it was my fault for not taking care of the cat and letting him go. I felt kind of pressured so I went down the next day to look for the ginger as well as to feed them. I didn’t see the limping cat but I was glad that the pregnant cat was around. She was hungry again. She looked terribly hungry to me and my heart ached. I didn’t like it when I didn’t see the limping cat.

I went around to find the wounded ginger cat and wanted to see if he was ok and needed attention. However, I couldn’t find him. I made three rounds but still couldn’t find him. On my final round, I went to look for the limping cat, hopefully that I can feed him but still he didn’t turn up. Lady J also went to look for ginger but to no avail.

Today I went again, wanting to feed the pregnant cat. This time, the limping cat was around and I was happy to feed him. I also saw ginger. His wound was recovering but he didn’t want the food I offered him. So I left him alone under the vehicle.

I didn’t tell lady J about it as I didn’t want myself to get into unnecessary trouble. Lady J texted me in the evening and told me she found ginger and he was ok. I asked her what they would do with the pregnant cat. She told me have to find someone to foster it or to sterilise the mommy and abort the kittens. When I heard about the abortion I was completely annoyed and pissed off. The last text I replied her was “sorry, I have no one who can help to foster”.

I have learnt not to ask her for help. There is nothing I can do to the pregnant cat but to say a prayer for her and to feed her every day till she gives birth and hopefully, she knows when I come to feed her. When her kittens are all grown up, I will feed them everyday and I will bring the mommy for sterilisation and when the kittens grow older, I will take them one by one for sterilisation too.

This is all I can do. I want the pregnant cat to be safe from now…

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Yes, I miss Miemi’s love… Miss her following me around. Miss her waiting for me outside the bathroom. Miss her being a busybody when I am doing everything. Miss her watching me lovingly. Miss her greeting me at the door. Miss her sleeping at the foot of my bed. Miss her burying herself under my arm. Miss watching her at the corridor. Miss her kneading on my chest. Miss her walking me to the bathroom. Miss the way she meows. Miss her purr. Miss her beside me when I am reading. Miss her wagging tail. Miss her brushing me. Miss the trust she had in me. Miss her companionship. Miss her hiding and jumping on my leg out of nowhere. I miss everything about her…every every little thing about her…

She was here last night, kneading on my blanket. I was shocked because I didn’t expect it but not scared and i turned my head to look at the position that she kneaded immediately. I can’t see her but it was her. It is always Miemi. I told her I love her. I spoke to her the usual way I used to speak to her. I always tell her I love her whenever I feel her around and even when I did not feel her, I would still say I love her out loud. I know she is always with me everywhere and all the time.

I am waiting for her to return again. Waiting for her to reincarnate when she is ready and return to me again. I ask the angels to give her protection and guidance. To guide her safely to me when she is ready to come back to me and guide me to her too. I thank you angels.

Miemi on her 11th birthday.

Always loved, missed and remembered by Mummy.

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Mel has gone to Kuantan on an educational trip and she will be back next Monday. It is 8.50pm now. Weather is cool after a bout of heavy rain. Cashie and Monnie are lying lazily.

These siblings are six months old tomorrow. How time flies and Miemi had gone for three months. Her physical body may no longer be around but her spirit is still alive and playful. Perhaps she is lying next to me now:).

This fresh chrysanthemum arrangement is made for her today.

Once again and again and again… Hope she likes it!

This is the latest wallpaper displayed on my ipad now.

Fur kids must be hungry now. Going to prepare food for them. They will be having fish and chicken. How 幸福 they are!

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I volunteered myself to drive the cats to the vet today for sterilisation. I picked the cats, nine cats, to the vet at Jalan Kayu. Although they were all caged for the moment, they are still the fortunate ones. At least they are allowed to live. Cats that are not spay and when they are caught by AVA( Agri-Food And Veterinary Authority), the chances of them surviving are slim as majority of them are put to sleep.

Singapore spent 8 million Singapore dollars on a polar bear in zoo and yet Singapore did not even bother to save our stray cats and dogs. I am against the inhumane way that AVA handles the cats and dogs. They use a rope to hang puppies till they die and use wire to capture dogs. Dogs that were captured by them bleeds terribly. Yes, I am angry. These are such cruel act.

Our government has always ask us to be gracious towards foreigners. Yes, foreigners who bring and spend money in Singapore. Polar bear that helps Singapore to boost the economy. Yes, the strays worth nothing and therefore, they have to be treated inhumanly.

A life is a life, it does not matter whether it is a man or animal. All life are precious. If we believe that God created all living things including animals, then we should love all God’s creation. If we can’t love all God’s creation, how are we going to love God. If we want to show God that we love Him, then we must first love all his creation including ourselves.

I sent the cats to the vet at around 8.30am and picked them up at 6.30pm. I am happy to see them being spayed. CWS(Cats Welfare Society) has really made great effort on saving cats. CWS is a private organisation. I hope I can help them again.

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
–Ghandi

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Look what I have baked!

Chocolate Chips Muffin

The chocolate chips muffin was baked yesterday. Mel and her family said that it was nice but just a little sweet. So today I baked cranberry muffin, sugar reduced. See what Mel and family have to say when they eat tonight.

Cranberry Muffin

I am going to bake some for my aunt over the weekend since I will be passing by her place. Thinking of baking some chocolate swirl cake for myself. Usually when I bake, I don’t really eat them. I just taste some and give all to friends and relatives.

I want to bake different types of muffins and decorate cupcakes. I intent to do cupcakes for parties so decoration is very important but the cake must taste fantastic at least to me.

I know nowadays bakeries use cupcake decoration to attract customers and the quality of the cupcake taste horrible. I find that even the icing sugar that bakeries use for decoration tasted awful. I guess these are to attract children.

After preparing, baking and cleaning up, I feel rather tired. The fur kids just had their lunch and now they went separate ways to go to sleep. One sleeps under the bed and another sleeps right on top of my printer.

This fur kids(including Miemi always) really make me happy.

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