2009年9月18日金曜日

FAT PAZZY ②

Pazzy's Theme song!

"Fat Randy" by Voo Doo Glow Skulls!

Everybody! Sing along!

 ♬FAT PAZZY --- ooooh oh!
FAT PAZZY!♬

2009年9月13日日曜日

Names names names!

What do you name a boy that likes ladies handbags and ladies dresses?


hmmm.... it's hard one!


He is not Macho cat like our Aslan,
not very territorial at all.
He is a softie, (both fur and personality!) appreciates nice handbags and my nice dresses, he ALWAYS makes effort to sit on them!

He comes to cuddle with Hime when she's sleeping!
Awwwww......!

There is something unisex about this little boy.
We figured, maybe we got a girl-y boy cat, and hey, that's fine too!

After going through many boy names that my hubby thought was cool
("You always get to name the cats so now it's MY TURN!")
they all didn't seem to fit this sweet bundle of fluff.

At the time, I was playing the band, Quicksand, a lot, rediscovering what a great band they were,
thought,
"how about 'Walter' ?"


"Walter" seemed like a great soft, gentle boy name.
I liked how the sounds rolled out from your tongue!
He looked like a Walter to me!

We call him "Walter", "Waller", "Wall-ee", and when he is being feminine, "Wallene"!
He doesn't mind either, as long as it involves eating!
He'll "prrrrrr----prrrrr" and dust your leg with his bushy tail!



So that is how we came to have Hime, Aslan, Walter ,
the Three Terror Munchkins in our family!

2009年9月8日火曜日

I just wanna be friends...!


On introducing Walter (Previously known as Simon) to our Troble Two,
we have had better idea how to do this because of our experience with Aslan and Hime.

According to some websites it said it was good to keep the new cat in one room, let the other cats smell them, but not face to face, let the previous cat get used to the smell of the new cat.


Our princess Hime, she only accepted Aslan in her kingdom after 72 hours when he first came to our house. So I decided to keep him away from her, and only let her see him after 3 days.


During the 72 hours, she was being SUSPICIOUS HIME,
trying to get in the room where Walter was.
Everytime I opened the door to where Walter was, she'd try to get in , like,


"I know what you got there!!!! And I don't like it!!!!"


seeing his shadow in the glass and pouncing at him through the glass!

This is her face to face with Walter.
She looks cute, but growwwwwwwling at him!

Walter looks sad, he is only a kitten, just wanted to be friends.He had a big family, lived with his cat mom, cat dad, and 3 cat siblings.
At Cats protection he was in the pen with his brother, always playing.

He is really friendly and gentle,
I'd be laying on the couch and he would come sit on my shoulder , put his face against mine...


"Purrrrrrrr, Purrrrrr, Purrrrrr!"



How could anybody not like him??

Well, Hime.
Doesn't tolerate her kingdom invaded by strangers,
wether how cute or purrrry they are.


Of course Aslan wasn't too happy with Walter either, but he did not rule this house. Aslan's territory was outside. So he wasn't as angry (or suspicious) as Hime to have a new stranger in the house.

Walter tries to go make friends with Aslan too, but gets a growwwl again...


It didn't look too good for Walter, but I knew Hime would come to accept Walter.
After all, she did accept Aslan. And they are best pals now!
And if Hime acceped Walter, Aslan would too.


So I let him wander around the house, just as long as Hime got her space...

Hime was napping in the afternoon sun,
Walter comes in.
I was going to stop him before Hime gets angry...

And look!


☆ Monumental moment! 

Walter quietly lies down across from her.
She opened her eyes a bit, but didn't growl. Went back to nap.

It was like,
"Ok, I let you in the family now so I'm gonna go back to sleep."

I think things like eating, sleeping front of someone is important, as bonding. We go out to meals with people we like, or want to get to know. You wouldn't like to do any of those things if you didn't feel comfortable with the person.
Hime has accepted Walter, by letting him sleep close to her.

And the rest is history.

2009年6月15日月曜日

Annnd the Inevitable Three!!!

Since we were having so much fun with the Terror Two, also known as Hime and Aslan,
my husband said, "Why not throw another one in the mix?"
He still believes in : "if something`s good, MORE IS BETTER!"
And I said,
"Why not?! Two is same as three!"
( It is! 2 is Plural, 3 is Plural, samething, right?)

And recently, I started volunteering at Cats Protection.

I always wanted to work with animals. Especially cats. Cats have given me so much in my lifetime, I wanted to do something to give back.
So why not volunteer at the place that brought me Hime and Aslan?
And now I had an ulterior motive....
Scout us the Third to join the Terror Two!!!

I met so many cats at Cats Protection. There were so many great cats.
Cute ones, friendly ones, ones with great character... When you get to know each cat, they are all special. I don`t think there is a such thing as an unlovable cat. And don`t get me started on kittens...

Candidate 1: Smokey Joe.

Great cat with character. Weirdo, talks a lot. He`d be purring, then hisses for no reason. One of the volunteers said, "Cats only act as humans treat them."
Someone was probably mean to him, so he wants to be nice, but ends up scared, so he hisses.
But he has learned over couple of weeks that I love him , so he comes to rub his head on my boobs. No more hissing! It means more to me because I gained his trust.
I would totally loved to bring him home.... but I didn`t think he`d get along with Aslan or Hime.... which was a big problem.

Candidate 2: Darnell.
He is a black cat, comes to perch on your shoulder, just like Hime does.
He perched on my shoulder the whole time I was cleaning his pen!
Man, wouldn`t it be nice to have 2 Parrot cats?
Didn`t get to take picture of him, he got adopted straightaway.....
I`m happy he found a nice home though.
.....................

Then.....
FOUND THE PERFECT CAT!!!

He was named Simon.
Fluffy black cat,
friendly, klutzy, and cuuuute!
(why are all the cool cats black cats, by the way?!)
When I was looking for cats that grooming, I proprerly met Simon,
He is an irrisistable furball!


I noticed that when he was playing, he had a cute klutziness about him,
kind of quiet but playful. When he`d play with the ball, he`d be 3 seconds too slow.
I thought Hime would like him, being a quiet quirky cat herself.
And he wasn`t a Manly-man, so Aslan wouldn`t feel threatened.

Trying to take picture of him, he keeps coming up to my face, purring!!!
I`m in love ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

He was reserved by this family, and I was so disappointed!
I went to go say good-bye to him before I left for the day, I thought I would never see him again , going with his new family :(

But....... for some miraculous reason the people who reserved him didn't come to get him, and when I went to volunteer week after, he was still there!!!!

"What is he still doing here?! Can I pleeeeeeeease take him home?!"
I asked.
And the people at Cats Protection said, "Have him!!"

It`s like having a crush on somebody and you find out that that person likes you too!

Yessssss!!!!!



2009年6月14日日曜日

Two is Better Than One!

Many people think two cats are double trouble.
It is!
More poos, more thrashing around the house, double chaos! Hahahaha! 
More importantly,
1 cat+1 cat =TRIPLE THE FUN!

I think most cats are genuinely happier when they have a pal.
(of course it depends on the cat, but in most cases.)

Let me tell you why.


When Hime went to the vets, she was ok for the first visit.
Then the second time she went , the veternarian stuck a thermometor up her butt to take her temperature.

She started to shake. It really scared her.

Even after I brought her home, she wouldn`t stop shaking.

She went under the bed, defeated, would not come out for two days. She was shellshocked.
If taking a temperature made her weak, we were concerned about how she would be when she had to get spayed.

If just taking a temperature shocked her so much, will she survive from the shock of the surgery?
We prolonged her getting spayed as late as we could, but we had to have it done.

All the tomcats around the neighborhood were interested in her...


This picture on the left is not reflection of Hime,
it is a big black boy cat spraying at her through the window!!!! 

Ewwwww... Wowwww...


We set a date right after Aslan came into the family.
After the dreaded surgery....



She was woozy from the anesthetics, went to a corner and slept.
Aslan looked confused. He couldn`t understand why his pal was weak.
We tried to keep Aslan away from her, so he wouldn`t try to play with her and open her wounds.

Next day, he was with her, licking her, sleeping with her.
Day after, they were playing, chasing eachother around the house,
even with Hime and her cone around her neck.

I remember when I was in the hospital. If I had been at the hospital all by myself, I think I would have gotten sicker, from loneliness and fear.My friends and my family coming to visit me all the time really helped me get better.

I think Aslan being there really helped her get over the shock, get her mind off the pain.
We were so grateful to Aslan for helping her.
Compainionship does help people and cats get better.

See? Back to her old cute princess-self, happy in her egg cup!
Even with the cone around her neck!
We were so, so relieved!
Thanks Aslan!
And thanks Hime, for being a brave girl!

2009年4月2日木曜日

Zen and the Art of Being Kitty






Zen.













Zen Princess.
















Meditation on window. That`s what I call Enlightment.









Zen on top of stone... no, door.
Now THAT takes real concentration!
This is what it takes to be Zen Master Hime!

2009年3月30日月曜日

Hime turned EVIL!

It helps being fuzzy. You get to be Hime`s new pal.
My leppard stuffed animal/scarf named Cindy and Hime!
Aren`t they a cute couple?!







What is she up to now???
Is she doing sommersaults?

uh ohhhh,

I think she`s up to no good....






"Eh heh
heh
heh!!"

"My precioussSS!
Fuzzzzzzzzy!
I LIKE! "

She`s holding my face brush hostage!



"Minnnnne now!!!!"

Cute princess turned into EVIL HIME!
Fangs, claws and posessed eyes!
And my poor face brush covered in EVIL HIME Venom....
Ughhh!!! She can have it now!
Evil , but she`s one adorable devil!