Monkey Business

I wonder whose monkeys have escaped...

There was a great deal of furor in the neighbourhood. This evening Cousin r saw a whole bunch of policemen hanging around FatBoy's area. the old aunty (who will be moving house soon) told her that there were 2 monkeys on the loose and the policemen had got them up a tree. All were waiting for the people from the zoo to appear to catch them. It seemed that these 2 monkeys had been on the loose since a few days ago in another area.


I think they belong to some residents as where would the monkeys come from- PR being reclaimed land and we have no green to talk about. So they could only belong to some crazy residents who think that monkeys are pets and not wild animals. When will people learn to leave Nature alone.

I suppose we will read about this in the papers tomorrow and learn the truth. I hope the moneys will be okay.

Take THAT Tuesday

Is that a challenge?

Take that! and that! and that! and...

Bujang got very excited with the camera strap wehn I tried to take his pictures. He was in the cat basket resting and got a little curious when he saw the strap dangling. That THAT! he kept telling me in action!

Trouble-free Tuesday

Yes san. I am afraid I need to investigate effurything...

No exceptions will be made fur anyone...

Megat looks on quite unperturbed by all this activity...

Ok I am satisfied fur now. I will take my leave thank you...

Megat is now the one who sleeps on my lap at the computer these days as Ms Akira has become Queen of the Kitchen. He has quite comfortably taken over her place here as though he has always been here :) This is the vacuum effect taking place :)

Eh Minah! What are you doing outside my door?

This morning at about 6.05, I heard Toro snarling at something. He hardly ever snarls at anyone although he would growl in his most fearsome way at shadows on the walls. I then heard the door being shut and grandma hurrying in telling me,"Eh Minah ada kat luar." (Eh Minah is outside) HUH!!!

What I saw outside my house was unbelieveable! There Minah was, sitting quietly outside my door, looking up at me. I watched her from my window just to be sure and I saw her green eyes looking at me calmly. She was unperturbed. I was horrified! Grandma hurridly told me that she heard Toro growling and snarling at something and then she saw Minah outside.

We debated what to do. I told grandma I couldn't possibly feed her outside as this would encourage her to come back again. (I had not read dawn's previous blog for nothing!) Grandma speculated that someone might have brought her up to th floor. I told grandma that that would not be possible at all. It could just be that Minah was taking a walk up all the 12 floors of the block and just stumbled on our door because our door was open and she heard and smelled the amigos! I think the last explanation would be the most plausible one although it did not comfort me at all.

I dressed quickly and got a tin of tuna and chicken as this was her favourite and thought about having to entice her to come with me. How to do it? How to do it? Aiyoh! How to do it? I peeked out the window again and there she was- large as life. Aieee! How to do it? I put on my shoes and just as silently, Minah was not there anymore. I walked the length of my corridor and she had disappeared. I quickly took the lift downstairs and could not find her. I guess she must be making her way silently through all the levels of the block!

Then I remembered one of my neighbours telling me that once she saw a calico cat sitting outside my door in the morning. I did not believe her then but now there is nothing else for it. Minah is patrolling our corridors :) I hope she made it safely downstairs.

During all the commotion, each and every amigo actually crowded around the doorway (even Ms Akira) waiting with bated breath for the end of the saga. Toro was upset that the front door was closed to him but the rest were just puzzled. It was quite a morning!