i saved a cat today

i saved a cat today...

...or indirectly sending it to its maker sooner than it would like... but looking at it optimistically, i would think tt i saved it lah.. kekeke..

come to think of it, it all seems destined tt i was to be its rescuer.. okok, i noe i shd stop emphasising so much on wat a good samaritan i've been.. well, u see, i took the afternoon off and went back early to prepare for mum's bday celebration.. so over lunch, she was telling me tt this morning, she saw a "dead" cat near the carpark, in blood and its own poo and piss.. must have been quite an awful sight and i thank my lucky stars tt i didnt chance upon it on my way to work.. would haf spoilt my day totally..

this remind me of the other time when i saw a dead cat in a canal and wat came to mind immediately was some sicko abusing the poor cat and dumping it away like a used condom.. tt made me quite sick in the stomach.. and it seems like dead animals have a penchant for yours truly cos i recalled that back in poly, i keep seeing dead animals by the roadside.. and u noe wat, the most interesting part of it all is pointing it out to a particular fren who's quite an animal lover, and secretly enjoying tt squirming look on her face.. muahahaha~

back to my main point - mum suspected tt the cat was most probably thrown down the blk by some mentally deranged kid.. (hmmm.. nv knew how alike me and my mum are!) and despaired abt how kids or ppl in general are becoming so cruel.. couldnt resist the temptation to remind her tt she ever tried to shoo a cat away by splashing water on it... but tt was a long time ago, when she was still stressed out with work and having errant offsprings at home.. now, probably just an errant grandkid..

oh my, haf i been digressing again? age must be catching up with me, old pple love to reminscence.. well well, to cut the whole thing short, mum went out for a short while when nicole and i were napping.. and when she came back, she told me excitedly that the cat was still alive! and someone must haf shifted it from its initial (final) resting place to our void deck, rite in front of the lift. its a miracle tt the poor thing was still alive (imagine being injured and sick from early morning till late noon!) and incredulous that no one did anything to help! i guess usually i'll just let it pass, but this time i picked up the phone and called SPCA.. the operator told me to go and take a look at the cat to make sure its still alive and check whether its able to move.. so i did and saw the cat for the first time.. there, lying lifelessly on the floor with ants scurrying around was a ginger cat.. i walked yet closer to see if it will dart up and run.. but it obviously didnt, the poor dear couldnt even open its eyes! but yes, it was still breathing. i made another call to report wat i saw and gave them the cat's location and wat kind of help it will get.. sadly, i was told tt it will be put to slp if its beyond cure.. and while on the phone, the strangest thing happened. the cat opened it eyes and gazed at me gratefully as if it noes tt help is coming soon.. if u ask me, i tot tt was pretty scary.. i kept watch over the cat while waiting for help to come.. u noe, just in case another deranged kid comes along to add further pain to it.. the 1 hr wait was painful, for the cat and myself.. wat if the deranged kid comes to life, am i able to protect it from harm? and wat if it stopped breathing, wat will i do? i cun do resuscitation. so many wat ifs..

i practically jumped for joy when i saw someone walking over with a cage in hand. and oooh, the guy who came was cute! see, it definitely pays to be kind! wahahahaha~ but it wasnt time to appreciate his cuteness, cos the cat was protesting in pain when the guy tried to lift it into the cage but eventually it quieten down and was taken away to a haven (or hell)

went back home and told mum abt it and she seemed pleased that the cat is now safe. seeing that softer side of her, i asked the unquestionable and immediately regretted it.

so, u think i could keep the cat if it recovers?" i asked hopefully.

"well, then i guess u'll haf to call SPCA again. this time to report a cat being thrown off the blk." she deadpan.

o-p-p-s.

Seasons of Life

Something to ponder over...

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.


The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.

The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise.

The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.

The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.

He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.

Lessons:
Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
Don't judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later.

Broken

My comb broke... Can someone get me a new one please?