Meow!

I used to have a sign on my cupboard that said “When one makes a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” It is a more poetic rendition of “Make sure you really want what you wish for because it just might come true.” That is what happened to me but before you find out, you must of course listen to the long drawn telling of the events that happened.

I started feeling that perhaps I wouldn’t be as bored or lonely if I had a pet. I was very sure I could take care of dwarf rabbits, after all we had 2 back home, Boo Boo and Chu Chu. They are quite adorable. You should see the hop when they are really excited. So very delightful! My family considers them the first 2 grandchildren of the family. Everyone is very emotionally connected to Boo Boo and Chu Chu. How does one help falling in love with such innocent looking cuties. Of course, when they gnaw at every important wire, they aren’t that innocent those times. It really feels like they are plotting to see us in a panic. Then my sisters would be running around, trying to right the fiasco before my dad returns and finds out, that we had actually let the rabbits roam about in the living room. We’ve had some close calls but that’s another story.

So, now I have a partner in crime, Magdalena. When I told her, 2 days ago that I wanted to get a pet, she told me that we could go to Petco. Both of us were transformed into wide-eyed kids indeed. The cages with the wabbits were right front. Oh there were two smaller rabbits and I was kinda excited. I thought perhaps they were dwarfs. Alas, they were not. I guess I am so used to handling dwarf rabbits I rather have dwarves. They look cuter too (shhh don’t tell anyone I said that)

Then we saw the cats, and they were so adorable! Dalena found out that these cats were from the Humane Society. Sooo that is how we landed at the Toledo Humane Society. It was soo fun. Coz they had all these rooms where they had different types of cats. The first room, the cats were allowed to roam around freely within cages. Dalena knew exactly what to do, ie how to stroke them, play with them.  There were two other rooms with cats in cages. One of them, well you obviously got the overwhelming feeling that these cats were abused. They all looked so sad. There was this grey cat that I liked. It reminded me of Suzannah’s gorgeous cat, Eusoff. Then there was this lovely looking kitten which this Chinese couple were considering. He/She was so active and alert. There were 3 other kittens. Sigh.

Then I get home, and tell Yusuf about my visit to the Humane Society and how I wanted to get a cat. He tells me that someone in school was giving away a kitten. He discounted the idea because the issue is, who would take care of the cat when we have to go to NY? Dalena said she would. He he. Today I tell Mr Khan that I wanted to get a kitten and he says that his mechanic is offering two kittens! I might have to take both of them as they are sisters. Imagine from being all alone at home, to having two kittens following me around! How strange!

So, like Mr Khan said, it doesn’t just rain, it pours!