Hello ya'll! I'm so excited today to post some of my personal review on the things I like, read and watched. I personally think cats are genius! Ehem.. of course we are ;) Especially redhead cats. We are one of a kind! Here's some info I wanna share about my breed, Tabby with a mix of British Shorthair:
British Shorthair Cats:
*****Activity
******* Playfulness
*** Need for Attention
******* Affection
**** Need to Vocalize
********* Docility (teachable)
******** Intelligence
********* Independence
****** Healthiness and Hardiness
**** Grooming Needs
********* Good With Children
******** Good With Other Cats
This is how British Shorthair cats usually are and I think most of them (in the chart) are like me.. Mama made some research and here's what she have to say about me based on the research:
Carlos like any other cats are playful but his playfulness is very high. I swear that as sleepy as he could be, he still wouldn't mind playing if people starts to play with him. It's like 'I live to play' for him. And definately NOT 'I live to eat' as Carlos doesn't eat that much. He eats whenever he's hungry and in a little amount. Carlos can live alone without being supervised. He won't do his 'business' anywhere except his litter box. Good boy Carlos! That's why mama loves you!! Carlos doesn't need attention that much just like in the chart. He knows if mama's too lazy to play, he go and do his own thing which is sleep or run around the house all by himself. Carlos loses his temper when he's really annoyed. Trust me, we did gadoh before this. And I think it's really silly and cute even though at that time I was so pissed at him.
He's very affectionate. He loves to rub himself against our legs or hands or wherever he could find and he extremely loves to be rubbed on his head, neck and at the back of his body, not on his tummy coz if we touch his tummy he'll think we wanna play and he'll start kicking and biting. And that my friend, sometimes hurt if his nails are out! I don't have to tell you how much he hurt me with his biting and scratching and makes me bleed whenever he's in his super hyper mode. Thank you Carlos, now I have scratches here and there. Just hope the scars will fade. Carlos doesn't require grooming that much. I shower him once a month only and luckily he's not really that scared of water.
Carlos is a smart puss, if I teach him something, he'll learn quick. He knows whenever I call him coz I can' find him, he'll appear and if I call him directly even when he's sleeping, he'll wake up and come to me. Aww you so sweet Carlos! If it was me, there's NO WAY I'm gonna get up :D Carlos's independence is high too. He knows his safe spot and that makes him very intelligent too. There was one time his granny (Wan) left him outside the house without realizing it for few hours, then he just waited outside and start meowing coz he wanted to come inside. Thank God!! I was sleeping at that moment and Mama Shea heard his voice and saw him outside. ALONE. Phew! For a cat like him, who rarely goes out of the house, we are REALLYYYY scared to let him off alone. Thank you Carlos for not running away, you know your safest place is in our home with mama (: There was even this one time I let Carlos out to chill and breathe some fresh air in our backyard, then suddenly there was this crazy loud sound from the jet up in the sky ( I think they are doing some rehearsal or something) and Carlos ran quickly towards me and go straight inside the house. He was really scared coz he never heard that kinda sound. I was glad that he didn't run to the other side of the house coz I might have to chase him. And from that on, I knew Carlos knows his home and he knows he's safe in there. I know Carlos would do great if he's living somewhere out there alone coz he's a fighter. It's just that please don't! I don't trust cats out there. Haha. Mama Shea's cats outside our house is being mean to Carlos sometimes. Mousy's sister is the main evil pussy who likes to hiss at him! Mak itam is OK and so does the lil' kittehs. Mousy is sometimes OK and sometimes not. I don't get her. I think she likes Carlos, it's just that she doesn't show it..like Helga Pataki from Hey! Arnold :p
I read somewhere, tabbies have always been big hearted, devoted, extremely playful, sometimes bullies to other kitties (Tiqa! Carlos used to live with her at Papa's house. It is Papa's other cat) and curious. Carlos is always always always curious! Whenever
there's something new in the house he'll definitely sebok sniffing and smelling to see what's going on. So now it's a habit of me to give him smell my plastic or paper bags whenever I came home from shopping. It's like "Mama beli ape tu? 'Sniff Sniff' Owh ok..tawu dah". Tabby cats are not considered a breed but are just a colorization of the tabby cat actually. One characteristic of tabbies that is distinct about their markings is the "M" mark on their forehead also referred to as "the mark of the true tabby" or the "tabby mask". That unique "M" mark has many folk lores and myths as to how it came to be. (Wanna read more? Click here)
Carlos is a healthy cat, alhamdulillah. According to the chart, British Shorthair cats are good with kids, but Carlos is not so good though. He prefers adults who's chill and calmer. We don't scream or yell and we don't even run around the house. So the kids scares him sometimes. Yesterday Adam and Ariz had a sleepover at our house, at first I bet Carlos was like daym these niggas are back! Haha but then as they started to play with him and all, he's OK. People need to show some lurve at him so that Carlos could love them back. I even read somewhere, the orange colored cats are the most loving cats compared to the other kind. I have some cats before Carlos, Cottonelle, Belang, Fluffy, Tiger, Tabby, Pixie, Gizmo, Meena, Cocky, Sic, Bebe (these are the ones I remember..I have more! But only few were allowed in the house - Cottonelle, Cocky and Bebe) and you know what, I love them all, I love all cats in the world!! I love my baby so much and I would not trade him for the world! Never! Mama loves you Carlos, and I know you know that!
If you wanna know your cat breed, click here. This is where I got my British Shorthair chart and other infos.
Back to Carlos
And now, I wanna share with you guys my fav stuff!
1) A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen
Mama is currently reading this awesome book! Look, Bob looks exactly like ME!!! (Only with green eyes). And so far, from what mama told me, Bob is a kool dude! Salute you bro! Mama is taking her own sweet time and in no hurry to finish it. Seriously mama?? I wanna know the ending of the story! Mama had always wanted to write a book. She even thought to write a book about me! But she said that's just a dream..so she never did..maybe not YET. Well mama, just write about me, k. Just write.
The descrition of the book (Amazon)
When James Bowen found an injured, ginger street cat curled up in the hallway of his sheltered accommodation, he had no idea just how much his life was about to change. James was living hand to mouth on the streets of London and the last thing he needed was a pet.
Yet James couldn't resist helping the strikingly intelligent tom cat, whom he quickly christened Bob. He slowly nursed Bob back to health and then sent the cat on his way, imagining he would never see him again. But Bob had other ideas.
More cute pix
here! The owner of the blog had met Bob face to face in July 2011.
Image courtesy of Google
Ready for his close up. Bob getting ready for a photo shoot at the Blue Cross van in Islington earlier today. Image from his own
Facebook page.
This is not Bob, this is ME! :D Had an evening ride last week.
Just popped into Waterstones and guess what? We are already no. 1! Image from
Bob's Facebook page.
Bob with his pal, James Bowen. Image courtesy of Google.
Image courtesy of Google.
How cute is he?? Look at that scarf!! :D Image courtesy of Google.
I bet this is his fav seat in the bus, next to the window! Image courtesy of Google.
2) Cat Vs Human
Have you ever read or look at Yasmine's blog or Tumblr? I had. I even have her book! (Mama bought it with the RM200 1Malaysia book voucher). Kool stuff. Some of the things she illustrated is what I am at home (:
The book.
This is SO ME.
For me, it's less than 6 seconds! Maybe only 3 :p
This is why we cats love to leave our fur everywhere. That's what happened to mama every time she went somewhere far (:
This is Mama's all time fav picca by Yasmine!
p/s: I'll review more on things that I like later ya! Have a great day!
p/s 2: Papa, you bought Bob's book yet?
