8th May 09

Been some time since Stellar's passing. Hm I thought maybe I can talk about how special it was to me, just so that the reader (you) can understand how unique it was...

Not easy to have pet in my family since my parents are anti-pets pranks. My dog only lasted 1 week before being let go (wild puppy who was injured & doctored by us). So when Stellar first came, my mum didn't allow it to sit on sofa, cushioned seats on basis that it was dirty. Luckily she did not have any excuse to remove it as Stellar learnt to go to toilet at pet litter area once we taught it.

This pesky creature also loved to bite ppl. It bit my bro, who kicked it away, which made it attack my bro again. Harrowing events to a start, with my bro shouting at the cat. (but the cat doesn't bite me when its sleeping with me).

Still, it knows to greet family members when they arrive back home (except my bro. they just ignore each other) in its nonchalent cat way. If you are the only 1 in the house, you will notice the cat is always in the same room as you, but not needily so. It just wants company but doesn't need you to play with it.

Stellar also knew how to chase after balls, like a dog. It could carry its favourite chew toy around so that it could chew it anywhere. Over time, it was the favoured child of the family... My mum gave it fish and scallops, my dad was the morning feeder and I was the wet food feeder. Shicai just irritates the cat. For my wet food feeding, I would bring out its dish and spoon, and it would immediately go to the kitchen to wait at microwave area.

It was a greedy cat. When we eat at the dinning table, if there was any vacancies, Stellar would jump onto the vacant chair and wait expectantly.. Not that we feed it :P It also slowly took over all the furniture for sleeping. Sofa, my bed, cushion chairs.. My mum placed towels specifically over its sleeping areas. If you are occupying its sleeping area, the cat would pointedly walk infront of you AFEW times, just so you would give up the area.

We would wipe its butt after it shits. So everytime it shits, it would be watching out for us. And run !! once its done. Tell me, would a dog have such attitude?

When someone unknown is outside the door, the cat would look at you and then walk to the door (& look at you again). How smart the cat is right...

It loved plastic bags. Hang one up and it would hop into it. Literally a cat in the bag. My mum would carry the cat bag around just for fun & it would stay inside.

Somehow it became friends with the neighbours, even so as to going into the neighbour's house. It knew my mum didn't like that & if we walk pass the house, it would hide itself.

It had free access to the outside world & loved to explore the floors of my HDB block. To call it back, we would ring our keys at the stair well. You would see a cat's head popping out afew storeys up, looking down to see if we are below. Then it would run down, popping its head out at every floor.

If I had to go & find it, all I had to do was ring my keys and walked up the stairs and soon I would see it. Infact we walk down together, with Stellar always making sure it reaches the next floor first. Then it would chill flat on the floor & look at you: why are you so slow?

After every trip to the vet, the cat would sulk for a day. Ignoring us & not rubbing against our legs (even if we tempt him with food). How like a human right?

Most importantly, it was there for each of us (even my bro I guess). It would paw against the door if you didn't wake up at your regular timing. In the morning, when my dad awakes, it would rub against his legs, sit on the washing machine whilst he is brushing his teeth & wait outside the toilet for him. He was so glad to see the 1st person of the day.

When I have off days and awaken at late morning, once I open my eyes, I see Stellar walking into my room... How weird, I did not even move - how did he even know?

It was disciplined by 2nd floor stray cat at one time, for being unruly in cat behaviour I guess. Ever since, it had been wary of new cats. If there is prescence of cats nearby, the rascal would obediently stay in our house, not venturing out till coast is SUPER CLEAR, afew hours after the cats were gone.

Yup thats all I want to write. Night everyone...