The Dreamer

I am a dreamer. My husband tells me that. I am living in a world of fantasy. I am browsing at the food blogs . It is about roast lamb and potato gratin served with steamed vegetable. I am dreaming for sure. When will I try these dishes ? I like lamb. My mother doesn't really like it but my father does. My husband loves lamb. He taught me a simple dish. I thought of going to Al Rawsha at Jalan Damai to eat the Lamb Mandy . This time I will try other dishes as well. Or I can buy some lamb and try making the roast lamb . I have been wanting to do that for a long but I will try it one of these days. Well, perhaps I am a dreamer. What is wrong with being a dreamer ?

My brother GG has a terrible headache. I hope it is not serious. My cat Tompok has not given birth although her belly is swelling . I hope she gives birth at home and I will have some kittens to play. It is still very hot these days. The lights went out twice these evening.

The cat died

The gentle cat which I mentioned some time ago had died about four days ago. I missed him. Poor cat. He was very gentle. Awang had sneaked into the house and was at the kitchen. He was licking his paws. He must have found something to eat. I managed to embroider the rose. There are three more roses and another four rose buds. I have three more petals of rose to finish to move on to the fourth rose.

Working days

As it is known, I am at work again. I work mostly in the afternoons until late evening. Yesterday I was very tired and slept at 9.30 pm. I wanted to open an account at BSN bank near my house . It took about 2 hours to open the account. I bought Avoderm cat food the other day as Royal Canin is too expensive well I thought it will be a waste if the cats do not want to eat. My parents dutifully put the cat food in the mornings. My mother said that Awang and Tompok love the dry cat food in the morning. I think Tompok will give birth soon. It is getting hot these days . I watch "Matahari" at TV3 in the evenings.

I had wanted to make roast beef for some time. I am afraid that it wont' taste good. I thought that I would buy the mashed potatoes from KFC. I look up in the You tube mostly . Classic English roast beef should be accompanied with Yorkshire puddings or roasted potatoes. Well , there is one particular recipe which uses the slow cooker . The slow cooker at home is the smallest size. My father loves to eat ox tail soup last time. My mother said that it is one of the reasons for his heart failure. Now my youngest brother Mal seems to love this type of soup. I love this soup too . I like meehoon soup. A vermicelli like noodle with ox tail soup. My mother would prepare it's condiments of boiled eggs. spring onions, slices of limes and not forgetting the chili. Oh I forgot the meat balls. My mother would use chicken and potato for the meat balls but my father said it tastes better with beef. Some of the other family favourite tea time treats are laksa kedah and mee mamak. I would go for the roast leg of lamb. I wonder when I would try this dish. Since my mother is saying that her Tupper Chef wok can do wonders.

Cat's intelligence

Today Awang the male cat,lets me pat him on the head. No more hissing or being hostile. Usually I would take out the flesh of the fish and give it on a plate to Tompok. I would give him the whole fish. Today I have two kind of fish. One I had bought yesterday and it was not so big and another the house hold fish which is plumper . So, I boil the fish and I had wanted to give the smaller fish,head and all to Awang. He refused to take it !! So I took the flesh of the two fish and feed both and he ate it. Cats do have feelings or mind . Or whatever . It means that he knows the difference ???

Working days

This is my second week working at home .So far so good. Now I am doing transcription and data analysis .My working time is from 2 to 3 pm until 9 to 11 pm. It's something like that. It's confirmed that my parents are going to Seychelles in June.The modem has blown up a few days ago . It's because something had exploded at about 3 in the morning. Now I had better be careful to turn off the modem at night .

I had befriended a gentle old cat. It is a black cat which looks like my old cat Tiberius Hitam, he likes to eat the dry cat food. I dreamt of Hitam in the afternoon . I was feeding him some prawns. Tompok is very pregnant. I feed her chicken once every two days . Mostly I feed Awang and Tompok with the Whiskas food in the foil. It would cost the same if I were to feed them a drumstick at a time. Tompok had been wanting to go to my mother's room . I think she will give birth soon.

I hope that my work at home is for a long time. Awang is not himself. His eyes , they are not shiny. He is quite weak.

The other day one of my father's friend's daughter had been mugged on the way home. It happened about 7.00 in the evening. After hearing the news I feel scared to open the gates at the back. I know that it is very frightening to be mugged.

Work At Home

I have been offered work ! I will be doing some work at home using the computer . Searching for some materials for my sisters. Dr & Dr. I have wanted to do something at home since 2007. So here goes. Hooray !!!!

Tompok is at home . I had fed her some raw chicken . She is pregnant again. I think she lost her kittens to the rain. It is raining heavily in the afternoons. No more sunny January to July months. My husband is taking another job. So I see less of him. Due to the economic slow down, many people are searching for cheaper lunches. They do skip the pizzas. Maybe it depends on where you are staying.

I do want to keep the promise to take care of my cat and bring her to the vet when she is sick. After Comel's demise , I felt so sad.Now I have the oportunity to take care of a cat. I know I fed her food so that she will be with me . I feel I need a cat for a companion and with that comes a responsibility . Awang did not appear today. My mother said that there was no food when he comes in the morning . Maybe he is sulking somewhere . Cats do sulk.

I have been surfing for a nice roast lamb recipe. So far I had seen the Morroccan lamb recipe which will go well with mint yogurt sauce and bryani rice. My father is fasting today. Fasting is for good health.

Awang's story

This morning Tompok did not appear at all . So, I fed Awang . I called him Awang for my lost big ,fat cat. When my sister Nas came for the weekend I found some old pictures of Rosa , Elena Daniela, Perseus , Awang and Cleopatra Chomel. Cat's and kitten's pictures taken back in 2005. The year I turned 40.

Life is not complete without these creatures. Today when I came back , I saw some fur. It belongs to Awang. The Awang I lost in 2007 also fought a lot . Just like my Hitam. He had made this house his territory. Could cats come back to their owner ? Or am I just telling my self stories? When Awang disappeared one fortnight , he came back very thin and sickly. Is this my Awang which could have been saved in the SPCA ? Or could he walk back home ? I have pictures of him.

Tompok is here licking her face. I saw a nice programme in TV3 on Saturday , the first cat reality programme in Malaysia sponsored by Friskies. It is a good programme. My niece ,Maryam , lost her her hamster and we went to buy a new one for her. There is a very big cage for cats which cost from RM 300-400 . My sister Dr.Nas is advising me to help my self first. Life is so dull without cats. They do understand you. If my mother tells Tompok why are you sitting on the sofa. She would stare at her and then leave the sofa. Sometimes I speak the Kedahan dialect with them , asking them to come back or asked them to come in the morning .

Awang is outside , he went into the house just now and he is now lazing outside. He refused to be touched.