9 February 2013: One year since Cookie Monster came
We don't know how Cookie Monster lived before we met him,
had never seen him around downstairs before that,
which means he could have been very recently abandoned.
But yet the bad blisters on his feet seemed to indicate that
he had been loitering around downstairs for quite some time
Some people say,
you don't choose your cat,
your cat choose you.
I think he chose us.
His joining the family hasn't been easy,
after the episode of the crazy new kitten with a mole,
Miaomiao and Pepper haven't been too welcoming to another newcomer.
Momo has always not been welcoming to another newcomer too.
His few weeks at the house was filled with a bit of growling from Momo,
some helpful headwhacks from Miaomiao,
and the cold shoulder from Pepper.
As a result he occasionally hid on top of the closet,
with us not able to find him til we spotted his big ears above the closet.
But despite all these he was determined to make friends with the rest.
Once when Momo growled at him,
he did this weird-tilt-his-head-while-making-funny-sounds-back thing,
and Momo stopped the growling.
Like a younger brother full of adoration
he would always follow Momo around and try to play with him,
til one day we were so surprised to see,
the two were lying together like best buddies
Miaomiao always hated chasing games cos the boys were too rough,
but she was always comfortable playing with Cookie Monster,
cos Cookie Monster would always stop before reaching her;
and then run the other way, waiting for Miaomiao to chase back
To date Pepper still likes to go over to intimidate Cookie Monster,
and Cookie Monster would always give in.
Poor thing..
We can only guess Cookie Monster was about one year old when he first came,
but yet he could also be two, three or even four year old.
Whatever his real age,
Happy n+1 Birthday Cookie Monster :)
