I can’t believe that we have a new family member. It’s a 9 weeks old kitten boy. We named him Mimi. Mimi is a ginger coloured short hair kitty. My God! He is so tiny and fragile (at least looks fragile) when holding in the arms, but he is so cute and probably both the look and the size prompt people to give him a cuddle and a hug, giving him endless love.

I felt I have a connection to him. In Chinese, we call it “缘分”. You can’t push hard to get an animal back home without “connection”. Mimi seemed the one who settled in my arms the most among several cats in the pet shop. So instantly I had a feeling that he was the one I wanted, and the decision, when being made on people’s feelings, usually takes no time.

Mimi’s behaviors were pretty much like a new born baby. He plays a bit, and the rest of the things he does was to eat, explore the new home and seek a warm place to curl up to have his nap. Usually that place is on our laps or in our arms. He learns quickly, and I see no problems with his adjusting himself to the new home. He already knows pretty well about how to use the litter tray, and that, really gives me the peace in the mind. However, baby is baby. He seeks the attention from people, always tries to get closed to people. He would come to you, watch your move and follow your steps with his innocent eyes and expression.

The first night, he didn’t know how to climb the stairs, so he could only go to the third step of the stair and see us disappearing upstairs in the dark at bed time. He meowed at the direction we disappeared and that sounded like crying from the heart, but finally he decided to choose to accept the reality that he had to sleep downstairs on the couch. I am glad that it was not very long before he did that, and he is really not a kitten who likes to torture your nerves and use your compassion to generate the guilty caused by leaving him alone. He is such a sweetie!

To be frank, with my first day and night experience with Mimi, I have to admit that what he has had brought to us have far gone beyond my expectation. That night in bed, I can’t help thinking a lot in the dark. Knew that there will be a lot of hard work to do and it wouldn’t be always fun and pleasant (thinking the dark side of all the fun, there means more troubles, more money, more time and energy to be spent). But Mimi is making such a difference to my life, and I still can’t believe what’s happening.

Thought I am more a dog person as I assumed that the interaction between a human being and a dog would be much closer. However as a matter of fact, I have never had any pets in my life so far. What I only had were a couple of fishes who normally live a short a life, except the fish Xiao Hong that I am currently having in my fish tank. He has hit the record for having been alive for more than 4 months now.

But fish are living in another dimension of this world. Down in the deep water, you living on the surface of the land, it looks you will never get really close to them and have some interaction. Sometimes, I feel frustrated with the fact that my fish only knows eating and swimming. I don’t even know it’s male or female, and at the most I sometimes get its eyeballs staring at me, as if he can recognise me. However, I guess it probably was only my best guess. The fish doesn’t recognise anyone in this house, and I have to admit that they are not very intelligent creatures.

However, my husband is much way smarter than my fish, but it’s different to communicate with him from communicating with a pet. Pets do what pets are supposed to do. You can’t pat your husband or wife for fun, neither are you even supposed to look for that sort of happiness by doing so. Also, you shouldn’t seek your partner’s dependence on you as they should be treated like an independent individual with respect and no negative indulgent. But pets? The whole range of luxury and emotional treats that a person actually seeks in his/her whole lifetime. You just name it……