Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Our Shared Basement Cat - Tommy



Tommy is a shared cat in our neibourghhood. His other names are "Jack", "Shadow" and more... He used to belong to some students living around the corner, but was left alone when those students moved out. He was called Jack by those students and also by the lady across the road who often feeds him.

"Shadow" is another affectionate name given by the people living in this neighborhood as Tommy simply loves chasing people and walks with them like a shadow as far as possible.

We didn't know Tommy's other names when we discovered him not long after we moved in. He always walks up to us as soon as he spots us, with his tail up high in the air, he says hello. He enjoys a good rub and returns with "purrrrr".

Tommy doesn't belong to anyone now; he is a shared cat in our neibourghhood. Lots of his admirers (including Brad) feeds him and he sleeps with the lady and her family across the road in cold nights.

Tommy likes to sit on our car where the engine is straight after Brad pulls in from a trip. He sits there until the engine goes cold. I'm tempted to buy a big superman coat for Tommy as his Christmas present - mainly to keep him warm in such cold days. But Brad doesn't think he'll appreciate it. Maybe we'll just feed him some chicken instead..