Cats! The Good, The Bad and the Ugly - A Photo Post

[barbosa2007]

I got off my lazy ass to do some shooting around the neighborhood today. Initially I had wanted to do a collection of the stray cats in the neighborhood, but apparently animal control was more effective than I thought. I only managed to find 3, plus a few other older photos I took. Here goes nothing.


Found this odd-eyed cat in the last remaining village on mainland Singapore.


And this poor mangled fellow was there with him.


Is it just me or are cats sleepy all the time?


Found this little stray who was feasting on a meal of fish put out by a neighborhood cook.


He didn't finish his food, though. Bad habit.


This particular kitty (let's call it Nino) was really friendly. It kept rubbing itself against my leg, which I interpreted as a sign of friendship, so I patted it on its back. And Nino was totally cool with that.


Nino was also comfortable with people invading its personal space. Then it rolled on its back and exposed its tummy, which I took as an invitation to rub it.


But apparently Nino didn't like people rubbing its tummy.


The End.

Comments

[lilischka.livejournal.com]

I always love your photos - good to see you taking (and posting) more! And even though I feel sorry for your mangled arm I had to chuckle at Nino's cat incarnation being... Nino-ish XD

Hugs from England, dear!

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

*huggles*

I ran through a list of catty names like Tom and Kitty before I settled for "Nino". Because it was being SO CONTRARY.

*sigh*

I'm glad you enjoyed the photos! It makes me happy that someone appreciates them.

[sporkof-doom.livejournal.com]

This post made me really happy. :D

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

Including my mangled hand? XD

Glad you found some amusement in this.

[sporkof-doom.livejournal.com]

Suffering in the name of art is always beautiful :P

But I just really love cats so thanks for this! (:

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

Well it's one story to tell my colleagues about the long weekend, you know? Getting into a scuffle with the neighborhood cat isn't something you hear everyday.

I like cats too! But they don't seem to like me back...

[nekobot01.livejournal.com]

THAT'S WHY YOU ASKED!! ♥

Poor dear!

Make sure you keep an eye on those scratches so they don't get infected.

The next time you go shooting, you should try a trick my uncle uses with the cats in his neighborhood. He blinks really slowly at them and waits for them to blink back. I forget why he does this~ bonding? IDK. My uncle is a funny guy. XD

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

THAT'S WHY YOU ASKED!!

Yup, that's why I asked.

I swear Nino thought my hand was a ねこジャラシ or something. After Nino drew blood, it then proceeded to rub itself against my leg again, guess it was trying to tell me that there were no hard feelings.

Cats can be so contrary. ;__;

Your uncle's blinking strategy sounds adorable! I'll try it after I've gotten rid of the trauma.

[strawberrynsalt.livejournal.com]

Most of the stray cats we feed at home scratch you with their hind legs or even bite when you rub its tummy... a rough playful pushing off thing? like how they do it with other cats

Nino has an awesome coat pattern btw and poor mangled guy =\

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

I'm used to play scratching with dogs, my friend's German Shepherds would leave scratch marks sometimes. What I'm not used to is animals drawing blood on first play. XD

The mangled cat looked so forlorn, I had to photograph him.

[hemisofia.livejournal.com]

That's what I don't like about cats. They roll on their back, you rub their tummy, and then *scratch!* *bite!* what tsundere...

I've started to like cats more in recent years, but yappari I'm still a dog person XD

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

Tsundere indeed! Cats, I like to admire from afar... Except when they get too close for comfort. XD

[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

What a lovely post ... (except for your arm of course) ... after a long hard day of Hari-Raya-ing it's something nice and calming.

They're always sleepy looking because their always plotting ... something - to kill their owners, world domination, the rat problem in Tiong Bahru ... something.

Take care of those scratches. Check your last tetanus jab. If you feel you're in of a booster shot, go have one as a prophylactic measure. With stray cats you can't be too careful.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend! More exploration and photos maybe ... ^__^

edited because lj ate some of my words I'm sure... @_@

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

Hope you're having a great holiday!

I disinfected the scratches when I came back, it should be okay. :)

[clara-maria.livejournal.com]

ah~ I love these these ♥

cats & a little (very Nino-ish) story

you are really good at taking pictures!