gombal

in the same way that some people walk into our lives to fill an empty void that you had grown so accustomed to that it goes hardly noticed...gombal's entry into our life revealed the voids that it now fills with happiness...smiles...and endless laughter...

the tale began some time ago when aisyah and i found 3 not-quite-abandoned kittens in my neighbours porch...mommy cat found our human presence a threat and decided to move the kittens to safety... worried, aisyah and i searched the drains on saturday...copying their tiny mews hoping to locate them and save them from the jaws of the dangerous mutts that roamed our estate...but to no avail...

our mews were overheard by a neighbour who came to the conclusion that our household was in search of some kittenish company...2 days later she appeared at our gate...holding a grey tabby kitten, in search of a home, in her arms... i couldn't turn the kitten away...instead we welcomed it into our home...

mum named her gombal...which is javanese for 'dish-rag'...but a dish-rag she isn't...my mum who hadn't ever been fond of cats has fallen in love with gombal...having found something/one else to dote upon now that her baby daughter-aisyah is 12 and hardly a baby anymore...

gombal walks by mum's side...sits by her...comes running whenever my mum calls...and even sleeps with her...we all may be envious of the special place she's claimed in mum's heart...but we all love her equally for she's brought so much cheer and happiness to our household...

oh...and after thinking that gombal was a she...a trip to the VET announced that gombal was NOT A SHE..but a HE....i still call him her...and call him 'girl' instead of 'boy'...it was silly but..according to the vet a forgiveable mistake on our part!

regardless...

we love her..no him....! we love HIM!