Of the Kitten and Ah Keong...

A kitten fell from the ceiling to the back of a built in cabinet and got stuck there. I was not successful to retrieve it. So I call Ah Keong the handyman to help. Without hesitation he said that after he had lunch he would come over. As promised he came and for some one hour went to work sweating in the heat, above the ceiling, under the roof and when he found that the kitten had slipped further down at the back of the cabinet, he then came down and cut the back of the cabinet using an electric saw and retrieved the kitten, thus saving it. I hand him a payment for his service but he refused saying that he was happy that he had manage to save the kitten. I kept insisting that he take the payment for his service but he refuse adamantly. For that moment in time I was lost for words and thank him for been so kind. He then left with a smile.

I took the meowing kitten and handed it to my spouse who put it in a cage and feed it with some milk. The we left the kitten in the cage at the back of the house so the it mom would come looking and when we are sure it is the kitten's mom we would released it and watch what happen. Sure enough after awhile when I went to have a look again at the kitten, the kitten's mom is there waiting for the kitten to come out of the cage. I then let out the kitten meowing happily following the mother. The mother pick the kitten on its neck and carry it away running fast and then stop. It turn back and to look at me from a distant of some eighteen meters away. Why I just wonder!. I took my camera and manage to take a snap of that moment in time and the image above which is rather blur shows the mother cat with the kitten hanging from her mouth.

This drama happens last week. It all started when we hear of meowing by a kitten on the top of our ceiling. As usual we did not take it seriously since some cat would take its newly born kitten to a safe place and would eventually carried the kitten after awhile but for three days we continue to hear the meowing of the kitten and some scratching. My spouse then asks me to have a look. At this age I tried not to do such an adventurous work, like climbing up to the ceiling but since there was no one else that I could ask to do that, I decided to climb up by borrowing a ladder from the neighbor since the ladder that I had was not high enough.

With caution I climb up to the ceiling and with a torchlight look around the top of the ceiling. It was hot up there and a very dangerous place to move around since the ceiling might give way if step on. I move slowly on the wooden beams and look for the kitten and then I spotted a hole on the ceiling. I tried to reach it but could not since the roof and the ceiling end there and it was too narrow to move on. There was no kitten in sight but the noise is still there. I knew at that moment that the kitten had slipped down through the hole on the ceiling to the top of the built in cabinet down in the room below. Since I could not do anything to retrieve the crying kitten I came down and after returning the ladder to the neighbor start thinking of what to do next. Then my spouse suggested that I call Ah Keong the handyman who had done roof repair and plumbing at our home before, for help. So without much thoughts I call Ah Keong and he agreed to come over. So folks that is the drama of the week that end with the saving of the kitten by Ah Keong, the handyman. Have a nice day.