a colored spectrum

morphing between the cat and the human

Perhaps you would ask, why do I personify myself as a cat? Why a cat?

A cat is elegant yet arrogant, cold yet affectionate, lazy yet playful.
It is also obsessed with cleanliness and very selective about its choice of food.

I identify my personalities with the above characteristics traits of a cat.

I am to a large extent cultured and expensive. I do respond with a slight hint of arrogance whenever I come across not-tasteful encounters, people, fashion statements and objects alike.

Cats are rather elegant creatures with an expensive refined taste. It’s rather difficult to please them. They also make it obvious when they do not like something.

A glare.
An unhappy meow.
A walk-away response.
They know the best luxuries of a sheltered pampered life.

I like being left alone half the time, to indulge in my own thoughts and activities, cultivating a peace of mind.
Yet, I can be as affectionate, warm and endearing when I seek the sweet love and fun companionship of my significant other.
Just that there’s always a time do something, behave in a certain manner with certain people.

Just like how a cat walks away with a flick of its tail whenever you summon it to come to you.
It never responds unless it wants to.
Not even food can entice a cat to be affectionate and respond to human’s commands when it simply feels not like it.


I am not exactly lazy but I enjoy lounging around, with a mug of tea, and a good novel on a sunny afternoon when the weather out there is simply too blazing for my liking.
I will opt for an air conditioned room anytime, any day.
Yet, I enjoy water sports and road-biking anytime when the right crowd calls me along for a day trip of fun.

Hence, I am not a sloth. Any activity can be fun no matter how boring in nature it is, it all bores down to the companions you participate in that activity with anyway… playful? I enjoy doing silly things to self-entertain. It’s healthy to stay young at heart and practice it out in reality.

Just like a cat. It enjoys lounging around under the chairs of a coffee shop, hide under a huge leaf of a short plant during rainy days and sleep on car-tops on sunny days alone. Never attempt to wake it up from its sleep for it will be in a really foul mood. But, cats also enjoy chasing birds and butterflies, swapping their paws at mice, and pouncing onto their owner’s laps seeking affectionate stroking. A game of yarn ball trail never fails to excite them.

Cleanliness, I can’t get physically close to dust or smoke or ashes or I will get a bronchitis relapse. I enjoy bathing and soaking up in the tub or standing under the shower, letting the water cascade down the shower-head. It feels so relaxing… being naked is tantamount to being free. I dislike people jumping into my bed without bathing… It is disgustingly unhygienic.

Just like a cat. It is constantly cleaning itself, and sleeps in a cool clean dry place. It is never found anywhere near mud, dirt or puddles of murky water along the street.

I admit I am highly selective about my food. Not only that there are many dishes and meats which I don’t eat, I only want my food cooked in certain ways, and yet demand that they are tasty and served warm. That translates into a demanding customer. Well, life is so short. Eat things that you want to eat, they way you want it and be happy. Never settle for less. But of course, eat in moderation.

Just like a cat, it eats what it wants only when it wants. That is why cats are never fat except for a few pathetic exceptions which have terrible owners which over-feed them till the cat turns obese…

So, what animal do you identify yourself with?

posted by Veen @ 20:47