My Cat Friday

Can you imagine someone chucking a tiny little furball off the back of the motorbike just because she's a girl cat? Putting her next to some 7-Eleven rubbish and saying, "Off you go then. Watch out for those minvans. They never follow the speed limit." Especially when she's a SIAMESE cat?

She actually has very blue eyes and a happier expression....

Luckily this forlorn creature made her way to a house of a colleague who is renowned in the domesticated animal kingdom for having a soft touch and an open door policy.

The cat whisperer Paipan and Stephen

As soon as I picked her up, she started purring and smiling so I was smitten with the kitten.

Her hobbies include playing with a communist bear on a string, jumping into and under empty shoe boxes, biting Stephen's toes, and generally being cute.

Stephen's never had a cat but is pleased that she plays with a golf ball like a footballer. She also sleeps and cuddles a lot and overall has made our drab little apartment a lot more homey.