香’s Visit

I had received an sms on Monday night. It was from 香. She told me that she would be coming to Singapore again and staying for 2 weeks’ time. “Shall we meet tomorrow night for dinner if you have time?” She proposed. “Of course, I’d love to” The following night, we met at Orchard MRT station. We went for some shopping before dinner. Dinner was at the Crystal Jade in Takashimaya. “How are your cats?” I always ask her this question because I myself am also a cat lover. Knowing that she has 3 lovely cats at home, this is definitely one of my biggest concerns. “The loveliest one just passed away this July due to cancer. He was 14 years old this year. The vet said that he’s now too old for an operation. We could do nothing but watch him die. I’ve been very sad these few months. Seeing him unable eat was indeed a torment for me. That’s’ why recently I seldom touch the internet. I completely lost my mood.” It’s was indeed a shocking piece of news for me as I asked her the same question early this year when she visited Singapore. “They are all fine. I need to take care of them and take turns with my mom. That’s why I can’t visit Singapore so often.” Was her answer at that time. She seemed to be in quite high spirits and never revealed to me even a tiny little sign of any problems. It came on quite all of a sudden I guess. Ay, nowadays even cats can get cancer. But I can fully understand her feelings as I have experienced a similar thing when I was a little girl. Each time after a pet had died, I always cried until my eyes were swollen and it would take a long time to heal my wounds. The above mentioned cat had one twin sister still living together with him before he finally passed away. How will his sister feel? It might not take too long before 香 will also lose her as she’s already 14 years old. It will be even more difficult for her when that time comes. God bless them!