Chokie

My first cat was white tabby with greyish/brownish spots.  Actually itu kucing Ayah saya, kira kongsi kucing lah.. Ayah named her Chokie.  A very brilliant cat, according to my late grandmother, bila Chokie pandai kejut kan Ayah untuk siap-siap pergi kerja, what she did was, she will climbed on the bed and say: dah subuh dah.. bangun le nanti boleh solat subuh and mandi siap-siap pegi kerja.. (haha ni tipu) .. Chokie akan mengiau lah.. suruh bangun.  Bila petang, at around 5, Chokie dah siap-siap tunggu kat depan pintu before lari ke jalan besar untuk sambut Ayah balik dari kerja. Dulu Ayah tak ada kereta, motor Lambretta pun masa tu dia belum beli. I pun belum lahir.. but Ayah and Mak lost their first child that’s my eldest brother a year before I was born.  Agaknya sebab itu Ayah adopt Chokie kot.. just to fill in the empty space before I came along..

My memories with Chokie actually not much.. sebab dulu I just like her kittens je (buruk betul perangai kan..), sebab kecik comel kan selalu curi2 letak dalam poket baju tidur and later bawa masuk bilik tidur hehehe.. Chokie tu setakat I pat her once or twice/day sebab I rasa tak ada close bonding (cewah).. but deep inside I know she is a very obedient cat.  Sayang anak-anak Chokie tak hidup lama.  Chokie punya perangai, when she’s around, no other cat can come to our home.  She really jaga her territory.  She was a fighter.. ingat lagi kepala dia luka sebab bergaduh.. masa tu mana lah nak hantar ke Vet, lagi pun tak banyak Vet clinic and I’m sure bayaran pun mahal.  So my late grandmother or Ayah will treat her wounds with minyak gamat or ubat kuning till luka tu sembuh.  What I can remember she dies due to old age.  Banyak jasa dia kat keluarga kami, selain dari jaga rumah dari dicerobohi kucing lain, she ensure no tikus or cencurut masuk dan menakut-nakut or gigit kami.. dan she was my dad’s alarm clock.

Love you Chokie.