If a serious site can make space for a cat pic or bit of info on these mysterious creatures it seems the audience expands. So here goes - try this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI8NsYIyQ2A
The photo shows our cat supervising traffic control in a street in Sawojajar, Malang, where its "owners" live and work. His name is Timor because he lives in Jawa Timur: Smart, ya?
Feral cats are commonplace and usually well treated, largely because of the example set by Muhammad. It's said a cat curled on his lap. Come the call to prayer the Prophet cut off his sleeve rather than disturb the sleeper.
Outside Hindu Bali dogs are considered unclean and rarely seen in a Muslim area.
In the Christian province of North Sulawesi they're eaten.
Of course Timor found us - dashing out of a sugar cane field where he'd been dumped as a kitten, screaming for attention. He's been quiet ever since.
However he understands Javanese, particularly the word for food - panganan - when served by his indulgent carer Kutie. She's fluent in the original tongue, the first language of our ancient region, so has been teaching - that's instructive.Being Indonesian he's a polyglot so also responds to makan and tucker.
Sadly he's not too interested in social issues so the conversation tends to be one-way. But he usually pays attention - a rare quality among his two-legged companions.
Always wants to get onto the ladder and be top cat. So really needs to be in politics, but impotent since seing the doktor hewan.
We should send a few of our leaders to this lady who wields the scalpel. Might get less aggression in public life?
Enough levity. Let's get grounded
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