Visiting the cat cafe

 

As the first cat cafe here in Singapore, this little cosy space borrows the concept from popular cafés in Japan where they allow guests to mingle around 'cafe cats'.

So far it's been really popular among Singaporeans. When I called up to make a reservation on a weekend, I was told that I had to wake two weeks for the next available slot. 

Sensing that I had better luck walking in on a weekday, I decided to visit this little shop tucked away at Boat Quay today.

Despite being a weekday, business was still running good, with about 10 guests in the small room allocated for interaction with the free roaming cats... Well, most of the cats were actually sleeping really.

There was a healthy variety of food and deserts served as what you might expect from a cafe. Also decently priced, for something along Boat Quay. Considering that there's already a $12 dollar fee to be the cats (for 1st hr only, additional $5/hr afterwards), I'm glad there arn't Starbucks type of pricing for the food.

There's a total of 13 cats. All adopted to create awareness of responsible pet ownership. They are so well cared for here that you'll be touched considering their darker history.

For cat lovers, this place would be heaven. For the unfamiliar though,don't expect the cats to be very welcoming of you. They'll ignore you most of time, unless you manage to catch their attention with an interesting toy.

Or you're giving them a really good scratch...

Knee problems

One month has passed and recovery seems possible. Doc mentioned I probably have a meniscus tear and while I wait to get my MRI scan done, I should take a break from any high knee impact activities.

It's been frustrating...since the disability affected my mobilty. I'l walked with a limp and if I stood for too long, my other knee started to hurt as well. A 3-min walk to the MRT, took me 10 minutes. Even an Aunty was walking faster than me.

On the bright side, I was at least able to move on my own now. And I'm able to reduce the limp more as the days goes on. Thank goodness for young age.

Now I just have to wait for the MRI. If it reveals a serious injury, the doc said a surgery might be done to shave away the tear. Even though I knew it would be a quick surgery, I still didn't like the idea of 'tools' prodding around under my kneecap. 

Funny that a medic who is well aware of what treatments are done and how it helps, is really afraid to go under the knife. T_T