The Adventures of El Timido

Happy New Year Everyone!

2008-01-01T00:46:00.000-05:00

I entered the new year—2008—doing a group hug with my humans. In our home it is so important to stay awake to enter the new year (we do not go to bed before midnight all year long anyway). This photo was taken just after we entered the new year, when I was telling my humans we all should go to bed.

My new year resolutions:
-Sleep more
-hopefully see my humans more
-hopefully post to my blog at least once a week

I wish you happy new year! Love to you all...
Mamush :3

Time Flies

2007-11-11T19:57:00.000-05:00

Oh well, what can I say... It has been a LONG time.
Miss you all,
Mamush :3

Congrats Koko!

2007-08-27T20:27:00.000-04:00

My friend Koko! She just got published on
Stuff On My Cat >> twice >>

-Mamush :3

Hello Again

2007-07-11T11:22:00.001-04:00

No time for blogging, no time for leaving comments to dear friends blogs. As you can see I am soooo bussy... I am thinking about you though.

Miss you all
-Mamus :3

Working Late is Greenish

2007-03-27T22:14:00.000-04:00

Not that I got extra Feline Greenies after 12:00pm. I am really very supportive to my humans when they are working up late.

Mamush :3

Glamour Shot

2007-03-18T15:27:00.000-04:00

Following my first acting gig, this kind of shot has become necessary for my career.
Mamush :3

My first acting gig

2007-02-19T20:47:00.000-05:00

I had a supporting role in a short movie called "Turkish Tea" last August. It just got released. I will really be bummed out if I don't get nominated for an Oscar. :3

Thirsty

2007-01-13T22:29:00.000-05:00

Ok I know I have my own cup but this way it is always tastier...
-Mamush :3

Goodbye Lilly

2007-01-08T22:23:00.000-05:00

I lost a good friend this morning.We are sending our deepest condolences to her humans Tim & Hanna.

You were such a party girl Lilly;
We will all miss you.
Mamush :..3

Lilly was born in the Netherlands and moved to New York in 1986. She lived in New York City for six years then decided to retire in Maine with Hanna and Tim. She had favorite spots outdoors, under the pine tree and next to the catnip plant in the lower garden. In the house she loved sleeping by the fireplace and at night on her special pillow on the bed. Lilly was a loyal companion and will be dearly missed by all who knew her, especially Tim and Hanna.

With a Little Help

2007-01-07T19:29:00.000-05:00

With a little help from my male human, I started working on the look and feel of my blog as a new year resolution. Stay tuned for further updates.

Ready

2006-11-13T12:44:00.000-05:00

This is my corner of the comforter—no matter where it is located.

Trick or Treat!

2006-10-29T17:28:00.000-05:00

High

2006-10-22T19:21:00.000-04:00

Here is my new pillow. My humans had promised to make me one when I spent that night on the tree. So my female human sewed the cover the other day, and I can now enjoy this %100 down, plush treat from heaven. Psychedelic yellow, snuggly and sprinkled with catnip. Feels like the 60's!

-Mamush ;3

A Bit Tight

2006-10-17T19:53:00.000-04:00

My door which was cut last year is now a bit tight. Am I getting bigger?

-Mamush :3

My Cousin Şaşu

2006-10-05T07:55:00.000-04:00

Introducing my cousin Shashu from Istanbul. His actual name is very loooong: "Beyaz Zekeriya Shashu" but I use the part I like the most. He lives with my human aunt. Isn't he so cute?

Mamush :3

2006-10-03T18:57:00.000-04:00

SEVGİLİ İNSAN TEYZECİĞİM,
DOĞUM GÜNÜN MUTLU OLSUN, İYKİ DOĞDUN !!!!!!!
SENİ ÇOK SEVEN KEDİ YEĞENİN,

Mamuş :3

KUCAKLAR ÖPERİM :))))

2006-10-02T13:24:00.000-04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOOOO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOOOO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR KELLY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOOOOOOOOOOO YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

BIG HUGS AND KISSES FORM:
MAMUSH :3

I like paper bags.

2006-09-30T10:16:00.000-04:00

That's right. I like paper bags. And boxes. And baskets. And closets...

-Mamush :3

Butterfly Chair

2006-09-21T11:10:00.000-04:00

It definitely is a wise decision to sit on my butterfly chair instead of a branch.

MY SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO:
HANNA, TIM, KOKO, KELLY, MRS PEEPS,FEMALE HUMAN NEXT DOOR, FABREGAS, MICHUM, KOMERSKAS, THE CONSTRUCTION GUY, DR. SIMON...

Mamush ;3

The Tree Story

2006-09-19T21:19:00.000-04:00

September 14th
12:00 am I am sitting on our deck as usual and enjoying the last warm days of the year.12:10 pm A neighbor’s dog shows up and starts chasing me. Before I know what is going on, I find myself on a tree. My humans were watching the whole incident totally paralyzed.
12:30 pm My humans call 911 and after a while someone from Animal Control shows up. She says “put a can of tuna under the tree and wait, she’ll come down in 24 hours”. Of course she’s not the one who’s sitting on this small branch. My humans are clearly concerned because they know it is going to be a rainy night and they are thinking about the wild animals, especially fisher cats (hate fisher cats, they always freak me out at night with their shrieks) Besides, I usually have no interest in food, so the tuna can idea does not apply to me.1:00 pm My humans call a few tree service companies in the area but apparently everybody is so busy in this season. The humans are trying to look calm when they talk to me but I can see that they are starting to panic.1:30 pm I see my female human’s car approaching, with a big fire truck behind it. The firefighters’ rescue attempt only sends me further up on the tree, to an even less comfortable branch.2:00-6:00pm Female human is keeping me compan. She’s desperately trying to convince me to climb down, but no way! It’s too high for such an attempt. 6:00 pm: It’s started raining. I can barely see the hopeless expression on my humans’ faces. Beside my humans, even a neighbor female human is worried about me. She shows up a couple of times and talks to me until midnight.

September 15th
6:00 am It’s been a very tough night; cold and damp. I feel exhausted. My female humand showed up looking tired and upset with a can of tuna. 7:00 am My humans come and talk with me for a while and drive off in their car. It looks like they have a plan! 8:00 am My humans come back with a long telescopic pole, a metal mug, some rope, a ladder, duct tape and a laundry basket. I think we are going to play a game! I don’t feel like it though, my muscles feel kind of funny. And I’m hungry. 8:00-11:00 am Various attempts trying to get a basket near me. My humans used a branch just below the one I’m sitting on as a pulley and were able to get the basket just a couple of feet below my level. I feel so scared that I cannot even move a muscle. They have got to get the basket closer to me! 11:30 am We are lucky. A constructor guy who’s working in the area offers a longer ladder, by which my male human is finally able to place the pulley on a branch above me. Now they can get the basket right to where I am. 11:45 am Once the basket is in position, my humans leave; just so that I can be alone for the final move. I pull up all my strength and courage, and finally roll myself into the basket. My muscles hurt a lot! Now it’s time to cry for help. “Come get me, I’m ready!” 11:50 am Upon hearing my cries, my humans run to the tree. They start lowering the basket down, slowly. I feel queasy a little, all the movement and spinning. Once I’m close to the ground, my male human covers the basket with a blanket. What do they think, like I am going to run away or something? I don’t have the energy to even cry anymore, are they kidding?12:00 pm After exactly 24 hours, I’m back home; safe and sound. I get out of the basket and start sniffing around. My hind legs are so sore that I cannot even walk or sit properly. I will have to take long naps to recover. Looking forward to it!

Safe and Sound

2006-09-15T14:55:00.000-04:00

I am back home, after 24 hours, safe and sound, after a 6 hour rescue mission. Just taking a  good rest and I will be back with a great story and photos soon. Stay  tuned.

Thanks for all the support!

Love
-Mamush

Mamush needs your prayers

2006-09-14T19:00:00.000-04:00

Friends,
Mamush got stuck in a tree today. She has been there for 7 hours now and it started raining a couple of hours ago. We tried everything possible,even The Fire dept. came but it only freaked her out more and so she climbed further up. From what we have been told, there's nothing we can do but wait.
Please send her your best wishes and prayers.
-aao

2006-09-05T19:08:00.000-04:00

I spent two and a half days all alone this labor day weekend. My humans went up in the White mountains. This was the longest time I spent home alone. I did well, but toward the end I got really bored and missed my humans a lot. I gave them the cold shoulder a little when they got back but then I was on their laps purring happily all night. -Mamush :3

One Year Ago

2006-09-01T07:17:00.000-04:00

It was only a few days after my spay surgery. I was sitting in my cage—not so happily. On one side was the lobby; on the other was our living quarters. The lobby side was always more entertaining; kids, dogs, humans, staff.

While gazing at the action in the lobby, I saw a couple come in. Yes, it was the same couple I had seen the day before. They were looking at the kittens—who never have any problem getting picked. “Why are they still here?” I wondered, “did they not pick a kitten and leave already?” While I was thinking, the couple came into the room, looked around, picked a few adult inmates and went in to the private room where humans and cats get a chance to know each other, away from distraction.

During this time they each came and checked me out separately while the other one was playing with the other inmates in the private room. Being a cat with principles, I did not even look at them. I just sat down with my back turned to the room and continued to watch the lobby. It is not that I am rude; I just do not like “apple polishing”.

After a while the couple appeared in front of my cage. They were reading my info card and talking in a language that I had never heard before. Here I deserve some credit; it did not take long for me to learn Turkish. Take my female human for example. She has been in the US for six and a half years and her English is still broken. On the contrary; I became fluent in less than a year! I am currently a bilingual kitty. To make a long story short, I finally realized that they wanted to go into the private room with me. Now, I know I said I am not an apple polisher. And I am also such a timid one too. But still, I had missed sitting on a lap so badly that I started purring and kneading as soon as I was on the female human’s lap—the photo is exactly from that moment. I saw her nodding and saying “yes, she is coming home with us” to the male human.

Then I joined their family, and all three of us have been living together since then. We had many good and some not–so–good days in the past year; most of which you already know. But overall we are all very happy. I love them and they ADORE me. I am working on my timidness and I think I have gotten a little better. I sometimes show up when there are guests around. And hey I even go out and spend some time on our deck. I even chased two squirrels past summer. Biggest thrill of my life. I was running on grass!

I know it is not typical of me to write so much in a post but today is our anniversary. Thanks for reading and supporting my blog, which wouldn’t have existed without its readers.

Love to all
-Mamush :3

P.S. Special love and thanks for Koko, Kelly, Kelly, and Hanna.

Working Hard

2006-07-20T22:04:00.000-04:00

No dope involved. Just after all that hard work, I like taking long and deep naps. :3

Somebody come and kiss me!

2006-07-19T23:51:00.000-04:00

A prince maybe?

Where is my glass slipper?

In the Heat of the Day

2006-07-18T20:03:00.000-04:00

Yes, it's still hot. And finally my female human agreed to turn the AC on, so I could get a good afternoon nap.

In the Heat of The Night

2006-06-20T21:26:00.000-04:00

It's nice to be remembered by friends! Thank you Kelly!

I am lying down like this just because of the heat in the last couple of days. My male human wants to turn the A/C on but the female one insists on keeping the doors and windows open and feel the summer. So she keeps us miserable like this.

By looking at the photo you may think that I am on vacation but quiet the contrary, I'm working hard. My female human is preparing for an upcoming show, so as her private art critic I have a lot of things to do, which doesn't leave much time for blogging. I keep an eye on your blog and Koko’s though.

-Mamush

P.S. Congratulations again on your award! :3

Prey

2006-05-30T19:42:00.000-04:00

I am not only out but also chasing a squirrel for the first time in my life! I couldn’t got the squirrel though. I don’t know why I did that even though my food is waiting for me in my red platters.

Although I had to get back home as fast as I can after I realized I am out, my human was so happy to see me there on the lawn for a few moments.

-Mamush

Friends Form The Neighborhood

2006-05-22T12:11:00.000-04:00

I love bags! I dream about the mouse in the tub and the chipmunk that lives outside the door. I dream about the saucer of cream I get everyday.
-Lilly

I sleep on the table in the plants. I like to sleep in a small square box that is on the table full of bills. The best part about being on the table is that Lilly is too old to get up here and it's all my own.
-Nellie

Rain, rain, rain, rain,ra zzzz,zzzzZZZZZ.........

2006-05-13T19:13:00.000-04:00

Un momento muy tímido

2006-05-03T22:43:00.000-04:00

Mellow Day

2006-05-02T17:43:00.000-04:00

Am I out?

2006-04-20T17:30:00.000-04:00

Unpredictable Life

2006-04-11T14:16:00.000-04:00

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Everything is changing so fast in this world...
Yesterday I was having a wonderful mellow time… Then some strange things happened. First the Stargate opened, and then someone put this necklace on me. And all of a sudden there is this big racket fallowing me every time I move. What is going on, am I going crazy?

Mamush :3

Stargate SG-1

2006-04-07T08:51:00.000-04:00

Field Trip

2006-04-03T17:47:00.000-04:00

My female human took me to the park that she loves the most -Great Island Common New Castle, NH- She thought I may sit on the windshield and watch the ocean and the birds. You see where I sat instead.

The picnic basket was for my comfort, I don't like going out with my travel carrier since I use it only to go to the vet. I am glad people in this country likes sandwiches for lunch.

-Mamush :3

1,2,3,...Sleep !

2006-03-24T13:41:00.000-05:00

I didn't do it, Simon did..

2006-03-24T13:38:00.000-05:00

I swear I did not munch your flower! Simon did... Mamush :3

Bad Employer

2006-03-24T13:07:00.000-05:00

Some of you may know what my profession is. If you don't, go check my profile.

My working conditions are very tough. I work a few minutes a year and you know what I get in return 365 day 6 hours? Only food, nice pillows (to sleep as much as I want), heat and unconditional love. Can you believe that?!

I will change my career…

Mamus :3

Here is my new desktop pillow...

2006-03-14T08:39:00.000-05:00

Icon or Cinnamon Roll

2006-03-13T09:00:00.000-05:00

Paparazzi Ploy

2006-02-27T09:17:00.000-05:00

This is really not me…
I posted this photo to show you the power of media. It is unbelievable how a single shot can change your reputation.

Mamus :3

I love laundry days!

2006-02-22T15:28:00.000-05:00

It's difficult to understand why my human doesn't like it? I love laundry days!

-Mamus :3

Can't say if these are my humans...

2006-02-17T12:04:00.000-05:00

Can't say if these are my humans behind the glass. They look familiar but I have to smell to make sure.

-Mamus :3

Can you?

2006-02-14T11:44:00.000-05:00

Can you find the differences between these two photos?

-Mamus :3

Goalkeeper

2006-02-12T12:28:00.000-05:00

Nolan Ryan and Madeleine

2006-02-10T09:06:00.000-05:00

My humans are still thinking about whether or not they are going to let me out. My female human wants me to have outside experience and she thinks I am going to get a chance to meet other cats. But my male human thinks that my timidness and my slight smell problem could be a problem if they let me go.

Anyway, until they decide what to do, I am tying to find a way to go out to the world by the internet. The other day I was reading an e-mail my human received from an other human, Sherry, with the corner of my eye pretending I was not looking her e-mail. She was talking about her cats and there were also photos. I got so excited! They are very cool cats named Nolan Ryan (the fluffy male) and Madeleine. “Nolan thinks I grow the tulips just for him to munch on” says Sherry. Hey Nolan, I think it is a wonderful idea. Everybody should grow tulips for us to munch on :3

I hope my female human wins the argument, then I will get the chance of meeting other cats and have some fun!

-Mamus :3

Cleaning training...

2006-02-07T14:03:00.000-05:00

Shhh! El Timido is sleeping...

2006-02-06T09:13:00.000-05:00

My older sister and her nephew

2006-02-01T13:43:00.000-05:00

These are my older sister Kizim, and her nephew Capkin. They live in Marmaris/Turkey.

Even though I know them only from the photos and the stories my humans tell, I'm sure they're great guys. I would like to visit them one day, buy you know cats, I just can't stand such a long flight.

-Mamus :3

Good old play buddy

2006-01-27T13:39:00.000-05:00

I am trying my best to get some attention but my human looks so busy to play. I really do not understand what can be more important then playing?

Well... Here is my good old play buddy…

-Mamus :3

2006-01-25T10:17:00.000-05:00

Ode to the cat

There was something wrong
with the animals:
their tails were too long and they had
unfortunate heads.
Then they started coming together,
little by little
fitting together to make a landscape,
developing birthmarks, grace, pep.
But the cat,
only the cat
turned out finished,
and proud:
born in a state of total completion,
it sticks to itself and knows exactly what it wants.

Men would like to be fish or fowl,
Snakes would rather have wings,
And dogs are would-be lions.
Engineers want to be poets,
Flies emulate swallows,
And poets try hard to act like flies.
But the cat
wants nothing more than to be a cat,
and every cat is pure cat
from its whiskers to its tail,
from sixth sense to squirming rat,
from nighttime to its golden eyes.
………………………………………

by Pablo Neruda 1904-1973

Confusion

2006-01-24T13:17:00.000-05:00

This is one of my favorits moments. The Sun is shining after a snow storm…
But why can’t I reach the melting snow drops on the window even though I see them? This question will always remain.

-Mamus :3

Nostalgia

2006-01-23T17:08:00.000-05:00

This is very first day in my new home with my new humans. As you can see, they do not call me El Timido for nothing :3
-Mamus

I love this toy

2006-01-22T15:51:00.000-05:00

What is my toy doing up there? I have to get it down before someone sees me...
-Mamus :3

Oscar

2006-01-22T15:26:00.000-05:00

Friday night I was alone. My humans went to visit their friends. They asked me to come too but I would rather stay home and spend some time alone. The humans they visited have a cat also, named Oscar. We have not met yet but I heard a lot about him. From what I've been told he is a cool cat. Here is a great photo of Oscar.

-Mamus :3

I have a kitty!

2006-01-18T18:14:00.000-05:00

This is my new kitty. I have not decided the name yet but I will let you guys know soon.

Do you guys see the photo that I am trying to imitate my kitty? Isn't it funny :3
-Mamush

The Dancing Leaf

2006-01-17T11:07:00.000-05:00

While I was taking my daily nap in front of the patio door... Is that a dry leaf I see in the corner of my eye? In the  middle of January? It cannot be! But yes, yes there is one, dancing on the patio  covered by snow.I am so happy to see such a performance this time of the year :3
-Mamush

Snowflakes...

2006-01-15T19:59:00.000-05:00

Today was a lazy Sunday. After I spent half my day trying to catch snow flakes behind the window, I took a long nap on one of the chairs (the one with a pillow) around the table. My humans were there also doing some stuff :3
-Mamush

Greetings to all...

2006-01-13T18:14:00.000-05:00

Hey!
This is going to be a blog of my daily adventures. There will be a lot of exciting photos of me ;)
keep tuned
-Mamush