Off With Their Heads!!!

I was inspired by Yao-Lin's blog post yesterday to look into Meezer origins a little more.

Well, I must say, I think we are getting the rough end of the stick these days! Us Siamese cats used to be highly prized possessions of royalty and priests no less, and one of our functions was to guard the temples and royal palaces of Siam. It was even an offense, punishable by DEATH no less if anyone stole a Meezer from a palace or temple. So...what does this mean for our Beans and Slaves then??? Much like the next Meezer, I want my Royal status reinstated, but not at the cost of Meowmie losing her head! However, we do need to make sure that our Beans know that we are much more than just carpet-lurkers and furry ornaments!

Unsurprisingly Siamese kittens were highly prized and giving one to a foreigner was considered the ultimate honor! Need I also add that SEAL point meezers (that's me and few certain other kitties I can think of) were the most highly prized?

I have also discovered that there is a rather worrying legend doing the rounds - we are supposed to descend from MONKEYS!!! Apparently many years ago (in a land that also had Unicorns no doubt!) a Samet Monkey fell in love with a Lioness. From this love came the Siamese cat - displaying the habits of the monkey and courage of a lion. This will explain why we stare you straight in the eye as we claw and scratch your furniture to pieces or hang from your curtains as we chew them to pieces right in FRONT OF YOUR EYES or sit atop your kitchen cupboards and howl at you when we want your attention or food! Here are some monkeys that my Meowmie met in India, can't see the resemblence myself though...can you?





On a personal note - I had a tummy-sick-up free night last night! Woohoo! Unfortunately this was only my first sick-free night for a few days. Meowmie still hasn't dared try the Zantac again, but if I puke befoe she gets home then I think I will get given it tonight. Appetite wise - GIVE ME MORE! I am loving my food at the moment.

Some sad news too, Jane Tomlinson, a long-term cancer sufferer who defied all doctors predictions - she was given 6 months to live in 2000 - died yesterday. She was an amazing woman who dedicated the rest of her life to raising funds for charity by taking part in gruelling challenges, which even if you didn't have cancer you would find incredibly difficult to do, such as marathons and she cycled across the USA amongst other things, full story here. I hope everyone takes a second or two to think about how incredible this lady was. Bye Bye Jane, rest in peace now xxx