Siamese cat Méia:my story

Jorge Amado, a well known brazilian writer, says in one of his books that "a happy life inspires no romance..." I think that's quite true, and since my life has been a happy one, don't expect big events or emotions here, there are just little bits of every day.
I was born in the city of Belo Horizonte, State Minas Gerais , Brazil on 28 / jun / 1990 and in all these years I was never a day ill. I control my humans pretty well and all that is somehow possible conforms to my wishes. To tell you how I arrived here at 2 and a half month age, I'll make a big exception and let my human, Ro Consoli (the one who helps me with my page) speak:

Hi, everybody ! Thought my husband Roberto and me had owned cats before, we hesitated to get a new one mainly because of the problem that travels represented, since there are no catteries deserving this name here. Then it happened that some friends went aboard and left their siamese cat with us, and lo! ... no problems at all !! This big male (a complete exception of the breed, as we know now) was not at least disturbed, enjoyed his stay with us and even grow fatter. On their return, his owners told us "siameses are just like that, much calmer, more sociable and civilized than other cats". Thought the opportunity of living in close contact with wild nature had always been the main attraction of cats for both of us, we considered that in our present situation a siamese would be perhaps the best solution.
In the newspaper there were two adds offering siamese kitties. We saw the first litter - well kept, healthy kitties with their tame, unruffled parents by their side (too unruffled perhaps..? ). All was as we had wished but... well, let's just take a look at the other ones ! We arrived at the far away address, at a much smaller house, rang the bell and after telling the woman that we were the people that phoned about the kitty she asked us to take a seat "just for a moment" and disappeared inside the house.

* the drawings in this and other stories are not caricatures of real people
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Moments passed but beside odd noises, seaming dragged furniture and breaking dishes nothing happened. Next we heard the woman calling someone at the back of the house...redoubled noises, and than she came with somewhat ruffled hair, followed by her widely smilling teenager son, who was holding a little something between his big hands.

and added unaware of his mother's "shut up" glance

I took the little one in my hands and at once it looked up at me... such a sharp, appraising glance !... and while the mother was explaining to Roberto that she loved her cats and kept them well and that is was not her fault that this one was so tiny and meagre, the boy went on, confidentially, to me:

While I was still wondering if business talent could have a genetical component, the mother invited us to see her other cats in the backyard. We went, and there they were, at least a dozen, of all kinds, beautiful, well feed and relaxed, attesting the veracity of her words. Behind our backs I heard a whisper...

We, and a somewhat tired looking mother went back and the boy brought the siamese mother, looking exactly as Méia looks today. She perceived at once what was happening, shot a sharp glance at me and Roberto, at her kitty in my hands, and than she and the kitty looked up at me ! Well, that settled it !
The kitty became Méia, after Meméia, a little mischievous witch cartoon character that appears in "Luluzinha" ("Little Lulu" in USA, I think) and honored her name thoroughly.

Thank you, Geocities !