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The Champagne Cabana / Re: What's Making Me Happy!
« Last post by Escaped Lunatic on March 18, 2024, 04:16:26 PM »
A neighbor twice saw Mango with dead rats.  Either or both may be overlaps of the two prior confirmed kills, or they may be separate.  Street sweepers come by several times per day, so there may be additional kills that were not reported.

And Mango doesn't appear to be killing all by himself.  aoaoaoaoao

My lovely wife spotted Mango and Pear playing around her scooter and running under its cover and out again.  A bit later, we went out and there were fresh blood stains and a rat corpse next to the scooter.  Closer inspection revealed multiple blood stains inside the scooter's cover.  It looked like a scene from a Quentin Tarantino movie scaled down to rat size. ahahahahah

Rats are much more rare in the village as they were when I first moved in.  If these two little bundles of rodent-murding cuteness keep up their killing spree, my section of the village will run out of rats pretty soon.

Stripy Emperor and Bronze Cat spent some time consulting before giving Mango and Pear a commendation for their action and also granting them both the additional title of "Slayer of Rats."
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The Champagne Cabana / Re: What's Making Me Happy!
« Last post by El Macho on March 14, 2024, 07:20:39 PM »
Thanks for the cat update!

I am both allergic and adverse to cats (itchy hives and having a cat climb up my face when I was 10) but I miss the kittens in our compound in Beijing. They were adorable and I could play with them without getting itchy or getting my face climbed.
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The Champagne Cabana / Re: What's Making Me Happy!
« Last post by Escaped Lunatic on March 13, 2024, 05:23:20 PM »
Since Bronze Kitty got promoted from outside car/guardian of the front door to inside cat/guardian of all entrances and exits, there hasn't been an official guard downstairs.

Then an orange and white kitten showed up and started guarding not only my prior house's front door, but also the front door of my building and the building on the other side of my prior house.  Bronzy and Stripy agreed to let him have the job (official title is Guardian of the Front Doors), so he was taken to the vet and got "fixed", plus an ear trim.  Someone next door even put a box by the door for him to sleep in.  A few weeks later, he was looking slight ill and the next day he didn't have the energy to get out of his box.  He also had a younger kitten in the box with him suffering the same thing.  It turned out to be the dreaded cat plague/cat parvo, the same disease that almost got Stripy Emperor and that ended poor Penguin's chances of recovering from his injuries.

My decision making shifted from picking a name for the new cat to which internal organ will I sell to pay for this.  They both spent a couple of months in isolation at the vets.  Happily, both survived.  The vets sent multiple pics and videos every day.  Since the big one was orange, they sometimes referred to him as Mango.  The other is mostly white and was occasionally referred to as Pear. 

It was touch and go the first week and then a long slow recovery.  Sadly, both also have a lung infection that will give them congestion and sneezing any time their immune systems are over-challenged, and there's no cure.  So, as much as I'd love to have 2 more balls of fur inside, they are permanent outdoor kitties now. Finally, we brought them back and gave them a new box. I decided we'd just keep Mango and Pear as names (with approval from Stripy Emperor, of course).

And the very good news.  They've been happily living outside and spend a lot of time sitting in the box.  Both got their final does of cat-parvo vaccine on the weekend.  So, they may have cold-like symptoms from time to time, but they won't be able to catch or spread parvo any more.

Now we're waiting for Pear to get a little bigger before he goes to the vet for neutering and an ear trim.  Pear was also appointed as Assistant Guardian of the Front Doors.

Since resuming his post, Mango has been given 2 commendations for killing rats.  Rumors that he found them already dead and was just carrying the corpses around are just lies spread by one of the dogs in the neighborhood.

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The Champagne Cabana / Re: What's Making Me Happy!
« Last post by never2late on March 12, 2024, 05:36:38 PM »
congratulations, Stripy Emperor! And felicitations to Mr and Mrs Lunatic for their years of service! May long your catnip grow!

We have our own 猫蛋, whose gracefully permits Mrs Late and myself to share his bed. (He usually tickles her nose with his tail, not mine)

(He tickles her nose, not mine with his tail. He doesn't tickle anyone, SFAIK, with mine)
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The Champagne Cabana / Re: What's Making Me Happy!
« Last post by AMonk on March 12, 2024, 01:15:16 AM »


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The Champagne Cabana / Re: What's Making Me Happy!
« Last post by Escaped Lunatic on March 11, 2024, 04:35:21 PM »
His Imperial Majesty, Stripy Emperor, has declared today to be a public holiday.

8 years ago today, His Majesty was ransomed from a very dishonest cat dealer.  He then quickly conquered his new "owners" and took his rightful place on the furry throne as Emperor of all Kitty Cats.
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The Bar (ON-TOPIC) / Re: Chinese Social Insurance Summary?
« Last post by Ivyman on March 02, 2024, 09:34:27 AM »
Thanks.
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The Bar (ON-TOPIC) / Re: Chinese Social Insurance Summary?
« Last post by Escaped Lunatic on March 01, 2024, 02:57:04 PM »
Every time I've had a question other than the most basic, the best way I've been able to get an answer is to ask the local Social Insurance Bureau directly.  You may be able to book an appointment online.  If so, get one as early as possible in the day.  If online appointment reservations aren't an option in your city, find out what time they open in the morning and try to show up a few minutes before. Bring a list of your questions.
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The Bar (ON-TOPIC) / Chinese Social Insurance Summary?
« Last post by Ivyman on February 29, 2024, 05:08:28 AM »
Hi Everyone,

1. About two years ago, my wife got me on the Chinese social insurance.

So far, it has been a great thing:

- Medical expenses are reimbursed far more than they were with private insurance.
- If I am disabled or die, my family gets payment
- All my tax money is paid into funds, so I can later get old age social security pension

2. I am kicking myself, as no one even told me about this for the eight years in China. Contrast that to Korea, where all workers (both domestic and foreign) get this from the first day.

3. Is there any book, website, etc., that tells me exactly what I am entitled to? Exactly what do I get? How transferable is this insurance from one workplace to another?

Thanks
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The Champagne Cabana / Re: What's Making Me Happy!
« Last post by AMonk on February 28, 2024, 12:18:16 AM »
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