It rained hard today, so we decided to try to bath Kyaa. We were not looking forward to bathing our cat, so we decided to just "go for a walk", and thus wash the cat at the same time. You know, considering that cat is supposed to hate water, things went pretty smooth.

While searching for ways to bath a cat, I found the following article from the web.

METHOD #1: CAT BATHING AS A MARTIAL ART

1. Know that although the kitty cat has the advantage of quickness and lack of concern for human life, you have the advantage of strength. Capitalize on that advantage by selecting the battlefield. Don't try to bathe him in an open area where he can force you to chase him. Pick a very small bathroom. If your bathroom is more than four feet square, we recommend that you get in the tub with the cat and close the sliding-glass doors as if you were about to take a shower. (A simple shower curtain will not do. A berserk cat can shred a three-ply rubber shower curtain quicker than a politician can shift positions.)
2. Know that a cat has claws and will not hesitate to remove all the skin from your body. Your advantage here is that you are smart and know how to dress to protect yourself. We recommend canvas overalls tucked into high-top construction boots, a pair of steel-mesh gloves, an army helmet, a hockey face-mask, and a long-sleeved flak jacket.
3. Use the element of surprise. Pick up your cat nonchalantly, as if to simply carry him to his supper dish. (Cats will not usually notice your strange attire. They have little or no interest in fashion as a rule.)
4. Once you are inside the bathroom, speed is essential to survival. In a single liquid motion, shut the bathroom door, step into the tub enclosure, slide the glass door shut, dip the cat in the water and squirt him with shampoo. You have now begun one of the wildest 45 seconds of your life.
5. Cats have no handles. Add the fact that he now has soapy fur, and the problem is radically compounded. Do not expect to hold on to him for more than two or three seconds at a time. When you have him, however, you must remember to give him another squirt of shampoo and rub like crazy. He'll then spring free and fall back into the water, thereby rinsing himself off. (The national record for cats is three latherings, so don't expect too much.)
6. Next, the cat must be dried. Novice cat bathers always assume this part will be the most difficult, for humans generally are worn out at this point and the cat is just getting really determined. In fact, the drying is simple compared with what you have just been through. That's because by now the cat is semi-permanently affixed to your right leg.
7. You simply pop the drain plug with your foot, reach for your towel and wait. (Occasionally, however, the cat will end up clinging to the top of your army helmet. If this happens, the best thing you can do is to shake him loose and to encourage him toward your leg.) After all the water is drained from the tub, it is a simple matter to just reach down and dry the cat.
In a few days the cat will relax enough to be removed from your leg. He will usually have nothing to say for about three weeks and will spend a lot of time sitting with his back to you. He might even become psychoceramic and develop the fixed stare of a plaster figurine.
You will be tempted to assume he is angry. This isn't usually the case. As a rule he is simply plotting ways to get through your defenses and injure you for life the next time you decide to give him a bath. But at least now he smells a lot better.

METHOD #2: FLUSH 'N FLUFF

1. Thoroughly clean the toilet.
2. Add the required amount of shampoo to the toilet water, and have both lids lifted.
3. Obtain the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.
4. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids (you may need to stand on the lid so that he cannot escape).
CAUTION: Do not get any part of your body too close to the edge, as his paws will be reaching out for any purchase they can find.
5. Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a 'power wash and rinse' which I have found to be quite effective.
6. Have someone open the door to the outside and ensure that there are no people between the toilet and the outside door.
7. Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift both lids.
8. The now-clean cat will rocket out of the toilet, and run outside where he will dry himself.

Sincerely,

The Dog

We just got a cat. A's co-worker had 7 kittens and J always wanted to have a cat. So, one of them got adopted. His name is Kyaa, which is the name of a cat from a Japanese cartoon book.  

J studying hard at night. I went outside while she was studying in the basement. I took the white balance measurement from the tungsten light lamp, then I took the picture through the basement window. I underexposed the shot by one stop because I wanted to show the details on her desk.  

Zucchini in our garden grew this big. This one is our first harvest. Yesterday, we had our first cucumber as well.  

J is pretty busy these days with her studying. She also took up tutoring math for couple students. So, she's studying almost all the time except when she's working. So, it was real nice when we went rollerblading at the King's Park. The inner path was too steep for us to climb, so we took the outer bike path that took us around the trail.  

Aren't they cute? It's soooo frustrating trying to take a picture of critters. The Coolpix is slow in focusing in the best of the times. When you need to take a picture of something close, they just give up. I manually focused and moved the camera back and forth hoping to capture at least one good photo out of it. Well, at least D200 is coming soon. The last I hear from the internet is that the Nikon has registerd the name D200, and they are expecting to see the camera on sale maybe next year. I'm gonna get it then....... 

This is my neighbor driving home. I spent the last two days of my long weekend helping my dad with his honey farm. We had a big thunderstorm the day before, so he had a hard time with his trailer, but he managed to get out ok. A's sister is in Peru for three weeks working as a missionary. I pray that she comes back safely.