This is a photo of our 1st Persian cat, Toby, when he was just 3 months old. Toby ...

... has an interesting back-story since we found a cat similar to him laying in the street of a subdivision, the subdivision of the first house @emafe and I rented when we first moved to Davao City, Philippines (2009).

Unfortunately for us, that cat had an owner and we looked for the owner and gave it back.. but seeing @emafe's reaction to that cat left a lasting impression on me.

Then in 2012 we found Toby, as a baby kitten, in one of the local pet shops. I purchased it for @emafe and boy did we have a good time with Toby.

We have a lot of memories with Toby, and @emafe loved taking care of him, as if he was a baby.

Then during one of the hardest parts of our marriage (late 2016), when I was experiencing poor health, and in preparation for our son (in case of asthma), we surrendered Toby and our other cat Loti to a family who is now one of our family friends.

Thank you Ma'am Joy, Sir Eric and Toby. We're happy seeing him in photos when Ma'am Joy uploads photos of him to her Instagram (@appics soon 😜).