perch
Kiki's view
I found out that HY's parrot has become a good conversation topic. Most people, unlike me, are generally interested in pets. Enthusiastic parents who love to share stories of junior's latest developments are annoying, but animal stories are usually tolerable. After all, how often do you come across a person who owns a parrot? Either you are a secret pirate like HY, or a millionaire like Roman Abramovich. HY's Kiki is bilingual, dances to music, says 'bye bye' to you when you leave the house, plucks his feathers when he feels lonely and gets grumpy when the owner returns home late at night. To make Kiki feel that he has company, HY made a nice perch in his room upstairs. However, the bird is not impressed with the new wooden object. Afraid of the perch, he only stands on one end and refuses to walk around. Now he is back into his familiar cage again. My English Department friends have suggested me to recite Shakespeare to Kiki--nope, I won't do that. Both the bird and I will get quite bored.