Cat Lovers in Taipei ﹥ Interview with Cat Lovers ﹥ Silverquick

Mr. Cat’s Friends: A-Zen and Mars | Animal Shelter Dr. Huang | Madame the Cat | The Feline Authority: Doctor Cat
Shiao-shien | Mao Xaio P | Animal Protection Association | Silverquick | The Head of Houtong Village: Van-ching Cheng
Silverquick
Introduction: Silverquick runs a second-hand bookstore.  He keeps cats and bring them to his bookstore, which has become an attraction in Taipei.


Q: How many cats do you keep?
  A: I have six at home, three outside, and one of them is a guard!

Q:  How long have you opened the bookstore?
  A:  Five years for the Internet bookstore, and seven months for the real one.

Q:  Do you start the logo with a cat?
  A:  Nope, we started with a silver bowl with plenty of snow.

Q: How many times will the cats come to your bookstore?
  A: Normally I will bring them here on sunny days and Holidays.

Q: How many cats will you bring at a time ?
  A: Only two or three.  The shop cat comes here very often.

Q: Will the cats mess the bookstore up?
  A: They feel anxious sometimes, and they find a comfortable spot to sit and watch customers.  They won’t mess up the store.

Q: Are your cats afraid of people?
  A: People who understand cats respect cats more.  People who don’t understand cats may frighten cats with some sudden gestures.

Q: What if a cat stays on your motorcycle?
  A: Go find its owner first, and see if we can make friends.  If nobody shows up, I may bring it back home and befriend it.  But I have seen a cat like a beggar, which prefers to stay on the street.

Q: Do you have any special memory about cats?
  A: Cats like to think when they go out and have fun.  I have a cat which is a strolling cat.  He likes to go out and take a walk.

Q: Do you know anyone who have cats in your neighborhood?
  A: Yes, but not as many as we have.

Q: Will you bring the cats to other people’s apartments?
  A: No, I will only bring them to the store and home.

Q:  Have you ever been to HouDong?
  A:  Not yet, but we have a book about Madame the Cat, and I know something about it.  I hope that I will visit there soon.

Q: Since you already have 6 cats, do you want to keep other cats?
  A: Six is already enough for me.