Cats may look intelligent--ancient Egyptians who worshipped them as gods probably thought so--but looks can be deceiving. In my experience, cats are really stupid stupid creatures, especially when it comes to avoiding cars. Most of the roadkill I've seen on the roads of Metro Manila are cats.

Dogs get hit by cars too sometimes, but at least they try their best to scamper across streets quickly. Cats don't. They prefer leisurely strolls. Occasionally, they'd even stop and take a nap right in the middle of the road... like this one did on a lazy afternoon last week.

I almost ran over the little thing. I had to slam on my brakes and bring the car to a stop a few feet away from its sleepy head. The screech startled it and woke it up from its nap, but it just stared at me and showed absolutely no intention to leave.

I couldn't go around it because some genius decided to park his truck on one side of the already narrow street. So I flashed my headlights and honked the horn a few times. Of course that didn't work.

Desperate and more than a bit annoyed, I got out of the car, charged towards the cat, and barked. Yes, barked. "Arf! Arf!" Good thing there wasn't anyone around to see me acting like a complete retard.

The little monster finally got up and walked away very slowly, pausing every few steps to stare at me with utter contempt. I stared back. Ah, there's nothing like a little afternoon confrontation to remind me how much I hate cats.

I still love lolcats though.