A Simples Life_ The Life and Times of Aleksandr Orlov - Aleksandr Orlov [9]
When I was last year of school, the Meerstropovich Blurs got to finals of Russian National Burrow Sleighing Championships. Very big day. We travel to Moscow to take on the Mongoose Sleighers.
Before we start I give the team a speech of rousingness, just like Great Granddaddy Vitaly had done all those years ago. “Stiff your haunches, put on your britches!” I cry. They all become very roused.
Was tense race. Mongooses very fat and heavy, as well as smelly, so they go fast. But we are more nimbly, and we go faster!
My Mama and Papa say they are never prouder than when Aleksandr win Burrow-Sleigh National Championships Trophy.
Mongooses very fat and heavy, as well as smelly, so they go fast. But we are more nimbly, and we go faster!
HERE I am cross the line in first place with my burrow-sleigh team ‘The Blurs’. It was amaze feeling to have the wind in our fur and glory in our paw.
THIS is school song. Madame Meerstropovich’s Academy for Talented Meerkats was very big on fur care. School motto translate as ‘Bravely and Furrily into the Future’.
CHAPTER The 11
Growing Up
EVERYONE know last day of school is emotionals. Very sad to sing the school song for last time (our school song, “Forever Furry”, always leaves a tear in the eyes) and to say goodbye to people you will never see again until the Facebook is invented.
I had been very good during my schoolings but I am a little rebelling when I leave. Papa want me to go to the State University of Russia to study the Business Managements, but I am thinking that I would try my hand at singing. Everyone say my renditions of the song ‘I Will Survive’ is better than the Glorious Gaynor, plus I could do all the moves to the song Y.M.C.A, which is not as easy as it look.
THIS bring back fondful memories. I do not go to the reunions though because it make me feel old.
I have many idea for film, mostly they are about me.
Papa is understanding of this, and even buys me a very sharp white suit for help me conquer music world. He is best Papa a meerkat could imagine.
So with suit on and whiskers waxed, I went out for auditions. (Whisker waxing is not so populars now – like flare trousers and communism.) I would always sing same song: ‘Are You Think I Am Sexy?’ It was a big chart hit at the time and also very thought-provoking I thought.
However, I was not meet with success. Many record executives are not too smart and would not recognise an exciting mix of talents and sexiness if it came along and introduced itself politely. So I left frustratedly.
Next I went into the movie industry – I am great for producers because they get writer, director and star actor all in one packagement. I have many good idea for film but they are bit ahead of the times. (One of my ideas would later become main plot for Back to the Future III.)
To keep afloating I do works as ‘extra’. (I can be seen for nearly six seconds in the final battle in Nicholas and Anastasia Part 2.) But it did not make most of my talents.
I am successful moviekat actor, writer and director, and my snack breaks are as long as I want them.
Eventuals, I was sack as extra after striking for longer snack breaks. (They are laugh on other side of their cheeks now because I am successful moviekat actor, writer and director, and my snack breaks are as long as I want them.)
Then just as I think I will go into politics something terribles happened.
I got message that Papa is waking up with very bad headache. His headache got worse and worse and one day he collapse in middle of comparing Salonkat with Painterkat. The doctor was gloomy and say it all go back to his boxing days and there is not much he can do.
I go straight home and sit with my Papa. We talk all night about his life and told lots of rude jokes about mongooses.