9 KAT KONDO KOMMANDMENTS
#1 DON'T BE A POES
#2 STASH IT, DON'T FLASH IT.
#2 STASH IT, DON'T FLASH IT.
#2 STASH IT, DON'T FLASH IT.
#2 STASH IT, DON'T FLASH IT.
#2 STASH IT, DON'T FLASH IT.
The streets around the building are as safe as any other tourist city in the world.
Be aware of your surroundings.
Be vigilant when using your phone while
walking the streets of the city.
Don't leave ANY items exposed in your car.
STASH IT, DON'T FLASH IT.
#3 CATCALL FOR HELP
#2 STASH IT, DON'T FLASH IT.
#4 DO NOT GIVE CASH TO THE FERAL HUMANS
Should you feel unsafe or get lost around town, any time of day or night, look for the CCID security guys who work for the city and its citizens.
Spot the security >>> dressed in black with green bibs, that reads: Public security and safety.
The work of the CCID Safety & Security is a key reason the South African Police Service (Cape Town) regards the Cape Town Central City as the safest CBD in the country.
24hr Emergency: +27 082 415 7127
If there is no security in sight downstairs at the entrance of the building and you feel unsafe or harresed, go into the 24 hour cafe downstairs and inform tell the shop assistant who works behind the counter. The guys who work there are the nicest and friendliest humans who are always happy go assist and help the people of Buitenkant.
#4 DO NOT GIVE CASH TO THE FERAL HUMANS
#4 DO NOT GIVE CASH TO THE FERAL HUMANS
#4 DO NOT GIVE CASH TO THE FERAL HUMANS
Like any other city, Cape Town has its fair share of beggers or Bergies as the locals call them.
KAT KULT sees them as the feral humans of the city:
Harmless and homeless by choice.
Unlike feral cats, Bergies seem incapable to fend for themselves.
Bergies are however experts when it comes to begging and asking for "small change/ cash/food or baby formula from the shop downstairs or OK Minimark.
Cape Town Bergies are also the most persistant Homo Sapiens on earth. These folks can go on and on and on and on and on and on...until you react.
DO NOT and I'll repeat;
DO NOT GIVE IN!!
DO NOT GIVE THEM MONEY!!!
DO NOT BUY FOOD OR WHATEVER FROM THE SHOP!!!
Should you wish to feed a Bergie, donate money to one of the food kitchens in the area, like Ladles of Love. For as little as R250 per month, you can help provide a daily nourishing meal for someone in need.
Should you have restaurant leftovers you don't feel like eating or food you cooked at the Kat Kondo that might go to waste, sure, give it to a Bergie. But don't indulge the feral humans. Pretty please.
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
Anyone who greets you, deserves a hello, hi and goodbye back. It's basic manners.
Should the conversation continue, respond with one of these one-liners and then walk away:
"Someone stole my wallet, like just now. Can you believe it?? "
" I just moved to Cape Town from Hollywood and need funding for the movie no one wants to see. Don't you know someone?"
" Sir, it's illegal to beg for money on this street. Ask the President of Buitenkant, if you don't believe me."
#5 filter the noise of the city
#4 DO NOT GIVE CASH TO THE FERAL HUMANS
#5 filter the noise of the city
Keep in mind that you are staying in the heart of the Mother City.
Capetonians are always late, especially for a party. Next thing it's morning, just like that and before you even meowit.
No fear!
Wait for the sun to rise and take a mental image of the cat condo in its golden hour.
#6 Be mindful of the neighbours
#4 DO NOT GIVE CASH TO THE FERAL HUMANS
#5 filter the noise of the city
Be mindful and kind to humans, especially the human directly below the Cat Condo. He is the niceist guy, like for real...
1.) lifting the dining room chairs when you get up
2.) same goes for the benches at the kitchen table
3.) Don't walk around inside the apartment in your kitten heels or stripper stilettos. Save it for club night at one of the nightclubs in District Six.
4.) Should you spill ANYTHING on the floor, wipe it dry immediately, or else you gonna have to foot the bill for the million-dollar art on display downstairs. Don't believe me? Feel free to pop in at Phuli at 306 during office hours and go see for yourself.
Should the rest of the neighbours cause any sort of disturbance during your stay, please report it immediately.
#7 Support the local haunts
#9 Live like the cats of Cape Town
#7 Support the local haunts
Discover the local haunts of the neighbourhood and try at least one thing at the following places, all withing walking distance and a stone throw away from the Cat Condo.
Mavericks (strip tease)
Truth (expensive coffee and breakfast)
Art of Duplicity (fancy cocktails)
Surfa Rosa (Happy hour)
Harrington's (Club night)
Castle Bar (sports and karaoke)
Kimberley Hotel (bar night)
Dias Tavern (lunch and dinner)
Dust & Dynamite (Cowboy Saloon)
Perseverance (pub lunch)
Swan Cafe (pancakes)
The Cousins (pasta)
New York Bagels (lunch on the go)
Bootleggers (breakfast)
La Menara (Morrocan)
Downtown Ramen (ramen)
Belly of the Beast (nose to tail)
Galjoen (fancy fish)
#8 Keep your side clean
#9 Live like the cats of Cape Town
#7 Support the local haunts
Respect the Cat Condo and treat is as your own. Don't do something that will upset your mother.
If you smoke, please do so on the balcony or use the cat deck.
Don't be a tosser and throw buds over the balcony or in the gutter. Use the ashtrays at your disposal.
Use the bins by the 4th floor fire escape to discard of rubbish bags.
Don't worry about recycling, as the building use a rubbish company that handles all recycling matters at their plant.
#9 Live like the cats of Cape Town
#9 Live like the cats of Cape Town
#9 Live like the cats of Cape Town
Laze around like a cat on vacay.
Take cat naps
Eat like Garfield
Put on your cat eyes.
Explore the city and its street on foot during the day
Catch an uber in the evening
Party like a cat.
Rave safe
Climb Table Mountain
Be aware
Be safe
Be cat.
Be you.