Say Hello to Cetel: Petronas Appoints Adorable Sleeping Cat As Setel’s Ambassador

X user @akif_twitch’s tweet went viral when he shared a precious picture of a stray cat at a Petronas petrol station. He hilariously wrote, “Hi @setel, please take action against your worker who is snoring at work. This goes against work ethics.”

@setel wahhh spot yang sama eaaa pekerja ni kroh kroh ?? eeee! ini gambar tahun lepas tau guys? pic.twitter.com/3ePWhScM7r

— Badri Akif (@akif_twitchy) February 14, 2024

He also shared two pictures of the cat napping at the same spot which he had taken the previous year.

Another X user @iwaaaaannn also shared a photo of the kitty, saying that it supervised work at night, that is why it was tired in the daytime.

Dia supervise work waktu malam la ? Tu penat siang siang. pic.twitter.com/OlY5e1lsNh

— イワン (@iwaaaaannn) February 19, 2024

Setel was quick to take notice of the viral post. They reposted it on their X account with the caption, “If we reach 7,500 followers, Setel will take this ’employee’ as our app ambassador.”

Within a day, they reached their target and tweeted, “Introducing Setel’s Official Ambassador from Alor Setar, Kedah.” They also asked for suggestions to celebrate their new ambassador.

DAH 7.5K! ✨✨✨Perkenalkan Duta Official Setel dari Aloq Staq, Kedah ?Bagi idea macam mana team Setel nak celebrate dia ni! https://t.co/NXoWS8gvcW pic.twitter.com/Exw7U26JHs

— Setel (@setel) February 16, 2024

As Cetel appeared visibly pregnant, one user proposed giving Cetel 3 months of maternity leave and a private single VVIP room to give birth in:

Cuti bersalin berbayar 3 bulan, bilik bersalin private single VVIP room.

— Fieza ◡̈ | Si Pengembara (@Fieza1225) February 16, 2024

Netizens were then asked to vote for the cat’s official name with options including Setella, Shetelliza Natasha Maimon, Seteliza, and Cetel with 55.7% votes finally going to the latter. Setel also revealed that a collar was on the way for Cetel.

Jom kasi Setel nama Duta. Vote vote ?

— Setel (@setel) February 19, 2024

Someone even created an A.I. version of Cetel, suggesting that Setel pay the cats with wet food:

COMELNYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/ZUx8IjW77v

— Setel (@setel) February 16, 2024

Who is the real admin of Setel?

The account also jokingly revealed the ‘admin’ behind Setel’s account, which turned out to be another furry friend.

Rasanya dah tiba masa untuk reveal admin di sebalik account Setel ni.Hi semua… ? https://t.co/mFNHBRcLOT pic.twitter.com/IMi20mlx6g

— Setel (@setel) February 21, 2024

A purr-fect ending

The user behind the original post expressed their appreciation to Setel for appreciating the cat, saying that they never expected that it would bring such a positive impact amongst netizens. He said that this was a way of appreciating cats as man’s partner in life together.