Coincidentally, so does jw. Yeah, the opposites attract theory doesn't apply here.
After all, probably not that many couples visit the zoo or Night Safari as often as we did during courtship days. Well, we even held our wedding photo shoot in the zoo, took loving pictures with camels and flamingos in the background, and rode on a horse carriage all clad in our wedding suit and gown.
So, it's not a surprise that we decided to get a pet for Angel.
We wanted to start small since the most we've had were rabbits and we understand the level of commitment and responsibility that comes with a pet.
Then again, it ain't really that small because there's not just 1 or 2 more new lives in our house now, but 26 of them! =)
Ta-dah! Meet our new fishy friends! We have 10 tetras, 8 guppies, 1 catfish lookalike, 3 sucker fish and 4 shrimps!Thanks to them, now Angel and I have newfound pastimes.
We love:
1) Feeding the fish
2) Watching the fish
3) Talking to the fish
4) Playing hide and seek with the fish (Fine, we always seek but hey, it's fun cos' those sucker fish and shrimps can really hide well!)
It's the first time I started my aqaurium and thanks to the hubby who's pretty much an expert, I learnt many dos and don'ts and for Angel to help us in setting up everything, from washing to cleaning to decorating, I guess she feels very much involved and cherishes each of her new friends.
It's kinda awesome to actually let her be responsible for something. She would wake up in the morning, remember that the fish are hungry, rush to feed them, talk to them in the afternoon, and come night time, she would switch off their light and say "Good night" to them.
So, despite that these fish cost ten times as much (a big pack of tetra costs S$2 in Singapore but here, it costs S$2 for each of them), we are hoping it will be worth it to see our girl's smiles and to let her know that she's a big girl now who can care for others.
To more fishy stories soon!
