Drawing the Sword

In tennis, my coach always says the backhand is played just like "drawing the sword". In my tank, the Echinodorus 'Ozelot' (Green) brought home last December from HK is flourishing. :) It is a member of the aquatic swordplants and it was a steal at HKD15 from the goldfish market. I'll call it a hardy and reliable plant, cos without any special care nor nourishments except from the detritus from the fish, it has done very well in supporting itself. Will recommend it to aquarium fanatics out there to get this plant!

My Pet Platy

After long deliberation I have decided to get myself the Olympus mu725SW for the underwater capability. You see, the holidays are approaching. :) This is the less expensive model that is waterproof up to 5m, just right for snorkelling in the sea. Couldn't wait to test, so I popped the machine in the garden tank of platies. I have had these platies for almost five years now and the black tuxedos, plume-tails and spotted varieties had "mixed" up so much to produce this "mongrel" specimen. I am so glad the luminous blue dorsal and pelvic fins, traits of the black tuxedos still remain though.

Birdcaged in Suntec City

Yesterday afternoon, traffic was so smooth (paid $3 in ERP charges for driving under two gantries lined in series from the Meridien SC to Suntec City, you know why it was smooth) I reached the Suntec City Convention Center Ballroom early for the ceremony I was to attend. So I had the chance to explore the interior of Suntec City, and chanced upon the mesh that made up of the ceiling as I was coming up the escalator on the way to Carrefour. I like the combination of squares on the metal structure that held the glass panels in place and those square windows on the Suntec City Towers.