changing water

Got backache, neckache, shoulderache....All because of changing the dirty fish water which took me 2 hours. Could have used a small container instead but I wanted to minimise the amount of filthy water I take in. So I chose a baby milk powder scoop. Rey helped me record down the number of fish I catch each time and the total number reached 350 and more! 1st I thought I had only 100 fry, then 200... now the number is 350! It freaks me out thinking that these tiny lives are in my hands!! And can you imagine scooping 350 fry, each time catching an average of only 2, it means I have scooped like 175 times. Then, more times than that for scooping off the dirt in the water. It is so tiring that I secretly hoped half of them will die 'naturally' due to the competition for food, being bullied by other fry, not strong enough to swim upwards to eat the food...please just don't die because of me, bad karma leh.

Anyway, I showed my hubby the fry, all concentrated in a smaller tank. He wasn't really interested in looking at them before this actually.

(in Japanese)

I: See the fry? I changed the water. It took me 2 hours. 2 hours! Now got backache liao (hinting for a massage).

H: (blur) huh? where?

I: nor, there lah! the smaller tank! (quite pissed off with his usual blur self)

H: oh,...wow!! WOOOOW!! (suddenly brightens up and began studying the fry).

I: guess how many? 300 and more you know. (and I talked about the cleaning process)

H: ...(still visibly impressed, shaking his head) You're superb! I don't think anyone would want to work this way to earn a living, too tedious. Only LOVE (for the fish) can motivate one to do this. Just like teaching my students. You don't teach for money, you teach because you want to spread the love for your subjects...

I: ...(fades away from the topic. forget about the massage, returned to my youtube watching)