Simple pleasures

I've been tagged... so here are my "five of life's simple pleasures that you like most"

1) Enjoying a long, hearty, and side-splitting laugh
2) Chatting and being in the company of friends and loved ones
3) Reading a good book, relaxed in my chair, with my favourite music playing in the background
4) Watching sunset at the beach, with the cool wind blowing gently against my face
5) The feeling of contentment when I curl up in bed and lay my head on the pillow, just before I fall asleep

And something else I like in Spring :
Watching flocks of ducklings (little balls of fluff :) following their parents around the pond. So adorable...
Then they grow up into the demanding creatures that go around terrorising us during lunchtimes. Go figure...

And now, I tag... you :)
What are the five simple pleasures that you like most? :)

Hidden

A king once owned a large, beautiful, pure diamond of which he was justly proud, for it had no equal anywhere.
One day, this diamond accidentally sustained a deep scratch. The king was sorely distressed.
After some time, a gifted craftsman came to the king and promised to make the rare diamond even more beautiful than it had been before the mishap.
The king was impressed by his confidence and entrusted the precious stone to his care.
And the man kept his word.
With superb artistry he engraved a lovely rosebud around the imperfection, using the scratch to make the stem

We can emulate the craftsman When life bruises us and wounds us, we can use even the scratches to etch a portrait of beauty and charm.

- Jacov Kranz
'The Dubner Storyteller'


How wonderful it is to have a God who looks beyond the pain, beyond the imperfections, beyond the weaknesses, beyond the scars... and carves them into something beautiful in our lives instead...

Fishy stuff

Like I mentioned in an earlier post, there are times that I update often, and times that I don't update as often. I guess this proves that point, it's been a month since I last posted anything... :P

Been busy (but who hasn't? :) trying to balance labwork, reports, teaching (started facilitating tutorials and lab demonstrating this year), OCF, and other personal commitments. Karen lent me an anime (a Japanese cartoon series), but it's been sitting on my desk for 2 months, and I still haven't found the time to watch it... Need to sharpen those time management skills (so that I can watch that anime series before Karen decides to take it back... :)

So to provide some updates, here's a look into one of the fishy experiments I'm carrying out.

Growing Zebrafish for feeding trials. 16 tanks with 5 fish in each tank = 80 fish = 2 - 3 solid hours of tank-cleaning every 3 days (including weekends), in between my other on-going experiments...

Feeding them with different antioxidants for 2 months, then testing the shelf-life of their flesh. They're enjoying being fed and looked after in the meantime, ignorance is bliss...

Guess what's for dinner tonight? :) Muahaha...

So, I've got a new set of skills that I can put into my resume/ CV : Can feed fish and clean fish tanks. Great, now I can set up my own aquarium... :) Haha.

Okie, will update again soon, need to prepare for tomorrow's meeting with my supervisor.