This tiger barb has grown almost twice its size since I bought it for
my brand new freshwater aquarium in May this year. (Thanks, Miguel,
for all the encouragement, tips, and a whole lotta help.) This fish
used to look a little flat on both sides, but now it's competing with
my own tummy in size! I'm just a tad worried that I might have been
overfeeding it. ('Hope not.)
My late mother used to buy fresh oysters from the market. Each time
she got ready to open the oyster shells, I stood close to her to
joyfully devour a freshly opened half-piece. This went on from the
time that I was a little girl (1980s) to months or so before she
passed away (2004). These oysters in the photo were opened by my
friend Reena Geronimo. (Thank you so much!)
