Carrot

I had 2 baby carrots today. Although I had to dip into ranch dressing, but it's still raw carrot after all. I have accomplished another mission impossible. Yes, I now learn to eat carrot. I am proud of that. It is all the matter of mind control. Carrot does not have to taste bad to me. It tastes bad because I have been telling myself so. It is as simple as that.

You are the master of your own mind.

Fish

My fish died today. He (or she) left peacefully around midnight. I had fishes died on me before, but it had never felt as much grief as this one. The fact that it has been with me for longer than I can remember had transformed our relationship into little bond. It had lived through many bad water (including soapy water once when I forgot to clean out the sponge). It had lived through many starvation (when I ran out of both my money and my fish food). It had lived to welcome our new family member, Pakin. It had lived to be one of my most memorable friend.

The other fish also showed lots of emotion. Most of the time, it stayed calmly around its dying friend. And after its friend passed, it swam around eruptively all over the tank. I take that as same as a person screaming and sobbing the heart out when the loved one passed. I must assume that all living beings are similar on that term.

I took him out to be buried under the tree in front of the house around 12:30 a.m. Som and Cherry were present for his little funeral. Life goes on... and off.

R.I.P.