It's amazing how beautiful a fish can look. Those you see at supermarkets, they're dead: their eyes are dead, their bodies don't shine. But when you look at them when they've just come out of the water, they look beautiful. The way their bodies reflect the sunshine, the vivid color of their fins, the unique patterns, the bulging eyes, the way they jump and try to live until the last moment. It sort of reminds you of the fact that humans are the only creatures that commit suicide. In the natural world, you're obliged to live. It's a strict rule and therefore beautiful.
(I only caught three or four baby horse mackerels. This is just a random picture; isn't he cute?)
On a side note, relating to what we've been studying at school, I saw a parasite crawling out of a fish's mouth. It was pretty big, considering the size of the fish.
That fish looks like it wants to give me a kiss!
返信削除Ehhhh... what would you do if you didn't get into medical school?
I hadn't though of what I would do if I didn't make it into my postgraduate programme.
If I hadn't gotten into med school? I was planning to apply for a job at the metropolitan government, but I don't know, I didn't really have a solid plan B...
削除I thought you already had a job. Can't you keep it until you get admitted to your postgraduate program?
I do have a job. I work 'casually' at my company. I'm employed directly by the company without a contract. So I get no paid days off and I'm never sure exactly when my last day will be but they said they'd like to keep me until the end of July. I'm not particularly attached to the job and when a better opportunity arises I will be more than happy to turn in my two weeks!
返信削除I've also already been accepted into the graduate programme but it doesn't start until October. :)
I see. It's always good for your mental health to know what you will be doing in your near future. What are you going to study?
削除I hope you find a job you can be attached to by the time you finish your postgraduate program, though I'm not sure if it's actually good to feel "attached" to your job...
Either way, I'm looking forward to reading your blog! Let me know when you start.
It just so happens that I'm doing a MA in TESOL.
返信削除Attached is a funny word. I just want to have a job where I have a little bit more idea of what's going on. Working as an OL feels like it has a very limited shelf life. In addition, I get job offers for jobs making £14,000 a year. If I made only £14,000 a year, I'd never see my parents or go on any vacations ever again. ಠ_ಠ
So you're going to be a teacher? That's really cool!
削除But in most cases, it's very difficult to find an enjoyable job that would feed you, let you go on vacations, and still leave you something to save...