Facebook! ~ 面簿

於風格，暢遊潮流;
於原則，穩如泰山。
~ 托馬斯·杰斐遜

In matters of style, swim with the current;
in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
~ Thomas Jefferson

What is the big fuss now that I am on facebook? It is nothing so cool nowadays since facebook has been around for a loooong time and almost everyone has one.  

The main reason that took me so long to embrace this social media is that it can potentially expose too much of my privacy that I am comfortable with. Apart from the fish hobby that I have always been happy to share in public, I would still prefer to keep my personal and family life private. Well, I reckon it is a matter of control which means first I must understand what facebook can do.

So it took me a long time trying to understand it, and by the time I decided to jump onto the bandwagon, my younger generation told me that facebook is no longer the coolest thing in social media :'(

Nonetheless, I think facebook is a powerful tool to reach out to more people and ideal for sharing short and candid updates, especially now that I could not blog as often as I would love to. My blog, GoldfishArtQuatics will remain as my favorite platform to share more lengthy thoughts. Thanks for being very kind and supportive of my blog all these years!

 http://www.facebook.com/KimWeeArtQuatics  

and by the way,

the Vermillion Goldfish Club is also now on facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/VermillionGoldfishClubSG 

SG50 - Happy Golden Jubilee Singapore!!! 新加坡金禧年

多數人放棄是因爲他們看到的衹是還有很長的路要走，而不是他們已走了很長的路。
~ 匿名


The reason most people give up so fast is that they look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have come. 
~ Anonymous

Just last week, I discovered one of my pearlscales in a breeder pond has developed a little crown head wen. This is no coincident as I had created my new variety from the Chinese crown pearlscale, what that's more interesting was that the head crown phenotype had been inhibited for quite a number of years before it resurface again. 

In recent years, I have been focusing on the tail structure and pearl scaling and have not paid very much attention on the head crown. My thought was that once the finnages and scaling are stable, I can cross them with the crown pearlscale again to re-construct the head crown.

I was really elated that after 10 years, my dream creation with all the characteristics I aspire - pearl scaling, dragon eyes, pompon complete with head crown has finally congregated in a single fish. A rare specimen that exhibits good finnages and complete balance. It is an example of how aesthetics can be harmonized with structural balance. I cannot describe how happy I am :))

This weekend, on the 9th of August 2015, Singaporeans will be celebrating 50 years of our national building. How timely that this fish has arrived for another good reason for celebration. I am proud that this new variety has been acknowledged by a few goldfish dignitaries in China. I hope that my crowned dragon eye pompon pearlscale will be known as a goldfish uniquely made in Singapore :))

In this Golden Jubilee year for Singapore, my wish is for fellow Singaporeans to forge a stronger sense of national pride and identity based on the virtues of trustworthiness, perseverance, efficiency and hard work.  

Happy 50th birthday Singapore!!!

Aquarama 2015

快樂是： 想的、説的、做的形成一致。~ 甘地
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

Herewith in this blog post are videos of some goldfish in the Aquarama 2015 goldfish competition. To view the pictures of all winning goldfish entries, please check out the Vermillion Goldfish Website featured article on Aquarama 2015.