Jean Lucs Bistro

My friend loves fish and actually has a fish pond at home. I’m not sure how he maintains it though. It seems like it’s always clean and he also partially changes the water from time to time depending on the needs of his fishes. I found out that it wasn’t really a  hard task though. He uses a submersible water pump to help him with changing the water. These pond pumps are a real help for those with larger ponds and some may be used to create a small waterfall or running water depending on the design of the pond. For some reason, watching these fishes in the water helps you relax.

I want to buy a choco snub nose apple head Chihuahua.  I know that taking care of toy dog breeds takes a lot of effort, time and money.  I have planned this for months and thought about this very hard since I know that  I need time for grooming, training and playing with the dog.  While I was searching the net for a Chihuahua, I stumbled upon an online pet store.  I think that this online pet store is a good source for ferrets, cats, birds, wild and dog supplies.  I think this is the perfect online store for me since I also have pet  birds (finches).  Now, what I need to find is the perfect dog.  Woof woof!

Just watched another toon film about a curious, little monkey. He followed an archaeologist to town to play hide and seek. It kind of got me and my friends’ attention seeing the cute, little monkey and what he was doing to find his friend around the city. I’m quite sure that kids will like the film. It’s a comedy with no adult humor.

I was walking towards the house when I saw my seemingly grief-stricken neighbor looking for his dog. That dog never really runs away and usually just roams around the lawn then gets back again. That day was different- he was gone. Where could he find his missing dog? We tried asking the neighbors if they saw the poor dog.  And it hit me if there are people who can help pet owners find their missing pets.

I found an internet service that helps find lost animals. They will call your neighbors for you and ask for information about your lost pet instead of having to call them yourself. It takes less time to try to find your pet because your neighbors will be on the lookout for your pet. Miraculously, my neighbor’s lost dog popped out of nowhere and we were all dumb-founded when we saw it charmingly wagging its tail as if to make up for the trouble it caused everybody.

I tried riding on a horse when I was a kid. It was such a wonderful experience especially since it was my first time on a horse. I was also a bit cautious about things because I didn’t have any gear. Fortunately the guide did not leave me there with only the horse. I still kinda wish that I could have ridden with the horse longer. Or maybe ride again with equestrian clothing. I wonder how I would look with complete gear and stuff.

People love to talk about their pets that they even treat them as another family member.  Pets have indeed been brought into the life of our very own households.  Normally, it’s either you have a  feline or a canine preference- but beyond these there are birds, rabbits, turtles, snakes, and even lizards. Whichever a pet owner prefers, pets always bring about the same joy and affection to its owners from living with them.

Today, there are tons of pets available that you can choose from as a pet (from incredibly cute, little guys to unusually rare, exotic ones).  Still, I want to stick with the ‘traditional’ pets (I’m kind of a scaredy cat when it comes to exotic pets). It’s either a dog or a cat for me (although I have both).  They are the kinds that you can bring wherever you go even when traveling or driving out of town. But really if asked to choose one, I’d say I kind of like the feline species better. I find cats mysterious, graceful, simply beautiful.  A cat’s purr is soothing and some say it lowers the blood pressure and gives humans a lot of healing benefits.

I went to Cartimar, Pasay (biggest pet place in the Metro) today to buy myself a pet fish. Cartimar has rows of petshops that sells all sorts of animals- dogs, cats, birds, fresh water and salt water fishes, reptiles, amphibians, arachnids, fresh water plants, sea anemones etc.

While looking for a pet fish, I stumbled upon a store that had just received a delivery of baby snakes. Curious, I went inside the store to check out the snakes that are placed inside a medium sized plastic reptile tank. I sat beside the store owner and asked, ‘What kind of snakes are those?’ He replied, ‘Garter snakes’ (non-poisonous). While the store owner is transferring the reptiles into a bigger tank, I saw a snake that is different in color. Curious, I picked the snake out from the reptile tank and asked the store owner, ‘What about this one?’ The store owner replied, ‘Oh, that’s a Viper.’ What the…!!! I immediately dropped the snake.  I learned from National Geographic that the venom of Vipers leads to damage of vascular cells and red blood cells. Jesus!!! I could’ve lost a finger or an arm if I was bitten by that snake!

I walked out from that store and continued my search for the perfect pet fish. After almost checking out all the pet stores in Cartimar, I saw these beautiful fighting fishes (also called Betta Splendens) in their respective tanks. They have brilliant colors and their fins come in various shapes. I didn’t know there were different types and strains of fighting fishes. The types are Halfmoon Plakat, Halfmoon, Crowntail, Doubletail and Wild Bettas. These fishes are show type bettas and not recommended for fighting. I really got attracted with the Halfmoon Bettas, because of their long fins and their tail that has a shape of a half moon. I purchased a pair of blue halfmoon bettas. I’m planning to breed them and hope to produce high quality halfmoon bettas so that I could enter them in betta shows in the coming months.

Anyway, the lesson to this story is to never ever get curious because curiosity can hurt you… a lot. This is all for now. I need to hit the sack.