Last week, my niece visited me to collect her first Chinese New Year's ang pow (red packet) from her newly wed Aunt. Chinese New Year is a very pricey affair for married couples because you will need to distribute ang pows to kids & also single adults. But it is part of the Chinese New Year tradition. So, everyone distribute ang pows with a smile on their face. Haha!
An interesting conversation between my 2 year old niece & myself.
Niece: Auntie, where are the tortoises? I want to see them & wish them Gong Xi Fa Chai.
Me: Sure, they are in the bathroom right now. Sleeping but I'm sure they will be happy to see you.
Soon, niece & I are playing with the tortoises in the bathroom. Slow Coach showed off her diving skill in the tub while Charlie was demonstrating his version of moon walking in the water.
Note: Charlie's moon walking: 4 legs wading in the water without moving an inch because he lifted his legs with only his shell in contact with the tub's bottom. Tortoise version of running on the spot, I guess.
Me: What's that red spot on your arm?
Niece: *scratching her hand* It's Mozzy bite! Auntie, do tortoises get mozzy bites too?
Me: Well... *took a deep breath while figuring out the answer*.
In the end, my very deep breath came & went but the answer didn't come. That night, I took up an experiment, determined to find the answer to a 2 year old's question.
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Experiment Objective: Do mosquitoes suck tortoises blood?
Steps: I sat with the tortoises in the dark at the balcony at night. It was a hot night & my body was sticky with sweats. Nothing to do while waiting for the mosquitoes to take their bait except feeding the tortoises.
Bait: Slow Coach, Charlie & myself.
Results: The mosquitoes had a great time indulging in their blood buffet on my account but the tortoises were spared.
Conclusion: No, mosquitoes do not suck tortoises blood.
But why? Darn! The answer right in front of my eyes after all. Mosquitoes can only sense heat & tortoises are cold blooded reptiles. Therefore, where there is heat, there are human, there are food! Eureka! Duh...
*Scratched myself to sleep that night*
An interesting conversation between my 2 year old niece & myself.
Niece: Auntie, where are the tortoises? I want to see them & wish them Gong Xi Fa Chai.
Me: Sure, they are in the bathroom right now. Sleeping but I'm sure they will be happy to see you.
Soon, niece & I are playing with the tortoises in the bathroom. Slow Coach showed off her diving skill in the tub while Charlie was demonstrating his version of moon walking in the water.
Note: Charlie's moon walking: 4 legs wading in the water without moving an inch because he lifted his legs with only his shell in contact with the tub's bottom. Tortoise version of running on the spot, I guess.
Me: What's that red spot on your arm?
Niece: *scratching her hand* It's Mozzy bite! Auntie, do tortoises get mozzy bites too?
Me: Well... *took a deep breath while figuring out the answer*.
In the end, my very deep breath came & went but the answer didn't come. That night, I took up an experiment, determined to find the answer to a 2 year old's question.
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Experiment Objective: Do mosquitoes suck tortoises blood?
Steps: I sat with the tortoises in the dark at the balcony at night. It was a hot night & my body was sticky with sweats. Nothing to do while waiting for the mosquitoes to take their bait except feeding the tortoises.
Bait: Slow Coach, Charlie & myself.
Results: The mosquitoes had a great time indulging in their blood buffet on my account but the tortoises were spared.
Conclusion: No, mosquitoes do not suck tortoises blood.
But why? Darn! The answer right in front of my eyes after all. Mosquitoes can only sense heat & tortoises are cold blooded reptiles. Therefore, where there is heat, there are human, there are food! Eureka! Duh...
*Scratched myself to sleep that night*
2 comments:
Children do make us re-visit our subconcious knowledge from time to time, don't they?
I've also forgotten the fact that tortoises have scales which protect them from the mozzilas.
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