Ceci n'est pas un poisson rouge

This is not a goldfish. This is a koi: a Japanese carp, much revered. According to the legend, if a koi succeeds in climbing the fall up to the point called Dragon Gate on the Yellow river, it will be transformed into a dragon.
Today koi is commonly used as a symbol of persistance, strength and determination.

As a more down-to-earth aside, it's the powerpoint background that I used for my progress report presentation on environmental policy in Asia tomorrow. You get the point - it's going to take a bit more efforts to save the planet...

But it does look like a goldfish - a pretty good illustration of myself in Bangkok (except that the water is dirtier). Or a symbolic representation of my office, with a fishbowl view of palm trees in the courtyard of the UN complex.

Sorry I don't have anything more exciting to post on this blog!