UP8 Supplement

Nicholas Kouvaras · Issue 121, Jul/Aug 2021 · pp. 62–76

Parting Shot 2 Do you have a shot which has a story within a story? If so e mail it with up to 500 words of text and yours could be the next Parting Shot. peter@uwpmag.com Jakarta Aquarium & Safari is located in West Jakarta in a big Mall. In the main tank apart from the various fish and an annoying turtle there is a pod of Mermaids that call the main tank home. The Aquarium features a daily underwater theatrical play called the “Pearl of the South Seas” where the mermaids perform. The leading role belongs to Nikita who is also the Indonesian Female Freediving Champion. She is also a freediving instructor, a mermaid instructor, an underwater model and a mother. Sometimes, after the show, she dives down to the glass and interacts with the audience. On this day Nikita knew her daughter was among the audience. She could not see anything outside the tank, she only knew, approximately where h…