I love the Christmassy atmosphere overseas and in fact, I have very fond memories of the many Christmases I spent in the UK during my college days; the pure excitement of getting ready for the festive seasons as soon as the month of December arrived, the hassle and bustle of Christmas shopping, the food and…
Dragon’s scale fern is an epiphyte. An epiphyte is a plant that does not take root in soil but grows non-parasitically upon another plant, usually a tree merely for physical support. It uses photosynthesis for energy and obtains moisture from the air or dampness from rain and cloud moisture on the surface of its host.…
One long weekend, 3 days 2 nights, 5 hours plus each way on the road, simple living, close to nature and my first mission trip! A trip that has touched me in more ways than I could have imagined. I came back feeling refreshed (the unpolluted country air is another contributor), renewed, stimulated and that…
I have seen these spiny plants all over the place and many people grow them in their garden including my dad. Despite of the flowers that are quite sweet-looking mainly in red, pink, yellow or white, I always think the plants look ferocious with their sharp spines and I never want to get close to…
I logged onto Bible Gateway today and was greeted by the Verse of the Day… “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 God knew exactly what…
“Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.” Eeyore to Winnie the Pooh (A. A. Milne) “What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.” Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882) American essayist, lecturer and poet “A weed is but an unloved flower.” Ella Wilcox (1850 – 1919) American…
Last Sunday I woke up with a knot in my tummy! It was all because I had agreed to do the Chinese to English interpretation for an old classmate YT who would be preaching in his church that morning. I have been serving as an interpreter for the bilingual service at a sister church once…
I spotted the little yellow flowers with beautiful scent in dad’s container garden the other day. I immediately knelt down, dug through the vines to get a better look at them. I then spent some time trying to get a good shot of the blooms before I asked what it was. Dad said, “This is…
I took these beautiful scented frangipani at a beach resort 2 weekends ago when we went for a church ladies’ retreat. It was in the morning and the sun had yet to dry off the remaining raindrops on the flowers left by an overnight of long-awaited rain. When I went for the walk, the wet…
I went to school with DD, although we were never in the same class (she was in the class next door) we all knew her. She had a very pleasant personality and was a cheerful and bubbly person. We got to know her better in recent years when she started joining us at our a-few-times-a-year…
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