green therapy

random snapshot 36/2016 It has been a long while since I took time off to stroll around a garden for some fresh air and to enjoy the flowers.  Taking advantage of the festive holiday, I made time to drop by at friends David and Diane’s yesterday and spent over an hour in their garden for…

a walk in the garden – part 2 of 3

After spending a considerable length of time going through Victor’s cacti in the desert garden, I moved on to other plants in the huge greenhouse. I enjoyed the few flowering plants that were blooming at the time and I could see that when the weather gets warmer in the coming months with the plants coming…

a flower named Christ thorn

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…

praying for Malaysia

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…

rejoice!

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…

night jasmine 夜來香

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…