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Two rare scene happen in one day Pt 2 – A moth
I saw a moth landed on the wall outside my apartment. It’s about 10 inches in length from wing to wing and dark brown in color. I’m not sure it scientific name, a moth I could only call. I’m fast enough to take a shot of it and stood still to see what is going to happen to it next.
I’ve expected it to fly off as it may be terrified by the sound of my hand phone’s shutter. But he chooses to stay. Continue his calm flagging show, opening and closing his wings calmly in placid movement.
Some believe moth came from darkness; symbolized bad luck. While some believed they were incarnated from our pass away relatives. When a person passed away, he’ll return home as a moth on the seventh day of his passing to visit his family.
I’m not certain about the origin of this belief, but the appearance of this species does contribute some points of mystery. It’s just like the bat and his loyal vampire fan.
This is our rare meet-up, it has come to a point that I can’t bear to kick it away though it doesn’t look as charming as the butterfly.
To me, this is a beautiful moment, we happened to meet up at this junction of life. Though we were brought up in different world but we happened to be on the same path. What can be more magical?
We are captains of our boat. At this moment of time, we share the same wave, and an eternal one…
Two rare scene happen in one day Pt1 – Rainbow Bridge
I happen to look up the sky after a rainfall sun set, it wakes me up by a stun. I saw a rainbow right above me! It’s a primary rainbow, I believe. Not a very contrasting one but it’s real. I keep an eye on it trying hard not to blink my eyes… It doesn’t make sense to others, they said after all it’s just a rainbow. Nothing big deal! To me, it’s big and larger than a mountain ‘cause it’s unpredictable and nature’s phenomenon.
I got my bread and butter to go after, a desktop job enough for me to lay my head down for whole day. The chances to raise up my head are equally low. Rain is not rare in this tropical land, but to invite a sunbeam passing through the vapors and cast itself on a blue curtain sky at the same time to capture the eyes of its admirer is rare indeed!
So in the end, I didn’t move my eyes away from the charming bridge just like not allowing the sun to go down on me.
Many a time, we appreciate a show for a while by adding enviable comments and move on with our journey. But this time, I managed to finished the whole movie right from the beginning to the end, as I’m not sure when will be the next return. It could take him a decade or one’s lifetime! Considering that, I enjoyed the sweetness and the joy given by this heavenly arc.
This is my first rare approach of the day; it’s charming enough to secure my other wishes…
Friend (27) – My yummy day
I didn’t finish up the yam I bought the last moon-cake festival, it’s still lying in my fridge for several months.
By chance, I took out one of them and decided to grow it in a pot. I treat it as part of my lucky prediction, I guess…! Incredibly, it started to grow within a few days! The process reminds me that things are just there all along, we just need to be patient and wait for the time to ripe.
Sometimes, we believe to be efficient, we need to get things done immediately. But sometimes, it just doesn’t work that way and the results may not turn out in your favor. Then, we feel frustrated and miserable; hence to buy more time is the priority we have to approach.
No doubt, there isn’t a deadline to stomach this piece of yam, but still, a sense of guilt creep in, as I never finish up my food. But gladly, by not consuming it, give the yam an un-expecting livelihood and gave me a chance to relate this wonderful story.
The yam makes its way out of the other side of the green. It’s vital enough to inspire hope on us. Just as you thought life is withering, it could be just the beginning, like the pearl drop.
How can I bear to finish him up and burp with contentment? Just as my wish for this year need to be justified. I wish him a speedy growth. So that he can be my umbrella, shade me underneath his arm from the sun and rain.
We shall weep, hug each other and watch the sun go down together.
Thank you, my friend!
How we grow up in this garden
We have grown up together inside this enchanting garden. We feel contented living inside this gate, to be an orchid plant forever! Visiting hour is the happy hour, but not for beer, but for our open heart and bright smiley cheers!
Some of my friends live in the lab, shaking their bodies day and night looking for a fertile time to stick out the neck and say hello!
Some of them may have to wait as long as 3 years to be a hybrid, it is an honorable journey to demark them a reputation status.
Some just grow up a normal way and happily dress up every day in satin red.
Or being a yellow tie?
Or being a purple butterfly?
And station outside the National Orchid Garden as a cheerleading live rock band!
Please drop us a note if you are fond of us and want to be our long life fans!
We always welcome you with open hands and greet you from far before you land!
Postbox collections of Singapore
These postbox collections of Singapore, from the British Colonial days until the present.
1950s
1970s
1980s
1990s
The saga of a lovely Saga tree
Saga tree (Adenanthera pavonina) is one of the top popular trees in Singapore. By saying that, we wish to imagine its presence but sometimes without even knowing its existence.
The Saga tree is hardy and fast growing species. It can grow like a giant in 15-20m tall and widely spread out to provide shade and like a welcoming kind father.
The fruits pods of this tree contain scarlet seeds, each of the 4 seeds make up 1 gram. In the past, it is widely used on gold and silver as a weight measurement.
The red seeds are a well-know love seeds among all warm and solicitude heart. Some like to collect it and store it up in bottle for their love ones. Some prefer to stitch it up forming a necklace and some place it to form a heart-shape.
This Saga tree is located at Botanic gardens. He treated his fern fans as his own family. Surrounded with their friendship and love. They lived together and share the wide blue sky. Spreading love-seeds to passer-bys, it also naturalized through out Malaysia and Africa. This is the core soul of Saga tree, the saga never fail to entice!
Every end marks a new beginning
The rare Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) is flowering for the first and the last time after 80 years of growth.
Over the next few months, it will produce some 24 million tiny flowers, and hopefully some seed, before it finally withers (by courtesy of Singapore Botanic Gardens).
If life ends with 24 million of flowers in exchange of a new dream, it’s just like the story of fireworks; it ends and relives our hope again!
Spring has come
Spring has come.
From all direction, outside the door step.
Along the street.
Waving at you!
An unknown tree, but old pals!
Always cheer me up on the street, from one end to another.
It comes from the top.
It comes from the side.
It comes from all direction!
Since he was young and silent.
Now he has grown up as Laughter!
And they group together as Cheerleading!
They sing loudly!
They are everywhere!
In spring!
A corner of the Park
Gardener always remain low and contribute so much effort to maintain the cleanliness of the park. They are always doing their job without any spotlight flashing on them. So, when you happen to pass-by them, do mind your step to give them your respect and status they deserved. They might be as low as grass, as tiny as sand, but they are equal on earth.
Sunlight and dropping leaves are the most favorable subjects on their stage of life.
Sometime they have to hide themselves in the lush to exchange the bowl of rice on their table.
An endless sweeping job day and night, through months and years. Are we able to take over them?
You can be a jaywalker, but have your grace and don’t litter around.
As there are many CCTV security systems watching you at everywhere you step on.
Tree in the staircases
There are plenty of scenes to enjoy in plant world. We can stroll along the forest, watching wild plants lavishly growing under the sky or make a trip to the garden watching the sunray seeping through the leaves in between.
But this dedicated scene was captured at the border of the Orchard district outside the SOTA.
This is just a tree and it is just one tree!
Standing alone and above all, together with this sleek building. Encompassed with grandeur where buildings, staircases and even roads have to give way to him. It must be an unusual tree, I believe. Given the careful design of the surrounding, I’m sure this tree must have some history behind to share.
Shadow of the tree shades the building from the sun, and the wall naturally washed-out by nature’s providence.
Huge tree is growing larger than it’s expected. How are they going to make way for their soaring height?
Inconspicuous aluminum air-vents allow the rooting of the plant to breathe.
It’s great to see this tree being retained by the authority concerned and be part of our nation. And even more glad, to see green mind blossoming within a city!
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