Enlightening

Would always look back on how i started growing orchids, particularly phalaenopsis...

The most striking part of the message are these few:

可是玩得越久.卻發現自己懂得越少
花~~~不曾因為人的眼光而改變她的綻放.
改變的是玩賞的人如何去欣賞到花最美麗的那一面.

Whoever that wrote this, thanks.... it's very enlightening...


"玩蘭花已經過了10多個年頭.
蘭花的毒~~~可以媲美海洛英了.
讓人深陷其中.樂此不疲.

可是玩得越久.卻發現自己懂得越少.
玩賞花的眼光.也不斷的在改變.
一開始只要是蘭花都覺得漂亮.
然後慢慢認識了一些品種.
於是懂得追求圓整的整形花.
這是最瘋狂的一段路程了.

接著看多了玩多了.眼光也不拘泥於世俗.
會開花就是好花了~~~~~
美麗的不是花的本身.而是玩賞者的眼光.
花~~~不曾因為人的眼光而改變她的綻放.
改變的是玩賞的人如何去欣賞到花最美麗的那一面.
每一棵花都是獨特而美麗的.
跟所有玩蘭花的前輩一樣".

New growing area

After a few months of hard work and lots of sweat and stolen time off from work; it's finally up and running.

Would like to say a big thank you to many many friends whom have given their time and advises to us. It has been a tough learning curve to me especially with no prior knowledge in managing a big plot of growing area. There are many people that i always grateful to... you know who you are... so guys, thank you!

A long break

Has been awhile since i last blog... didn't realize this blog has generated some many "viewer-ships". Many thanks to all, whether passing by or following (which i don't think so), will update this blog shortly.

Birthday lunch

My boss, ES and staff had arranged for a lunch and it turned out to be a birthday lunch treat from them. We went to a Italian restaurant along East Coast Road. The ambience is nice and so do the food.







Pistachos tiramisu cake - very very nice!



Plus the birthday boy... ha

Labrador's living intertidal shore

Was browsing through Wild shores of Singapore website and click on the link that brought me to Labrador's living intertidal shore page. Didn't realise that there were so many corals, different marine lives that made homes on our coasts including those in the southern islands and elsewhere.

Come to think of it, nature is always on the loosing end when developments have to take place. Was watching Animal Planet last night and there was a mixed group of people that were selected to go to Borneo to help to save the wild orangutan habitat. I seriously think that the organiser had selected the wrong group of people to go there as they are not used to our climate at all. By mid noon most of them were grousing away and bitching at one another. Maybe they should consider asian folks as we are the one that living in the similar climatic zone. Sorry to digress. Back to Labrador.. i like to take a walk over at the park once in awhile as the scenery there is nice and a good place to relax especially after a long day in the office.

Check out this link on what were found before reconstruction work been done on Labrador.

http://wildfilms.blogspot.com/2007/12/labradors-living-intertidal-shore.html

Very happy

Im very happy to see that one of my friend that i could hardly remember how he look like however we exchanged lots of sms or pm via online forum. His orchids growing has kick off and is doing very well... Well done my friend... you have grown your phals very well and the blooms are splendid!

Check out his phals at this url under Be Blessed
http://www.greenculturesg.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=17886&st=20&start=20

Its an hobby that we share with one another to promote orchids growing and share some common interests. Its not an hobby that we try to out shine one another and put others to shame.

Pulau Semakau Intertidal Walks

Was prompted by acc on the interdidal walk organised by RMBR. Finally sent an email to the organiser checking for availability on 26 June 09 which only left with 4 vacancies. Hopefully, the slot is still available else have to wait until September 09 which is the last slot for the year.

For more information, do go to this url: http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/workshop/semakau_workshop.php

It seems that there are lots of nature groups these days and i have put their website up on the main page of my blog.

How i envy

Every time when i look through all the pictures and the hiking stories shared by Micheal im truly envy and jealous. Envy that the nature is so close to his heart and his backyard and he has all the time to go out there to explore the nature. Next is the photographs that he posted. I can really imagine myself been with him right at the spot where the subjects were captured via the lens. As for the jealousy part, it has to do more with photography. Have been toying with the idea of getting a DSLR for the longest time and until today, i still have not make up whether should i or should i not. Im just worry that it will become a white elephant after a few months.

If you are keen to "explore" the jungle of Borneo with Michael, do go to this url: http://www.greenculturesg.com/forum/index.php?s=822b1fb4c5cba26cc285d13573bd5633&showforum=161

I better get my bum off the chair and start exploring our own backyard first before venturing further.

The sage on Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi red

Further to my posting below, this afternoon a saga was staged on this matter. This time round, it involved the "mop" and yours truly. Its just a simple non offensive statement which is the fact and yet it was made an issue out of it. Its simply crazy and immature way of handling! Anyone interested to read more on this, please go to http://www.greenculturesg.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=17621&st=20.

I gave myself a few tapped on my shoulder on my reply. i think i have been very objective and straight to the point. I would welcome another round of "discussion" but to drop names here and there is simply such a turnoff. Please grow up!

As im typing this, another drama is set or perhaps ended. This time round its over whether is this batch of cornu-cervi red that is selling here a species or hybrids. What a controversial phalaenopsis.

CC

Do you CC your boss in every of the email that you send to anybody be it the person is higher ranking than you or your subordinate?

I dont usually CC my boss in my email reply unless otherwise necessary or im replying to my boss's bosses or i will just bcc him to let him know what is happening. Recently, i have received lots of emails from my indian colleagues and almost all of them have my boss copied on which i really wonder is it really necessary after all. I made some noise on this matter to Y just yesterday evening and she is equally "amazed" as well.

Just today, i received a pm from this person from the forum and i was surprised that he CC as well which made me really scratched my head off. Dont get me wrong here, its perfectly fine to CC but i think it shld be used effectively.

The wonders of technology bring and the culture of CC is indeed "awesome"! Im totally speechless on this...

下一个天亮

Was over at mum's place and watching the final of campus super star. Im very impressed with the last two finalist especially the female singer. She has very good vocal especially for her built. Coincidentally, the male singer is in the same catergory; both are small in build but big in vocal.

The song that the male finalist sang caught my attention and i quickly do a search on the net for the lyric. These days, hardly any song will catch my attention and indeed the lyric is very written. Also found the mp3 sang by the original singer. She is good, very pure and beautiful vocal.

郭静-下一个天亮
作词:姚若龙
作曲:陈小霞

用起伏的背影挡住哭泣的心
有些故事不必说给每个人听
许多眼睛看的太浅太近
错过我没被看见那个自己

用简单的言语解开超载的心
有些情绪是该说给懂的人听
你的热泪比我激动怜惜
我发誓要更努力更有勇气

等下一个天亮
去上次牵手赏花那里散步好吗
有些积雪会自己融化
你的肩膀是我豁达的天堂

等下一个天亮
把偷拍我看海的照片送我好吗
我喜欢我飞舞的头发
和飘着雨还是眺望的眼光

用简单的言语解开超载的心
有些情绪是该说给懂的人听
你的热泪比我激动怜惜
我发誓要更努力更有勇气

等下一个天亮
去上次牵手赏花那里散步好吗
有些积雪会自己融化
你的肩膀是我豁达的天堂

等下一个天亮
把偷拍我看海的照片送我好吗
我喜欢我飞舞的头发
和飘着雨还是眺望的眼光

时间可以磨去我的棱角
有些坚持却永远磨不掉
请容许我小小的骄傲
因为有你这样的依靠

等下一个天亮
去上次牵手赏花那里散步好吗
有些积雪会自己融化
你的肩膀是我豁达的天堂
等下一个天亮
把偷拍我看海的照片送我好吗
我喜欢我飞舞的头发
和飘着雨还是眺望的眼光

Awakening

Once again im woke up by my friendly neighbour making noise outside the lift landing. The first thing that i did is to log on to GCS to check whether did EO reply to my pm. He did and the matter was resolved. Long story short, one of the topic that i post my plants on was closed without any reason given. It is not that im angry over it but at the very least a proper eply shld be provided. Guess it is the rudness of the person that pisses me off. GCS is a good platform to share gardening activities but to do such a thing on a public platform shows alot abt the person whom closed it. Shldnt let this bother me again.... but i do think that my posting over at the said platform will cut down.

The long weekend is good and have spent some good time with you know who... thanks to you.

Shall now try to go back and catch up on my beauty sleep...

Good nitez.

The Value of Silence

I chanced upon this yesterday while browsing on Facebook. It is from this year’s convocation speech for NTU’s School of Communication and Information, given by Adrian Tan (The writer of The Teenage Textbook) - it is strangely relevant to the forum yesterday.

“The truth has a great capacity to offend and injure, and you will find that the closer you are to someone, the more care you must take to disguise or even conceal the truth. Often, there is great virtue in being evasive, or equivocating. There is also great skill. Any child can blurt out the truth, without thought to the consequences. It takes great maturity to appreciate the value of silence.”

Silence should not be encouraged, but one must learn the art of thoughtful revelation.

African Violets

These are the forgotten ones. Bought this from bluefly last year but they are not doing well under my care. Gave them to my colleague and i think she has done a fabulous job in growing them.