green hot chillis

First fruits... i wonder how they taste...

all grown up...

planned to post this some time back but didn't manage to...



this is my lil baby sis' sending in her income tax forms... or rather, her big brother dropping it off for her... heh...

sigh... wonder how much i'll miss her when she's 6602 miles away...

You light up my life...

Quite a long time ago, my mum gave us some cash to get lights for our hall. Until now, most of the lighting in our home are just plain 'mentols' at the end of an electrical connector. So, after going around and checking out light shops everywhere from Puchong to Jalan Pudu, we had a pretty good idea of what we wanted. Square. Dark brown and beige to match the concept of our furniture.

So, I was just passing through Sg. Wang on my errants and saw a light shop. Walk in to check it out and spotted (what I thought was) a sweet, cottagey looking set of lights. No, they weren't square. No, they weren't anywhere close to dark brown or walnut. Well, have I told you that impulse purchasing is my ultimate downfall but the story of my life. Maybe all the going around looking and looking made me so tired I just wanted to end it...



Well, I made sure they got me a base and cables that were dark brown and I was pretty happy with my purchase. Excitedly greeted Cheryl at home with, "Da, guess what?!"

me: I bought something *in a sing-songie voice that builds anticipation*
Cheryl: What is it? *in anticipation, due to my sing-songie voice?*
me: I got us our lights!
Cheryl: Cool! Let me see!
me: tada!
Cheryl: *speechless*
me: nice or not? nice or not?
Cheryl: But it's purple... *in very obvious disappointment*
me: yeah, it's handmade!
Cheryl: But, it's purple...
me: and handpainted!
Cheryl: But it's purple...
me: i thought it looks real sweet and cottagey...
Cheryl: But it's purple...
me: your favourite colour is purple, plus it's not the gawdy purple, it's more like lavender...
Cheryl: But it doesn't GO with anything in the house!
me: fine, forget it....

And so, for the seven hundredth time, the little monster called impulse purchase sunk his full set of teeth into my behind... And the set of lights got chucked into my room upstairs. Until, last weekend when I finally decided something had to be done...



Click on photos for a clearer view. Notice that the flowers are now colour coordinated to our walls! Wheeee....



Well, we don't always get what we set out for. But we live and learn. And they look pretty ok. Just wish they were square tho ;)

Going Green

Gardening is very enjoyable. A plant that costs a few bucks or even free can grow and multiply! Hopefully we'll be able to get some fruits in a few years. Whatever it is, we plant and water but untimately it is God who makes them grow. And that is a miracle in itself, just like everything around us!

Some shots of our garden...


Our chilli plant.


Lime tree has to be checked for caterpillars everyday!


Vietnam apple, mango and coconut.


Longan! And kangkung growing wild on the compost heap.


This is so easy to plant, just cut and stick into the ground.