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Insects @ Admiralty Park

2009-03-23T04:38:00.000-07:00

I would never have imagined myself being at such close proximity with these amazing creatures. But through the camera lens, everything changes. Fear becomes awe. Here are some of my favourite creatures. Do explore Admiralty Park with friends and family. It's just a 15 minute walk from Woodlands MRT.

Stink bugs

Eggs are actually hatching!

This guy was actually squirting some sort of liquid out of his rear end.

Check out the shiny body. Really amazing!

Love his eyes.

One thing I learnt from my photography outings so far: Humans are probably the ugliest living things in the world. Everything else is simply beautiful.

Tribute to 6 Gabriel 6 2008

2008-11-15T06:55:00.000-08:00

"Gabriel" comes from the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "strong man of God".

These words describe 6 Gabriel 2008 the best.

totally G reat

simply A dorable

B eautiful (even the boys)

R emarkable spirit

I ncredibly humourous

absolutely E xciting

and sooooooooo L ovable

Wish all Gabriellites the very best for everything. Just a few words from my favourite song.

" My wish for you is that this life becomes all that you want it to. Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small and you never need to carry more than you can hold."

Children's Day 08

2008-10-04T08:32:00.001-07:00

All my dearest Gabriellites on Children's Day.

Can't believe we have come so far from the first time we met in 2007.

Even a donkey can inspire you!

2008-06-25T05:38:00.000-07:00

This is the first in the series of motivational stories. Who would have thought a donkey could teach us some valuable lessons?

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down.A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw.

With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up!

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
Free your heart from hatred
Free your mind from worries
Live simply
Give more
Expect less

The Paradoxical Commandments

2008-06-12T07:46:00.000-07:00

First heard about this at a workshop by Dr Kent. Somehow, this one's harder to follow than the Ten Commandments themselves.

For those of us who have tried and failed, please persevere. The only way to strengthen our faith is to show mercy to all.

The Paradoxical Commandments

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.

Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.

Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.

Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.

Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.

Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.

Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.

Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.

Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.

Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth.

Give the world the best you have anyway.

by Dr. Kent M. Keith

The Beatitudes

2008-06-08T05:23:00.000-07:00

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth,

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will be called children of God.

Blessed are those who are perscuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5: 10

Pulau Semakau Land Fills

2008-05-21T08:04:00.000-07:00

When I told friends, I was on a trip to a landfill... I was given a weird look that said " you silly or what?"

Definition of a landfill in layman's terms : dumping ground where rubbish is buried

Ok... I started having second thoughts about what to expect, smelly, dirty place with rubbish everywhere....

At first look, it was more like a desert... no trees except for this one..

After a grueling 15 to 20 min walk, we met the most deadly occupants of the island..... mosquitoes !!!!

Of course, the mosquitoes won...... but we had our fun, almost knee deep in seawater... with nothing but the sky above us.... heavenly is the word....

well, yes. it was lots of fun... most of us were happy not to get washed away by the tide... for the rest... it was a question of finding new delicacies ... almost every specie spotted was greeted with the same question..." is this edible" ... typical Singaporeans, hmmm.

and oh ya... we did release the very cooperative knobbly (starfish) back into the water...

Through the Camera Lens

2008-01-08T03:29:00.000-08:00

Photography

(All images taken by me, Jan 2008)

"It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary; it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the extraordinary." ~ David Bailey

There's a child in everyone...

2007-09-28T08:45:00.000-07:00

That was me... Now who can believe that!

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

2007-09-20T08:10:00.000-07:00

Couldn't really think of a title for this post so I decided to leave it blank at first. Then I thought this might be quite appropriate.

One of my colleagues sent us an email about a man named Nick Vujicic. I visited the website to find out more. Here's the link.

http://www.gospelforafrica.eu/Verschiedenes/English/Nick%20Vujicic/Vujicic%20Nick.htm

Most of us go about our daily activities on two feet, worry about what shoes we should match with which bag etc. But after reading about Nick, I thought " what fools we have been".

I watched Evan Almighty a few weeks ago. Evan was instructed to build an ark by God. The reply he gave God was " I have made so many plans. Building an ark is not one of them." God laughs and says " YOU have made plans?"

If only we could leave it all up to Him and trust that He knows what's best for us and stick with His plan, we might spend more time living and less time worrying, don't you think?

" Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" Matthew 6: 25-27

Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.

Tribute to Teachers: Chapter 1

2007-08-20T05:41:00.000-07:00

My Kindergarten Teacher

(Can you spot me? Clue: look for the gundoo with the longest pair of socks)

My first time in school was K1. I wasn't the type who could fit in a new environment with ease. So I had to be coaxed to go to class. My first memories of school are of me screaming my lungs out and even throwing up from all the crying.... My teacher was very patient with me then. I am grateful to her for making me feel like I want to go back to school that day. During Hari Raya, she even invited all of us to her house which was just 1 block away from the kindergarten.

Sadly, I don't recall her name now. Nevertheless, I will never forget her kindness and encouraging words. She helped me to learn not only English and Maths, but also Malay. To everyone's surprise (mine as well), I came in first in my cohort at K2.

Thank You Teacher!

A Tribute to Teachers

2007-08-18T19:07:00.001-07:00

Akan Datang (Coming Soon)!

Teachers who made a difference in my life....

The Little Joys in Life

2007-08-18T09:03:00.000-07:00

Wanting to see the spectacular firework display, I drove down to the Esplanade on Friday night, only to return disappointed due to the traffic and the sheer number of people. I gave up the thought of seeing the fireworks.

But the Sat newspaper featured the previous day's firework display. I decided to give it another shot and persuaded my sister to go with me.

I was really glad to go again the second time... the fireworks were spectacular.

Here are some pictures....

While queueing for dinner, I overheard a teenager complaining to her Mum about the crowd. She didn't see why so many people had nothing better to do than to hang around the marina bay area for hours just to see the fireworks..

I thought about it on the way back. Is it that meangingless for people to do that? For me it was just a little joy amongst all the buzz of daily life.

Well, hopefully, next year, I can ballot for the tickets, he he :>

What's that on your hand?

2007-08-14T07:18:00.001-07:00

Some interesting comments I got from people:

" Is that a gun?"

" Ms Devi, why must you put so many rounds of the bandage?"

Most classic one from my Mum : " Why have they bandaged two fingers?"

" Auntie, your finger does look funny... (giggles...)"

"Are you trying to imitate Michael Jackson?"

" You could hide a microphone in there and pretend to talk in it!"

Most annoying : " Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! What happen to your finger?

The only person with compassion was a cleaning lady in a toilet, who looked at my hand worriedly and said, " sth, sth, ai yo, what happen? potong ah?"

Well it has been a really funny week. This is probably why they say,

" Laugh even in great sorrow"

When You Least Expect It

2007-08-14T06:39:00.000-07:00

Until a week ago, I did not know the wonderful joy of having a car door slammed on my finger.

Rushing as usual, I shut the door with my left hand as usual and was about to walk away, when I realised I had left my finger behind! (well not entirely). Well, I opened the door by pressing the button on my remote key and shook my finger to get the feeling back in it. After a few steps, I noticed a few drops of red liquid, so I casually turned my finger to look at it one more time. Yes, you guessed it, it was bleeding very badly.

I rushed to the school sick bay just like all the kids do when they get hurt while playing. Thankfully, a fellow teacher who didn't freak out at the sight of blood (like I would have) helped to do the necessary.

With a handyplast around my index finger I rushed to conduct two whole hours of supplementary, all the time wishing I could just break down and cry just like a kid. Must say, my pain threshold is pretty good.

It was't until later that night that I discovered that I had actually fractured my bone. So after a three and a half hour wait at the A and E (non-emergency), I left for home with my finger looking like this....

A week later, after a second visit to the hospital, it looks almost a thousand times better...

Well, it's one experience I will remember for a long time (and I think people will remember my bandaged finger for a longer time!)

Celebrations at Marina Bay Floating Platform

2007-08-10T08:48:00.000-07:00

"A dream come true", might be the right prase to describe this years NDP. It was a spectacular scene watched by almost 200 thousand people at and around the bay and many others on TV.

A fantastic display of pyrotechnics, song, dance and fireworks.

It was a roaring party, with all the canons and helicopters and orchestra and what not.

Having watched the parade from the viewing gallery as well as by the marina bay along with those unfortunate many who didn't manage to get tickets, I though I could look at the parade from a slightly different perspective.

What if, just what if I were a fish or some sort of sea creature living in the waters of the marina bay, under the now famous floating platform?

How would I feel about all the ra ra above?

Does get one thinking doesn't it? Hmm....

God Bless the world underwater!

Footprints

2007-07-31T07:40:00.000-07:00

The first time I read this poem must have been years ago. But the effect, it has on me has remained the same.

Click on the link below to read and feel.

http://www.llerrah.com/footprints.htm

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" ----- Matthew 6:25,27

Been a Week Since the Last Post

2007-07-26T04:49:00.000-07:00

It's been a week since the last post... still looking for inspirations for the next post.... Hope to find one soon.....

Laugh and the world laughs with you...

2007-07-18T08:34:00.000-07:00

He who laughs, lasts!

Our 5 senses are incomplete without the 6th - a sense of humour
Supress neither a sneeze nor a laugh
Laugh at yourself. Laugh with others.
You know you have a good sense of humour if you can laugh when someone tells your joke better than you.
If you can laugh at yourself, you are guaranteed a lifetime of chuckling.
If you doubt God has a sense of humour, look in the mirror.
A true sense of humour does not rely on the humilation of others.
Humour works best when it brings joy to others.

Quoted from "God Is In The Small Stuff And It All Matters" (Bickel B and Jantz S 1998)

Just a book I borrowed from the NLB.

For those of us who have had no time to laugh or are just too seriously absorbed in whatever it is that we do everyday, the mirror might be just the thing we need!

"You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing. "

----- Michael Pritchard

You Raise Me Up

2007-07-15T08:30:00.000-07:00

Sometimes a song is all anyone needs to comfort them....

If you are looking for one such song, click on the link below. There are many versions, Josh Groban, Secret Garden, Westlife etc. My favourite is the Secret Garden version.

http://ladynwavsone.com/raisemeup.html

"Dreams"

2007-07-10T07:36:00.000-07:00

Just thought of quoting from a book I've been reading.

" The first symptom of the process of our killing our dreams is the lack of time. The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short..."

" The second symptom of the death of our dreams lies in our certainties. Because we don't want to see life as a grand adventure, we begin to think of ourselves as wise and fair and correct in asking so little of life."

" And finally, the third symptom of the passing of our dreams is peace. Life becomes a Sunday afternoon, we ask for nothing grand, and we cease to demand anything more than we are willing to give. In that state, we think of ourselves as being mature, we put aside the fantasies of our youth, and we seek personal and professional achievement."

Quoted from "The Pilgrimage" by Paulo Coelho (2005)

~~ Paulo Coelho is also the author of "The Alchemist"

Personally, I find that there is a lot that one can pick up and reflect upon from his books. Check out the entire selection of titles by him at Kinokuniya..

"We must nurture our dreams like we would a child. They are God-given and just as precious. Without ambition how would a child learn to ride a bicycle, play an instrument or whistle? We deny the spirit of God when we as adults settle for less than our dreams!” " -Conway Stone

Don't Quit

2007-07-05T07:46:00.000-07:00

Many years ago, my Maths teacher printed a poem for us sometime before our A'Levels. All the while, I had always seen her as a strict disciplinarian who would put up with no rubbish from us. But somehow, that poem changed my impression about her.

Probably, it was due to exam stress, but to me the poem was God sent. It was like He was shining the light of hope from above.

Well here's the poem. It's seems rather long, but it's worth the time spent reading it.

Dont' Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest! if you must; but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As everyone of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about

When he might have won had he stuck it out;

Don't give up, though the pace seems slow;

You might succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than

It seems to a faint and faltering man,

Often the struggler has given up

When he might have captured the victor's cup.

And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,

How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out;

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems afar;

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit;

It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." -- Matthew 6 : 34

(1 Corinthians 13)

2007-06-25T07:51:00.000-07:00

Love is patient,

love is kind.

It does not envy,

it does not boast,

it is not proud.

It is not rude,

it is not self-seeking,

it is not easily angered,

it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil

but rejoices with the truth.

It always protects,

always trusts,

always hopes,

always perseveres.

Love never fails.

Sponge Bob Square Pants?????

2007-06-21T08:53:00.000-07:00

I don't get it. A sponge in square pants. A starfish in beach wear and with a belly button? An underwater squirrel? Woh! this is really hard to understand.... Where's the logic??

Check this out. Spongebob's so popular, he's even in the Wikipedia....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants

Oh ya, and spongebob lives in a pineapple? under the sea?

Well, it's quite simple.. Chuck that part of your brain that helps you think logically and you will see the true beauty of Spongebob Square Pants......

Half a year has gone by......

2007-06-20T08:32:00.000-07:00

Well, half a year has gone by swiftly.... For some, it may have been an uneventful short half-year while others may have had a super draggy long half year...

Well, like most people, I looked forward to the much awaited June break.... When it came along however, I felt that school days would be better especially with all the kids chirping around happily...

Now that it is the last few days of the holidays, I wish I could start from May 28 all over again....

Nevertheless, I am excited to be able to get back to class and meet everyone again...

So all you people sulking that holidays are over, look on the bright side.. the best is yet to come!

Proverbs 23:18

" There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off."

Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera

2007-06-15T00:58:00.000-07:00

Check it out! This one's even better. Apparently it can hit 0 to 100km/h in 3.8 seconds , that's less than the time one would take to say Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera ...

COool .....

What makes you happy?

2007-06-12T10:37:00.000-07:00

Just watched the Pursuit of Happyness on VCD ( you know that Will Smith movie). My favourite scene was the last one where Chris Gardner feels happy at having finally got the job after 6 months of practically living on the streets, you have to see the movie to understand..

At that moment, a question hung over my head... When was I that happy? What made me as happy as he was in that last scene?

To my surprise, my thoughts raced to the many moments when I had been really happy.. (of course, I'm not going to reveal all those moments on my blog, de?)

Another shocking revelation was that I had not thought about those happy moments more than once maybe twice in all these years. On the other hand, the not so happy moments were etched in my memory only to appear as constant reminders of my misfortunes..

Well, here are a couple of quotes I found on the internet,

"The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase: if you pursue happiness you'll never find it." ~ C.P. Snow

"God has made all men to be happy." Epictetus (c. 50 - 120)

So what makes me happy? Here's a short list..

the smiles and looks of joy on the faces of people I care most about
seeing places I had only read about in books
being at places built thousands of years ago..
excitement on the faces of kids in class/or during excursions

Well, I've written enough to bore everyone... Here are some pictures of places that I felt really happy to be at...

Fathers are Wonderful People, really

2007-06-07T07:11:00.000-07:00

As Father's day is approaching, I though it would be nice to post something related to that.

My dad is quite similar to most Asian dads, he leaves all the talking and disciplining to my mum (so she gets the reputation of being the big bad wolf). He worked hard to provide for us when we were young and still works now to keep himself busy. I can't remember how we spent father's day when we were younger or the gifts we had given then. Most of the time it will be something like a shirt, wallet or belt etc.

Sometimes I wish, my dad could be more like those TV dads and I could reach out and give him a big hug and say I love you, but I think he would think I had gone crazy or something..

Well, enough about my dad. Here's a poem about dads. Maybe some of you could relate to this too, just like I can.

Fathers are Wonderful People

Fathers are wonderful people too little understood
And we do not sing their praises as often as we should...

And father works daily to live up to "His Image"
As protector and provider and "hero of the scrimmage"...

And perhaps that is the reason we sometimes get the notion
that fathers are not subject to things we call emotion

But if you look inside Dad's heart, where no one else can see,
You'll find he's sentimental and as soft as he can be...

But he's busy everyday in the daily race of life.
But Fathers are just wonderful in a million different ways,
And they deserve all the loving compliments and praises.

For the only reason Dad aspires to fortune and success,
Is to make the family proud of him and to bring them happiness...

A father, he's a guardian and a guide.
Someone that we can count on to be always on our side.

What's blogging all about anyway?

2007-06-04T08:17:00.000-07:00

A "blog"

is a portmanteau of the words web and log (Web log).
is a website where entries are written in chronological order and displayed in reverse chronological order.
combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic
allows anyone from Presidents to Pre-schoolers to Homeless to publish information on the internet
allows readers to leave comments

Why is it good to blog?

very simple and can be created with ease
helps to connect with many people anywhere in the world
good for students to improve their writing skills (if they use the grammatically correct language, that is)
more….

Why can blogs be bad?

No credibility (basically, you need not believe any of the stuff that is written in blogs, they could all be cooked up)
Can be used for wrong purposes (eg. Attract unnecessary attention to oneself, too political, contain rumours and gossip, hoaxes)
One can be sued or other legal actions can be taken against a blogger who includes anti-government/ racist or anti-religious remarks
Lots more ..…

So do I blog or not blog?

Well, it still seems like a good avenue for sharing information. It is also very useful for both students and teachers alike.

It kind of replaces a diary, except this one you don’t lock up in your drawers but put up for the whole world to read. As such, it might be a good idea not to put up all of ones deep, dark secrets, right?
For now, it just seems like the "in" thing, so why not blog..

"Our opinions do not really blossom into fruition until we have expressed them to someone else. " - Mark Twain

"It is not a bad idea to get in the habit of writing down one's thoughts. It saves one having to bother anyone else with them." - Isabel Colegate

It's all crab!

2007-06-01T07:21:00.000-07:00

Many of us may have tried the famous local delicacy "chilli crabs", but it is fascinating to know that there are some really interesting crabs around..

As usual, I decided to gather some crabby information after my trip to the Underwater World yesterday.

Some world famous crabs...

Horseshoe Crab

Apparently, these are as old as some dinosaurs. Interestingly, horseshoe crabs do not even belong to the crustaceans, but belong to the group of arachnids (same as the spiders).

Fiddler Crabs

Male Fiddler crabs are unique in that they have 1 large claw and 1 regular sized one... The largest Fiddler crabs only have a width of about 2 inches ( about 7 to 8 cm).

Decorator Crab

This decorator crab wasn't easy to spot. It actually looks like a moving seaweed.

Japanese Giant Spider Crab

This is the largest living arthropod. When fully grown it can reach a leg span of almost 4 metres , a body size of up to 37 centimetres and a weight of up to 20 kilograms.

Now, that's a lot of crab isn't it? Well, the next time we eat "chilli crab" we could spend a few seconds thinking about all these magnificent crabs out there in the oceans as a mark of respect, come on, these creatures have been around since prehistoric times. Not one of them would have thought that they would one day be at the mercy of some lowly creatures called homo sapiens ...

Some Crabby Websites for you to check out..

http://www.kidskonnect.com/Crabs/CrabsHome.html

http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/crust/crabbiol.html

http://www.foundationtv.co.uk/brilliantcreatures/ser4/show8item6.html

http://oceanlink.island.net/oinfo/biodiversity/hermitcrab.html

Oh, by the way, all the pictures were taken by me and my 9 year old niece, none are copied from anywhere.

Lamborghini - Cars Made in Heaven?

2007-05-31T07:29:00.000-07:00

Spotted a Lamborghini (Gallardo , I think) at Vivo City today...

Oh my! It is the most exquisite thing I have ever seen. My Honda, of course, pales in comparison.

I spent some time googling to get some information on this magnficent "creature". Here's what I got..

Basically, Lamborghini seems to be the brain child of a man named Ferruccio Lamborghini (quite obviously). He probably designed the first of these creatures, the 350GTV in 1963. Following that, there had been many Lamborghinis designed by world famous designers.

More recently, the Lamborghini Gallardo (like in that Akon song) series was introduced ..

(picture by TDWJ "my nephew")

purity
athleticism
sharpness

"Every new Lamborghini which is coming out is a new car. It is not an evolution, it is a revolution." ~
Stephan Winkelmann - CEO (Lamborghini)

Well, you have to see it to believe it, but to drive it you'll need about $700 to $800 THOUSAND... and a country road with no speed limits.

For those Lamborghini fanatics out there, all is not lost, you could still make do with a 1: 64 model of the car or you can get one of these . They cost about $5 thousand ...

"Emo" --- What is that?

2007-05-30T06:38:00.000-07:00

After hearing and seeing this word "emo" in a lot of places and from students, I decided to explore a little into the word.

Lots of interpretations...

The gist of it is that "emo" actually relates to some sort of 80's punk rock music or something like that. However, punk rock seems to have evolved and exists in some form even now...

Interestingly, there are other definitions to this " emo" thingy one of which is related to a perculiar group of teenagers. This picture of "emo Nemo" kind of gives an idea of the appearance of this kids..

Got the idea?

Well there seems to be other traits that these kids portray, though not all of them are potrayed by all the kids.
Here's a short list...

Thick, greasy, black hair with bangs cut straight across the forehead covering about half or even three-quarters of the face, and cut high over the ears.
heavy rimmed glasses
short, tight slacks
kid-size t-shirts with cardigans or v-neck sweaters
make up (even on boys)
vegetarian
like to appear sad/depressed
in summary the Paul Twohill look

Well I guess, everyone has a right to express themselves in anyway they want... ?

Edible Fungi

2007-05-28T07:14:00.000-07:00

Hello All

Though we have all tasted mushrooms in various recipes , we may not have explored into how mushrooms are actually cultivated for commercial use.

I visited a mushroom farm last Sunday.. and was quite thrilled to be given a tour and even a cooking demonstration.. My nephew, niece and even my mum agreed that it was an interesting trip..

Just thought I should share the photos taken...

Kids will really have a fun time there...

The farm I visited is Mycofarm at 9, Seletar West Farmway 5.

Do pay a visit if you can during the hols...

Seems like there are lots of such farms hidden away in various areas of the island. May be others would be able to share their experiences..

I have added some pictures I took at the farm....

Enclosures where mushrooms are left to grow.

Emperor Shitake Mushrooms growing form the logs