Weekend in Melaka

Very domesticated wild ducks 

                                           The Timer with no instruction or information sheet

Having nothing to write this month due to being extremely busy at work, I have decided to post about what happened the  last 24 hours in Melaka. Including what I saw on my way to Melaka Sentral ( the central wet market where I normally have breakfast and meet-up with old Melaka days buddies ! ) this Sunday morning......

1. Arrived home almost midnight last night and saw our living room was wet due to a mini flooding the previous night ( according to Burn, our great neighbour )...apparently the monsoon drain about 20 metres away was not functioning well due to repair works nearby. Luckily the carpet was not in place because we plan for this !
2. I observed a maniac driver overtaking me on the inside on my way to Sentral almost knocking a cyclist.
3. Ate 2 capatis and a nasi lemak bungkus at Sentral with my brother and nephew. And we plan a business undertaking within 30 minutes ! This is great.
4. Our 2 loyal visitors dropped by for breakfast....
5. Finally, the timer for the water/filter pump worked and serves its purpose after 3 tries over 3 weekends. This cheap China made device comes with no legible operating instructions. So, this is the 3rd weekend when I can shout EUREKA ! Potential savings about 15 % of electricity costs or 5 plates of Nasi Gunting at Sentral. Not bad for a RM12 investment.
6. The wild ducks at the garden waterfall are still there; they must be happy.
7. And the fishes too are okay despite the trauma of the timer and water pump being forced upon them.
8. Streets in Melaka are getting heavy due to extra week-enders and local tourists taking advantage of the school holidays.
9. There is a wedding reception to attend in 2 hours time and so lunch is free.

Happy talapias, goldfish and koi

                                                  Guess who's coming for breakfast

Happy Holidays !

Aha...Its Flowering Like Crazy !

It has been 3 weeks since my last posting on the fruitless mango tree ! and I cannot believe it, the tree is blooming with flowers, flowers everwhere and it just sprout out from all parts of the tree ( I did not inspect the roots, in this case ). So, even the mere intent of "Shaming" the tree with the underwear has resulted in this stunning transformation. I like the photo of the bunch of flowers projecting out of the trunk of the tree ! Good tree. Wonder whether the fruits will be sweet ?

The Fruitless Manggo Tree OR ( what's an underwear got to do with a manggo tree ? )

Most flowering plants in our garden are doing their jobs, they bear flowers from time to time. The other manggo trees outside the fence did their jobs well - bearing fruits, nice and succulent at least annually, except one particular giant manggo tree. It was first to be planted and so far it gave some fruits ( small ones ! ) only once...some years ago. Since then it has been barren on fruits but very heavy on leaves. Apart from giving shade, its utterly miserable where fruits are concerned. We tried everything - putting fertilizers,hacking the trunk and even tried talking and coaxing gently to the tree, but to no avail. Some people say, I must try to put the stubborn tree to shame so that the other trees will mock at it. So, what is the best way ? they said by hanging an under garment to its trunk. So I will just do that : case of a desperate situation requiring an equally desperate action. Wonder, whether there is a research on this solution! Anyway, I am going to wait and see.

Happiness is when......

Chi Chi is relaxing at home
and the matakuching tree is growing well

Experimenting with the Camera Phone

Its the weekend after Christmas. We were in Malacca, at our real home. The world's most travelled felines were of course with the rest of the family. There is nothing to read...so I experimented with the Nokia E71 camera phone shooting objects in our BB Garden......