Chinese Valentine - Qixi

Qixi Festival (Chinese: 七夕節; Mandarin Pinyin: qī xī jié; Jyutping: cat1 zik6 zit3; literally "The Night of Sevens"), also known as Magpie Festival, falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar; thus its name. It also inspired Tanabata (aka. Shichiseki [七夕]) in Japan, Chilseok (칠석) in Korea, and vi:Thất Tịch in Vietnam. It is sometimes called Chinese Valentine's Day (Simplified Chinese: 情人节 Pinyin: Qíng rén jié) in recent decades.


How do I spend my Qixi?  with my dear MANI - after her grown-up, her name changed to a Malay name.  So, MONEY is her nickname during childhood.

Usually, Qixi rains.................tonight, there is no exception!

QB House

I am intended to grow my hair very long.  But, maybe because of age, the growing speed is very slow.  Till now, the lengh is just around my shoulder.  From time to time, I have to trim the hair.  Otherwise, my thick hair will look very very messy. 

QB house is everywhere in Singapore.  It is a Japanese chain store - quick cut hair studio.  I ever tried once at Funan centre because our Japanese presidents were coming to Singapore.  This morning, i walked to somerset 313.  Of coure...not because of Singapore National Day la....just because of my hair is so thick and heavy...made me headache.  So, i decided to trim my hair at QB house.

After taking above photo, i want to continue to take photo of vending machine which sell the ticket.  Then, I was stopped by the female hair stylist.  She told me taking pictures are not allowed at QB house.  That's why I only have one photo to show.  I was served by the male stylist.  He is quite cute and talked a lot during his service.  Energetic young boy la!  After trim, i found my hair become lighter!  SGD10 works!!

Home of my God Son - Henry

Last Saturday, i went to visit my God Son's family at Sengang.

This is my first time being at Sengang.

Sengang is a newly developed area in Singapore.

While staying in Singapore at first time, Bishan was the new area.

So, Sengang is like Bishan to me.

My God Son is growing up - 12 years old already.

He also has a very cute brother: Jerry.

My God Son name is Henry. Otherwise,

They will become Ben & Jerry.....ha ha

p.s Ben & Jerry is a noted American ice cream brand.

Orchid in Snail Shell

My orchid is blossomed, just before the National Day of Singapore. What a great sign! The orchid presents its beauty without taking care....no wonder it's the national flower of Singapore.

Vanda Miss Joaquim (simplified Chinese: 卓锦万黛兰; pinyin: zhuójǐn wàndàilán), a hybrid orchid cultivar, is Singapore's national flower.[1]
Born in Singapore on 7 April 1854, Agnes was the eldest daughter of Parsick and Urelia Joaquim. Urelia herself had been born in Singapore in 1828, one of the daughters of pioneering Armenian merchant Isaiah Zechariah and his wife Ashkhen.
Agnes and other family members took a keen interest in horticulture, winning many prizes in the annual flower shows. In April 1899, Agnes showed her hybrid orchid which gained a First Prize as the rarest orchid in the show. As far as we know this is the first time ever for Agnes to have exhibited an orchid. Sadly within three months she was dead having succumbed to illness.
Her orchid however, spread like wildfire throughout the tropics and became very popular in Hawaii.
In 1981, the orchid was chosen as the national flower of Singapore.Thus, fame was assured for both the orchid and for Agnes’ who did not breed the orchid but only found it in her garden.
The actual story is that Vanda Miss Joaquim is a natural hybrid between the Burmese Vanda teres and the Malayan Vanda hookeriana. It is not known which of the two species produced the seeds and which one provided the pollen. When hybrids are made intentionally these facts are known.They are not known for natural hybrids. The hybrid was shown to Henry Ridley, the director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Ridley examined it, had it sketched and sent a description to the Gardeners' Chronicle writing that:
‘A few years ago Miss Joaquim, a lady residing in Singapore, well-known for her success as a horticulturist, succeeded in crossing Vanda Hookeriana Rchb. f., and V. teres, two plants cultivated in almost every garden in Singapore.’ (Gardeners' Chronicle 24 June 1893, p.740)

Sleeping Beauty

Money is around 2 month old. So, she is like little baby - sleep a lot. Look how peacefully she slept in the bed. Everytime i arrive home after office, i will pet Money. She will be very comfortable (can tell from her face and the noises she made)...then....fall asleep.
When it's around time for me to go to bed. Money is awake. She pretended to sleep with me for a while. Within few minutes, she jump around and play with mobile....something like that. She is so energetic during my sleep. Lucky i only need to prepare her food at side. She will manage to feed herself. Otherwise, I will become sleepless in Singapore la!

Singapore Buddist Lodge

For some reasons, i am looking for temples in Singapore. OK la...for peaceful life.
A Singaporean friend told me there is one near my living cando.
Actually, it's just next street. I managed to locate it on one evening after work.

For weekdays, not so many people gather there. I will pray.....for peaceful life.
I took those pictures on weekends. It's very crowded, isn't it?

Singapore Buddist Lodge is famous for free food and free books.
So far, i haven't tried the vegetarian food at temple.
However, it's a good place offering this kind of service.
May peace upon you.....

Last but not least, i found donation box at second visit.
At fist time, i think evrything is free...ha ha.

My Prince Charming - MONEY

I received a precious gift from Cute Mom's friend. A little kitten was wandering around Woodlands and Princess Wonderland appeared to rescue him. She named him "MONEY".

Money looks like a black-and-white tiger. His chest is snow-white and black stripes are allover the body. Under the sun, you can see ruby color on his back. His eye is light green, which is my recent favorite color.

Money is very decent because he learned how to go to his own toilet from the very first day i brought him home. To this point, i am very satisified. Money is like a baby - sleep a lot (with all kinds of gestures), eat a little bit but several times a day. He likes people to pet him. From his sound, you can tell how excited he was.

Money is about 2 monthes. In other words, he can company me till I become 50. Of course la...i will play my role well to take care of him. After all, he is my prince charming. I love MONEY.