Previously, we covered about Magawa, the landmine detector that was awarded a gold medal for heroism for clearing ordnance from the Cambodian countryside. Magawa has just died. Magawa, a giant African pouched rat originally from Tanzania, helped clear mines from about 225,000 square metres of land – the equivalent of 42 football pitches – over the […]
Since our tortoise Kimchi is growing big, we have constructed a new enclosure for it. It will be its home for a long time.
My wife has waited for almost one year for two orchids to produce their vibrant colours.
My youngest cat, Salina Boy, is growing fast. He has become a big bully to the other cats, Baby, Yen, Charlie and Tuya. I manage to capture two poses from Salina Boy.
A few rambutans have turned red but not red enough to be very sweet. Need to pluck them before wild monkeys get them
Our two rambutan trees are flowering and fruiting profusely. A good harvest is expected!`
An article in the London Sunday Times on February 28th, 2021, was an interesting one. It quoted Hermes handbags, made by the French company, Hermes International SA, went up by 17 per cent in price while the FTSE 100 index fell by 14.3 per cent. Aside from being a highly desirable fashion accessories, luxury handbags […]
My wife has added a new collection of beautiful plants with colourful leaves. You are welcome to use these images.
Last weekend, we visited a few relatives in the Malaysian northern state of Perak. We also admired about 20 140-year old rain trees at the Lake Garden, Taiping. The rain trees were planted by British botanists in 1880s. We were sure that the rain trees were maintained by Malay gardeners. The rain trees are like […]
We are starting to enjoy our ripe rambutans, which are sweet and watery. My wife’s orchid is flowering after a long wait. Please be free to use our images for your web activities and brochures.