The Blog of Dato' Dr Anuar Md Nor

The rambutans have been spared from wild monkeys! Please be free to use the image

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!`

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 […]