My fingers are still green. Hallelujah!

Met up with Kamy, a girlfriend of mine from schooldays, for lunch last week, right about the start of Sunshine's drama.  

Kamy is not an average girl like you and me who would go mad shopping for clothes and shoes and god knows what else (we girls buys everything under the sun).  She only goes mad if she is shopping for plants.  Like a child let loose in ToyR'Us.  She thinks a piece of blouse for RM30 is too expensive but a pot of plant for RM30 is justifiable.  Lols...     Remember my 'love love' (elephant) plant?

And my lilies which I blogged about sometime ago over here?  Yeah, she is the one who gave them to me.  Check out how much they have grown.  :)  But, still no flowers yet.  Kamy told me by the look of it, I should be able to expect some colours blooming out of it next year!  But then again,  I am not expecting much also.  As long as they don't die on me, I am a happy girl!

Our lunch sessions always involved a couple of big cumbersome bags filled with potted plants from her to me.  And I am always very delighted with what's in the bags.  It felt like surprise.  Peeking thru the bags, not knowing what to expect, is, exciting.  This time round, I immediately spotted a bright red flower in one of those bags.  A fully bloomed geberra!  How pretty!!!

There is not only geberra, she gave me a pot of this too... petunias.

And a pot of this cute-greeny plant (dunno what is it's name).

And another pot of cute-greeny plant... still dunno what is it's name.

And another 'love love' plant (elephant ears), much bigger species compared to the first pot that was given to me.  This one comes with a tinge of pink around the center of the leafs!

And this one, my favourite, known as 'Pegaga' in the local language, and in English, they are called 'Pennywort'.  Did some survey and found out that not only does Pegaga look pleasing to the eye (loves it vivid green and shiny dainty leaves), it has medicinal uses too.  Apparently they are good for purifying the blood and curing nervous conditions and also said to be good for the eyes.  Besides, the herbs is also used in tonics to improve memories and by eating 2 leaves each day, it is able to relieve arthritis pain.  Interesting.  No wonder when the kakak (helper) saw my plant, she said it looks edible.  I told her.. "No, no... don't you go around start eating my plants... ".. she laughed.

They are all so pretty isn't it?  It's strange but I sort of enjoying this gardening business though it can get pretty frustrating sometimes when a certain plant look sick or why a certain plant doesn't bloom or when the damn dog goes on one of his rampage and start digging into the pots.  But all in all, it is still enjoyable.

A Satisfying Day of Friendship, Baby Plants, Houseworks, Salsa & Run

I had a rather fulfilling day today.  Did a lot.  Super lots.  Very satisfying.  Wonder where did all those energy comes from.  These are what I've accomplished today:

(1) Lunch with an ex schoolmate.

(2) Bought stamps from the post office.

(3) Stucked 250pcs of stamps onto 250pcs of cards (don't ask).

(4) Did 3 loads of laundries.

(5) Hand washed some too.

(6) Folded & put away a basket of clean laundries.

(7) Weeded my mini garden a little.

(8) Ironed a basketful of clothing.

(9) Bathed Rumba & Sunshine.

(10) Attended salsa class.

(11) Got home from salsa and went for a run & completed 3km!

Amazing huh?  O.o  Wish  I have this kind of energy everyday.  Then more will be accomplished.    Most of the time, I will be pooped by nightfall unless there are some interesting happenings going on la... like lepak chill session with friends, salsa parties, touge outings...  die die also must find energy for it! :p

As I mentioned, had lunch with an old classmate this afternoon, who, I never really get to know much throughout our 5 years in secondary school.  Not sure why.  It was just like that la...  It was my new hobby (gardening) that brought us together this time round.  She read about my attempts in gardening in "Simple Happiness" and offered to cultivate some baby plants for me!  This is awesome or what....?

Belladonna Lily - Pink & Red

The best part of the whole 2 hours lunch was not just those baby plants she had for me but, I suddenly realized the other part of her that I never knew.  She is not only smart, but simple and down to earth  too.  You know, one of those people when you talk to them, you know they are 100% sincere kind.  Yeah, those lor...  I am so glad 'gardening' had brought us back together :)  

Elephant Ear Plant.  I think 'Love Love Plant' suits it better.  :p

Got home at 2:45pm, it was all about laundries, laundries and more laundries after that - washing, drying, folding, ironing... *faint*  Not forgetting 'stamping', weeding, bathing the dogs.  All 3 hours were spent doing those houseworks.  Never ending works.  Just need to get them all out of the system so that I've a clear mind to concentrate on other things in hand for the next few days.

Now you know why I am so busy even though I only work 2 days a week.  To put it in a more correct way, it should be, I work 2 days officially and 3 days unofficially.  5 days week still.  Sometimes may stretched up to 7 days week.  So don't be envious too early. :p  Hardly have any time to myself these days... sigh...

As I ngam ngam finished blow-drying the doggies, the husband walk thru the door (as if he already timed himself so that he don't need to help out :p).  It was already 6pm and I asked "Hey... you think I can squeeze in a run or two before we head downtown for salsa?" and he replied... "Don't be over ambitious." Hahaha... like that la... my pillar of strength.  Lols... 

Anyway, when we got back from the class 3 hours later, still feeling rather ENERGIZED, I went ...

Me: I wanna go for a run can arr?

Husband: Huh?  Now?  

Me: If not it is ok.  I can always run tomorrow.

Husband: *look at the clock* Ok, you need the training anyway.  Let me shower first, after that, I'll walk along you.

Me: *touched!*

Hahaha... So I jogged, he walked.  Up and down the street.  People must have thought what kind of mad girl jogs at 10:30 at night cause that's usually what I would thought whenever I see people jogging at that hour...  Actually no, I didn't just 'thought'.  I usually will just blabbered it out loud... 'GILA (MAD) PEOPLE JOG SO LATE!!' hehehehe... :p  So I guess now I am officially one of those GILA PEOPLE... :p  Nevertheless, I enjoyed every bit of it!!!

Simple Happiness

Happiness is seeing these new shoots sprouting out from my 3 weeks old plant - some kind of common flowers which I don't know it's name.

Happiness is seeing flower buds emerging.

Happiness is seeing my almost-dead-cili padi plant all green again.

Happiness is surprises.  Expected pink flowers but here comes another cili padi.  The seed from my almost-dead-cili padi plant fell into the soil of my pink flower bed. ;)

Happiness is seeing my plants healthy and striving.

Happiness is when this plant, which I took back from Ruby's resort, not only did it survived but it began to bloom too... :)  Ahhh...... happy-nya!

You must be wondering, what's the big deal?  Well, let's put it this way... my other nickname was 'Plant murderer'!  So, IT IS a BIGGIE. :)

Tiny Flowers

I scattered some seeds I bought off the supermarket two months back (I think).  According to the pack, it says it will start to sprout within a week.  Week after week, no sprouting in sight.  After about a month or so, I finally saw a few small greens emerging from the dark soil.

To date, of the 50 seeds or so that I've scattered, only 3 fought against all odds and rise above.  Nevertheless, still miserable tiny looking leaves.  As tiny as miserable it is, one actually bloomed!  

Don't ask me the name of the plant.  It happened so long ago I can't even remember it already.

They are alive!

My petunias are all 'still' alive when I got home from Saigon.  What a miracle that my husband dear somehow remembered to water them.  When I got back from Kuching on my previous trip, they were all barely living (at the verge of withering more like it).  Day in day out I whispered to it to stay alive and it was finally nurtured back to its once glorious state before I left for Saigon.  This time round he remembered.  Hallelujah!