Two friends

This pic was taken when I was about 4.The girl next to me was a neighbours's daughter.Icannot for the life of me remember her name but I know we were constant playmates.We played as often as we fought.But it was an unspoken understanding between us that we would make up before bedtime.So we always started the next morning friends.Ps.I don't why this pic is positioned this way and I don't know how to reposition it.Pps.I'm the shorter one in the pic.

Happy birthday to ME

Its my birthday today.Which one you ask..65.Yay and boo hoo.Yay because I'm another year older and more experienced.So you can call an old hand???Boo hoo because this birthday tells me age is catching or has it caught up???Note the number of question marks .This pic was taken as I was reading an sms from M.Thanks M ,for remembering my day.

You know, people often say that seniors like to reminisce and I find it particularly true now that I'm qualified enough!So today,indulge me.Pamper me,oblige me,spoil me and humor me.Allow me the pleasure of reminiscing about the old days.

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The lily family-this is the crinum lily or the spider lily.The petals that extend into long ,thin finger-like strings reminds one of the spider's legs.Again it is a fragrant flower and this is one of the flowers I painted for the mural outside the school art-room.Also an easy plant to care for,it has never-ending flowers.

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Its called Thai Melor and all melor flowers are superbly fragrant!However this melor has NO scent at all....not even the faintest!Still it is a beautiful plant especially if you let it grow tall and plant them in a clump.When the wind blows they sort of sway sensually from left to right and is indeed a sight to behold.

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This is the most prized flower in my garden--the phalenopsis.I bought it at the farmers' market at the handsome price of Rm 15.That's the lowest price one should pay for a good orchid plant...I read this in the orchid manual.It used to have only one spray each time it bloomed but this time around there were 2 sprays!!You cannot see the beauty of the colour (purple) because the picture was taken with a camera phone.The blooms are the size of my palm and they have lasted for more than 3 months.

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The heliconia plant is a very special kind because the flowers come in numerous colours and shapes.I forget the number ..apologies.It is considered an exotic plant and in great demand in countries that experience the 4 seasons.This is one plant that can be left alone after you 've planted it.It needs no fertilizer except for the occcasional trim.However after the flowers fade they have to be cut.You should cut it about 3 inches from the ground so that new shoots will grow.A mass of them in a tall vase makes a great difference to your home decor.

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This is actually a cactus plant without thorns though.Its called Desert Lady.This pink one is an ordinary specie and easy to grow.It is the yellow one that's special and all special ones are difficult to care for.I'm happy with my pink one because it never fails me.