Durian Season

Came across this sign while roaming around another patch of forest here, and was happily reminded that...

IT' S DURIAN SEASON !!!

Yum ;)

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Another Giant Visitor

"A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam
and for a brief moment, its glory and beauty
belong to our world.

But then it flies again,
And though we wish it could have stayed...
We feel lucky to have seen it."
..."
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Easter

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But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ - by grace you have been saved - and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus." - Ephesians 2: 4-6
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Savoured Moments

"...
However, when it came to the company and conversation that we shared there, those... were priceless... :)

"We savoured our moments together, and we would gather in out-of-the way places, ostensibly to talk at great length about inconsequential matters, but in fact to cement faces, the sounds of voices, and very personal connections forever in our memories."
- The Hidden City, by David Eddings.
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Dove in the Window

I woke up to a beautiful sight today. Seated at my windowsill, a pair of spotted doves were gently grooming each other, their eyes closed in silent bliss. It was a scene of such tenderness, intimacy, and serenity, that I continued watching for several minutes, while standing stock-still and silent behind my curtains. After some time, the pair finished grooming, paced along the sill a little longer, and flew off.

What a great way to start the day :)


"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?"
- Matthew 6 : 25-27

Forest Sanctuary

Found another little sanctuary while wandering in the midst of the urban forest. The place seemed so dream-like, it was almost surreal...

Nuggets of Gold

Another nugget of gold (pun intended :) ... A treasured gift brought all the way from the US, by another dear one who remembered my love for Hersheys chocolate.

So blessed...

God always brings the right people and forms of encouragement, to help us along when we most need them :)

Half Full or Half Empty

"Do you think the glass is half full, or half empty?"

In life, there may be at least 3 types of people :

1) Those who would ponder if the glass is half full.

2) Those who would ponder if the glass is half empty.

3) And those who would drink up the water immediately, without letting the question bother them. For them, thirst is the most immediate and pressing need. The question and its answer don't matter as much.

Literally, and figuratively.

Take education, for example.

Some people praise the merits of a country's educational system.
Some people wax lyrical about its faults.
And there are some who long just for the privillege of being able to go to school to study, nevermind its strengths or weaknesses. Philosophy isn't something they have the luxury to indulge in at the moment.

We can take far too many things for granted sometimes, the same for other examples as well. Do we continue to debate 'half-full or half-empty' in blithe ignorance of those who long even for a sip of water?

Louder Than Words

Over the past few months, I've often had to stay cooped up in my room, reading and writing in front of the computer for days on end. My family knew it could get quite depressing and frustrating at times, so they bought a little something to cheer me up (and to provide some sugar to keep me going :)


Japanese Mochi !!! :)

As well as biscuits for me to munch on while I think and write, heh.

The smallest tokens can say the biggest things... ♥

An Unexpected Visitor

"...
a low-pitched humming filled my room, and an audible "Twack!" punctuated the silence.

I looked up from my work, and turned around to find myself face to face with... a HUGE 10+ cm long praying mantis! The fella had apparently flown in through my window, and landed on my bed. Talk about knowing how to make itself feel at home, heh :)
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