Lemon Seedlings

I'm on the roll with planting stuff from seeds.  These are lemon seedlings and are just barely out of the soil.  Aren't they cute?

Lemon Seedlings

Toilet Roll Planters

I saved some lime seeds from my Mum's place and wanted to try planting them from seeds.  Having run out of pots, I made some toilet roll planters and placed a few seeds in each planter.  From what I read online, when the seedlings get bigger, these planters can be planted directly into the soil as they are biodegradable.  Now, place them in a warm shady area and remember to water them daily!

Toilet Roll Planters with Lime Seeds

Morning Walk Series [9]

As we go about our busy lives, other little critters are also busy going about theirs.  When was the last time you noticed an ant nest or stopped to watch the ants busy at work?

Ants' Nest

Morning Walk Series [7]

After a long long long break, the Morning Walk Series is back with this very common, yet very eye-catching flower, which is also the national flower of Malaysia

Common name: Chinese Hibiscus
Binomial Name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Chinese Hibiscus

Morning Walk Series [5]

Casually strolling one fine morning with Little One again, and we came across what looked like a patch of dead, brown leaves on the ground:

Dead leaves?

Upon closer examination, those "dead leaves" were actually a cluster of fungus!

Fungus!

In our daily rush, don't forget to look around you.  You don't know what you're missing.

Morning Walk Series [3]

While I was out walking with Little One, look who else brought their kid out for a walk too!

Grasshoppers out for a walk

Morning Walk Series [2]

Continuing with the Morning Walk Series, here's a plant that my mum used to plant in our apartment.  However, this is the first time I've seen Aloe vera flowers.  Very pretty!

Common name: Aloe vera
Binomial name: Aloe vera

Aloe vera

Morning Walk Series [1]

I've been bringing Little One for daily morning walks for about a year.  Our place is slightly away from the train station and shopping centre, making it a rather serene area.  Even though I've been staying here for many years, it was only through these walks that I realised that there is so much to see in the rooftop garden!  Here are some pretty flowers to start off the "Morning Walk" series:

Desert Rose

Desert Rose

Common name: Desert Rose
Binomial Name: Adenium obesum

New Delhi Rape

A five-year-old Indian girl who was abducted, repeatedly raped and tortured in New Delhi

Another rape? 5 years old?? You have got to be kidding me!!! The gang rape case in 2012 shocked me... How could such a thing happen? This was not just rape. People don't die from rape. How could a human inflict such serious harm on another human, until death results?

I vividly remember a chinese debate competition. One team was arguing for 人性本恶 (People are bad by nature), while the other was arguing for 人性本善 (People are good by nature). The 人性本恶 team won.  For there to be hope for mankind, I want to believe that 人性本善, but judging from all the horrible news nowadays, maybe it's true that 人性本恶?