Misty Monday

After a whole night rain,

the morning is covered with mist

There was poor visibility and 

one motorcylist met with an accident

Thailand Floods

For those of you tired of seeing flood photos of Thailand

here are some showing the lighter side of the flood situation

Meet Logos Hope

This is the world's largest floating library

The ship that  brings knowledge, help and hope

to the world's port cities

On a lazy Sunday afternoon,

it is unusual to see the long queue

to get into this ship

The ship captain came out to greet us

And this friendly chap from the Isle of man

What a colorful banner !

The forty minutes queue line snake into a canopy tent

and then out of it again



All hands aboard !



Books of all sizes !

Today is the first day of starting a herb garden

The Herb of Honor is Sweet Basil

 This seedlings growing well in a small pot 

So I decided to get a large clay pot to give room

for the plant to grow and spread out

I visited the compost soil store for a pack of compost-topsoil mix


Updates on 15 November


This is how the sweet basil look after 2 weeks

Ripe Rambutans within Reach

This fruit is aptly called Rambutans which means hairy

The third fruit tree in our garden to bear fruits

after the lemon tree

and the Mulberry tree

The tree is only 7 feet tall and the fruits can be plucked easily

Photos taken with iphone4

Fruits already plucked and placed on the kitchen counter

 



The Light of Day

Staying out of the heat from the afternoon sun,

this window provides the perfect frame

to the picture of harsh light outside

Sleepy Siniawan in Sarawak

The visit to Siniawan leaves 

an extraordinary impression on me

It must be the rustic looks of the old buildings 

that has left me in awe

Walking along the buildings, 

I had this melancholy feeling 

and mental images of what life must had been 

back in the early 1900s 

when our fore fathers first set foot in Borneo

Some probably had resettled in Bau (the gold mining town) 

not far from Siniawan

Dogs frolicking on the five-foot walkways in Siniawan

The shophouses here are still made of timber 

which makes them a fire hazard

Ironically, the inhabitants are more worried 

about the frequent flooding from the river 

just behind these shops

Imagine walking on the same cobbled stone path 

and touching the same wooden stilts 

that had stood the test of time