you got me, finally

For months I've dodged you

You finally got me good 

Oh the joy of itchy ears 

And runny nose

I hate you, flu bug

Wedding Photography at a Cemetery

How come no one takes wedding photos at a Muslim cemetery?

We just drove by a Malay couple having their photo session at the old Christian cemetery on Farquhar Street. Yes, I agree the place is steeped with romance, the 'love-separated-by-death', jilted at the altar Ms. Havisham kind complete with antiquated tombs of young couples shaded by ancient frangipani trees.

Don't these millennials find this morbid?

The bliss of simple things in life

Boiled cassava with spicy anchovies, dried salted fish and grated young coconut.

Spicy, sweet and salty.

la luna

My first try at photographing la luna, and as it has been raining the whole day into dusk I didn't manage to get any shot of the supermoon as it was rising. When the sky finally cleared, I only had a window of 15 minutes to start figuring out how to get a decent shot. I managed six, and out of that I am lucky to have these four. Soon after, the clouds got really thick and dark.

First step towards gardening again.

What I was up to during the Deepavali weekend. 

Terrarium making is really addictive, especially as it's zero expense incurred, everything was scrounged from around the house. From terrariums to glass jars. Carnivorous plants and tillandsia. All types of moss and small plants. Orchids and bamboo grass. Cactus and succulents. Recycled planting media, stones from under the mango trees, they are all from the garden.

It's addictively therapeutic too.