Our Bauhinia Kockiana And Orchid Are Blooming

I was discharged from the hospital on Friday morning after I have finished the chemo treatment. Now I am resting at home before the next chemo which is scheduled on the 21st June, 2023. A day before that, I will need to get a pre-chemo blood test done at the hospital. So far so good, I am doing fine with good appetite and sleeping well.

Sunrise on the 7:35am.

These days the weather is hot and dry. Even if it rains, it is usually a short shower. Sometimes, we hear thunder rumbling but there is no rain.

With some fertilizer and regular watering in this hot weather, our bauhinia kockiana is doing very well and blooming away happily.

This orchid was neglected but surprisingly, one morning it bloomed! Hubby has been rather busy trying to clear and keep the garden tidy but there are some plants he missed watering and yet these hardy plants survived.

The above dog is a stray but well fed by the residents here.

The above mural of a man at the lotus pond and a plastic bag of drink hanging on the wall was shot at a school in Tanjung Tualang.

Linking to Skywatch Friday, Saturday's Critters & Monday Mural.

The Spirit and the bride say,

'Come.' Let each one who hears them say the same,

'Come." Let the thirsty one come - anyone who wants to;

let him come and drink the Water of Life without charge.

(Revelation 22:17, The Living Bible-TLB)

Growing Cotton Plant & Other White Flowers In My Garden

One day, a friend brought me a plant that she has grown in a small pot for me.

This is the cotton plant that my friend gave me. 

When I received the plant, there were 3 green bolls.  I have not seen this plant before and I thought the green bolls were flower buds. From the internet, I found out that they are referred to as bolls and not buds or pods.

Then after about a week, the green bolls cracked open and revealed the white cotton inside. One by one, all 3 green pods cracked open and the white cotton exposed.

Cotton plants love full sun but it can be grown indoors too.

Cotton plants can easily grow from seeds.

I must remind myself not to over water this cotton plant.

According to my friend, cotton plants have flowers. I am looking forward to see the flowers.

From the internet:

Large yellow flowers will appear in 45 days from sowing. Flowers wither off and form bolls which crack open to form fluffy cotton in about 130-150 days from sowing.

Fluffy cotton harvest from 3 bolls from my plant.

Cotton separated from the dried bolls.

Dried bolls.

Seeds removed from the fluffy cotton.

Will be using some of these seeds to grow some cotton plants.

Fluffy cotton in plastic container on the left, seeds and dried bolls on the right.

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Other white flowers from my garden.

Tiny white flowers from the Spider plants.

Spider plants make good hanging plants.

This is the 2nd white orchid flower from this plant.

This white flowers can last for about 5 days.

Can you see the cute little face in the center of the flower?

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray.

Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers,

letting God know your concerns.

Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness,

everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down.

It's wonderful what happens

when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

(Philippians 4:6-7, The Message-MSG)

Tom Yam Noodle & White Orchid From My Garden.

This was on a Saturday. We were ready to start our morning walk at about 6:50.

Sunrise at 6:50am.

 6:55am

6:58am

7:05am

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After morning walk, we drove out for breakfast at Tastefully Noodle House. Falim. On our first or previous visit, I ordered their giant curry noodle. If you are interested, you can click here to take a look at it. For this 2nd visit, we wanted to try something else.

Hubby ordered yellow noodle with meat balls, minced pork and etc. in clear soup.

I ordered their special noodle (looks like wanton) with chicken curry (dry version).

It was a good and satisfying breakfast. for both of us.

That morning, while watering my plants, I happened to look up and saw this white orchid flower. I wasn't aware and didn't even notice when it budded.

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Home cooked dinner.

I missed tom yam noodle very much so I decided to have it for noodle dinner. I only have to buy the beansprouts and the other ingredients such as dried shrimps, Chinese chives, tom yam paste and garlic were all available in the kitchen.

This orchid plant was a gift from a dear friend.

This is the first time it flowered and now I know that its flower is white.

This was a pleasant surprise that I finally get to see the flower.

I don't have much success with orchids. Maybe I don't know how to look after them. Currently, there are only 3 pots of orchid plants including this one and one of them may not survive. I hope this white orchid will remain healthy and continue to do well in my garden.

Linking to Friday Bliss, Skywatch Friday & Garden Affair.

Instead, we will lovingly follow the truth at all times - speaking truly,

dealing truly, living truly - and so become more and more

in every way like Christ who is the Head of his body, the Church.

Under his direction, the whole body is fitted together perfectly,

and each part in its own special way helps the other parts,

so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

(Ephesians 4:15-16, The Living Bible-TLB)

Steamed Pork Ribs & Pumpkin With Dried Prawns

It was raining when we woke up yesterday morning. The rain had not stopped since it started the previous evening. We are now in the midst of the wet season and in a way it provide a temporary relief from the hot and humid weather.

Morning sky at 8:55 am.

I waited for the rain to stopped before I swept the dried leaves and flowers that have fallen on the driveway.

I like to take snapshots of my flowers after the rain.

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My neighbour gave me half a winter melon, so I used it to make sweet drink or tong sui.

For the sweet drink or tong sui, I used winter melon, flesh of aloe vera leaves, dried longan, honey dates (mutt choe) and cane sugar. We had this for lunch.

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Home cooked dinner

Steamed Pork Ribs

Ingredients: pork ribs, salted preserved black beans, chopped garlic, bird's eye chilies, 2 pickled sour plums, sugar and cornflour.

Pumpkin with dried prawns and garlic - I love this dish.

Once cooked, add in the spring onions, stirred and off the fire.

Rice porridge + steamed pork ribs + pumpkin for our dinner.

Dancing Ladies orchid from my garden.

Have a Blessed Sunday !

Praise him with the trumpet and with lute and harp.

Praise him with the drums and dancing.

Praise him with stringed instruments and horns.

Praise him with the cymbals, yes, loud clanging cymbals.

Let everything alive give praises to the Lord!

You praise him! Hallelujah!

3 Spicy Meals: Nasi Lemak, Nasi Kunyit & Sambal Petai

Our friend voice messaged us on Whatsapp the previous evening that she wanted to pass something to us. Early yesterday morning, 48th day MCO, we drove out to her stall. Below are some sunrise shots that I took before we drove to her stall.

Sunrise at 7:11 am.

Can you see the sun rays?

7:18 am.

Birds flying overhead.

7:18 am

7:19 am

Kledang Hill (on the west side).

Dainty orchid flowers from my garden.

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Free breakfast and fruit from our friend.

A packet of nasi lemak and 1 big guava fruit.

Our friend gave us the above nasi lemak with prawn sambal.

Hubby's breakfast because he likes the prawn sambal.

I wanted to try this nasi lemak from another shop @ RM 3.80.

Healthy snack (papaya) for 2 people before lunch.

I bought the above nasi kunyit (turmeric glutinous rice) with chicken curry from the nasi lemak stall and kept it for lunch.

Chicken potato curry.

Turmeric glutinous rice (nasi kunyit).

Late lunch for 2 people.

After lunch, we drove to Aeon Big Falim. We haven't been there since MCO implemented. There was no queue and not very crowded on a Monday afternoon.
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I found something to contribute to Tuesday's Treasures

I found this at the shopping mall.

Afternoon sky at 2 pm on the way back from Aeon Big Falim.

I bought a mouse from DIY to replace the faulty mouse and some fresh prawns from the supermarket.

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Dinner

Chinese cabbage cooked with carrot and garlic.

Spicy sambal stinky beans (petai) with minced pork and onion.

Dinner for 2 people.

I finished off all the veggie and kept a third of the sambal petai in the fridge.

Evening sky at 7:16 pm.

Evening sky at 7:26 pm. Can you see the moon?

Setting sun from behind Kledang Hill at 7:16 pm.

Setting sun at 17:27 pm.

Sweet and cruncky dessert (jackfruit or nangka).

Linking to Happy Tuesday, Image-in-ing & Tuesday's Treasures.

As far as God is concerned there is a sweet,

wholesome fragrance in our lives.

It is the fragrance of Christ within us,

an aroma to both the saved and unsaved all around us.

(2 Corinthians 2:15, The Living Bible-TLB)