Thursday, July 30, 2009

Arnab baru

Arnab ni didermakan oleh salah seorang pelanggan tetap yang selalu datang beli ayam atau itik. Dia tiba-tiba called pagi tadi, dan tanya..."awak nak arnab? saya bagi free je...arnab pompuan" Dengan cepat dan selamba saya respon kat caller tu "ok..boleh sahaja. lagipon arnab saya sowang2 je lelaki..."
Rupa-rupanya saiz arnab ni lagi besar daripada arnab kat rumah ni. Tapi memang cun arnab baru ni...mata dia sebelah warna biru, sebelah lagi warna cokelat.
Mak kata, jangan cepat sangat nak kawinkan arnab tu. Biar dia kenal-kenal dulu. Gerenti dabit suka giler sebab dapat girlfriend baru. Nanti-nanti dapat anak arnab lagi...best-best!

Sunday, July 26, 2009

vanilla plant...

At last, I have a pot of vanilla plant. My sister bought it for me at the Amcorp Mall flea market. The plant cost for RM10 only, kinda cheap for 1ft tall seedling. Last time I found that the price for this size, can cost about RM15-RM18 each. I dunno when I can harvest my very own vanilla pod, but the book said, vanilla plant will take 2 years time to get mature and start fruiting. This is my 3rd time I 'meet' this plant in reality. The 1st time happened when I visited Singapore Botanical Garden during my 2nd year study landscape architecture. I was so amazed that time. The 2nd time, when I was visiting Flower Show. And, today I have my very own plant.
Vanilla (V.planifolia), is actually a member of the orchid family. Vanilla is the second most expensive spice after saffron (I had opportunity to 'touch' the saffron plant when I visited Cambridge Botanical Garden in late 2003). I wish one day, I will have a jar or vanilla sugar which the vanilla pod is from my garden. Yeah...the photo of my vanilla plant will be updated soon.