Mother Nature's Work Right Up My Doorstep

Went to Genting Tiara yesterday to take some photos for my home renovation. As I have not started work on the landscape of the house, did not really bother or appreciate the plants which are currently growing wildly and rather messily around the house compound.

While waiting for my daughter playing in the compound, I glanced upon a rather pleasant surprise. My guess is they were previously planted by someone else but I certainly did not take care of any plant in the compound since possession of the house a couple of months back and don't think anyone else did way before that. Here are some pics of my pleasant surprise . . .

Orchid plants (don't know which species) growing from my ground up and blooming some rather beautiful orchids, surviving solely with the help of Mother Nature. Don't think that can happen easily in the city without human care. I am no flower guy but orchids have always been my favourite and most admired flowers due to their simplistic form yet vibrant colours, especially when combined together among their vast and exotic species. Am now wondering how I can safely transfer and retain these orchids when I do up my landscaping? Am beginning to love my place even more now and can't wait to move in soon.

Again, hope other dwellers in Genting Tiara will appreciate what Mother Nature has to offer and refrain from turning their natural landscapes into concrete platforms.

A Legend Is Born

5th October 2011. The day the whole world begins to mourn for the loss of one of the world's most admired humans - Mr Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011), co-founder of Apple.

Whether it's the Mac user or the PC user, whether it's the iPhone user or the Android Phone user, whether it's the iPad user or the Android tablet user, no one can deny your achievements or how, under your leadership, Apple products have directly or indirectly influenced their lives.

I started this blog using my first ever Apple product - my MacBook Pro 13", and I can safely claim that in the foreseeable future, my next computer or laptop will definitely be an Apple. I am no techie and may never be one, but the day I started using my MacBook, I knew I had in my hand a cool product which is fast and reliable and definitely worth every dollar in my pocket. It is not often that one is able to find products which consistently look good yet work extremely well, but Apple has managed to do it and does it really well too, thanks in no small part to the late Steve Jobs. As of today, I am also the proud owner of a Mac Mini and an iPad 2, all of which are enjoyed by my entire family. Yes, I am now an Apple convert but I still carry a HTC Android phone and never owned an iPhone. Hmm, am suddenly having a vision of myself holding an iPhone 5.

Simply put, Apple products carry premium prices but that is only because they DESERVE TO! An Apple product is a classic example of FORM and FUNCTION at its BEST. The popularity of Apple products and the superb Apple share price say it all.

On this day, a great visionary is lost but A LEGEND IS BORN!

May your beliefs in always introducing to the world the simplest yet most innovative and attractive of products be forever carried on by every member of the Apple family.

May you rest in peace.