Bird's nest fern is really common in Malaysia. They grow everywhere and easily. I have 2 pots on my balcony. They don't need that much care nor water so they can survive independently without much maintenance from me. I am... Continue Reading →
The cannon ball tree Couroupita guianensis is really interesting. It has a round fruit, a bit like old rusty cannon balls and beautiful red flowers like a lotus. The monkeys love to eat the fruits. The tree and the fruit... Continue Reading →
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Today's sketch are presents my best friend brought me from Istanbul when he came to visit me last week. I got some hammam soaps, lavender pouches and a bracelet with blue stones. I left out the things I had eaten.... Continue Reading →
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Tiger Balm, the asian cure for everything! This is something I never leave home without. It's great for headaches, insect bites, blocked nose and muscle pain. I'm not sure what else you can use it for, but I'm sure it... Continue Reading →
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I visited the Royal Selangor Pewter Showroom recently and discovered these little treasures. Money in the shape on animals made of tin known as tin currency. Malaya was the worlds top producer of tin and the most common shape was... Continue Reading →
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My Chair for Chairity is featured in the New Straits Times paper today! 🙂 A charity project for cancer displays works on teakwood armchairs, writes Meera Murugesan CANCER often brings to mind pain, suffering and death. Naturally, being diagnosed... Continue Reading →
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Stone pestle and mortars are used to pound spices to release the flavours for cooking. Everyone home has one, they should if they dont! Different shaped Granite pestle and mortar from the Tropical Spice Garden
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Today's sketch is another type of ginger called torch ginger. I learned this from the ginger garden up on Penang hill and from the tropical spice garden.
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Today's sketch is Brugmansia, I discovered also known as Angel's trumpet. This large yellow hanging trumpet flower grows in the highlands. The flowers are beautiful but deadly. Every part of it is poisonous!
