My preference for things are often skewed towards the category of "weird"..."out of the ordinary", or a more refined term would be, "unique". So it's no secret that I like cacti, and succulents even more! They come in all forms, shapes and sizes, and are so tolerant that it does take some effort to kill them! Some of them look so out of this world that I fantasize them being aliens in disguise, probably taking over the world one day with bubble guns!
I called them my "green pets". I started my collection way back, when I was still a scientific researcher in-the-making, burying my head in molecular biology books written in dull, heavy B flat minor language! So in between my torturous memorising work, I take frequent breaks by peering at my 3 green pets sitting on the window sill of my bedroom, 14 storeys above ground. When I had to leave them behind in Singapore, it was devastating! But thank goodness, they are just as popular here! So it was not long before I started my collection again! Though, I just learnt through Frank that collecting cacti and succulents is a hobby only for old people...WHAT the!!?......Maybe that's why I married you, Frank!? Ahahahaha....
Some of them are so beautiful and symmetrical, like stars...
Others like polyps in the sea...or maybe lime flavoured jelly beans?
And those that looked well camouflaged, I called this Zebra...
When they do flower....which are magnificent displays of vibrant colours, I do feel like a proud parent! That sense of satisfaction and achievement, from the time spent on nurturing them.....it has all paid off! It's time to sit back and enjoy this artistic display of nature! This is Rocky at 5 months old, badly pecked on by birds, but he survived! :D
Roxette, adorned with pearls of morning dew and shy pink flowers.
Snowy star with a little flower, sweet!
Spidey, (so named because of the many scraggly and thorny "legs" it has) crowned with a burst of pink flowers! :)
So when we bought a place, and have more space....it's time for me to expand my collection! So it's off to the nursery to get more green pets!
Here's my new collection! There are more than just green pets, there are even pink and red ones! Oooo.....
And I spent one whole weekend, painstakingly re-potting them in an old iron wok, which Frank had drilled holes in. I think I quite enjoy practising for my retirement...maybe by then, you would like to join me in this "Old Folks Hobby", Frank? Hahaha.....
My preference for things are often skewed towards the category of "weird"..."out of the ordinary", or a more refined term would be, "unique". So it's no secret that I like cacti, and succulents even more! They come in all forms, shapes and sizes, and are so tolerant that it does take some effort to kill them! Some of them look so out of this world that I fantasize them being aliens in disguise, probably taking over the world one day with bubble guns!
I called them my "green pets". I started my collection way back, when I was still a scientific researcher in-the-making, burying my head in molecular biology books written in dull, heavy B flat minor language! So in between my torturous memorising work, I take frequent breaks by peering at my 3 green pets sitting on the window sill of my bedroom, 14 storeys above ground. When I had to leave them behind in Singapore, it was devastating! But thank goodness, they are just as popular here! So it was not long before I started my collection again! Though, I just learnt through Frank that collecting cacti and succulents is a hobby only for old people...WHAT the!!?......Maybe that's why I married you, Frank!? Ahahahaha....
Some of them are so beautiful and symmetrical, like stars...
Others like polyps in the sea...or maybe lime flavoured jelly beans?
And those that looked well camouflaged, I called this Zebra...
When they do flower....which are magnificent displays of vibrant colours, I do feel like a proud parent! That sense of satisfaction and achievement, from the time spent on nurturing them.....it has all paid off! It's time to sit back and enjoy this artistic display of nature! This is Rocky at 5 months old, badly pecked on by birds, but he survived! :D
Roxette, adorned with pearls of morning dew and shy pink flowers.
Snowy star with a little flower, sweet!
Spidey, (so named because of the many scraggly and thorny "legs" it has) crowned with a burst of pink flowers! :)
So when we bought a place, and have more space....it's time for me to expand my collection! So it's off to the nursery to get more green pets!
Here's my new collection! There are more than just green pets, there are even pink and red ones! Oooo.....
And I spent one whole weekend, painstakingly re-potting them in an old iron wok, which Frank had drilled holes in. I think I quite enjoy practising for my retirement...maybe by then, you would like to join me in this "Old Folks Hobby", Frank? Hahaha..... 
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