24 February 2013

SONY VAIO 11136 CG

This is the first post I am making using my new Sony Vaio 11136 CG laptop which was purchased yesterday. Strangely, when I tried to search for photos of this model, I couldn't find but found 11126 instead. Sadly, the new laptop did not come with the Microsoft Office setup, so I have to get a copy soon.

Anyway, my Fujitsu Lifebook P series laptop was finally laid to rest after several years with me. There were some problems with the battery life and the last I used it, there was only 6% left. It also gave me problems with the google recently and crashed on me several times.

15 February 2013

HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS

I watched this movie a few weeks back and this is yet one of those movies adapted from a fairy tale. It stars Jeremy Renner, the sorely missed Gemma Arterton and Famke Janssen, and tells the tale of two children who escaped from the claws of a witch who lived in a candy house as kids to grow up as witch hunters.

Little did they know that they weren't really abandoned by their parents when they were kids. This was far from the truth. Instead, their mother was a powerful good white witch who refused to use her powers to harm the villagers who hanged her husband to death and burnt her to death. She sent the children away in a bid to protect them from being persecuted. In their hunt to exterminate an entire group of dark witches, the adult siblings chanced upon the truth about their parentage.

After Hansel lost his new found love in another good white witch in the battle with the dark witches, they managed to eradicate all of them and continue to live on as witch hunters.



14 February 2013

SENTOSA FLOWER SHOW 2013

We went to the Sentosa Flower Show and it was quite a letdown because of the rain and the less impressive design and maintenance, compared to yester years. The last show I attended had the CNY annuals flowing into the landscape in many areas of different terrain and I was bowled over then.

This time round, although there were some beautifully landscaped areas, it is a pity that it was kind of lacklustre and less than appealing in general and they also charged an admission fee of $5/adult too compared to the free admission in the past.






















10 February 2013

IXORA CONGESTA

The Ixora congesta is unique in its own way and each flower is a bright light orange with a reddish corolla base, unlike the Ixora javanica whose flowers have a uniform colour throughout.

ANNUALS FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR

Undeniably, what is Chinese New Year without Chrysanthemum and Celosia? These are just some of cultivars and undoubtedly the best Chrysanthemums are not even shown here.














BAY EAST

These photos were taken recently at Bay East. Some of the beautiful plants featured here include:

  • Canna cultivars
  • Duranta cultivars
  • Cyanotis cristata
  • Carphalea kirondron