For this week I am sharing a video and some pics I took of a cat and a hen. Just experimenting with pic taking of animals. It is entirely a different kettle of fish from taking pics of scenery or people. They don’t obey instructions and are very natural. 
I still have much to learn in terms of getting the ‘perfect shot’ .
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My home town can be termed as a moderately prosperous town. Nobody is starving or has no means to earn a living if one is willing to work hard. In exceptional cases, relatives, friends, society at large and the government will chip in to help.
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Pic shows fu kui hua or literally translated high-class prosperity flower on the 1st floor balcony of a building next to Garden Hotel. I think it is beautiful and very creative of the house owner. It brightens up not only the apartment but the whole area.
However I wouldn’t want to stand directly beneath the apartment should a strong wind be blowing.:)
Have a great week ahead every body.
Opening ceremony. In case you are wondering what is happening, the VIPs are trying to break the balloons with a needle . It was a joyous occasion with smiles all over.
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Today’s snapshot was taken at a friend’s shop. He told me these were very hot items in his shop. Many kids came to buy these toys. These toys are joined to a key chain and sold at Rm1.20 in his shop each.
Perhaps it shows the generation gap but I honestly do not see what is so cool about keeping figurines like these as toys. It seems to be a fad amongst school children. They are actually made of plastic although they look like metal. The kids attach it to their pencil cases, school bags, water containers etc… perhaps to look hip?
This is not from my garden. I had it but threw it away. It is called pokok hantu ( ghost tree ) by some Iban friends. When flowering ( 7 years once ) it grows a stalk about 20ft high and as tough as bamboo…the stalk I mean. It is a relatively rare plant in my part of the world, I believe.
So it was a pleasant surprise when I saw a similar specimen a few days ago. It depends on the individual. Some associate this particular plant with certain issues, some don’t. This plant you see here is but a young plant. It will be quite a few more years before it begins to flower. After the flower withers, it will die and many small plants will grow all around the mother plant.
I was at Farley Supermarket this morning and I saw lots of bonzai plants for sale. Unfortunately I saw few buyers although there were many people who came just to gawk like me. Bonzai plants are for the serious green thumb people. They are not easy to maintain and are very expensive.
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At first my dog had a suitor. Like a love sick guy he would hang around and hope to see my bitch. We even thought that it was cute. When it didn’t go home to feed, we even fed it but no hanky panky we told the dog jokingly.
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My bitch, Oopi is in love. She waits every day for Julius to come. They ‘whisper’ sweet nothings in loud expressive barks and grab every opportunity to be together.
We put a stone here so Julius would not come into the house compound. We don’t want our young lady to get pregnant but Julius pushed it aside. In the pic I recreated the scene for you.
I have to think of some other way to keep them apart. In the meantime all she has got from him are ticks, tens of them 
Today has been like any other lazy weekend except that I cooked rendang chicken. Honestly my wife thinks rendang chicken is sinful for all the calories it contains including the coconut milk. But I don’t care. I love to eat delicious food
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