Hello, Earthlings! :) It's the start of 2010! Its GREAT to be home relaxing but my hubby has to work today, and he was feeling pretty reluctant. LOL! Well, its his job so he can't grumble. Landis is feeling much better after seeing the Chinese sinseh. His bloated tummy, gone and today he manages to finish his bowl of porridge. PHEW! His teething really gives us HEADACHES. But I'm glad this new year is too, a good start for my boy. =)
For the past 2weeks, I'm occupying myself with my hobby. GARDENING. :) I'm cultivating Tropical Tomatoes, Egg Tomatoes, Long Tom and Pepper Volcano (Chilli); all from seeds. I'm happy to announce, all the seedlings have sprouted except Pepper Volcano as it requires a longer "sprouting" time. :) When I was younger, my Dad introduced gardening to me. I'm thankful to have his gift; the green fingers. We would cultivate lots of flowering plants and vegetables in the plot of garden behind our shop (the garden was long gone after the reconstruction :'S). Then, we had young papaya tree, chilli plants, fern plants, aloe vera... ... ... My Dad would plow and fertilize the soil, just like what he did yesterday to his potted plants. He even let Landis "helped", aka played with the soil. LOL! :D
He said to us, "In the past, you have to opportunity to play with soil and get all dirty. You can rear domestic animals like chicken. But look at Landis now? The only chance of him seeing a live chicken is in the zoo!!"
Yup! How true. It really got us thinking of the enviroment now. Our children today really lose the simple childhood and child play we used to enjoy. Of course, many will say that we have to improve and move with the global pace. But, is it worth the exchange of our children's innocence and growth? Will you trade your child's moral values to a richer society? That is how absurd our world has become. My new year resolution? To play a more active role in conserving our world, Reduce, Reuse & Recycle. Plus to educate Landis the importance of Mother Nature and appreciate her. :) I believe there is still goodness in mankind, we just have to spare a minute to ask ourselves what we really NEED instead of what we really WANT. We NEED to do our part to save our Mother Earth, otherwise our WANTs will not even EXIST, isn't it?
To end the note here, I'll share the pictures of my seedlings' sweet growth. :)
Presenting my Tropical Tomatoes and Egg Plant Long Tom :)
And last but not least, my Egg Tomatoes and Pepper Volcano Chilli. :) Cheers.
