If you are short of the ideas how your imagined monsters shall look like, do spend some time looking at the sky, you may find some inspiration up there. This elephant nose Monster is blowing smoke in the evening sky!
Friday, 12 February 2016
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Orange Crossandra Pungens
This plant has prospered very well near the ground in my garden, outshining periwinkle, roses, perennials,Ctenanthe Oppeheimiana, Caladium bicolor, etc. They grow well under the shed, unlike others which require a lot of sunlight.
There is another yellow variety, it does not grow as well. I shifted it to my farm.
The orange colour is brighter but I prefer yellow.
This plant has prospered very well near the ground in my garden, outshining periwinkle, roses, perennials,Ctenanthe Oppeheimiana, Caladium bicolor, etc. They grow well under the shed, unlike others which require a lot of sunlight.
There is another yellow variety, it does not grow as well. I shifted it to my farm.
The orange colour is brighter but I prefer yellow.
Monday, 8 February 2016
The Faces of Death
Like all living things, this is the final moment we have to face in our destiny, the faces of death. While they are left to be disintegrated, we have the honour to be buried properly and degraded in the specified and confined place. But we are like them, every atom of us to be disintegrated and ready for recycling to form other matters. Some atoms of us may form new insects and some atoms of the insects may form new us.
Like all living things, this is the final moment we have to face in our destiny, the faces of death. While they are left to be disintegrated, we have the honour to be buried properly and degraded in the specified and confined place. But we are like them, every atom of us to be disintegrated and ready for recycling to form other matters. Some atoms of us may form new insects and some atoms of the insects may form new us.
Chinese New Year
Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year, wishing everyone in this world happy and at peace (even though I know is impossible).
Last midnight, it was just like war zone in Kuching as tons of firecrackers were set off, which could be heard far away. Look like Kuching people are still rich enough to burn money even though it is illegal. Belief and fun probably were the themes. People believed that the thunderous noise could drive away the evil spirits and misfortunes, just like centuries ago. Children, even adults liked fun.
Customs sometimes supersede the laws which are far away. When the tiger is not around, the monkey is the king.
Yes, this is a monkey year, it is expecting to have a lot of mischievous things happening in the coming new year. Let see what they are. As long as you treat those events as monkey business, no need to be too emotional, everything will look al right.
Kong-Si-Fatt-Choy!!!!!
Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year, wishing everyone in this world happy and at peace (even though I know is impossible).
Last midnight, it was just like war zone in Kuching as tons of firecrackers were set off, which could be heard far away. Look like Kuching people are still rich enough to burn money even though it is illegal. Belief and fun probably were the themes. People believed that the thunderous noise could drive away the evil spirits and misfortunes, just like centuries ago. Children, even adults liked fun.
Customs sometimes supersede the laws which are far away. When the tiger is not around, the monkey is the king.
Yes, this is a monkey year, it is expecting to have a lot of mischievous things happening in the coming new year. Let see what they are. As long as you treat those events as monkey business, no need to be too emotional, everything will look al right.
Kong-Si-Fatt-Choy!!!!!
Saturday, 6 February 2016
The Logic of Such Evolution
It is a white trumpet flower, but it is not attractive. It is closer to squarish rather than round. The boundaries of the five petals are distinct but they had fused together to form a trumpet. The anthers and stigma are short, hardly noticeable. I did not see any insects around. How then this plant pollinates?
The plant does not seem to require pollination. It is very invasive species and grows rapidly to any hostile environment by continuously extending its stems. Just cut a short stem and throw on the ground, roots will come out and soon the stems are everywhere. Flowers are hardly necessary.
Of course, without change of gene structure, the chance of survival is less when undergoes a harsh environmental change.
Furthermore, facing upward trumpet flowers will not survive during raining as the trumpet is filled up with water, too heavy to be held by a small stalk.
It is a white trumpet flower, but it is not attractive. It is closer to squarish rather than round. The boundaries of the five petals are distinct but they had fused together to form a trumpet. The anthers and stigma are short, hardly noticeable. I did not see any insects around. How then this plant pollinates?
The plant does not seem to require pollination. It is very invasive species and grows rapidly to any hostile environment by continuously extending its stems. Just cut a short stem and throw on the ground, roots will come out and soon the stems are everywhere. Flowers are hardly necessary.
Of course, without change of gene structure, the chance of survival is less when undergoes a harsh environmental change.
Furthermore, facing upward trumpet flowers will not survive during raining as the trumpet is filled up with water, too heavy to be held by a small stalk.
Why Sunset is reddish ?
This is the question often asked by my friends or young relatives who have no science background. Many professional people would not be able to answer this too as they had returned their scientific knowledge to their high school teachers. Can you answer me?
To me, colours of light appear to be an illusion. It you look right angle into this photo, it is mainly reddish and yellowish orange. But if you look from bottom up, it is almost totally red. If you look from top down, the colour appears to be bluish. So, it must be something to do with our angle of sight.
In fact, light comprise a mixture of visible electromagnetic wavelengths to our eyes (to other animals, the perception may be different). These colours are red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, deep blue and violet. Our atmosphere contains a lot of molecules of gases and dusts. Light scatters as it passes through such particles. But blue light scatters the most as these particles are generally smaller than its wavelength (this is called Rayleigh Scattering). During the mid-day, the atmosphere above us is thinner directly towards the sun, we see yellow sun, while towards other area of the sky, the blue light is scattered, we see blue sky. At evening, our line of sight is at an angle to the horizontal, the atmosphere is thicker, when most of the blue light is scattered, leaving the red,orange and yellow colour waves approaching us from the sun.
This is the question often asked by my friends or young relatives who have no science background. Many professional people would not be able to answer this too as they had returned their scientific knowledge to their high school teachers. Can you answer me?
To me, colours of light appear to be an illusion. It you look right angle into this photo, it is mainly reddish and yellowish orange. But if you look from bottom up, it is almost totally red. If you look from top down, the colour appears to be bluish. So, it must be something to do with our angle of sight.
In fact, light comprise a mixture of visible electromagnetic wavelengths to our eyes (to other animals, the perception may be different). These colours are red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, deep blue and violet. Our atmosphere contains a lot of molecules of gases and dusts. Light scatters as it passes through such particles. But blue light scatters the most as these particles are generally smaller than its wavelength (this is called Rayleigh Scattering). During the mid-day, the atmosphere above us is thinner directly towards the sun, we see yellow sun, while towards other area of the sky, the blue light is scattered, we see blue sky. At evening, our line of sight is at an angle to the horizontal, the atmosphere is thicker, when most of the blue light is scattered, leaving the red,orange and yellow colour waves approaching us from the sun.
The False Eyes of the Butterfly
Look like the false eyes are functioning as intended; three damaged regions of the wings are near the false eyes. The damage to the tail is the worst, which apparently resembling a face with two eyes and a nose (actually two small false eyes). These eyes are sparkling. The butterfly really knows how to deceive predators just to survive for another few weeks or days.
No matter what, if we can live as longer, the impression or contribution or continuation or opportunities in or to this world is better.
Look like the false eyes are functioning as intended; three damaged regions of the wings are near the false eyes. The damage to the tail is the worst, which apparently resembling a face with two eyes and a nose (actually two small false eyes). These eyes are sparkling. The butterfly really knows how to deceive predators just to survive for another few weeks or days.
No matter what, if we can live as longer, the impression or contribution or continuation or opportunities in or to this world is better.
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