Adenium, After The Rain

It rained cats and dogs last Wednesday, leaving everything outside totally soaking wet, including my Adeniums.

See The Moon!

The highlight of the Mid-Autumn festival is mooncake and we are still in the mooncake zone. We got more mooncakes. These are from Raffles Hotel and is one of my favorites.

They are packed in classically designed tin in light purple and most importantly, in terms of taste, they are just right to my preference. Not too sweet, but the sweetness and tenderness is right there. They have simple basic fillings that are my favorites, smooth white lotus paste and an egg yolk.

New Buddy Arrives!

My first iPod Touch's battery had gone crazy and the newest iPod touch is just too good to pass. My two valid excuses for getting a new one. I don't think they are available on the store yet, but I ordered it online over the weekend. Shortly after, surprisingly, within three days, I got it. Yipee!!! My life is complete... for now. 'Til I get my iPad!

For Real...

I waited and waited for a long while for these adeniums to start flowering and when it finally happened, it happened. I should not even have been too anxious about it, but it I was eager to really see that all my time dedicated to look after them were really worth it. Seeing first flower is always exciting. Now, we enjoy plenty of them and they are quite a pretty sight. I know there are still more to come.... It is still a thrill!

What's In The Box?

It's the time for Mid-Autumn Festival Again. Or Mooncake Festival or Lantern Festival. All around the countries, people are promoting mooncakes of all types and all sizes. There are way too many different types that I could ever count, not that I would anyway. Outrageous. What's more interesting to me also is the packaging. They are so creative, fancy and so nicely done too and I am certain it is the large part of the price.

Here we have one from Ritz Carlton here. I love the design, it is simple, but still very pretty and reflective of the occasion. The box is definitely a keep for me. The mooncakes themselves? They taste great too.

Just Waffles!

It was Sunday yesterday and we had waffles. It was buttermilk waffles with homemade strawberry sauce. No big deal. I simply could not resist putting up the pictures here. They were delicious though. I still can imagine the taste of them ..... yum.

A Bummer!

I feel great having Friday as non-meat day. It forces me not to eat meat and directs me towards eating more healthily. Like yesterday, I was happy with having salad for lunch.

Blame it on my dear daughter who needed to pick up her contact lenses and bring her glasses case so she can replace the lenses with the newly prescribed ones. Yes, her eyes got worse. After finished with her errand, I dropped by at the supermarket to get some feta cheese for my cheese-eater daughter. It didn't take too long and just a few steps from the entrance before the pork knuckles on the rack behind the glass cover called my name. I simply surrendered, asked the lady behind the counter to pass me one and took it home. Of course I paid. Ahhhh......my lunch......

Friday Lunch

Friday.
No meat day.

Japanese salad from Sushi Tei. I can't remember what the name is, it's just salad with some crab meat and avocado. The best part was the dressing, sesame dressing.

Waiting No More!

The waiting is over. One Adenium flower has opened up and displayed its bright pink outstanding color. In less than an hour after shyly opening its petal, the flower completely expanded. Here we go!

Still Waiting...

So, we have have arrived here, in September. I am still waiting for my Adenium flowers to open. They are still teasing and keeping me intrigued everyday... The buds are getting larger, but they are still close. I continue waiting...