Gallimaufry#8

Just a bunch of random photos from my corner of the world.

Skywatch from my balcony

 Favourite Malaysian tea-time snacks

Bottom left — sesame bomb      Bottom right — cucur udang (prawn fritter)

 Fritters made of battered prawns and chives served with a sweet chili sauce

Curry Puffs

Hidden rubies

Mother Nature's gems that go unnoticed

Yellow vinca

Thai jasmine

Pomegranate

Misplaced Flowers

Some people say a weed is just a misplaced flower.

If you just care to look closely and learn more about these unloved plants, you might appreciate their beauty and virtues.

Inconspicuous and easily overlooked ...

Woody borreria

smaller than a pea ...

Untamed ...

Billy goat weed

Coat buttons

Weeds are flowers too,

once you get to know,

them.

A.A. Milne

Gallimaufry#7

Just a bunch of random photos from my corner of the world.

Crepe Myrtle

Dumplings for dinner

Legend has it that if you don’t eat dumplings during Dongzhi/Winter Solstice (traditional festival in China) your ears will freeze and fall off!

 Sky watch from my balcony

Food truck 

Cendol — dessert comprising shaved ice, worm-like green rice flour jelly, coconut milk, red beans and palm sugar syrup.

I can still recall the look on Cousin Victor's face when we told him the green jelly strands in the Cendol that he was enjoying happily were worms! We were kids then and Cousin Victor from Australia was visiting Malaysia for the first time.  His face turned as green as the jelly "worms"!!

more food trucks ...

Mangosteen season!

A loud whir and the smell of freshly cut grass ...

Strapped with an engine on his back and donning a large hat and protective gear to shield him from flying debris and our scorching Malaysian sun, the grass cutter is seen here from my balcony trimming brush and square foot upon square foot of grass on our condo grounds.

Sometimes, he gets a little help from a friend.

Leave It In The Hands Of The Lord

A wee flower no bigger than a quarter ...

... flourishing in the wild...

Chinese violet

And if God cares

so wonderfully for 

wildflowers,

He will certainly 

care for you.

                                                                 Mathew 6:30

Gallimaufry#6

Random photos from my corner of the world.

Nature's Fibonacci Sequence

Mathematics in the strangest of things

Pineapple

Nature's cotton balls

Skywatch from my balcony

Thai lunch today — Moo Grob

Recipe here —  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKXLznh-i5I

In loving memory of Oreo —  it has been 5 years since her passing.

Gone but never forgotten

Air and water at a gas station except that ...

... air here isn't air!  Air (pronounced as aiyer) is water in Malay and angin is air!  Go figure!

Malaysia street food

Popiah — spring roll made from a soft, thin paper-like crepe with a filling of  julienned jicama, tofu, carrot and cucumber.

I haven't the faintest idea what these are. Anyone?

Durian season!!

It is not uncommon to see durians on sidewalks displayed by vendors during the durian season!

You can read more about The King of Fruits here and here.