Kalanchoe

My friend Dawn's son was married yesterday. I was very happy for her. Dawn has been the best friend one could wish for. I broke with tradition and gave her a pot of flowering Kalanchoe flowers.

Guess what, I researched and found the common name for this plant is Mother-in-Law plant.

Thank you Dawn for being a very helpful friend when I needed you. 23 years ago at this time. Dawn took care of my girls when I was in hospital with Andrew.

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Scenic Sunday/bridge: in the jungle

Board-walk helps walking in the jungle an easier task for city folks.

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Sky watch Friday: Eagles watching over you.

We drove past this house many times to North Shore and we talked about the eagles at the gates. Had great weather that day. We joked the poor eagles must be wishing they were not concreted to the gate posts but are soaring up in the like like I did when I went flying with my Kai Mum, and sisters and Brother.





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Sammy Hagar - Eagles Fly (Music Video) w/ Lyrics

Sunday morning 9 a.m.I saw fire in the skyI felt my heart pound in my chestI heard an eagle cry
Now I'm alive, I can breathe the airFeel the wind, smell the earth in the airI watch an eagle rise above the treesProject myself into what he sees
Hey, take me awayCome on and fly me awayTake me up so highWhere eagles fly
I often dream I sail through the skyI've always wished I could flyThe simple life of a bird on the wingOh Lord, I could sing
Hey, take me awayCome on, fly me awayLift me up so highWhere eagles fly, oh yeah
I'm alive, I breathe the airWash the earth from my faceI catch a glimpse of another dreamI turn, I look there's no trace
Take me awayCome on, fly me awayI wanna fly away, pick me up so highWhere eagles fly, oh yeah
Eagles flyOh, take me awayEagles flyOh, take me away
Come on, let's fly awayWhere eagles flyCome on, fly awayWhere eagles fly

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Watery Wed: Matang Kuching, Sarawak.

 With friends, Staff and a student from Kuching High School. We went to a beach and stayed a couple of days. Can't remember if it was Santubong or Bako beach. Sadly when I left in 1977, I didn't keep in touch.

 This was at Matang waterfalls in 1974 with my mates from Batu Lintang teachers college. I  loved it so much that in 1977, I asked another group to take me there. I stayed in BLTC for about 2 months and left because I wanted to go abroad. Sadly, I too, forgot these friends' names.

 We climbed up the hill in sand shoes, and the toe nails of both my big toes turned black.

This post is specially for my Kai Chung School Lau Peng Yew, Vincent Teo. He posted on Facebook the waterfall. Thank you Vincent for buying my book.

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Flowers: Lavender

I don't have lavender in my garden. The water engineer's nose is very sensitive to the perfume of flowers. When we go for long walks, I joke that by the time I had pick one tiny stalk from each house which has a bush by the road, I have enough to have a few bouquets.  But alas, the water engineer might evict me.

Guess what? I bought a Lavender pillow without telling him. I bought it more than a month ago and he has not noticed. I have not used it yet.

Lavender is known for being a powerful remedy. I will let you know if I have become a different person after sleeping on it. This is what it says, captures the aromatic wonders which allows unprecedented sleep.

A DIY show says if you put some lavender oil in your toilet cleanser, "things" will slide off the toilet.  Lavender oil (or extract of Lavender) is used to treat acne . When I made my wheat heat bags, I was told to put a few drops in the bag.

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Olay Regenerist Night Resurfacing Elixir.

It is a good feeling when you go to a school reunion when students ask which class were you and you tell them you were their teacher. It is a good feeling when students say the students look older than the teacher.

What is the secret, they ask? It's Olay.  

And now, it is Olay Regenerist Night Resurfacing Elixir. You use it every night before you sleep  because night time is the right time for skin renewal.    Proctor & Gamble. has combined new insights into the natural natural changes that our skin experiences at night, with an all-new scientifically advanced formula to develop this new Olay Regenerist Night Resurfacing Elixir.  

Use it in 7 days and notice the difference. Apply it on your clean face and your neck. You will love the non greasy formulae.

I am not paid to write this review. I am given a sample to try this product. It comes in a black and red aesthetically looking box, with a plastic "peep" to see the actual product when you see it in the store. The product looks expensive and the pump is easy to use.

Gillette Mach 3 Turbo

I like my husband of over 35 years to be clean shaven. But sometimes he is not, and leaves a prickly face. He says  women don't understand. We would never understand the irritation while shaving , and the occasional nicks.

Now, he needn't have to worry, and is mighty pleased when I let him use the new Gillette MACH3 Turbo Sensitive advance triple-blade technology that delivers less pressure on the skin. I like Aloe Vera in the Lubrastrip. Aloe Vera has soothing and cooling effects. 

Goodbye redness during shaving .

I am not paid for this review. Gillette sent me a sample.