Pedestrian Life

I've sensed that I've become a more boring person. That troubles me so much so that I cannot sleep at 3 in the morning. No just kidding, it's the excessive eating I did today but oh lord, it was worth it. But yes, me becoming increasingly boring does worry me a tad.

Trying to figure why that is so has me arriving at some possibilities

#1 I'm getting older and settling into the contented routine life of being married. Tending to the upkeep of the house does take my mind off creative thoughts which in retrospect is terrible! If it were true.

#2 The boy's boring-ness is rubbing off on me. I probably hang around him too much which means I should seek out my friends to unboringfy myself. I do find it disappointing that he stifles me spontaneity so much so that I sometimes censor myself to prevent the disappointment from setting in though I don't believe I'm bitter about doing that.

#3 Jaded. The world and its woes, don't let me begin.

Me thinks it's all of the above. A little bit of each mashed into a giant swirling vortex that sucks the happy, creative, spontaneous fairy that resides within.

I have got to get out of this comfortable rut

Tulips in the Tropics

Tulipmania just concluded its run at the Gardens by the Bay and it really was a fantastic showing. The whole flower dome was filled with the heavenly scent of Narcissus that even my bad nose could pick up on. Strategically placed photo opportunities of potted Tulip displays where tourists naturally teemed which I tried my best to avoid and then the grand centrepiece Tulip field, the sort that harks back to that of Holland, but miniaturised.

I liked it, it was a nice effort to bring some Spring blooms to the tropics although I also heard rather dismissive comments from colleagues who boasted about seeing the actual tulip fields in Holland. That's as good as saying the tropical rainforest greenhouses are incomparable to the jungles of Sabah. Well, duh.

I went with my aunt who wasn't much of a plant person but she was sufficiently impressed by the blooms and scent and the cloud forest conservatory was as usual rather spectacular. It was a nice way to spend the morning out of crazy heat!