Who Was Your First Crush?

Can you believe it that “Cliff Richard” was my first crush?  He was my childhood Idol.  I listened to all his songs, read all the gossips about him, collected his pictures and dreamt about him.  
At that time in the early 60s we were not as lucky as the young kids today. No TV shows, [...]

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What I Hate Most Of Australia

Why Australian flies are so annoying? When the summer has started to spread the heat and humidity, these damn animals are everywhere. The most annoying to me is the small flies or what people here call the Bush Flies (Musca vetustissima)
Bush flies are small and they breed in cow dungs or just any dung I [...]

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Tuberose

 
 

After I posted an entry about Jasmine flower sometime ago, I’m thinking about another white flower with beautiful lingering fragrance. I grow them in my garden, very hardy and easy to grow.

 
Tuberose:
Besides jasmine, tuberose  is another flower that releases beautiful perfume, especially in the night time. In my area around Melbourne (Australia), it is usually [...]

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Rani’s Hero

 
 
 
Central Java 1925. 
 
Slender, light olive colour complexion, shiny dark hair. She was a girl of natural youth and beauty. The 18 years old Rani was exuberantly happy that she was able to go home earlier. She helped her parents with their business selling vegetables and fruits in the market. The hustle bustle of the [...]

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Jasmine Flower

One of my favourite sweet scented flowers is Jasmine. There are many varieties of Jasmine plant (about 200), but there is one that is so close to my heart. It is one species called Jasminum sambac (=Indonesian name is Melati) which is also the national flower of Indonesia. The flowers themselves are small and simple. [...]

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