A Collection of MISC photos
Once in a while, it's nice to pretend that I'm artsy and snap pictures of interesting people, things and creatures (although my friends don't enjoy me sneaking up on them at the most random times, haha). I'm particularly fascinated by architecture and monuments because you can look at them and get a taste of the styles (and even ideologies) that were circulating at the time of construction. Considering how buildings can be hundreds of years old, you can actually learn a lot from them. It'll be more apparent when you look below, haha
The pictures were either taken with my Fujifilm Finepix S2000HD, Fujifilm Finepix HS25EXR or Samsung SII phone. Some of them were edited with Picasa. The program is available to download online (Picasa 3.9 Download link) and it's free! Of course, if you're hoping to remodel or transform the objects in your photos, this program won't be able to cut it. But it should be sufficient for those who simply want to enhance their photos or add some effects.
Anyways, I won't ramble on. Enjoy the view!
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| Hong Kong |
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Hong Kong
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| Hong Kong |
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| Hong Kong |
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| King's Mill Park |
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| King's Mill Park |
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King's Mill Park
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My New Plant Obsession
I have always enjoyed being outdoors and have always had a deep appreciation for nature. However, because I was preoccupied with school for the last....umm, 18 years of my life, I never felt that I would have the time to take care of houseplants. This was further complicated by my irrational fear of insects which has actually significantly improved as I grew older. I still can't bare to touch or kill bugs but at least I won't run away in fear, haha.
But....recently, I have discovered the joys of making terrariums! If you do not know what terrariums are, then I'll raise a simple analogy: Terrariums are to plants as aquariums are to fishes. Basically, terrariums are enclosed spaces, mostly glass containers, where plants are grown and displayed.
The great thing about terrariums is that since the plants are usually grown inside a glass container, then you only need to open the lid for watering so even if the plants need to be grown in moist soil, insects have less accessibility to breed in the soil. Furthermore, some plants grow best in high humidity so potting the plant in a glass container would allow you to maintain a warm humid environment within the terrarium - no need to crank up the humidity in your entire room.
The most important factor is that terrariums make incredibly beautiful displays. I put my terrariums and plants on a shelf next to my window and when I wake up to see the rays of sunlight seep between the contours of my plants, it puts me in such a great mood that the rest of my day feels much smoother. In the past, I did appreciate the beauty of nature but I never realized how relaxing it was to just look at plants until I began growing them in my room.
Without further ado, I'll share a few pictures of my terrariums and plants below:
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| A little baby jade sprouted out! |
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