There’s a Malay idiom that goes, “seperti katak di bawah tempurong” – translated, “like a frog under a coconut shell”. It refers to people who live in a sheltered, enclosed environment, their world being life under that proverbial coconut shell. … Continue reading
We had some rain over the weekend, and I noticed that one of my temporary growing boxes – a short recycled styrofoam box – had flooded. I have it just next to the house, over the drain, which has cement … Continue reading
It’s time to talk about garden snails. Yes, I usually rant about them, but last week when I was out checking on my plants, I felt a bit bad when I realized how many empty snail shells were scattered about. … Continue reading
I suppose to my readers who live in more rural areas that have local wildlife, this post would sound really silly, but having grown up in a country that has modernized a lot in the past half century, our local … Continue reading