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My black mulberry at backyard - planted 2007.

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Some facts about mulberry: Origin: The white mulberry is native to eastern and central China. It became naturalized in Europe centuries ago. The tree was introduced into America for silkworm culture in early colonial times and naturalized and hybridized with the native red mulberry. The red or American mulberry is native to eastern United States from Massachusetts to Kansas and down to the Gulf coast. The black mulberry is native to western Asia and has been grown for its fruits in Europe since before Roman times. Fruit: Botanically the fruit is not a berry but a collective fruit, in appearance like a swollen loganberry. When the flowers are pollinated, they and their fleshy bases begin to swell. Ultimately they become completely altered in texture and color, becoming succulent, fat and full of juice. In appearance, each tiny swollen flower roughly resembles the individual drupe of a blackberry. The color of the fruit does not identify the mulberry species. White mulberries, for exam...

Black is beautiful!

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I love my two lovely companions here.. namely Balkish (Blacky) and Kamariah ( Camry )...hehe

Salam Aidil Fitri

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Treetop Canopy Walk

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KULIM: Last Saturday 19/04/08 - went to Sungai Sedim Tree Top Walk just to pass time over the weekend and you know something? I was amazed to discover that the Sedim Tree Top Walk is the world's longest and tallest and situated right in our very own country Malaysia!(In it's catogary. It's made of galvanised steel weighing more than 422 tonne). As you stroll along the walkway you can see and even touch the leaves of some trees nearby , namely "Chengal, Meranti, Kulim etc." I bet it is indeed going to be a very interesting moment and experience for you once you're there:)

Sea Trial

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Onboard of KD Ganyang during a sea trial from Kemaman Trengganu to Kuantan Pahang. It was a failure tho :-(

Bandung Indonesia

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Volcano: Kawah Ratu Tangkubanperahu - What an awesome view!

Oil Painting

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"The White Water Lilies" by Claude Monet.

Gua Tempurung

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My Visit to Gua Tempurung: Located in Gopeng Perak Malaysia and can be reached via North-South Highway. Exit the NS Highway at the Gopeng Interchange then proceed south towards Kampar using the old Federal Route. About 5km turn left and you will reach Gua Tempurung in about 10 minutes drive from the junction. Here are two breathtaking pictures that I managed to capture with my handphone camera but unfortunately others are blurred or rather dark due to insufficient light inside the cave. Top right: I call it 'A Secrete Face'. (Best view in thumbnail). As for your information, there are a lot more natural eye-catching limestone formations that can be found in the magnificent and wondrous cave . To name a few, a stalagmite named after Osama, the stalactites that resembling a butterfly, a leg of a woman and an elephant head complete with its trunk, on the wall of the cave I also could see clearly some of the "paintings" which looked like a cat, chicken and etcetera. Besid...

Passion

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At the pro-shop: "They said I look like Tiger Woods but errm... only the color" hahahaha Bottom right: Royal Perak Golf Club. 18th hole viewed from the gallery. Nice looking green but be prepared to face a putting inquisition. Each green gives you a different speed!

I Love Golf

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It takes both the rain and sunshine to make a rainbow. You would not believe me if I were to tell you that I used to hate those guys who talked about golf would you? Telling stories about the game they played.... and at one time I even made a promise to myself, if I were to take up any game definitely it would not be golf but one day out of my curiousity, I braved myself and of course swallowed my pride trying out the game all by myself, quietly though. It was just like going through hell especially during the initial stage of learning how to hit the golf balls...it was not as easy as I have thought. To cut the story short, after several weeks of practicing, a good friend of mine invited me to play a round of golf with him and at the end of the game, he told me that I was not playing golf but instead playing a hockey game. Who cares, I enjoyed it very much anyway. Well thank God those hard times were long been forgotten and now I am very happy to be able to play the game with a valid h...