13 days before Christmas. . parties and get together happening bi-weekly, people crowding the malls and bazaars buying gifts, and the flux of vehicles in every road of Manila at the heaviest. Well, what's new? That's so December. If you're in a cosmopolitan area, I'm sure you can relate.
Can you feel it? The pressure rising as we approach the Yuletide season.
Got a few minutes?
Escape with me. .
. . in a place to unwind and refresh. .
Back in college, a professor would always make us stared the green wall of our classroom, for like few minutes a day. He said that would refresh our tired eyes. So up to now, I practice the habit of staring green matters when my eyes get tired.
Above greens I found in the midst of the sprawling gardens of
Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Everything was pretty relaxing except the scorching tropical sun. Was so relieved to find out that there's an indoor garden there_ the
Cool House.
Imagine. . coming from a long walk of hectares of garden under the heat of bare sun, then enter an air conditioned, simulated rain forest garden. . is that perfectly awesome or what??
Inside the Cool House were native mountain plants of South- East Asia, arranged to simulate the vegetation of a tropical mountain forest.
exotic ferns. .
flower or fruit? can't say which. .but sure it's so beautiful. .
this one I was pretty sure _ an orchid but I doubt if anyone of you could grow one in your backyard. .
look very closely. . can you spot its pair of eyes and a nose ? I do . .look it even has a mouth open ready to snap any meat available. I think it's one of the carnivorous plants they housed there.
the mini falls at the side of the bridge with the rushing flow of water completed the feel of a rain forest. .
giant tree trunks are covered with heavy moss. .
little white orchids. .looking like there were millions of them. . the mirror reflections did the work. .
Well. .back to
n o w !!! If there's any consolation, the happiest season of the year is rushing in.. .
Merry Christmas to you all!!!
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