Rose Romance at Gardens by the Bay

From 31 May to 14 July this year, the flower dome at Gardens by the Bay is filled with 40 varieties of roses in different colours, shapes and sizes from Europe. As I explored the roses, I also stopped  to smell the roses which have pleasant fragrant. There are English roses bred by David Austin and the France art of Trelliage. 

Yesterday there is free entry for both Pioneer and  Merdeka generation ( every second Tuesday of the month) so I took my mum to flower dome yesterday. There were many senior citizens yesterday besides tourists. They were enjoying admiring the beautiful roses. If you love roses, do visit the flower dome by 14 July this year. 

Gardens by the Bay, Flower Dome
Nearest MRT: Bayfront MRT

 Do remember to ask the ticketing staff for this informative brochure.

Build your own tower at the back of the brochure.

Wu Pao Chun Bakery

Wu Pao Chun is the latest bakery shop in Singapore by award-winning Taiwanese baker who won the Master Baker in  in the bread category of the 2010 Bakery Masters competition held in Paris. I wanted to buy the rose-lychee bread he created but it was already sold out by 4 pm even though it costs $20.80 per loaf. Instead I brought a box of lychee-rose financier ($20.80 for eight) for my family. It is located at Capital Piazza which is about 5 minutes walk from Cityhall MRT station. 

I brought Wu Pao Chun lychee-rose financier ($20.80 for eight)

Singapore Book Fair 2019

This year Singapore Book Fair is held at Capitol Singapore! Most probably, I spent the day reading, exploring Capitol Singapore mall and eating. It is near to Raffles City Shopping mall, my favourite mall. 

Click here to read more.
Nearest MRT: Cityhall MRT station

 Inside the beautiful theatre.

 The ceiling inside the theatre features 12 western astrological signs.

 Author giving talk.

Succulent Plants

I brought some beautiful succulent plants recently. Staff told me to water them once every 2 weeks or a month. Today is really hot and sunny so I just spray some water on them. Hopefully it can last 15 years.

Not Well This Week

This week, I have been coughing and sneezing and to my horror, I had fever this Tuesday. I rarely have fever and the last time I had fever was about 5 years ago. Normally my flu or cough will recover in a day or 2. But this time my cough persist for a week. Age is catching up on me and I am now in my late thirties. Think I better start to exercise and lose weight. 

I need to resume exercise routine, maybe aerobic dancing. How time flies, I feel so nostalgic so I watched my childhood idol Aaron Kwok MTV, the song that made him famous.  

Pulau Ubin, Rustic Island

 
If you want to visit rustic Singapore, head to Pulau Ubin, a 1020-hectare island where you can explore Singapore's last village or kampongs and Chek Jawa Wetlands with rich ecosystems. Recently, I went to another part of the Pulau Ubin where Outward Bound School is located via a ferry at Punggol jetty. To arrive at the other side of Pulau Ubin, the Chek Jawa wetlands, you need to take a boat from Changi Point jetty. 

Vesak Day in Singapore

In Singapore, Vesak Day celebration is on 19th May Day (Sunday). 20th May is a public holiday for all in Singapore. There are many events to commemorate the life of the Buddha: his birth, his attainment of Enlightenment and his passing into Nirvana. Based on  Buddhist scriptures, each of these occurred on a full moon in the lunar month of Vesak.

You can click this link to find various events. For me, I plan to go to Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum and maybe Palelai Temple. 

Buddha" Craving, with you I've been born again and again. But now you're reviewed and your power redundant. 

It is the nature of all conditioned to arise, persist for a while and then pass away. Investigate the impermanence of all conditioned phenomenon. For the tears of beings wandering through the samsara are beyond measure. One who is still attached to form, sound, taste, smell and physical sensation cannot find liberation from this world." 

The Four Noble Truths comprise the essence of Buddha's teachings.
1)They are the truth of suffering 
2) The truth of the cause of suffering 
3) The truth of the end of suffering 
4) The truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering is the Noble Eightfold  path. 

The steps of the Noble Eightfold Path are  
1)Right Understanding 
2)Right Thought 
3)Right Speech 
4)Right Action 
5)Right Livelihood 
6)Right Effort 
7)Right Mindfulness  
8)Right Concentration.

To read more on my reflect on Buddhism, you can view my other blog on Buddhism here.