The Green May
Dear Sufi,
I got you a Marimo!
Mama: Sufi, tengok apa Mama beli untuk Sufi!
Sufi: Eee..nak makan?
Mama: Eh, tu bukan makanan. Tak boleh makan la.. Tu Marimo..Dia hidup dalam air.. Sufi jaga dia tau. Sufi nak bagi nama apa kat dia?
Sufi: HoneyMo!
Mama: Sufi, tengok apa Mama beli untuk Sufi!
Sufi: Eee..nak makan?
Mama: Eh, tu bukan makanan. Tak boleh makan la.. Tu Marimo..Dia hidup dalam air.. Sufi jaga dia tau. Sufi nak bagi nama apa kat dia?
Sufi: HoneyMo!
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Your first touch of HoneyMo. Happy tapi saje buat muka toya bila Mama ajak amik gambar :p |
So, how did I get to know and where did I buy HoneyMo?
Well, I came into the office quite early one morning. As I was passing by Ken's cube, I saw this lovely, velvety green ball in a glass bottle filled with water. Sangat teruja! I threw Linda and Ken one question after another, and amazingly the excitement was mutual! It's a seaweed ball or lake ball or moss ball - a species of green algae found in a number of lakes in the northern hemisphere.
Since its a domestic Marimo, it grows in tap water at room temperature. You need to change the water once a week, bathe and massage it with love, let it have enough light to ensure photosynthesis occurs and you can put it in the fridge to maintain its texture and colour. I bought it from Su Ee who was letting go one of her four Marimos.
Well, I came into the office quite early one morning. As I was passing by Ken's cube, I saw this lovely, velvety green ball in a glass bottle filled with water. Sangat teruja! I threw Linda and Ken one question after another, and amazingly the excitement was mutual! It's a seaweed ball or lake ball or moss ball - a species of green algae found in a number of lakes in the northern hemisphere.
Since its a domestic Marimo, it grows in tap water at room temperature. You need to change the water once a week, bathe and massage it with love, let it have enough light to ensure photosynthesis occurs and you can put it in the fridge to maintain its texture and colour. I bought it from Su Ee who was letting go one of her four Marimos.
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| You can squeeze it too! |
An experiment by Papa to see if the Swordtail can be a good companion to HoneyMo. Hmm..a few hours later we had to remove the fish out. Papa nampak the fishy makan HoneyMo.
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I'm still looking for a nice and cheap glass container for HoneyMo |
Wikipedia:
The plant was named "marimo" by a Japanese botanist Tatsuhiko Kawakami (川上龍彦, Kawakami Tatsuhiko?) in 1898 (Meiji 31). Mari is a bouncy play ball. Mo is a generic term for plants that grow in water. The native names ...........
Enough about HoneyMo. Now let's get into my May wish list...
Sufi, do you remember my previous KL Bird Park post? We were tired walking the entire morning, and right after I had lunch with papa on the back of the pickup, I asked Papa if we can go to Sungai Buloh. Weeee...Thank you, Yang for driving us there to satisfy my wish list that I had created these couple of weeks :) Thank you, Yang! Muah Muah Muahhhhhss!!
The plant was named "marimo" by a Japanese botanist Tatsuhiko Kawakami (川上龍彦, Kawakami Tatsuhiko?) in 1898 (Meiji 31). Mari is a bouncy play ball. Mo is a generic term for plants that grow in water. The native names ...........
Enough about HoneyMo. Now let's get into my May wish list...
Sufi, do you remember my previous KL Bird Park post? We were tired walking the entire morning, and right after I had lunch with papa on the back of the pickup, I asked Papa if we can go to Sungai Buloh. Weeee...Thank you, Yang for driving us there to satisfy my wish list that I had created these couple of weeks :) Thank you, Yang! Muah Muah Muahhhhhss!!
Ala pendek je pun my wish list:
1. Water plants
2. Herbs plants
3. Pearl Scale fish
1. Water plants
2. Herbs plants
3. Pearl Scale fish
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| The Beauty Garden at Sungai Buloh where we got the water plants... |
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| Tadaa..there you go...the water plants with the Swordtail fishy..nampak tak ada seekor at top-right? |
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| Tu pun dia |
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| Kesian budak comot ni ke hulu ke hilir ikot Mama! |
Right after we got the water plants, we were hunting for
the herbs plants at the newer branch of the Beauty Garden - which is
called Lot 43. Nasib baik jumpa - dah nak sampai Kota Damansara dah
rupanya kedai tu. But I was disappointed as there are not many herbs
plants available as what I saw in one of the blog that I googled. Pegaga
yang Mama nak pun takde yang menarik. So I got these two...
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| Thyme |
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| Rosemary |
I've used both the thyme and rosemary to marinate my roasted chicken last week :) Hopefully they'll grow just fine... InsyaAllah..Amin..please don't die on me wahai pokok2 herba kesayanganku! Pleaseeeee! I also bought for Papa two plants that he wanted :)
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| Pokok Christmas |
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| Pokok Cili Padi |
Here are two of my plants that I grow at my cubicle in the office. Bought it from IKEA during lunch date with Aunty Sha, Shahrini and Zaira. Alhamdulillah..dah almost 3 months.. sihat dan tumbuh dengan jaya nye :)
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| One of my fav - Ivy!! |
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| Another of my fav - Bonsai |
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| I'm now the guardian of this plant..Mummy dia on maternity leave for 3 months.. Mummy Hannah punya :) |
And here is my cubicle in Tower B.. I love my cube location and the space. Semi-D corner lot. Don't get all "whoaaa" to see the trophies.. Mine only 2 of them, another 2 are Aunty Shahrini's.
So...all items in wish list are checked! I'm one happy lady! Hijau menghiasi hidupku...hehehe
Hmm..should I come up with a June wish list? Hmmm mari garu dagu bersama...
Hmm..should I come up with a June wish list? Hmmm mari garu dagu bersama...
Love,
Mama
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