Ok, i have thought of some crazy idea. I am not going to create a muddy water for my lotus. Through surveying the world (the internet), i stumbled about a magical invention! The crystal soil! Tada!
These crystal soil can absorb water and keep the plant moisted. The crystal soil is rather cheap. They cost SGD$2 per pack and i bought a total of 8 packs (50% for my colleague). Well, i suppose it came in different quality because my “red” crystal soil went de-color after i added water to them. …

YEAH! The seeds have sprouted! Next step to get a big bowl and some “muddy water”.

Planting lotus is tough work and here is the reason.
Many years ago, i bought some lotus seeds from a thailand florist. It was only recently my mum talked about planting lotus, then i brought out the seeds to show her. She dropped around 4-5 seeds into a small tank and changed water regularly. However, after more than a month, there was no visible change to the seeds. Then i remember i read something about hacking the seed’s shell from the shipped instructions (2 A4 pages of instructions). However, i have …

I hurt my lower back on 13 Aug, thurday. The cause must be the heavy stuff i was carrying on my right shoulder on the way to work.  When i was returning from home, the pain started getting worst. I had to stick 2 pieces of the pain plasters on my lower back. They did not help much during the night. Whenever i moved my body, the pain will be there. The next day, the pain seems to have affected the nearby nerve, it started to give rhythmic acute pain …