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... of all the confounded creatures i hate, mosquitoes rank the top of my list. I realize that nearly every creature had been put on earth for a specific reason; particularly reasons that do not include being a major annoyance in my life.
To put it simply, even the ickiest most disgusting or slimy creature has something good to offer in the end, which, at times, may even outweigh the whole ickiness factor overall (or not) >.< but as for the blasted mosquito, i just don't see where it plays a crucial part in the entire story of human existance, apart from being one of the many much-hated or feared agents of spreading diseases...
and so... one night.... the bane of mankind decided to harass me... by disturbing my much-needed sleep... i don't know for sure how many mosquitoes attacked that night, but it was definitely enough to make me buy the largest can of bug spray i could find the very next day... to give you a rough idea of how desperately i wanted bug spray, i actually bought it from a petrol kiosk near my house because it was raining heavily that night and it was much too late to get it from anywhere else....
after this, i knew i would win my battles against mosquitoes (as well as any other creepy-crawly which decided to wage war against me) for as long as my supply of bug spray lasted...
These pics were taken at approximately 3 am. Blasted mosquitoes woke me up from a good sleep... just to give a rough idea of how ruthless the persistent little bugs can be, my hands were the only part of my body which weren't snugly tucked under my comforter, hence the only area which suffered their relentless attacks... =.="
My deepest apologies for not being around for so long... haha... but i think things should be back on track pretty soon.... these are a few things which caught my interest since the last time i blogged, but they're pretty much outdated, so please bear with me. >.< The day before i left for kl, the last time i was back, which i think was some time in March actually, i was introduced to a plant which became one of the few plants i began to crave from time to time... behold... the Purple Cauliflower... ^^
this is an organic purple cauliflower, and i'm not sure if it costs a bomb, but i'm guessing it does... then again, there isn't an organic vegetable which doesn't. Lolx.
anyway, it first struck me as something really pretty, maybe even too pretty to eat... but then again, i decided if it was a cauliflowers, then it may as well been steamed, salted and eaten. ^^
and therefore, that was exactly what i did.... the white thing you see in the picture is a microwave steamer. Yes, i'm THAT lazy. >.<>
Salting the veggie... that's a salt grinder at the top corner of the pic.
And finally, cutting it up and eating it. If you noticed, even the stalks of the cauliflower are purplish. ^^
and finally, the verdict: This is one YUMMY vege... ^^ actually it tastes pretty much like a regular caulifower except slightly richer in taste and it has a slightly bitter aftertaste to it too. Well, i discovered that i loved this little plant and i decided that i would look forward to future encounters with it. haha...
Okay, i actually came back to KK about two weeks ago. And since my maid has gone back to Indonesia (apparently she's been cursed... but i'mno expert on these things), i've started taking the responsiblity of doing certain chores, including the laundry. As strange as my habits are though, i only do the laundry at night... yes, when the sun just isn't shining. >.< style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">But anyway, back to the story, i was doing laundry late one night (actually i think it was around midnight), when i suddenly noticed something slithering around on the ground. It wasn't large, but it moved a lot. The lighting in my backyard is pretty much dim (having only a yellow light) and i stared long and hard at this little creature, wondering if it was a snake, or a worm... i came to two conclusions... If it was a snake, then it was a tiny little one... and if it was a worm... then it was a really big worm. >.<
so i put the thing on a newspaper and brought it into the wet kitchen, where the lights are much brighter... and i concluded... it was a snake... probably a baby snake... i have no idea what species. haha...
Just look at the words on the newspaper and you'll get a rough idea how small this thing was...
I'm trying to get a close-up of the head. I could actually see the eyes and the mouth from here, but my camera didn't feel like cooperating... actually it's a handphone camera... my digital camera probably needs replacement batteries.. >.<
Anyway, i threw the mini-snake outside and went around looking for Papa snake or Mama snake or any other siblings in the wet kitchen, inside the cabinets or any other dark place i could think of but i didn't find anything. And it keeps me wondering what on earth that little creature was doing in my backyard anyway, given the fact that my backyard is mostly cemented. =.="
