Mini Blooms and Cactus

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Mini Yellow Blooms

Ever since I got my macro lens a few months back I have been using it to snap pictures of blooms, the kids and also food. It does take time getting used to a fixed focal length and learning how to manually adjust the settings on the camera. Here are some close up shots which I took on our recent vacation in Malaysia.

Pink blooms

With smaller flowers one has to really get up close to ensure that the details of the blooms are being captured. Sometimes the shots do not turn up as crisp as I would like them to be. As you can see the focus is better in the yellow blooms above as compared to this picture of the pink blooms.

Bougainvillea

Sometimes it can be quite hard to spot the flower especially if it is hidden among the coloured leaves like the bougainvillea above. You really need a keen eye to be able to spot them and zoom in on it.

Flowering Cactus

Sometimes you can find blooms in the strangest places. This was the first time that I saw a flowering cactus. Most of the time I only see the prickly green leaves of the plant.

Have you captured any blooms lately?

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April 8, 2013

10 Reasons Why Mums have Superhero Powers

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Being a Mom does make one develop powers that are extraordinary. Many times we find that we are able to do stuff which we never though was possible. It is really amazing how our ability to learn things or do stuff within minutes magnifies once the kids are born.

Here is a list of items which I never though would be possible prior to being a mother.

3 course meal

I’m able to cook a 3 course meal with desserts/cakes all within one hour by maxing out all the kitchen appliance in the kitchen and have the laundry run by itself.
I know how to segregate my thinking and run more then one train of thought through it simultaneously. It comes with having the kids differentiated activities at the same time – English, Maths and piano practice. I’ve learned how to zoom in an micro focus so all three get equal attention.
I know what the kids are doing even though they deliberately close the door to their room. Mum’s have x-ray vision and a heightened six sense.
I am able to single out my kids cries in a crowd and can differentiate between which one is needing my immediate attention.
I am able to make things magically appear even though they have spent the last 2 hours combing the whole house looking for the missing toy. Mom’s have a knack for knowing where every little thing is in the house.
Be on tab with the 3 kids schedules, appointments, my own work schedule and R’s flying schedule while juggling all the daily activities.
Tiger girl being clingy

Know when to be “soft” or “hard ” with the kids so that they do not take advantage of others and learn to be independent.
Work from Dawn to Dusk so that everybody in the family gets attended to and not forget to have ME time for myself in the process.
Read books on cooking and baking which I never though I would ever do as I didn’t even learned to cook before the kids were born.
Decide to give up working in the corporate world so that I can fully concentrate on the family.