Growth of my papaya tree in my house compound

It was for fun attempt. I just throw the seed from the papaya that I eat into the nursery pots and poly bag in my house. It happens that few of them manage to survive and grow sturdy tree trunk. After the tree reach almost 15 cm height, I start to move the tree to the ground. I did give 2 of them to my friend.

Now I have 9 papaya tree in my house. 3 of them where their height is almost 140 cm and already start producing flower buds. Seems like 3 of them was a female papaya tree. Female papaya tree is the one that produce papaya fruits where the male papaya tree only produce papaya flower [1]. The flower characteristic for female papaya [4] and male papaya is very distinguishable [3].

Male papaya flower [3]

Benefit of Nona or Sri Kaya fruit

This morning I drop by a printing shop to help my friend print advertisement banner for rent/sale usage. Before I start my car engine, I manage to take a glimpse look on my surrounding. I notice there is a nona or sri kaya tree with heaps of fruit dangling in front of shop next door.

I immediately went to the shop and ask the worker there if possible for me to get one piece of the fruit. They were like shocked when I asked such request. Seems like no one ever ask before. But they were very kind to help to choose and pluck the fruit for me.

The fruit size is filling most of my palm area

Diameter of this fruit is almost 6.5 cm

Other name for this fruit is sugar-apple or sweetsop [3].

It have similar texture with soursop [2] fruit. Where it is not a surprise since they are within the same main family tree. Would be ideal to plant in my small land due to the small tree size compare to soursop tree.

The leaves from this plant [1] could be used to repel lice. This is nice to put in my cat cage later on for prevention purpose.

Sugar-apple or nona or sri kaya is high in energy, an excellent source of vitamin C and manganese, a good source of thiamine and vitamin B6, and provides vitamin B2, B3 B5, B9, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium [3]. I do find this is very helpful for woman like me especially during menstrual cycle. Since I am heavily affected by my imbalance hormone during such period of time.

Hopefully I am able to germinate the seed from this fruits with high success rate.

Till then, have a good healthy day ahead.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annona_squamosa
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annona_muricata
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar-apple

New addition to my family, a white female cat

This is my new white female cat. I found her end of September 2016 in eatery of Student Union Building (SUB) UTM. She have been around for a while. After asking around people who do business there, I decided to take her home since I could see she have good potential if well groomed.

Picture of her after being captured. I put her temporary in my lab while finishing up work

She was looking around her new surrounding

From the 2 pictures above, can see her tail have losses. Also the condition of her fur is quite bad.

I have bath her few times using a sulfur based cat shampoo. I also gradually feeding her from biscuits to mixed rice with wet cat food that contains herbs. My own recipe for the home made wet cat food.

I happen to have the time to spare this morning after feeding all my cats. I give the opportunity to her to roam around before transferring her to other cage.

She was exploring her new surrounding. Can see the fluffiness of her tail

Love her fluffy tail that is similar to feather duster

Her pose with few of my plants and flower

I am unable to snap front view of her. Since she is busy sniffing and exploring around her short lived freedom.

She still look skinny since she is quite picky on her food. As previously she just feed on biscuits given by kind people in SUB, UTM. I now feed her mixed rice with wet cat food that contains herbs to improve their skin and internal organs.

Hopefully she will grew healthier later on.

Till then, have a good day playing with your beloved cats.

2 influence people that I get to pose with during my convocation day

I was doing housekeeping of some of my old picture and stumble on my degree convocation picture in year 20007 as Computer engineering graduate (below). Think this is the only pictures left. As the picture of me receiving my degree scroll already perish in fire that burn down my Mum's house in August 2013 [1].

If not for my Mum, I won't have the courage to take picture with these 2 influence gentleman

On the left of the picture is the Vice Chancellor at that time, Tan Sri Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohd. Zulkifli Tan Sri Mohd Ghazali [2]. He is the 4th Vice Chancellor of UTM (2001- 2008) [2]. When I look back this picture lately, I just notice that on the right of this picture is actually Prof. Dato’ Seri Ir. Dr. Zaini Ujang [2]. He is the 5th Vice Chancellor of UTM (2008- Jun 2013) [2].

4th Vice Chancellor of UTM [2]. 

5th Vice Chancellor of UTM [2]. 

Thanks to my Mum, I am able to pose with the above gentlemen

Actually I was forced that time by my Mum to pose with the 4th Vice Chancellor (VC) [2]. Now when looking back at this picture, I am grateful to her for forcing me. Since now the picture worth more than the time it was taken.

So, how about the rest of you?

[1] The look of my Mum's house after burn down in fire last 2013 https://serinurulbeauty.blogspot.my/2015/03/the-loss-of-your-beloved-ones.html

[2] The Past Vice Chancellors http://www.utm.my/office-vc/history-of-the-office/