This bush is called green fukien tea leaves.
When I was growing up, this is the only tea that I knew. My mother boils these leaves for our morning tea. I have only known its name just lately with the help of google lens😊. Before, it was simply tea, good for the tummy. In fact, it is medicinal. Its leaves are used in the treatment of diarrhoea, colic, cough, etc.
We have one bush in the backyard today, my sister thinks a bird have sown it. It brings back childhood memories, we used to eat these teeny weeny fruits. But not one of us will dare doing that now that we are adults. We never used it anymore as when my siblings and I grew up, we discovered tea bags in different flavors😅😂😂.
Wishing you all a good week ahead, enjoy the rest of the weekend for now 🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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I am wishing that these are fresh blueberries.
I am just missing fresh blueberries, you see...
If these are fresh blueberries I'll be the first to pick these up and eat them, am not sharing, haha. Come on it's not much here😄
But of course, for many of you guys know what these berry-like bits are. Yes, they are the Lantana plant berries. Well, I'll just call them berries, now I'm wondering if they are edible🤔
They are actually like less than 5mm in size, so maybe that's considered macro shots using just my phone😄
Have a great weekend, noisemates🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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Overthinking kills your happiness...
When I am worried, I tend to overthink.
I worry for things that may not happen...and
all this negative thinking shows...unhappiness.
So I'll just divert myself into something else like this
unique plant of my sister-in-law. My first to notice
it, she was out so I missed asking what's it's name. It looks like a 6 inches stump and at the top of it are these super tiny sprouting leaves. That kind of,
look closely to appreciate its beauty and oh put your glasses on if needed😉😄😄
Enjoy the weekend noise.cash friends🌷🍀🌷☘🌷
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My sister and her husband visited the Maldives two weeks ago and shared few photos in our family's group chat, no worries, I asked for permission to use them, haha. 🤗
Looking at these photographs is already relaxing. Imagine the sea breeze, the sound of the waves, the heat of the sunshine, the peaceful environment. Just you and few people and the nature. For sure, I will sleep well in this environment.😉🌴🌴🌴
The truth is, getting on a vacation has it's own stresses. Planning, packing, issues that may pop-up, etc but all of these are just nothing compared to that blissful feeling the moment you get in a beautiful place and settled. Just worth taking all those steps. And enjoy... and pack your things again, and head back home. A home is still the best place to be🥰🥰🥰Home Sweet Home❤❤❤
I wiss you all the best🌷🍀🌷☘🌷
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I am calling this "a close call"...
My brother is using this huge bougainvilla as a shelter from the sun for his car. He's gone out of town, it rained and the bougainvilla gone heavy from the downpour. So what was 1 foot gap was now...hmmm, it is really close. Oh well, I guess my brother will be trimming this bougainvilla again so his car will stay
scratch free. Someday soon, this car will have a proper shelter. Now I am wondering what will happen to this bougainvilla when that happens.
Proper garage or bye bye bougainvilla? Maybe can have both. I don't know.
Hope all is well🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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Asking questions is always a smart thing to do...
We can imagine a child with wide open eyes, eagerly asking questions. Why is the sky blue? Why aren't there any more dinosaurs? What are black holes?
Questions after questions after questions, because children are curious, they have the desire to learn.
Adults can also ask questions. We do that to find our way, ask for direction when we are lost. We ask questions to learn of dangers that we need to avoid. Or we ask questions just to satisfy our curiosity, etc, etc.
So if we have questions, let's not hesitate to ask anybody. There is nothing wrong if we want to learn things particularly the most important things in life.
Wishing you all the best🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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Hello all fellow noisers👋👋👋
I hope today goes great and the rest of the week will be even better🙂
I will be talking about the generous guava tree in our backyard. It's yielding lots of fruit but unfortunately, none can be consumed. I picked up one guava one day... I put it down overnight, the next morning it was soft and lying on gooey fluid🤢. My sister said, it's not good for consumption for that means there must be something creepy crawly inside the fruit.
Then that afternoon, the culprits have been caught in action, and here they are in my photos. Anyways, I'm wishing it's another fruit bearing tree, something that all will like then maybe we can do something about these pests. My family obviously is not in love with it...Although I like it, my body seems not to like it. I am suspecting that it is one of those that have given me skin allergic reaction. It was horrid. So I guess I'll just have to avoid it...and we just leave it for this tiny insects...am sure they will be happy😅😂😂
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Conquering fear is not easy.
It needs courage to go forward...don't stop.
You can move slowly, that's alright...
...at least, you are moving forward.
Don't rush...keep expectations low.
Don't be afraid making mistakes, learn from them.
Don't mind what other people say, do your best.
Keep going...keep going... until fear disappeared.
I'll be quoting this quote by W. Clement Stone,
" Thinking will not overcome fear but action will."
This says it all.
Sharing with you my captures today. I've gone inspired taking photographs of freshly watered flowers. Happy flowers😊 Happy me...flowers with water crystals 🙂🙃😉
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YELLOW WATERMELON
I only knew in my life that watermelon is red. Of course the part that we eat😉. Until early this year when my sister bought yellow watermelon. We can't really tell on the outside because it's green like any other watermelon. But I tell you what, watermelon is watermelon😁. Red or yellow, round or oblong, they taste the same. Refreshing, hydrating fruit. The only difference is the color and maybe slightly on nutrients depends on the color. Apparently, yellow contains more Vit. C. But in short, watermelon is rich in vitamins and minerals. Therefore, it has a lot of health benefits.
So yeah, let's give ourselves a dose of watermelon for health and it's great for the hot weather. Doesn't matter if it's red, yellow, purple, etc. I am yet to see the other colors...
Have you seen any other watermelon color apart from red?
Weekend is here noise.cash friends...Do have fun whatever you do. Take it easy.🌸🌷🍀🌷🌸
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TEARS
Why do we shed tears? It's the result
of our deep emotions. It can be tears
of joy or sorrow or fright or anger
or it can be anything like watching sad movies,
sad news, parting ways or goodbyes
or it could be tantrums, frustrations, etc.
And boys, you are allowed to cry, too.
It's healthy...it means that you have a heart
and you are human, too.
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How's life going to be with no internet? Is this a horrifying thought?😱🤔😢Well, as internet has advantages, disadvantages come along with it, depending on where are we going to put it in our lives. Internet made communication and connectivity easier. Essential for working from home or working online, shopping, entertainment, informations about anything, banking, etc. 👍👍👍With no internet, people will have more physical activities, more time outdoors and exploring the world with family and friends.👍👍👍 Therefore, like food and beverages consumed in moderation will do us good, Internet used in moderation will likewise do us good. It's always the balancing act, that makes us healthy physically, mentally and emotionally.
Besides, how can we make noise here in noise.cash dear friends, if there is no internet? Oooh 🤔🤗😅
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Oh dear, I made a mistake of changing the photo after posting it. I shouldn't have done that or I should have given it a thought first before making a move. But things happen. So it is what it is. Now, I can't be bothered to talk about what I first posted because it's a bit lengthy. And I'm tired, I had a long day.
Have a good day/good evening all🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
While doing my walking routine this afternoon, I was humming softly this another old song which starts like this...
"Saying goodbye is never an easy thing..."
I pretty much agree with these words... Goodbye equals sorrow plus tears. Emotional moment. So when goodbye is inevitable I wish I can run away from it. But that is impossible because when time an unforseen occurence occurs, it is there for us to face it. We cannot turn our backs from it. So this is how I will face it...I would say, "No goodbyes my friends...see you when I see you". Even if I'm wishing to just say, "goodbye, see you later". Grateful with the technology we have now, that even if we are living in different corners of the world...we can still keep in touch...Friends Forever😊❤❤❤
Goodbye is a sad thought, isnt it? Even sadder when you are facing it yourself.
So bye for now, noise.cash friends...see you all later🤗🌷🌷🌷
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There is first time in everything...Remember the first time when we go to school by ourself. The first time when we took public transport by ourself. The first time when we went to the dentist. The first time when we had our first vaccination in life. The first time taking an aeroplane by ourself, The first day in our first job. The first day in a new job...etc, etc.
How did you feel then? I don't know about you...but I was a "scaredy cat", haha. Nervous, shaky, sweaty, and the list goes on. But I did take that first step anyway... Brave? No! I just thought I can't go to the next step if I dont take the first step. And that's where I put myself into, today... and what a relief I survived. Next step next...🤔 Brave? No! But I will do it, anyway.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend, noise.cash friends... and rest well 🌷🌱⚘🌲🌷
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SUCCESS!!!
I've been telling you, my friends, how flies cannot stand me. That before I can get closer, it's gone. But not today. I wonder why it has ignored me this time. Maybe it has decided that I'm not a baddy anyway. Or maybe just moody and today he's in a good mood to pose for the camera. Or maybe he is full that he cannot lift his body up easily🤔🤔🤔. Oh well, whatever his reason is, I only know one thing😁. That I succeeded in taking an up close photos of it😊😉🙂
Have a nice weekend, all☘🌷🌷🌷🍀
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Hello noise.cash friends, I hope you are enjoying the start of the weekend🌸🌷🍀🌷🌸
I came across these words in a social media platform today...
Life is like a book.
Some chapters are sad,
some are happy, some are exciting.
But if you never turned the page,
you will never know what the next
chapter holds.
I thought of these words for a bit. True, in life, there are these emotions. Sad, happy, excitement, fear, doubts, etc. But what is this page for us to turn? I thought of CHANGE...like for example, change in environment, change of work, change of plan and so on. How willing are we to turn this page? Reality is, life really have many chapters or chapter-like moments. We just have to turn the pages whether we like it or not. And see for ourselves what the new chapter will bring us. I wish our story will end up like this, "and we live happily ever after". 🥰🥰🥰
How about you? What are your thoughts about the words above?🤔
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CURIOSITY...
... keeps us moving forward,
experimenting, exploring,
learning. Curiosity is having fun,
satisfaction, wisdom, success.
It was delightful to watch this kitten's
curiosity. Checking here and there.
Pawing here and there. If the old stump could feel,
It will definitely go, "OUCH!" Or kick the
kitten off it. The kitten was so interested
and won't stop until he was happy and satisfied.
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Hello fellow noisers, I hope all is well 🌷🌷🌷
Last year, I had what was called muscle spasm. I was painful from my neck, shoulder down to my fingers. The pain took almost a year, because of the pandemic, going to a clinic or a hospital was scary. So I thought I will just get rid of the pain taking over the counter pain relievers but I was wrong, it gone worst. When I can't use my hands with no pain anymore, I decided to see a doctor. He subjected me to sessions of physical therapy. After six sessions with not much effect I thought I'll go to another therapist, a better one...and thank God I started to get better. What helped me, apart from the therapy sessions? *Stress balls. I purchased a lot of smiley stress balls because I started to smile again when pain started to leave me. *Exercise as well. And *Sleep.
And because we all have a child in us, I photograph all my happy friends together. Ted, Froggie, B1 and B2. It's great to be smiling again with my friends😊🥰🥰
Do you have some little friends, too?
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I am sure that most of us if not all would like a stress-free living. But reality is, stress is a part of life. So what do we do to face stresses in life?
When one is stressed, he/she will be in a grumpy mood, we see a poker face or a long face, we hear door slamming, table slapping, shouting, screaming, we see tears and on and on. People normally avoid this scene. We do not want to create such a scene.
So again, what do we do to face our stresses in life?
Personally, I shop, I eat, I isolate and play mindless games on my phone😅. But I tell you what. These do not work at all. But I have a tendency to do these, I sulk behind close doors. So really, these take a really good self-discipline. You know what works though, based on personal experience, *CALMING and SOOTHING MUSIC for peaceful thoughts and nervous system restoration, *TAKING A WALK, *WATCHING THE SUNRISE OR THE SUNSET, *DEEP BREATHING, *FRESH AIR,*GOING OUT WITH GOOD FRIENDS, *KEEP BUSY and *CHAMOMILE TEA🤗😉☺
If we can manage our day to day stresses well, we will be happy, healthy and people around us will be happy ,too. Thus a peaceful relationship to all.
Do you have special ways to de-stress?
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When someone here in noise.cash posted a photo of a rainbow, I was quite jealous...I thought I haven't seen one for a long time. But to my surprise and excitement, I saw one when I was walking this afternoon. It was cloudy so I didn't expect that there was something very exciting to see up the sky but clouds. I had to be quick though because the excitement didn't last that long for the clouds completely covered the rainbow after just few seconds... And guess what, during my whole walk until it started drizzling, I was singing softly the song, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" sung by Judy Garland.😊
"...Someday I'll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top, that's where you'll find me
Oh, somewhere over the rainbow way up high
And the dream that you dare to
Why, oh why can't I?"🙂🙃😊
I know it's an old song but I'm sure you guys are familiar with it...Let us sing together🤗 😃😄
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What is the best thing for us to do to stay healthy? What is your say, my fellow noise.cash friends? I have made a list on what you and I can do...please feel free to add... in the comment section🤗
*Rest well---8-10hours sleep,
*Eat healthy,
*Exercise---stay active,
*Take supplements,
*Don't smoke,
*Drink alcohol in moderation,
*Connect to people---socialize
*Be safe❤❤❤
Unfortunately, I am so short on my first list because I am a bit of an insomniac. But still hopeful... I don't drink any alcohol so I'm not sure if I'm short of that, too, hmm🤔.
Anyways, me here wishing you good health and happiness. Stay safe, stay healthy🌷🌷🌷
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Friends, what makes someone beautiful? Have you ever heard of the phrase," Beauty is in the eye of the beholder?" Which means... that what may be beautiful to me, may not be beautiful to you...So for me, someone with a beautiful heart is beautiful...and I'll be phrasing another saying,"Beauty on the outside is only skin deep".
I've gone through my gallery to look for something beautiful to share and I found one of my sunset photo taken a year ago. So again, maybe it's beautiful for me but not to you😉. But I know that we all love the beauty in nature...🙂
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I was staring at my photograph of vibrant yellow flower and the first thing that came to my mind is Belle's glowing gown in Beauty and the Beast. Yes, Belle one of Disney's Beautiful Princess. Anyone of you watched that film? I must admit I have watched it many many times both in animation and actual film with actors. And I remember that yellow color is the happiest color in the world😉
Now I am wondering if you look at the yellow flower, what comes first to your mind?🤔
2nd photo from the internet.
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This kitty kitty was chatty yesterday. He followed me around so I just chatted with her. Maybe she just needs someone to talk to, haha. So I said, "are you ok?" And I think, she said she's hungry. So I said, "but it's just mid-day... you know feeding time is later". And I think she said,"but I'm hungry"... And our conversation lasted for a while.
I'm sure you can guess what she was telling me in one of the photos...you are right👍👍👍 simply, "MEOW".
I learned that cats do not meow on their fellow cats but I am not sure if I will believe that. Maybe I need to make more observations. Apparently, they meow to communicate with us humans. They meow for attention, for food, when they're hurt, etc.
Well, all I can say is ...cats are cute🥰
I hope you are all having a good time, noise.cash friends🌿🌷☘⚘🍀🌹
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Hello noise.cash friends🖐🖐🖐
A friend from one group chat had shared this inspirational words to the group and it amused me that much that I'd like to share it with you...it goes on this way, I just altered it a bit😉......
An old man had eight strands of hair on his head.
He went to a barber shop.
Barber in anger asked,
"Shall I cut or shall I count?!?"
The old man smiled and said,
"Dye it!"
LIFE is to enjoy WHATEVER you have with you...
and keep smiling😊
If you feel STRESSED,
Give yourself a break.
Enjoy some:
Ice cream
Chocolates
Cakes
Puddings
Brownies, etc.
Why?
Because STRESSED in reverse spells DESSERTS!🤗😜🥰🍩🍪🧁🍦🍧🍮🍰🍨
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Hello all fellow noisers, hope all are having a good time🌼🌼🌼
Colors, colors, colors. What is your favorite color? With colors I think we can play favorites😉. I love pastel colors, cool colors particularly blue, all shades but not quite on royal blue, a bit too bright for my eyes🙃
Colors have huge impact in our lives. They play a vital role in our lives. Red, orange, yellow increase learners' attention. Yellow is considered the happiest color. And for stress-free life let's choose blue, green, white, grey, pink and yellow. They are apparently the most relaxing colors. And the easiest way for me to show colors is sharing with you my collection of colorful flowers photos. Let our eyes feast...
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Hello noise.cash friends👋👋👋 How are we doing? I hope you are having a really good weekend🤗
Once a thirteen- year old girl told me, she cannot wait to be an adult. So that people will take her seriously. After five years, she said she doesn't want to be an adult anymore because she knows no adult who is enjoying what they are doing. Funny that it didn't take that long for her to see the reality of adult's life. She's a clever girl. She wants to spend her life being happy and satisfied. But she has to know and accept the fact that she will become an adult eventually 😅.
After that conversation, I can tell that it is important to take kids seriously whatever their age is, because it has a huge impact on them. It will help them to have self-confidence. They will feel free to speak up. It is better that way than they keep quiet in their own thoughts. They need to grow with guidance from their parents...Anyways, I'm sure parents have their own way of parenting...
Sharing with you my photo of a sunset. I took this photo inside a glass wall. So we can see two reflections of it, one of them is a very faint reflection.
I love how sunset brings color to the horizon. Such a lovely sight.
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I know some of us here in noise.cash are open to learning new things while others will say,"It's not for me" others will say, "I'm too old for that", while some say they are not interested. Well, it's really an individual's personal choice.
But did you know though, that learning new things is a brain exercise? Like other muscles, we need to exercise our brains by learning new things. If we don't exercise our legs (I'm speaking from experience), they'll literally shrink. And that same thing would probably happen to our brains if we don't exercise them. I don't want that happening to me. I'm sure none of us would like that. So yeah, I opened myself to learning something new. And honestly, I am starting to get frustrated. But I have no plan to quit. So please wish me the best 🙏😅😂🤣haha. Actually, I am serious😑
Anyways, you can tell that I have been playing with my photos, can't you?...but I hope you like them anyway🤗
Have a good day / good evening all🌷🌷🌷🌿☘🍀
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While I was walking one breezy day, I caught sight of a cat taking a nap in a pot under a bougainvilla. The breeze probably is making her doze off.
Are you one of those who believes that napping is an effective way to relax and recharge or one of those who find naps unhelpful and disruptive to their sleep?
Unfortunately, I am one of the latter. Even though I only had a two-hour sleep the previous night, my head refused to believe that I am tired. Research shows that there are benefits in taking a nap. Although it isn't recommended as a replacement of night's sleep, it has numerous benefits. Apparently, a 1hour and a half nap or siesta as others call it done early afternoon will boost our memory, increased alertness, reduced fatigue, improved mood, etc.
It's really interesting to know that I am missing out on this. I can't even start doing it. A five minute power nap maybe doable for me.
So friends, keep on napping because it's doing you good, maybe I should force myself one time so I won't have difficulty thinking of what to post,😄😅😂.
Have a good day OR good evening all🌵🌹🌵🌹🌵
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Hello fellow noisers, it's midweek once again...how time flies. Pretty soon it will be the weekend again and for sure, we don't mind weekend coming that fast😄, do we?
I came across Shakespeare's words today. He said, " I cried when I had no shoes, but I stopped crying when I saw a man without legs. Life is full of blessings, sometimes we don't value it." Life is full of blessings indeed. We just need to stop a moment in our busy day, look around and we'll see them...and appreciate them. If we don't, we will be missing out a lot of things. And like Shakespeare we may cry over having no shoes on our feet which means we complain, we moan and groan and these will rob us of happiness, contentment and satisfaction.
So I looked up the sky and saw this beautiful sight, the moon was around as well shining brightly...and we do value this simple moment, don't we?
I wish you all happiness...🌷🍀🌷🍀🌷
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