Coconut Trees

Finally the weekend is here again. It has been a "while" since a lot of us blog about something light. Lets put aside this NKF saga behind us at least for a while and enjoy the weekend.

Looking out of the window, the scene looks a little discouraging as it is raining. I wonder if I would be able to go for my regular jog at the stadium. Hope the rain will stop soon. But hey, lets cheer up, OK?

Oh yes, did you manage to find a coconut tree to relax? If you have not, I have plenty to share here :p

HA. Why the sudden obsession with coconut trees, you might ask. Well, I think coconut trees make nice photography subjects, just like clouds and railway tracks :)

Come to think of it, there are not many coconut trees left in Singapore. Besides Pu Ubin and some other small clusters here and there on the tiny island, I think most of the coconut trees are gone for good :(
At the place where I was born (yes, I was born at home), I remember there was a very tall coconut tree just right in front of the house. I used to think that must be the tallest thing in the world. I was a kid then so what do you expect? :) One frightful day, there was a thunderstorm and I thought I saw lightning flashed across our house and struck the coconut tree. Oh no, the cococut tree caught fire and became totally "chow tar" (burnt). I think the inner core of the trunk was all burnt up. A few days later the landlord got some contractor to cut it down for fear of the trunk collapsing onto the houses. My tallest thing in the world suddenly became as tall as me. HA.