My Garden in March and April

Overall, I think I have a pretty green thumb, my mint survived and it's growing at a fast pace. My thyme plant did not wilt and still grows. My rosemary is growing pretty fast too. Basil plant still in recovery stage but will survive.

Throughout my gardening experience, my advice is to check on the plants every day and water it if the soil seem dry and crumbly. Also, make sure that the plant's roots are not exposed which happens quite a lot for my basil plant. Put rocks to avoid the soil from over-drying when the weather is sunny. My new attempt is to put cut out discs near the plant to prevent soil from over drying and also to reflect some light under the plants leaves. I hope this method can prevent bugs or pest that might hide under the leaves of my plant. I assume they don't really like direct sunlight and I want to annoy them if possible.

Why did I do gardening? It is quite easy to maintain plants. They do not need much attention, but check on them everyday to make sure that they have all the basic necessities such as sunlight, warm and nutrients.
Add more soil to pots that needs them and re-pot the plants that are too big for their pot size. Do these once a month is fine. 

When you can finally harvest the seed that you sow, it is truly an awesome feeling.

30/4/15

30/4/15

30/4/15

30/4/15

30/4/15, thyme plant still growing..

30/4/15, thyme plant still growing...

My thyme herb now grows steadily since 9/3/15. 

My rosemary plant now has 9 growing shoots. 

Three days after 26/4/15, my mint plant survived and looks healthy as ever. Compare with the mint plant below. 

(Above) From the 19/3/15 until 26/4/15, my basil plant seems to be growing well.
On the 23/4/15, I cut some of the stems of my mint plant and planted them on the soil. That's why they looks so weak.

Basil plant becomes weaker 4 days after being planted in new soil.

Basil plant wilted after 4 days planted in new soil. 

Basil plant wilted after 4 days planted in new soil. 

My basil leaves harvest 

Basil plant grew so well that I decided to replant the smaller ones to give the big ones more space to grow. 

What became of my first attempt just after 8 days. 

My first attempt

April 2015

1. What are the five words that best describe you?
Thinker
Planner
Environmentalist
Introvert
Learner

2. What you love doing that makes you feel happiest?
I feel happiest when everything that I have planned is going smoothly.

3. What do you know that you can teach others?
I can teach others how to learn better.

4. What is the most wonderful thing that has happened to you and what did you learn from it?
The most wonderful thing that has happened to me is having a pet to care for and feel cared for.

5. What is the worst thing that has happened to you and what did you learn from it?
The worst thing that has happened to me is losing a pet unexpectedly.

6. Of all the things you are learning, what do you think will be the most useful to you in the future?
I think learning more about human behaviors will get me further ahead in the future.

7. What advice would you give to your younger self?
 I would tell her to learn more about religions around the world and decide which one she agrees with the most.

8. What are you most grateful for?
I am most grateful for my parents for bringing me up and giving me everything that I need to live comfortably.

9. What is your purpose of living and what would you die for?
I live to learn and I would die for the sake of knowledge and enlightenment.

10. What do you think your live will be like in the future?
 I think my life will be a more colorful one in the future.

11. Which of your friends are the ones people will like?
I think people will like my friends Qiu Jin and Ashley.

12. If you could be famous, what would you be famous for?
I would be famous for my way of doing things and culture.

13. How would you change the world if you could?
If I could change the world, I would make Earth "balanced" again.

14. How can you help someone today?
I can talk to him or her and make her feel better than she was today.

15. If you could make one rule that everyone in the world has to follow, what would it be?
The one rule that I would make is that everyone has to make decisions that will make Earth "balanced".

16. What is the hardest thing being who you are right now?
The hardest thing being who I am right now would be learning at the my ideal pace and speed.

I have been feeling lethargic lately. Probably because I am stressed out about my upcoming exam end of this month!

How are you responding to the exams that you are least interested in but have to take nevertheless?

I have four exams to take this semester of my study at my university.  I am feeling slightly bored because I force myself to study a subject that is not quite to my liking and language. I have been procrastinating my study on this subject but it is time to face it head on.  I should take it as a challenge.  Easier said than done.  So this is what I do.
Whenever I am studying a subject that I don't like, I told myself this "Let's not hate this subject. " and "This is something that you have to know even if you might not use it in the future." It's a combination of history and moral studies called Modul Hubungan Etnik. It is true that I find some topic interesting but taking an exam and being graded for it is not fun, at all. Nevertheless,  I will do my best!