All white & fluffy~

May 25, 2008 at 9:00 PM
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It's SPRING TIME again for this beautiful tree on Padang Merdeka, Kuching. =) (or should i say autumn??)

I think this is like the only tree that produces cotton in Kuching. Not exactly sure what's the tree called, but I'm guessing it's called a Cotton Tree (Pokok Kapas, according to my sister's teacher) lol~

Anyway, it's the time of the year again, where the tree gets all white and fluffy and the cotton flies all around carrying seeds. It's such a pretty scene. Sadly, my camera's never with me and I had to take pictures with my 2MP phone camera. Boo-hoo..~

The white fluffy cotton scattered all over the field.

Yesterday, we decided to stop by the 'padang' to take a closer look at the cotton. (NINETEEN years living in Kuching and I've never actually seen the thing close up. =S )

There were quite a lot of people there collecting the cotton. I guess they're gonna use it to make cushions or something.

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They even reserved the tree especially for VIPs, women, and children so the mummies (not sure what's the plural for 'mummy' XD) can bring their kids along to collect the cotton! Besides, it's the school holidays now. What other better ways to spend your school holidays other than collecting cotton with your beloved mummies?? =P

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Even my brother and sister enjoyed collecting them!

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However, it was tiring collecting the cotton and getting rid of the seeds under the hot sun. But we did manage to collect as much as the size of a tennis ball! XD

(I wonder how long would it take to collect enough to make a small pillow) hrmmmmm.........~

Anyway, I'm sure I'll be back at the field to take nicer pictures and get more cotton! hee hee~

Cheers!~