Sunny day and Happy Ping

Yippeee!!! The sun is out!! Not just visually but you can feel it!! When Ping gets to wear skirt to lab, no bulky winter jacket and no freezing fingers, Ping's mood is up and jumping!! Spring is finally here!! Look, even the grass are coming back to life!!! Sometimes Ping tell herself that she won't let the weather affect her mood but it is usually a lie. When the Sun comes up earlier and sets later (it is now 8.30pm and it is still bright out!!!), Ping will realize that the weather does affect her mood. Waking up early gets so much easier because you know that when you step outside, the Sun will greet you good morning. Staying late at work gets easier too because you know that when you leave late, it will still be nice outside. That's the not so nice thing about living in a place where winter can get pretty drastic. Ping's next destination has to be somewhere that does not have such crazy winter....like...hmmm....where to go leh?

One thing amazing about this extreme cold weather - the plants survive through them just fine. Just looking at them, you would think that they are dead. Super dry and brittle (hmm...Ping tries to think of the Hokkien saying 'san xiang ka tek koh' and 'tah xiang ka ???'....can't think of the dry one...anyone remember?). But you know what? If you keep water them and keep them indoors, they could actually grow back! Here's Jen's basil. Isn't it amazing?