Sweet Sweet Flower
Do you see it? A lotus bud in my very own house compound!
I just can’t wait for it to bloom. I wonder would it smell nice though? But anyhow I don’t mind. Lotus is my favourite flower.
I still remember when I was a kiddo, my parents used to travel back to their hometown and during those times, I, as their little daughter , would follow suit. I can still vividly remember each time our car passes the small, narrow road leading to my mother’s hometown, I can see lots of lotus plants in the long stretch of drains and small ponds on both sides of the road.
Small pinkish buds, glorious full blooms with yellow centre and green lotus pods together with the beautiful green lotus leaves are so soothing to the eyes. Beautiful.
I sometimes wonder why am I so in love with lotus, while girls around my age would go crazy for commercial flowers ie rose, tulips, baby breaths etc etc… Ok lah, I do fall for commercial flowers. My second favourite flower is white rose/champagne rose.
But something struck me surprisingly, haha… Two years back, out of curiosity I went to a fortune teller with my mother just to have my luck read out. That fortune teller offered to tell me on my past life. He said previously I was a girl and very fond of lotus flower. The moment he said that, I guess my mouth was gaping wide like a black hole. I was so surprised and so shocked! Me? My liking for lotus is related to my past life? Whoa….
Or is it something non-sensical made by the fellow fortune teller to entertain me and my mother? I don’t mind. I was already very impressed with him.
