Beginning of the End
Category: life, homeBetween October 2004 ~ January 2005, two Talipot Palms (Corypha umbraculifera) finally begins their last journey in life, after spending 79 years living in Singapore Botanical Garden, Palm Valley.
These Talipot seed were introduced from Calcutta (Present Kolkata) Botanical Gardens, India and planted at Palm Valley in 1925. Being monocarpic, they only flower & fruit once in its lifetime. Hence, it’s indeed rare a opportunity to catch a glimpse of the flowering Talipot palm. Afterall, I may not have another 70++ years to wait for the next one.
Not only they are one of the largest palm in the world, they also produced inflorescence of 6 ~8 m in length, the biggest in the flowering kingdom.
The flowering stalks bear over 2 million tiny creamy perfumed flowers, which turns into golfball-sized fruits that take almost a year to mature. It’s such a pity that I didn’t make a follow-up trip to check their fruits.
And so, eventually, the palm trees dies. But fond memories of these delightfully scented flowers & impressive view of these massive palms remains with me forever.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR SLURP! BLOG
I remembered when I first started my blog in Oct 2005, I didn’t have a slightest idea what I want to blog about. So I just followed what the others are doing.
slurp! @ blogspot
On Sep 2006, I decides to move over to blogsome
slurp! @ blogsome
And now in Mar 2008, I guess I finally my found my new directions in life! I may (or may not?) announce my new blog / identity by end of this month. So do watch out, otherwise you could just drop me an email, and I will inform once it’s ready.
I remember my first masthead was this beautiful sunrise. For this month (Mar08), I have chose a delightful sunset for the closure. How apt, isn’t it? 
Cheerio!
oh. i kinda just ‘found’ your blog and enjoying the posts.
if i may, i do hope you’ll not think me presumptuous if i ask u for the new blog url later.
Comment by imp — March 7, 2008 @ 11:34 pm
~imp, not at all, glad you enjoying so far. will keep u posted. thanks…
Comment by slurp! — March 11, 2008 @ 12:43 am
Don’t forget to inform lim peh too.
Comment by Old Beng — March 11, 2008 @ 12:19 pm
Meaning they died??!
Comment by HB — March 11, 2008 @ 10:00 pm
~Old Beng, sure! Thanks!
~HB, Yes they eventually die after they procreate
Comment by slurp! — March 13, 2008 @ 12:32 am
Ooi… oso keep me inform.
Comment by 600kPeanut — March 13, 2008 @ 10:55 pm
~600KPeanut, sure thing!
Comment by slurp! — March 17, 2008 @ 12:08 am