Nissan Sunny 130Y bow out to Kenari EZ

This Easter month of April had been the best so far! Experiencing one joy after another! Firstly, there were new treasures from our garden plant family, then I had great adventures with the animal kingdom and today our joy culminated with the driving back home of a brand NEW RED TOY from PERODUA - a Kenari EZ!

Finally, out goes our dear old faithful Nissan Sunny 130Y which had been with us since 1986! A very reliable and dependable car, indeed! Can you believe that this Nissan was 'smashed right in' at the back by a military truck after its first 4th month on the road, yet it survived outstandingly against all odds to serve us for almost another 21 years?

Such fond memories we have with this beauty that had 'driven us' all over West Malaysia. And, in return my beloved spouse had maintained it so well too, as he would a mistress if he had one! :D

We'll miss it very much, but a change from this manually operated vehicle to another with automatic and power steering is a necessity now that my better half is experiencing shoulder pain and stiffness in his advancing 'youth'!

Sharing here a strange happening earlier in the morning while my beloved hubby was driving it for the last time, on our way to show the potential buyer! Our Nissan Sunny just stalled and refused to budge about 50 yards from our home! Almost as if it knew, thus throwing tantrums and not wanting to be parted? What a coincidence! Fortunately the road was at a gradient and my hubby allowed the car to roll down and managed to park it at the roadside. Then, he drove with our new Kenari EZ to fetch the buyer who was fascinated with our Nissan and still wished to buy in spite of not being able to test drive. However, we were poorer by RM200/= to compensate for repairs. My hubby suspects it's the AC pump! (Update May 3 - we found out a few days later that it was the platinum point which cost only RM20/=! LOL! What a tease!)


Kenari EZ is much smaller but it'll be perfect for just the two of us oldies though its color is a bit too youngish, don't you think? Well, nothing like a radiant red cloak to cover our blemishes!! :D
Anyway, this lovely fiery red vehicle will surely bring smiles to our garden, a wonderful place it'll love to share! I should know!! :)

Dark Blue Tiger Butterfly

What an extraordinary find on that eventful morning of April 5! A visitor to our tropical garden...the Blue Tiger butterfly! How wonderful! How exciting! How blessed!

Whilst having a friendly chat with my next door neighbor I suddenly caught sight of something blue flittering around our front yard garden. Incredible! An absolutely gorgeous blue butterfly which I've never set eyes on before! Excusing myself, I ran in to get my camera! It may yet be another of my many failed attempt to capture an image of a butterfly, but who cares I'm gamed to try again! It was exciting chasing this beauty around! I was like a teenager, captivated and oblivious of the danger that could befall should I trip or stumble! Prancing to and fro as I tried to get a shot of it must have amused my neighbor as he stood besides our common chain-link fence watching! He definitely was tickled, I could see that chuckled smile on his face yet I was not bothered as I continued with my adventure! :D

It took me almost three-quarters of an hour to succeed in capturing my very first visible butterfly picture. A cheeky one that kept me on my toes most times, teasing and taunting me as it flutters around or dances alongside me! Even disappearing for short intervals in between, sort of playing hide and seek? It was quite a task following this beauty around my garden but so worthwhile when I finally managed to shoot it on bended knees with sweat streaming down my face and body! I suppose this gorgeous creature eventually was as tired as I and rested on the leaves of Podocarpus Macrophyllus 'Maki' (or commonly known as Japanese Yew or Buddhist Pine), long enough for me to take a good shot! Though, in my haste I've dozens of shots without this starring actor (or was it an actress if a female? :D ) when I finally downloaded all the taken pictures on my pc! LOL!

What a fancy scientific name this Dark Blue Tiger butterfly has! Tirumala (Danaus) septentrionis with wings spread measurement about 3.5 inches! Such a pity, I was unable to capture it with its wings spread out looking so majestically beautiful. Anyway, I'm very happy and pleased with whatever images I already have! Hmm...who knows...this fascinating beauty may visit again having found a playmate in me!! ;-)

More information on Dark Blue Tiger here.

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HAPPY EASTER!

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MAY THE EASTER JOY, LOVE, PEACE AND HOPE REIGN IN YOUR HEART ALWAYS!”

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REJOICE AND BE GLAD! ALLELUIA!
JESUS, THE LAMB OF GOD WHO DIED FOR OUR SINS HAS RISEN!
HE HAS POWER OVER SIN AND DEATH, AND HAS RECONCILED US WITH GOD!

Jesus has raised us up with Him so that we are empowered to overcome every obstacle that sets itself in the way of our holiness. Let us embrace JESUS in our lives so that His joy will be in us and our joy will be complete! (John 15:1-17)