Tulips @ GBTB : 2 of ? trips

Did a quick snap snap 📸 1hr trip before Grab duties.

 

I’m beginning to like this Papover sp  

cue : then look at my plants at home. 🤣

Trip would have been perfect if not for a rude staff. >>>

After the trip and still in GBTB, I wasted no time in lodging a complaint to them. I was angry with this staff who rudely insisted that I was touching the flowers when I didn’t. It’s not a self defence on my part but I was wrongly accused so I need to speak out. She said I was, I said I wasn’t and she insisted I was again “YES YOU ARE?!” TWICE!! I know if I’m touching anything. 小妹妹 can you come over to where I am instead of shouting across and see for yourself if I did touch the flowers and see for yourself exactly where did I put my phone to snap pictures. I’m at the side and taking pictures of the first row of flowers. There was a huge space there enough for another phone and another hand to be there! Don’t ask me why there’s an empty space there. I just saw a good opportunity to put my camera there. Although I love flowers and would love to touch them but I respected GBTB rules since Day 1 ok?! PS : anyway the across is really not that far, she can see from where she is. How can I touch the flowers if there’s no movement on the flowers and leaves? Moreover whenever I’m taking pictures in GBTB most times I tilt my phone 180 deg so the camera button is at the top instead of bottom, my hand and arm is dangling upwards instead of parallel to the ground. Wanted to ask GBTB to go and check their CCTV and see if this lao charboh was unreasonable or innocent, and to check how rude that staff was. Was so tempted to create a scene but somehow my bitchy self still not mega bitchy enough on that day, plus I was rushing for time. Count herself lucky coz I was going to make sure she apologise to me in person at that spot at that time. 

Yah…… and I saw one lady who was standing next to me and kept touching the petals of different tulips, how is it that the staff didn’t stop her? The staff see my face buay gum guan is it? While I know they have a job to do, she’s doing her job. But I was angry with her talking to me so rudely and insisted that I did what I didn’t do. 

Tulips @ GBTB : 1 of ? trips

Made a quick (one hour) trip to Flower Dome today as lil’ one had a school trip to MAS and will be dismissed from there. So timely! 

This year’s Tulipmania 2025, there will be 65,000 tulips of 35 varieties on display at the Flower Dome.

Ritually, always start my camera roll with this position shot at every new floral display 

Hot air balloon 

Guy painting hollyhocks and egyptian mallows

Malva parviflora (Common name : Egyptian Mallow)

Didn’t realise the brain behind these beautiful mosaics pieces here are my dear friend N. 

Wait. Wait for a week (maybe?) for these Acuminatas to bloom

pic from GBTB website. Hmm… okay I don’t like this 

Mardin’s stone houses

pic from GBTB website

More info about Mardin’s stone houses, click HERE

Red Princess (Kırmızı Prenses Lalesi)

pointed petals of the Flashback(s)

Flashback are lily-flowered tulips. Tell tale distinction is the pointed petals like lilies when they’re blooming. When it’s closed, it looks like a typical tulip (as seen in this pic)

I love the vibrant yellow and orange colours, making them so outstanding in a tulips field. I want to go Keukenhof!!!! 😭 (only open from Mar 20th to May 11th this year)

Striped Crown

Pic from GBTB website

Oh so beautiful. How I wish I can run brisk walk through a tulip field 

light pink hues on these Spryng Break. Very sweet colour.

6m-long ship to symbolise how the Greeks arrived in Troy

Yellow Crown

Next 4 pics are White Liberstar and Red Dress (huh? did they label wrongly? Red Dress don’t look like this.). Looks more like Pretty Woman. 

So I shall call this Pretty Woman until I confirm it my next trip. The pointed petals is a giveaway as Pretty Woman and White Liberstar are lily-flowered tulips. 

Tiramisu adding a touch of grandeur and romance amidst the lighter coloured tulips around. 

Next 4 pics are Passio Sweet

A 6m-tall re-creation of the legendary wooden structure from the Battle of Troy trotted in here

Pic taken from The Straits Times : The horse’s body was hoisted using a crane lorry to sit atop the four legs.

“Tiramisu anyone?” 

Red Princess are double-flowered tulips. They are double the petals for double the beauty

Looking like peonies 😂. But just like peonies this tulipa breed is very sturdy 风吹也不怕。 And often one of the late bloomers blooming for a longer time than the usual tulips. So being a late bloomer isn’t that bad afterall (silently referring to humans).

Prunus glandulosa Thunb. (common name : Chinese Bush Cherry) 

Strangely there’s only one of this left. Usually they will leave 2-3 last remaining sakuras into the tulips or whatever is the next floral display. 

I concluded my trip in 1.5hrs. Next trip I shall bring my sibei old model DSLR.