神秘の水草　まりも

暮らしに和みの空間を
まりも■毬藻

緑藻類シオグサ科の淡水藻。
阿寒湖のまりもは特別天然記念物として有名。
アクアでは毬藻の養殖化に成功しました。
まりもは球状と思われがちですが実際には細い 一本ずつの糸状態をまりもといいます。
氷結した湖でも生きる強い生命力を持ち、天然では１０数センチに成長するには１００年以上かかるとも言われますが、その生態は謎に包まれています。
丸くてかわいい姿からか多くの愛の伝説が言い伝えられています。

marimos

Marimo是生長於日本北海道的淡水藻，它是阿寒湖的天然紀念物……富有神秘色彩的它有著非常強的生命力,相傳可以給人帶來幸福…可能是圓圓很可愛的外形上而引起的緣故,特別是最近，Marimo即使是用來作爲心靈系的小小寵物,或是用來作爲讓精神安靜下來的裝飾,都非常的被受到注目.只要您付出愛心來養殖這可愛的小植物,它便會把您的願望輕輕的實現…正因爲著它的傳奇色彩,可以給人帶來幸運的關係, Marimo一直成爲人們彼此良好祝願的選擇,以及喜慶、生日、戀愛男女互相贈送的最愛。

my new lovable pets

my new pet marimos !!!!!!!

(Japanese: 毬藻 marimo)

At Lake Akan a great effort is spent on the conservation of the lake balls. This includes an annual three day marimo festival in which the Ainu people, the indigenous people of Hokkaidō, play an important part.

Because of their appealing appearance the lake balls also serve as a medium for environmental education. They bear a certain likeness to the Earth in being green and round and in their need to rotate in order to receive light on all sides.


In Japan the marimo has been a protected species since as early as 1920, defined as a natural treasure. Small balls sold as souvenirs are hand rolled from free-floating filaments.

The marimo was given a status of protected species in Iceland in 2006.

It is said that taking good care of the plant will make one's wishes come true. Both Lake Mývatn and Lake Akan are protected, the former as a nature reserve, the latter as a national park.

8.48pm 23th dec

am i excited about christmas?
yes, i do think so ... i love this seasons the most !
perhaps not only about gifts and wishes, but the atmosphere i feel around the airs
makes it magickal and joyful in a way ,
i believe that miracles do happen in christmas
and i believe that its the seasons that made us more emotional ...

personally, i am grateful for the pre xmas trip with 2 of my galfriends .
we had fun during the trip and it was very fulfilling for them both ...

i am happy that changes came in a way that softens down each obstacles along the way
makes me believe more in nature's way of unfolding the unknowns

Father Christmas ? call me a kid but i still truly believe in him !

Hahahah have a merry blissful christmas my dear friends ^__^

one of the formal dresses that they picked from this trip !

sweet gift !

fiona dropped by on monday to pass me xmas chocos !

she made it herself and they do taste yummy ! with golden raisins and corn flakes in them, even tom said that they are yummy ! hahahah thankyou so much fiona ^__^

its a nice lovely yumz xmas gift ! by the way, i've finished eating them already HoHOOOhOOO !

yesterday

Yesterday marks 2nd anniversary ! guess what we did ?
went over to bishan park II for lunch @ canopy dining...we took a cab there and the taxi uncle do not know which one is park one or two so we had to drive round the area to scout for it and when we passed by a group of school students, we winded down the window and asked them and end up they lead us to the wrong park !!!!!!!!

hahahha .......but it was fun i guess , food at canopy is alright but i rather have meals somewhere else .

later on we saw a bicycle kiosk and decided to rent a bicycle to ride together , its a 2 seaters one and we had fun going round the big big park and while theres breezes, both of us ended up sweating like a pig :P

followed on to spa and we took the yuletide package and it was cool !!!!!!!!! we like it lots and both of our bodies felt much lighter after the massages ...

late afternoon we rushed back to get a cake for edward's birthday and surprised him over at their place hehehe . he sure was surprised !!! ^_^

and in the night all of us met up with few good friends for dinner ... all in all, it was time well spent !

shus and her hubby joined us too ! its our first time meeting him :)

hehe xmas limited edition majolica & majorca compact !