The Texas National Flower!!!

This is the National Flower of Texas, the "Texas Bluebonnet". It grows in abundance during the Spring times which is still at less 6 to 8 months away from now. Unfortunately, I have lost the picture that Encik Foo send to me before came to Texas, it shows our mighty RSAF Chinook outside the Aircraft hanger with a huge field blooming with the Bluebonnet flowers. The sight is really something to behold and much much anticipated. It should look something like this...

..Except with a CH-47D Chinook in the background, giving a touch of military might admist a shower of peaceful colors.

Thinking of starting a small garden in my balcony or at the workplace. The sight of flowers sure make the day brighter and much more cheerful. It relaxes the eyes admist the tons of boring, routine paper works and calm the mind that have been under constant words attack from irritating bossy people.

Just fix up the cracked radiator tank of my car today with some sealant. Got to wait for at less 24hours for the white sealant to set or cure before sending my car for a ground run and a leak check to ascertain everything is back to normal before heading to Walmart to get some seeds and soil on Thursday. Praying hard that my old Ford Taurus will survive through this calamity.

Sometimes I feel that my old car, which is the oldest car in PP Det right now, is like a UH-1H Huey Helicopters among the more modern helicopters such as the Super Puma, Chinooks, Apache, Fennec. Kinda unique but in need for replacement.

Last year, the RSAF last fleet of UH1-H Huey choppers were retired from service after more than 2 decades of good service for Sembawang Air Base and the Helicopter community. Although the last ceremonial flight was mark by poor weather, it does not taint and dampen the legacy this trusted old machine have given to countless of it former pilots (flying), soldiers (troop lift) and the grease monkey technician like me who get our hands dirty and oily to give it that few more extra years of reliable service. Read the link below about the retirement and the numerous milestones this old and often seen in war movies helicopter...

BYE BYE HUEY