I am home early enough to potter around the orchids. The road construction outside is making the plants excessively dusty. (Why on earth is the LTA reconstructing a perfectly good road? Is the Singapore economy in such a bad shape that we must create jobs by digging up just anything?) Cleaning the plants and checking them for bugs, I noticed excessive wetness when I press the phal's potting mixture. I suspect my father, whose mantra is that plants must be watered daily, is killing my plants. My father is a good person and all, but, well, I may have to kill him if he persists.
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While waiting at the bank counter, I noticed a good-looking phal at the side. It has small white flowers with brightly stained yellow lips. I've always thought the bank buys these plants. Now I realise I've never seen flowerless phals nor have I seen phals in in any other colour than white or purple on bank counters.