People...

Yesterday I had my usual monthly orchid society meeting at the Singapore Botanical Gardens. It was a hot and humid day as usual in sunny Singapore. Ever since the Singapore Garden Festival/Singapore Orchid Show in December 2006, we have many new members. It is encouraging to see many new faces at our meetings and mostly are there to enjoy the company of like minded people as well as to learn from each other. However, there are also a few who presume to know everything there is to know about orchids and putting people who have been growing them for many years, down. Some of these people who have been growing orchids for many years, are regarded as experts/specialists in their respective areas. Unknowingly, these new members have proven that people who lack substance, often try to blow their own horns. It is rather sad though to see this but I do hope that they would be able to learn more from these experts at future meetings.