DELONIX REGIA: THE FLAME MEMORY

how i love the flame tree!

merely, i just can't resist the beauty of it : the big shady thing, along with the lovable green leafs and gorgeous red/deep orange petals. it can always distract my attention and leave me breathless. simply pretty!

i firstly noticed the tree some years ago. i was walking down the street of Pusat Study Jerman of Gadjah Mada University - one of the most lovely places at the university: area of Sekip Blok K. every single thing there was just right. the look was somewhat of classical thingy: old building of a school,  the fine bricks which formed the outer walls, and some white benches in front yard, under the shade of a big umbrella - a kind of view which reminded me of cafes alongside the hip road of big cities: tres chic!  From the first moment i saw it, i fell in love. it was actually a bright early morning in an October, and when i lifted my head, cool breeze wiped my bangs, and i looked up - capturing the most astonishing view of that day: a big Delonix regia - shading almost the whole area of the beautiful building . some sun rays went through the tiny green leafs and the flaming petals - giving some sparkling thingy around the tree. i gasped, breathtakingly amazed.

since then, i have been adoring it like never before. i even imagine about planting it someday so i can have more access to it. i foresee that i can see the dark-greened leafs every dry season and the blossoming of the red petals whole rainy season - the most beautiful thing: viewing the whole tree leafless - just flower-full!

surprisingly, the first time i got here in South Borneo, the very first thing i met in longing, was Delonix regia. it was also a bright morning of a day when i was sitting on a car. i sat by the window. i stared out - enjoying a sparkling view of a magnificent river in the middle of the town. when the car came to cross a bridge, i turned left and there it was: the flaming tree. it was September - more likely the beginning of rainy season, so it was lucky me to see the red petals! somehow, it does matter for me to be extraordinarily happy about the things that are dear to my very heart. such vibrant colors of Delonix regia is simply my favorite.

every time i see it, my memory gets back to the precious pasts of mine.

i don't wish to get back to my previous moments exactly, but i do wish that i will always have those flaming passions - exactly like the petals of Delonix regia.

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