Sunflowers

Taken this photographs at Changi Airport on Sunday. The flower look dignified, yet a bit unnatural in the settings of the airport. Probably if it blossoms amidst the beautiful countryside in seas of yellow flowers under wide open blue skies, it would be pretty sight to behold.

The name "Sunflower" originates from the Greek helios meaning "sun" and anthos meaning "flower".

I always hoped for a chance to go Hokkaido for see its Sunflowers and Lavender blooming it Summer, probably not in these few years time when my company is still in the early start up years and my children are so young -- one is two years old, and the other eight months old.

I would have chosen Sunflower as my company logo?! Sunflower, as I thought, is a dignifed flower, upright and noble as it held its stem straight and stand tall. The flowers always turn directly to face the sun, reorienting overnight to await the sunrise and eagerly catching the early dawn with delight. Just like a beautiful lady waiting to kissed ...

In scientific term, this phenomenon is known as "Heliotropism".

Sunflowers have a long bloom time in hot summer days, that probably why it always represented life, optimism, warmth and hope.