Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Ask me no questions...I'll tell you no lies
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Today, I Miss Home
I miss you, mommy, daddy!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Booyah!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Never Again, My Friend
Monday, October 17, 2011
Away With The Fairies
Mad (Med) Adventures
Sunday, October 16, 2011
To Let in Sale
Monday, September 26, 2011
Hoola hoop
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Welcome to what seems like eternity
It's so perfect, I'm cherishing every moment. THANK YOU, LIFE.
Preparing for PBL tomorrow, and there will be more days like this, learning and cramming, feeling mighty one day and rotten the next, crashing and burning, whoever said Medicine is glamorous?
But I am ready for it :)
We are give one short life. If you imagine yourself as an astronomical creature looking down on earth, and you see buildings and bridges, mountains and men, millions of them, where do you stand?
Would you be so afraid, like me, of how significantly small my presence is?
Would it matter if my nail polish isn't chipped, that my wardrobe is bursting with designer clothes and I have at least 10 pairs of shoes that are brand spanking new, yet to be worn?
I feel so damn guilty sometimes.
But I have Medicine, my purpose, to be able to reach within my very own limitless scope, to help whoever I can, the best I can. I have my family, this precious, wonderful mist of pure love, and within the parameters of bountiless love and purpose, this little bumblebee shall work her wonders.
Watch. This. Space. I will not let anyone down.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Second Holiday with Jon- Bangkok
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Up Up and Away
Today I realized that I have everything- I am the luckiest person in the world.
And my fate is in my own hands. Not even his.
:)
xoxo
Friday, April 15, 2011
This Train Don't Stop Here Anymore
It's important to forgive yourself when you make mistakes.
I learnt that no-one can make you feel gulity and no amount of paise or blame should sway you. When you feel less attached to your emotions, you will naturally feel at ease with everything that comes your way, and also more able to live in equilibrium and happiness.
Equilibrium- How essential its role in our soul.
When the world turns a blind eye on you, find your space and stay there until they are ready for you. You are as beautiful and strong as you perceive yourself to be, so have confidence and smile :) I realized that whenever I reach a juncture in my life and the doors all appear to be closed, there is always something or someone for me to turn my dark skies away. This post is dedicated to all those momentous occasions in my life and the people who have made significant impact and contributions to who I am today, for without them, I would certainly not be the strong, capable, mature and happy girl I am today.
To Budddha, for you are the doctor for all illness, your teachings humble me.
To my parents, for better or worse.
To my sister, for teaching me about tough times and spirit, bitterness turned sweet.
To my husband, for opening my eyes to reality, and love.
To my mother-in-law, for blissful ignorance as the saviour of broken hearts,
To my grandparents, departed and living, you are always alive in me,
To my friends, for laughter and youth rekindled in memories,
To Ravi, for that exact moment we call fate,
To the sun, earth, moon, and wind, for the remembrance and inspirations.
This is my life and this is the way I want myself remembered.
xoxo
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
One Step At A Time
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Blast from the past, To go with the flow
I miss the laughter and I miss the ridiculous math we used to do to 'count' our 'yuan fen' with our latest crush. Oh well nothing's changed. Now my husband and I would pluck hair after hair and perform 'magic' in determining how many kids we are going to have in the future. I love how silly we get and how lightly we both take life, maybe that's why I get drawn to him so much. I love how he teaches me to be happy with circumstances the way they are and to focus on now.
Oh, how blissful it is to live with innocence, but I guess that's part of growing up.
Goodbye spoilt princess!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Where do I go from here?
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Scary Fish
Rediscovered Blind Fish May Be Last of Its Kind
by David DeFranza, Washington, DC on 05.13.10
The blind Brazilian blind characid is related to tetras and piranha. Image credit: Dr. Cristiano Moreira, Federal University of Sao Paulo
In 1962 a strange blind fish was captured in a communal water well in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ichthyologists identified it as a new species of Characiformes, an order that includes tetras and piranhas, but outside that one lonely specimen, the fish was never seen again.
Now, a team of researchers from the Federal University of Sao Paulo have rediscovered the fish—though the small population may already be doomed to extinction.
Researchers searched wells deep underground to find the fish. Image credit: Dr. Cristiano Moreira, Federal University of Sao Paulo
The team, led by Dr. Cristiano Moreira, began by interviewing locals living around the area of the first discovery. From these interviews, they collected several reports that the fish had been seen swimming in communal wells.
However, because the region is so dry, people rely on underground wells—and even these often end up being free of standing water. Moreira explained:
This was one of the problems we encountered to find this fish, since most of the open wells we could access to collect or put traps were dry.
Eventually, the team found two pools with enough water that they could place traps and collect fish.
Here fishy fishy fishy...Image credit: Dr. Cristiano Moreira, Federal University of Sao Paulo
And collect they did. The team ended up capturing 34 individuals that proved to be the elusive Stygichthys typhlops.
The rediscovery has allowed researchers to gain a better understanding of the fish, but much remains unknown.
Image credit: Dr. Cristiano Moreira, Federal University of Sao Paulo
Moreira commented that:
Morphologically, Stygichthys is very different from any species in the group, so much so that we are still not able to say to which species it is more related.
One thing is certain: The species is highly threatened.
Moreira explained that it is likely the species is mostly extinct, with only this one group surviving by virtue of it's until-now inaccessible habitat—what conservationists call a "relic species."
This protection, however, is vanishing rapidly. As surface wells become increasingly rare, people are pushed farther underground in search of water—and these deep pools, and the rare fish that call them home, face a dry future because of it.
Moreira explained that "this species seems to be the most threatened underground fish species in Brazil," likely relegated to a habitat only 25 kilometers long. And, he added, the withdrawal of water from this tiny aquifer will mean certain extinction for the species.