Life

July 2003: A recollection

Exploring South America in my youth

𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹

Six benefits for this way of travelling

Rare Disease Day 2023

Today’s theme is Equity

Adventures on the road less travelled…

“I shall be telling this with a sigh

Sorting out the aerials

Doryopteris Caudata — the twin aerial fern

Artist stuck in an egg

The poor chap has been encase in an egg, although with probably one of the best Fittonia you’ll see —Pink forest flame.

Challenging Science’s Status-Quo: The tale of Barry Marshall

He even downed a liquid shot of bacteria…

The Value of Norouz — A 3000-year old festival of rebirth

Today marks the first day of Norouz (also spelt Norooz, Nawruz, Nowruz), the Iranian and Central Asian New Year, which has been celebrated for millenia. Now, more than ever, we need to treasure this ancient celebration of renewal…

Muscovy Ducks — The unique waterfowl with bags of personality

Around 1 year ago, I was having a rather challenging time with life and work. I’m not sure why exactly, but I bought some hatching eggs and an incubator. The eggs I bought were muscovy duck eggs — of which three hatched. One…

Dating Apps — My Red Flags on profiles (Tinder, Happn, Bumble etc…)

So Valentine’s Day has come and gone. For singletons like yours truly, this means ever more frantic swiping on shallow smartphone-based dating apps.