Slice of Life #6 2015

The Greater Racket-tailed Drongo is almost forgetable at first glance - a smallish, dark coloured creature, perched high up in the foliage. Its beauty dawns the instant it takes flight and its tail extends into a pair of long, curious streamers, like two feathers in desperate pursuit of their host. Extremely efficient binoculars with major magnification features reveal an exquisiteness unrivaled. I am unsure if its feathers are so black that they seem an iridescent shade of blue. Nevertheless, the drongo is a beautiful sight indeed. Apparently, the metalic call of a drongo often mimics other birds, possibly to allow them to forage in mixed-species flocks!

Resources: 

"Drongo - Malaysian Birds." 2010. 6 Mar. 2015 <http://www.malaysianbirds.com/bird-family/drongo.htm>
"Greater racket-tailed drongo - Wikipedia, the free ..." 2005. 9 Mar. 2015 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_racket-tailed_drongo>

Slice of Life #5 2015

Source:
"3 Ways To Help Yourself By Being Kind - Forbes." 6 Mar. 2015 <http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikaandersen/2012/09/10/3-ways-to-help-yourself-by-being-kind/>
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"The World that Nobody Owns by Michael Leunig - The Age ..." 2013. 6 Mar. 2015 <http://www.theageshop.com.au/the-world-that-nobody-owns-by-michael-leunig>

Slice of Life #4 2015

I unlock the front door an begin to drag my aching body through. The burdensome laptop bag thuds against the wooden frame and rebounds rudely against my weary right knee. This little distraction inspires my left hand to forget the one duty assigned to it - to hold on tightly to the car keys, door keys, handbag, and lunch box. Just at that very moment, my new neighbour strolls out to say "Hello!". My response of "Oh, hello..." is drowned by the lunch box crashing angrily onto the wooden floor, the contents of my heavy handbag bouncing off in every direction down the steps, and the keys finding some magical momentum to fly backwards out into the corridor. Everything around me seems engaged in a brief mad dance as I stand frozen under the door frame, eyes wide open and mouth attempting to form a sentence as the brain seizes up.

Hello new neighbour. Hope you enjoyed that impressive show of Geetha.
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Slice of Life #3 2015

Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3, 4... how many is that now?!! Assessments are a tad tedious. Thankfully, my students get me through each day. They have been extremely supportive about the whole process, showing up as scheduled and trying their hardest to use their best English. I'd say I'm rather blessed to have such lovely souls in my life on a daily basis. Sweet!





Image: Assessment. Digital image. Eeco2 Engineered Efficiency. 1 Oct. 2014. Web. 

Slice of Life #1 2015

Exterminate! Exterminate!

Depending on when you met me, I might have been: a drama queen, the kid with the longest braids in school, a poor example of a team sport player, Dick Dastardly, a performance artist, 1/6 of an Indian classical violin ensemble, a graduate of the University of Hertfordshire, an environmentalist, a bass guitarist, or Dr. Who's No.1 fan.











Image: Nadaraj, Geetha. Dalek at Grange Park Opera, Winchester. Digital image. 2013. 2 Mar. 2015.

Slice of Life #2 2015

Joy wuz here!

The damp sand blanketing the beach reveals stories much deeper than my insignificant life. Joy was here, running without a care in the world, sniffing the powdery grains beneath his feet in search of other Joys in the vicinity.









Image: Nadaraj, Geetha. Footprints at Swansea's Three Cliffs. Digital image. 2013. 2 Mar. 2015.

Slice #33: Simple Acts of Kindness

Simple Acts of Kindness (Click here)

I chanced upon this heartwarming video over the weekend while checking in on my friends' lives and streams of consciousness on facebook. Some may deem it cheesy. Fair enough. I mean, does this sort of thing ever happen in real life? I don't have an answer to that question. It's a tough one. However, I want to believe that it does. With all my heart and soul. 

I want to be just like the young man in this video. His kindness extends to all forms of life, with no expectations whatsoever. 

His kindness is simply uncomplicated and yet results in joy.

I can hope.

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