tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84225472963774603032024-03-05T21:16:41.952+13:00desi brown girl in the big wide worldmeghanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028562216326803289noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422547296377460303.post-50724240318803804352011-08-01T12:01:00.000+12:002011-08-01T12:01:00.850+12:00Whale rescue!I have loved whales since I was 3 years old when I saw Shamu the whale at SeaWorld, San Diego. I was absolutely in love and yearned to be one of the trainers that got to swim with him!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was probably the single most defining moment of my life that made me decide that I wanted to be a marine biologist....</div><br />
Many years on....I am trying to finish my doctorate in marine biology in the beautiful city of Wellington, New Zealand. I recently got this amazing video of a bunch of people rescuing a whale and the whale putting up an amazing display of freedom afterwards. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/14/humpback-whale-video_n_898859.html?ref=fb&src=sp">How beautiful is this?!</a><br />
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New Zealand has a lot of whale rescues over the years. There is even this amazing organisation called <a href="http://www.projectjonah.org.nz/">Project Jonah</a>, who not only rescue marine mammals but also, have courses where you can learn to rescue them yourselves. Wouldnt that be something awesome to do this summer?meghanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028562216326803289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422547296377460303.post-33389786970362942112011-07-30T12:00:00.000+12:002011-07-30T12:00:04.998+12:00Cheeky monkeys!What happens when a monkey steals your camera?<a href="http://matadornetwork.com/bnt/monkey-thief-steals-camera-and-shoots-self-portraits/">Ah...these monkeys!</a><br />
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I used to have these placemats which I had to leave back home in India, that had vintage maps printed on them..Arent vintage maps lovely?<br />
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Even though google maps and the kind make our life easier, I still prefer good old paper maps to navigate myself on the road...The internet doesnt quite have the same feel,does it?<br />
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Here is a<a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/07/13/ingrid-dabringer-map-paintings/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+brainpickings%2Frss+%28Brain+Pickings%29"> fascinating take on maps! </a>How lovely!<br />
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A while ago, I put up my first photo blog and to get back into it, I thought why not another photo blog!<br />
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I love Wellington on a sunny sunday morning where you get to go to the markets!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">along lonely alleys...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a reminder of how much our CBD is reclaimed.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to end it all, eating a dosa and gazing at the throngs of people..</div><br />
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There is angry birds which is infamous for lack of productivity among office workers and there is things like the periodic table app and google sky map which nerd like me absolutely love!<br />
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Here's one that truly baffles me! It lets your baby<a href="http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/05/28/iphone-app-lets-your-unborn-baby-pick-its-own-name-by-kicking/"> pick its own name</a>! <a href="http://www.kicktopick.com/index.html">Kick to Pick</a> is its name and I am curious to see how many people will actually use it...meghanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028562216326803289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422547296377460303.post-46310859424481811042011-07-11T12:39:00.000+12:002011-07-11T12:39:40.253+12:00Interactive artWellington is a city full of interactive and outdoor art and I absolutely love it! It creates a tactile and engaging way of relating to areas which are otherwise just concrete walkways.<br />
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Here is an <a href="http://thisiscolossal.com/2011/05/be-a-pin-up/">amazing pinscreen toy</a> that I think Wellingtonians would embrace with both arms!<br />
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Music is one of those primal things that man has been creating since the very beginning and with the age of technology, there has been some interesting instruments and techniques...<br />
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This is the very first time however that I came across beatjazzing....how very intriguing!<br />
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I always was and always will be a huge fan of Disney!<br />
Here are some of my favourite movies and songs from growing up...<br />
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But, here is an i<a href="http://www.yesandyes.org/2011/07/to-tune-of-disney.html">nteresting take on the disney divas</a> from the ever wonderful sarah's <a href="http://www.yesandyes.org/">yes and yes</a>.meghanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028562216326803289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422547296377460303.post-20251149197667308562011-06-10T14:05:00.000+12:002011-06-10T14:05:21.915+12:00a life full of colour!One of the first things that really annoyed me about NZ winters was how grey it can be! Coming from tropical South India, this was unacceptable, even in winter! And then, I noticed that people around me seem to make it worse! They wear dark and grey and black all the time. Thats when I made a conscious decision that I will always try to add colour to my outfit. So, even though, the warm jackets are all black, they can totally go with a pink scarf!<br />
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Here's someone who truly believes in colour and she even impressed a <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/jessi_arrington_wearing_nothing_new.html">whole bunch of people at TED! </a>Jessie Arlington had inspired me to add more colour to my life and not be afraid to be myself! Go check out her blog, <a href="http://luckysoandso.com/">lucky so and so</a>meghanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028562216326803289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422547296377460303.post-69225992250814958052011-06-02T18:50:00.000+12:002011-06-02T18:50:23.233+12:00sending some love...Today, I am calling on anyone who sees this post to <a href="http://www.lifeofsomethingnew.com/2011/06/sos-send-love.html">send some love in the way of a friend's mom</a> who isnt very well...<br />
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While you are there, you might want to read about <a href="http://www.lifeofsomethingnew.com/2011/05/mating-habits-in-sweden-and-new-zealand.html">mating habits in Sweden and New Zealand</a>. You never know when all this might come handy!meghanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028562216326803289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422547296377460303.post-49704825504769160212011-05-28T09:51:00.000+12:002011-05-28T09:51:47.381+12:00BICYCLE!On a completely unrelated note to the weddings....here is a super fun song that reminds me of some very dear friends....Oh, what a beautiful saturday it will be, when you start it with queen!<br />
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As I've gotten older though, I think my perceptions are slightly altered but now I dream that one day I will be a multicultural wedding: an Indian one and a church one!<br />
Here, however is a <a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/2011/05/bicycle-wedding.html">beautiful bicycle wedding</a> from one of <a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/">my favourite blogs</a> there ever was!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In a period of time when I am trying to figure out where I draw the line at being there for others as opposed to being there for myself..I came across this wonderful quote. Instead of looking at what others have or do..we should be making the most of ourselves indeed!</div>meghanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028562216326803289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422547296377460303.post-54169448708214977672011-05-25T11:26:00.000+12:002011-05-25T11:26:54.201+12:00Books,music and tea for a day like this please!So, its really windy and wet outside and on a day like this in Wellington, all you want to really do is sit next to your heater on your bean bag, and drink some tea while listening to pretty music and reading a book......<br />
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Instead I get to come to the lab at 7am and work for the rest of the day, partly in a fridge!<br />
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Here's to wishing I could do the latter.....<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As a lover of books, I love bookshelves!! I myself am a proud owner of an invisible one, <a href="http://www.modestudio.co.uk/products-mode-sticklebook.php?g=sticklebook">sticklebook </a>where it looks like it is hanging in thin air, but look at the ones on this <a href="http://vicbooks.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/cool-bookshelves-part-i/">blog</a>!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Maybe you learnt about the bunny ears? Maybe you learnt from sesame street?<br />
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Here's what is apparently the right way to do it.Who knew??<br />
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In the meantime, here are some of my cute furry friends...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nero, the most amazing dog I've ever met!</div><a href="http://www.cuteroulette.com/"></a>meghanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028562216326803289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422547296377460303.post-65334783579631949562011-05-21T17:59:00.000+12:002011-05-21T17:59:06.339+12:00A weekend to recover....So, I recently was going through a tough time when a good friend suggested that we get out of the city for the weekend. Off we went to a town by a river and there I was inspired to use my camera after a long time. Here is the first of my many photo blogs to come...<br />
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Walking along a leafy pavement, you encounter intense bursts of colour...<br />
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Along the river....you walk in silence to find peace in your heart...<br />
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Encountering one of the strange birds in New Zealand....<br />
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</div>meghanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028562216326803289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422547296377460303.post-31557804072113057412011-05-18T10:28:00.000+12:002011-05-18T10:28:34.488+12:00What a wonderful thought!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JnNzFAPBnr7E2aLIKutJehBMphDTtg2_WnfnQsVDZz4aLwMP8HudwK9XxucGDvo50d9BJw1YdK_iMc3CY-1XhHGSV0yGtmDqGuTPesCAKOVpJyIIoeAJGcSAD1UevEGFrESS1OvX/s400/hafiz-inspirational-quote-graffiti-street-art.jpg" width="400" /></div>meghanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028562216326803289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422547296377460303.post-13229663430779008702011-05-17T17:20:00.001+12:002011-05-17T17:23:00.471+12:00SMILEDid you know that the stimulation created by one smile is equal to that of 2000 bars of chocolate or 25000 pounds in your pocket?! Who would think that?? We sorely underestimate the power of a smile.<br />
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</div>I have seen barriers melt when I have smiled in strange lands. I have felt my heart melt when someone smiled at me....How many times do you dig yourself out of the darkest places when a friend smiles at you? Here is a picture of me smiling when I realized that oceans can be warm too, something I had forgotten after 5 years of living in Wellington!<br />
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Here is an intriguing talk about the power of a smile :)<br />
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Has a smile from a stranger ever transformed your day?...opened doors?...made all the difference?meghanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028562216326803289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422547296377460303.post-54721071086343595242011-05-14T10:53:00.000+12:002011-05-14T10:53:01.882+12:00Europe has gone mad!So,it's that time of the year again and Europe has gone cuckoo for Eurovision! I'll abstain from making any comments but let you make your impressions of the semi-finalists..<br />
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All I can say is...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGUMsxVt4YU">How bizzare</a>! By the way, if you haven't heard this one before...you really should!<br />
Happy saturday!meghanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028562216326803289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422547296377460303.post-46317338781944928412011-05-11T20:17:00.000+12:002011-05-11T20:17:09.269+12:00Is it too late?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRMo02u-FcrXiD5Enjht-_nheqBIJlmu-Ny1uqXpYEtdg21-HXgwCOaB_I1qBTf5oX3GaZ1qUywAK1erCFE564L6maHgcPdfayytqdO5XcT67mbaXa9990dGSvyvSovewRoFV6bF4/s1600/tumblr_lbd0ietm751qa225to1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRMo02u-FcrXiD5Enjht-_nheqBIJlmu-Ny1uqXpYEtdg21-HXgwCOaB_I1qBTf5oX3GaZ1qUywAK1erCFE564L6maHgcPdfayytqdO5XcT67mbaXa9990dGSvyvSovewRoFV6bF4/s320/tumblr_lbd0ietm751qa225to1_500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>meghanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028562216326803289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422547296377460303.post-53699610053113171872011-05-10T13:04:00.001+12:002011-05-11T20:28:51.180+12:00Wow!!When I saw this talk, all I could say was wow!! Not only does <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_nicklen_tales_of_ice_bound_wonderlands.html">Paul Nicklen </a>take amazing photographs and got to experience amazing things, he shares my passion for how important sea ice is in the poles. What a beautiful talk, the images..the passion....I hope I can take my message to people just like this one day. It gives me goose bumps!<br />
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Here is an image with me in Antarctica with Weddell seals...a lot lazier and smaller then leopard seals :)<br />
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