Having "Me" Time

The world is a great place to live in.  Although it isn't perfect, there are many wonderful initiatives out there created by people who strive to do good for society, for mankind, for this earth.  If only there were more initiatives out there.  On the iPad Alex had downloaded the National Geographic Magazine which has such a wonderful application that I could not stop reading and interacting with it.   One article that really struck me and one that reminded me of a documentary I had watched before, pertained to Svalbard's Global Seed Bank . What is it?  Why do we need a seed bank? What kind of seeds do they hold? You mean seeds, as it those from plants? The Svalbard Global Seed Bank has a mission to be a safety net for the world's accidental lost of diversity in traditional genebanks.  Put simply, it is a place where samples of plant seeds sent from all over the world are stored for safekeeping.  A specially designed vault ...

It's summer in Bangkok but we've been getting crazy thunderstorms these last few days as a result of Global Warming.  I therefore thought I'd like to share with you a poem I wrote in 6th grade.  Wow..it's been a long time, but even then I loved the environment and I loved the tall tall trees.  It's always fun to read through old writings :P  Take care and Save the Trees ! The Forest Trees                             by Swisa Ariyapruchya Tall, towering high above us, The trees stood majestically. In a forest, almost forgotten, They whispiered to one another. If one listened, One could hear, What was being said Among the many trees. When the wind blew, They swayed back and forth, Their leaves humming. Humming a tune of nature, A tune no longer heard. Many summers now Since I have stood, Listening in a forest. ...

Earlier this morning rain poured down in Bangkok as if the Gods were angry at us.  Sounds of thunder roared all over Bangkok alternating with flashes of lightning.  Wind gushed against the window, flowing through trees and reorganizing the branches;  making them look as if they had just got out of bed.   It rained so hard that it could literally be raining cats and dogs.  Temperatures dropped from the mid 30's (celsius) to the mid 20's. Last week, temperatures in Bangkok dropped down to 18 degrees celsius and lasted for roughly two days.  It was the coldest two days I've ever experienced in Bangkok (since I've been here on a regular basis since the year 2000).  It was strange.  I could sleep in my room without opening windows nor turning on the air conditioning and snuggle under my blankets.  Even then I was slightly cold.  I had gotten used to Bangkok's sizzling temperatures.  Others wore jacket...