destiny

your beliefs become your thoughts,
your thoughts become your words,
your words become your actions, 
your actions become your habits,
your habits become your values,
your values become your destiny.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

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Kick-Starting Monsoon 2014

Every year I wait for this time to witness the beauty that monsoon brings around. It not only transforms the landscape around me, but also transforms the mindscape of people. And there will always be much excitement to plan some trips and see some new life forms as the rain splashes the forest floor. One such trip happened this time as well. I think it is religious to plan a early monsoon trip in the month of June and these religious trips are never disappointing. This time the location we chose was the King's habitat - Agumbe. There were enough and more to see, to feel, to explore, to hear and to experience. And of course the beautiful and lonely campsite full of snakes, frogs and creepy silence. 

This monsoon we were welcomed by some gorgeous orchid blooms, pit vipers, blood sucking leeches, colorful frogs, huge rain-forest trees and with some keen observations, many other new life forms. Here are some photographs to give a glimpse of how monsoon treated us to start off in style this season. 

(click on the photographs to enlarge them)

Onake Abbi Falls

Rainbow at Onake Abbi

Malabar Pit vipers

Green Vine Snakes

Calotes rouxii

Calotes rouxii

Wayanad Bush Frog (?)

Yellow Bush Frog

Malabar Gliding Frog

Fungoid frog

Fungi

Tortoise Beetle

Chocolate Pansy

Draco - The flying lizard

Indian Bull Frog

Jumping Spider

Fungi

Some insects, flies and a mosquito

Some ferns

Rhynchostylis retusa - Foxtail Orchid

And how lucky I am to see this Cicada molting live!?

For more pictures visit my flickr link here.

Cheers,
Srikanth

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do something different

Excerpt from the book The Escape Manifesto

All our life we jump through hoops.
Often without asking why.
It's easy to feel stuck - a small cog in a big machine.
It doesn't have to be like this.
Don't waste your life living someone else's.
Don't wait for permission.
Life is too short to do work that doesn't matter to you.
Want your memoirs to be worth reading?
Make your choices your own. Be brave. Be inquisitive.
Stop using lack of money or experience as an excuse.
You don't have to risk it all to explore new options.
You owe it to yourself to find work that makes you tick.
Our world is changing. Careers are changing.
Take advantage or keep your head down. You choose.
The winners are building lives on their own terms.
Take small leaps. Meet people. Ask for help. Save. Plan.
Change jobs. Build businesses. Go on BIG adventures.
Start something you love. It's not easy. Push. Sweat.
No one ever changed the world by toeing the line.
You are capable of more than you realize.
This is no dress rehearsal. Make it count.
There will never be a perfect time.
And the first step is often the hardest.
So stop dreaming and start planning.
Do Something Different!

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It's an anthem. It is hitting me hard.

Srik

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