Life is.
War and Peace
All we can do is look at pictures and feel what we feel when we see the devastation that remains after the wrath of the armies has passed through a place. Aleppo is one of the ancient cities that was on my radar - to visit. And now this is what remains: East Aleppo's shattered streets. [...]
First Conference
Overjoyed and surprised to be going to Stockholm to attend the 6th Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress (PSWC) 2017
Facebook Fame
My little contribution towards the education of young minds in Madagascar this year.
Here’s what I want
I often read on my Kindle and had this sudden desire to read all my papers (academic and colourful) on my Kindle. Now, we know that the eInk on current Kindle e-readers cannot display colour. I wish Amazon with its billions does some quick industrial research and puts a device very much like the Kindle [...]
Sending letters
Consider the Hands that Write This Letter Aracelis Girmay after Marina Wilson Consider the hands that write this letter. The left palm pressed flat against the paper, as it has done before, over my heart, in peace or reverence to the sea or some beautiful thing I saw once, felt once: snow falling like [...]
Coffee in Sydney
Since my arrival in Sydney, I've consumed over a hundred cups of coffee from various coffee shops. Some were great and others excellent! My favourite is Campos at Newtown. Their single origins are soul wrenching and marvellously satisfying. The tones and overtones mixed with the aroma always seems to amaze my desire for good coffee. [...]
Protected: A glorious evening
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Where am I?
This is MacLaurin Hall at the University of Sydney where my examinations were held. I wish I had all my lectures held in these sandstone buildings. Oh, the heritage!
When you wake up to good news
I was taking a nap late in the morning and on waking up was greeted by the email that I had been waiting for with much anxiousness. This is one of the best feelings that I have experienced in my life - waking up to good news. I actually said "yes" out loud!
