Copenhagen

• for wasting all that time, energy and resource at Copenhagen
• hope there wont be anymore international agree-to-disagree summits

its raining in the sea

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I have taken a few days leave from work and now am at home in Kerala. It's been nearly a month since my last visit and I was looking forward for a break. I had thought of coming when the Monsoon is in full swing; but then its Monsoon, you can't predict anything.

It's been drizzling non stop for days and the place is so green and the air so fresh, I don't feel like going back to Bangalore.


* This is how our backyard looks like* There are muddy pools all around, frogs croaking throughout the night, really huge millipedes and other creepy creatures inside your house... its total fun.

In the evening I went to Payyambalam beach with friends, its 40km from my place. I visit this beach almost every time I come home. It was raining when we reached, and the beach was empty. Nothing gives me more pleasure than watching it rain in the sea.


We walked along the beach and met someone special, a sea snake. It must have been washed ashore in a wave, and the creature must have missed the trip back. It was struggling hard to move in the sand and I used a piece of wood to take it back to the sea.


* In the excitement, I didn't notice the shoot mode in my camera, Phil Mclight, and the picture turned out bad*


Later I felt stupid for not picking it with my hand, you don't get too many chances to hold a sea snake. I knew it wasn't a poisonous one, if thats what you are wondering. All sea snakes with fancy colors and designs are dangerous, it would be wise to stay away from them and this one was a normal one.

The snake had a tough time swimming against the strong waves and it kept coming back to the sand, then there was one smooth wave that came a long was into the shore. I believe the sea held its breath, it skipped the next wave and the snake disappeared into the deep.

I had met other interesting sea creatures on other beaches before, once it was a dead puffer fish. I wasn't carrying a camera then, so no pictures taken. Another time, it was a dead whale, a mighty 30 footer. I have the pictures in my Orkut profile.

Cheers to life
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Greenpeace

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Here you go, my fourth blog and the only one which can be traced back to me (easy... will explain all that someday)

It was World Environment day yesterday and I bumped into a Greenpeace guy at office. He along with a few other Greens were there to spread awareness and also get support for Greenpeace activities. He started talking about Olive Ridley turtles, Whaling in Japan, Rainbow Warrior et all. Finally he popped a question at me,

"What do you think about genetically modified crops?"

"I think they are good" I replied

"Why so?"

"Coz people are not goint to stop making babies, and there has to be a way to feed them all"

He knew I would say that. He then explined about how GM crops can corrupt the entire ecology by messing up other plant genes through pollination and other means, which in turn would affect other creatures.

Shoot, I never thought about it.

It didn't take him much effort to get me signed up as a volunteer for Greenpeace. So next time they plan anything, am gonna be right in the front line :)
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