Acintya

I’ve always loved Indian music even if I can’t understand a thing I guess it’s ‘cuz music is universal. Music is like love, it is expressed in so many ways more than words can say. I specifically love those Indian instrumental music usually used in practising Yoga not knowing what they’re called, they just have that beautiful eastern vibe. I never got the chance to learn about Indian music until now. I recently searched online for Yoga Music and I found out that they’re actually called ‘Hindustrani’ which is a North Indian classical music. I kind of noticed that even my cat loves Hindustrani music, and, he seemed to be in a trance every time I play one. I thought, there might be some sort of soothing airwaves emanating from such music. 

My spanking new passport; now with the stripeys
and new font. In the background, my also new
 rose cactus..

Anyways, I stumbled upon this 90 minute Hindustrani audio track over Soundcloud called The Seeds of Awakening in search for Hindustrani music. I have collated quite a few tracks and created my own playlist containing only nothing but Yoga/Hindustrani music. I thought world music is one of the most brilliant genres I’ve enjoyed in my lifetime little did I know there’s so much more eccentric tunes out there. 

Moving on, I bought another rose cactus for my little terrarium because the other one withered and died so I made sure to layer my terrarium correctly this time; stones, moss, activated charcoal and potting soil. I’ll keep an eye on it from now on. 

Ok, I finally got my new passport yey! So where to next? The answer is, I don’t really know. This might be the first time I’m gonna be traveling unprepared. Nevertheless, I’m still hoping I could travel because I’ll be bringing my Hindustrani music with me as I go :)

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Oh My Terrarium

my first terrarium..

I got so bored today because I have nothing to do and I'm running out of craft materials. Isn't that flaky? I have been yearning to have a terrarium of my own so I decided to use whatever materials I could find inside our house to further my terrarium project. If you might be wondering what a terrarium is, it's as simple as putting your plants inside an aquarium complete with accessories of your choice. Since I do not have the complete materials for my terrarium, I pretty much just suit myself with whatever I was able to rummage around.

To make a terrarium, you should have those little stones, soil, charcoal and the rest can be your choice of decoration which can be miniature plastic toys etc. For me, I used those gravel included in one of our plastic plant vases, those charcoal we use for grilling then crushed it, soil (which came handy when I bought my rose cactus) and last but not least a medium sized fish bowl. We don't have fishes at home by the way so no fish was harm in the process lol. If you may be wondering where I got the fish bowl from, we use them to store office supplies such as paper clips etc. They also serve as picture frames or should I say 'picture bowls' for that 'beach house' feel. Indoor plants are good for your room or house because as per my research, a terrarium (particularly) can absorb pollution from smoke, chloroform, benzene and many other pollutants that can lead to sickness. In short, they help improve health and well-being. 

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