Feelings

Thank you Momsyyyy

2006-01-21T07:25:00.000-08:00

Darling Mommy O' Mine....

Thank you for always lending me your patient ears while I read out my poems .....which Dad n Dada find highly annoying.

On your birthday, I just wanted you to know that you are the most special person in my life. You inspire me.

I loveeeeee u.

~Rinky.

2006-01-11T01:05:00.000-08:00

You Should Get a PhD in Liberal Arts (like political science, literature, or philosophy)

You're a great thinker and a true philosopher.

You'd make a talented professor or writer.

What Advanced Degree Should You Get?

2006-01-10T00:15:00.000-08:00

Your Eyes Should Be Brown

Your eyes reflect: Depth and wisdom

What's hidden behind your eyes: A tender heart

What Color Should Your Eyes Be?

What Language Should I Learn?

2006-01-07T23:46:00.000-08:00

You Should Learn French

C'est super! You appreciate the finer things in life... wine, art, cheese, love affairs.

You are definitely a Parisian at heart. You just need your tongue to catch up...

What Language Should You Learn?

The Keys to My Heart

2006-01-05T00:22:00.000-08:00

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.

In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved.

You'd like to your lover to think you are optimistic and happy.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.

Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage something you've always wanted... though you haven't really thought about it.

In this moment, you think of love as something you thirst for. You'll do anything for love, but you won't fall for it easily.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

2006-01-04T00:28:00.000-08:00

How You Live Your Life

You have a good sense of self control and hate to show weakness.
You're laid back and chill, but sometimes you care too much about what others think.
You prefer a variety of friends and tend to change friends quickly.
You tend to dream big, but you worry that your dreams aren't attainable.

How Do You Live Your Life?

Brain Pattern

2006-01-04T00:22:00.000-08:00

Your Brain's Pattern

Your mind is an incubator for good ideas, it just takes a while for them to develop.

But when you think of something, watch out!

Your thoughts tend to be huge, and they come on quickly - like an explosion.

You tend to be quiet around others, unless you're inspired by your next big idea.

What Pattern Is Your Brain?

Past Life

2006-01-04T00:18:00.000-08:00

In a Past Life...

You Were: A Banished Monk.

Where You Lived: Siberia.

How You Died: Decapitation.

Who Were You In a Past Life?

Love explained...

2005-12-04T10:39:00.000-08:00

Its funny how my friends come up to me and ask me questions on love. Funny coz I'm single. But hey.....I'm always in love. And love does not mean that it has to be restricted to one person or one thing. I'm in love with life......with the world.

Recently a friend of mine asked me, when does one know that one is in love?

While explaining it to her... i dunno how...but i actually started talking in verse.

~
When you see the sky all blue
When everything seems so brand new
When food tastes tastier
When people around you look happier
When you're feeling asthough you're floating
And you feel your heart sprinting
When the going doesn't seem tough
When you feel as tall as a giraffe.

I dunno whether the above is true...twas just a spontaneous reply to her Q.

Cheers!!
~Monica

Eternity

2005-12-04T10:18:00.000-08:00

You opened up my heart
Into the world of beautiful dreams
My love for you is bound by no seams...
It feels like I'm in love with you for so many years
I wish and pray to God to give it more years.

Love is so real, Love is so pure,
Love is so strong, need I say more?
Can't you be here, why this distance,
Bringing out so many questions,
When will we both be together
Eternally loving one another....?

The Grassland Song

2005-04-13T01:03:00.000-07:00

Sway with me O' Country Lad
Be with me when you're feeling blue or bad
When you fall down, I'll cushion you
Lie down on me & stare at the sky so blue

I'll keep you warm on a winter night
Sit on me and witness the sunset sight
And when it rains, You can glide on me
Feel the crisp wet grass beneath your feet

When the sun comes way up high
You can wake and see the morning sky
And always know that seasons may come and go
But I'll always be the same friend whom you'll find below.

-Regards,

Monica.

When I feel lost........

2005-03-04T00:11:00.000-08:00

I do not reason.......just feel
Live life real
Am a wanderer.....a lost soul....need direction......need someone to walk beside me miles ahead unto sunset...
I dont want to miss any moment....... not the sunrise........nor the sunset....
Want to feel everything that things round me feel..........like the turn of a leafblade.....the crackle of a bonfire.........the silent ripples in a pond........the cool breeze that make the date palms dance....
Have the spirit inside me..........but dunno what to do....
Want to contribute ....but dunno where to or what to?
Am lost but wont give up........thats not me.....
Whatever the odds ..........I will survive..
Waiting for a revelation!!!

What I believe in......

2005-01-11T11:05:00.000-08:00

I believe in the wonders of having an inquistive mind
I believe in present
I believe in learning from the past
I believe in synergising individual skills and energy through a team
I believe in appreciating good and honest work
I believe in empathising
I believe in honesty.....values
I believe in recognising limitations and working upon them
I believe in thinking about the future......how to make it better
I believe in love
I believe in commitment
I believe in light at the end of the tunnel
I believe the best way to learn is by asking questions
I have learnt to believe that first impressions may not always be true
I believe more in non-verbal(body) language than in verbal
I believe that if u have a dream backed by conviction you can be invincible
I believe in quality of time
I believe that sources of inspiration lie all around us.....we need to be aware.......the creases on the forehead of an old man........inspires me.....the wrinkled hand of an old village woman making chappatis.....motivates me
I believe that people who dont usually care.........are the ones who feel most insecure
I believe that there is an underlying meaning to everything.....there is a mystery to everything n anything
I believe that no one is indispensable
I believe in certain ways that I have it in me to be the Chosen One.

Regards,
Monica.

Namaste 2005.....

2005-01-01T18:59:00.000-08:00

"No one can go back & make a new beginning but anyone can start from now & make a happy ending." - Anonymous.

Hope you have a year that Starts Right & Ends Happy!!

I stay in a rowhouse . The best part about staying in it is having a beautiful garden where you can retreat to whenever you feel like. My garden is beautiful.....Thanks to a plump n sweet looking lady..whom I fondly call 'Bai'.

When I first saw her.......I told her 'Hi Bai!!'. She looked up at me with a blank expression. She didn't know the meaning of 'Hi'. Over the months.....she has grown accustomed to my way of greeting her and now she replies a 'Hi' back to my 'Hi Bai'.

Bai must be 46 years of age. In between it was only my father, my sister n I who used to stay in Bombay. My mom was in Calcutta then with my brother who was studying in NIFT. So during that period, I used to be incharge of the kitchen. Whatever dishes I used to cook...I used to give Bai to taste and I used to anxiously wait for her verdict. Never knew why...but she always found my cooking good......eventhough I wouldn't like it.

Today on New Years..... I woke up at 10 am and ran downstairs out into the garden.....just to see if Bai was working or not. Luckily she was. So I wished her--"Hi Bai!! Happy New Year!!". And she waved back with her sweetest smile ever saying "Happy New Year!!" .

There are some people.....who are not related through blood. Yet without them you experience a void in life. She is one of them.

If I ever leave Bombay...I'm definitly going to miss her.

For the Lady with the green thumbs...Cheers to you!!

Love,

Monica.

Watched one of my fav movies

2004-12-30T19:58:00.000-08:00

Dear blog.....

After so many days I watched Dead Poets' Society.........wonderful movie.

And now I'm gonna cook dinner for my folks.

Today a friend o'mine..Nameet is spearheading a team that is volunteering to help Tsunami affected people. He along with his team..have arranged for medical aid and water....and are going to leave Bangalore for Cudalore tonight. Heres wishing them All the Best!!

Regards,

Monica.

In The Moonlight - lyrics

2004-12-28T18:05:00.000-08:00

Performed by Sting for the movie---'Sabrina' , one of my favourites

In the moonlight
When the shadows play
When the thought of what could happen
Takes your breath away
Sighs and whispers
Quiet laughter in the air
Unspoken invitations everywhere

In the moonlight
All the words you say
Make it relatively easy
To be swept away
In the half light
Can we trust the way we feel
Can we be sure that anything is real?

Stars keep secrets as they wander indiscretely
While the echoes of a song go drifting by
We must be careful not to lose our way completely
Or the magic that we seek here
We can't be sure will be here

In the morning
With the moon away
And if in each other's arms
Is where we're meant to stay
In the love light
When our eyes have grown accustomed to the daylight
We'll see what waits for us to share
For all the things we've dreamed of in the moonlight
Will be there

Regards,

Monica.

Falling In Love

2004-12-20T11:11:00.000-08:00

The sun-kissed beach, the moonlight night,
The curtained waterfall, the soaring kite,
The dense deep jungle, the saffron sky,
The warm green grass on which I lie,
The words you speak, the thoughts we think,
The way you smile, I see a link,
Between two hearts, fresh and young,
Come fall in love, lets take a plunge.

Regards,

Monica.

Straight from a broken heart.....

2004-12-16T23:09:00.000-08:00

Mistakes have I made many
More the lessons have I learnt
Always looked forward to meet the One
Whos true love I have yearned.

The dawn brings with itself a new promise
After the beautiful farewell the dusk bade
A new beginning ... a new chapter....
Another chance for unspoken words to be said.

Memories that hurt shall now be erased
For life is entering a brand new phase
Lessons learnt shall make me wise
Not to commit the same mistake twice.

A broken heart takes time to heal
And in this time does the heart get stronger
It shall no longer bend and cry
Only reach out where there is good cheer and laughter

The soul should be happy
Thats what our Vedas say
Being happy is my birthright
And nobody can take it away.

One does not need to be a fool in love
One needs to be wise to keep true love
To feel loved is byfar the best emotion
And those who hurt the ones who love them
Are the unluckiest people in the emotional realm.

- Monica

Free........Thats the way to be.

2004-12-15T22:48:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I wish I were a vagabond
Who'd travel all this earth
Learn lessons with each step
And turn worries into mirth.

A free soul who knows not fear
Queen of her own mind
Do whatever she felt right
Set out for spiritual treasures to find.

With a heart so big
For true love to keep
No matter how many times
Love would make her weep.

The world would call her crazy
But in that craziness would she find joy
Coz it gives her so much freedom
The freedom to just let Go and enjoy.

No strings attached
No emotional baggage to carry
Just a free spirit
A vagabond......Thats what I want to be.

I'm Havanna a great time.......

2004-12-13T13:47:00.000-08:00

Dear Blog.....

Today I watched Havana(Cuba) on Discovery's Travel and Living and I realised how beautiful anything raw and untouched can be. Eventhough Havanain culture has traces of Spanish influence, it has its own peculiarity and in that peculiarity lies a certain degree of quaintness which might seem untamed to the West.

When you listen to their music.....you would feel like just letting go...

You would feel devoid of any worries and have a feeling that you are celebrating Life...

Witnessing sunset at Havana can be one of the most beautiful sights on earth..

Someday I intend on going and losing myself to the sights and sounds of Havana.

Regards,

Monica.

Baby steps into the world of blogging.....

2004-12-07T20:25:00.000-08:00

Warm greetings to one and all..!!!

I am not a person who is into the habit of writing diaries (but one who loves reading others') so do pardon me if going through my blog seems like a visual lullaby.

My idea of blogging... is like writing poetry online. Free flow of emotions..... unrestricted feelings......

This being my first post...all I can say is .....watch out.....I'll be keeping lots in store for you all.

Regards,

-Monica