long tym.....

hi online journal - did you miss me? I did!! but cudnt find the tym or energy to jot on you.. very excited about new cultural project with friends, in the near horizon.. hope and Pray it sees success.. although it stresses me more, yet the prospect and enthusiasm of trying something new somehow tickles my energy buds..
dance drama with live music in music city Nashville, was hardly a thot even a year back from now..

was hanging around with friends for a casual lunch gettogether, chit chatting about how we all miss performances with live dance and singing, etc when this idea popped up.. with the effort of handful of people we embarked upon this journey which will see a culmination into 'Chitrangada', a dance Drama written by Rabindra Nath Tagore, to mark his 150th birth centennial year, by our just-formed performing arts group - Heartscape2011.
And then in june Regional Bengali Conference 2011. Highlights of this event - songs by Kavita Krishnamurthy, Annesa dutta, Aneek Dhar,etc.. check it out here : http://www.rbc2011.org/
Boy!!! am I so immersed in Cultural activities.. my lifeline pretty much!!

Education

Education - Is your lifelong guide to achieve your professional goals.
Misty
In trying to explain to my daughter why we need education this is what I came up with - a succinct definition in itself.. we can go on and on about education.. some people just cant make it beyond the books.. but most of us I am sure are more aware of how our education helps us grow in our personal life too.
You work for the money, self_fulfillment, a purpose in life and to help others too.

'Pretend you are a unicorn in unicornland'

'Mumma - that was our writing assessment prompt today @ school... I feel bad particularly for the boys.. they have no clue about unicorns .. besides I am not that girly girl or of that age anymore to think about Unicorns.. so it didnt go well..' said my daughter .. I cudnt help laughing @ her simplicity of diction.. my thots travelled back thru tym to my days of writing essays @ school.. writing essays used to be such a pain .. thinking about the topic and then putting it together was real scary @ tyms.. 'what words to use to fill up those pages' I would think.. and now it doesnt bother me.. I think I can swirl my pen or type-away @ the computer on any given topic.. OR can I? I think I feel its easier now since i dont have the pressure of gng thru the education system.. and I feel I am done.. OR am I? I work with computers .. I work in technology.. is there an end to learning? nah!!! we always have to keep ourselves abreast to the most current applications, softwares, gadgets, etc being used around our work-bench.. 'Need I write' u ask? well!! yes every single day.. even a well-formed email related to work is like writing your thoughts down into proper words for people to understand.. some managers complain 90 percent of their time is spent in Microsofts outlook express @ work or some form of email application.. anyways getting back to what I began - my daughter's basic complaint in this regard was that the topic wasnt cool enough for her to be able to express herself well.. so am on hold to see what grade she brings in for this assignment.. am guessing 'not-so-good'

Cant believe its 2011!!

and 2012 dec 23rd the world comes to an end.. just got exactly 2 yrs to live..
If it were so - what would you wanna do first?
- I would wanna go around the world, siteseeing the 7 wonders of the world with my closest of friends and family :D
- go meet in person all my old friends and their family too
- read all best seller novels
- listen to all kinda music around the world
- compose a piece with my name etched on it
- perform a jaw-dropping solo dance - amaze the audience
- maybe go meet some old flames heheheh!!!

Now some good work that I plan on doing:

- Go meet my God-daughters - Gouagne in Mali and Manisha in Bombay and spend some tym with them. You are in my thoughts gals!
- help some non-profit organization who are trying to help hungry children
- adopt a child
- do fund raisers thru music to raise money for Red Cross, Unicef and such

PSS

PSS - perpetual Stress Syndrome:

hmm!!! I knew something was wrong with me, when I came down with aches and pains over the past year or 2.. but cudnt put my finger on it.. I always carried the guilt of not setting a time aside for exercising.. I wanted to help myself .. and hence began the search for answers.. After going thru some info on yoga and healing this is what I found- people!! most of us suffer from PSS - perpetual stress syndrome.. we forget to relax or breath consistently.. it is unconsciously done.. when someone asked me to breath in and out it took me a while to figure out the most important and simple exercise we all are born with - BREATHINg normally.. inhalation and exhalation.. thats the focus in Yoga and healing.. with the onslaught of widespread exercise regimen - pilates, zumba, power workouts of everyname, to choose from these days, we oftentimes are attracted by heavy workouts basically to sweat your body like crazy.. ones which will tone down our muscles or body, oftentimes ignoring the fact that healing every inch of our body is equally or more important.. I am in noway insisting anyone to start yoga-ing right away.. but please make an effort to start breathing normally focusing on nothing but your regular breathing.. every cell of your body will thank you for the oxygen you fill them with, so they get their fuel to do their normal function.. more on YOga and healing as I assimilate info.. cant tell you, I already feel so energized sharing this info with all.. I began! I am sure pretty soon you all will be convinced enough to slide your body into feeling good soon too.. its all about your well-being..
My mind gets distracted while I am doing my regular breathing exercises..it gets drawn to the sink load of dishes to be washed but I am getting good @ refocussing on my breathing technique
FOr beginners - Kundalini Yoga, Pranayama(simple anolom, vilom), Breath of fire(short sniffs), the Cat stretch and some basic yoga stretches should work wonders. There are several freely available youtube videos on these. Balance it with food too.

12 food must eats:

1) Black beans
2) lean chicken
3) Salmon
4) Eggs
5) Oranges
6) Mixed berries
7) Almonds
8) Leafy salads
9) cook in Extra Virgin Olive oil
10) Low fat yogurt - Activia for women
11) Whole grain bread and whole grain cereal
12) Dark Chocolate(for dessert)
13) Women only - red Wine - 1 serving for dinner(optional) - if u have chronic illnesses please refer to doc..

This is a new beginning :)

Chance Encounter

social network tying the world in one big knot.. wow!!! u gotto love it!!
u get in touch with old friends and then make new ones over the internet.. chatting.. emailing.. sharing pics in ways which were unthot of even a decade back.. how we grow alongside tym.. only tym never gets older it flows like a river water.. some places narrow.. some places wide.. while people grow older and eventually die, tym never does.. wonder ven people will finally realize and let tym take its toll instead of trying to control it.. u cant stop the on-slaught of tech culture.. it will happen whether you like it or not.. only last tym ven Baba was here he hated the laptop and cudnt work it well.. but this tym around neither the remote bothered him nor my laptop.. and most of his tym was spent glued to the TV or the laptop.. which says that we eventually grow.. its like the masses catch up.. if anyone heard me say I dont like iPhone(I absolutely meant it).. only now there r few technologically advanced creatures who dont have one.. can u name one? its going on and its going to be all good.. the repurcussions we feel in a raising occurance of obesity, cancer,posture related issues, nervous disorders, and many such diseases and other problems.. but that doesnt necessitate a curb on advancement...
thats in continnum!!

Uncertainities galore

one day u feel u made it!!! the very next instance a force turns things around.. uncertainities are a way of life.. we live with it .. dipping our askance soul every single minute.. some go thru moments of tension all along .. shun the sions