"...But what she couldn't see most of all...was that those people were nothing compared to her.  They were matches to her bonfire. She was the last cowboy - all romance and failure… Read More

You know that feeling when you finally come across something that makes you grin ear to ear. Something so good that you don't want anyone to know about it for fear, they'll say something lik… Read More

Yeah, that's me. And whatever happiness I am feeling in this photograph as a wee one for school, I felt today. The sun was shining, the wind was breezy, and my soul was on fire. Now mind you… Read More

It's quite difficult to nail down my top five Depeche Mode songs. Each are so unique in sound and raw emotion. But here is an attempt...Black CelebrationWorld in My EyesBut Not Ton… Read More

Three Wise MenOkay, these are not the three wise men you are thinking of from way, way back. But rather, these are three strangers that left me quite an impact...let's start...(to save time… Read More

Dear Mash,I found them. The letters we used to write to ourselves with our left hand. Good grief, that handwriting looks better than how we write with our right hand today. I'm glad I w… Read More

Sometimes I blame my visual-nessit gets me into a mental messBut heck, who doesn't know the truth sucksespecially when you know, you're out of luckI'm collecting so many kinds of souvenirsju… Read More

And this is what I came up with...It's important to spend time with the devil for it reminds you of how many angels you are surrounded by. It's not easy recognizing the devil. It can be a pe… Read More

Not everything in life has to be a goal or a timeline or a recordIt needn't be in a frame or on a mantel or strung on a ribbonNo one needs proof or a title or an absolute truthSome thin… Read More

Be it a view or a conversation that inspired this postBe it what it is...these are my non-connected thoughts, quotes and my-right-now-somethingsLet those visions fly out the window and colle… Read More

In the melancholia of the momentI sought to embrace the sensuality of the sun,Its long rays kissing my skinLeaving with me a sense of feeling undone,I searched for solace in the breezethe gr… Read More

I was meant for a Shakespearean kind of lovethe kind where emotions drip like the rainOff of fingertips and into puddlesCollecting slowly into vessels of passionWhere love is non-perfectjutt… Read More

Yeah, I'm that girl...who loves a good belly laughwho's still scared of the darkand loves to take random photographswho's quite the late bloomerwho learned how to wear mascara in her thirtie… Read More

The fog has lifted and it's beautiful hereI'm not rushing to learn how to steer,Someone wise said it isn't always bulletproofThis life we live, the things that happen under the roof,And my e… Read More

I was checking on the status of my upcoming fashion show on none other than Facebook, when I came across the Jacksonville Symphony's cover photo. Absolutely loved it! Although I'm not much o… Read More

Every now and then I love to surround myself with things said vs. things done. I heard on the radio that it's important to be a "human doing" not a "human being" but I disagree. I love being… Read More

Blissful.Beautiful.Bountiful.I realize all the things I feel today end with "ful" as in full!My heart is indeed full today after many apprehensions and critical conventions...I started the s… Read More

It was June 16th. A Thursday. I was staring at the blank canvas of this blog when my adorable son, Sohan, came to hug me and noticed a serious expression on my face. I told him I had been wa… Read More

And the happiest of talesis what I'm feeling right now,Trying to write like William Shakespearebut I don't deserve a stage bow,This photo says it allI'm so happy and resplendent,My smile and… Read More

So here's to all the cold heartedI'm trying hard to become departed,I'm such a slave to yesterdayAnd tomorrow is too damn faraway,How is it that you easily can let goNo kind of attachment do… Read More

Hi Mummy,I miss you. A lot. Today was one of those mornings that I really wanted to go back to our old house at 3434 Marywood Drive in Anaheim Hills. I remembered the long hours of yard work… Read More

Perception. It's quite a striking thing really. What one thinks actually thinks of another person, place or thing. Rare that it is close to reality but when it is, there's always that elemen… Read More

What happens when you set out to pursue a sunset? You get memories. Saloni fell asleep while Sohan and I took these photos just outside the car. A beautiful sky, a helicopter above (the dron… Read More

A million things I side my headI said goodbye and rode insteadThe eastern winds blew through my hairI hadn't a reason to stop or careIt was my evening to take the world inTo suspend any thou… Read More

I have a sweet tooth. Okay, I have always had a sweet tooth. But this post isn't about that or my love for chocolate. It's about life and living and giving the two feet we have the very best… Read More

I stare out into the sea,as it throws its mighty strength back to me,Wave after wave, it sends me its giftswashing upon the shore, the sand continually shifts,The liquid waters change from t… Read More

...and the night is calling mesomewhere out west, midnight is yet to be,the sea is anxious and waits for the sun to risemoonlight tiptoes its way across the indian ocean skies,paying attenti… Read More

Jen, this one's for us...Sometimes I just can't figure others out.Sometimes I give so much of myself, I have nothing left.Sometimes I want nothing more than the silence the night gives me.So… Read More

Six photos that captured my day...oh how I love photography...M is for MashA lovely stack of wood waiting to become someone's place to put up their feetStop...and notice nature, will ya?A vi… Read More

She said the sweetest goodbye to methe kind you can't ever forget,And I couldn't wait to see her againThe weekend couldn't go faster yet,Soon after she left my armsher favorite time of day s… Read More

I cannot truly describe how beautiful the skies were in my backyard today. Sounds of a dog barking, a plane overhead, birds flying, clouds floating, trees swaying, construction work in the d… Read More

It's 51 days into the new year and I'm profoundly happy to say that all five of my senses have been thoroughly engaged. It's not easy...for I can be a strange mix of happy-go-lucky and goofy… Read More

I'm a reflective kind of girl, so I love looking back on companies I've worked at, places I've traveled or people I've met. When I worked for the IT company, Metamor Global Solutions, (which… Read More

Today I learned nothing at allI chose not to donot to hearnot to sayanythingToday I stared into spaceand did not questionwhy the walls were sohow the ceiling was builtor why on a certain win… Read More

Tom Brokaw wrote about The Greatest Generation. Abraham Lincoln has said some of the greatest quotes. I'm not a prolific writer nor was I a president...but I am here to write about the great… Read More

They met as the sun was risinginto a blue Florida sky their attraction was no denying,Their leaves swayed gently in the windto the beauty of the moment they were very akin,Lovely t… Read More

Yes, my current "hooked on" song by Coldplay...http://www.coldplay.com/recordings/viva_la_vida/lost/Lost!Just because I'm losingDoesn't mean I'm lostDoesn't mean I'll stopDoesn't mean I'm ac… Read More

The year 2015...my 43rd year of life.Honestly, if I were to put this year down in the books, it would be by far, my most introspective yet my most outwardly set of days...if that makes sense… Read More

Photo credit: Rajan PatelThis was the photo...that inspired this poem...Standing under its artistic gaze I'm giving into its strength to amaze,Outwordly, sensual and full of graceit casts bu… Read More

Photo credit: Damian Peter BellThe autumn air kissed my cheeksfar from the sounds of the cityThe bench was waiting for usand the scene, it was oh so pretty,The muted sound of the mountainsso… Read More

Have you ever gifted someone something special? Be it something you made, something you bought or something of yourself? We all have right? It's a wonderful feeling isn't it? It makes you fe… Read More

So here I ama steering wheel and my car in my hands,If it's a dreamthen wake me up and take away the fog and the steam,Zero to sixtythe windows are rolled down and the radio's turned up to v… Read More

Yes, I still watch music videos. I mean really, why not? I love seeing the creativity put into them...letting my mind wonder what the director/musician was aiming to communicate. So often, t… Read More

Hi Pappa,Do you know what Sohan woke up said to me first thing? "Mom, today is going to be an awesome day. It's going to be better than yesterday." How is it that that sounds just like you?!… Read More

I'm so proud to share my birthday with my Pappa, we're both December 9th Sagittarians. And I honestly am one 100%. Loved this description I found below. As a Sag, I know my bests, my flaws a… Read More

Love, music, artso many similarities between the threecapturing our mindsinvading them with symbols and gestures and tonesunderlying denotations of feast or faminePersuasive in their wishes… Read More

Music is not a background sound for meit sparks my interests, my fantasies,I simply cannot listen in a passive statefor the lyrics beg me to learn and relate,Whether it's in a busy coffee sh… Read More

For as long as I can remember, my life has had one constant: CHANGE. I chose to put it in all caps because honestly, it truly has been the one thing I can really relate to. And I absolutely… Read More

On a recent drive, I noticed the most beautiful sights. They were not of well-constructed homes or billowing oak trees. Not clusters of birds flying above or tractors lined up just so. They… Read More

What do you see in these photographs I ask? A vanishing point? A hidden forest? A lonely path? An escape from the day? Do you feel fall, winter, spring or summer? Does it evoke Halloween, Ch… Read More

Thank you INXS.For everyday that seems harder to walk, I'll walk a little further, I'll look a little higher and I promise, I'll follow in my way."The Stairs" INXSIn a room above a busy stre… Read More

Yeah the open road it calls to menot sure what I'll see,Don't care for any kind of storewarehouse discounts I deplore,Show me where the skies are freejust miles of breathless infinity,Show m… Read More

Hi Dad,I'm sorry I haven't written in a while. I think of you everyday. An in fact, I wish you were here more than ever, because you might laugh at how my interests have changed lately. Reme… Read More

A freshly poured sidewalk is so beautiful isn't it? Smooth, young and ready for adventure, it has no idea what is about to happen. It stretches out proudly, sparkling under the sun. And then… Read More

My dear car manufacturers,I've loved cars since I was a kid. Perhaps it's because my Mummy really wanted to have a son after having two daughters - I have photographs of me wearing bow-tied… Read More

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When I got married, my husband laughed when I mentioned I had never owned a t-shirt. No really, I wore my first t-shirt at 28. My very stylish mother banned them...and I never argued why. Sh… Read More

I could very well focus once again on my lovely broken boned left foot, because today marks five weeks since I fell off my bike. But I'm not.I want to write about this whole week, the first… Read More

So last night marked the three weeks since I tumbled off my bicycle. I am able to laugh about it now because I just don't know the who, what, why about it. It was very scary, very bloody and… Read More

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Just thought I'd share my top eight songs of the moment. Mind you, some are old, some are new and some are just so:1. Counterpoint by Delphic2. Last train to London by ELO3. Pumped up Kicks… Read More

For her first birthday party to celebrate turning five on September 30th, Saloni was in the driver's seat. We took her to choose her cake, choose her pinata (a cute purple guitar) and previe… Read More

It's not easy knowing that while December is my favorite month with it being my birthday and Christmas, this year, it's a birthday without my Dad. You see, we were born on the same day and s… Read More