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Name: Nishi
Age: 27
Where: New York
Faith: Christian
Sign: Aquarius
CH-S: Fire Dragon
AIM: SelenityHime
ICQ: 21380169
Email: be83398@yahoo.com
The Story Thus Far . . .
Currently, I am working full-time as an Attorney in midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York and learning kickboxing and Kung Fu and middle-eastern bellydance, and
working on making a music career!
Jogging, Martial Arts Kickboxing, Dance - currently middle eastern dance & bellydance, Tennis, Singing (of course ;) and working on my songs, Reading & writing about all the things I am interested and passionate about, watching tv and movies, painting, drawing, astronomy, rollerblading (and trying to get better at it and ice skating!), obsessive anime and manga fan and professional web designing, ancient studies / ancient civilizations, history and archaeology, world mythology, politics and world affairs, international law, human rights, studying many languages (have studied and continue to study spanish, mandarin chinese, japanese and hindi).
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3/5 - 3/30 |
3/31 - 4/18 | 4/19 - 5/10 | 5/13 - 6/22 | 6/22 - 7/29 |
| 7/30 - 9/13 | 9/14 - 10/11 | 10/12 - 11/12 |
11/13 - 12/18 |
12/19 - 2/5 |
2/6 - 3/17 |
3/17 - 4/21 |
4/24 - 6/19 | 6/20 - 8/4 |
8/6 - 9/14 | 9/16 - 11/3 | 11/4 - 12/31 | 1/17 - 5/3 | 5/6 - 7/22 |
Personality Quizzes I Made
The Royalty Quiz
The Woman of Beauty Quiz
Woman of Legend Quiz
Interesting Blogs
Books / Stories
King Arthur and all things Arthurian, Merlin, light and dark; The Crystal Cave, The Dark is Rising series, most anything to do with magic, vampires, werewolves; anything fantasy and romance-like: EMMA, Jane Eyre, Phantom of the Opera, Count of Monte Cristo, The Cask of Amontillado; almost anything Shakespeare wrote; The Harry Potter series; my childhood stories - Sweet Valley High, Twins, Kids, Babysitters Club, Boxcar Children, Bobbsey Twins, RAMONA QUIMBY series; SHERLOCK HOLMES, NANCY DREW; all books dealing with things I love from art, mystery, religion, magic, mythical creatures such as "DA VINCI CODE" and "Interview with the Vampire"
Movies
Emma, Contact, Ever After, Farenheit 9/11, Bowling for Columbine, Legally Blonde 2, Princess Diaries, Sweet Home Alabama, Matrix: Reloaded, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Staw Wars: Episode II, TOMBRAIDER I & II
All-time TV Shows
Three's Company, The Nanny, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, FRIENDS, Relic Hunter, Buffy, Xena, Clarissa Explains it All, OUT OF THIS WORLD, Wings, Mad About You, Simpsons, Married with Children, Carol Burnette Show, Anamorphs, Punky Brewster, Smurfs, Rainbow Brite, and the list could go on forever ;)
Musicals
Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, WICKED
Favorite Drinks
In the summer: starbucks' iced caramel macchaito - decaf and nonfat; lychee, boba/bubble tea/pearl milk tea; thai iced tea; lipton lemon and raspberry iced tea
In the winter: hot chocolate and starbucks' white chocolate mocha non-fat
Fave Alcoholic Drinks
Margaritas, amaretto sours, singapore slings, rum & coke and white wine - pinot
Music to relax to:
The slow version of the sailormoon theme song, the theme for Phantom of the Opera, the theme by Mono from Great Expectations and theme from Romeo and Juliet....so many more.....I can't live w/o music.....
A Fan Of:
I'm more a Democrat so I'm a fan of Bill & Hillary Clinton, Madeline Albright, Margaret Thatcher, Lee Iaccoca
Movie Actresses
Drew Barrymore
Kirsten Dunst
Kate Hudson
Nicole Kidman
Demi Moore
Gwyneth Paltrow
Julia Roberts
Reese Witherspoon
Renee Zellweger
Movie Actors
George Clooney
Johnny Depp
Matthew Goode
Tom Hanks
Ashton Kutcher
Brad Pitt
Keanu Reeves
Adam Sandler
Robin Williams
Magazines etc.:
Vogue
Cosmopolitan
Jane
Shape
Fitness
Allure
Elle
Marie Claire
Archaeology
Mysteries
Foreign Affairs Journals
The Economist
Discover
Astronomy
Sky & Telescope
National Geographic
New York Times
Commondreams.org
In Style
US Weekly
PEOPLE
My Adoptees
Shown are adoptees from Sailor Moon, Full Moon wo Sagashite, Star Wars Attack of the Clones, Lord of the Rings, and Emeraude from Magic Knights Rayearth, X-Files, the child-like empress from the Neverending Story, St. Tail!, The Labyrinth, Satine from Moulin Rouge, and HARRY POTTER!
   
 
  
Reminders:
Salons in NY to try:
Buff Spa at Bergdorf Goodman: 754 5th Ave $$$
Tiffany Nails: 903 Madison $$
Soho Sanctuary: 119 Mercer $$
Maximus Spa - Massage: 15 Mercer $$
Just Calm Down: 32 W. 22nd $$ - get grape gatsby with Essie Bordeaux polish
Ajune Spa: 1294 Third Ave $$
Frederic Fekkai: 15 E. 57th - Mandarin Supreme Pedicure $$
Salons in L.A. to try:
Kathy's Nails: 7967 Melrose $
Salons in Paris:
Mr. Ho: 3 Rue Washington $$
La Bulle Kenzo: 1 rue du Pont Neuf $
Things to buy:
HairArt's T3 tourmaline blow-dryer; t3tourmaline.com
Stuff in NY
Nobu - Sushi
TrapezeSchool.com
Things to Buy
Skin Ceuticals C + E Antioxidant Treatment $115 or
Renee Rouleau Vitamin C & E Complex $60
Neutrogena Active Breathable Sunblock SPF 30 $10
Rosamor Perfume - booklet 897 - 18004562297
Voting Related
Vote-Smart.org
Rock The Vote.com
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Welcome to Nishi's Pitas Page a blog part of A Dream I Dream.
Nishi is a 27 year old Indian American who is working as an attorney in Manhattan. She is also a singer/songwriter who is working on her 1st album. She dreams of
bringing her songs to the world and moving people with her music; she also dreams of pursuing international human rights and foreign policy one day.
Nishi is an avid Japanese
anime and manga fan
& is a web designer too.
See her major anime/manga
websites listed to the right. She
also collects anime goodies,
see her Treasures.
This journal is a place for me to vent, to share, and to catch up with friends. Undoubtedly friends and strangers whom I don't know
are probably reading my words - for all whom I know and don't know, you may read but never, ever bring up with me what I write about on this journal unless I bring it up with you.
This place is sacred and I'm allowing you to enter it, to know what I choose to show of myself through this page, but don't assume you really know me or what I'm about, and don't assume you can talk to me about what I write.
Respect me, my wishes and my writings - or leave. :)
- Nishi
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Tuesday, December 28, 2004
11:59 p.m.
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Thoughts on war....after watching King Arthur the movie starring Clive Owen:
I thought the same thing again watching this as I did Alexander etc.: the senselessness of war. So many of those men (saxon, roman, whatever) were taken as young boys and reared to be warriors - their whole life is nothing but death. I thought of their humaness as all the fake movie blood was shed.....their bodies being gutted, arms chopped off and throats sliced - when you kill you FEEL the humaness, the flesh & bones of those you kill - you know you're killing someone who was once just like you - those are people - real people - once loved, once with so much beauty and purity, hope and potential and war forced their lives to change.
Such people were called savages and barbarians. Maybe they're barbarians because a childhood and adult life of war and death has warped their minds - it takes a healthy upbringing to be a normal human being as we know it - a life of a soldier or warrior isn't normal - it takes something of the human out of you. So then is it ok to kill someone like that? A barbarian so to speak? One who isn't a normal human anymore because he's been made mentally unstable? When you're on the battlefield - that seems reason enough. But what if he's not a "barbarian" - what if he's just a normal guy who had a mother and father but is on the wrong side? What then? You could've been him if your lives were traded - wouldn't you then see through his eyes as he does? See his views and understand them? I would.
So many young people aged 18-25 are serving in Iraq - it's the young dying. The worst thing about war - it clouds people's views about the "enemy" - we are urged to see them as evil - as "kill them or be killed" - on the battlefield you have no choice - ur chance to think and understand is taken away - you have to fight to survive - but there is always the choice and time BEFORE war - before forcing all those people to 'kill or be killed' - the time when a leader should realize the senselessness of war and refuse to instigate and partake......."preemptive war" - which is the doctrine of our current president and his administration - that doctrine is wrong when there is no clear & present threat - and there never was.
War...is not about conquering or liberating - war is about every man fighting for his beliefs, his country, his values - its values whether it's Islam, democracy, christianity or communism. War is never about us against them - it's about the people in power making us think it's us against them. Who are you fighting for? Why? Do you really even know? Or are you believing everything you're told without thinking and questioning that 'hey, what if they're wrong?'
I've said it before and I'll say it again - those "insurgents" or "saddaam loyalists" weren't fighting for Saddaam - they just HATE the thought of the U.S. fighting on their land, invading their country....occupying their country. There are those who are happy the U.S. got rid of Saddaam but still don't want the U.S. there - and there are those who see that the U.S. has to be there now to help re-stabilize Iraq. Then there are extremists who hate the U.S. and everything we've done so much that they just want to kill every last one of us out there - because that's how much they've been hurt - extremists aren't born that way - they're made that way because of pain suffered - by themselves or by others.
When humans are caused to be hurt, we naturally want to find the reason for the pain - someone to blame, someone to take our anger out on, someone to claim vengeance upon. 'Fanatics' or 'Extremists' don't incite rebellions or wars without REAL REASON for the masses - the masses had to have been affected badly, hurt or seen a real threat in order to become incited. Humans will hurt each other only when they themselves or their loved ones are hurt or think they or their loved ones will be hurt.
It's a simple as that. Whether that 'hurt' is physical, or mental by way of political systems, religious idelogies is irrelevant. It's the hurt and us vs. you mentality that is preyed upon and used to make war. Those in power know how to manipulate, know how to make people believe in things and see things a certain way - humans want to believe in things, want to be given clear choices. To make tough decisions is not in our immediate nature - that takes stength of mind and will.
All those "witches" burned during the witch hunts? For God sakes - they weren't witches! They were just normal people - even if someone were a little weird or abnormal - they're just human. No one spoke out lest they be branded a heretic. People complied in lynchings, mob-like menality killings all because there is no strong voice telling them what is right and what is wrong. Instead, there are many strong voices saying what's wrong and encouraging it.
People are so scared of things they don't understand, things they can't understand, that they don't stop to think that just because something is different (religion, culture, people/person), or that they don't like it, isn't reason to hate nor reason to believe you're better than them/it.
I think war is about superiority too. One or the other or both feeling they're superior to the other - their religion, beliefs, values, morals, intellectual achievments - Ancient Greece thought it was better than so much of the world, early Christianity thought so too - and even today my religion preaches that we are the only true and right religion and all others are false. Yet my readings and education have shown that the roots of christianity are nothing to be proud of. I am only proud of Jesus - and I only love God - as for the rest - no one can show me that they were really what is written of them, no one can prove to me that the Bible is what it claims to be - we're told we're not Christian if we don't believe the Bible is the Word of God - well who told u it was the Word of God to begin with? Your priests? Theirs? And so on - back in time? Who was it that even wrote all those texts? You cannot even prove that they are what they're supposed to be as written. There's controversy over the 'Gnostic Gospels', why they were left out and should be included - inconsistencies in it all - don't doubt me, I believe in God with all my heart, love Him and pray to him with every cell in me, and I believe Jesus DID exist and came to show us the way back to God - but as for the rest of it? Trinity, 'virgin mother of God', all those rules, sins, etc - HOW can ANY intelligent human being tell another without solid proof that what they say and believe is the ONLY true religion? Islam believes it's the right religion - we Christians have a million arguments on why it's a false religion but is it? If we weren't Christian but were raised as Muslims wouldn't we, too, believe in it whole heartedly and view Christians as the misguided ones?
War, death, fights over religion or political hegemony - mankind for as long as we have existed has always painted itself things to believe in and believed, with no doubt, that what they believed in was right and true - that anything differing from that belief was wrong. We didn't understand other beliefs, other ways of being - how can we understand that which we haven't learned? So we fought, and argued, until one by one - every major empire and belief system that ever existed has died out, been assimilated into something new, died out again.....and it keeps going. A never ending cycle - 500-1000 years from now, if humans still exist, do you think Christianity will? Islam? Democracy? Our faith and beliefs are what keep us going because to NOT believe in something leaves so many questions - to which we have no answers. What if there is no God? What if God is just this ethereal conciousness that gives this universe life and keeps it existing but does not intervene - and just lets life in all its forms: planets, solar systems, man, insect etc go its course. As humans - we can't allow such a bleak reality to exist - we simply do not have the answers. So we continue to believe whatever we're told to believe and which feels agreeable to us - to not believe is a far scarier thing.
That said - you can then understand nearly every human being on this planet - we're all the same - we think the same, react the same - we were all just raised differently - to believe in different things, to fight for different things.
The real goal of humankind - of our lives - is to bridge the gap - to make an understanding so great, so encompassing that it ends our own evil natures of greed, pride, superiority, and even the basest notion of self-survival. To realize that in this vast universe - we have only each other, that we all came from this earth, are brothers and sisters, only separated by great mountains and lands - distance - which kept us from knowing and understanding each other.
Miyu-chanyou have to do me a HUGE favor - I want a screencap of when Clive Owen is coming out of that foggy gate and his face is clear on the way to meet that long white-haired saxon. Just that still where his face finally emerges all nice. It's from the scene 'Battle for the Wall' and before that guy says 'finally a man worth killing.' I want that to be my wallpaper cause he's SO gorgeous and inspirational in that shot! I can't find that screencapture anywhere online and I can't hook up my dvd to my computer *sob*
I bought the director's cut :) So thankful I did (didn't even notice it was the director's cut when I purchased it) cause the movie is GOOD. I enjoyed it very much. I don't believe it is the truth about Arthur, of course, but a very great historical re-telling of the story - or at least one version of history which can't be proven.
Anyone else think Clive Owen is amazingly hot? Wow. That helmet and battle gear - wow.
Anywayz....I've waxed philosophical enough. Almost midnight and I have to sleep. *HUGS* to all.
- Nishi
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Tuesday, December 28, 2004
07:53 p.m.
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snowwww snowwwww snowwwwwwww :) hehehe sunday it snowed and tonight it's snowing - so pretty. Unfortunately, didn't snow enough to close work! ;) Work was fabulous today - my friend Carol started and it's so great to have her there! I hope she's really happy where we work now :) It was Jenn's birthday yesterday and John's today so we went out for lunch and celebrated with lots of cake and cupcakes, should've gone out with Seany and Jose and their boys with Carol for drinks but the snow made me rush home. Watching movies tonight with my sisters - we've been watching so many! Already saw 'Van Helsing', 'Ella Enchanted' (I love Anne Hathaway - what an awesome actress!) and 'MEAN GIRLS' - I think Lindsay Lohan is a phenomenal actress! And I don't care what everyone else says - I LOVE that Rumours song and think she can sing VERY well. I think Hillary sings pretty too! I LOVEEEE her song 'Fly'.
Tonight we're watching King Arthur. So happy to have my sisters all home :) House feels full and happy and it's fun to come home :)
Respond to msgs later *HUGS* to all g'night :)
- Nishi
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Saturday, December 25, 2004
11:58 p.m.
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Today was a wonderful Christmas! :) I took my family to Radio City Music Hall to see the Christmas Spectacular and it was great! My dad loved the 3-D thing, we all loved the nativity thing at the end, but we all hated the Nutcracker thing they did. The Rockettes are AMAZING! My only criticism of the show was in the poor organization of the staff at Radio City - during the first 30-40 minutes people kept coming in late and blocking my view of the stage as they tried to find their seats - it was SO annoying - Mil and I were like 'what the heck? don't these people know how rude it is to stand there in front of us all while a show is going on? Arrive on time!!' And this happened throughout that first 40 minutes or so.But that's the show's fault for not having a strict door policy like they do for musicals on Broadway....I don't remember ever having a problem like that at a Broadway show!
I wore my beautiful Victoria's Secret dress and jacket/coat :) It looked SOOOOO good in person. My sister took pics of me using my cellphone - they didn't come out too well but hey at least it's something:
  
Afterwards, we made out way to JEWEL OF INDIA. The following is a review of this restaurant:
Review of Jewel of India
15 West 44th Street, New York, New York
Food: fabulous. Service: terrible. Overall rating out of 4 stars: 2.5 stars
Although the food at this Indian restaurant was well prepared and delicious - agreed to by all 6 of us in my family - the service was so slow, unfriendly and poor that it almost put a dark cloud on our wonderful Christmas night celebration. Food and the dining experience is enhanced by excellent, quality service. This was not the case here and while I will applaud the chef and the preparation and display of their food - the service was really terrible.
The menu here offered excellent choices - we had the appetizer sample which had delicious samosas, pakoras, seekh kababs, and chicken tikka pieces. The table was arrayed with condiments of pickles, and celery, cucumber and carrot sticks as well as pappadam with chutney and this sweet orange thing I loved. I ordered for the main meal the Dieter's Special which was a serving of shrimp, chicken, fish and another meat item, with boiled rice and saag paneer, and also ordered naan. My sisters and parents all ordered some type of meat dish each with nan and it was ALL delicious - nothing was greasy - just prepared perfect. Dessert for me was Rasmalai <-- LOVE this - it's sweet cottage cheese in this sweet liquid broth - it's just heaven! My mom had also recommended their Gajjar Hallwa (something like that) but no one else could fit in more dessert. We all finished with masala tea or cappuchinos and the ending condiments of sweet sugars. Our waiter brought us warm towelettes to cleanse our hands with.
Now the service - they kept us waiting for everything although one guy always made sure we had water. They took forever to bring us out our meals, and forgot things that were included in our meals such as my tomato soup and my sister's poori. That's not really so bad but combine that with the fact that if we needed anything we had to wait 10 minutes to get our waiter's attention. They basically just brought us our food and left and never came back to check on us or ever ask if everything was fine, what else we needed - never asking if we wanted dessert, which when we asked for dessert, and twice for dessert menus, took AGES to come - we ordered 4 cappuchinos, one tea and one rasmalai. When it came time to ask for the check, that TOO took forever. Gratuity was included in the meal: $37 so we couldn't even show them how terrible the service had been. Total meal cost: $222+ incl.gratuity of $37 = $259. For 6 people on Christmas night for excellent food - yes! But for poor service? No. Their excuse? They were short staffed. But honestly - the restaurant wasn't that packed. They had about 9-10 tables with diners, counting us, to serve. It doesn't take much to check every few minutes to make sure your diners are taken care of and it wasn't a huge restaurant - waiters can easily see all patrons in that one room, on all sides. My dad actually complained asking what had been taking so long with dessert menus etc. For him to do that takes a LOT. After that, we weren't given much friendly service at all. And I mean that.
I would recommend this place for the food but not for the service. I honestly don't know if I'd ever go back there again although I SOOOO loved the rasmalai - when Ricky visits here again I'll take him there and write a 2nd review - see if their terrible service was only tonight.
Thankfully, poor service or not, nothing dampened our spirits - we were happy to be out on Christmas night, in the city, having seen the Rockettes, and eating yummy food and WARM :) On the walk down I showed my family Rockefeller Center and the Christmas tree all lit up :) I'm a regular so I see this thing every day but my family doesn't so they loved it all. Mummy and Papa kept stopping at every hat stand on the street to try and find a bucket hat for mummy cheaper than $10 (they wanted one for $5)!
That was my Christmas gift to my family this year and they all loved it which made me very happy. Mek and I watched the Sound of Music on tv and now we're all heading to sleep.
memory that's cool - a weapons collection :) yes I love swords! u should totally go back to fencing if you loved it! Tom From England have a wonderful holiday! Whadya doin' for New Year's!?
Tomorrow, I'll be working on the last 2 songs for my cd. Ok time to sleep. Night everyone :)
- Nishi
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Saturday, December 25, 2004
01:51 a.m.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!! :) Had a very nice Christmas Eve today! Slept in late, had pancakes for breakfast, wrapped up presents - my family found it funny that I was wrapping up the show tickets - they knew I was taking them out to a show tomorrow as their christmas present but didn't know it was Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular I was taking them too (and dinner at Jewel of India afterwards) so I was determined to wrap up the tickets in big boxes so they'd have something to open up from me :) We went to church tonight all dressed in saris - I wore this beautiful soft red sari that I could actually walk in for once ;) I love saris but I hate how they never stay on my head during church service and how they're so difficult to walk in sometimes. ;) We came home and weren't supposed to open presents till christmas morning but ppl in my family are babies, i swear! :) we wound up opening them tonight - I got 2 beautiful earrings from mummy, papa'll put $200 towards a telescope for me :) YAAY! Nithi got me a $50 gift card to H&M and a gorgeous book on World Mythology - an anthology of great myths and epics!! :) She knows how much I love that stuff! Mekha got me a $50 Forever 21 gift card and a body spray and lotion from Bath & Body Works, and Mili got me a $50 Barnes & Noble gift card and this very pretty ruffled white shirt with red and pink stripes for work :) I got a lot of gift cards this year including a $25 Macy's one from John at work.
We stayed up till midnight talking and drinking hot chocolate I made and reading US Weekly :) Tomorrow, we'll have breakfast, and we need to get ready and leave by 2pm to drive down to the city and find parking and be in our seats for the show by 3:30 :) I can't wait to see the ROCKETTES!! And I really hope Jewel of India is a place my family will enjoy! It's Indian food....which we normally don't go for cause we're Indian and we always have it - but YOU try booking last minute reservations and finding something that isn't sold out or closed ;) I should've booked earlier but I wound up not having time.....at least I got Jewel of India!
Ok MSGS! Liz I saw your page and love it! Will be linking you soon! Bing class of '98? I'm class of '99! Law School '02. What law school did u go to? Do you know what area of law you'd like to practice in if given the choice? Congrats on passing the bar!!
Callie happy 27th! I read ur blog - am so sorry to hear about the job....I pray for brighter and happier days ahead for you and a great new job in 2005! :) *HUGS*
Alex LOL! You have no idea how much i LOVE swords. They're one of my passions too. I have long believed that if there is such a thing as past lives I must've known how to wield a sword in a past life because I have this inherent desire to handle swords and fight with them. My friend Neil fences - but the foil isn't as inspiring as the double-sided blade of a sword....learning how to fight with a sword is on my long list of to-do things - but before i fight with a sword I want to learn how to fight with my hands and body which is why I am doing Kung Fu and kickboxing <--- this isn't fu-fu stuff - it's real boxing with gloves - using both hands and legs - thus adding the kick to the boxing ;) it's intense and amazing. Everyone's been complimenting how toned my arms have become since I started lessons at the gym last March 2004. It's worth every minute. Once my arms are strong enough and I can defend myself well and go on the offensive too, then I'll progress on to weapons - the sword being my first choice :) I want to also learn how to use the bamboo stick and also want to one day get a gun license. I'm against the use of guns for the recreational hunting and killing of animals - I think that's disgusting and terrible waste of life, and I believe in very strong laws controling who gets guns, registration etc but I still believe people should have the right to arms for defense so I don't support outlawing use of guns. Anywayz, long response to ur question! ;)
Suni awww you're so sweet! *HUGS* thank you! I'm thinking of wearing the dress and coat out for the Christmas Show and dinner tomorrow with my family or for New Year's or in L.A. with Ricky in February for Valentine's day ;) I like getting good mileage out of expensive outfits - wear this one to as many things as people haven't seen me in it ;) But ya know what - I was reading in US Weekly how people like Sarah Jessica Parker have so many expensive clothes which they can only wear once & wind up giving away to charity because they get photographed in it and that's that - can't be seen in it again - apparently people actually make fun if you wear things more than once just because you're rich! Dude...if I ever become rich and famous.....agh I'll prolly do the same thing cause I wouldn't want people to make fun of me either for wearing the same Roberto Cavalli dress, no matter how beautiful, twice - you DO have the money to afford different outfits. Oh the woes of riches and fame *sarcasm* ;)
Jade thank you so much :) *HUGS* everything is great now :) I'll have samples up when the cd is fully finished and up and ready to be purchased! :) I wish you an amazing and very blessed christmas 2004! :)
Hemal awww Merry Christmas and a very happy new year to you too! I popped on over to your blog and things don't look so merry over there *HUGS* I hope things get better and will pray they do.
Miyu-chan merry yuletide to you too my dear friend :)
Ok I'm out - it's 2am now almost and I need to sleep!
- Nishi
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Thursday, December 23, 2004
8:30 p.m.
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Ricky and I are back together :) But boy did I have a horrible afternoon as a result of all that. But everything's back to normal (for now ;)) :) A couple friends from work and I went for drinks at 'Down the Hatch' in Greenwich Village after work. They did their best to cheer me up which I appreciated :) But nothing worked until Ricky called and I heard his voice and everything got better again. I really love this guy - us almost breaking up broke my heart.
I was up till 3am with Ashish and Moises last night (slept over there too and went to work from there this morning) working on the music. 2 songs DONE - music-wise and 2 more to go. The music is gorgeous - now i just wanna sing my heart out.
Work was fun with everyone in the christmas spirit - I got sweet presents from co-workers - sweet Jody and Lynette got me potted plants, Jenn a cup, Kate a perfume from victoria's secret in one of their signature pink jewel bags, Greg an Indonesian box with a tiger on top to hold my knick knacks, perfume from this guy Patrick who gets all the girls perfume each year - my friend Jody and I thanked him with kisses on his cheek and he was talking about that the rest of the afternoon ;) LOL!
One thing getting upset at work showed me - I have a great set of friends there - one of them told me 'Nishi you're always so happy so when we see you sad and crying it's like a shock and we all just want to make you feel better and see your smile again.' That was so sweet. I love my friends :)
I'm pretty exhausted and realize I have msgs to respond to - tomorrow's christmas eve - I'll have time tomorrow! I need to eat and sleep now since I only got 4 hours of sleep last night - barely - but it's worth it when you're working on something as precious as your songs and music.
- Nishi
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Monday, December 20, 2004
07:16 p.m.
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It's almost time to leave L.A.....a lot's on my mind....I had a great time here though - the exhibit yesterday of the Queen of Sheba was fascinating - I learned a lot about Yemen and its ancient history as the fabled kingdom of Saba (or Sheba as westerners called it). Today was spent at Santa Monica, Little Tokyo and Chinatown.
I didn't get to wear the pretty dress because we just didn't get the chance to dress up and go out to a dinner or show or something fancy to wear the dress for. I'll wear it for him when I come back for my birthday or valentine's day.
I have VIDEOS :) These are taken today while at the beach in Santa Monica. I took one of Ricky but out of respect for him I won't put it up on my journal although he looks so hot in it!
The first 2 are videos of the beach, the second 2 ricky recorded of me and they say the following:
Ricky: recording; Me: I am going to move to L.A. cause I love it SOOO much; Ricky spans away from me prompting me to ask 'Are you looking at hot chicks?' and Ricky promptly yet guiltily responds: 'Nooo.'
The second one: I'm trying to say that it's 75 degrees out and that I'm leaving tonight on my flight out of L.A.
I'll respond to all msgs in either 15 minutes of this entry or tomorrow when I'm back in NY.
- Nishi
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Saturday, December 18, 2004
07:22 p.m.
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I got pictures!!!! These are a bunch of pics taken with my sprint camera phone :) They are, in order, a picture of me and then of Ricky from dinner at the Grotto on Broome/Grand Street with Ricky this past July 2004, a pic Ricky took of me on the train, a pic of my friend Laurice and I at the DIDO concert at Bryant Park this summer (or was it spring?), and finally a pic Ricky took of me today while we ate at this place called MOONSHADOW right on the coat of Malibu where we went to go horseback riding at the Silverlining Ranch on Decker School Lane.
Horseback riding was AMAZING! Our instructor was this woman named Maya and this little boy who was SO knowledgable about horses (forget his name - Danny?) - my horse's name was Harley and Ricky got this horse name Utah. My horse was only 60" tall! We were there for 1.5 hours after searching for the ranch for almost an hour all over the Malibu hills! My thighs hurt.....I got to trot and everything! And Maya told me that we did SO well and picked things up very quickly :) YAAAY :) I had SO much fun and LOVE horseback riding but DUDE - my inner thigh muscles got a workout as did my butt everytime I trotted (8 times) and my horse was so hard to control sometimes....they said to keep him to the rail but he wanted to go every which way and it took every ounce of my strength to control the horse. Whew! I don't remember it being this hard to control a horse but now I know!
I'm definitely following up with lessons this summer. I HAVE to learn how to master a horse. I made a believer out of Ricky now too - he fell in love with horseback riding as well :)
Lunch at MOONSHADOW was fabulous - had stuffed croissant entree and a spinach salad. On our ride back, I stopped by Safari Sunglasses and picked out a pair of new PERSOL sunglasses (an Italian brand I now love) and met this cool guy who ran the store named Edgar - turns out he was an attorney too who climbed mountains - he is one of the few men who have climbed Mt. McKinley!!! It is the tallest mountain in the continental U.S. he told me. Very cool :)
Tomorrow we're off to see the Queen of Sheba Exhibit at the Bower's Museum in Santa Ana, California!!< :) I'm SOOO excited to see this exhibit because the Queen of Sheba is one of those famed, legendary women I've read so much about and studied a great deal on in my private readings. They have in their collection this set of stamps from North Yemen issued in 1967 which feature King Solomon prostrating himself before the Queen of Sheba who was named 'Bilqis' although it is not yet proven WHO the Queen of Sheba who met Solomon was exactly and there are 4 women proposed for that role. Anywayz, I'm going to become a member of that museum tomorrow because beginning April 17, 2005 they'll have an egyptian exhibit titled 'MUMMIES: Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt - Treasures from the British Museum' which I SOOO want to see :)
Sanoj *HUGGGG* thank you :) I wish you'd use that blog I made you!! :) Tabitha ok I'll stop on by :) *HUGGGGG* I responded to all other msgs in the entry below! ok all I am off - I think we're going to see a band perform tonight or see a movie or SOMETHING :) Night :)
- Nishi
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Saturday, December 18, 2004
07:59 a.m.
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Western-style horseback riding - that's what we're learning today. They're going to teach us everything including trots, canters, and if we're up to it, jumps. I can't wait :) I've only horseback-ridden twice before and loved it both times - first I was 16 in Texas on a family trip and terrified out of my mind by how high above the ground i was on this monstrous horse and clung to the reins so tightly it would only do a slow walk ;) I went in better my 2nd time in Binghamton when one of my friends who was a local there (meaning she went to Binghamton but her family lived in the area) had relatives with a ranch and I had considered taking lessons there but couldn't afford it but still got to get on a horse and this time I acted like a pro and held the reins firmly but not too tightly and the horse walked much faster but it still didn't run or trot - or maybe that WAS trotting? Whatever it was, I was hooked and ever since then - think I was 19 - I've loved it. Although I never got a chance to ride on a horse since then. Now I shall :D And no matter how today turns out, I'm going to follow up with lessons beginning this spring or summer to learn English-style riding as well and learn it all - jumps etc.
The birds are chirping. I haven't heard a bird chirp all fall/now-winter in N.Y. It's heaven here although last night it was BRRRRR cold.
Caro-chan jogging around the USC area isn't that bad! :) As long as you stay on the main road which is HOOVER. I don't think it's so bad actually - it reminds me of neighborhoods in NY like QUEENS and BROOKLYN where there're lots of latino populations and lotsa places look "ghetto" but aren't that bad if you know where to be. *HUG* Besides, USC is so beautiful it makes up for everything :)
Tabithaaaaaaaa oh my GOD you started a blog too!!!! *HUGGGGGGG* It's gorgeous babe! 'come see the world through my eyes' is what I used to say in layouts past for this journal but I think it's too open an invitation for people to read and make assessments so I stopped using it on this layout. It's very romantic though and beautiful *HUG* I read everything you wrote so far! Does Mat read? ;) I tried to leave you a comment on your blog but it will only let members leave msgs and that's way annoying. Get a text box like mine? :) go to www.tag-board.com :D
Miyu-chan *huggles susan-chan* you're so cool :) I know what you say and agree but you know they always get the better of me each time ;) I'll pretend I'm you next time and eat someone alive :D You're like the female version of Maximus :D
Memory I think u told me of Laguna Beach before! I remember about the art galleries. I'll have to sometime but this weekend may not allow it - we DID want to go to a beach....hmmm......agh anywayz *HUGS*
Jade LOL! :) I'll see if Ricky can take pics when we get dressed up :) Hair up? hahaha ok I'll try although I didn't bring anything to put my hair up with other than a scrunchee and no way I can wear that out!
I woke up early at 7:15 and it's almost 8am and must shower and get breakfast - we have a 10am lesson for the horseback riding. See ya'll later tonight. *HUGS*
- Nishi
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Friday, December 17, 2004
03:59 p.m. PST
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I love Los Angeles. When I walked out of LAX with Ricky yesterday night it was warm out. I didn't need my jacket at all. It felt so amazing to be back here after 3/4 months away. The night, the trees, the LA pollution ;) Loved all of it. We ordered in Thai food and planned our weekend. Today, I got up at 8:30am and went jogging for an hour all the way to USC and back...took a bunch of pics of architecture and pretty quotes I found on the buildings of USC - I love their Philosophy bldg and the bldg for the International Relations school. After my jog, Rick and I went for breakfast at GRINDERS and after spinach omelette we came back to plan our day. I called up a bunch of places which offered horseback riding lessons. We're going to either Malibu or Tujunga tomorrow.
Gotta go now - will respond to msgs later :)
- Nishi
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Wednesday, December 15, 2004
06:55 p.m.
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ridia gee thanks - I think ;) who are u? u call me 'Nish' which is something I only allow good friends to call me. As for the 12-year old hahaha yes well any one can sound like a 12-year old when they 'rant' about 'issues' but I'm curious how many blogs you've read, let alone those written by 12 year olds, to make that assessment ;) I know u meant it in good fun but you should know it came across a little insulting - I'll take it with the best of intentions.
Sarah BETHHHHHH *HUG* gawdddd when ARE u getting MARRIED!? Thank you very much for your wonderful thoughts *HUG* Happy Holidays to you to my dear and now one of my oldest friends. Do you know I've now known you for almost 7 years? I knew you pre-Pat! How's he doing by the way? WHEN, in heaven's sakes, are we meeting up? And as for the cd - hon I'd rather you come down to the city and watch me perform LIVE :) EMAIL ME!!! Or call me on my cell when u get a chance :)
Hannah new here? :) hahaha well welcome to my journal :) I'm happy to meet you. Chrystaria you have a gorgeous name. A pleasure to meet you. Jade I KNOWWWW right??? :) It's even better in person! Victoria's Secret always has gorgeous dresses - I just wish they made it available in petite sizes...or petite-petite for me ;)
I'm home early to PACK! L.A.!! L.A.!! I'm so excited!! I got WICKED playing on my cd player and I'm singing along with 'As Long As You're Mine' :) Need to pack now :) Night everyone and see you from L.A.! :D
- Nishi
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Tuesday, December 14, 2004
07:45 p.m.
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I swear to God I am moving to Los Angeles. It's 74 degrees there right now. Here in NY? Bloody 27 degrees but the windchill makes it feel like 16. I HATE THE COLD. Sunny L.A. I'll be there in 2 days!!!
- Nish
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Monday, December 13, 2004
10:21 p.m.
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This is what I shall be wearing for New Year's Eve to all the parties! :D
It's from Victoria's Secret and I managed to snag the dress in size 2 and coat in size 0 although the dress is still too long and needs to have alterations before I can wear it.
That is my New Year's gift to myself!
Today was fun at work - after getting what had to be done, done, the computers had to be shut down due to server problems but it was ok because my friend Sandra's 14-year old daughter Christy comes to work at 3pm and so I got my deck of cards out and she and I played rummy, poker, war, hearts, and black jack. Was fun :) I treated her to her first Starbucks drinks - she loved the Double Chocolate Chip Frappuchino! I told Sandra I wanted to adopt Christy! :) I'm going to have fun with my future sons and daughters. I am already a child at heart myself and when I'm around kids and teenagers the child in me takes over :) I think life is more fun like that!
Time to go to bed. *HUGS* to all. Crystal so glad to see you again! I'm going to your new journal!!
- Nishi
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Sunday, December 12, 2004
11:52 a.m.
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Updated at 9:15 p.m. BELOW
I was just reading reviews for Lindsay Lohan's new album 'Speak' and was amazed by how mean people could be - comparing her to Hillary Duff and Avril Lavigne and saying they suck and how Linday's so much better. How can they say that!? I love Hillary's song 'FLY' - it's gorgeous. And I LOVEEEEEEEEE all of the songs on Avril Lavigne's latest album. That girl can SING and has the most beautiful songs and music. As I was reading the reviews I was thinking 'dude, there are people who are going to HAAATTTEEEE me, with a passion, if my cd ever comes out to the public.' Agh, I guess that's part of what you have to accept - that there are people who'll support you and agree with what you write and sing about, and ARE about, and people who hate almost everything you stand for. I think I will be very bothered by those who choose to hate me. Afterall, who can ever truly accept, in their hearts, that others could hate them? All humans want to be loved and liked, even when they disagree badly on things there's still that need to somehow work things out. Maybe it's just as natural for humans to hate as it is to love. I don't think there's anything natural about hate, though. I think it's an ugly thing we're prone to but which we have full control over - the ability to choose not to hate. Those who choose to try & understand, even if they disagree, and not to hate, I think, are amazing people.
If this journal is any indication, I think I'll tick off a lot of Bush supporters ;) LOL!! Just to be clear - I DON'T hate Bush the GUY - I think he's a funny, sweet PERSON, but I do NOT like his policies as president. I'm more a Clintonian, and much more a moderate liberal. If he hadn't led our country to war, I think I'd have been fine with him as president for the most part, save for decisions on guns, environment and conservative appointments to the Supreme Court and the chance the clock could be turned back on Roe v. Wade. But that would've been true of any president with that agenda, not just Bush. My problem is with the Iraq war and his part in it. Iraq and all of terrorism could've been handed MUCH better and later I'll write up a piece I read on this very point in the Forein Affairs Journal I read - pick it up at any bookstore - it's published 6x a year by the Council on Foreign Relations. Go check out their website at www.cfr.org.
Last night was fun :) The music is coming along gorgeously. Like I said yesterday, still lots of work left but we're meeting again tomorrow night (monday). All of the songs, so far, are staying true to my vision and everything I had in my head. I don't have to go to work on the music today so I'm going to stay home and listen to the tracks we've already laid and see where things have to be changed, what still has to be added, and GOD WILLING, maybe I'll be done before the end of the year! I think once this cd is done, I'll take Ashish and Moises out for a celebration dinner and/or have a small cd-"release" party ;) LOL! Who knows.
It's noon and time for me to have breakfast and start my day. *HUGS* to all.
Updated at 9:15 p.m.
Does anyone out there know where I can learn Bungee ballet? It's what Angelina Jolie, in Tomb Raider, practiced during a scene. Apparently, this is a real sport/dance and is used by Cirque de Soleil and a 'bungee ballet rig' was set up in Federation Square in Melbourne back in January of 2003. Any info on where one could learn more about bungee ballet would be appreciated :) It's something I'd LOVEEEEE to learn and practice. I'm already planning to go to Trapeze School here in NYC one day over the summer. go to TrapezeSchool.com to learn more :)
- Nishi
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Saturday, December 11, 2004
11:52 a.m.
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morning everyone :) I'm looking out the window onto the lake - today it's very still and like a mirror. I can see the white house in the distance reflected in it. If it was warmer I'd love to go out there, sit and draw or write.
I love my Kung Fu lessons cause I learn such wonderful defense and attack moves. It's very relaxing yet empowering. I get stronger each week studying and learning it. Unfortunately, yesterda's class was cancelled so after work I went to my company's 'Office Christmas Party' ;) The party was great and I had a FABULOUS time! I danced to my heart's content (once they stopped playing that horrible slow raggae and crappy music and put on good stuff). My friends David and Andrew and Luiz are great dancers! :) At 10pm, I left with David and Luis and we drove to 'TRAILER PARK' which is this bar/restaurant on 23rd Street between 7th and 8th avenues. We met our friend James there and we stayed there from like 10:30 to midnight or sometime thereafter. I was supposed to have met my friend Chelsea and go out to a club but I hadn't expected to dance and have such a good time at the christmas party so when I did, and danced so much, my feet hurt and I was pretty much danced out. We'd wanted to go to this place called EVELYN on the upper westside but turns out they're under new management and no longer have a dance floor. Agh, I'll go out with Chelsea another weekend - maybe New Year's Eve!! :)
So anywayz, Luiz drove David and me both home - he lives over in Pennsylvania and doesn't mind driving so, thanks to him, I was driven home to arrive at 1:30 :) My friends are such sweethearts.
I just got out of the shower and am going to clean up my room, pick up a suit I dropped off at the dry-cleaners back in October (god I hope it's still there) and head down to the city to meet up with Ashish and Moises and listen to what they came up for my songs. Tonight, my friend Danny is having a Christmas party so I gotta dress for that. I wonder if my voice and body can take 2 christmas parties back to back ;) I tried to be good to my voice last night so I could sing this weekend and next week. We're 'supposed' to have the music completed by the 15th so it can go to get mixed but I think it's gonna take lots of work to get all 4 songs sounding right before I can record my vocals on top of them and give them to the mix guy. We might not be on schedule but at least we're 1/2-way there!
Mahima *HUG* sweetie don't be depressed!!! You have my cell right? CALL ME! Tell me where you're applying to. what program didn't you get into? I swear I'll beat up whoever depresses my Mahima!!
To the one who calls themself 'me' get a clue? Sweetie, why don't YOU get a clue? What are you - all of 12 years old signing yourself as 'me' and 'not telling.' You make no sense writing that just because I don't support Bush's policies whole-heartedly would mean I support Bin Laden and how in the world does any of that tie in to Josh Groban? First off, me, dear, I have a plethora of reasons on why I don't agree with the decisions Bush has made as president and don't support his policies. My reasons are based on a multitude of information from news broadcasts and intelligent articles from various newspapers, news and policy publications (magazines and news journals). I have a MILLION 'clues' as to why I don't think our president made the best choices for our country and policy to the world but that does NOT mean I support Bin Laden! You are so twisted to even think like that. It's people like you who see things in only black and white. You say you respect that people have different opinions yet you tell them to get a clue. Actually, the truth is, people like you don't respect anyone unless they think like you. You're the worst type of person because you don't think beyond your own beliefs and opinions and try to understand why others see things the way they do. Don't talk down to me because I don't think you have the intelligent clout to back up anything of what you said in your anonymous comment. Oh and one more thing - only a coward and a weakling who truly doesn't know anything about what they're trying to write about would leave an anonymous 'me/not telling' monicker. Grow up and learn real facts before you can even hope to debate and discuss with others on controversial and dividing topics.
memory just send it to be83398@yahoo.com :) i do have more than one email address (20 actually ;)) but that's the one I check every day. And yes, the messages I get on this thing are crazy and funny ;)
Dr. Shaikh thanks! good luck with your music and poetry :) Rodrick thank you very much :)
Alrighty I'm out. See ya guys tonight or tomorrow :)
- Nishi
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Thursday, December 9, 2004
11:19 p.m.
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Beginning the week of January 3, 2005 - I will be enrolling in ice-skating school :D it's 12 weeks of classes to teach me not only how to ice skate but how to figure skate too! I went ice-skating in college with my friends Ingrid and Adam but haven't ice-skated since. I've been wobbly on rollerblades and I really want to get better. I'm SO EXCITED :) It's one of my life-long dreams to know how to ice-skate and figure skate! :)
Next on my list:
- horseback riding lessons - I want to do full jumps, stunts everything!
- motorcycle lessons - I love them! I have to learn!!
- hang-gliding lessons - what more can I say except I wanna fly :)
- sky-diving - I'm gonna start out tandem until I get over my fear - tandem means you jump attached to an instructor
- painting - everything from color paints, to charcoal
- piano & guitar - I've always loved these 2 instruments and watching Moises and Ashish play inspires me so much to learn! I can play the violin but that's not enough - I wanna learn and do it all! :)
Did I mention I also want to become a famous, multi-platinum selling singer/song-writer and writer of political and academic articles as well as fiction? ;) LOL!
One by one I'll make it all happen. First, i gotta get my family to buy me the telescope I want for christmas or my b-day, then take the ice-skating classes :) See? I'm on my way! ;)
It's my journal dammit - let me dream! :)
I gave myself as much voice rest as possible at work - am feeling LOADS better than yesterday :) I decorated my desk at work with a pre-lit christmas garland and attached red velvet bows everywhere on it. Bought these from K-Mart and also bought a slew of other christmas decorations for the home - showed mummy and papa the christmas angel I bought and although beautiful, we couldn't get it to sit up right on the top of the tree!! How the heck do u get it to stand up straight!
Tomorrow night I'm going out with friends after the office's christmas party - plan to wear this pretty black stapless pants-dress. It's almost 11:30 and I have to sleep and talk to my ricky. Good night everyone *HUGS*
- Nishi <-- who shall respond to all msgs tomorrow from work or on Saturday *HUGS* to all my dear friends and cousins who left me msgs
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Wednesday, December 8, 2004
02:09 p.m.
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hey everybody :) I didn't go to work today either because I woke up with a horrible sore throat. My dad thought I was slacking but I was totally serious - I wouldn't miss work (and lose a day's pay!) unless I really wasn't well to go to work. Who wants to voluntarily not make money for a day? My company works such that if u don't go to work, u don't get paid for that day which creates a good policy of making sure people come in and only be absent when they really are sick.
Throat still hurts right now but I'm drinking tea. Stomach flu maybe? I dunno. I just know I felt like hell on legs. Anywayz, I had a weird dream this morning as I went back to sleep after calling in to work.
I dreamt about the man I would agree to marry. It wasn't Ricky although he was still around at the time that I was determing whether I wanted to marry this new guy. This guy isn't my normal kinda guy I go for - I go for clean-shaven guys with a decent head of hair....this guy I *think* had a goatee? I dunno, can't remember and he had his hair shaved closer to his head.......not shaved completly but just a close shave such that there was still hair....agh...can't describe it - foggy memory of him - I can't remember his face at all and I think it was shaved head and goatee - whatever.
He was cute I think. But here's where it gets strange......so I meet the guy and we're talking in some room adjacent to a bathroom or IN a bathroom and we decide to get into the shower. We both got naked (somehow) and got in the shower and were fixing the shower nozzle head so hot water came out of 2 shower heads....and when that happened I hugged him and liked how he felt. This whole paragraph sounds really raunchy. So anywayz, we're talking (naked in the shower mind you and this is a DREAM! A DREAM I repeat!) and he mentioned something about an ex-gf and I get a little jealous although realizing that by our late-20's everyone's had at least 1 significant other in their past. So anywayz, I remember thinking he looked nice, had a bit of a belly I think (nothing big) but I thought he was hot. Nice body. So we kept talking nude in the shower about lots of things I can't remember and then we get outta the shower and we're talking more outside and I ask him important questions such as what religion we raise children under and he turns out to be some other religion.....but agrees with me that we teach them both belief systems and let them decide when they grow up. And after that everything just clicks and I decide this guy will be the one I marry and we're totally like good together. Even my parents were happy with him and wanted me to marry him. Mummy was saying in the dream 'so will this be the guy u finally marry?' It was the weirdest thing. I have no problem with arranged marriage I just didn't think I'd ever need one. It fast forwarded then to my wedding day and for some reason all these dignitaries and diplomats are there and I'm wondering "am i famous or something?" and it's a huge to-do affair and it was an extravagnt and gorgeous indian-style wedding like what i see in movies. Wowza.
I just told ricky about the dream and he's like 'great, now I'm fianceless and bestfriendless cause no way your dream guy's gonna let u chill with me' ;) LOL! I had to remind him it was ONLY a dream and that in all likelihood he (ricky) and I would get married so why doesn't he be my hubby already? and he's like 'nah..' and laughs and I'm like 'then don't complaint faggot!' and got pissed at him.
hmph. he's still laughing like a maniac. Men!
My tea is cold and I need a new cup. I *have* to go in to work tomorrow. I can't miss more than 2 day's pay - I'm already going away next week on 3 days unpaid to see Ricky in L.A. - so I HAVE to save up all the money I can. Hopefully I'll be better by tonight and be ok tomorrow.
Thank you to Susan, Lady and Memory you guys are such sweethearts :) *HUGS* Waheed dude I'm in New York, USA, work as an attorney in Manhattan in insurance defense litigation/personal injury litigation. What field of law do you practice in?
Oh I gotta tell you guys - I went to Origins the other day cause my White Tea facial toner ran out and while there I also bought Nightamins eye cream and night cream for the face and have been using it past couple nights and it is SO GOOD. It smells SO delicious and totally hydrates the skin and it looks great :) Ok I'm out to rest and drink more tea. See ya'll later.
- Nishi
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Tuesday, December 7, 2004
02:58 a.m.
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Updated at 10:45 a.m. BELOW
i just threw up 7 times. my throat feels raw. I'm so tired but I can't go back to sleep cause I still feel sick. I think it was the chore or chicken...maybe the orange juice? God knows! I threw up everything. Oh my throat hurts. I've been up since 1:15 or 1:30am when I woke up from a dream feeling nauseous. I thought the feeling would go away until it registered in my sleepy head that I had to get up cause I was going to hurl. Mummy's gonna get a surprise when she walks into the main bathroom tomorrow morning. heh heh heh it's so gross. ugh. I left a note for papa telling him I might sleep late. I have court tomorrow too....I don't know how to go....i feel really weak and sick.....wish I could wake mummy up and have her take care of me - she'd make a nice tea to settle my stomach, tell me to rest and don't talk. I'd go and make the tea myself but I'm so gosh darn tired now.....throwing up took everything out of me. 3 a.m. - I better make tea......i'm already scared about how all that throw up affects your voice/vocal chords etc - can't be good :( I hope I don't throw up again althogh my stomach still feels queasy so I think I still have a couple more rounds to go. This is a gross entry.
Updated at 10:45 a.m.
Drinking the tea last night was a bad idea - after my last entry, I threw up 2 more times, had the tea, threw up 4 more times. I didn't go to sleep until 5:30-something. I still set my clock to 7am to see if I could get up and feel ok to go to court and work but when it rang I slammed it off and knew there was no way I was doing anything today. Got up at 9 to make a phonecall to work - I feel so awful :( They needed me at court in Kings Supreme today and there's no way I could do it. Mummy helped me make black tea and I drank just a while ago - so far I'm keeping it down. My throat hurts like HELL. It feels like it's burning. I don't wanna talk much for the rest of the day. Talking more will just create cuts and scars along my vocal chords and throat lining. These affect ur vocal ability and range if not ur sound. Taking no risks. I'm going to make some more tea and go to sleep. My eyes are so tired.
Thank you memory and lady *HUGS* I hope you guys are well! What're ur SNs on AIM? Email them to me so I can talk to u online :) I'll write again later after I've slept and feel better.
- Nishi
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Sunday, December 5, 2004
08:59 p.m.
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azggghhhhhhh server's have been down since Wednesday night. *SOBBBB* amanda-channnnnnnn have ur hubby fix it as soon as possibleeeeeee.
I haven't written since early last week so let me re-cap - every night from Sunday through Wednesday I didn't get home till 3am because I was over at Ashish's working on the music. It is all coming along beautifully and is what I'm seeing in my head and then some!!
Today I went with my friend Rose to the Guggenheim's Aztec Exhibit and it was AMAZING! I had the most WONDERFUL time. Got there at 10am and didn't finish till after 1pm! I read, listened to the audio tour, became a Young Collector's Concil member of the museum (and now I get to vote on acquisitions to the museum!!) and bought aztec-related stuff. Afterwards, I met up with Sashi and Andreas and while Sashi shopped, Andreas and I watched ALEXANDER. Because of all the bad reviews I was expecting something awful - instead, i was happy to see it was a good movie. Well done, if lengthy and a little cheesy at some places. However, I think it could've been better. Something was missing. That certain something that makes a movie AMAZINg and PERFECT and people raving about it.....it was a movie-epic biography of Alexander the Great and I've read countless books on the guy and own a few in my library. I knew a lot about him going in and I wish the movie had echoed the mystic, historical feel instead of a 'story-teller' kind of feel with Ptolemy's telling of Alexader's life. It should've echoed the story of Ricky Valenz in La Bamba. THAT was a great biographical movie and had the same approach been used to Alexander as it was used in La Bamba, I think it would've been a spectacular movie.
I can't stop reading my Aztec exhibit books now. I already have like 16 mllion books on the Mayas, Incas and Aztec and now add 2 more on the Aztecs. I got a HUGE soft-cover version of the entire Guggenheim's knowledge and collection of the exhibit, a companion of all 450 exhibits on display, aztec hot cocoa (yes!) and collectible aztec symbols. Good stuff :)
I wanna head to sleep early so am off. *HUGS* and g'nite everyone - will respond to msgs when the servers are working again and you can see what I'm writing!
- Nishi
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Tuesday, November 30, 2004
10:16 a.m.
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Last night was one of the best music sessions! Moises and Ashish are so amazing. We were there till 1:30am and I didn't get home till 2:30 and seeing as how I'm on barely 4 hours sleep, I'm surprisingly together ;) 'Story' is, I think, 75% finished and will be completed tonight. It is GORGEOUS. Everything I imagined and hoped it'd be and then some! :) I LOVE MUSIC AND SINGING. SO much of it can be frustrating, and hard, but the feeling that music brought - I actually CRIED when I heard the completed intro which had been running in my head for so long.....the song was written about S. and our end......so it's a completely emotional song for me and like I was telling Ashish the other night, I only STOPPED crying everytime I sang it recently.
I need to get back to work but before I go - close your eyes if you don't like profanity or when I get angry:
Drake go f--k urself a--hole.
To everybody else who left me msgs, I'll respond tonight or tomorrow. Will be back at the studio finishing 'Story' tonight.
- Nishi
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Sunday, November 28, 2004
02:03 a.m.
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I just played 'Angel of Music' from Phantom of the Opera on my violin :) it sounded SO good! I can't believe I did it! :) Moved on from Creed to Nickelback - while I was listening to Nickelback my sister Nithi asked me if I was mad and I said 'no' in this angry way and my other sister Mekha laughs 'why else would she be listening to angry rock music' ;) LOL! I worked out my angry mood by practicing the new Kung Fu I learned last Friday and then shadow boxing and after that came back and went for the violin. I just got a new bow and rosin and I think I want a new violin ;) I played it from 2nd grade to 11th but hadn't *really* picked it up since then. I just started up on it this month, inspired by Ashish's playing of the guitar and all my lessons and knowledge came flooding back although I am really rusty. I started playing Linkin Park's 'Breaking the Habit' on the violin as well ;) now THAT sounds hot on a violin ;) I think I'll get a tutor for a few lessons to brush me back up to my basics and teach me how to tune this damn thing - the F string is way off and no matter how much I tune it it doesn't sound right to my ear! :) I wish I had kept up with it after high school.....should've, would've, could've, didn't. Agh no time for excuses, just throw myself in there and pick it back up! :)
I was SO mad on my way back home tonight after meeting Ashish to give him a present I got him and the check. I was in such a good mood from having spoken with him about the music and when I get out of the subway and finally get to GCT, I had a voice mail from one of my friends for whom I stayed up till 3am last night talking about her love life and stupid decisions - I told her the best thing to do - DUMP the loser - what does she do? SHE STAYS WITH HIM. She called me up to tell me that and how she thinks it'd be better in the long run for her to give him a 2nd chance - I'm like 'u don't GIVE a guy who breaks up with u 4 times and comes crawling back after seeing other girls ANOTHER CHANCE.' She and I got into a fight then and I was SO pissed the rest of the night.
Honestly have no CLUE why I bothered to help advise her, stayed up so damn late only to have her make the worst decision. GIRLS CAN BE SO STUPID! WAKE UP! UGH!
Anyway, I got rid of my frustration :) I should practice Kung Fu and shadow boxing at home more often! 2am - time to sleep. Night everyone.
- Nishi
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Saturday, November 27, 2004
09:35 p.m.
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"Peace is what they tell me, love am I unholy, lies are what they tell me, despise you that control me, the peace is dead in my soul. I have blamed the reason for my intentions poor, yes I'm the only one who, the only one who would carry on this far, torn, I'm filthy. Born in my own misery. Stole all that you gave me. Control, you claim you save me, the peace is dead in my soul, I have blamed the reason for my intentions poor. Yes I'm the one who, the only one who would carry on this far." - Creed: Torn
The lyrics fit my bloody mood right now.
- Nishi
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Friday, November 26, 2004
09:13 p.m.
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I love Armani Exchange! Mekha and I just got back from almost 4 hours of shopping at the mall (The Westchester in White Plains) - we were going to christmas shop but wound up shopping for ourselves TOO. I got this gorgeous black Armani Exchange sweater I am in love with. It *IS* possible to be in love with your clothing. Got some pretty stuff from Delia's and bought Mek a sweater there too cause I spoil my sisters rotten.
Our thanksgiving yesterday was nice :) Cooked the turkey, gravy, peas, corn, broccoli, stuffing, apple pie, white cake, brownies mmmm so good :) We didn't have cranberry sauce this year! I love that! Just thinking about it makes me want some.
Needless to say I need to jog a LOT now.
Off to take a shower. Night everyone :)
- Nishi
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Thursday, November 25, 2004
11:52 a.m.
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G'morning everyone!! :) It was fun when my sisters all came home yesterday :) We sat around reading magazines, talking, painting our nails - all that fun and girly stuff ;) Well ok I painted my nails and Mili changed her mind, but whatever. Papa woke us all up at this morning saying 'breakfast's ready! it's 12 o'clock!' and I turn over and it's actually 11am. Ugh. I had weird dreams again. Today we're going to cook thanksgiving turkey and all the food and then in the evening go and enjoy more at our relatives upstate. I wish I coulda gone to the parade this year but it was raining this morning and hardly anybody I knew wanted to get up to go watch the parade. Phooey. Dammit next year I'm watching it live! No tv! :)
Micaila can't wait to see the Incredibles :) *HUGS* Jade Star was mispelled in the movies section? I don't understand - where? Susan LOL! thanks! ;)
Happy thanksgiving everyone - I better get up and outta this room before they start hollerin' for me. If you celebrate thanksgiving, have a blessed holiday. And hope you're ready for the 1st real day of Christmas shopping tomorrow! I have to take my sister Mekha to the Open House for Columbia University tomorrow at 1 - she wants to do her PhD in Clinical Psychology and I've been rooting for her to go to Columbia even if it IS expensive.
- Nishi
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Monday, November 22, 2004
08:04 p.m.
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i think something weird happened to me last night as I slept.......either I got smarter, grew taller, or something in me changed........I feel.....different......then again maybe it's all in my head and I just need a good night's sleep.....
I believe Unicorns existed. Not necessarily the white horse-like creatures they've come to be represented as, but evidence indicates they hail from the antelope species and, to have horns, would've had to have been claw-toed-hoofed......I think they were definitely real....strong beasts.....who died out and their legend just spread like all legends spread, into fantastic tales that exaggerated everything till they are what they are now.
MoMA: I have pictures and I took notes on my favorite works: David Alfaro Siqueiros' "Collective Suicide", Edvard Munch's "The Storm", Paul Cezanne's "Chateau Noir" and "Pines and Rocks - Fountainebleau?)
On the morning of the opening of the Museum of Modern Art, I got up early cause I was meeting Chelsea at 10am. I got there and found a HUGEEEEEEE line that wrapped around the whole building, front and back. I wound up 2/3 of the way at the back of the building on 54th Street and waited on line total of 20-35 minutes before the line moved swiftly and I gained entrance by 11amish - Chelsea, her friends, and I went and had breakfast at Cafe 2 - SO expensive - $10 for a Roast Pork and Rosemary Sandwich but once I tasted it I was like WOW - SO GOOD. Overpriced but SO yummy! I had breakfast tea, tiramisu and peach tart (all excellent). It may be pricey but the food is fantastic. After we all ate and got to know each other a bit, we started on the 6th floor and worked our way down.
I like abstract art. I don't think it's pretentious. But some abstract art is really stupid and idiotic (in my opinion) and SO abstract that the artist has to spell it out in the title so we can figure it out. For example, there was this sculpure of a bronzy/gold metal square with all these bronzy/gold nails sticking out of it - it looks like a bed of nails. We read the title on it which was 'Message #7B: Ecclesiastes VII:6. One of the girls had a bible on her so we opened to Ecclesiastes Chapter 7, verse 6 and read: "like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so too is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless." So the "bed of nails" was a message about the meaninglessness of thorns which represented the laughter of fools - which is also, meaningless. Get it? SO abstract you would HAVE to lend the viewer some clue in the title to lead him to the meaning.
We were at MOMA from 10am to 5pm. SOOOOOO tired were out feet after all that walking, standing, and viewing. I saw some GORGEOUS pieces of arts, and some scribble that looked like children went nuts......abstract art has to be appreciated on a very personal and individual basis. What I see as art and beautiful, another might go 'that's bullshit'.
Bottomline: I appreciate all forms of art (for the most part) including abstract. I really loved MoMA and am going to become a member and go back often. I love museums.
After MoMA, Chelsea and I met up with Chelsea's bf, Sean, for a movie and we saw 'NATIONAL TREASURE' the Nicolas Cage movie and it was FANTASTIC! I had low expectations - expecting it to be tired and cheesy but BOY was I wrong - it was GREAT! I loved every minute of it. It makes me want to study American History all over again. SO much I didn't know and learned in that movie. WORTH SEEING! GO SEE IT!
This thanksgiving weekend I think my sisters and I will see ALEXANDER and The INCREDIBLES :)
Sunday was spent all day working with the music, and today I had court in the morning......I didn't get out of court until 12noon roundabouts (12:22) and I decided since it was so close to lunch (it's from 1-2), to just chill instead of spending another 20-30 minutes on the subway rides back. So I took a walk down to City Hall Park and enjoyed the fountain and the beautiful lanterns they have there....as I walked I thought about the last time I walked there - over a year ago.....and how much had changed since 2003.....back then I was so unhappy as a lawyer, so miserable because my dream was to sing.....and now, over a year later, it's happening. I'm happy as a lawyer, happy singing and doing the music......God willing, a year from now, MAYBE I'll have a successful album! I'm going to pray as hard as I can.
There's a friend at work who doesn't believe in dreams. She believes in reality. Her dreams are realistic ones: law school, home, marriage and a family. I agreed with her on all that - that dreams should be realistic. Dreams should be tempered with reality is what I said. My dreams...of singing....of becoming a world-reknown performer and artist......the reality might just be that I'll have my beautiful songs recorded on a cd....and I'll perform to small audiences.....the reality might be: nothing big will happen. And while that thought makes me so sad that tears well up in my eyes, I have to think: hey! at least you'll have these songs you love so much recorded. At least SOMEONE, even if it's just small audiences, friends and family, they will hear you sing, hear your songs. Maybe you won't be rich and famous....but the music....I really KNOW people will love the music. So that's my dream tempered with reality. If by some miracle, I make it big - I will be one of the happiest girls on earth.....because I won't *really* be content JUST singing for small crowds, and only having a small amount of people hearing my songs....I want the whole WORLD to hear these songs, to hear me sing.....who knows if that dream even has a chance to come true but as long as I'm trying, I'm closer than those who never try at all and just let a dream slip away.
Maybe I'm a fool but I don't care. I'm going to believe that one day I'm going to sing to sold-out concert halls and arenas, that I'll perform at awards shows, maybe even snag a few awards. I'm going to work hard to achieve the steps that'll bring me there. Maybe I'll succeed. Maybe I won't, no matter how hard and great I try. You never know unless you try.
memory come to law school in NYC! Or in a suburb or borough of NYC like Queens or Long Island! You'll LOVE it here! And I loved what u said about abstract art - ur exactly right and I agree 100% :) Alex wow! I still have to pick up Josh Groban's cd......his voice...so gorgeous :) You lucky duck have all of it!! *HUGS* :) and about musician men? delectable is the right word....they're so hot...... Victor thank you very much! DO you have a blog too? Donna LOL!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOoooooo :) NO ONE on that page is my boyfriend! hahahahaha u made me laugh so hard! Ricky's pics are at my pics page: Photo Gallery. The one you pointed to is the star of Bombay Dreams playing on Broadway here in the city - Manu Narayan - he's gorgeous though :) Amazing voice...would LOVE to do a duet with him ;) and if I was single, a lot more than that! ;) LOL! JUST KIDDING! Ricky I love you :D *ducks head* but seriously yeah he's hot ;) Ricky ur just as hot! MWAH!! *ducks head again* ANNNNYYYYYWAAAAAYZZ lord I'm a dork. Micaila hooray for boyfriends who are video game freaks! :D hahaha *HUGS* congrats! It's ok about the class - u have a million more to do amazing on and I know you will! :) I can't wait to see some of your stuff!! Susan awww thank you!!! Well first I have to make sure it's legit and then I'll plan my bahamas adventure - me, ricky, the surf, the sand and a bikini ;) fun fun fun ;)
aright folks - I'm out. I need to do some vocal exercises, and head to sleep early. *HUGS* to all and good night :)
- Nishi
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Sunday, November 21, 2004
11:32 p.m.
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I had the best recording/music session today! SOOO much work done on S.Y.H.A. and I even was able to get 2 of the songs in mp3 format and Hush sounds SO good even though right now it's not the version I want to eventually release. Ashish is SO awesome and I got to meet his friend Moses (or Moises?) and he's so cool! Watching them play the piano and guitar is so amazing. I think I'm a sucker for men who know how to play music.....especially when it's MY music....SUCH a turn on ;) It's strange how men you don't think of in ANY romantic sense whatsoever transform the second you hear them play music - through the music, u SEE the beauty in their soul and that is incredible - incredible how music brings out the best in us.
I know I promised to write about MoMA and respond to all msgs but I have court tomorrow morning and I only got home a while ago and am so very, very tired.....I don't think I'll get any break until Christmas.....I forsee a lot of late nights ahead until the CD is finished at the end of December (God willing) because I want to get them printed and start performing in January.......I want to shop this beautiful music and please God - let someone out there hear it and fall in love with it and agree to take it and produce it for the masses and let the masses hear...and be moved.....
- Nishi <-- who promises, this time, to reply tomorrow night even if it takes till 3am ;)
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Saturday, November 20, 2004
11:42 p.m.
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MoMA (the Museum of Modern Art) was AWESOME!!!! Spent almost all DAY there! SOOOOO much to write about it! I'm SO glad I went today - on the first day it opened - even dispite the long wait on the line and the crowds - was WORTH it! Although I found out, for sure, I'm not a huge fan of abstract art - some of it's fun, some so pointless and made us keep saying 'I COULD DO THAT AND BE RICH TOO!' ;)
I'll write everything (and we saw National Treasure starring Nicolas Cage too!) tomorrow after I get home - will be most likely working on the cd all day tomorrow. SO tired. Can't believe I got back so late.
Good night and will respond to ALL messages tomorrow night too! *HUGS* to all.
- Nishi
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Friday, November 19, 2004
11:44 p.m.
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too much to write and too little time! So in brief: gotta go to sleep now cause I'm meeting friends to go to the opening of the Museum of Modern Art tomorrow morning! I don't care if it's raining or if there's a mile-long line - ADMISSION IS FREE! :D hehehe :) Meeting | | | | |
