About Me
I have realized that, this is so long overdue. I hate writing about 'About-Me.' It just is so hard, how can you possibly describe yourself without coming across completely self-indulgent and full of yourself :) Anyways, here it goes. It is really long, you are warned!
Name is Sowmya, pronounced as "Sow-mia" not quite but close enough. In my native it means, 'gentle' which I can totally assure you that I am not! I am thirty years old but feel way too younger very often and sometimes too old for my age. I was born and raised in India, I finished my schooling and college in Bangalore, India. I am extremely lucky to come from a very small and loving family which has carved me into the person I am today. I now live the life of an expat exploring new countries and cultures.
Nicknamed as Simba, I usually respond very well to it; with the explosion of internet and all the good, bad, ugly which comes out of it, this name has stuck well to me. It all started with me being extremely active on an online forum called Pagalguy, which is a great destination for all MBA hopefuls from India. I also started a women's only portal during my grad school days called Pagalgirl, which was shut down soon. Sometimes I feel the name itself has grown to an iconic status and seems to lead a life of its own; something I fall short of keeping up with.
I am a city-bred girl and find it hard to get accustomed to a smaller town, but I have managed quite well till now. I am an electrical engineer, worked in telecom space dealing with fibre-optics, wireless and all that jazz. One fine day, I quit everything and decided to go back to school in United States. I lived in Raleigh, Durham, and surrounding areas in North Carolina while I made through grad school. Yes, I managed to graduate with my Duke MBA, something that I am extremely proud about! Soon I will be starting work in a brand new country which I need to explore, assimilate, grow to love... I am excited and looking forward to this phase of life. I am also thinking about new projects, some personal, and some not, to work on moving forward, hope I am able to keep everything intact.
Much of what I write about refers to my life, daily humdrums, reflections and pauses in everyday, interactions with those around me, memories from the past; skeletons from bad relationships, failed marriage, lost friendships do sneek up once in a while but I do believe in the power of love, grace of God and balance. Things have a vague way of working out for themselves, while we scatter our brains over nothing. I smile a lot, and though I come across very open, I am a very private person. I have extensively volunteered at, and helped non-profits all my life and they have been a big defining experience. From orphans to senior citizens, to physically disabled, I love them all.
MY passions
Life. Love. Creations. Health. Writing. Style. Dreams. People. Travel. Helping out. New Languages. Cooking. Entrepreneurism. Personal Growth. Politics. Books. Food. Animals. Laughter. Yoga. Coffee. Women Issues. Fashion. Baking. News. Brands. Etc.
MY Writings
My writings are my escapade from reality.
I don't know if I am a writer or hoping to become one soon. I just love to write, it makes me come alive. Last quarter of '07 saw me writing furiously for the first time; my work has been published inAll Things Girl,Just Femme and still slowly making its way into the sometimes scary literary circles. My memoir about my dear brother who doesn't live with us anymore was a Finalist Entry onAndy Zhang'sWriter's Club Contest. I am not yet writing a book but may do so eventually, or just lose interest and do something else.
I have also written extensively about applications, business school experience and all other fun stuff. Also I have spent a lot of time patiently, sometimes not so patiently answering tons of questions from friends, to strangers to fans to what-nots. You can read themhere.
MY Blogs
I started my old blog for fun in Jan '04 and soon it gained enough traffic to keep it going without much effort. More so, I was on my way figuring out my grad school applications and people had fun following my topsy-turvy journey through out. Someone mentioned that if you read my old blog from 'Start' to 'Finish', you can actually see me metamorphising into an adult. Ahem!Hereis my Old Blog. And this iswhereit starts.
I stopped blogging in Jun '07, when all things were going downhill and I had no way to keep track of everything that was falling apart. Also I didn't have the strength to make myself to write everyday. I strongly felt that a blog was intrusive and robbed my privacy. And while I still feel it does, I have this itch to write and share my viewpoint. May not add much value to someone but might be something profound for someone else. My head is constantly exploding with too many pent up thoughts, feelings and opinions...I have started blogging all over again, but I am still trying to be a regular. Once I feel that I am doing a decent enough job, I will link it up here! :)