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I apologize for the delay. Busy weekend, as usual. Also, a funny thing happened this afternoon. My heart was racing and I was having heart palpitations for some reason - its that racy feeling of the heart where you pulse is strong and high. Mine was a whopping 110! I wasn’t running or anything. It stayed throughout the afternoon and I have no idea why? My heart still feels a little fluttery and light. Maybe it just needs some “shugga lovin’ ;-)”

It was RS’s birthday on April 1st. RS - you are the most bootiFOOL, wonderFOOL, April FOOL baby I know Here’s to many many more fun years to come for you!

Divine is synonymous sometimes with “extremely pleasant”, “serene”, and “delightful” in the dictionary. When she came up with the name “Divine Divas of Blogsville” I was delighted! I said, “Yep, I’d like to be divine and a diva” and so the name came about. I cannot reveal the answer yet, but if you have not sent in your entries yet, you still have till midnight EST today!

Women, well…..most women are of a divine, loving, inherent faith disposition. They are serene from within, and even though they might be a little stern on the outside there is an innate goodness and faith that lies within. Maybe thats why they are women are mothers. The patience, sacrifice and the tad bit of insanity that goes with it does need divine intervention
When I first got in touch with Colors, I thought - she speaks little but seems to be very sweet. She seemed like a no-nonsense fun girl with a good heart. Getting to know her better - I realized she was so different from me and yet the same. “Simple and cheerful” were the two words that Chandu used to describe Colors. I whole heartedly agree Deepak tells us that “her travellogues and posts are fun.”

Here is what she has to say about herself

I am originally from a small but beautiful state of Sikkim in India. My mom’s from Nepal and dad’s from India. So, I have been raised among two different yet similar in its own way cultures. I did my schooling in my hometown and then moved to Pune for my Engineering. That was the first time I lived away from my parents which was a great experience…as I learned to be independent. It also helped me open up because I used to be a very shy girl before. I made lots of friends there and also met the love of my life there. It also exposed me to lot of different cultures from India which I was not much aware having being lived in a closed community. After a brief stint in Pune I moved to US to pursue my career in software field. Its been almost 3yrs now since I came to US.

I don’t know if I conciously do work to make a difference in society but my new job with UN has given me a oppurtunity to deal with people from all around the world who are trying to make a difference in thier own way. It’s very inspiring. Being from such a small town as Gangtok, it makes my family proud about the fact that I have made it this far on my own. I get overwhelmed to see my cousins looking up to me as their role model.

I love to travel as maybe obvious from all my travelouges. I also love to do adventure sports like sky diving, kayaking, river rafting. I love to spend time with my better half who complements me in everyway. I love to read, watch movies, listen to songs, try different cuisines.

Feel like you know her better yet? Shy and adventerous, fun and frolic,there are more colors to the colorful colors you might know Ricky sums it well when he says this about her - “She is the most adventrous girl in the blog-world. Her sense of adventure is reflected in her writings. She also loves to travel and writes one of the best travelouges. She doesn’t seem like one but she is a little shy girl, who takes her time to open up. She has a very different sense of humour but it always end up making me laugh. She is one my of my best friends in blog-world. ”

Heard enough of her travellogues already? Here is a little excerpt of one of the MANY places she has written about one of her colorful travellogues-

Our next stop was the North Carolina Arboretum which we decided to go via the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a long scenic road that connects the Great Smoky Mountain National Park with the Shenandoah National Park both of which are a part of the Appalachain Mountain range. It is supposed to be America’s favorite drive and the ride is beautiful. It twists and winds up and down the mountains providing breath taking close-ups of the mountains and the rivers. The roads are in perfect condition and V had a great time driving the van. I too wanted to drive on the road.”

While they can have that innate sense of calm and divinity, women can be wild and vivacious, fun, adventerous, bold, and full of straight up spunk and guts. We all like to bring out that side of us sometimes. We all wish we could be a little more outspoken sometimes. Thats when the calm meets the storm, the divine meets the diva within - one of many facets of a women and her image.

“hot, wild and sensational! C’mon she is the only who takes my non-veg jokes the way they are meant to be - just jokes! Like her spunkiness and full of life attitude. Stay that way Bhu! Always a live-wire !” - I quote thee Deepak!

So while I went searching for the spunky, zesty divas out there, the Gal next door is also the bold diva at the next blog Bhumi! Vicky describes her as “a good friend. a sport. doesnt hesitate in voicing her opinions and thats whys they count a lot” .A taste of what she is from her blog -

Okay so here is an observation and conclusion from my observations over the past year or so..
women get old… what happens? menopause… mood swings, bitchyness out of no where… ahh we know the list! If you see someone in your family go though it… I am sure men will say that they dont want to live long enough to live thru it with their wives!
but now…
what we dont know..
is that men go though these things too..no no not menopause!
i know men have no cycle as such… but im tlaking about the random ‘doggieness’ and crap
what kinda crap? complaining ALL the time… literally complaining non-stop.
It’s like when was the last time somehting good came out of your mouth ?!?!?!?!?!?!

Here are a few lines from her for DDoB -

almost 22, and I go to a all womens college!! which i think is an appropriate thing to mention for thispost! I will be graduating may 14th *YAAAY* with a bachelors in accounting..but as most of u all know, the true passion lies in the art field..i might probably be one of the most difficult poeple to understand out there hehe i am typically shy with new company…but then the wild side takes over!
so we all know that once u turn 21… what do u do… u get drunk! and wasted and all that… but till date… even thjough i have 2 more months to go… but i havnt done any drinking as being a 21yo…i think its abt being responsible… and kinda feels good to be one of few non drinkers at a college campus.

Mind you though, she does have immense artistic talent! Bhu, I need to come to your house and see these for myself! They are gorgeous! Ricky ji’s analysis is this (Gnextdoor - you decide if its right ;)) “She is a very fun-loving girl who speaks her mind. She enjoys her life and has a naughty side to her. She changes her templates faster than I change my posts. She redefines the word “typical”. She has a sensitive side to her which may not be visible to many people.”

There we are - two more faces of the versatile woman - the divine and the diva. We all have a bit of both in us - a little more of one than the other but we do have both
Quote of the day: “Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. We’re not inherently anything but human.” Robin Morgan

Both divine and diva are words of the day. Your thoughts?

Quiz Question # 2: She is a powerful businesswoman and started her company in a small garage in 1978 when women entrepreneurs were still rare. Today, she is one of the most prominent business names to reckon with in India. A zoologist by degree, she is also a brew master - the first one for a woman in India! Someone I admire a lot. Who is she?

Hint: None this time. Its easy Email answers to utterances (at) gmail (dot) com by April 9th, 12 am EST with Subject line ” Q2″