Shail's Nest

Seven is supposed to be my lucky number. Both Mini and Noor have tagged me to write seven random things about myself. For someone who blogs about herself it is tough to find things that have not already been splashed across her blog pages. Especially having done a 25 random things about yourself post, reading [...]

An elephant does it. So does a goat, orangutan, polar bear, tiger, puma… Yeah they all do, give birth I mean just like countless other mammals on earth including humans. There is a difference though. While after giving birth, the rest of them go about their business of being a mother quietly, humans (the one [...]

Twenty five random things about myself?? Hmmm…. well you asked for it taggers, IHM, Monika, Isabel, Deeps, Solilo & Co. Anyone else?? Since my blogs are mostly about myself, there maybe repetition of facts. Brace yourselves, here I go. I hate to be lied to. I can take the truth, all truths, even the bitterest. [...]

Laden I am down there is no hope it is sundown out of nowhere like a whiff of fresh air you come become the fulcrum Your hand holds mine fingers intertwine you pull me from the deep life is an upsweep To love’s dictum joyously I succumb – Shail Mohan (March 2009) This is in [...]

This is a picture tag. The idea is to do an image search for every answer and choose any image from the first page. I have been tagged for this one by Ritu, Deeps, Pallavi, Solilo Usha and…… any more?? If so please jog my memory. I am getting old!! The age you will be [...]

I have been procrastinating and now I am swamped under a deluge as more of them have been sent my way. I am speaking of tags! There is nothing for it but to get down to answering them. The mere thought of the enormity of the job at hand has me quaking like an aspen [...]

This was written in answer to a tag over at sulekha.com. I was tagged by two of my friends, Kalpita tagged me to write about who I would like to kiss under the mistletoe (real or imaginary) and Edwin tagged me to write about my first kiss. I answered them at one go, in a [...]

It is almost like asking the clown at the circus to do the trapeze act. Of course I do know many of the clowns are quite adept at it. But is this one?? Now that is a million dollar question. I know I know. All this talk is very cryptic and baffling. Right?? You don’t [...]