Why, France.#france #travelvlog

As I write this new episode of my visit to France,

The World Cup Fever, 2022 is raging with France having

won against Morocco in the semi-finals. The Moroccans, the underdogs, were incredible and made their fans fall in love with them.

So, was France, quite spectacular in their performance and a team with heart consoling the Moroccans after the win.

They are now in the finals with Argentina this coming weekend. 

Good luck to both teams.

All through the flight to France, they aired the World Cup advertisement in Qatar and I loved the advert.

13 days in France and a taxi driver named Pierre

Pour l'attention Messieurs Alain Ropion et Michel Duchet - En Recontrer en Paris

Suivez Shobana sur You-tube pour vous tenir au courant de son voyage en France.

Merci Beaucoup, Au Revoir.

Shobana

Discours en salle d'embarkement

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Shobana

Happy birthday, Aarav!

Aarav turns 3 today.

A bundle of joy he is! Always surprises us with new antics, big words, and his far-sightedness.

He teaches us a thing or two all the time.

Keep smiling, and surprising darling. We love you!!

Mama.

Shobana's Date with Shakespeare

In Utopia

We ran up the stairs, and found Utopia,

A garden of aura you can only find in dreams,

Not all dreams take you to Utopia, he once told me.

There are those that leave you in throngs of fire,

Breathless and gripping.

–

In Utopia,

splendrous hours of awe I spent in intoxication,

Could heaven be as wonderous as this I asked myself,

A place of immense peace and tranquility.

–

No, none can answer a question that questions the sanctity

of heaven or earth.

–

In Utopia, I left my heart behind.

-shobana-

Olivia Newton-John - Magic

Have to believe we are magic,

Nothing can stand in our way.

One of the most talented and gorgeous legends of all time. I simply love her and all her songs.

She is one of those you cannot take your eyes off - such is her beauty.

Rest in Peace.

-shobana-

The Goddess of the Himavan - An Interview with the Author

HOW HAS THE STORY IMPACTED READERS SO FAR?

I think The Goddess of the Himavan did remarkably well in ratings. I have received good reviews about the way the story is written. It was Amazon's No.1 best-selling new release under Ancient and Classical Literature, and one of my top-selling books. You have to read it to know in-depth about the literary level of the written word. It was a challenge to write the book and it paid off with my readers loving the way it turned out.

CAN YOU TELL US WHICH LOCATION YOU WRITE OF IN THIS STORY?

I write of the Hindu Kingdom in the land of an ancient heritage. A story that unfolds in the era of kings and commoners. There are many ancient lands that give credence to the Hindu religion. I have not stated a specific land nor have I made specific reference to the religion in detail. It is a setting that I used to tell a story due to the characteristics of the Maharajas and Kingdoms of an age-old era.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO ASPIRING AUTHORS?

Write anything that comes to mind. Write with fervor and enthusiasm and most of all love for the craft. You will be surprised how your stories unfold in time. Never, ever be discouraged.

Press on the link below to read the full text of my interview. Thank you. https://profilecritics.com/book/N1MwYwzDD1YNI

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Harinder escapes the mountains. He reaches the majestic Kingdom of Hintrupate.

He decides to make the kingdom his new home.

He falls in love with the beautiful Princess Marianetta.

But then, he has to meet the challenge of the Maharaja to prosper a barren land.

Harinder accepts the challenge,

On his first night of stay, he has a strange dream.

It was of a flautist and a nightingale.

Thank you for reading. Please leave a review. Would appreciate it very much.

-shobana-

Interview with Shobana Gomes, author of At the First Dawn of Love - Profile

Read the full interview here:

Interview with Shobana Gomes, author of At the First Dawn of Love - Profile

At the First Dawn on Love now on Kindle / Paperback Edition Available.

WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND, AT THE FIRST DAWN OF LOVE?

• Terrorism is a threat that is so very real and unfolding in nearly every life on the planet subtly and deceitfully. So many youngsters meet with sudden death, go through depression, and are recruited into terrorism's vile web of deceit. The fear is very real.

Cherish

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Cherish

Where am I?

I see the trace of light that awakens the sky,

Though, the sky is still slumbered within its fold

Above its clouds, the night still prevails.

My tender heart prices the light today. Feeble though it may be.

For though it rises not with glory,

I have a flicker to brighten my day - to cherish.

Who Am I?

I try to understand,

I am that,

A girl with childish dreams yet unfulfilled,

A girl with laughter for a world of misgivings,

A girl whose eyes speak more than words.

Her eyes are webs of parity,

Never submitting to ambiguity,

I cherish the world for its misgivings,

For their unfinished cravings

I shall cherish the laughter,

It frees me of their wiles.

I find a rose,

Among a million temptations, it blooms,

It finds its way to thrive among weeds and thorns,

I cherish the rose for its prevalence,

To beauty and strive.

A man once lived a life of courage,

More than chasing worldly matters, he chased his dream,

He met with hardships and pain,

He stilled himself to believe,

That he was lucky to have yet another day,

To salvage the dream that filled his heart,

To persist.

Cherish that which makes you bleed,

It will be a victory in the end.

Cherish, the unstoppable,

They create victory and trend,

Masterful in their actions,

They are the monuments that belie time.x

Cherish, You,

The Master of your universe,

The creator of your destiny,

The reason.

Cherish, Me

Do you not need Me in every equation,

Together we can do mighty work,

If only you see.

Shobana

To the Writer

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When Nothing Will Matter

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The Wisdom of Dewdrops

 

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And the roses bloomed,

When dewdrops settled upon their fragile form,

To show the world the beauty that awaits in the heavens,

Of color, a touch of sprinkle like from the magic of the wand,

and exquisite beauty,

to uplift those downtrodden hearts.

shobana

Must Reads by Shobana

Paperback copies available on Amazon

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AT THE FIRST DAWN OF LOVE

 

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THE GODDESS OF THE HIMAVAN

At the First Dawn of Love

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For eighteen years, Marie had been on the run from Islamic State terrorists who had built a caliphate in her country.

A Catholic, she was the target of Christian persecution by the Muslim terrorist group who had established their jihadist mission at home and worldwide.

The terrorists committed genocide and ethnic cleansing on various non-Muslim ethnicities including Christians, and with their massive number of members worldwide, were a force hard to eliminate in the blink of an eye.

Unaware that the police were looking after her family as it was a TOP SECRET mission, they came in droves to kill her in various ways and ended up getting netted in traps laid by the police instead.

In the same instance, the local police commissioned the assistance of the international police (INTERPOL) to safeguard her family. The police had an obligation to look after Marie and her family after they had broken into countless terror cells in the country by just following her.

And to make things more bizarre for Marie, she learned that someone with links to the Mafia had fallen in love with her. He enlisted the help of worldwide, authoritative figures to join the police to move her to a safe haven.

Read about a 21st-century escape, mafia-type, and a miraculous satellite-saving technology that finally saved Marie and her family.

Read about how the British, American, and French intelligence together with the local police, scooped in via satellite to save Marie from the hands of Islamic extremists.

In the final analysis, it wasn't a war between Muslim extremists and persecuted Christians, it was a war where good triumphs over evil.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2022

Wishing all my Muslim friends in Malaysia and throughout the world, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Have a wonderful celebration with your families. Be safe while traveling and enjoy the ketupat and rendang - shobana

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Yet still

There were the crickets

adverse to the clouds that cry,

Though every drop that lashes to the ground,

Concealed their nightly calls,

that created the noise of the night.

There was that rainfall,

Through the windowpanes I watched its glistening transcend,

In some parts,

Flooding villages,

In others,

Dissolving blood and grime.

There was that beauty,

the one who heard the crickets while the clouds cried,

The one whose tears washed away some of the grime,

The shedding of blood,

she thought such a crime.

Then it cleared,

the weather that hounded,

that brought two lovers out into the sunshine,

to embrace each other,

under a blue-clad sky.

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Pièces, Sans Cordes: (Un livre de poèmes à chérir) Paperback – April 26, 2022

by Shobana Gomes (Author)

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Pièces sans cordes, le premier livre de poésie de Shobana traduit en français.

Des Morceaux a été écrit pour moi, pour vous et pour l'amour de la création.

Dans toutes les tailles, couleurs et gammes,
Au loin près,
Des chemins obscurs,
Dans le silence,
Dans le bruit,
Dans chaque spectre,
De la faiblesse humaine.

-shobana- 

Des Morceaux

Des morceaux

Dans toutes les tailles, couleurs et gammes,

Au loin près,

Des chemins obscurs,

Dans le silence,

Dans le bruit,

Dans chaque spectre,

De la faiblesse humaine,

Des morceaux,

De moi, de vous et de la création.

Je trouve une raison de les assembler,

Tous ne tombent pas dans une séquence,

Tous ne correspondent pas aux espaces

Certains à disparaître,

Dans l'oubli,

Certains pour rester,

Incarnés comme des souvenirs,

Certains à oublier,

Certains à chérir,

Certains pour rester,

Tout comme il est,

Des morceaux,

Sans cordes.

Coming Soon!

My first French book of Poetry,

Des Morceaux.

Here are three poems from the Ebook to download free.

Wisdom on beauty

 

Wisdom on Love

 

The Wisdom of Reeds

 

When your cup runneth over - a podcast

 

Writing takes me to another level. It creates the perfect balance between realism and invention. Creation is the aftermath. It takes a great deal of courage to be able to write for all the world to read. Behind the façade of the writer, is a tumultuous mind vulnerable to criticism or applause. Would you be courageous enough to withstand the pressures either way? Listen to why you should let your cup runneth over to feel emancipated, cherished and loved - shobana

Reaching Out To The Heaven In You

Reaching Out to the Heaven in You - now on video.

With all that is happening in the world right now, we have indisputably become a distracting race, averse to the little mercies of life. We are frequently overwhelmed by fear, remorse, and anxieties that contribute to a tumultuous pained heart, resulting in agonized minds. When the heart is not at peace, the intricate mind becomes its playground. Visit Shobana's Book Station for more great free and discounted Ebooks: https://shobanabookstation.blogspot.com