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[BBhasin]

As always, Good Luck Monica.

[Monica Bhide]

BBhasin - Thank you. Its heartening to get so many blessings

To all the folks who have written to me privately.. I want to thank you for the notes and emails. Please keep them coming.. helps in knowing I am not alone out there feeling like this. Thank you all for taking the time.

[Lissy]

Monica, I'm so pleased for you. Your article is very inspiring, and I am treading the same journey that you took. I'm a lawyer who writes legal and non legal stuff, but someday i hope just to be a writer. Thanks for the wonderful article.

-- Lissy Friedman, Boston, MA

[Monica Bhide]

Monica, I'm so pleased for you. Your article is very inspiring, and I am treading the same journey that you took. I'm a lawyer who writes legal and non legal stuff, but someday i hope just to be a writer. Thanks for the wonderful article.

-- Lissy Friedman, Boston, MA

Lissy - good luck and just remember to have fun along the way

[chanty]

Monica,

Hi. I spent 9 and a half years post MBA doing corpo things. In 1999, I set up www.tulleeho.com on a whim with a friend, as a pure hobby. We ran it like that for about a year, before we got some investment and turned our interest in drinking into a business. Viva the heart!

Tulleeho!

Vikram

[Monica Bhide]

Vikram - I really enjoy your site.. your story is very inspiring... follow your deams and the money will come... eventually ... at least I can keep hoping and dreaming

thanks for taking the time to share

[ms. victoria]

Monica, again, thank you for sharing this with us and for inspiring those of us just starting on a similar journey. I recently quite my telelvision production job and applied to a culinary program for the fall. After I complete my certificate (most likely next summer), I am hoping to do in-home cooking instruction and food writing full time. I already had people asking about lessons but I felt I needed some credentials before I could take anyone's money.

[ChocoKitty]

Monica,

Thank you so much for sharing your story with all of us. Funny, your family sounds much like mine (I'm Chinese) as far as attitudes toward "proper" careers are concerned. My parents have also come around (slowly) regarding my food writing, probably because I still have my full-time day job. If you would like to chat further, drop me a line.

Best of luck to you! You are a wonderful writer!

Anna

[Episure]

Go Monica, go!

Of course, it's the right thing!
Combining passion and writing is a winner combo.
Shubh Kamna!

I am another example who's following a similar journey.

Edited by Episure, 29 April 2004 - 09:48 AM.

[Monica Bhide]

Monica, again, thank you for sharing this with us and for inspiring those of us just starting on a similar journey. I recently quite my telelvision production job and applied to a culinary program for the fall. After I complete my certificate (most likely next summer), I am hoping to do in-home cooking instruction and food writing full time. I already had people asking about lessons but I felt I needed some credentials before I could take anyone's money.

Victoria, I wish you much success in what you do.. and thank you for sharing your story.. its really nice to know that we are all in this together

[Monica Bhide]

Monica,

Thank you so much for sharing your story with all of us. Funny, your family sounds much like mine (I'm Chinese) as far as attitudes toward "proper" careers are concerned. My parents have also come around (slowly) regarding my food writing, probably because I still have my full-time day job. If you would like to chat further, drop me a line.

Best of luck to you! You are a wonderful writer!

Anna

Anna - thanks for your note. A number of Indian parents who have written to me after this piece came out -- they are all talking about supporting their kids in what they are doing even if it means being "different"

I am so glad that you posted.. I hope your note encourages others to post as well

And do PM me I would love to chat more with you!

[Monica Bhide]

Go Monica, go!

Of course, it's the right thing!
Combining passion and writing is a winner combo.
Shubh Kamna!

I am another example who's following a similar journey.

Episure.. thanks for your note. I hope this means that you will be posting your story here shortly

[mongo_jones]

Monica, I predict your journey is going to take you places you never imagined. Good luck!

but hopefully not to fresno

I dont get it? Is this an inside joke? Sorry I am a bit dense on this stuff

a joke, but not an inside joke.

fatguy said he predicts "your journey is going to take you places you never imagined". i'm sure you've never imagined going to fresno and so.

this was better left unexplained, wasn't it?