generator monk is pretty simple to start, 2 pc of thousand storms and your doing decent damage, cube those primary attack pants and off to a gold start.
As far as if you are wearing all yellows? don't over think it... you can't really go too wrong, I know I was a fan of lashing tail kick, lots of people do WoL.
cyclone strike is a great way to contribute to group play in pubs.
the passives that allow you to generate spirit quickly are godsent until you develop a build