Thursday, May 3, 2012

A Big Thank You!!!

I love to be surprised. It may sound strange, but yes, it is that way. This urge of mine to get surprised was fulfilled a few days ago by my lovely blogger friend Ruchita from My Not So Ordinary Life. She nominated me for the versatile blogger award!!! It feels simply great to be recognized by a fellow blogger worth nominating for an award. It is so nice of you Ruchita :-)

I discovered Ruchita’s blog recently. She is an amazing writer and a photographer too. Her musings keep one hooked to it. Her recipes section is a blend of some mouthwatering easy to make stuff and some authentic delicious dishes. It is a place worth visiting.

This award is making me a kind of nostalgic. I started this blog basically to share my travel experiences with friends. But slowly it became my corner of expression. It expanded to become my place of sharing opinions about social issues, music and some weird thoughts too. I was fortunate enough to discover some amazing blogs and bloggers in the beginning. Their honest feedback and encouraging comments have kept me going. I’m also thankful to my readers for their support.

Some rules need to be followed to accept this award:
1. Create a new post.

2. Thank the lovely person who nominated you for the award.

3. Pass it on to your fellow bloggers.

4. State 7 random facts about you.

5. Claim and post the award pic.

Now the time to pass this award to some talented bloggers!!! It is the toughest task as there are so many amazing bloggers.
1. I would like to nominate Arti from My Yatra Diary. She is a fabulous blogger. It is a treat to read her travel posts. Truly a role model for beginners like me.

2. Seema from seema’s. Her blog is a treasure for art lovers. An amazing painter she is!!

3. Debajyoti Ghosh from Some Facts, Some Nonsense. This is the blog where you can find some of the best satires. Visit it for some hilarious yet thought provoking posts.

4. Subhorup Dasgupta from Subho’s Jejun Diet. From technology to politics and the art of living, all under one roof!!! His expert opinions on a variety of subjects will keep you hooked.

5. Magiceye from Mumbai Daily. Visit his blog to see different moods of the dream city Mumbai.

6. Purnendu from Shadows’s Galore. Amazing travel posts and photographs at his blog will surely take you on a virtual world tour.

7. Sangeeta Reghu from Sangry Words. Her blog is packed with some of the best funny as well as touching posts.

8. Rahul Miglani from Desire v/s Destiny. An interesting blog indeed!!

9. LeoPaw from BigBitz – bits of thought, big enough! The variety in his posts is amazing. One of those captivating blogs!!

10. Betsy from Joyful Reflections. A lovely blog full of beautiful pics and stories about birds, flowers and some equally beautiful places.

Seven Random facts about me:
1. I am a hard core music lover. Rather I am obsessed with music. I can go without food for a day but not without music.

2. I am an extremely cool headed person and perform well in difficult stressful situations.

3. I love shopping for anything handmade like handlooms and handicrafts. I’m a choosy shopper. So shopping with me means a good investment of time and energy.

4. I enjoy gardening too. I have a soft corner for roses.

5. My biggest problem I think is I cannot do anything unless I am fully convinced. I cannot follow anyone blindly. But when I do, it is a lifelong commitment.

6. I treat my friends as a precious treasure. I consider myself fortunate that I got a chance to interact with some extremely good people at different moments of my life.

7. Most important fact – I don’t like to be disturbed when I am sleeping :-)

Here is my award!! Thanks to all once again!!!

12 comments:

Stephen Hayes said...

Congratulations on this well-deserved award. I'll be sure to check out the other bloggers you nominated.

CC

RAHUL MIGLANI said...

Thanks , Thanks a lot !!!

Arti said...

Congratulations for your Award Ashwini! You truly deserve it, I love visiting your blog and I am sure there are many more on the way for you :)

A BIG thank you for passing it on to me and for all the kind words that you have said for me, I am honored and so happy to receive it from you :) Really... this blogging world is so beautiful for me because of people like you! Thank you very much once again and stay connected :):)

debajyoti said...

I saw this post yesterday when I was going through your blog. I can smell awards :D. but didn’t comment coz I thought you haven’t finalized the list and might change it.

Thank you so much for the award. It’s an honor to receive it from a writer like you :)

Now please don’t delete my name later coz I have already posted my comment :D

loved those 7 facts and also the blurb across the names :)

i am always the first person to comment on all the award posts. i am so greedy.

Puru@ShadowsGalore said...

Congratulations Ashwini ! :) You deserve every bit of that award. I was so touched by the mention, its overwhelming how you find friends on the blogosphere in those who were total strangers sometime back :) Keep writing :)

magiceye said...

Thank you so much for the award Ashwini but my blog does not accept chainmail awards. No offence. Please feel free to delete my name and give it to someone who will love to receive it and pass it on to others.

Subhorup Dasgupta said...

What a wonderful post. Congratulations, Ashwini. Your wonderful work on your work truly deserves this and much more. Thanks for passing it on to me, very touched and flattered to see the company I am in on your list.

Betsy from Tennessee said...

Hi There, Thanks so much for thinking about me. You are just too kind.

I will tell you though that, even though I used to participate in awards, giveaways and memes years ago, I don't do it any longer. I enjoy reading about others who do participate --but I just have too many other things to say to participate these days...

Thanks again so very very much.
Hugs,
Betsy

Sangeeta Reghu Nair said...

Thank you so much .. You truly deserve this and much more .. Bloggers on your list are my favourites too :)

Cheers!!

Seema said...

Congratulations on this well deserved award Ashwini...and thank you so much for the award...I am really honoured.

Annmarie Pipa said...

congrats on your award!!! and nice to know more about fellow bloggers!

Ashwini said...

Thanks everyone :-)