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Finally…
I met a sweet blog friend for the first time!!!
This was the first post that I had read on her blog and felt an instant connect. I had even commented about the similarities between us . And when she read my version she had the same thing to say 
Needless to say, we became blog pals!!
On reading one of her posts, earlier this year, I wondered if her office was located in the same campus where our office was located. I emailed her and my guess tuned out right! we had been in the same campus for almost 6 months then.. And we decided we should meet some time. But as luck would have it, we planned a couple of times but somehow something else came up and we didn’t meet … 
This Monday, I was wondering if she had already started on her leave. Pinged her.. turned out she would work this week out of the office and then from home next week onwards… And just like that, we decided to meet that very day. We met at tea time… and had a most enjoyable time over coffee crape, strawberry milkshake and a sandwich. No awkward pauses, no fidgeting,.. we chatted easily… about us… I think this is the best part of having been blog pals We were able to connect instantly.. as on our blogs… And I now know the feeling! yay!!
One hour just went by without us noticing even… We decided to go back to work only when she got a call from her workplace.. so engrossed we were Reluctantly I came back but with a smile and a warm feeling… one that envelopes you when in the company of friends!! The next day she pinged me and told me how she felt about meeting me.. and was I glad or what. It felt amazing.. especially coz I have never been an outgoing type of person. I did surprise myself actually And that is another thing about friends… they help you do things that you never think you’ll do…
So.. a big YAY to blog friends… all types… the occasional commentators and the regular ones… you show that you’re here to hear me… you show that you care… you make blogging all the more worthwhile… Three cheers !!!
P.S: The weekend is here… Happy weekend folks
Yay!!
..to blogging
Just a few days ago, I was wondering about this obsession with blogging and whether it serves any purpose. And when I wrote the last post, I just clicked on the tags Adi/Ammu and found some posts that made me smile and gave me a warm feeling I felt so glad that I wrote them at the time I did. Or else with time..these tidbits would have surely vanished from the mind! And then I realized yet gain that this was the real purpose why I started my blog. To document precious lil moments and relive them again and again I am sure these notes will bring a smile to the lil ones and make them excited when they do read these!! I know it… coz I always see that twinkle in their eyes when I narrate some lil tidbits of when they were just infants or while they were still in their mamma’s tummies 
Its 2 years since I started blogging and this is the 135th post. Most of the posts are about the kids And I hope I will continue to write .. and that there will surely be lots of moments that will be blogworthy!!
Leaving you with some links…in no particular order
And some pics from our picnic to Lalbagh some 2 months back
Hope you have had a lovely start to the new year
Change – for better or worse?
The past few days … has been a period of change for me. Both on the home front and the office.
Dad was operated for cataract on the 6th. And needs someone to take care of him, and also the kids when they return home. So we decided to get our house help from Mysore to stay with us. She is a diligent worker and also a favourite with the kids. She has immense amount of patience with them! So, the household work is taken care of. No hassles of cooking, cleaning, worrying about putting away the stuff like grocery, vegetables. Even the kids meals, reading … everything is taken care of. All in all, a relaxed time for me at home J Its like a dream come true. Don’t know how long it will last, but I’m enjoying every bit of it.
At work… am not on any project. There’s one in the pipeline for which an interview is to be scheduled. Until then, relaxing in the office as well. We have had to shift to a new office/location (coz our earlier organization is acquired by another one) which is double the distance from home to the earlier location. Travel time increased L. But that didn’t hurt as much as their internet policy (not their fault actually 
). I’m unable to access my favourite blogs, especially the ones on wordpress. That means even my own blog is out of bounds L . Luckily, I discovered that I can read the posts on the reader, though clicking the blog/post link brings up the ‘restricted policy’ screen. So, I’m able to read the blogs whose authors have generously set the whole post option to be visible in a feed! There’s also some weird thing that I noticed. I’m able to access Swaram’s , Titaxy’s and Momofrs’s blogs , but when I click Uma’s, poof L same ‘restricted policy’ page comes up instantly. I’m unable to comment on any post though. Gave it a try again on Titaxy’s post today and looks like though it didnt load the page correctly after commenting, the comment was saved J Comment on IHM’s post was not saved though L Maybe some techie person is able to decipher this. But I dare not ask anyone in the office
Well, all this is because I don’t have a computer at home L I never had enough time at home and hence never felt the need for a computer. In the sense, its there in my wish list but was not a priority. Till now, that is J Now, I will have to think seriously about buying one. Until then I will be unable to do much other than badgering my sis to post my post That’s how this one has come about Take care you people while I go and try to find some way to make my presence felt in the blogosphere 
P.S: For those of you wondering about the follow up to the post on the quote, it is safely lying in the drafts. I promise I’ll work on it and post as soon as I’m able to get to my blog.
Yay! We won!!
Our red Nail flower won the 1st prize at Shruti’s June Artsy Craftsy!!! Thanks Shruti
And Shruti has a fab giveaway on the occasion of her blog’s first birthday! She’s one super awesome lady with a superb creative streak So do hop over and leave a comment!! or many comments More the better! Maybe you’ll be the lucky winner of one of her beautiful paintings Click on the link or on the teddy on the right and get going…
P.S: The archive for June shows 29 posts! I had been thinking of writing more but didnt think that I would do so many Maybe the NaBloPoMo effect rubbed off on me too!! Actually, I could have hit the 30 mark yesterday itself with this post, had I seen Shruti’s post announcing the winners. No regrets.. the thought just crossed.
I’m sure it happens..
… to you too
You go and read a blog post(s), leave a comment(s) there. Come back to yours and find that this same person has been on your page at that very time!! Dunno what is the word that would explain this feeling… but feels nice for sure that there is some kind of sync between the two people!!
Been experiencing this since past few days
A lovely surprise!
One morning, I was pleasantly surprised to find this email ‘My award for your blog’ in my inbox! Coffee Bean of Coffee Bean Musings has passed on the Versatile Blogger Award to me. Thanks for this honour, Coffee Bean!
Also, she has tagged me to do this questionnaire, which is quite longish and with some bizarre questions 
Nevertheless, here i go…
- Asked someone to marry you? Innocent.
- Ever kissed someone of the same sex? Guilty.
- Danced on a table in a bar? Innocent.
- Ever told a lie? Guilty.
- Kissed a picture? Guilty.
- Slept in until 5 PM? Innocent.
- Fallen asleep at work/school? Innocent. But scribbling away while battling the drooping eyelids … does that count?
- Held a snake? Innocent.
Wouldnt dare to!!! - Been suspended from school? Innocent. Too dumb for that
- Worked at a fast food restaurant? Innocent. Never occurred to me even when i was jobless!
- Stolen from a store? Guilty. One tiny avla supari packet that was peeping from a broken jar tempted me to do that
- Been fired from a job? Innocent. Not sure if being laid off counts here?
- Done something you regret? Guilty. Well, regretted it… but have moved on and so.. no regrets now
- Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? Cant recollect is this an option?
- Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Innocent. Never seen snowflakes
- Kissed in the rain? Guilty
- Sat on a roof top? Innocent. The houses had flat terraces… no sloping roofs to experiment with!
- Kissed someone you shouldn’t?
- Sang in the shower? Guilty.
- Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? Innocent.
- Shaved your head? Innocent .
- Had a boxing membership? Innocent. Now, dont think that i never hit anyone!! My sis knows better
- Made a girlfriend cry? Dunno! is this an option? But of course I made my sis cry… many times
- Been in a band? Innocent.
- Shot a gun? Innocent. I have tries my hands on rifle, though!
- Donated Blood? Innocent.
- Eaten alligator meat? Innocent. Never knew it was eaten by people!
- Eaten cheesecake? Innocent.
- Still love someone you shouldn’t? Innocent. In fact, never loved someone i shouldnt! Morally speaking
- Have/had a tattoo? Innocent.
- Liked someone, but will never tell who? Innocent.
- Been too honest? Guilty.
- Ruined a surprise? Innocent.
- Ate in a restaurant and got really bloated that you couldn’t walk afterward? Guilty.
- Erased someone in your friends list? Innocent.
- Dressed in a woman’s clothes (if you’re a guy) or man’s clothes (if you’re a girl)?Guilty. Wearing a boy’s shirt counts?
- Joined a pageant? Innocent.
- Been told that you’re handsome or beautiful by someone who totally meant what they said? Guilty.
- Had communication with your ex? Guilty.
- Got totally drunk on the night before exam? Innocent.
- Got totally angry that you cried so hard? Guilty.Have always lacked the ability to control the lachrymal glands
Done! Seemed pointless though. Got to be some kind of personality assessment me thinks. And the number of questions struck me as odd!! But of course odd number it is
Now, the more interesting part. Passing on this award to each one on my Blog buddy list on the right. You guys truly deserve this
Also, remember you are tagged! You’re excused only if you’ve done this one already
Congrats to all of you… Njaiii!!
Cool toons!!
I won this cool ‘cool couple’ badge at Shilpa’s blog for suggesting 2 songs as part of a game for her readers!
She also made this cute and hilarious toon depicting me n Ammu, as part of the toon series for her 50th post! She was inspired by this i believe
Loved it Shilpa. Thanks
Leaving you with the songs that I had suggested for the cool couple game!! Enjoy!!!
Aisa sama from Zameen Aasmaan
Kishore Kumar’s Aise na mujhe tum dekho
Monday musings!
You discover a blog… go awwwwwwwww reading post after post. Then write a heartfelt comment… a longish one at that. Wait for the comment to be approved and to appear on the blog! Wait over… the comment appears; but mystery of mysteries… there’s no reply to the said comment! Not even an acknowledgement of sorts This, when there is a reply to all the comments before and after the said comment. This … is what stupefies me!!
And yes.. this has happened to me more than once! I totally fail to understand why!! I dont think i’m unreasonable in expecting a reply. Am I? If so, please someone enlighten me! And.. though i hop over to read their blogs once in a while, i do not leave a comment… even when the post is too good or too touching. May not be the right thing to do But sigh! some things do put me off terribly… at times 
But thankfully, this is just minuscule in comparison to all the support and friendship that i have received in this blog world. Seesh!! Then, what am i doing dwelling on the trivial stuff? Not me… not done… not at all!
So here i go… and cheer myself up Presenting to me… 2 lovely blog awards! The blogger buddy award from Sweet Swaram … yay! glad to be your buddy Swaru!!
Thanks Swaram
And Beautiful blogger award from the lovely Swati of MyAmusingMind!! thanks a ton Swati
Thanks Swati
And in true blogger spirit, spreading the cheer to these beautiful people who enrich my life with their tales and creations!
* Shankari of Naradtales
* Momo’s ma of Mehek – the fragrance in our lives
* Trishna of My Sunshine
* Shilpa of Smile…it costs you nothing
* My sis 1 who has recently started commenting here! She doesnt write… just reads my blog… encourages me… and gives me some fodder for Adi posts So..she is a blogger too wat say?
So, its three cheers to blogging and yay to all the bloggers who spread the love and cheer
P.S: I hope Swaram and Swati wont want to whack me for such a late response to their lovely gesture
You know you are obsessed…
… with blogging…
when u wake up in the middle of the night and you realize that your mind is full of blogs, bloggers, blog posts, blog comments, blog contests …. not in that order though!
Helllpppp!! I definitely need some therapy for this OCD!!!
Monday musings!
Reading and writing are things that i love to do… and so here i am blogging! But then, what if reading takes up all the time? Lately, i’ve been reading a lot… a lot of blogs, to be precise ! So much so, that writing has taken a back seat. There were the Bloggadda picks, the posts nominated for contests and some archives too!! I wonder if i could have written double the number of posts during this time… considering that i did not have regular work to do
I discovered a lot of beautiful blogs, loved reading them all… And now, i’m in a dilemma. Do i blogroll all of them and read all the updates? Will i be able to manage that? I guess it will become unwieldy! I know..i know… i can read only if i want to and have the time… but then, i feel guilty if i have unread posts in my reader; yes… i’m weird that way!!
I’m thinking that i’ll just add them to my favorites and read them whenever i feel like. Not a very appealing thought though… i visit the ‘favorites’ only once in a blue moon… mostly when i dont see anything unread on by reader. That way i’ll miss out on so much Thoughts? Anyone?
