G for..

Laksh had this post that got me all excited. I thought it was one of those tags that would be fun to do.

You leave a comment on this post, and I’ll assign you a letter. You write about ten things you love that begin with your assigned letter, and post it at your place. When people comment on your list, you give them a letter, and the chain continues on and on. You can also leave a comment and not ask for a letter if you want. If you want to keep the chain going, let me know.

My letter was

And my list is:

1. G for God

While I am not very religious, I acknowledge God as being in control of my life to some extent and I take a second to pray before I do something important.

2. G for Grandparents

 

I love grandparents – all grandparents. I’ve come to realize lately how important they are to their grandchildren, and how different they are from parents.

3. G for Girl children

I love girl children. I think it makes parenting all the more fun, watching them watch themselves in the mirror and taking care to match their clothes with their clips and their shoes.

4. G for Girl friends

I wouldn’t be myself if I didn’t have some of my closest girl friends. They are always special - we exchange notes on husbands, cry on each other’s shoulders. Most importantly I know they are always there for me!

5. G for Gravel

 I love the sound of tyres on loose gravel. I like the way it shines clean just after a shower of rain.

6. G for Golgappa

 I love golgappas with anything inside them. I could stuff them with some potatoes, raw onions and ompodi and I can gobble any number of them. Slurp..

7. G for Greenery

I love greenery around me. I am a bit lazy about keeping them green, but I love looking at green fields, green plants. I don’t even need flowers.

8. G for Gifts

I love gifts. I love to give gifts as well as to receive them. In fact, I think I’ve been mostly succesful at gifting the right things (except in the case of my husband where my gifts usually bomb miserably).

9. G for Ganges

One of the most unforgettable memories of my life will be that of bathing in the Ganges. I was so overwhelmed by it’s power and beauty, that I was happy to ignore the others folks upstream who were scrubbing themselves away with soap and water.

10. G for Google

Last and certainly not the least, I love Google. Everything in my life would come to a standstill if I didn’t have Google. I search for everything from recipes, to technical questions to images for this post on Google, and I always find my answer.

So, those were my 10. Any of you want to take it up? Let me know!

My first award ever..

So much to blog about and so little time. While I have been busy having a fabulous time in India (for most part), so many blog-worthy things have been happening. I will try to blog about everything in good time, but there were a couple of things that have been waiting for way too long, so first things first.

My blog received it’s first award ever. Laksh awarded me the “Proximity” award! Thanks Laksh!

yaaay.. thaaliyaan thaaliyaan.. thank you thank you.

What is this Proximity award about?
“This award is given to a blog that invests and believes in PROXIMITY – nearness in space, time and relationships! These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.”

And so, I was one of those selected by Laksh.

Here are the list of blogs (in no particular order), that I think deserve this award. I feel they are ones that propogate friendships.

1. Maami’s Weblog
2. Laksh’s Musings (Not sure if I am allowed to add her on but I still think she deserves it)
3. Padmajav’s Weblog
4. Maxdavinci’s Dappan Koothu
5. GradWolf’s Confessions of a magnificient mind
6. The weblog of Me
7. Suganya’s Tasty Palettes
8. Usha’s Ageless Bonding