It's raining awards here

Yes, it’s literally raining awards in my blog and as is the norm, my beautiful blogger friends are awarding me. So a million thanks to them for recognizing me and motivating me to write more and more. J

Coming back to the blog awards – I received three awards in the past 2 days, and Radha and Demi have given away these awards to me.

Demi of Beauty and the Mist fame has passed 2 awards, one of which is very encouraging and Radha of My Noble Secrets has generously awarded me with the Lovely Blog award.

Now, let me introduce you to these wonderful friends of mine.

Demi has a wonderful blog, which is a treasure trove for any beauty and make-upoholic. If you haven’t checked her blog yet, you are surely missing a lot of cool stuff. And I can assure you, once you plunge into her blog, you’ll be asking for more.

Radha also has a very interesting blog that consists of recipes for weight loss (Yes people, you read it right) and many DIY tips. And the list does not end here, as you’ll find lots of posts on yummy food. You can also learn about deals and discounts in Radha's blog. So do take a look.

Lastly, I cannot thank you enough for awarding me. And here’s what I have to say about myself which is a part of the rules for the award given by Radha. But I must say it’s so difficult to say about myself! J                   

7 Things about Me:

1.  I am a simple Indian, Bengali woman, who is still a child at heart.

2. I love to sing, and listen to music. I’m a trained Classical singer.

3. Reading, writing and swimming are my passion.

4. I believe in honesty, even if it means people dislike me. I cannot pretend.

5. I love all things natural, though that doesn't mean I don’t like make up.

6. I’m a very independent person and I do not like it when someone does everything for me. I hate to be forced by anyone and I completely believe in ‘Live and let live’ policy. I love being myself.

7. For me, my culture, tradition and my origin is very important. I can easily forego anything for my family.

 I would like to share the Lovely Blog Award with: 

Dolon of Pout Pretty

Ramya of Lemon Kurry
Dr. Rashmi of Heathy Beamy
Swati Murti of Perfect Skin Care for You
Prachi of Luminousha
Swati R of Serendipity
Pooja G of Beauty Brains and Brawns
Ritu of Indian Beauty
Anindita Neogi of Ani_Make U Up
Demi of Beauty and the Mist

Aditi of Budget Belleza
Samannita of Make Up and Beauty
Shilpa of Our External World
Niesha of Indian Beauty Forever
Shourima of Make Up Fashion and Everything  like 


The Rules: One lovely blog award

• Thank the person who nominated you.
• Add The One Lovely Blog Award to your post.
• Share 7 things about yourself.
• Pass the award onto 15 nominees and let them know.

Sunshine Blogger Award

 

Well, it’s award time once again for me! Shilpa of Our External World has graciously bestowed this award on me. And thank you so much for awarding me and I cannot thank you enough for this.

So now, I have to answer the questions, as part of the rules for this award and then pass the award to 10- 12 fellow bloggers.

My Answers:

1. What do you feel your purpose is in life? – To become a genuinely good person from the inside

2. What is your favorite book? – All Sherlock Holmes novels

3. Who or what inspires you most in life? – A genuinely good person who helps others selflessly

4. Would you rather donate time or money? – Time

5. What are your best qualities? – Honesty and ingenuity

6. If you were an organ in the body which would you be and why? – The Heart because a heart of gold is very rare nowadays

7. Why do you blog? – To express myself

8. What is your greatest accomplishment? – I still have to accomplish many things, so no comments

9. Who is your role model/ hero and why? – Swami Vivekananda(role model) and my hero would be my Dad

10. If you could be anything or anyone in the world, what would it be and why? –  I would not like to change anything about myself but I wish to become the most influential person in the world, someone who would be able to bring about a radical change.

 And I pass this award to:

Dolon

Smita

Apoorva Writes

Swati R

Preetha Karthik

Life is a fairytale

Shourima Ghosh

Make Up Veda

The Purple Notebook

 I have updated the Awards page with the image. Please check.

Thank You Post....

Continuing from the previous Award Post…

 Yes ladies, this is a Thank You post to acknowledge the awards given to me by Swati of http://serendipitybyswatir.wordpress.com/ , and Smita of http://smitazzworld.blogspot.in and Sammannita Modak of http://samannita.blogspot.in.

Thank you so much girls for awarding me. Hope pur bonds become stronger and our blogs become more colourful and lively. J

 

Now I pass this award to:

Supriya of http://whenwitcheswrite.blogspot.in/        

Shilpa of http://ourexternalworld.blogspot.in/

Shamsath Begum of http://incentivepennib.blogspot.com

Pooja G of http://beautybrainsbrawns.blogspot.in/

Budget Belleza

Swati Murti of http://perfectskincareforyou.blogspot.in/

Addicted to Nailpaints

The Indian Beauty Blog  

The Purple Notebook

Cheers,

N

Yahoo! My First Blog Award....

Yahoo! Yahoo! Yahoo!

And ya, I’m feeling like Shammi Kapoor right now. Why? It’s because I just got to know about my first blog award, courtesy my friend and ex-colleague (yes, in that orderJ) Dolon of http://poutprettty.blogspot.in/  fame. Thanks a ton Dolon for awarding me and for bringing me into the Hall of Fame. And I hope this is just the beginning andthere are miles to go and more and more awards to get (J).

Boy! What a Monday this has been! Let’s get down to the rules now.

So as per the rules, I need to:                              

·         Post 11 things about myself

·         Answer the tagger's questions                        

·         Tag and pass the awards to 11 other bloggers

·         Create 11 questions for the bloggers to answer

·         Go to the bloggers page and inform them about the awards

 11 things about Me:

·         I’m a true blue Gemini at heart — I love to live Life with zest and try to be happy always, no matter what.

·         I’m an English Honours graduate, with a PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication.

·         I’m an Instructional Designer by profession, and I work for an eLearning company.

·         I love to write, cook, laugh and giggle with friends, walk in the rain, and sing.

·         I’m a true Bengali at heart who loves to eat fish, and is born with a sweet tooth.

·         I am a shopaholic and my trips to Kolkata are mostly spent doing that.

·         I ‘m ready to go to Goa, at the drop of a hat.

·         My favorite pastime is browsing through Women’s magazines.

·         My current favorites are — Elle 18 Nail pops (violet colour) and sparklers, and a new Kerala Cotton Saree (kasavu) I bought recently.

·         I love to speak my mind, be honest and impartial as much as possible.

·         I love my mom the most for she is my inspiration and my dad is my best friend and guide.

Answers to Dolon's questions:

1. What is your nickname? Koel

2. What was your favorite toy as a kid? A Barbie Doll

3. Choose a movie title for the story of your life Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

4. What was the worst punishment you received at school? Me and my friend were asked to stand up on the bench and hold each other’s ears in front of the whole class

5. Who is your favorite celebrity? Kajol, Sushmita Sen and Penelope Cruz

6. What's your favorite place to eat? Barbeque Nation and Oh! Calcutta

7. What was the last makeup product you bought? Lip gloss

8. What is the one item in your closet that you really should throw away, but probably never will? Old kurtas gifted by my dad and grandfather to me. I’ll keep them forever and ever.

9. You’ve been given access to a time machine. When and where would you travel to? To my childhood spent with my paternal grandmother and maternal grandfather in Kolkata.

10. If you had to give up a favorite food, which would be the most difficult to give up? Hilsa (Ilish) fish and payesh (rice pudding)

11. What is your favorite lipstick shade? Nude pink and berry or plum shades

Answers to Prachi's questions:

1. Who inspired you for writing blog? IMBB and Dolon's wonderful blog
2. The name of your favorite nail paint and lipstick/lip gloss : Nailpaints: Berry Maroon by Lakme and Lavender by Elle 18 Nail Pops | Lipgloss: Nivea Fruity Shine Pomegranate shade
3. The name of your favorite brand (in cosmetics/outfits/or anything) :
4. What is the most important session for you in parlor : facial, haircut/hair coloring or mani & pedi? Facial and Pedi
5. Your favorite type of footwear : heels, shoes or anything..name it? Heels anyday
6. Best prank which you played on anyone?
7. Your favorite celebrity? Sushmita Sen and Kajol
8. The most memorable, romantic movie of all times according to you is : DDLJ
9. What would you prefer the most : eye makeup or lip color? Eye makeup
10. What is your secret nick name which your parents call and you never disclosed it to anyone about it? Let that remain a secret only pls :)
11. What would you love to have : a cat or a dog? A pug or a spaniel dog

 My questions for my readers and fellow bloggers:

·   What is that one moment of your life that you’ll cherish always?

·   Your favourite colour is……

·  A woman from your family or acquaintance, apart from your mother, whom you adore and admire.

·  What is that one thing you look for, when you make friends for the first time?

·  What is your dream travel destination?

·  Which female celebrity do you think is a real Indian woman, whom we all can relate to?

·  Suppose, you can buy only 1 item from these items— a fabulous LBD, a Revlon lipstick of your favourite shade and a designer leather bag. Which one would you choose?

·   Which place would you like to re-visit, given a choice?

·   Name three things you rely upon to give yourself an instant makeover on the days you don’t look your best.

·   Which female celebrity according to you needs a styling change and why?

·  A trend or a fad of yesteryears you are still in love with and may try out.  

Check out my next post for the people whom I've passed this award to.

Love,
    N