Kreativ Blogger Award Part 2

Okay so moving forward, I have to tell you all 11 things about myself. Usually I relish the chance to prattle about my 2nd favourite person (yes, moi), but the thing is, whenever I come to this segment of these award processes I always baulk at what I'm supposed to tell. Anyways here let's try again.


1. I am a very very emotional person, and I cry easily.
2. In person I am very jokey; I say dumb things, make goofy remarks, faces, grin here and there and do the silliest things.
3. I love reaching out to people, making them feel better. This is one of my good points but also detrimental to myself in many cases.
4. I can be a really cold ice-queen bitch if I choose to. When someone loses out in my respect or good terms, it becomes amazingly easy to pull the shutter down on that relationship, black or white.
5. I hold onto emotions, and memories too much. I am attached to attachments too easily.
6. I am extremely idealistic, and will argue an argument to death.
7. 'Not-giving-a-damn' comes very easy to me, it was for the most part who I became for a very long phase. I won an award for most likely to not give a damn.
8.  I care too much too often.
9. I don't swear. Ever. The most I say shit, crap, damn or 'what the hell'.
10. I have been in love with the love of my life for a decade more or less.
11. I have issues with people having habits of extravagance and waste and unhealthfulness.


Ok, that's 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11 things, okay done done doneeeeeeeee. Have a great weekend!

Kreativ Blogger Award

Oh god, I am the unlucky recipient of an award again! Haha, well okay, of course being considered for awards are great things, and being considered worthy of one is an awesome thing, but the irony is that good things come with a catch! And in this case it's the regular 92480248029840238 questions that come along with these blogger awards.

But before the person who awarded me sincerely thinks I hate him for it, I would like to clear that up and thank you Mr. IHeardYou, for the award and your....interesting (-_-) questions that I must answer.

So although I have to additionally tell you all 11 things about me, I'm going to first address Mr. IHY's questions... ahem.


1. Do you think it's unusual that we're the products of horniness of two people? You didn't answer this last time :P

No actually, I don't think it is unusual at all. It's simple biology, and as we're all hormone machines it's only logical that these hormones are those which induce us to be inclined towards such attraction and procreative activities in furthering our gene pool.


2. Forget about all your crushes and all, I wanted to know have you ever slept with anyone really or you just give free love advice? Actually the people I am nominating are wonderful people who don't advise at all ! :P No actually they're real sweethearts and advise only when asked to :D  So for them, I want to ask, what is your definition of love?

Love! You're asking me this?! Holy pakora, I can write books about this if I was capable of putting this into words. And boy have I tried! That's the whole point of me even having a blog really, because it's the recording of my feelings and thoughts and emotions and I pretty much LIVE for love (no exaggeration). So I can't define it, sorry...

3. If you become filthy rich what would you do with all that money? If you ask me I would try and help bring down suffering in this world. Honestly. What would you do?

I know, right? They say that this 'relieving suffering' answer is such a cliche. BUT IT'S NOT.  I already give part of each paycheque toward charity and so if I actually became filthy rich, I could only lessen the filthiness by sharing the burden of wealth to those who could do with some of that kind of filthiness...like actual water and soap, yknow.

4. What do you weigh more- Self respect or relationship? Why?

It's totally impossible for me to say either weighs more. They belong together and why? Because the fulfillment of my relationship is based on love and results in the fulfillment of my self-respect by being loved and considered worthy of loving and my self-respect is giving toward that relationship in such a way that it remains full of mutual respect and balance, to be constant and successful.

That said - if a relationship (not strictly that of the love kind) starts eroding on personal self-worth and becomes something less healthy, then it goes without saying such a relationship should not be worth its while if no other solution works, and of course then self-respect comes first.

5. You're feeling down from a very long time. Noting good has come your way from quite a long time. Would your faith in religion be still intact?

I don't think I have a faith in "religion" as such. I have a faith in spirituality, in the goodness of the self. I believe that what I put "out" into the world is what comes back around; consequently I try to be the best person I can be. At times I fall down pretty hard and become very depressed, but that only serves to come back around to kick me in my backside really hard. Nothing good will come out of just moping about. The smallest positivity in thinking is a small step, but then it gets better and better when you keep believing that it will. So I think I could say that THAT (circumstance as outlined in the question) should be the proof of my faith; if I doubt my faith, why should my faith believe in me?

6. Why do you think we love our family the most? Is it because of that special bond or just because we have become habitual of spending our lives with them for so many years?

Um, wait. Who says I love my family the most?

OK seriously. Family is that which we know first in our developing years. The idiosyncrasies, the habits, the bond established through continuous interaction is that which we are most familiar with. Like a teddy bear when a baby, or our comfort blanket, we have this psychological instinct to feel comfort with that which we know best. Additionally, we become who we are through those who brought us up - not just taught us, but who were around us when we grew into the adult we have become (or are becoming). So, when you look at family even if you do not realize it, you recognize subliminally that you are looking at yourself. Another point to think about: to say that the 'special bond' and the 'habit of spending our lives for so many years' are mutually exclusive may not really be accurate: both may be one and the same.

7. Do you feel the need to change someone's opinion. On any topic. Just as long as you know their opinion is not right and it's unjustifiable. Why? Is it because you care about them?

Yes, sometimes (maybe often) I do. I have a fascination with the 'truth' and with 'fact' and often when faced with the opinion of another person which is different from mine, I end up arguing for my point because I usually will not entertain an opinion without having just cause (grounded in fact, for example) and will then do my utmost to show the other person where their opinion is flawed. Sometimes, I realize, opinion is just that - a matter of personal opinion - and you can't force a person to change that. Does it have anything to do with if I care about them? Sometimes. Often it's simply a matter of impersonal debate: right vs. wrong, fact vs. fact.
I do agree though, often I will not bother to continue what could be process of argument, simply because I couldn't care less about what the other person thinks; it's not worth my time and effort.

8. What qualities do you look in a person when you're at your weakest, emotionally.

In my significant other? A rock: supportive, loving, caring, and yet logical and practical. (That said - Hallelujah! I am blessed.)

9. Do you think people who have suffered a lot in the past need to be given any extra favours or special status than those who didn't? In general sense as well as in personal sense. And also do you believe in extending those favours to the successive generations as well? (This last line is specifically for communities)

I think the question is ambiguous.

10. Our isolation or mood swings. Are they a result of the circumstances or just your own pre-assumptions and exaggerated situations in your head?

Circumstances, hormones, perception, list goes on. There isn't just any one cause.

11. Final question. It's tricky! You had proposed to some guy/girl in the past and he/she had rejected it. Now you also dislike that person to the core. If you two were the only beings left on this planet, would you have intercourse? Supposedly you do. Would it be for continuation of human species or just out of umm.. lust ? :P

Nah, I wouldn't. I'm not that desperate. I think I'd have more important things to worry about. 

Oh hello,  no more questions? Woohooo. I am freeeeeeee. Rest of the Award stuff to follow..

Quiztime!

Seeing as it's the weekend (hurrah for sleep-ins!) and I'll most likely not be posting, let's have a little break from my 'serious', 'depressing', and 'boring' posts. A quiz for you all! :)

1. What is on your bed right now?
2. When was the last time you threw up?
3. What's your favorite word or phrase?
4. Name 3 people who made you smile today?
5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
7. What is your favorite holiday?
8. Have you ever been to another country?
9. What is the last thing you said aloud?
10. What is the best ice cream flavor?
11. What was the last thing you had to drink?
12. What are you wearing right now?
13. What was the last thing you ate?
14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
15. When was the last time you ran?
16. What's the last sporting event you watched?
17. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
18. Who is the last person you sent a comment/message on myspace?
19. Ever go camping?
20. Do you have a tan?
21. Have you ever lost anything down a toilet?
22. What is your guilty pleasure?
23. Do you use smiley faces on the computer alot?
24. Do you drink your soda from a straw?
25. What did your last text message say?
26. Are you someone's best friend?
27. What are you doing tomorrow?
28. Where is your mom right now?
29. Look to your left, what do you see?
30. What color is your watch?
31. What do you think of when you think of Australia?
32. Ever ridden on a roller coaster?
33. What is your birthstone?
34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive tthru?
35. Do you have any friends on myspace that you actually hate?
36. Do you have a dog?
37. Last person you talked to on the phone?
38. Any plans today?
39. Are you happy?
40. Where are you right now?
41. Biggest annoyance in your life right now?
42. Last song listened to?
43. Last movie you saw?
44. Are you allergic to anything?
45. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
46. Are you jealous of anyone?
47. Are you married?
48. Is anyone jealous of you?
49. Do any of your friends have children?
50. Do you eat healthy?
51. What do you usually do during the day?
52. Do you hate anyone right now?
53. Do you use the word 'hello' daily?
54. How many kids do you want when you're older?
55. How did u get one of your scars?

♥

Another Liebster

Out of the blue (well, nowadays, it's almost perpetually grey) some things just fall on your head when you didn't expect it. I guess that's how Newton felt. In his case, he was able to change the world. In my case, it just gave me another reason to smile. Thanks to Tanya Sehgal, of Coveted Dreams, who nominated my Whispers of Rain poetry blog, for the Liebster Award (there isn't a rule about not receiving the same award again, right?).

Just because I have been awarded this before shouldn't make the charm and appreciation any less, right? :)

Now, I've to answer the questions she's posed for me and state some random facts about myself.


Questions :

1. Which is your favorite movie? Unfortunately, (or fortunately?) I have no absolute favourite.At the moment, it is the hindi movie Cocktail.

2. Why do you blog? I absolutely love to write. Because it's an extension of myself, an ability to express myself in ways that I would not be able to do otherwise. I love capturing moments, and therefore memories, and having it sealed away for my own perusal and sharing with those who are closest to heart.

3. If one day, a fairy asks "Make a Wish !", What will be it ? A secret! ;)

4. What were you like as a child? I went through many phases of self-expression while growing, and they correlate somewhat to the circumstances I had experienced (very typical of child development, I know). I was always a dreamer, and a writer. I constantly had this hyperactive imagination, and was always making up stories and I was a bit of a boss, I was quiet but very talkative. I was a princess in my own made-up world, but I was the type who would be dressed up in pretty dresses and would still be found climbing trees and fences. I was a very happy child until certain incidents, and then I think I pulled into my shell for a very long time until I found myself again. I guess I was always fiercely independent, and that's still the case now, and yet I loved making people laugh, and smile, and I think that translated to a very quiet deep need to be nurtured and loved. That's also true to this day.

5. Love marriage or arrange, which one would you prefer? Love, always.

6. Your first priority if you become a millionaire? Making sure family needs were seen to.

7. Candle light dinner or Long Drive? Now, why can't I  have both? :P I think I would choose the dinner now, because it's just the season and mood...cold and blustery and just perfect for staying in and cuddling up.

8. Ice-cream or Black Forest Cake?  Ice cream! But, that also depends on the flavour. If it's chocolate or something too rich, then I might just take a slice of the cake.

9. Short stories or poetry ? Yikes. I think I would choose the former, there is always something I find extra appealing about narratives and relating to others stories, even if fiction. Poetry has its own beauty, yet sometimes might not be so fulfilling.

10. How many hours do you spend on facebook daily? Hardly any if at all. Facebook just... exists. It's like actually looking under the bed, you know that space exists, but it just gathers dust. :/  I do get to run into some great friends/sisters once in a blue moon, and when that happens it's like having a great slumber party with flashlights and heart to heart talks.

11. Cute or beautiful, what's your pick ? I'm both :P What can I say? *preens* LOL 

Random Facts about IQ:

1. I am wearing very dark blue nailpolish.

2. Jeans and a hoodie usually constitute my daily work outfit. 

3. I have just recently fallen in love with Lindor Coffee Truffles.

4. I don't know why, but despite me being a self-professed health freak, I have been indulging in junk food this week. 

5. I'm taking a brb right this very minute because I'm feeling the effects of the coffee I had this morning. Yeah I know you really didn't need to know that.

6. While I was drying my hands, I remembered a reason I loved the movie Cocktail, and it's almost a silly reason but it's just the type of things that I love - there was a scene with a bookshelf being shelved with books, and during one pan of the camera, I spotted one of my favourite authors books right there at the end.  This is the very same book I had recently loaned to a coworker.

7. I just yawned.

8. I love completing the daily crossword and sudoku on the train.

9. I shall be having pasta for lunch today, so we can all expect me to be sleepy mid-afternoon. *sigh*

10. I really did sigh out loud just now.

11. I'm thankful to Tanya but, really, I'm very glad this is the last fact I need to write. Phewwwwwww.

10 Qs

1. What was the last thing you ate to satisfy a craving?

2. Have you ever counted to 1,000?

3. What was the last decision you had a hard time making?

4. What was the last thing to make you laugh?

5. Have you ever crawled through a window?

6. What do you admire about yourself today?

7. Where were you at midnight?

8. What color is your favorite hoodie?

9. Whats the closest thing to you thats red?

10. What song would you dedicate to you, if you were your special someone?

Ambushed by Liebster

Over the weekend I've been ambushed - right, left, and centre. Holy pakora. Wait let me google award acceptance speech templates, gimme a sec.

Step 1. Open by thanking everyone involved in giving you the award. This includes the organization sponsoring the award, the individual(s) who nominated you, and/or anyone who may have recommended you for this honor.
Thank you Boondi, Ajay and Kia!  Not just for being the award givers, or nominators, but simply for being a reader and especially for the feedback. On that note, thank you to everyone who's followed, read, commented, encouraged. If you're special to me, you should know how much by now. K, next.

Step 2. State how honored you are, mentioning the award by name. Even if you secretly think that having to give a speech is a crummy reward for a job well done, conveying your gratitude for everyone’s time and attention is an absolute must. This should be about 1 to 2 sentences.

Well, man. Do I really have to? I thought Step 1 covered that. Oh well, I am honoured to receive the Liebster Award thrice. 

Step 3. Share your thoughts about being awarded. This is a good place to convey how humbled you feel by the whole experience; if you come across as entitled or superior, everyone will regret honoring you. This should take about 1 to 3 sentences.

Humbled? Can't you see my head's blown up like a hot air balloon? Okay, honestly speaking. I was always aware of Blog awards and such. Being on Blogger, I really didn't give a hoot about being conferred "blog awards" and especially with such a small following (I'm more of a few very good friends person than the lots of acquaintances person), I wouldn't have thought any blog award of any sort would be bestowed until years later. So yeah, let's move onto the next step..

Step 4. Say something inspirational. This might be a quote from someone who made the award possible or your thoughts on whatever it is you won the award for. (This might also be a good place to personalize your speech with an anecdote.) This should be 2 to 3 sentences. 

Ooh, now we're talking. Well, most of us think twice about writing something, if anything at all. Bloggers world should remove any self doubts because it's how much you wish to portray, and not what your english teacher is marking. We're all humans and we all experience such an assortment of things in life, just let yourself go.

Step 5. Step 6. Step 7. Step 8. More thankyous blah blah blah. Enough already. Thank you Wikihow.

Now onto the responsibilities and rules that come with the Award.


RULES:

- If you’re tagged/nominated, you have to post 11 facts about yourself
-Then you answer the 11 questions the tagger has given you and make 11 questions for the people you’re going to tag.
-Tag 11 more bloggers.
-Tell the people you tagged that you did.
-No tagging back.
-The person you tag must have less than 200 followers

Questions from Kiara:

1) Why, how, and when did you begin blogging?

Well, there have been times when I've been in a low state of mind, I'd retreat from the world and cocoon myself in my misery. Writing was my way of consolation. I started writing years ago as a way to "lecture" or inspire myself. I'd write to the "sad" self of me as if it were my best friend, and I'd write in a way that I'd want her to rise up from whatever was pulling her down. I recognized that emotion was inversely proportional to logic, and somehow just by pulling myself into another frame of mind to do that, I'd come up with better material than the usual misery-induced writing. 

2) What is the story behind the title of your blog?

Oh. Well, whenever anyone asked me how I am, I'd respond by saying I'm supercalifragilisticsexyalidocious! Simply because saying "I'm well, thanks" was too mundane, and I like to be random.

3) What inspires you?

Hmm. Almost anything. Nature is first on my list. Songs. Books, movies - sometimes it's just something that makes me sit up and think that's made for ME! 

4) Stand in the light alone or stand in the dark with a friend?

Can't I sit? :(

I'd willingly do both. But if the standing in the light means leaving someone behind, I'd stand in the dark. 

5) Your favourite quote?

I have many. When I say many I mean MANY!  Notitiam primosque gradus vicinia fecit; Tempore crevit amor. - Ovid 

6) Would you ever write a book? If so, about what?

Would I? I have! Okay, well I would still and continuously. About life.

7) Your favourite song?

I don't have one favourite! At the moment I'd have to say Nadaan Parinde. 

8) Rain or Sunshine?

Rain in sunshine :)

9) If you were young again, and someone asked you what you wanted to be as an adult, what would be your answer?

When I was young, I answered these: ballerina, doctor, actress, model, writer (well that's what I can remember). I'd still say writer again.

10) You are given the ability of time travel, is there anything you`d change of your past or do you believe in `no regrets`?

I believe in not changing anything, because I love the way everything has led to now. I don't necessarily believe in "no regrets" because if we went by that, then we'd never truly learn.

11) Do we live to love or do we love to live?

Live to love to live.

Questions from Rehya Bond:

1. Do you believe in making your own destiny or being taken on it's decided path?
Both. I don't believe these are mutually exclusive.

2. What are you most proud of?
I don't know. Maybe just trying to live life with as good a heart as I can.

3. What is your favourite flavour?
Vanilla

4. When is your favourite time of day?
12.30 - 3.00 pm

5. Velcro, Zipper or Snap button?
Zipper.

6. What is your life's motto?

Sometimes good things in life fall apart, so better things can fall together.

7. Is the carrot half eaten or half left?
Both :P

8. How many times have you fallen in and out of love?

I don't know. Lost count? ;)

9. What was your favourite subject in Junior School?

Art, and math, I guess. I really don't remember..

10. Have you ever broken a bone in your body? (If yes, where?)

Arm

11. Girls: After the age of 14, have you ever worn running shoes with a skirt?

Nope.

Questions from Ajay .

If you were given one wish, what would that be ? A secret ;)

Which place do you wish to visit the most? I don't know.

If somehow you became the President, what would be the first thing you would do ? It's a cliche I guess, but build shelters.

Your favourite author ? I have many! You can see my favourite in my Superreads widget to the left. 

How much does blogging means to you? Well, it's a subset of what writing means to me, and I absolutely love it.

What is the best thing that has happened to you? Finding Sanity.

Would you give away everything for something you love doing? Yes. 

What is the one thing you would like to get from life? Fulfilment.

What would you do if you won a million dollars ? Many things...

What is your Life Motto ? Live for this moment, this moment is your life.

How stupid and lame are the questions ? Really really really lame Ajay, I don't even have words.. You dumbo, they're not stupid or lame at all.

.. Aaand I'm ending this with the11 Facts about Moi

1. Bibliophile.

2. Hopeless romantic.

3. I was born vegetarian. (Well okay, who wasn't?)

4. Waterholic.

5. Nature lover.

6. I love all the arts.

7. I have a very good memory.

8. I have very low tolerance for stupidity.

9. Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na is probably my most-watched movie. 

10. I love kids, and I've always gotten along really really well with kids.

11. I love to make people laugh

To those who have been nominated by me, these are the questions you must answer:

1. If you were a fruit, which fruit would you be?
2. If you were a drink, which drink would you be?
3. If you were a season, which season would you be?
4. If you were a gadget, which gadget would you be?
5. If you were a song, which song would you be?
6. If you were an animal, which animal would you be?
7. If you were a colour, which colour would you be?
8. If you could be anywhere in the world, where would it be?
9. If you could have anything materialistic, what would it be?
10. If you had to get rid of a bad habit, what habit would it be?
11. If you were me, what would you love most about yourself?

15 Countdown Quiz

Another Quiz I hunted up! You should know what to do by now but anyways: Copy the following, paste it into your comment to this post and answer the questions :P

Name 15 people in your family (still alive)

Name 14 movies you like

Name 13 things you like to do

Name 12 foods you like

Name 11 friends

Name 10 songs you like

Name 9 animals you like

Name 8 things you've done this month

Name 7 shows/books you like

Name 6 ice-cream flavors you like

Name 5 names you like

Name 4 drinks you like

Name 3 of your favorite colours

Name your 2 best friends

Name your ..1 lover/boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife/crush/etc.

Quiz 3

I found this just now, thought you all might find it interesting :P

Okay so here is the second half of what was originally Quiz 2. Now copy the following, paste it into your comment below with your replies :D

26. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
27. What are your plans for tonight?
28. Who is the last person you sent an email to?
29. Next trip you are going to take?

30. Ever go to camp?
31. Were you an honor roll student in school?
32. What do you want to know about the future?
33. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne?
34. Are you due sometime this year for a doctor's visit?

35. Where is your best friend?

36. How is your best friend?
37. Do you have a tan?
38. What are you listening to right now?

39. Do you collect anything?
40. Who is the biggest gossiper you know?

41. Last time you got stopped by a cop or pulled over?
42. Have you ever drank your soda from a straw?

43. What does your last text message say?

44. Do you like hot sauce?

45. Last time you took a shower?

46. Do you need to do laundry?
47. What is your heritage?
48. Are you someone's best friend?
49. Are you rich?
50. What were you doing at 12AM last night?

Quiz 2

Seeing as it's not just myself who's not in the writing mood; here is another superquiz to cure that boredom. It's actually a Quiz of 50 questions, but knowing how little patience many of you have with just 5 questions I've cut the quiz in half :P Now copy paste the following with your reply in the comments section below. Thank you kindly. :]


1. Where were you 3 hours ago?
2. Who are you in love with?
3. Have you ever eaten a crayon?
4. Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you?
5. When is the last time you went to the mall?
6. Are you wearing socks right now?
7. Do you have a car worth over $2,000?
8. When was the last time you drove out of town?
9. Have you been to the movies in the last 5 days?
10. Are you hot?
11. What was the last thing you had to drink?
12. What are you wearing right now?
13. Do you wash your car or let the car wash do it?
14. Last food that you ate?
15. Where were you last week at this time?
16. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week?
17. When is the last time you ran?
18. What's the last sporting event you watched?
19. What is your favorite animal?
20. Your dream vacation?
21. Last person's house you were in?
22. Worst injury you've ever had?
23. Have you been in love?
24. Do you miss anyone right now?
25. Last play you saw?

Quiz 1

Today is so not a writing day, so let's all do a quiz! Copy the following and post it into a comment in reply to this blog.

Favorite food?

Least Favorite food?

Can you cook?

Favorite colour?

Do you have a good sense of humor?

Favorite music?

Would you rather stay in or go out?

Are you easily jealous?

Horror or comedy?

What do you like best about me?

What don't you like about me?

Are you romantic?


Do you believe in...

Ghosts?:

Life on other planets?:

Love at first sight?:

That there is one person for everyone?:

That a guy should pay all the time?:

In abortion?:

In having a plan for everything?:

In helping the poor?: