A blog award!

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I have been nominated for a Liebster Award!!

I have not got these nominations before and so I was surprised that folks like my blog. Thank You Himani Agarwal for stopping by and giving me a vote of confidence. [Do not like the PINK colour though : ( ]


Himani blogs at http://itjusthappenandthen.blogspot.in/

Some Googling threw up this “The Liebster Blog Award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. “Liebster” is German for “favorite”. This award is the favorite blog award then.”

These awards mandate that you cannot keep it and are meant to be shared. The award is but a chain mail, but it never hurts to share some appreciation and affirmation which is wanted dearly by everyone. So this is my affirmation and appreciation and in the spirit of this mail here are the rules: -

a. Post 11 Things about yourself
b. Answer 11 questions from nominator
c. Choose 11 deserving bloggers and link them in your post
d. Set 11 questions for them.
e. Inform the nominee by commenting on one of their posts.

So, here come eleven things about me in no particular order-

1.          I am unique (mother Earth will not be able to have another me)
2.          I love to sing and my favourite is Gospel
3.          I love comics and believe that I will read them always
4.          I think that biriyani is the most complete dish ever invited
5.          I know that the happiest I will be is at home
6.          I know that home is Chennai
7.          I am sentimental
8.          I am an idealist and worse I expect the same of others
9.          I believe in God and I am grateful to Him for what I am
10.      I love my family and my extended family and know that they make Heaven (& Hell) here on earth
11.      I am still learning the meaning of the word Satisfaction

Now I need to answer 11 questions set by Himani.
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  1. What would you name the autobiography of your life?
I am Clement

2. One thing when something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best?
Joining Loyola College for B. Sc Computer Science

3. If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?
Jughead Jones

4. If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be?
27 (I heard that we start degenerating after that)

5. What chore do you absolutely hate doing?
Clearing up

6. Your favorite Pick up line?
(I really don’t know)

7. The best compliment you have got till date?
I am reliable and always there

8. Honest feedback for my blog?
Direct Dil Se!

9. Blogging to you is_______
My view of what I see around me

10.What was your last Facebook status update?
It was a chain post about Facebook privacy changes blah blah

11. What is the most difficult question for you to answer?
Where do you see yourself 5 years hence (present status)


And the eleven bloggers I nominate for this award are-
(I have lost touch with most of my blog mates due to my inactivity so I will stick to most from The CBC. I apologize if any of these bloggers have more than 200 followers)

1. Susan Deborah - http://www.susan-deborah.org
2. Aravind Kumar - http://aravindkumar.com
3. Bragadeesh Prasanna - http://annasarp.wordpress.com
4. Sowmya Swaminathan - http://myspace-ss.blogspot.in
5. Ashika Antony http://beingoxymoronish.blogspot.in/
6. Karen Xavier-Fernandez - http://www.summer--breeze.blogspot.in
7. Sahi Sridhar- http://sahisridhar.blogspot.in
8. Melanie Rayen - http://thechickenpuff.wordpress.com
9. Sulaiman Sait - http://sulaimansait.blogspot.in
10. Prason Christopher Robin http://www.chronicwriter.com
11. Jennifer Divia Clement http://trinityreigns.blogspot.in/


Here are my questions for the eleven nominated, just to make it fun I am giving them 22 questions and the option of answering any number from 11.

1.   If your Lover betrayed you, what would your reaction be?

2.   If you have one dream which could come true, it would be?

3.   What would you do with a billion dollars?

4.   Can you fall in love with your best friend?

5.   Who is more blessed-loving someone or being loved by someone?

6.   How long would you wait for someone you love?

7.   If you could root for one social cause, what would it be?

8.   What takes you down fastest?

9.   What according to you is blogger in denial?

10. What’s your fear?

11. Would you be single & rich or married & poor?

12. What is the first thing you do when you wake up?

13. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously, whom would you pick?

14. Would you give all in a relationship?

15. What’s eating you now?

16. Do you prefer being single or in a relationship?

17. How do you vent anger?

18. What was your favorite toy as a child?

19. When was the last time you cried?

  1. What is on the floor of your closet?

  1. If there is one thing you could change about you, what will it be?

  1. If there were no blogs what would you have done?



Now the last but not least, I have informed the nominees by commenting on their blog post.

Completing all the pre requisite I can now say I am one amongst the proud winner of Leibster Award.   
 : )

Cheers!!!
Keep reading!!!

Comments

  1. S. Susan Deborah1:44 pm

    Thanks a ton, Clement.

    First off: I do have more than 200 followers.

    Second: I don't do tags on my primary blog but collect my awards and record them in my gratitude blog.

    Three: If it suits you fine, I could answer 11 questions here but the catch is, you should choose 11 for me ;)

    Thanks again and congrats on the Blog award.

    Joy always,
    Susan

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  2. S. Susan Deborah1:50 pm

    Here's the link:

    http://gratitudeforeverythinginlife.blogspot.in/

    Thanks again :)

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  3. S. Susan Deborah2:03 pm

    2. If you have one dream which could come true, it would be?

    -- I don't have anything like that.

    3. What would you do with a billion dollars?

    -- Travel everywhere perhaps

    4. Can you fall in love with your best friend?

    -- I could if the chemistry ticks.

    7. If you could root for one social cause, what would it be?

    -- Empowerment of individuals by helping them to use their skills and folk traditions.

    8. What takes you down fastest?

    -- If someone is showing anger through silence

    9. What according to you is blogger in denial?

    -- I didn't understand this one.

    10. What’s your fear?

    -- That an anaconda will spring up when I'm in the Western closet. Scary.

    15. What’s eating you now?

    -- My paper due for a book.

    17. How do you vent anger?

    -- Sulking, silence, indifference

    20. What is on the floor of your closet?

    -- It's empty as of now.

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  4. Unknown6:02 pm

    Thanks a lot for the award, but I have stopped posting about blog tags or awards in my blog. I'm extremely sorry about this, Clement. But I do mention the names of people who pass me the award in my blog.

    Thanks again! :)

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  5. Himani Agarwal10:17 pm

    Thanks a lot Clement for accepting this award...I completely agree that's its an attempt to know more about bloggers and appreciate efforts...

    Nice to know more about you..:)

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  6. Karen Xavier8:08 am

    Thanks for the award Clement, will try to do something similar...

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