When the Academy was not willing (yet) to credit me with the most deserving Lifetime Achievement Award, I had to resort to some extreme melodrama. I did what any accomplished artist in my place would do…..
I waited ……till the end of the ceremony ……and then fell asleep on the couch…..with my beer in my hand ……and my mouth wide open……sans the curious house fly!!
And then Anirban did some analysis.He cooked up some “miracles with milk” and sent me ……..my own AWARD !!! Thank you my friend …indeed.
But conditions apply……
Before I go into the details, ……..let me attempt to be kind (unusual change in behavioural pattern) and share this …. with seven (or more) bloggers who I consider are among the best of the best…..
Here are my winners of Beautiful Blogger Award :
- ramesh: business blogger and awesome friend with all round talent that cannot be put in words…but dont say I did not try ….
- ajcl: mommy blogger, great inspiration with superb control on the written (typed) words…..
- adesh: the man, the marathon and the attention to customer needs ….enough said ..maybe not ….
- rofl: dr.saab who can tickle you with his words till you are breathless …..
- ashwini: she is thoughtful, she is funny and she brings all of that…… in a train of words …..well spaced…
- theishu: you cannot but wonder …”and then” …..what happened next …
- the-nri: rich (with words) blogger from a land which needs an adjective before its name…..
- ZB: raw, uncut and always fresh …..
- uh: the evil bong….da kaddu jokes …. the movie reviews … the complete ……fully loaded blog ….
- rads and savitha : you both seem to have disappeared from the blogging scene. …..would love to see you back in action….!!
There are so many others I would like to send out this award to. …..but then I am trying to do this while staying awake in a very long meeting ….. in a very warm conference room … stuck in a very painful chair …. so apologies to all those who know you deserve this award and I missed to mention you …..
finally …the conditions……
1) Thank the person who gave you the award
2) Paste the award on your blog
3) Link the person who nominated you for the award
4) Share 7 things you find to be beautiful around you
5) Nominate 7 bloggers or more
Clearly I have not followed the rules in the sequence that it called for. So what….. ??
Here are 7 things which I find beautiful around me ….without spending not more than 5 seconds to thing about each …. and not in any particular order ….
- our fingers pointing at the electric post moon as part of the wedding ritual…..
- when Onga says ..”kaytch” (catch) and kicks the “bowl“(ball) at me moments after I return from prison….
- nov 2003 – when I held up the lighter….. from third row seats while The Eagles recreated magic …..
- sanson ki mala ….by the late ustad …..
- haywards 5000 over hariyali kabob and any song from Ijaazat…..(sigh)
- phone calls to D which mean a world to me ….
- Kolkata during Durga Puja … everything about it ….
Thanks to Anirban, this award ceremony is now complete !! Let me try and focus on the meeting now ….. !!
LEB, let me congratulate you on congratulating me! The timing of this prestigious award coincides with my wedding anniversary. What a nice surprise.
Britain is not so Great as it once was, but they insist on using the adjective anyway!
The NRI
Congratulations x 2. You have managed to survive yet another year …….of surprises. Good for you.
About GB …. well, you see they are just too hesitant to change the way things work. So be it.
Aah. If you and your better half (g) are ever in the DC area give me a holler my friend. We will fire up the blu ray player and watch Ijazaat together.
I’ve found the most exquisite kabobery (should be a word) in the vicinity who make the fare Gujranwala style. No Haywards though I’m afraid 😦
ALMOST as good as Kolkata 😉
Take care.
Thanks Anirban for the invite. One of these days … maybe !! As for the Haywards… can pick it up from the stores on Oak Tree Road in NJ. I had the pleasure of downing the hops last summer when I was on an assignment there. Almost as good as the Lighthouse pub !!
Thanks so much LEB.. feels nice 🙂
You are welcome AJCL. You totally deserve it.
Thanks man, that forced me to peep out of my grave.
Your new WP theme looks neat !
🙂
Cheers !
Sure UH !! Thanks.
I am totally floored. To be awarded by THE blogueur is a very special honour indeed. Much obliged.
Phone calls with D ? Now that was, in my view, your best ever post. Can totally understand kaytch bowl !! Onga has grown so much ??
Ramesh …. you deserve this and all other best blogger awards my friend. Yes, he has. Maybe one of these days he will call Ramesh mama.
That was really flattering, dude. Thanks a million! And add me up to the list of ppl you’re obliged to visit in the DC area 🙂
And as always, keep up the good work!
You are well deserving. I am just the messenger. And thanks for the invite. Will definitely need to plan a trip. Shall try to keep up the work. Good or bad is a matter of perspective. 😉
Thanks LEB. Its indeed a proud moment. And I’m enjoying the august company 🙂
First of all, the renovation of ur blog looks gr8…and thanks for the award…never expected to get any after my very long absence from blogosphere…glad u still remember my blog 🙂