Some precious awards from a friend

Thanks Bluedreamer, for these lovely awards you passed on to me. It will make its place into my collection page soon along with your name and site. Bluedreamers sincerity and love towards other bloggers in the blogosphere generates an enlivening atmosphere around here, and of course not to forget the sweet and kind comments that come from him... they are always so motivating, and no matter what we have written, his good wishes never seem to fail on our posts :)

He's hosting a few contests which i'm very excited about, and since i'm participating for the first time in blog idol 3 in which he would be also giving away prizes.. its going to be an fun!

I would like to share the awards with everyone in my blogroll and even if you are not there, welcome to grab it :)

10 Initiatives using the crowd to generate new ideas

The crowd has been used for idea generation for a very long time with idea boxes, surveys and various competitions and awards. Early examples were the reward offered by the British government in 1714 for a simple and practical method for the precise determination of a ship's longitude, with over £100000 given in the form of different encouragements and awards, or the Orteig Prize of $25000 won by Charles Lindbergh offered by hotel owner Raymond Orteig in 1919 to the first allied aviator to fly non-stop from New York City to Paris or vice-versa.

Recently there have been a growing number of initiatives combining awards, the "American Idol" concept with social networking platforms for idea generation, marketing and recruitment purposes. Below are 10 examples of traditional and non-traditional corporate initiatives:

Cisco I-Prize was an idea competition where the winning team got the opportunity to be hired by Cisco to found a new business unit and share a $250000 signing bonus. Cisco also committed it may invest approximately $10 million over three years to staff, develop and go to market with a new business based on the winning idea. Ideas were posted and commented by others and refined by the community, forming new teams of all-stars sharing similar ideas. More than 2500 idea providers from 104 countries presented 1200 ideas. Winners of the different phases were given access to Cisco's collaboration tools and experts and in the end 12 finalist teams presented for a judging panel. The winning team, based in Germany and Russia presented Cisco with a business plan that improves energy efficiency by using the network as a platform for visibility, manageability and control of energy-consuming systems.

Dell IdeaStorm is an initiative and an online community for anyone to share ideas with Dell and vote for the ones they like. Dell's objective is to connect with its users and get ideas for new products, services and "the way we do business". So far, more than 10000 ideas have been submitted and nearly 400 ideas have been implemented. In addition to the open discussion Dell posts specific questions and areas for customers to submit ideas. There are no material rewards associated with IdeaStorm.

Electrolux Design Lab is an annual global design competition open to undergraduate and graduate industrial design students who are invited to present innovative ideas for household appliances of the future. There are different themes every year and visitors of their online webpage can vote for statements to indicate desire for future themes. Finalists are invited to participate and present their ideas to a jury of high-level designers and experts. Electrolux awards three prizes: 1st place is 5000€ and a 6 month paid internship with accommodations at one of Electrolux global design centers. The 2nd place winner receives 3000€ and 3rd place 2000€. The competition is very much promoted as a way to get jobs and business opportunities and several finalists are currently employed by the company.

Goldcorp issued a now famous challenge to the world's geologists when they provided all their data on the Red Lake mine online if the contestants showed them where they would be likely to find the next 6 million ounces of gold. The prize was a total of $575000 with a top award of $105000. More than 1400 scientists, engineers, and geologists from 50 countries downloaded the company's data and started their virtual exploration. The winners, who had never even seen the mine, were a collaboration by two groups in Australia which together developed a 3D graphical depiction of the mine, used geological-modeling software and database mining tools to find the gold. According to Fast Company Goldcorp has drilled four of the winners' top five targets and have hit on all four.

IBM Innovation Jam has become a famous example where the company's researchers, employees and outside experts are invited to join in a virtual brainstorm session, posting their ideas, commenting and voting for their favorites. The jam consists of interlinked bulletin boards and related web pages on IBM's intranet, supported by systems for centrally managing activity and extracting useful answers to important questions. In the 2006 edition, the largest IBM online brainstorming session ever held, there were 150 000 participants from 104 countries and 67 companies. As a result 10 new IBM businesses were launched with seed investment totaling $100 million.

My Starbucks Idea is an initiative and an online community to gather product ideas, experience ideas and involvement ideas from the crowd. Visitors can share their ideas, view other's ideas, comment and vote to make ideas popular. There is also a blog on ideas in action for users to see how Starbucks is putting top ideas into action. Ideas are chosen based on algorithm (number of votes, comments and recency of post) and by "Idea Partners" inside Starbucks. Providers of ideas that get implemented may be given credits on the site but won't be compensated in any other way.

Netflix Prize is an open competition to improve a collaborative filtering algorithm helping Netflix customers find new movies they would like. In the first challenge the company provided a data set of 100 million of the ratings customers previously supplied and made it available to any programmer together with a baseline of prediction accuracy to beat. To win the competition, the programmers needed to share their methods with Netflix, describe the algorithm for the world and provide a non-exclusive license to Netflix. Every suggested algorithm (more than 44000 valid submissions) was broadcasted on a leaderboard to fuel competition. The grand prize, $1000000, was reserved for the entry which could improve Netflix's algorithm for predicting ratings by 10%. As long as no team won the grand prize, a progress prize of $50000 was awarded every year for the best result thus far. The competition took place between October 2006 and July 2009. In August 2009 Netflix announced it would run a second competition with shorter time spans and the challenge based on demographic data rather than previous ratings.

Nokia Mobile Games Innovation Challenge invites developers to submit mobile gaming concepts to any Nokia N-Gage, Java or Symbian-based Series 40 or S60 device. The three most innovative game concepts are offered Nokia Publishing pre-production contracts, targeting publication or winning concepts and the first winner is awarded with 40000€, the second 20000€ and the third 10000€ for further development of game concepts. The winning participant must agree that Nokia has the right to acquire, subject to a mutually acceptable agreement, the intellectual property or exclusive license to the game concept.

P&G Open Innovation Challenge are events that so far have taken place in the UK where design professionals and entrepreneurs are invited to submit propositions for products which fit P&G's criteria and have the potential to build businesses worth over $100m. To protect the idea providers' intellectual property, ideas are not seen by P&G but are reviewed by its partners National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), British Design Innovation and Oakland Innovation. Up to ten of the most promising ideas are given access to feedback, advice and up to £25000 in financing to develop the ideas into a stage at which they can demonstrate commercial viability. Up to five of the strongest applicants are then given the chance to present their finalized ideas to P&G which may decide to invest in the idea and sign contracts. If P&G doesn't invest the creator is free to take the proposition to other brands and or investors.

Virgin Earth Challenge is a science and technology prize to find a viable technology which will result in the net removal of anthropogenic, atmospheric greenhouse gases each year for at least ten years without countervailing harmful effects. The individual or group that is able to demonstrate a commercial viable design will be awarded $25 million, making the award the largest science and technology prize in history to be offered. The challenge will initially be open for five years with the judges including Richard Branson and Al Gore, meeting annually to determine whether a design has been submitted during the previous year that should win the prize.

Related posts:

Using the crowd as a part of the business model

Etsy - Mass customization of arts and crafts

Lego - Turning users into product developers
Threadless - Dressing the long tail in user design
Value network analysis and positioning

An award from my dearest friend bluedreamer

I recieved this award from my blog buddy Blue Dreamer... thank you so much for always including me in your awards give away and for being that buddy who always wishes a great day to his friends... its means a lot! :-)

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This is the easiest and the fastest way to:
- Make your Authority Technorati explode.
- Increase your Google Page Rank.
- Get more traffic to your blog.
- Makes more new friends.

The rules is very simple as follows :
- Start copy from “Begin Copy” until “End Copy” to your blog.
- Put your own blog name and link.
- Tag your friends as much as you can.

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I like to share this award with
Bluecrystaldude,
Aunt Nora,
Azlynn,
Cecile,
Enchie,
Twinkle toe,
syari,
martini,
Marly,
Liza,
Littlemissyfly,
Lisa,
Lima,
Lilyruth,
Laliane,
MyMeryl,
Purplfrogcat,
Sweetiepie,
Naomi,
Nova,
Lynn,
April,
Dedeandro,
Coolingstar,

The trophy blogger award given to me by two wonderful girls :-)

These two beautiful awards were given to me by Shydub and MyMeryl, thanks so much to both of you.. you are truly wonderful bloggers, sisters/friends to me and everyone.. This blogs world is blessed to have such friendly personalities like you both, out here :-)

As Shydub said, she would have loved to be dressed and to walk up the red carpet to receive this award. Well i think its an honour to be feeling as if we are the real red carpet winners already!!!

Trophy blogger award

I want this on the every blogger in my blog roll, this is to say i appreciate and love you'll all :-)

If you have collected this award, please let me know.. i will add your names under this post :-)

Fabulous Blog Award 2009

This Fabulous Blog Award 2009 was given to me by a dearest friend Dedeandro and would like to thank him so much for this award.. its one out of the many i got this month and i feel so lucky to be deserving of these awards :-)

Dedeandro's blog tells us about all the latest things over the web that comes to his knowledge and also his own interesting personal content.. he has loads of friends who visit him daily, because he is no doubt a person that loves being friendly and honest towards his content. No wonder he's always receiving awards.. isn't it Dede? :-)



Rules of this award are:

- Put the logo on your blog or post.
- Nominate at least 10 blogs which you think are FABULOUS.
- Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
- Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
- Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

I would like to pass this award to these wonderful bloggers: Nancy, Syari, Marly, Littlemissyfly, Juliana, MyMeryl, Sweetiepie, Bluedreamer, Bluecrystaldude, Nova and Lynn

100 Truths Tag

A big thanks to Shydub and mymeryl for this 1000 truths tag :-) :-)

001. Name → Nisha.
002. Nickname(s)→ Nish, nishu.
004. Zodiac sign → Pisces.
005. Male or female → Female.
006. Elementary → Stgs, cal.
008. High School → Stgs, cal.
009. College School → Stgs, cal.
010. Hair color → Dark brown.
011. Long or short → Medium.
012. Loud or Quiet → Quiet.
013. Jumpers or Jeans → Jeans.
014. Phone or Camera → Both.
015. Health freak → Yes, somewhat.
016. Drink or Smoke? → None.
017. Do you have a crush on someone? → No.
018. Eat or Drink → Both.
019. Piercings → Ears, Nose.
020. Tattoos → None.
021. Social or Anti-Social → Depends.
022. Righty or Lefty → Righty.

FIRSTS:
023. First piercing → At 5yrs, probably.
024. First best friend → Joncy, nursey school.
025. First award → Dann.
026. First crush → Oh god! 'Smiling/blushing'.. secret.. hehe.
027. First relationship → hehe.
028. First pet → My pointer, whiskey!.
029. First big vacation → Cant remember, i was a kid then.
030. First big birthday → Cant rem, maybe as a kid.
032. First Surgery → Never! thank god.. not even a C-section :-).
033. First sport you joined → basketball.

THIS or THAT
034. Orange or Apple juice → Orange Juice.
035. Rock or Rap → Rock.
036. Country or Screamo → Country.
037. NSYNC or Backstreet boys → Backstreet Boys!
038. Britney spears or Christina Aguilera → Britney!.
039. Night or Day → Night.. hehe.
040. Sun or Moon → Sun in winters but i dote on the Moon!.
041. TV or Internet → Both.
042. Playstation or xbox → My son knows more about these.
043. Kiss or hug → Hmmmm... hugss.
044. Iguana or turtle → Turtle.
045. Spider or bee → None!!.
046. Fall or spring → Spring.
047. Limewire or iTunes → Limewire.
048. Soccer or baseball → Soccer.


CURRENTLY:
049. Eating → Just ate, now blogging.
050. Drinking → Yes, Tea.
051. Excitement Level → Okay dokay :-).
052. I'm about to → Watch my fav soap on TV.
053. Listening to → Teri yaad(Pakistani band, jal).
054. Plans for today → Normal day, no plans.
055. Waiting for → Some downloads to complete.
056. Energy Level → Lethargic.
057. Thinking of someone → Yes, a friend.

YOUR FUTURE:
058. Want kids? → Yes.
059. Want to get married? → Yes. Church wedding(renewal of vows).
060. When? → Dont know.
061. How many kids do you want → 1 more, i guess.
062. Any name on the mind → Many.
063. What did you want to be when you were little → Air hostess or a teacher.
064. Careers in mind → Would loved to be an interior designer/decorator or an artist.. but prefer my homemaking job alot!
065. Mellow future or wild → Mellow future.
066. Something you would never try → Killing someone for real.
067. When do you want to die → Not before i see my gran kids, at least! :-).

WHICH IS BETTER IN THE BOY/GIRL YOU LIKE?
068. Lips or eyes → Both.
069. Romantic or Funny → Both.
070. Shorter or taller → Taller.
071. Protective or Caring → both.
072. Romantic or spontaneous → Romantic.
073. Nice stomach or nice arms → Nice arms.
074. Sensitive or loud→ Sensitive.
075. Hook-up or relationship → Relationship.
076. Trouble maker or hesitant → None.
077. Muscular or Normal → Muscular.
078. Kissed a stranger → Never.
079. Broken a bone → Yes!!! I almost died due to the pain!!!.

HAVE YOU EVER:
080. Lost glasses/contacts → Yes, my glasses :-(.
081. Ran away from home → No!.
082. Held a gun/knife for self defense → OMG! i wish i never get to face the situation :-).
083. Killed somebody → Never.
084. Broke someone's heart → Yes.
085. Been arrested → Never.
087. Cried when someone died → Yes.
088. Liked a friend more than a friend → Yes!.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
089. Yourself → Yes.
090. Miracles → yes. I've experienced them.
091. Love at first sight → Hmmm.. a Lotta times.. lolzz.
092. Heaven → Yes.
093. Santa Claus → Am one, my friend calls me one :-)
094. Tooth Fairy → No.
095. Kiss on the first date → No.
096. Angels → Yes.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
097. Is there one person you want to be with right now → Yes..
098. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life → Yes, but it can be better.
099. Do you believe in God → Yes.
100. Post as 100 truths and tag 20 people→ I like to tag everyone who has a blog and comes across this post :-)

That was the month of great new friends and awards- part2 :-)

These three awards/tags you see below were given to me by my pretty lady Shydub, from simple happy life. Shes a real blessing as a friend and i love visiting her blog. Thanks a lot sis, it was definitely so sweet of you to include me in the mom/wife tag dear... I owe you an apology for the delay of this post, but i knew i'll be doing it :-)

Please scroll down right till the last lines to see additional names to the tag...

Am a mom, Am a wife..

RULES: please

1. Link with the person who tagged you.

2. Copy above images.

3. Post this on any or all of your Blog/s.

4. Answer the two-part questionnaire following these Rules. (Feel free to elaborate your answers. For questions 8 - 14, post only the one (1) which you believe best describes your choice.)

5. Share this with at least seven (7) friends on your Blog Roll.

6. Come back to Living A’ La Mode (DO NOT CHANGE THIS LINK PLEASE.) and leave the URL of your Post in order for you/your Blog to be added to the Master List.Master List:

7. Have Fun!

~ Parenting Style ~

1. Do you exercise full or minimal control over your child’s / children’s behavior?
A. I try my best to exercise full control over my two kids Aryan(8yrs) and Alisha(29mnths)

2. Do you expect your child / children to obey 100% or let her / him / them do what pleases her / him / them?
A. I expect 100% obedience from my kids on critical matters. Though sometimes i allow them what pleases then, my guidance shadows them too.

3. Do you welcome discussion or you simply set rules?
A. Of course, discussions are equally important as setting the rules. They are given a chance to voice their opinions too.

4. Do you reprimand?
A. Ummm.. yes sometimes..

5. Do you use spanking for punishment?
A. Yes, i spank my elder son sometimes when he instigates the mischief :-)

6. Do you use some kind of a reward System for motivation?
A. Yes, when my elder son completes him homework, hes allowed half or one full hour extra, of net games :-). I also encourage a reward for the younger(Alisha) one with chocolates/sweets when shes being fussy over her food:-)

7. Do you enjoy being a Parent?
A. Definitely, an experience of a lifetime. Its what makes a woman complete :-)

8. Are you a hands-on Parent or do you have a full-time Nanny?
A. Am a hands-on mom.

9. At what age would you let your child make simple decisions for himself / herself?
A. My two tiny tots, sometimes, have already been doing their own decision making.

10.Do you and your Husband have the same Parenting Style?
A. Almost the same, though he is more lenient on them whereas i am little more stern.

~ Wife Style ~

7.How long have you been married?
A. 9 years

8.How do you feel about being a Wife?
A. Great, it has made me stronger, and yeah.. on top of the world right now..

9.What has been your typical sleeping attire since you got married?
A. The night gown or my normal wear, what we call house clothes.

10.How do you show how appreciative you are of your Husband?
A. Look at him romantically in the eye! ok kidding.. hehe.. but he is always aware of that because appreciation flows in my veins i know :-)

11.What do you do when your Husband annoys you?
A. Give him a kiss.. hehe.. ok, kidding here, too!! Just try to convince him..

12.You are buying or planning to buy your first house as Husband and Wife.
A. No, we already have ours which is given by the in-laws. But wish to buy one for our kids in the future.

13.How does your house look like at the end of the day when Hubby gets home?
A. Well he is a great helping hand himself but yeah, does leave his cash and important documents around!

14.How do you feel about running a household?
A. Great, i love playing this role and would always want to, and wouldn't trade it for 'almost' anything in the world :-)

15.What is the sweetest gift you have given your Husband so far?
A. My love and support always. But the sweetest, would of have been a surprise birthday party with three different types of gifts! :-)

I'm tagging all of you whose names are below.. If your a mom/wife.. please do the tag, its fun!!

Nancy, Aunt Nora, Azlynn, Cecile, Reenaclaire, Enchie, Vhiels corner, Twinkle toe, syari, Rosilie, Pinay mommyonline, Nutering nigel, Mychildren nme, Misty signs, Mica watson, martini, Marie, Love Joy, Melissa, Marly, Liza, Littlemissyfly, Lisa, Lima, Lilyruth, Laliane, Kudusmama, Juliana, Jean, MyMeryl, Purplfrogcat, Sweetiepie, Lovely, Nova, April, Lynn and Naomi

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The rule of this tag is to answer the questions below on your own;

A# Attached or Single? Attached..

B# Best Friend? Reality- Shikha... blog world- Syari

C# Cake or Pie? Cake..

D# Day of Choice? Sunday..

E# Essential Item? Make up/PC..

F# Favorite Color? Pink, Blue and Green..

G# Gummie Bears or Worms? Gummie Bears..

H# Hometown? Calcutta(India)..

I# Favorite Indulgence? Music..

J# January or July? January..

K# Kids? An 8 year old boy/ 2 year old girl..

L# Life isn't complete without....? God and Love..

M# Marriage date? 1st Sept..

N# Number of magazine subscriptions? Not at the moment..

O# Oranges or Apples? Apples..

P# Phobias? Hmmmm.. reptiles and height..

Q# Quotes? Live and let live..

R# Reasons to smile? Kids, love, blog world..

S# Season of choice? Spring..

T# Tag five people. I will tag: Nancy, syari, Littlemissyfly, Kudusmama and Lima and anyone who would love to take the tag :-)

U# Unknown fact about me? I cry over emotional scences! haha

V# Vegetable? I love all types of veggies except pumpkin!!

W# Worst habit? Consuming numerous cups of tea/coffee and sleeping late..

X# X-Ray or Ultrasound? Ultrasound..

Y# Your favorite foods? Biryani, all types of Chinese cuisines.. and other non-veg dishes..

Z# Zodiac sign? Pisces..

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"BLOG AWARD"

" WHY I LOVE BLOGGING?"

Blogging means so much to me, where i've learnt so much from people around the world. Got to interact with the greatest of friends and understand their way of living, as well as their thoughts and feelings. It also lets me write down whatever i wish to share with others. Earning had come in lil later, yet am loving it :-)

Here are the rules for this meaningful award:

The aims of this award:

* As a dedication for those who love blogging activity and love to encourage friendships through blogging.

* To seek the reasons why we all love blogging!

* Put the award in one post as soon as you receive it

* Don’t forget to mention the person who gives you the award.

* Answer the award’s question by writing the reason why you love blogging.

* Tag and distribute the award to as many people as you like.

* Don’t forget to notify the award receivers and put their links in your post.

I would to tag all the friends below :-)
Nancy, Aunt Nora, Azlynn, Cecile, Reenaclaire, Enchie, Vhiels corner, Twinkle toe, syari, Rosilie, Pinay mommyonline, Nutering nigel, Mychildren nme, Misty signs, Mica watson, martini, Marie, Love Joy, Melissa, Marly, Liza, Littlemissyfly, Lisa, Lima, Lilyruth, Laliane, Kudusmama, Juliana, Jean, MyMeryl, Purplfrogcat, Sweetiepie, Naomi, Nova, Lynn, Lovely, April and jayscorner..

Added some male friends to which i'd also like to pass on the award to :-)..
Navin, Dedeandro, Bluecrystaldude, Bluedreamer, Raj-chronicles of R, Coolingstar, Samsfunzone, Micheal..

That was the month of great new friends and awards- part1 :-)

Gone march, I really love all the awards, tags and meme's i got because it feels special and appreciated by our fellow bloggers. Tomorrow i hope to begin my new awards contest for the blog of the month and am hoping to get across my intention, my message, that i thank and appreciate every blogger for the hard work they put into their blog sites .. Nisha's blog of the month award means that to me :-)

Certified queen of blogs :-)

This sparking award, below can you see it? It was awarded to me by my dearest sis/friend Liza from mlizcochico. Thanks a bunch Liza, i consider you as my greatest inspiration who i've always admired for the way you balance between being a mother and a blogger and the fact that you are also very popular and one of the top blogggers in my eyes.. To add to that you have also been a very loving sister to me and am truly glad to know you in the blogosphere.

I'm also really happy that you've chosen to award me as the deserving 'certified QUEEN of BLOGS' Liza.. The meaning behind the award means a lot to me and its really touching:-)



This award comes in three colors, silver, pink and purple. Choose whatever color you think would suit your your blog and click here for the rules.

I would to tag these who have either inspired me in many ways, and who are blog friends who have been very supportive and friendly since i knew them. They are..
Azlynn,
Twinks,
Syari,
Purplefrogcat,
Nancy,
Liza,
Martini,
Lalaine,
Charlotas web,
Aunt Nora,
Lilyruth,
Lalaine,
Shydub
Nancy
You all deserve this.. enjoy the award :-)

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Sisterhood:-)

These two beautiful awards were also given by Littlemiss from littlemissfly, a mother of two and a very friendly lady blogger. Shes been very friendly since shes joined us all in the blogosphere and i wish her all the best in her journey towards blogging. I owe her an apology for not posting these precious awards in time. But even if i'm late i'll always complete them, so hope she forgives me. Thanks a lot sis.. :-)


Here are the rules:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.
Would love too tag Azlynn,
Twinks,
Syari,
Pinaymommy,
Martini,
Liza,
Nancy,
Joy,
Shydub,
Aunt Nora,
Lynn and
Nova

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Friends

This is the first given to me by my sweet newest Sister/friend Littlemiss from littlemissfly. Thanks so much dear..



These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in 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.

I would love to tag more than just 8 bloggers :-).. Enchie,
Dede andro,
Cecile,
Meryl,
Kudusmama,
sweetychocoswithecstasy,
Nuturing nigel,
Lisgold,
Naomi,
Lovely,
MyChidlrenNMe,
Dorothy,
Claire,
Lima,
Dorothy
Juliana,
Rosilie,
Lynn and
Nova .. Thanks for being friends :-)

Missing all my friends who have either quit or been away from blogging for reasons only known to them

I have to say with a tearful heart i missed everyone so much while i was away not doing so well on my blog since months.. i had to give priority to family and my toddler, and moms of toddlers know how important it is to give every minute to their children at this stage :-).. Today i feel saddened to remember the old friends i had, when i first joined here in 2007. These friends haven't been active or quit blogging for some reason or the other. Everybody has to move on in life and i guess these ambitious bloggers too, have something to accomplish before they're back. But they remain in our hearts always.. :-)

The award to be given to my newest and special friends, coming up in a few posts from now :-)

Waliz- the young lady who was always friendly and supportive of me and other friends.. i remember when she was presented with the special award i created only for her, she was overjoyed and insisted i be the first one to honor her with the award on the 1'st of jan 2008!! that was touching to the core, and before that we had already shared tags, awards and a very close friendship too. The award isn't available because i removed the image accidentally from its place and ill put it back here within a few days :-)

Sweetiepie- was always supportive, a very sweet friend, and mother who wrote about her very adorable kids. During my disheartening moments when i couldn't be active on my blog, she used to give great comfort with her soothing words by saying not to worry and the friends would always be there, and that family is also important to be taken care of. I had thought she had quit too, but was happy to know she's very much blogging even now when i stumbled across her new domain two days ago!!

Ayush- whose blog isnt online anymore but those who know him, am sure they'll agree he was a very ambitious young guy, very popular in the blogosphere. The days i began my journey towards blogging, he was every step of the way, helping me with things i wasn't aware of in the blogosphere. I was lucky to have a friend like him.

Dann- was one of the sweetest and friendliest guys out here who never ever forgot to leave me a comment daily even if by chance i couldn't post or turn up at his blog, yet he never failed to show love to me and other friends, his blog itself at 'love hub' showed how lovable he was himself.

I wish those above, and also others who i've known, are back to blogging soon! miss them so much.. :-)

Miss you too- Mr-viruz, raaji, nihal, mica, faizal, ali, aunt nora. azzlynn, lalaine, and others..

My first award for the year 2009- and its a triple award from sis liza :)

I was given this triple award by a lady with a beautiful heart and mind, a sister/friend, whose name is LIZA :) Thank you so much sis.. for the year 2009's first award! yippiiii!!! :)

Here are the rules for the recipients:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

I wish to pass these awards to:

Nancy
Marly
Lalaine
Jayscorner
Bluedreamer
Bluecrystaldude
Coolingstar9
Twinkletoe
Melissa
Raj

A special award for my blogger friends

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This is a very special award is for all my blogger friends, old and new.. I am very happy to have gained such wonderful friends who've captured a very special place in my heart. Infact i am the one who should be extremely thankful to them to have allowed me that special place in 'their' hearts:) If it weren't for them, where would i be? Just in some lonely corner of the blogosphere.. I haven't been a very active bloggger this year due to circumstances but my blogger buddies were always encouraging. Everybody wants to have friends worldwide and i consider myself pretty lucky that i was able to live my childhood dream...

Special words to my friends:
Each of you have been very kind and encouraging, which i will always be grateful for. You have touched my life in so many various ways that my world is changed for the better.. No i am not going anywhere, am here to stay, friends.. but since some of you have been with me from the very start, some are my newest friends and a few of you have left.. i though there would be no other special way to let you know that i appreciate and love you all.. I will always cherish every compliment or advice you all had for me and deep inside my heart each one of you will remain, forever.. Thanks a million, friends:)

This special award goes to(In alphabetical order)..
Aunt Nora, You have been my inspiration right from the start, you are an amazing mom..
Ayush, You are missed but cherished, come back again..
Azlynn, You and Aish are an awesome mom/son duo..
Bluecrystaldude, You are one outstanding blogger i have ever come across, wish you loads of success..
Bluedreamer, Your the star in the blogosphere, you have lit up my world in multiple ways..
Sweetiepie, You are also missed deeply but your kind words will always remain in my heart..
Coolingstar, You always spread love and kindness, wish you reach the stars..
Dan, You are also missed but cherished, where ever you are, wish you success..
Jc, Your a terrific mom to your boys, whom i admire too much..
Jay, You have dreams, let me share them with you..
Joy, Your life and belief in god is truly worth admiring..
Kc, You blog incredibly, i have smiled many times while on your blog..
Laliane, Your life and kids are always a delight to read about..
Lilyruth, Your love for dogs truly makes me wonder if you are an angle in disguise..
Liza, You are a one fantastic, fabulous blogger and sister/friend who i wish to be like..
Makemoneyonline, Your young and so motivating for many others, may all your wishes be fulfilled..
Martini, Your life is so interesting to read, an awesome mom and friend you are..
Mica, You are also missed on my blog, wish you great achievements..
Micheal, You an amazing father, friend and blogger..
Mr viruz, You are also missed and your comments and advice will always be with me..
Navin, Your comments are missed but am always wishing you great success and happiness..
Nihal, Your blogs were wonderful and motivational, please come back to blogging again..
Purplefrogcat, Your blogs have been read and i love the amount of entertainment you create on your blog..
Pinay mommy, You are a popular blogger mom and a great inspiration to all other mums.
Raaji, You are one talented writer, the way you put down your mind into words is simply remarkable..
Syari, Your friendship is deeply cherished and your encouraging words always linger in my ears..
Twinkletoe, You are an extremely talented designer and you seem to awake my dreams to be a designer myself..
Vhiel, Your designs are greatly admired and the contests that you host on your blog are pretty attractive..
Waliz, You were the person i have been most close to since i started my blog. Your lighthearted personality and comments always made me smile, and i deem you one of my best blogger friends..

Please use the code for the award friends.. as its linked directly to my photo bucket account, as a prevention of loss and pleaseeeeeeeee enjoy the award too:)

Its the Brillante weblog award

Received this Brillante weblog award from Twinkle toe(Twinks), a pretty talented designer, great commenter and friend:)



The above recipients of the Brillante Weblog are welcomed to put the Logo on their personal blogs and have the honor of passing this award to seven other bloggers.

Here are the rules for passing on the award:

l. Put the logo on your blog
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.
3. Nominate at least seven other blogs
4. Add links to those blogs on your blog

Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.
I pass this award on to my newest blogger friends:).. they all awesome, just as much as my old blogger friends:)
Jay,
Joy,
Lissa,
Kc,
mistysigns,
makemoneyonline,
Yums

I am so glad to receive the interesting blog of the month!

I am so honored to receive this precious award from bluedreamer, a very dear and cute friend from the Philippines.. Its the interesting blog of the month award and its brilliant!

Bluedreamer is every bloggers favourite, because of the extremely brilliant qualities he possesses as a blogger and a human being! He makes it a point to visit and comment on his friends blogs at every post of theirs.. and a post always feels so incomplete without a comment from him and other friends:) Hes has one very special quality out of the many he possesses, which i admire greatly, his talent.. he creates fun and interesting games and contests on his site.. you must take a visit and am sure you will also be honored to receive this precious award from bluedreamer:)

The award for interesting blog of the month, is been given out every month to a lucky blog and many of our common friends have already received the award and i was always so happy for them and now myself, finally.. Its not only the award but also a very big and important interview by bluedreamer himself! read it Here... I have answered all from my heart and am so glad to have been given the opportunity to be interviewed:) things always come in the right time as they say, and its definitely my right time.. today is my wedding anniversary and i deem this a very precious gift as result for my months of being a blogger!

Thanks bluedremer.. your award is very precious to me and will remain on this blog forever and in my heart too:))

A stunning award from a great friend

This beautiful award was given to me by Blucrystaldude, whom i have always thought as an extraordinary person.. the world is flocking to his blog for his popularity is famous among other fellow bloggers and its all because of his own efforts, his efforts to stand out and be unique in writing.. i sometimes think him as a perfectionist too, in the sense that though you wont find ten posts from him in a day but just one or two can get your mind to wonder, is he the next pro writer??

Now frankly speaking i have come across many wonderful bloggers blogging their minds out, many of which are awesome. Each one has their own unique way of blogging, no one can judge how a person should blog but Bluecrystaldude simply makes a dull day bright, with all his travelling experiences and he creates a tiny dull piece of news into something so magical, you'll wonder you've already read the news somewhere but how come it wasn't so interesting then!

No wonder he was even awarded the blog of the month by Blue dreamer, and you can take a look at his big interview right there on his blog

That's why i keep going back to his blog and yeah, mind you, hes just in his early 20's and i think he does have the talent and the ability to turn a pro:)

My biggest heart award

I had received this beautiful and kinda emotional award from a dearest friend, coolingstar9 and am so so happy that he has showed so much appreciation for my friendship:) I think he has an enormous heart, himself. He has also been so motivational while commenting, each comment comes so honestly straight from the heart and i admire that type of a personality, those that are kind, loving and selfless. I had added cooling star on my face book profile and gave him an award(in fact three, he was happy that hes mentioned about me on his blog and thanked me for the award too:) That's a very sweet gesture to have written some lines for me, isn't it? Thanks coolingstar i will fulfill my promise of creating wonderful award for special friends soon.. and you will be one:)

He has put up well written posts about friendship, online work, news and so much more and his categories never seem to end. I am so glad to be a part of his blog and his blog awaits your presence too:)

Friendship for me is never conditional as it mustn't be a give and a take always, not at least a selfish one.. and while we are all here in this blogsphere to put our lives into words, make new friends and remain in their hearts forever.. we shall always be kind and giving to our blogger friends:) When one is in need of a little online advice, we should be always willing to help.. I am also here to help:) like to be my friend? :)

Spreadin' some lovin' kindness...

My dear friend Liza passed this beautiful tag to me. Thank alot Liza, you have been extremely wonderful and kind as a friend/sis :)

I love the way you call me sis:) Thanks so much.. hope i can keep this tag going as much as i can..





Now am passing this beautiful tag on to
Aunt Nora, Bluecrystaldude, Bluedreamer, Coolingstar9, Lalaine, Lilytruth, Martini, MIca, Navin, Raajji, Syari, Twinkletoe, Waliz

I hope the love and message this tag brings will be spread throughout the blog sphere.

Am back to blogging!!

Hi friends am back after a long long wait for my Internet connection and a very busy time shifting my home! phew! at last... its my first day after a month and it feels so exciting to be back to blogging and friends, esp now that I've solved the problem that kept me away from my friends blogs(my slow pc)... now I'll be more frequent, friends! i hope you all haven't forgotten me, maybe you thought I've vanished forever.. but i missed you all so much and am back now, thank god:)

My Alisha was so naughty, shes learnt to beat and scream at others.. also learnt a house full of words.. she drags me to the bathroom for a bath and even takes her baby Johnson's soap along(i don't have to take it)..

My Aryan was very mischievous too and both made their momma mad! His vacations were on, so both the siblings are trying to adjust to their new home and its atmosphere around..

I wasn't naughty at all.. lol.. and i missed blogging to the core but it was a change for me, as i spent much more time with my kids, yet i missed my dear friends lots:)

My hottest award and tag

My 'Top Hottest Five' Award below from blue dreamer.. am so happy to be counted in the league of hot bloggers:)Thanks blue for creating this wonderful game, wish you create many more!

Tagged by Sweetie pie my sweet friend, a mommy blogger too! shes wonderful at cooking up posts with plenty of spicy ingredients:) check her blog out too!

List Out The Top 5 Presents You Wish For:
1.A laptop!
2.A Nokia N72 mobile phone!
3.A wardrobe full of designer salwar suits!
4.An i10 car!
5.A beach facing flat!

The Person Who Tagged Me Is:
Sweetie pie

Your 5 Impressions Of Him/Her:
1.A wonderful mum to her kids
2.A great and inspiring friend
3.A wonderful personality
4.An awesome mum blogger
5.A supportive and encouraging commenter

Most Memorable Things He/She Has Give/Done For You
Been very supportive from day one, since we started out as blogger friends:)

The Most Memorable Words He/She Said To You
'You are really an amazing friend!Don't worry about us,get your duties done first.I truly understand your situation right now.Thanks for the beautiful award.Love it!:)'

If He/She Becomes Your Lover, You Will
HAHAHAHAHHAHA your kidding me? we are both females!

If He/She Becomes Your Enemy, The Reason Will Be
YOU! HEHEHEHE.. never possible even in my wildest dreams!

Pass The Quiz To 5 People That You Wish To Know How They Feel About You:
1.Mica
2.Navin
3.Raajji
4.Lalaine
5.Bluedreamer

1. Who Is No.3 Having Relationship With?
No idea ;)

2. Who Is No.5 Having Relationship With?
No idea ;)

3. If No.3 And No.2 Are Together, Will It Be A Good Thing?
Oh my GOD! they'll kill me after reading this! ;)

4. What About No.4 And No.5?
Oh no, never! lalaine is married and bluedreamer is just 18!

5. What Is No.3 Studying?
I don't have exact details but i think shes studying:)

6. When Is The Last Time You Chatted With No.5?
Hes my buddy and am always chatting with him through comments:)

7. Does No.4 Work?
Housewife

8. Do You Have Any Cousin In His/Her Own School?
No

9. Will U Be With No.1?
No.. we're both married! hehehehe.. we're females, actually ;)

10. How About No.5?
Hes my best buddy!

11. Does No.2 Have Any Siblings?
No, as hes not married yet!

12. How Did U Get To Know About No.2 And No.4?
Met both in the blogger world itself!

13. Where Does No.1 Live At?
Canada

14. How Did U Get To Know No.3?
She was my first blog commenter and i owe an appreciation to her for that:)

15. Is No.5 The Sexiest Person In The World?
Hes a gem of a person, don't know about how sexy though! isn't it friends?? you can also answer this:)

I ENJOYED DOING THE TAG, HAVE FUN READING:)

My newest award and top hottest blogs, tag

I would first like to request my friends to please write down my complete blog title when they mention my blog or link to my blog anywhere, as 'Nishas World and Baby Alisha'.. please, I'll be so glad if you could make the changes, dear friends:)

The award:
This award below was given to me by aunt nora from moms secret pages.. shes an extremely loving mom to her one and only precious daughter kikin.I personally feel she is an inspiration to many moms out here, and through the way she is guiding and moulding her lovely daughter.. am sure kikin is one lucky girl and she will go a long way in life:) visit her(aunt noras) blog if you want to be inspired by her too.. for she has plenty of stuff and advice for everyone!


The tag:

My friend blue dreamer created this fun tag below and i bet its going to be of great benefit to all our lovely bloggers out here:) so lets start..

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"TOP FIVE HOTTEST BLOG MEME"
RULES:
1. Simply choose five blogs you want to be included in your "top five list".
2.Give a short line or explanation why you put them on your list.One explanation for each of every blog.
3.Now tag as many blogs as you want.You can also tag those blogs you've listed in your TOP FIVE....you can also put your own blog in your list if you want
4.[for those who've been tagged]you can also vote for a blog that was been nominated already
(besides,this is what this meme is intended for,to know how many bloggers will nominate your blog)
5.Submit you TOP FIVE HOTTEST BLOG ENTRY here . Submitted blogs will be the only one to be included in the tally
6.Remember:Submissions of entries starts from MARCH 1 2008 to MARCH 25,2008
and top five hottest blog winners will be announced in MARCH 29,2008
7.enjoy listing your top five!!!
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Blue dreamer's paradise,my dearest friend who blogs on the top five things across the globe.(these days, he has created an awesome fun popularity game which you shouldn't miss out and this tag is a part of the game!!)

Bluecrystaldudes hot shit from here, this guy speaks his mind in an outstanding manner, like the ramblings of young and dynamic writers mind.. in the making!

Sweetiepie's clumsymommy, one of my favourite mummy bloggers whose shes an inspiration to all mothers in her own unique way.I have learnt many wonderful things by reading her blog and i try to follow the loving advice she offers.. thanks sweetie pie..:)

Navin's mero guff, is another blogger who always has something new and different to offer on his blog and his opinions and the information on every topic possible, is simply mind blowing!

Ali's Doris dey has every information concerning the great personality mentioned.The author of this blog has been a friendly person always and so i nominate her this time! She had even nominated me!

Now I'm tagging the bloggers below but would like to mention, if your name isn't in this list above.please dont take it to heart as you all have great blogs.. no wonder you're on my friends list:) just that i chose the specific ones since they're already doing the tag!

bluedreamer, bluecrystaldude, sweetiepie, dann, navin, mrviruz, walizdiary, raajii, ayush, nihal, nancy, micawatson, lilyruth, lalaine, scotty, azlynn, auntnora, akmal, edysudraat, purplefrogcat, coolingstar, ali, trafficguru, coloradobaby

The friendship award/appreciation for my blogger friends

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After months of frustrating moments for not being able to keep up with blogging and showing my gratitude to my blogger friends out here.. i have finally accomplished what i always longed to do.. giving away awards :).. being so busy with duties out of the blogger world.. now i am able to present this lovely award above, which i have created myself, to all my favourite blogger buddies.. They have always been such amazing friends as they kept visiting my blog and leaving me such wonderful comments, i feel so appreciated and loved.. they have also given me beautiful awards maybe i deserved or didn't, i dont know.. but i know they sure deserve my appreciation and this lovely globe of friendship(i think this sounds more senti):)..

I want to say am very sorry if i was not able to visit or comment on any of your blogs, i will definitely solve the problem soon, please bare with me for the time being dear friends.. am terribly sorry bluecrystaldude for am not able to leave comments at all on your blog, the reason i cant understand :( my pc reboots each time i try to.. am really sorry.

please accept this award(copy and paste it one your blog or wherever you wish to) this is to say "Thank you for being my friends, i love you all".. And the award goes to...
bluedreamer, bluecrystaldude, sweetiepie, dann, navin, mrviruz, walizdiary, raajii, ayush, nihal, nancy, micawatson, lilyruth, lalaine, scotty, azlynn, auntnora, akmal, edysudraat, purplefrogcat, coolingstar, ali, trafficguru, coloradobaby

Please inform me if any of your links above are not working and if the award doesnt show up on your blog.. i will come to your rescue:)