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Liebster Blog Award : The Karma continues again…

Posted on December 21, 2011 | 9 comments

Ohoo it was so nice to receive another award and I am thankful to Taswin  for honouring me with the Liebster Blog Award. Thank you so much for your wonderful words and for visiting my blog. Your support is highly appreciated. 

What is a Liebster Blog Award?

It’s an award to draw attention to blogs that are terrific but have less than 300 followers but deserves a lot more recognition and is all in the spirit of fostering new connections. 

Liebster means dearest, favorite or sweetest in German. This award is presented to the blogs which are your favorite, meaning, if you receive this award from a blogger then you are among their favorite blogs.

The Rules for the Liebster Blog Award are:

  • Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.
  • Reveal your 5 top picks for the award and let them know by linking to their blog.
  • Post the award on your blog.
  • Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the blogosphere – other   bloggers.
  • Best of all – have fun and spread all that good blogging karma.

I would like to take this opportunity to award following blogs the Liebster Blog Award. You are not obligated to do anything. This is just my way of showing my appreciation for your blog and letting you know that I love the way they write.

 goodness gracious me  

Nice blog. You have written so much on Nepali culture that it feels good to learn from you. Loved your post Anatomy of an Arranged Marriage series 🙂

Mandooka  

I would have never learnt about so many cultures of India without your blog. And I love the humour you add to traditional Arranged Marriage and traditional culture. Keep blogging 🙂 

Cynically Engineered

One of the most entertaining blogs that I have come across till date. I know you have paused blogging for now but hoping you will come back and share your witty sense of humour and great writing style again. 

OC

Joana I love your blog. It is nice to read your thinking and learn about your dreams. Loved your Christmas list, hope you get everything on that for Christmas this year. 😀 

Love in London

Love reading your experience of your intercultural relationship. Hope you are having a great time with your mum this holiday season.

Thank you all both for your kind words and for the support. 

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Liebster Blog Award : The Karma continues…

Posted on December 14, 2011 | 6 comments

Thank you Tash from Life through Kaleidoscope for Liebster blog  award . “I am honoured and happy to get the award from you.”

What is a Liebster Blog Award?

It’s an award to draw attention to blogs that are terrific but have less than 300 followers but deserves a lot more recognition and is all in the spirit of fostering new connections.

 

Liebster means dearest, favorite or sweetest in German. This award is presented to the blogs which are your favorite, meaning, if you receive this award from a blogger then you are among their favorite blogs.

The Rules for the Liebster Award are:

  • Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.
  • Reveal your 5 top picks for the award and let them know by linking to their blog.
  • Post the award on your blog.
  • Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the blogosphere – other   bloggers.
  • Best of all – have fun and spread all that good blogging karma.

I would like to take this opportunity to award following blogs Liebster blog award. You are not obligated to do anything. This is just my way of showing my appreciation for your blog and letting you know that I love the way they write.

Pumba and Simba 

You were the first one to comment on my blog when I started to write so thank you KC for your support. It is really nice to read your view on intercultural relationship and Nepal. Earlier I used to enjoy your writings but these days, being married I can relate to them too. 🙂 

Diary of a White Indian Housewife 

I have read almost all the post you had Sharell but I haven’t left many comments. One of the main reasons is that there are usually many comments in that post from fellow bloggers expressing similar views as mine. Anyway, I love the way you write about your life in India as it is incredibly interesting. 

Huncha Badar 

I like the way you write and my favourite post so far is “frustrated”. It was so true and straight from the heart. Thank you Amanda for your comments and support. Hope you are enjoying your time with your better half. 

i Scribble

I found your blog by chance but I am so glad I did. I just love the wittiness and humour you have in your post Meengma. And your frequent use of Nepali proverbs helps me not to forget them. Keep up the good job. 

taswin12

Your blog is thoughtful and appealing. I can easily relate to your post about migrant and cultural difference. Thank you for your comments and support .Love to hear more from you. 

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So called Miss Tourism Queen International

Posted on December 13, 2011 | Leave a comment

I have seen lots of beauty pageants over the years as there are beauty pageants for babies as young as a few months to toddlers and big girls. But this particular pageant caught my eye when I saw the way they were conducting the pageant.

I am not too sure how reputable Miss Tourism Queen International is as I have never heard about them before. The only reason I am writing about this contest is because I find it ridiculous to see that a beauty pageant is getting away with doing ridiculous things.

I think any country can send a representative for this pageant but looks like only the girls who can get more money from sponsors to vote for them will advance to the semi final round. Read Rule No 3. It states” A minimum 10 votes cost USD 3.00, 50 votes cost USD15.00, 100 votes cost USD30.00, 400 votes cost USD100.00 and 1200 votes cost USD300.00 with Credit/Debit Card payments only.”

 I am not a big fan of these pageants and I find the statements of the beauty pageants winners to be the same no matter which contest I watch. But to find the above  rules in a pageant seems so wrong. It is clearly a rip-off to organise the contest and ask every one to pay money to vote. Also small countries will have no chance against big countries so I don’t see the point of this whole contest.

 

Look at the girl on the left.

The girls that will be competing for the crown will be there not because they have talent or beauty but they have people who have lots of money behind them. It is so wrong and unethical.

I am not sure what I expect form these beauty pageants but when I see these kinds of pageants blooming left, right and centre, I wonder if there is any legal obligation these pageants have to fulfil before registering themselves as a company. Otherwise I might start my own pageant and charge money to vote and call it “Miss Skin and Bones” pageant.

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Why we women are our own worst enemy?

Posted on December 9, 2011 | 4 comments

Does this happen to you that you are angry, irritated, annoyed, frustrated and upset and the reason behind this is another woman? It can be your friend, sister, boss, in laws, relatives or even your mum but it is another woman. 

If your answer to this question is NO, I have to say that you are surrounded by   an amazing group of women. 

I have always found that it is always a woman who will start a rumour about another woman or will be the first one to criticize another woman’s man, dress, hair, shoes, makeup, cooking etc. The list keeps on growing. 

There are lots of surveys done every year and always the result is:  it is true that women are really getting hurt, and we’re doing it to each other in many ways.

Women are expected to be pretty and take care of herself but if she doesn’t she is marked as a tomboy. After marriage, if the wife looks after her husband, it is ok but if a husband helps the wife, then he is hen-pecked. At work if it is a male boss who bosses you around, that is expected but if it is a female boss, she is a bitch. 

Why do we need to call names to the woman who is independent and has opinions. Why are we non supportive, jealous, envious, and insensitive to one another? Why do we have to be better than her rather than just be best at what we can. 

Studies have shown that women are tougher on women than men are on woman; that women treat female leaders with less respect and support than they do male leaders; that women tend to reject work submitted by other women twice as many times than the same work submitted by men. 

I live in a country where we have a female Prime Minister and Governor General. But it is annoying to watch these women in the news for their fashion sense than for their leadership. They always get more noticed for their hair colour and wrong outfit on certain events than how they are really doing their job. Most of the time there are female journalists making fun of their fashion sense. I am sure I have never seen any fashion police behind male leader. 

Another problem with us is that women always judge the woman for mistakes of others like if the child is naughty, it’s the mum who didn’t teach him manners or if the husband is having an affair, there must be something wrong about the wife for him to go that way. Come on! When are we going to support each other? 

Why are we wasting so much energy fighting each other? Why don’t we use than energy to support each other? Let’s unite and put that energy to good use. 

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Liebster Blog Award

Posted on December 7, 2011 | 8 comments

It is December and Christmas is only a few weeks away. Christmas is the time for giving and I would like to give something back to all my fellow bloggers from whom I have learned so much. Also I’d like to thank everyone who visited my blog and left comments. It means a lot to me.

What is a Liebster Blog Award?

It’s an award to draw attention to blogs that are terrific but have less than 300 followers but deserves a lot more recognition and is all in the spirit of fostering new connections. I saw this concept romaning around the blogs so in the spirit of the giving season, I though I will start this award too.

Liebster means dearest, favorite or sweetest in German. This award is presented to the blogs which are your favorite, meaning, if you receive this award from a blogger then you are among their favorite blogs.

The Rules for the Liebster Award are:

  • Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.
  • Reveal your 5 top picks for the award and let them know by linking to their blog.
  • Post the award on your blog.
  • Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the blogosphere – other bloggers.
  • Best of all – have fun and spread all that good blogging karma.

So I would like to award the following blogs with this award (in alphabetic order). You are not obligated to do anything unless you want to.

Love your writing style and millions of ideas you have for blogging. Your recent post about your wedding plans had brought back my experience from my own wedding. Waiting for pre and post wedding posts now. Good luck with the rest of the preparation Kay.

I feel this blog has so many posts close to my heart that while reading some post I feel that I was writing them. I feel connected to Tash and love the way she expresses herself. Thank you for your support and for all the comments you left on my blog. It really helps to know that someone is following your blog.

Reading your blog it feels like I am part of your life as you share so much of your life here and I am thankful that you are allowing us to be part of your journey. You have a great way of writing that keeps your reader captivated and waiting for more. Your blog inspired me to start my own blog so Thank You C.

I miss so many things from Nepal and would like to thank you for filling the gaps through your blog. Your posts really help me to connect with Nepal and Nepali jiwan there. Thanks Zoe also for support and comments on my blog.

Basundhara, you seem to be more Nepali than I can be. You always have latest updates of news in Nepal and you seem to love everything about Nepal. Thank you for keeping me up to date through your blog  and for supporting and following my blog. Thanks for all the comments as it really helps to keep going. .

It was hard for me to pick 5 as there are few other blogs that I really like and follow regularly so if I get this award back from someone, I will love to award them as well.

Thank you everyone for your support. Keep blogging.

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