Liebster Award

Hello there, my tiny tiny spot of blogland. Some great news,I have just gotten the first ever nomination for a Liebster Award! This nomination comes from the lovely Kiara at kiaramichelle so thank you!

I have seen the Liebster badges on other blog and would always wonder what it was all about. Now that I have my own nomination, I figured this was the best time to delve in deeper. This award is a way for bloggers to connect with each other and discover fellow new/smaller blogs.

As a nominee I will be answering the questions Kiara has put up for all her nominees.
Each nominee must in turn nominate 5-11 bloggers and put up a set of questions for them also. So it's kinda like a chain.

The Rules:

 1. Post 11 facts about yourself.

2. Answer the 11 questions provided by the person who nominated you and then create an 11-question set for the next group of nominees.

3. Choose up to 11 bloggers to nominate and link them in the post!

4. Let your nominees know that they’ve been tagged- and no tag-backs!

5. Nominate blogs under 200 followers

First up the questions from Kiara  :

1. What are you most passionate about?

Travel! I cant really afford to do it, but by God if I had the money I would ditch everything and just travel the world. In the meantime, TripAdvisor and travel blogs / vlogs feed my passion. And Dance.

2. What are your favorite toppings on your pizza?

 Buffalo chicken and pineapple. Also afghani boti/malai boti (creamy chicken bbq) which is like a         Pakistani  specialty or something.Even the pizza hut here does it.

3. What is your favorite fashion piece in your closet? 

  My hot pink tights (called leggings in America).

4. What made you start blogging in the first place?

 I have a had a personal blog for some time now, initially just a place to vent and ramble. This time it's more  of a let's get into the blogging community,make friends etc etc

5. Who is your inspiration?

  Different people at different times of life.

 6. What is something crazy that you’ve done so far in 2014?

 Me and crazy?!I wish! I'm the safest, most grounded person you will meet.

 7. What’s your favorite restaurant?

Depends on my moods. I usually love continental food, but these days I'm craving BBQ so BBQ tonight is my fav restaurant these days...

8. Favorite Blogger?

Since I'm fairly new to blogland, I'm still in the process of getting to know bloggers. But the few I read diligently are Helene in Between, Venus trapped in Mars, Dateless in Dallas, Not Entirely Perfect. Also I discovered recently, The Feminist Feline and I love what I have read so far!

9. List a random fact about yourself

I don't like sea fish/food, but I love fresh water fish.

10. Coffee or Tea?

Tea! Not the chai tea latte type. The doodh pati type ( basically tea with milk and sugar)

11. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Successful doctor, married to a great guy ,having his 2 babies and traveling every year.So, not much as you can see.

Now for the 11 Random Facts About Me:

1. I forgive but never forget.
2. I *slurp* love orange popsicles.
3. If I ever get to cosplay, I would go as Han Solo (like this girl. Awe-frickin'-som! Female Han Solo - The Stylish Geek ).
 4. I'm allergic to cats (found that out when we got two gorgeous Persians. Had to give the kittens back)

5. I miss social/facial/verbal cues. A lot.
6. Im a fussy sleeper. Unless it's pitch dark and silent as a horror movie, I can't go to sleep.
7. I can't watch horror movies.And I have no shame in admitting I'm a big ole scaredy cat.
8. I sometimes don't bother correcting people when they get my name wrong.

9. My makeup routine is compact face powder, vaseline(petroluem jelly) for the lips and kajal(kohl).
10. My life  is 'organized chaos'.
11. I'm a sucker for romance and happy endings. No Romeo Juliet idiocy for me, thanks.

I have a feeling I might have maybe repeated some things here, but that can't be helped. I'm pretty oblivious to things, myself included.


My Nominations!

Ashley from Twe1ve
Zoe from La Vie En Zoe.

My questions to you lovely ladies:

1. What makes you smile?
2. What movie character would you like to be,for a day?
3.Why did you start blogging?
4. Your guilty pleasure/s?
5. Your personal style in 3 words?
6. A habit you are trying to or want to kick?
7. Last movie you saw, and your honest opinion about it?
8. Your fav time of the day?
9. Best memory from your childhood?
10. Best advice given to you ? 
11. Where do u want to live/be in 5 years time?


Whew. That's it. Now go forth and have fun!

Friday Four

 Alrighty then, it's time for a Friday four. Basically random four things I did/saw/read/cooked this week.

Lala's ponders - Zoya's answers

 So Lala's little questionnaire has gotten my blogging juices going in. I've been MIA for a while so feeling a bit rusty. However, challenge/tags always perk my writing mojo right up. So lets do this!

Lala's favourite quotes

As I am typing this post, its raining heavily in Bordeaux. This is the kind of weather when I tend to connect with myself on a deeper level. With the sound of the splashing rain drops in the background, I often find myself wondering about all the mystery that "Life" is and all that is further more mysterious within life. There is a thin line between life and all its finest treasures turning into vicious traps. But how can we tell if what we are seeking will turn out to be a treasure or a trap? While the comfort exists in the knowledge that nothing lasts forever, be it happiness or sorrow, who decides how long will it be before the season will change again? They say you must listen to your heart but than would you care listening to your heart one more time after it landed you in the unfamiliar terrains where you can't tell which direction you are headed towards?

And it's April!

Where does time fly??

It's a bit scary how fast the days go and now we are 1/4 of the way through 2014 already!

This year started with a lot of promise and potential and yet it also marked the first anniversary of a great loss for my family.

I had plans that didn't come to fruition and some that did.

13 Little things I love

Stepping into week 3 of blogging I thought I'd share some insight into what makes me tick. So here it is!
13  little things I love in no particular order.