Archive for the 'Fair Game' Category

May 01 2008

The Mega Online Baby Shower followed by a Mega Dream

Is April the best month yet? A jam packed month with so many interesting happenings. The month started with the inception of the mega online shower. Followed by a successful launch of our company’s social networking site. Just while I was soaking in the success of the shower and a decently successful launch, I come to find Hrithik Roshan is my distant relative. So what if it was just a dream?? If Hillary Clinton can be the ninth cousin to Angelina Jolie, why can’t I be related to Hrithik? I am not even crossing ethnic borders here. Read on…

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Much has been written on this mega event a bunch of us woman bloggers hosted for the preggies. Its good to be late sometimes :) as all I got to do now is to link up.
Online baby shower site design
Linking a few that I have read so far, will update as I read… Tharini’s version, Kodi’s mom’s version, Boo’s version, Gauri’s version, Dotmom’s version, Poppin’s mom’s version.

It felt like being in college again. We all contributed in some form or the other. However I must give special credit to Tharini, Gauri and Altoid for the flawless execution and round the clock support. And mayG for the site design. We all contributed, some riddling away to glory, some of us creating a book summarizing the event, while some entertained the rest with their sense of humor. Close to 3000 emails, numerous chat sessions, the excitement, the chaos, the fun, witty talks and lot more. What a perfect bunch we were!



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The last couple of months have been crazy at the work front. A project I took upon myself, in spite of numerous warnings from the LH that it could be physically and mentally draining. This is something I had been eying for some time now. But with two young kids and my adhoc time availability, I wasn’t sure I could take it to a logical completion. Have I mentioned before I don’t like to sleep over an unfinished task? I procrastinate the start to the extent of making them obsolete, for the fear of not being able to complete it, even if it is as simple a chore as folding laundry.
Where there’ s a will, there’s a way. I so wanted to do this, that I adjusted a few things, cut down on many many things. Yes, sleep and blogging included. Kind of got obsessed after a while. It’s an ongoing project, still not there, where I would like it to be, but taking into consideration the resource and time constraints, I am very happy with the outcome so far. This is my first real launch, something I conceived and delivered, from scratch. I have just finished the first 100 meters in the race, its still a long road to reach the finish line of the marathon. A good start is half the race run, is how I like to look at it :) And the joy to see your own creation, be it anything, is immense and worth every sweat.

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That Friday, while we were making headline news in the blog world, I also had a friend and her family over at my place for dinner. One of the many conversations we had lead to the studly Hrithik Roshan. I was asking her to watch his version of Krazzy 4 song. And she replies she wants to retain his Jodha Akbhar image. The conversation that barely crossed 2 minutes was enough to enter my sub conscious mind, I think.

The next afternoon, I slept alongside the girls. I don’t or rather can’t sleep in the afternoons, but when I sleep, I can give Kumbhakaran a run for his life. Well, we are having a family meet. Some 4 families I think. Hrithik Roshan is also there with his wife Suzanne, though Suzanne and the LH are nowhere to be seen. I tell Hrithik that my friends don’t believe he is our family friend and a distant relative. He gives a sheepish smile and asks Why? Then, completely out of context I tell him there is a very nice restaurant few miles from here that serves lip licking 5 course meals. He replies – Any place that charges more than 10$ a meal, he won’t go. Period. Some people are not cut out to brag, why don’t I get it? Even if it is a dream. Two days later the pictures from the family meeting are on his web site. So much for blogging anonymous. Go figure!!

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Dlittle is now running all over the house threatening us to climb onto anything and everything she can find and D wrote A to Z in a piece of paper all by herself. These deserve a post of their own, the next one that is.
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Apr 24 2008

Riddle-me-Ree, Who can she be?

Published by DDmom under Fair Game

Greetings wonderful MTBs!!!
and good work to all of you!
For having solved the riddle before
I give you all this clue.

The letter ” S “

Write it down, add it on…
And let’s move on to the next little song.

“Dried, fragrant plant materials and its name
Rhymes with the blog that bears the pen of this dame
Articles and travelogues, I enjoy momdom, she says
In the lush surroundings of Palm Meadows, this lady used to stay.
Stakes a claim to baking lovely cheesecakes and
a pretty mean batch of cranberry pickle, she did make.”

Solve it and you get your lead
Misguess, and you lose your speed
Solve it slow but solve it now
And before you go, take a little bow

Go to ‘Comments’ and leave me a clue
Tell me which blog you are off to.
Good luck! Good luck! Be on your way.
You have your work, cut out for the day!

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Sep 15 2007

The dog ate my blog..

Published by DDmom under Birthday, Fair Game, This N That

Caught your attention, didn’t I ?

Now that you are here and would like to have fun, leave me a hint in the comments section. Will send an invite[to keep the session private to the group] to the masti zone. [The software's invite is via email.]

Edited: Wordpress sends me your email address. Feel free not to mention it in the comments, just say if you would like to participate.

[PS: Swati, Moppett's mom, Mystic Margarita - Will take up the tag soon, I had to get this out first :) ]

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Sep 04 2007

Who do I look like?

Published by DDmom under Fair Game, This N That

Left a comment on Pop-moms super duper post, that is about to hit the century. Thought I need to jot it in my own space for future reference, only to be in use when I am at my low!

Using face recognition technology, you can find which celebrity you look like is what the site says.
Yeah right, says utbt in her comment that got me rolling ** copied from Pop-mom’s comment space **

I was really, really, majorlu bumped cos the first match that showed up on the image recognition sw was Pedro Martinez. Then it showed Michale Jackson. What @#$%^&?. I kind of cooled down after it showed Uma Thurman and Katie Holmes. But Michael Jackson and Katie Holmes??What kind of connecion is that?
Anyways, I tired Chula’s and Mieja’s pictures, Katie Holmes was one of the match.
I always thought that the girls didn’t look like me. But, hey there is a some small bit of me in there!!!!

Here is the link in case you’ll missed out the comment:

http://www.myheritage.com/FP/Company/tryFaceRecognition.php

God, I am supposed to be working! Help me!
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