Monday, June 21, 2010

Number Game



1, 25, 50, 75, 100.....

Wondering what these numbers signify or have some of you already guessed it. For the ones who haven't been able to figure it out, you can carry on a bit more with the guessing game.

Pondering...

Numbers....numbers...numbers....its everywhere. Whether you are literate or illiterate you can't avoid them be it the subzi-mandi (vegetable market), bus-stop, kitchen, calender, tombstone,....coz our life itself begins with numbers and we keep counting till our last breath.

How much do we value these numbers or do we allow these numbers to rule our lives? Apart from the first digit rest all are the multiples of 5. Still haven't got a clue of what i am talking about. Well, you will in a couple of minutes...

We give so much of value to the starting and ending points but forget the mid-way. Only certain dates or numbers seem to have value or significance for some of us, rest of the numbers loses its significance. What i am hinting at is the significance of certain numbers such as 1st, 25th, 50, 100 and so on. We measure or assess our lives or things at such numerical intervals, rest of the time we prefer to enjoy our sweet slumber. We tend to make a person feel special only on their b'days or anniversaries or special days like mother's day or father's day and then we coolly forget them until the same day next year.    
Let not this happen. Lets not get stuck with only certain numbers and days. Let us celebrate each day  and each moment with the same enthusiasm and excitement. 

This is my 51st post so let me too enjoy the joys that my blogobaby has brought me.

There are a couple of awards that my blogopals have conferred on me. I am able to put up only a few of them here due to paucity of time. Will put up the rest later, sorry for the delay.

Thanks to Ayu for the followers award.


Thanks to Makk for giving me the following Blog Buddy Awards. Oh! I love the Calvin n Hobbes one :)

The Blogger Buddy award goes to Being Pramoda, The SurvivorVivek of Neckercubicle, Sid of Sidspeakz

Best Blogging Buddies Award goes to tjlubrano, purplepuppet, Brian MillerAyu and Kevin


The Awesome blog buddy award goes to Makk (i hope you won't mind getting this one back from me ;p) , SunilAshwin and Ashu.


Thanks to The Survivor for the Beautiful Blogger and The Circle of Friends awards. They came as a complete surprise to me. Thanks Friend.
The rules for these two awards are: 
1)  Thank the person who gave you this award.  (Thank you 'The Survivor')
2)  Share 7 things about yourself/you find beautiful.
3)  Pass the award along to 5 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic!
4)  Contact the bloggers you've picked and let them know about the award

The Beautiful Blogger award goes to the ones i admire the most Saibarman, Sunil, Balvinder Singh, Mitusingh, Bikramjit and Ravi lobo.

The Circle of friends award goes to all my readers, commentators and followers because without them it would not have been possible to go on with this bologojourney. Their words of encouragement even a single word and as simple as 'nice' has been enough to keep me afloat and going. Thanks a ton to each one of them.

P.S. I am not following the rules strictly. I will do the tag sometime later. It will be a bit difficult to inform each of the recipients individually so if i miss out anybody then plz excuse me.

34 comments:

TJ Lubrano said...

Oooh Shas!! You are soo sweet ^_^!! Thank you soo much! I do feel a bit bad now tho...since I don't pass on my awards :(. But I promise once I get my schedule organized again and I have more time to spend more time in the blogging I will pass it on and follow the rules haha!

Big hugs for you!! You're are a great blogfriend & I'm honoured to receive this award from you! Have a lovely day!!

Xx TJ

Bikramjit said...

yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy thank you thank you thank you... oh man i am so greedy he hehe Thanks foir the lovely award... MADE MY DAY.. WEEK, MONTH everything

but numbers do mean a lot.. I am just waiting for the 6 numbers to get for the saturday lotto..aa jayen bas jaldi jaldi :)

♫ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♫ ayu ♫ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♫ said...

wow!thanks!

Ashwin said...

Wow.. An amaazing thought.. Actually I have never noticed the importance we give to the first, then all multiples of 5.. Awesome thought.. Simple but unnoticed by many..

I bet that one should celebrate every day of life... Now that i have a brand new perspective of life, i try to do is as much as i can... :)

And Thaaaaaaaaanx a tonne 4 the lovely award.. Cherish it a loot... :)

U bet i have the added motivation to wake up from my slumber... :)

Cheers
Kash.......

Shas said...

@ TJ,
Hey! thanks for coming and accepting the award despite your busy schedule.
Dearo, you don't have to pass on any award just because i gave you one and you don't need to feel bad about it for not having done so. Your presence itself is rewarding :)

Cheers!

Shas said...

@ Bikramjit,
Welcome! Happy to know that it made your day, week, month...
All the best n I hope that you win the lottery and then we can have a grand party :D

Shas said...

@ Ayu,
Welcome dear!!

Shas said...

@ Ashwin,
Welcome buds. You better wake up else i will come with a broom very soon :D

Urvashi said...

rightly said..whats the need for occassions n special dates to celebrate...?? everyday must b a celebration.. :) :)

congrats for reaching 51(again numbers, I know :P )posts..keep blogging..TC :)

simply ashu said...

wooow!! wooow!! wooow!!........first of all Congrats for your very awesome 51st post.Hope you continue till 51^51 times and even more .....:D

And and and thanks for considering me for your precious award --"The Awesome Blog Buddy".I thought that i was just another member in ur followers list but shocked now .
I'm glad to be your blogger buddy .

Take Care Butterfly girl :)

Brian Miller said...

its hard to believe this is only your 51st post...i think at my 51st post i may have been lucky to have 6 readers...lol. well deserved awards and thanks for thinking of me. smiles.

Ravi Lobo said...

Shahs,

Thank you for stopping by. And thank you for your feedback; it is very encouraging. I read your blog it is very promising. You have many followers - Nice to have so many readers.

My suggestions to all young writers,
1. Stay away from 55 fiction, and such things. It is not for serious writers.
2. Stay away from slang and flowery language.
3. Write for yourself.
4. Don’t use text message language

Thanks a lot for – Beautiful Blogger award. I don’t know how the awards work. This is my first award. Hence, I am quite thrilled. I am not much into awards and networking.

Good luck with your writing. It is very enriching. Write for yourself. Write simple stories – day to day life. Read good books. Find out how seasonal writers write. Take care.

-Ravi

WINDOWLAD said...

Hi Shas,

Thanks a ton for the awesome award buddy... you really surprised me for that.... and nice number game you have there...!!!:)

Congratz! for having lots of awards too.. you worth it!!!:D

Have a nice day!!!:)

Blessings!!!:)

>Kelvin

Susan Deborah said...

Dear Shas:

Congrats on the 51st. As Brian remarked, hard to think that its only your 51st. Commendable with so many followers and comments.

Congrats to all of them who have been awarded.

Shas, I listen to this song 'Sleep' from your MP3 collection over and over. Its such a lovely number! (The best part is that it does not take any time to boot or buffer)

Shall follow your thoughts here on.

May you see a thousand and more posts!

Joy always,
Susan

Makk said...

I am delighted. :)


Keep SMiling...

Shas said...

@ Urvashi,
Thanks!!

Shas said...

@ Ashu,
Thanks! You deserved it. So, it took an award to make you realise that you are a buddy, too :D

I may not be able to award each and every follower n commentator or make them feel special on such occasions but each one of them are special to me :)

Shas said...

@ Brian,
Pinch..pinch it is :)
Thanks! You are so humble in saying all that but you do have an enviable number.

Divaa Divine said...

congrats - happy for you and all those who received awards!

The Survivor said...

Congrats on your 51st post and on the awards, you deserve them :)

Balvinder Singh said...

Shas, thanks for the award. So thoughtful of you. It is an honour for me.

Garf said...

Hey Shas...this is garf.
I admit i am late in checking out in your comment and your blog...but well, i made it :)
C yah...keep posting....and numbers...yeah...they r amazing yet just numbers.
I bet cheiro would agree too on that... :)

The Aspirant said...

congos for ur 51th post....nd yeah sumtyms we alwaz wi8 fr dese spl dates nd occasions only, nd miss out d things dat we cn offer tday coz we nvr knw wen'd d final dawn is ?

cheers :)

Saibal Barman said...

It's always a special gift when it comes from daughter..I'm too delighted...feel too pampered!

Only to mention stealthy intrusion of "u' replacing "a"...all amongst vowels...as I wrote once..

"Yes, Barman, as I am; Not a man alike the
Bur of a creeper, but of a bar for a sipper."

With all my affection,

Saibal Barman said...

Now, separately, on your post.
An impressive thought...difficult to practice, but once done, one is in ocean of mirthful celebration of life..and time too !
Numbers, Oh my ruthless friends !!
I reflected on my dreams...
http://saibarman.blogspot.com/2009/04/numbers-to-get-connected-and.html
Perhaps, my count has not yet crossed 50 in over three years of blogging...I need to count it surely...
Keep on writing,

ani_aset said...

congrats for so many awards cool :D

Vivek said...

Wow...

Thank you very much..

This is the first ever blogger award I got..

You made my day.. :)

Vivek.

Being Pramoda... said...

Hi SHas, I'm very late here, but with lots of happiness i'd say thank you so much gal..

nice frnd u r .. WIsh u all the best ..keep writing..:)

purplepuppet said...

:) :) :) :),
let me put one more :)
:D
Thank you sooo much!!!

Vivek said...

I wrote a comment earlier, donno where it has gone!! ..

Anyways, this is the first time I am getting a blogger award... I am so thrilled.. Thank you so much.. :)

Vivek.

Swatantra said...

Congratulation!!

Swatantra said...

Hi Shas!!

That is a very sweet post!! Congratulations!! Keep Blogging!!

Komal Ali said...

Sweet. Congrats. :)

wise donkey said...

nice perspective.
but i think one tends to attach less importance gradually.
like the diminishing marginal utility in economics.
so while a 50 means something, a 850 won't mean the same..