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Senin, 04 Januari 2010

Recap ~ Best of 2009

Here I am doing yet another of my favorite posts, recap of what's been the Best of 2009 for many bloggers. The one most common feeling I felt and sense among everybody was the fact that 2009 has been really quick. Yes I felt it too and now into the new year, I am telling myself that next year same time I don't want to feel that year just passed me by!

I almost forgot about this event, remembering a week later and thought it was good time anyway.

Lets take sometime and check out what each of these bloggers had to say on their best of the year has been and what's planned!

Arundhuti logs in just few moments before the new year, taking time to look back on whats been during the year for her. Though she had a mix of good and bad happening in life, she managed to log some of her favorites on the blog. After all life is always composed of ups and downs. But what makes it even more worthwhile when we take such moments to cherish!

Aqua writes a lovely letter to her blog She starts off saying the blog got angry with her for gone missing, only to realize that she forgot the entry details! And then goes on to say how she was busy eating than clicking pictures. After all that's what happens when you are on a break right. But in the end she hopes the blog forgives her as she has many in draft for her!. I really hope her cute blog does!

Reading Bhagyshri, I realized how far we move ahead when bringing up a child. With the years passing, we get more patient and more adaptable. And guess what she welcomes the new year with a new look for her blog and hopes to keep with the family trend of healthy eating this year too. Here's wishing her all the best!

Bharathy comes up just the right time to wrap the year's happening. And feels she had done more justice this year compared to the previous. Well I can tell her that opinion varies..:) I would've wanted her to had attempted more ICC! Still within the short period she managed some awesome clicks and posts!

Chaitra talks about her rendezvous with her blog that she started in 2009. I can understand how the journey must have been. The journey that has seen her creating her own space and improving it everyday is sure a great task!

Divya peeps in the year that went by and says it went off very fast. With the fact that she didn't blog so much nevertheless her posts were her favorites. She says she almost didn't do this post she is currently being pampered at home. I only hope she takes some pictures to share with us!


Reading EC on her recap made me feel very good. Here's one blogger who has taken so much time and put in hard work to get so many things on the blog aspect. The number of events she conducted makes your head spin plus the other activities. Plus so many new topics discussed!


Indrani takes a moment to recollect her thoughts on the year that has been. Her blog celebrated the first anniversary including 100 posts, some more milestones including hosting couple of events. All in all a year to remember for her and her readers!

Starting on a note of sharing a secret, we have Jaya Wagle getting hooked to this world by hitting the Next Blog!. Well more than that her recollection of events makes one believe that things happen so wonderfully to our advantage. In all the drama, only one missing is the crown to the centenary. Why worry we all wish in advance!


Reading Jayashree Mandal post on what had been happening on her blog front, made me nostalgic. No wonder she was talking about the good old DD and what was a quality time for us back then. No you are not laid back Jaya, but I leave your list to be read by all who I am sure will enjoy!

Kanchan seems to have had a jolly ride starting her Personal Tadka and shares her moments of joy with us. I can feel a chord with every line she talked about.

Next takes us to the beautiful array of dishes that Lubna has in store for us. I am really struck not able to decide which was more pretty! Days may run into months, months into years. But whats capture stays forever fresh! So is her lovely post!

Seeing Meeta's post, I was hard with words to say which one was my favorite! Each and everyone picture looked more pretty than the other. Reading what she went through this past year and how her blog helped her anchor, only shows how much our space matter to each of us!

Starting a student's life again and then a blog won't have been a easy task. But Nivedita seems to have done that and some. She logged her favorite recipes and says she was waiting for a while to start her own blog. Read to see her what else she has to share with us!

PJ, looks back on the two wonderful years she has spent blogging. She chalks herself out with some goals on what she plans to do, and I must say they are good great! Including hosting some great events, esp the kids related!

Priya never ceases to amaze me. It's hard to believe that its only been over a year that she started blogging. With over 850 posts to credit, this lady rocks! When I announce an event, I simply know I can trust her to send me as many as she can..:)). Her recap talks about her personal journey through her blog!

Priyanka, finds it hard to put in words what the year has brought in for her. Relocating and back in a place that now makes her feel good, has been the best part I guess. Here's wishing you all the best in the new year too!


Radhika though not been very active through the year, wishes to come back with loads of new posts and other activities. She also shares some of the dishes that she tried and came out well.


With just few months away in blogging Renu Roy shares her top ones in the past year and hopes you click and enjoy them!

Sowjanya shares her decade of events that lead before and after the blog. You got to read to enjoy her stories. Personally I was happy getting to know her through this event.

Well if you ever need a gurma recipe, then you should land in Sra's space for the know-how! For a witty person she is, I guess the most funny people search and land in her space too. What else would you explain the way she gets visitors. Ok you got to read for yourself to get under!

With Swapna coming out in the nick of the year but still managed to post handful, hopes to be more regular this year. Funny thing she noticed how she gets appreciated for what she never thought for! Guess it's always been that way!

Usha wanted to step back to see what her blogging has been the last year. Though she hasn't been active, some of the things she blogger are sure wonderful to get to know like those sweet and simple bakes! She signs off saying she will be more regular!

And finally I took some moments to think what the year has been and what I wanted to do and whats in plan!


Well I can only say the year went past very fast, though not without giving us each so many wonderful memories to last a lifetime!

I only wish to say, there are always ups and downs in life. We always better if we treat everything equal but remember more of the happy days than spending in remorse.

It helps to pause and think for a moment and see where we are heading. And beginning of a year is the best time round!

Kamis, 31 Desember 2009

Memories the Essence of Life ~ Best of 2009!

Memories are like shades that we walk under,
from the scorching sun or pouring rain,
you always have something over your head
to keep you going....

The best part of 2009 on personal has been that, I have started recording my thoughts and emotions that hit me at the most unexpected moment! I really wish at those times that I had recorder that can record the thoughts that flow..but then again..

When 2009 started I was full of hopes that this year would see the light of my cookbook. Somehow it was to happen in 2010. I was happy that I was atleast able to release a smaller version in eBook format that gave me hopes of a good on in happening.

Though the year has been the fastest one ever to be remembered, it brought along many moments to cherish and celebrate. My parents came back to India, we celebrated our 10th anniversary, I got a nephew and my boys got their admission in a school near by. So many highlights on the personal front.

In blogging front, I was able to write about Diabetes with Dad's help. celebrated the first year of Spice your Life. I am hoping that blog will get more patronage as this one. I am sure it will take off in the new year. I have many plans for it still. But of course the best part was starting Indian Cooking Challenge, which has over 100 members and all of us learn cooking traditional Indian dishes!

I started the year with My Legume Love affair and ending it with the same event.

Then I talked about Menu planning and I had a planner up which many readers asked for and said it was useful for them.

The year was active with quite a few events being held. After My Legume Love affair, it was Meeta's MM, then my own Melas of Mango and Sweets!

With Sia saying she wanted contribution for a blog that would talk beyond everything on Indian Cuisine, we came about a group Blog called Beyond Curries.

Then I had one of a kind experience by cooking for over 100 ppl along with my colleagues for my office anniversary celebration. It was beyond words to explain we shared.

When once it was a easy task, now turned into an impossible situation. That is cooking, clicking and posting on the same day. But I managed somehow with the Navratri Celebrations.

Though I would have wanted to do more posts, I found myself cooking our regular and repeated stuff on daily basis. So my plans include making new ones coming year.

On a personal level, I have more projects thought out for myself. I will be talking about them of course!

When I sit back to think on what and how I have progressed in thought process, the most significant one would be that I started thinking more positively about everything. Memories seem to be the most prominent of all. Like a sponge sucking everything, my mind seem to gasp whatever that comes up. I know it's the right way. Will write about it more in detail.

With this and the thoughts that my project takes wings soon, I take leave. I sincerely thank all my readers who have supported my dreams and make this space very dear to me. I hope I can continue receiving it in coming years too.

Traditions are what makes this life more meaningful. I hope with this a new one is formed.

I wish all my readers and friends a very happy New Year