I am Waiting!
Update: The final word is in. So head over folks and hail Apurv.
Thanks a lot for keeping your fingers crossed for me. We can safely uncross them now!
Oktatabyebye team, you said Tuesday and I checked sharp at 12.00 midnight. No results, nothing, now are you all trying to give me high BP?
Whatever may be the final verdict, I think this contest is another turning point for my blogging, the first one being linked at the BBC.
I came from a vacation just one week back. When I went, I was not even sure I would be around to participate. We completed the trek early and I got back just in time for the second round, thank god they tweaked the dates just a little bit. So, I can't really complain if they delay the final verdict by a day or two.
Now that I am waiting for the last word, I realize how much the idea of taking another trip excites me! For me, the anticipation is not so much about winning (that would be a real plus but it is not in my hands completely) but traveling again. And if that is the case, I told myself, what is stopping me from taking another short vacation (which is completely in my hands)? I can't afford 15 days otherwise but a shorter one is definitely possible. And I am thankful to the Oktatabye contest for making me realize this. Otherwise, once I am back from a vacation, I very quickly get back to my routine, thinking that another one is possible only after a few months.
I only hope, we have not to keep our fingers crossed for much longer now?
Thanks a lot for keeping your fingers crossed for me. We can safely uncross them now!
Oktatabyebye team, you said Tuesday and I checked sharp at 12.00 midnight. No results, nothing, now are you all trying to give me high BP?
Whatever may be the final verdict, I think this contest is another turning point for my blogging, the first one being linked at the BBC.
I came from a vacation just one week back. When I went, I was not even sure I would be around to participate. We completed the trek early and I got back just in time for the second round, thank god they tweaked the dates just a little bit. So, I can't really complain if they delay the final verdict by a day or two.
Now that I am waiting for the last word, I realize how much the idea of taking another trip excites me! For me, the anticipation is not so much about winning (that would be a real plus but it is not in my hands completely) but traveling again. And if that is the case, I told myself, what is stopping me from taking another short vacation (which is completely in my hands)? I can't afford 15 days otherwise but a shorter one is definitely possible. And I am thankful to the Oktatabye contest for making me realize this. Otherwise, once I am back from a vacation, I very quickly get back to my routine, thinking that another one is possible only after a few months.
I only hope, we have not to keep our fingers crossed for much longer now?
Labels: Oktatabyebye
posted by Mridula at 10:59 AM
21 Comments:
Wishing u all da best,once again,Mridula..We too wait for the results..
Btw How's you?
You're one of my family members..just go and visit my blog for details..
thank you
im on a fluid diet, cos my fingers are crossed n i can't take food with my hands :D.im equally tensed, refreshing the oktatabyebye page evry half an hour.
Ganga, thank you very much for including me in your family and your wishes for the contest once again.
Maverick, no no, don't go on liquid diet just keep your left hand fingers (assuming you are right handed) crossed. And just keeping the fingers crossed is enough, don't get tensed :) Thank you so much for waiting for the results along with me.
good luck, mridula! i really hope you get it! meant to say this earlier but been ah, precoccupied by this little tournament...and work. all the very best!
Flygirl, thanks.
Good luck Mridula. I really wish you win. I have seen how much you love traveling through your blog. So, I really hope you win, and you can go another vacation really soon:)
TP, I didn't win but I am sure going to take a mini vacation soon :D
So the results are out. Congrats to Apurv. He too is a passionate traveller. I hope he has a good time, travelling.
Nothing ends until there is a new beginning lined up.
Go West, lady, there's where the clouds are coming in from. If you're lucky you'll get to ride some and get to keep up with the birds.
And you'll hear some birdsong that'll tell you stories from afar, and you'll begin loving life in a whole new way again.
You did your best, Goodluck.
Well,anyway you see it, you're a winner Mridula. You have the spirit of a winner. Enjoy your mini vacation.
Alka, I am quite curious to know where Apurv is heading. I of course wait for his stories.
Anil, a very heartfelt thank you. Your words are magical.
TP, thanks a lot lady. As I already said, because of this contest I realized how much I like the idea of taking another vacation, and I am going to pull it off in July sometime.
its ok if you dint win, but i believe u had ur share of fun...
is it possible to plan a trip to North_East sometime.. i wld luv to join.. hope there wld be some more guys & nt just u with ur H!! :-)
Sathish, I have already exhausted my quota of leave for the summer (but I vow to take mini ones in between). We were thinking of North-East next year but due to some work, I will not have leaves early on. We may end up going to a rain shadow region next year. The only real vacation we manage to take has already been taken for this year :)
Usually my two teenaged nephews join us on all our treks but this time they refused saying they want to watch the world cup soccer. So next year I hope the number to be at least 4 :)
Oh!! better luck next time.. and I'll be there as a competitor next time ;)
Mridula, count me in for the next year's trip.. will try to make it :)
Prashanth, it would be good to have you as a competitor. And for joining me, you guys are now pulling my leg :)
Ohh!! I am probably more disappointed than you are :O
And do take a vacation, anyway ;)
Shruthi, as soon as the world cup football is over, I will definitely take a vacation. As of now I am almost comatose from watching 12.30 matches, thank god for the two days break that we have now from football.
Awwwww.... Mridula! I'm sorry to hear you didn't win the competition. But I still commend you for how far you got. I think it's wonderful that you became a finalist in the first place.
Also, thanks for the comment about me over on Karma-Jay's post! I wouldn't have found his blog otherwise.
Momo, you and Sanjay (karmic_jay) were writing about the same things, so I thought I would mention your post there :)
About the competition, I think it was good fun, as far as it went. I will anyway take a vacation soon.
mridula, so sorry to hear that you didn't get the place - next time! though I hope to compete against you ;-)
they should try an Amazing Race style scenario with more than one blogger.
Congratulations are in order, however, on getting as far as the top three
Flygirl, thanks a lot for your kind words. I am not aware of Amazing race but I get some idea from 'more than one blogger.' I think my being at 3 is just the serial number I was listed at (every one else is listed according to the serial number they were given in the finals) initially. Arurv from the beginning was on number one :)
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