Perceptions of an Ambivert

Honesty always pays, does it not?Yes, it has and i have been awarded 'The Honest blogger award' by Hye and very recently did i notice this!When i was checking the links to my site, i was surprised to find my name on Hye's blog!Here the prestigious award goes!I feel both honored and privileged!hmmm!I *heart* blogging and bloggers!lol:)

Doesn't it look grand?I love it!Thanks Hye!

Well, now i am giving away the award to all my favorite bloggers without who i wouldn't be where i am!I also take this chance to thank all of them for their continuous support and encouragement.

Meghna - a 13 year old bright kid who writes awesome stuff. Her blog is a must read.

Macadamia, the nut- One of the very few bloggers that makes me feel good by regularly commenting on my blog. No offence meant to others. I just like her witty posts!

Lena- My Russian friend who is down to earth and amazing. It's her exemplary attitude that makes her a gem.

Saraswathi-I give her this because she sends me a lot of cool facebook quizzes and applications!lol:) Seriously speaking, Saraswathi is a great motivator and an awesome blogger.

Sandhya - My cousin who's an ashtavadhani(I am not comparing you with Mr T.R hee hee).. Ashtavadhani means 'Jack of all trades' and Mr T R is this comic person in India.Wanna have some fun and waste your time?Google him out!Well,jokes apart, she's a dynamic person who's an extroverted extrovert!(ROTFL!)

Vivek- Vivek is plain amazing. I don't find words to laud him. If there's one person i envy on the writing side, it's he.

Ash- A recent find in the blogosphere.She articulates really well and talks sense.

Matangi- There are times when i am amazed by the fact that we think alike. Gawd, we have 44 mutual communities in Orkut and that should tell you how much we have in common. She's a like a twin!:)


Whoa, i had a jolly good time telling about you guys!Now, Don't copy paste the pic above as it is!I have done some editing and here the modified Honest blogger award goes:




And guess what?This thing has a given a whole new dimension to my blogging!From today on, i am going to pass an award on to people by reviewing their blogs and the feature will go by the name "Blog hopping".The award will go by the name "Smart blogger award".How does it sound, huh?

If you want your blog to be featured in Blog hopping, just ping me by entering your valuable comments..Just for the sake of link love, tell your blog readers that i have reviewed you!Fair enough, isn't it?

Well, that's it for now i guess. My vacations are over and am all teary eyed now!college starts from tomorrow on!boo hoo!:(

Perceived by rampantheart at Sunday, May 18, 2008 | 14 comments Links to this post    
Categories award, personal

I had been tagged by Leena to do a viral linking post and here the benefits of viral linking go:

-One of the fastest ways to see your technorati authority explode!
-Increase your google pagerank fast
-Attract large volume of new traffic to your site

What more does a blogger want?[:D]

The not-so difficult rules:

I am randomly selecting 5 of my favorite bloggers and all you have to do is tag 5 other people and the list goes on.

One important rule is just keep adding your blog to the long list!Do not delete the other blogs. This is a viral linking post!

And the blogs tagged are:

Momreviews

In to the Rabbit Hole

Smile!Tomorrow could be a lot worse!

Wicked Whispers

Anand's blog


Here comes the loooooong list!Add your blog to the end of the list!

1.The Strategist Note Book
2.The Classy Life
3. Agenc Was Here
4.When Life Becomes a Book
5.The Haven
6.The FireWalker

7. crystrad
8. nadnuts
9. ThomasWelcome
10. Maitri
11. Dhanosh

12.Marketing Myself
13.Brawny Hunk
14.Motorparasi
15.Ash
16.Annette

17. Super Hero Extraordinare
18.Everyday should be Christmas
19.The Gadget Guru tech
20.Available Light
21.Dad's Dish

22.What Goes Under the Sun
23.One Quart Low
24.Stephan Miller
25.Mental Poo
26.Search for Blogging

27. Renatodoxaguia
28. Angel Baby
29. The Sleeping Turtle Art Gallery
30. Hanna
31. JollyJo

32. Olga the traveling bra
33. Concept is addict
34. Postarelibero
35. Nokhathai
36. My Internet Marketing adventure
37. Conceptis Addict

And the people i tagged are numbered thus:

38. Momreviews

39 In to the Rabbit Hole

40 Smile!Tomorrow could be a lot worse!

41 Wicked Whispers

42 Anand's blog

Have fun doing this fruit-bearing meme.

Perceived by rampantheart at Friday, May 16, 2008 | 1 comments Links to this post    
Categories meme

I don't know what made me do it but at last i have got rid of Intense Debate.Blogger comments will be operating as usual from now on and unfortunately, all the comments from ID couldn't be imported to blogger.So, all the comments will be nil, as of now which will automatically be replaced by your wonderful, excellent words!:)Intense debate had been on my blog for about a year and it deserves a link . So, ciao, Intense Debate!

People have always wondered how i manage to keep my blog trendy. A post about that will come SOON!Also, many tools and awesome widgets are installed. Just wait!Blogging tips for dummies will have its successive sequels in the near future. Don't forget to check back for updates!

My group blogging venture will be kick started soon. It's got some technical issues and must be launched very soon!Just keep supporting me as usual!Thanks folks!

Perceived by rampantheart at Thursday, May 15, 2008 | 3 comments Links to this post    
Categories blogging, perceptions, personal

I blog, You blog, everybody blogs.What makes your blog special?Shoot!

Perceived by rampantheart at Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | 1 comments Links to this post    
Categories blogging, funtime

Long long ago, i had started something called "Word challenge" and as i didn't get proper response or entries, i had stopped it. People told me they were too lazy to think of something and turn creative. I am reintroducing it now-in a hope that my recent blog readers will do something about it and contribute words to my lexicon!The most creative ones will be given due credit on my blog and the winner will be announced.Why don't you take a look back?

Okay, now that the challenge is back with a bang, this week's words are:

Harotophobia(noun)

Prosuctote(verb)

Wackle(verb)

Cartboqout(noun)

Tramuscuous(adjective)

Go ahead, turn all wacky and creative!This week's word challenge ends on 17/05/'08. Contribute to my lexicon!The winners will be announced on my blog followed by a link to their blog.Have a gala time!

Perceived by rampantheart at Saturday, May 10, 2008 | 1 comments Links to this post    
Categories column, dictionary, funtime, lexicon

I have always wanted to open my own e-commerce store and now that the industry is in a boom, this should be the right time. The shopping cart software is by many websites . But how do you choose the right one that is affordable and reputed at the same time?Well, here the answer lies:Recently, i happened to stop by a website that offers a professional and an affordable e-commerce store. And here the details go:

Ashop Commerce is a reliable, affordable and an award winning shopping cart software and the shopping cart features are really awesome. Some of the most attractive features include:

You don't have to be a programming whiz and there are absolutely no plugins needed!Yahoo!

Your online store will have its own affiliate tracking system and there are about 50 custom made themes so that you don't have to meddle with CSS layouts!

You can create your own payment options and the shopping cart has a multi-currency feature too!

Now, what are you waiting for?Go ahead, have a shopping cart that is an award winning one and make money 24/7!I am ready, are you?Will let you all know when i set up my own online store!

Perceived by rampantheart at Wednesday, May 07, 2008 | 1 comments Links to this post    
Categories perceptions

I have been tagged yet again, by Macadamia,the nut.One of the things i like about getting tagged is that you get to know people well-if not to a greater extent, at least to some extent!Well, here the tag thingy goes:

THE FIRST PLACE GOES TO HYPOCRITES:

I have hated hypocrites all my life.Still do. Especially politicians.

THE SECOND PLACE GOES TO SECOND-HANDERS:

Yes, you guessed it right. The kinda people Ayn Rand referred to.

THE THIRD PLACE GOES TO LUDDITES:

The growth of technology is amazing and there are still people who advise not to use the internet as hackers might hack my PC. Say, i have this stupid lil kid who lives nearby and his even more stupider dad told him not to create a blog as people might send him adult content as comments or worse, even hack his zone and make it an adult blog!

ON HEARING THE LIL GUY TELLING ME THIS, I WENT AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH and know what?The oldie even came up to me asking me not to teach this loon to blog!DUH!Why are people ignorant as hell?

THE FOURTH PLACE GOES TO KNOW-IT-ALLS

How i loathe these kinda people!They never fail to piss me off at times!Overconfident, dominating, stupid, arrogant, preposterous people fall into this category!When an argument arises with these kinda people, i always take the "I am dumb" role!I am not losing anything by acting dumb, anyway.Gee, they never fail to amuse me too!You can't argue or talk to these people!Fools!

THE FIFTH PLACE GOES TO SPENDTHRIFTS:

I hate spendthrifts who spend money just for pretentiousness.That's of course my personal opinion.


Now, i am tagging the following people:

Saraswathi

Leena

Swati

Ash

Go ahead, have fun doing the tag, guys!


Thanks Mac, i had a gala time doing the meme!

Perceived by rampantheart at Wednesday, May 07, 2008 | 0 comments Links to this post    
Categories meme, perceptions, personal

I am very happy and excited to let you all know that "How to lose a guy in 5 days" has won the best blog post award. Thanks to the "Love Sucks" magazine.They contacted me a few days ago and told the great news. In a way, i am indebted to all of you who have supported me all along!Know what?The editor of the magazine was all praise for my article and even told me that she will make plans to include it in the high school syllabus. I am elated beyond words.. What can i say?To top all this i got a truckload of mails from all over the world and i would like to share those testimonials with you.Sharing all the testimonials is beyond the scope of this blog. So, i am publishing a few..

What do i say about the article?It makes me laugh and cry at the same time!When i read the article, it was like, it had been written for me!I could relate to it!I sincerely wish more articles of this genre would arise in the future!

-Merry Dolt(Editor of the magazine "Love Sucks")
When Merry first met me, she was like, very emotional. She started sobbing like a kid and held me close, crunching my bones and the close up view did frighten me, yes, but thankfully, i escaped!That's another story!

Perfect.A must read for all girls, women and even transvestites.

-Chuck Gayman(Author of "One and Two makes four", a novel that never got published)

If only the article were written when i was facing the same problem in my teens....

-Freda Fieryface(a 94 old year old woman who uttered these words before she died)

Isn't this really emotional?I mean, how can she like do this?sob sob!*blows her nose*!Look at the interest she had for reading sensible articles!This is really uplifting!Her son, Stony Fieryface had recorded the words and sent the cassette.

I must really thank rampant heart for the great deed she has done to me.I am a millionaire now.The day people read her article, they flooded to my store and all the books got sold almost immediately. You will be shocked if i say that my wife of 27 years divorced me after reading the article!But that's alright, i have found another beautiful young girl!Thanks to rh for that too!

-Wiley who runs Wiley's No-nonsense Irrational Bookstore

RH, we love you. Muaaah!

Sissy Strongbones-Founder of "ABAD-A Boyfriend A Day"

I was really shocked when i read this message. I am censoring the content and am just publishing the decent words!Well, i am kinda amazed by the web site's motto:"A boyfriend a day keeps celibacy away" Whoa!How meaningful and how sensible? Kudos, sissy, your motto rocks!I kinda want to join your organization!The motto sounds tempting enough![:D]


This is not all, folks!There are tons of testimonials and messages that keep flooding my mailbox.I will share them with you whenever i happen to be free!

Perceived by rampantheart at Sunday, May 04, 2008 | 0 comments Links to this post    
Categories perceptions

You might be surprised by the topic which says "How to look happy 24/7?"I specifically wrote that because the hectic life we are leading and the problems that constantly arise out of nowhere perturb us to quite a great extent and spoil our nervous and digestive systems. No human can be without worry. worry comes naturally to people and tough times are a must. You can't always go on a smooth road. That will make the adventure a sloppy one. There's ultimately no thrill in leading a monotonous life. How to face problems and lead a happy life is what matters.We'll see the common traits of happiness and delve into it further.

The first and the Golden rule to look and be happy is "not to expect from people".When you expect something and it doesn't happen,you go all angry and restless and worry which will ultimately ruin your happiness.By saying this, i don't mean to say that you have to be detached. Just accept people the way they are and stop being cynical.Keep in mind that everyone does mistakes.And that you are the only one who's perfect. You know better than to believe something stupid like that. Nobody's perfect. Everyone does mistakes. Learning from mistakes is what matters at the end. If someone makes a mistake next time, tell it to him in a refined manner and don't dominate. You will never be loved if you dominate others. They might feign affection if you do.

You are worried abut this problem and can't come to a conclusion. You badly want to put an end to this and start concentrating on some other issue. But goddamn it, you can't seem to think of anything but the thing that bothers you. Happens to all people. But aren't you supposed to know the success formula for this?Yes, when you are really affected by something and can't seem to find a solution,I would strongly suggest doing self-hypnosis.As a person who knows the benefits and the tranquility self-hypnosis gives, i would say that it's a must-do exercise for people.Now, what are you waiting for?

Now, over to the topic of stress busters. Reading books is the best of all. Read books especially that make you think and inspire you. Also, write. Writing and blogging come close to the first option. Whenever you are angry over something or say, worried, take a paper and write down everything that comes to your mind.After venting out your anger, just tear the paper to a hundred pieces and feed it to the garbage. I personally follow this method. Or maintaining a personal journal or an e-journal should also do. There are many websites offering free personal journals. Opt for the one you like and start emoting!If you happen to be a painter or have any activities that involve your full interest, do it. But don't cry. Many people believe that crying is a stress buster. It's NOT a stress buster.It accentuates stress.It also lowers your self-confidence and develops negative attitude without your knowing it.So the next time you see someone crying, tell him to read this article!:)

The last and the most important is "Don't punish yourself by inflicting pain on your body". Sadly,most of the people i know have attempted suicides in the past , but thank God, have not been successful. Do you think you can do justice to you and your problems by dying?I know how much courage it takes, to even attempt suicide.When you have that kind of a courage that drives in a negative path, why not transform the courage to the right path and live life amidst thorns?It is NOT easy, i agree, but not give it a chance?You never know what happens the next moment. So, please don't attempt suicide and inflict pain on your body!This was not what you were born for. You are born to achieve.

Just repeat the following sentences aloud and practise them in front of a mirror!

"I was not born to cry"
"I was born to achieve"

and not sentences like

"I don't really care what people think of me"
"I am the best"

These portray negative attitude and egotism and might make you aggressive and dominating.People who can read minds can easily understand that your inferiority complex makes you speak like that!

Well, if you on the verge of an emotional breakdown or feel you need to talk about a problem that has been bugging you very seriously for months now, please feel free to mail me your problems.I will try to be of help without disclosing who you are.I will perhaps add a new column that answers people's questions!

I had been wanting to write this article for a long time now. Fortunately, i got the time to write it between my study sessions. This might not cover all the points, but is certainly enough to make someone happy.
There are more inspirational articles to come!Keep visiting for updates!

Perceived by rampantheart at Thursday, May 01, 2008 | 0 comments Links to this post    
Categories article, perceptions, self help, self improvement