Thursday 7 July 2011

Q18

Have you ever been mentioned in the newspaper????






37 comments:

  1. Oh I’m famous……my picture has come in the newspaper!!!!
    It was like this……one day my friend & I heard that Times of India was offering free tickets to the English movie “Stepmom” for the 1st 100 people who reached their office to claim it. We sprinted out of our office as soon as we heard it & reached there just in time to claim the tickets. The next day one of our collegues stood at the office entrance & waited. He took us aside & told us that TOI had put up a photo of the people who collected the tickets the previous day. Our Boss has seen the picture. My friend almost collapsed and I was shaking in guilt. Our collegue then shook the newspaper open & showed us the picture. We took one look and started beating him up. The entire office laughed and laughed.

    The picture and caption was there alright……..but it just showed an aerial view of a looooong line of people waiting to collect the tickets. My friend & I squinted & strained our eyes to finally zero in on us….2 tiny figures patiently waiting to collect our free tickets;-D.

    My sister who was the president of her college was photographed ‘clearly’ in TOI for some activity related to her college:-)).

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  2. aha..did i just beat everyone by coming first?

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  3. poor sulo...she has been in the queue since yesterday...just as the counter opened she dozed off and I slipped in...;-)like the tortoise and the hare story..

    to answer the question:..no..:-(..maybe i'll think and think about this if i ever did...

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  4. LOL Sulo hates it when I post at this time....coz this is the time when she is travelling home from office;-D
    Alright.....post it whenever u remember;-D

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  5. Your story reminded me of a scene in a tamil movie. Two friends would go to get the first 2 tickets for a movie, so they could get a gold chain and gold ring, claiming fake reasons with their boss. The twist being that to their ill-luck, the boss will be the prize distributor :D

    Do you have the clipping? Can we have a look, please?

    To your q: I did, I did, with my name mentioned and all in a news column:). In a regional paper, though. My appa still has a clipping of it preseverd :)...

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  6. BTW, may i please know who that bubbly lovely child in your today's post is?

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  7. LOL....thts funny[abt the movie scene I mean];-D
    Aha we have a celebrity in our midst....but u havent mentioned why u name was there....tell, tell all:-)
    BTW....take a wild guess;-D

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  8. THAT IS UNDOUBTEDLY YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

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  9. Well, it's a boring story. So, I had skipped that part :D

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  10. Sulo darling, you've got a BULB. Nancy promised to post her pic before the end of this year, and here it is. :D :D

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  11. ;-D....thts right Sulo daaarling, I have kept my promise;-D

    No excuses....u have to tell us RS:-))

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  12. Chechiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii... not fair at all... :(

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  13. Sulo the one n only :)7 July 2011 at 19:44

    Seriously, is that you???? :P puhleez.... i wont believe... cos i shd admit that the baby is cute ;D ha ha...

    jus kidding.... u r cute than the cutest Chechi ;)

    RS, you dont give ideas to N now :(

    Chechi - pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee... i want a picture... how long will u make me wait... see, i sent mine - now, its ur turn...

    and RS.... yes, u have to tell the story... atleast u dont make me wait :) and yes, its that rajnikanth movie isnt it :D

    i can imagine chechi doin such a thing ;D n i remem seein this stepmom movie - n i think i liked it :o not a good memory! :/

    I know Uma :( Thanks i cd make use of some pity ;D

    @ Chechi - u know wat - jus befor i shut down my system at office also i checked n commented in urs :( but its okay... atleast i got the coveted spot for few days ;D

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  14. a sister far far away!7 July 2011 at 19:47

    oh yeah - leme answer the quesn - nope... i lead a very borin life that way :(

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  15. BTW - people... just 7 more days for HP Finalsssssssssssssssssssss... :)

    Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay... i cant hide my smile :)

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  16. Ha ha ha! That is so funny Nance :)
    Mine - nt so interesting. Just been there a few times, mostly wrt what we are doing now :)

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  17. Sulo: LOL I promised a picture of me...and I came good; now nowhere did I specify what kind of pic;-D.
    LOL...there is yet time for u land up in the newspaper, have faith;-D
    U too HP fan huh....I read the review today, its supposed to be awesome culmination, am planning to go for it too;-D

    Swaram: U r very modest, the 'Not so interesting' part of the sentence can be debated upon:-).
    And oh thank U:-D!!!!!

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  18. A Picture of mine and with big bold letter WANTED.
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    I was not even lucky for that!

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  19. Chech - so is that really you??? i mean u made that up??? chetan bhagat, aravin adiga n all - dint u?? n that smiley after bomb :P ;D typical 'you'... but still not fair.... ;( sniff...

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    sniffffffffffffff ;( ;(

    ps. u r rly gonu feel bad if i die b4 we meet ;D am warnign yu :P i actually wanted to put that laughter word that you usually put - wat is it - buaahaha... i cant even make that up, can I? :P but i like it whenever use it... it was there in quesn 17, wasnt it? did u take it off?? :?

    pps. but am still mad at you :P

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  20. yup, i saw the HP live premiere last nite ;) Gawd... jus imagine seein the fina saga in 3D ;) cant wait :)

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  21. Not mentioned in a newspaper :-(
    (But, its a secret dream ;))

    But, my writings have appeared a few times in School magazine along with my pic.

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  22. To the Baby N in the photo

    - Coochie Coo, Gurgle Gurgle, , Ohhhh, Aaaa, Ooooooo, Giggle Giggle, Tee Heee

    Translation into adult speak - N is most gorgeous, adorable, warm, ..... True then and truer now :)

    As for your question, yes, once or twice, but of course, that's nothing compared to featuring on this blog.

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  23. yes :-)
    first was in school when i supposedly won a non existent scholarship, second was in college - was a very active union member :-)

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  24. Sulo aka The obedient girl8 July 2011 at 14:42

    Dear N#### A########,

    This is to inform you that I am deeply disappointed about your untime blog entries in konnotation link, and that it is wrecking my heart.

    I have otherwise been very happy headed as I am expecting a fantabulous weekend that would go something like buying harry potter shirts, finally getting to go to a lending library near her friend's place, fighting with nephew, etc.

    However, this one thing makes me fight gallons of tears that gushes out day in and day out due to you not updating posts on the allotted time.

    Please consider this emotional blackmail as one of plea from an ardent fan, and update posts asap.

    With pain in my heart,
    Sulo

    PS. ;D ha ha... I am in the weekend mood already, but I have three more hours of work... Uff!!! ;(

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  25. Maddy: I'm sure U knw exactly how lucky u are;-)!!!!

    Sulo: I can sense your doubt even now...yes, yes its my pic taken when I was around 8 months old I thk;-D. I just used a fake magazine template to make the picture.
    And u really have to stop being a Drama Queen, the title is already taken;-D.
    @HP, even me;-D

    Tan: Dreams do come true u knw:-))!!!!

    Ramesh: Awwww.....all I can say is tht it takes one to know one:-))[I mean it here in the best possible way]. Thank U!!!!
    And come on spill all....u cannot distract me all the time;-P.

    Bindu: Union member famous enough to get in the papers huh....coooool. U knw I always had an image of a man in the frame[active union member bracket ie], now u changed tht;-D.

    Sulo: So sorry my dear....schedules have totally gone topsy-turvy this past week. I deeply apologise, dont hate me pleeeaseeee:-((. The tears that u are fighting to keep are pouring down my cheeks like a flooded river, please I beg u, please forgive me;-(((.

    p.s: u r not the only one who can get all dramatic u knw;-D

    Elegant Chic: But u r not going to tell us huh;-D

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  26. awww... u r nt supposed to dramatise... only one can, then all the fun will go :(

    ps. got to go home... will comment once i snuggle up in my cot :P

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  27. Sulo the one n only :)8 July 2011 at 20:18

    u watched the live premiere too??? ;)

    so, r u the dramaa queeen? the title i mean??? dont i get a jnr title ;D

    ps... awww... i liked ur dramatised version of the comment... okay, i forgive you ;D

    pps. muaaah... muaah... muaaah.... to the 8mth old kid ofcrse, whom else u thot ;) ha ha... well, i will consider givin u one if u send me ur real pic, if not wat can i say u r nt privileged... ;D Ha ha...

    that reminds me - i wrote a defn for kiss - u wanna hear???

    it goes somthng like this - "if i ever run out of the sweet little things in my life, I know where to come to get my share of sweetness." ;)

    how s it??? u gotta be honest, okay? :)

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  28. sulo awaits ur arrival..!8 July 2011 at 20:20

    pps. i can never hate you chech :)

    i liked the "The tears that u are fighting to keep are pouring down my cheeks like a flooded river" - wooooow... wat dramatics... u must hav been some script writer for sure ;D ha ha... hilarious!

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  29. Hey Reflections, thanks for providing me an opportunity to gloat .... let me blow my trumpet big-time!!! ;)))))

    Lucky me! I have featured in the newspapers in Oman 3 times in the last 18 months - all of them were reports on the training programs I have conducted here.

    Back in India too I had the privilege on a number of occasions!

    And I've even been mentioned in a newspaper in Brazil

    That's enough for now..Cheers! ;))

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  30. Yep been lucky twice, in "ERGO" local newspaper for IT ppl, it was edition of The Hindu, but it was closed last year due to some financial reason as I know.

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  31. been lucky a few times, Once in TOI and DC and some letters in other magazines.

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  32. Lot of celebrities here! Cool!

    Me.. not yet! Some day I shall! :)

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  33. Sulo: U wrote tht....it sounds as authentic as lines out of an archies card:-)).

    Jayadev: We have a celebrity in our midst huh;-D.

    Prabodh: I hope u have saved the cutting;-D

    Renu: Oh yes I remember u mentioning it:-)).

    Wannabe: Dont forget to send me the link;-D

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  34. zzzzzzzzzzzzz!12 July 2011 at 20:26

    Winks!

    PS. Chech, i wrote such a big comment, n look at you... how much lazy can u be? :o ;D

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  35. aww cute n smart!!! ur sense of humour, creating a mag pic is unbelievable! haha :D

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