23 October 2007

Meeting in the real world and my four-in-one life!

Blogging has it's surprises, like meeting a blogger in flesh and blood. I've often associated bloggers with those I've known or met, conjured up an image from what they portray on their blogs and wondered what they look like in person. Hop over to her blog and you instantly know she's charming and talkative, loves to entertain, enjoys cooking and her photography skills are far superior to most others. She's passionate about blogging and gives us insights into life in Weimar, Germany where she lives with her family. She's one daring baker and invites us every month for a mingle at her place. What's more, she even conducts Bollywood Cooking sessions!! Yes, I'm talking of Meeta, attractive, vivacious, multi-talented and warm and the first blogger I've met in person. I also met her son, Soeren who features in every post she writes and her mother. Meeta is here in Sharjah visiting her parents. Meeta, it was great meeting you! Hopefully, we'll catch up on more next time you are here!
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Sra of When my soup came alive tagged me for this Fantastic Four meme (thanks Sra!), so here goes!

4 Places I’ve lived:

I've lived only in Mumbai, India and Sharjah, UAE.... wonder where life will take me next.

4 Jobs I’ve had:

1. During babyhood - the boss. Could eat, sleep, laugh or cry at will. The coolest job ever!
2. Student life - Rocking career, fun and frolic all the way!
3. Working life - Real world job for real money, loved it.
4. Currently - Chef, laundrywoman, dishwasher, homekeeper, interior decorator all rolled into one, on call 24/7, unpaid, lacklustre job.

4 Favorite places I’ve holidayed:

1. Maldives - for the sun, sand and sea, the most beautiful place I've been to
2. Switzerland - for the mountains, lakes, meadows, villages, chocolates and cheese
3. UK - for the history, the countryside, the underground
4. The Far East trio: Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore for great food and affordable shopping

4 Favorite foods:

Thats so hard to decide but my favourite cuisines are:
1. Indian - absolutely all kinds of Indian food
2. Italian
3. Indo-Chinese
4. Malaysian and Thai

4 Places I’d rather be:

1. Travelling around the world, hosting a travel show
2. At a beach, enjoying the waters by day and barbecuing at night
3. At a serene cottage in the countryside with lush green meadows, colourful flowers and chirping birds
4. In a shopping mall, finding fantastic bargains

4 bloggers I like to tag:

29 comments:

bee said...

wow, you met meeta and soeren? i'm sure all of you had some fun. thanks for tagging me. it was fun reading your MeMe.

DK said...

wow..it must have been wonderful meeting fellow blogger :) it was fun reading ur meme

Swaruchy said...

Jyothsna.....Nice meme...Loved reading it and knowing more abt u dear :-)
And thatz cool...bloggers meet...I am J ...hehehe.........

TBC said...

That must have been so much fun meeting another blogger like that!
Your meme was a fun read:-)

Srivalli said...

thats cool..meeting another person who shares our passion....I had fun too when I met two other bloggers from my place...nice knowing abt you..

FH said...

Oh yeah! Meeta is visiting her parents! Her husband didn't go with them? Good that you met her!:))
Great MeMe. I like your current job! HeHe! YUP! on call 24/7 365 days!:P

Richa said...

u, a bombayite' too :)

Bong Mom said...

That must have been fun meeting a blogging persona.

You sure have great choices when it comes to where you would rather be, all 4 of them together , just half a mile away from each other would be perfect :)

BTW thanks for tagging but I am very very lazy with them :D

sra said...

We seem to be alike in where we'd want to be right now :), thanks for taking up the tag

Grihini said...

wow... it must have been fun meeting another blogger. Nice of u to share it.
And yeah, nice knowing u a little thro ur meme.

Sia said...

thats so cool jyo. glad to know u girls had gr8 time:)
and thanks for tagging me. it was real fun to read ur meme.

Sharmi said...

you must have had fun meeting fellow bloggers:) cute and nice meme.

J said...

Thanks all of you! A bit busy these days, will catch up soon!

Mishmash ! said...

u re a globe trotter , girl :)))

Susan from Food Blogga said...

That's so lovely that you were able to get together with Meeta.

Susan said...

After months of forging a friendship by blog, email and Y Chat, I finally met a blogger from down under who came to visit me in NY. That meeting sealed the friendship. I'm sure you have equally happy feelings about meeting with Meeta. Nice post, Jyothsna.

Swaroopa said...

nice to know more about. its nice that u met fellow bloggers.

Cynthia said...

Thanks for the tag hon.

Meeting Meeta and Soeren - what a joy.

Nanditha Prabhu said...

it would be fun abd thrilling to meet a fellow blogger, like meeting a pen friend.it was nice to read ur meme too!

Anonymous said...

So nice to learn a little more about you Jyothsna, and what fun you must have had at your blog-meet! Aloo anardhana looks really good btw -- I have some of the seeds but haven't tried cooking with them yet. Now it's time :)

Daily Meals said...

Hi Jyothsna! Nice to know more about you through your Meme.

Lotus Reads said...

I love these "getting to know you better" memes! I hope life brings you to Canada next, Jyo, it would be so nice to meet you!

Ramya's Mane Adige said...

Hey, glad to know u met Meeta! hope u had fun...
and btw, I love travelling too. I keep envying Samantha Brown on travel channel that she gets to roam all over the world :D

Bharathy said...

Nice to note that you met Meeta n soeren!!:)..

Enjoyed reading your meme

J said...

Thanks everyone!

J said...

Thanks everyone for your words. Will catch up with all of you soon!

Meeta K. Wolff said...

Jyo, here I am a little late! Hope you will forgive me. It was a great pleasure meeting you too. The funny thing is that Soeren seems to be a hec of a lot more popular LOL! I had a nice time and unfortunately our movie night did not work out but I hope the next time I'm there we can get together again.

Hugs always!

mathew said...

i always wanted to see the far east..and enjoy some thai food..heard its really good..

Shilpa said...

Hey Jyothsna, interesting stuff, haha, like how you described your very first job! :) If you ever go back to S'pore, do meet up with me, 'cos I'm moving back! Can't wait!