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Alice Teh
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I'm currently based in Penang and is in love with her blog, books and camera. Am totally addicted to black coffee (no sugar and cream, please) and nasi lemak makes me a happy, happy girl. When not reading (or working), I’m a shutterbug using mostly my good ol' Nikon D40 (and now I'm obsessed with my iPhone) to take the photos you see here in this blog. The Amazon Kindle, Dell Mini (a Netbook), Loverboy Bear (a hunkish teddy from Vermont), and Combat Bear (a plush teddy from Rhode Island) are a few of my favorite things. RSS me. And get connected through Email, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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Friday, March 27, 2009

Of Avatar and Blog Awards

First thing first, a BIG thank-you to Rachel Y. of Heart of Rachel for creating this avatar for me! It was a pleasant surprise when I received her email with the cute picture. Don't you think the avatar looks just like me? And look at the rows of books at the back... I'm holding a blue (my favourite colour!) book. Once again, thank you so much, Rachel, for your sweet thoughts!

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Sisterhood Award. I received this award from a dear blogger friend and joint-reading buddy, Melody (of Melody's Reading Corner). She is one of my earliest blogger friends, and I'm honored that she's considered me her 'sister' by passing on the award to me. Thank you, Melody! You're such an encouragement to the blogging community!

Melody, I now pass this back to you and all these wonderful people:

  1. Julia of "Julia's Books Corner"
  2. Wendy of "Musings of a Bookish Kitty"
  3. Vivienne (aka Scrap Girl) of "Serendipity"
  4. Ana (aka Nymeth) of "things mean a lot"
  5. Naida of "the bookworm"
  6. Jen of "Up Close & Personal with LadyTink"
  7. Barbara H. of "Stray Thoughts"
  8. Cmate of "Mini Bites"
  9. Flo of "Where Thoughts Take Wing"
  10. Rachel of "Heart of Rachel"

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I Love Your Blog. I have once again received this lovely award (love the graphics!) and this time from Vivienne (aka Scrap Girl) of Serendipity. Viv's scrap book rocks! I have always enjoyed viewing her scrap book projects on her blog. Thank you so very much, Viv, for thinking of me! I love your blog, too, really and truly.

The first time I received it (in September last year), I passed it on to most of the wonderful people mentioned above in the "Sisterhood Award". This time, I would like to give it to my new blogger friends whose blogs I've grown 'addicted' to. They are:

  1. Garando of "balut & natto"
  2. Azah of "Azah Literary Thoughts"
  3. Violet of "Violet Crush"
  4. Natasha of "Ulat Buku in the City"
  5. and back at you, Viv!

19 commented:

violetcrush said...

Oh wow, Thanks Alice, I am addicted to your blog too and especially when I see pics on your blog it makes my day :)

Congrats on your awards :)
There are a few bloggers mentioned here that I haven't been too, I am definitely going to check them out...

Alice Teh said...

You're most welcome, Violet! I'm glad we're friends. {HUGS}

Oh... you really, really must check these people out. They're fabulous! They rock! :D

Garando said...

Wow! Thank you so much for the award, Alice! Didn't realize that my blog's silliness can be quite addicting. :D

Alice Teh said...

LOL Garando! I thought of giving you the Sisterhood Award but then hmmm... LOL

Now, go write some more and bring more cuteness into our lives, OK? Love the pics too!

Scrap girl said...

Thank you for the lovely award - I shall put it up on my blog later in the week. I think you are fabulous too. I will have to be careful who I pass it on to as there are some on your list that I love too. Have a great weekend.

Ladytink_534 said...

Cute avatar! Thank you SO much for the award!!!

Nymeth said...

Thank you so much for including me, dear Alice :D And I love the avatar. So cute!

Azah said...

I am truly speechless. Thank you so much Alice for the beautiful and lovely award. Your blog is always the first in my list and the first I read before I moved reading others.

Alice, your blog had inspired and motivate people to read and write their perceptions about life and with that no 'thank you' could ever describe how much I appreciate you and your blog. May God bless you with wonderful and beautiful things in life.

Julia said...

Thanks so much for the award, Alice. I value our friendship and hope it continue many years from now. Congrats on the awards, these are well deserved for you!

And that is very cute avatar picture of you, Alice! I adore it :)

Julia said...

OOPsie, I forgot to say : Give me times to put this award up. I have so meany pending awards in my draft post, that I'm taking too long to published it to my blog! I'm sorry!

But I promise I try to post this and Melody awards to me, soon!

Melody said...

I've to say that avatar fits you perfectly! :P

Congrats on the awards, Alice! Very well-deserved! And I'm glad we're friends! :)

barbarah said...

That avatar is so cute -- so you!

Congratulations on the award, and thanks so much for passing the Sisterhood award on to me! What an honor!

Alice Teh said...

You're most welcome, Viv! Take your time to put it up. I also think it's OK to pass it on to people who have received it before. One could never get enough of the same good things again and again... :D

Hey Jen! You're MOST welcome!

Hi Ana! How could I leave you out in this. No way! LOL. Glad you like the avatar!

You're most welcome, Azah! I'm so honored to be the first on your reading list of blogs. Thank YOU very much! I'm glad my humble blog has left a positive impact on you. God bless you and your family too!

You're most welcome, Julia! Glad you like the avatar. Cheers to our friendship! Take your time put it up -- there's no need to say sorry. No hurry at all ya. *GRIN*

Aaaaw... thanks, Melody! The feeling's mutual, my dear friend!

Thanks, Barbara! Rachel did a GREAT job with it. God bless you!

Heart of Rachel said...

You're very welcome Alice. I'm glad you like the avatar.

Thank you so much for the wonderful award. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Alice Teh said...

Once again, thank YOU, Rachel! You have a great weekend too. :)

Literary Feline said...

I love the Avatar! Very fitting with all those books behind you. :-)

Thank you so much for the award, Alice. I feel so lucky to have you among my friends in blogland. You definitely deserve both of these awards.

Flo Flo said...

Whoaaaaaa!!! I got a blog award. WOOHOO! Thank you Alice. You made my day :D Three cheers to sisterhood *hip hip hooray!!!*

Ms Ulat Buku said...

OMG! The Avatar award pix really does look like you! LOL. And thank you so much for giving me another award!

Alice Teh said...

Wendy, Flo Flo, Natasha: You're most welcome! Echoing Flo: *hip hip hooray!!!*

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