Finest Posts- June 2013 Nominations

Dear All,

Is it not strange that a person who is crawling into his second childhood is here to announce the month of youth? According to the Roman poet Ovid, June is the month for young people and the one that we are about to consign to history is the month of the old!

The thought that is uppermost in my mind is that if the month of the old could flood us with 40 odd nominations, what should we expect in upcoming June, the month of the young? But I can assure you that the thought does not unnerve us. Bring 100 nominations and that would only gladden our hearts like they have never been gladdened before. This forum is rapidly gaining in popularity as our members flock to it to scout for the most eminently readable threads appearing in various sections. This has become a congregation of our avid readers who are in constant trail of the best that appear in our community. Our nominators are doing a wonderful job in catering to their need.

If what you read makes you happy and impressed, is it not your duty to share it with others and what better way can there be than to nominate them here? We look forward to get smothered again with your nominations.

Is that Iyerviji, Satchi or Quebec that is galloping to the Forum to nominate? We’ll know in another hour! We assure you that our doors are not only open but a royal welcome await you!





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Please do Note that posts and threads from the sub-forums Express Cafe, Forward Messages & Jokes, Online Games & Puzzles are not eligible for nomination.

To familiarize yourselves with FP and its nominating process, please check this link below:
http://www.indusladies.com/forums/finest-posts-of-il/6299-finest-posts-of-il.html

Each member is allowed to nominate up to 4 posts only.
This ensures that each of us have a hand in deciding the winning post as we will filter our choice more closely, thus making the winner more significant.

The nominations will be closed on the 26th of every month. Simultaneously, the nomination thread for the following month will be opened.

In case of nominating FBs, please remember to add a link to the FB and not to the original post.

The following gives step-wise instructions on adding links to your nominations –

- To add a link to the original post that you are nominating :
http://www.indusladies.com/forums/faqs/69-how-do-i-add-link.html#post249

- To add a link to the FB that you are nominating :

http://www.indusladies.com/forums/faqs/1369-how-do-i-create-link.html#post6653

Your FP Team.

 

Thank you the First Lady of IL for not disappointing me by coming in with the first nomination of the month! Satchi was also the first to be nominated last month too. Her http://www.indusladies.com/forums/snippets-of-life-non-fiction/219281-growing-up-pains.html this month are no pain to read. Beneath the lighthearted banter lies some serious food for thought. It is like a 'scratch card' where you scratch out the hidden gift and claim it!

The lines that she has quoted from Bhaja Govindam never fail to fascinate me but, as Satchi has observed, no place on earth appears as safe as the mother's womb today. Sankara's reference to our sojourn in mother's womb can only be from the context of warning us of what may lie ahead for us once we are out. The child crying on coming out is an excellent example.

I like the way our journey through life is described as a journey from a pediatrician to a geriatrician! In between we see so many 'cians' for so many pains! But I can assure Satchi that we are ultimately led into that stage in life when we start looking very attractive to others. I have seen young girls giving out squeals of delight when they encounter a really old man (another five years down the line for me!) yelling ,'How cute he is! Look at his toothless smile and how he squeezes his eyes to focus on things around him. Cho chweet'!

What next Viji?
Sri

 

My dear Dinny
I can't thank you enough for nominating Rakhii's http://www.indusladies.com/forums/i...-my-daughters-first-birthday-celebration.html
What a fantastic commentary on a wonderful birthday bash that I have ever come across! The pictures posted by her look really yummy. Now there is no need for any young mother to break her head about how to organise the first birthday of her child. We have a solid reference work here! This thread should find a place in our Home Page!

At this juncture I can't help thinking of my poor mum! God knows what she did for my First Birth Day! I only hope she did something that is in keeping with my Hall of Fame status in IL!
Sri

 

My dear Dinny
Being an avid fan of our Indian Cricket Team, ducks are nothing new for me. But the way they have been presented by Naksh in his http://www.indusladies.com/forums/snippets-of-life-non-fiction/219159-life-from-ducks-view.html is hilarious to say the least. We in Chennai face traffic snarls usually caused by buffaloes but ducks confine themselves to class rooms and cricket fields. Talking of life from duck's view, I am reminded of Walt Disney's Benji, the Hunted where in most of the scenes the camera moves at the little dog's height to give us a clear perspective of the world as viewed by the dog. Now Naksh has achieved a similar effect by 'humanising' his ducks!

You know Dinny. The mistakes in Naksh's threads are like the 'baby talk' They are so endearing and endless source of joy! Like Naksh, I also take them in my strides. But I am intrigued by your stand that you are not nominating the thread. Though you may have your reasons for it, the thread is too funny not to be taken as a nomination.
Sri