Happy to be nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award, which is my 5th nomination for this award!
Mohamad from Martial Path nominated Image Earth Travel for the Sunshine Blogger Award. So, thank you, Mohamad – much appreciated!
Check out Mohamad’s passion for Martial Arts in his Martial Path blog and also everything you need to know about Bruce Lee.
What is the Sunshine Blogger Award?
The Blogosphere community holds several awards that bloggers use to nominate a blog. The Sunshine Blogger Award displays an appreciation for a blog’s creativeness, inspiration, or motivational content.
The Sunshine Blogger Award also helps other bloggers receive recognition and free exposure for their blogs, so why not participate if you’re nominated?
Award’s Rules
There are some basic rules to follow for the Sunshine Blogger Award if you decide to participate:
- Thank the blogger who nominated you and link to their blog so everyone can visit.
- Answer the 11 questions asked by the blogger who nominated you.
- Nominate 11 other bloggers and ask 11 new questions.
- Notify the nominees by commenting on their blog post.
- List the rules and display the award’s logo on your blog post.
Martial Path’s questions
1. Do you think that aliens exist?
Yes. Too much information collected over the decades suggests that extraterrestrials exist.
Why should earthlings be so arrogant as to think we’re the only living beings in the universe?
2. Do you believe in ghosts and paranormal stuff?
I’m really not sure as I’ve had a few odd instances.
My grandmother died when I was young. I was close to her and almost immediately after her death, I experienced something bizarre.
I was lying in bed wide awake as couldn’t get to sleep. A form of my grandmother appeared from nowhere against the wall. The light was off but I could see her as clear as day. My grandmother smiled and waved at me before fading away. Sitting upright in my bed, I couldn’t believe what just occurred. Ghost or paranormal?
On another occasion, which I talked about in my Sunshine Blogger Award No. 3 nomination regarding haunted houses.
Not long after my mother passed away from a long illness, I stayed alone for a weekend in the family home, sorting out her belongings.
Laying in bed wide awake, I feel a gentle stroke across one side of my face. It’s so gentle that I think I’m imaging it at first.
No windows are open. The bedroom door is closed so it can’t be a draft. Eyes wide open.
After a few seconds, I feel another gentle stroke across the same side of my face. I get up and turn the light on, but there’s no one in the room. I’m the only one in the house, or am I? Am I imagining this?
Guess you need to understand the full story.
My mother and I used to fiercely debate life after death, even more so during her illness. I don’t believe in life after death but my mother did. Both head-strong women, she threw down the gauntlet one day.
Challenging my belief, she adamantly warned: “right, when I die, I’m going to prove to you that there is a life after death.”
This wasn’t the only paranormal incident connected to my mother after her death.
3. What movie can you watch over and over and not get tired of?
Actually, there are quite a few. I don’t watch TV but do love a movie.
The Matrix’s concept about humanity’s entrapment in a simulated world is both fascinating and quite believable in the movie.
Forrest Gump is an uplifting movie although with tragic consequences. Tom Hanks is brilliant (as always) in this movie. Hanks is also amazing in The Green Mile. Based on Stephen King’s exceptional novel with the same title, this is another of my favourites.
4. If you could get a paid three-day break from the hustle and bustle of life, where would you spend your vacation?
On an island somewhere in the Whitsundays in far-north Queensland, Australia.
Stunning pure-white sandy beaches, impossibly crystal-blue warm waters, solitude, long walks, and delicious food. What more do you need for a quick getaway?
5. What “old person” things do you do?
I’m told that I talk to myself sometimes and that I don’t even know I’m doing it…is this an old person’s thing?
Can’t think of anymore right now, luckily. Maybe that’s a good thing or am I becoming forgetful? 😉
6. What’s the funniest joke you know by heart?
Can’t think of one at the moment as I’m terrible at telling jokes!
7. What’s the most ironic thing you have seen happen?
Torrential rain at the very first massive and world-famous Glastonbury Festival that I attended.
Accepted as a volunteer Fire Steward, we eagerly arrive in Reg (our 1997 Fiat Ducato motorhome), thankful that we’re not camping for the 4 days/nights in the muddy sludge.
After days of continual rain, the mud is so thick in places that my ankles are sucked in, nearly losing my Wellies a few times.
The infamous reputation of bygone years of the festival’s muddy cesspit is a reality. And, continues for the duration of the festival, which spans over 1,000 acres and holds a capacity of 210,000 festival-goers.
As if the mud-fest isn’t enough to stop me from going another 2 years. You may also like to read the next Glastonbury Festival: Here comes the sun! and Glastonbury Festival: Sweltering in 2019!
8. What goal do you think humanity is not focused enough on achieving?
Peace and poverty.
Instead of concentrating on peace and global poverty, governments around the world are pumping more of peoples’ hard-earned money into warfare.
It’s a vicious cycle and money-churning machine, but only for a select few. Sorry, am I getting a little political here?
9. What’s your favourite video game?
I don’t have one as I haven’t played a video game. It doesn’t interest me really. I’m sure people out there think I’m sad, but I don’t care. 😉
Think I’m one of the very few people on earth that hasn’t played a video game.
10. What would you like to say to your younger self?
Travel even more.
You just never know what’s around the corner. Look at the world right now and how 2020 is panning out with COVID-19.
11. What is one thing that you love about yourself?
Spontaneity.
When it comes to travelling, I don’t think twice about taking off somewhere. You may think this is reckless but for me, I breath travelling.
Whether it’s backpacking…
…by train…
…by boat…
…local powered canoe…
…or any sort of transport.
I really don’t mind. Even hitchhiking.
Regardless of the weather.
My nominees
As I enjoy reading all of the following blogs, this list is in no particular order:
- Daneelyunus – information on education, health, tourism, and mobiles.
- Italy Photo Project – follow Martina’s journey through Italy taking, beautiful photos while living in Florence.
- She Quotes – gorgeous words and emotions.
- Fun with philosophy – SaaniaSparkle is a 16-year-old that loves to discover her world.
- The Education Hub – check out Kamran’s excellent educational blog for advice and motivation.
- Campogeno – Geno’s blog is a man willing to share his diary.
- Something for all – an eclectic mix of thoughts and prose to change the world.
- MKFriction – for your daily inspirations.
- sheetalbravon – quirky thoughts on the ultimate question of life, the universe, and popcorn.
- The Eternal Traveller – Carol’s wonderful travel posts describe the beauty of Australia.
- Popsicle Society – Ribana hails from Romania, lives in Singapore, shares easy recipes, positivity, inspiration, and global travel stories.
My questions for nominees
These questions are mostly blog-centric as hoping this will help new bloggers with a little blogging insight.
- What makes your blog unique?
- Do you schedule posts in advance?
- What is your strategy to get more followers to your blog?
- What are the go-to blogs you must read each week and why?
- How long ago did you start your blog?
- Do you find the pop-up email sign-ups annoying?
- Do you write while you travel or wait until you return home?
- How many posts do you publish each week?
- Do you like posts with loads of photos or only a few?
- Is your blog self-hosted or on the wordpress.com platform and why?
- Care to share any advice for new or established bloggers?
Looking forward to reading your responses. Hope that you’re not too busy to join in this conversation. 🙂
Cheers
Nilla
Visit Nilla’s Photography for more global images. More posts at Image Earth Travel.
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