A promise of sorts.
Posted on 18 May 2008 under Random
I promise I shall write a post tomorrow.
(meow)
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Posted on 14 May 2008 under Journal/Life Updates
I remember my last post. I think I was promising updating my blog more regularly. That was nine days ago… er… yeah, so much for my promise, eh? Well, in my defense, I was writing my exams and didn’t really want to spend too much time away from my books (ok, that’s a lie seeing as how I spent so much time playing games and chatting anyway :P). So, how well do I think I wrote them? Not as well as I would have liked is the honest answer.
The reason I’ve highlighted it is because it matters. I’ve had many of my ‘friends’ ask me how I’ve written the paper. If I say “not too well”, they say - “Oh, that’s what you say. But in the end, you end up scoring 80%”. Well, darling, if you’re so convinced I did it well, then why do you ask? I know the reason I ask others how well they wrote is that I’m hoping they’ll tell me it was just as bad as mine was… oh well. I’m not speaking about these exams again till the results have been declared. (And depending on the results, I may not talk about them then too :P)
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Posted on 05 May 2008 under Random
As a blogger, I sometimes feel that it’s a bit of a responsibility to make sure I publish posts periodically, and that those periods are not too long. As a website owner and designer/creator, I feel like I should be putting more effort into my blog and my website. And finally, as a college student, I feel like going “oh chuck it” after I come back from college, tired and not really in the mood to do much. This is probably one of the biggest reasons why the site has been static for so long, why there aren’t too many blog posts and why everything seems to be dusty.
The truth is that I want to be a good blogger, I should be able to publish posts irrespective of my mood or real world responsibilities. In theory, it’s a hunkydory concept. In reality it’s not so easy of course. However, I should probably remind myself that this is a tiny little personal blog that very few people actually read. I’m not really writing posts here that might spectacularly enhance the lives of its readers. I’m not reviewing the latest and greatest releases (be it movies, music or games) that people religiously read and follow. So really, who gives a crap about what I’m writing about? The bottom line is that when it really comes down to it, this really is my personal blog and I’m free to post the wildest, craziest and most nonsensical stuff I want.
So, as an experiment, I’ve written this post despite the fact that I am in no real mood to write it. I don’t think it’s spectacular, but something is better than nothing… or is it?
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Where is the Love?
Posted on 23 Apr 2008 under Journal/Life Updates
A day or two ago, someone left a comment on a post I made in 2006. In order to reply to the comment, I had to read the post. As I read it, I saw that there was a certain passion, a certain energy in those words. I’ve always felt that the best way to make your reader feel what you’re writing, you should write what you’re feeling. Most of my posts of late have been written after I come back from college, tired and jaded.
I’ve been reading these posts and literally going “meh” at myself. I’ve also been thinking that I need to spend a little more time and energy on my blog. I used to love it at one point of time, and now I feel like I’m only writing because I have to, because some people actually read this blog. Well, they say that acceptance is the first step to recovery. Now that I’ve accepted that I need to start loving this blog again, I think I might start again.
Another reason I’ve not been writing so much is because of a vicious cycle. I joined a site where a bunch of writers (ok well, it’s significantly more than a bunch) get together and showcase their writing. There’s so much of excellent writing there that it seems to reinforce my lack of self-confidence in my vocabulary. Instead of focussing on my strengths as a writer, my pessimistic, cynical self seems to focus more on my weaknesses. Because of this, I tend to put away writing until I’m in a better state of mind to write, hoping that what I write will come out better. When it doesn’t, I get even more frustrated and set my bar higher. At the same time, I think the solution lies in writing more frequently. The more I write, the more comfortable I’ll get with it, and the better I’ll start writing. Step one towards recovery is complete. I hope you enjoyed this post…
I think it’s time I started obliging the invisible audience again. Thank you for being there for me.
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Posted on 22 Apr 2008 under Humour, Journal/Life Updates
Starting Thursday morning, my internet had not been working for around five days, right up to yesterday. I called up Hathway Internet’s customer care center that evening to complain. I was told that it’s a signalling problem and that it’s likely to be sorted out within about three hours. Of course! That’s exactly why they took five days to sort it out.
Here’s how I think Hathway Internet Services sorts out (or attempts to sort out) technical issues based on their customers’ complaints:
- Day one consists of assuring the customer that they are aware of the problem. They probably hold straws or pick chits to decide what excuse to use and then convince the caller that everything will be working again in a few hours. I spoke to one Venkatesh who told me that there’s a problem in this entire area and that the problem wasn’t limited to just my connection, so they’re working extra hard on it.
- On day two, the problem still hasn’t even been found. However, by this time, the call center executives have pulled their phones off the hook and are chatting with each other, probably praying that some miracle will cause everyone’s internet to start working all by itself.
- On day three, someone makes a comment that maybe they ought to get someone from the Hathway Internet Services technical department to take a look at the problem.
- On day four, I get through to them by pretending to NOT be an existing customer of Hathway. (When you call their call center, you are asked to press 1 if you are a Hathway customer… on day four, I pressed 2 instead). I speak to someone else who says that by now, the problem in my area should have been resolved. I give him a piece of my mind and ask him to tell Venkatesh that he’s an idiot.
- Day five… HALLELUJAH! Someone from the Hathway Internet Services technical department shows up at home to fix the problem and finds the internet working!
I’ve been wanting to change my ISP for quite some time now. BNSL DataOne has a much better tariff plan and appears to be much more reliable as well. This is not the first time I’ve had a multiple day problem with Hathway. The last time, I gave a poor lady a piece of my mind on Day two itself (or was it day three), but that didn’t quite help then. Oh well.
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Posted on 08 Apr 2008 under Journal/Life Updates
I’ve noticed that quite a few of my friends are actually interested in reading my blog on a regular basis but don’t come here often because they never know when a new post has been published.
So now, you can Subscribe to my blog, and you’ll get an email notification everytime I publish a new post.
(6 votes, average: 3.83 out of 5) Loading ...Fools Day
Posted on 01 Apr 2008 under Random
01-04-2008 (DD-MM-YYYY).
April Fool’s Day. You know, this would be a perfect day to ask someone out. I’ll tell you why:
Case 1 (guy likes girl, and girl…)
“I think I like you?”
“What?! Really?!!!”
“Yeah…”
“Oh… uh… wow, I don’t know what to say… I… uh… I like you too :)”
(And they lived happily ever after)
Case 2 (guy likes girl, and girl…)
“I think I like you…”
“Really?!”
“Yeah…”
“Oh… uh… well…. uh…. ok…. honey, I don’t really know what to say… I mean… I’ve only ever looked at you as a friend… I’m so sorry…”
…
“April Fool! HAHAHA!”
And so, I hereby start a petition to rename April Fools’ Day to Lovers’ Day.
Love is blind and makes us all fools anyway, doesn’t it?
(4 votes, average: 3.25 out of 5) Loading ...Sometimes… You’re Just Happy to be Alive.
Posted on 25 Mar 2008 under Journal/Life Updates
Dad arrived in town last Friday morning. He brought with him wonderfully grey rain clouds, lower temperatures, and joy in a month that’s as close to summer as your eyes are to each other.
I didn’t go to college today to prepare for a lab exam tomorrow as well as a small presentation I have to give in class on Friday, but I’ve spent the last hour or so immersed in music, lost in the worlds of the articles in Readers’ Digest (Oct ‘07). There’s been a light, cool breeze blowing in, and the light was just perfect up till a few minutes back. For a few minutes, there was nothing wrong with the world. In fact, there was no world. There was just me, my music and my words, left to ourselves… no college, no lab exam, no presentation, no responsibilities of any kind…
Sometimes… you’re just happy to be alive. 
PS: Happy Birthday, dad.
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Posted on 16 Mar 2008 under Random
That’s right, folks! Being pleasant when you interact with others is NOT overrated, irrespective of what anyone tells you. There’s this classmate of mine who I have on my Friends list on one of my IM clients. Everytime he opens an IM window, he wishes me a Good Morning/Evening. It’s only after these “formalities” are done that he gets to the point.
Despite the fact that I would have preferred not to mention this, I must say that he’s not the kind of student I would expect to show flashes of brilliance, academically or otherwise. He hangs out with the boys from class who constitute the “rowdy” gang. These are the boys for whom being cool is really important, ego is lifeblood, and gang brothahood means a lot. The bottomline is that you can’t help but feel that if they never really amount to much in life, they have no one but themselves to blame.
And amongst all of that, this boy manages to maintain a good level of professionalism and politeness. It’s a refreshing change from what I’ve come to expect from the high-speed IM life. Good on you, dude!
(2 votes, average: 3.5 out of 5) Loading ...Another Toast to Social Networking Websites
Posted on 03 Mar 2008 under Humour
I’ve despised social networking sites for quite some time now… come to think of it, I’ve despised society for quite some time now, but before I go off on a tangential rant about that, let me restrict myself to ONLINE societies.
Dear facebookers, orkutters and just about anybody else who is sad enough to wear such a tag with pride,
- Thank you for inviting me to join a million social networking websites. I know that unless I have the same people on my friends’ list on a few hundred social networking websites, they don’t count as friends, irrespective of whether we hang out everyday or not.
- Thank you for making me feel unique when you send me heart-warming greetings every now and then. I used to make it a point to reply to every nice scrap I got till I got confused by the “CLICK HERE TO SCRAP ALL YOUR FRIENDS AT ONCE” link at the bottom of your messages.
- Thank you for inviting me to join your communities 47 times. I know I didn’t accept your invitation the first 46 times, but now I realize how important your community is to me, and how much it would enhance my life.
- And while we’re at it, I would also like to thank all sorts of social networking websites that have made it so easy to sign up. I KNOW I don’t remember ever signing up for gazzag.com, yet I got plenty of mails that people have been sending me Private Messages. Out of curiosity one day, I clicked the link in one of them, and lo and behold! Turns out I did have an account there after all!
(Actually, no, turns out this particular website makes it so easy to sign up that the moment you click on the link in their email, it creates an account for you!)
In celebration of social networking sites, I’ve decided to dedicate this day of my life to them! Three cheers for facezagkut!
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