Why ?

Sample this

I was telling a friend of mine to check out my blog and leave her opinion

Me: yeah, so that is the link
She: Ohh ok,

So, why do you blog?

I was stumped :P

Didn’t really know what to say, I thought of saying this-really dramatic :-)

Do you know why you fall in love? Similarly I do not know why I blog?

But apart from my filmy analogy, Seriously Why do YOU blog?

Do you Blog to

• Describe your current state of mind? Happy? Sad? Dreamy? Blog it.

• Find a network of like minded people?

• Discuss social issues?

• Kill boredom?

• Take a break from boring office schedules?

• Give your opinion on anything under the sun?

• Share info,gyaan on the latest gizmo, cell phone or a movie/book review?

• Get distracted from personal ups and downs?

• Say “Hey I am not a celebrity really but who stops me from being one virtually?” Blog, get noticed and get famous? ;)

• Get more hits to your website by blogging about controversial topics :P ?

• Vent out frustration?

Why Why Why ?

Why do we choose this medium over others? I am not sure about it too.
I think it is a mix of all the listed reasons. We let passion drive us and reason rein us and blogging makes me happy, rarely I feel relieved too :)
Sometimes, I don’t even think before I blog, It’s like this flash of lightning and I say, Hey I would want to blog that!

So why do you blog? Let me know :D

Parting shot:

I blog, therefore I am!

This video below was made by Vineet Rajan ,for one of the Indiblogger meets,describes the spirit of blogging

Bucket List

Firstly what is a bucket list; I came to know about it from the movie of the same name that I watched recently….Click here to know more

So here goes mine …

Karma

• Pledge my eyes.
• Teach blind kids dance or make them put up a show/play/anything on stage.
• Do SOMETHING for disabled kids,maybe as simple as spending time with them, teach them something fun and useful.
• Have a pottery or a painting session with kids.
• Have a read aloud session for school kids,which book,I am undecided on which book though.
• Volunteer to lend a helping hand to any organization that works with animal care.
• Make atleast one person smile each day of my life.
• Complain less(This one is tough! )

Material Girl

• Go deep sea diving .
• Try sky diving.
• Visit the best spa in the world and get pampered all day.
• Get tattooed,Color my hair red.
• Have a Christian wedding –white dress,cake,wine et all.
• Watch Hrithik roshan’s moves up close,in reality.
• Listen to heaven-Bryan Adams live on stage.
• Watch Rafa and Maria in action live. :)
• Learn Belly dancing or Ballet. :P
• Watch an f1 race upclose.
• Meet J.K.Rowling ,Robin Cook,Gregory David Roberts,Dan Brown ,ok asking for too much,atleast meet one of them someday. :)
• Buy the most beautiful pair of diamond chandelier earrings with my salary,someday,also take mom on a helicopter ride.

SKYDIVE Wooo hooo

Break Free

This is back here on popular demand :P

This is my first post after nearly a month's hiatus and hey first post for the year '08 ... :-)
A friend of mine has recently got his eyebrow pierced and he deemed it a painful experience, I asked him why he got it done...

His answer: “just for kicks, I didn’t wanna grow old and think I didn’t do anything crazy in college”

This remark made me smile but had me thinking the whole day…We all have a rebellious streak in us but how many of us actually listen to it and break free ..

Childhood and teenage—parents make rules
Marriage-spouses and in-laws set limits
Finally in old age-kids have issues !



There are some who want to color their hair a shade red or a garish pink.

There are a few veggies who are rebellious about wanting to try eating a piece of chicken.

While driving a bike at a devilish pace may seem like an instant kick for several guys ,there are others who hang on to their daily puffs like darlings thinking they are in heaven. these puffs could be a mixture of various legal/illegal substances or plain nicotine..

Households where alcohol is a taboo always have the naughty young ones running out to grab a beer when a match is scheduled and returning home late in the night with proper defense mechanisms in place to face family members:--easily achieved by mint/mouth freshners/coffee/chocolates or by simply staying back at a friend’s place ;-)

I have always wanted to have short hair with red streaks in the fringy area..and also wanted a tattoo with something in devanagri script which i haven’t decided would be what !

And of course the navel ring is a subject of immense fascination to me ..

I have never brought up these issues at home else all hell will break loose.
The haircut is an absolute no-no since at all family do-s ,aunties will whisper oh,this girl is too modern ,and those red streaks ,my god,what was her mother doing !

The tattoo is an achievable dream and I think I will go for it once I am old enough to earn and decide independently. The tattoo is regarded as a rebellious display of youth by elders whom I know. And there is even talk of some crazy HR policies that do not take too kindly to a tattoo,though I am not pretty sure of this .but one day,I will take the plunge .until then ,will be content with just giving furtive glances to the existing rebellious species around me . I get to see enough of these at college  lol

Just remembered ,its easier to don a pink/red wig and save the embarrassment to my loved ones !



Finished reading “The Namesake” it’s a very depressing book ….