A few months back, couple of friends mentioned about blogging and how they were regular visitors to blogs and how they had eventually started their own blogs. I visited their blogs, and I liked them. One of them frequently posted his own poetic creations also. The other friend, a female ex-colleague, wrote these beautiful posts about her thoughts on life. It was all quite philosophical but I loved reading them … until she decided that she needed to stop the blog temporarily and move it elsewhere. After that I have not been in touch with her, and lost my “blog-mania” for some time.
Then, a couple of months back, I was missing my wonderful city of Mumbai so much that I decided to “google” for anything others like me might be writing about that wonderful city – articles, blogs, discussion forums.
And thats how I stumbled over Punds’ wonderful Mumbai-Series post and his blog … man, that sure made me nostalgic.
And that was the day I got struck once again by blog-mania.
Since then I have been reading, searching, jumping over various blogs.
Some I keep going back to. Others I visit once in a while. And then some … well, some just didn’t match my wavelength, so I have temporarily stopped visiting these.
Now, I decided to start my own blog. I sat down one fine day and put out 3 posts … all this without still making my blog public or giving out my URL anywhere. And within 2 days I thought “Naaa …. blogging does not seem to be for someone with nil writing abilities like me. After all, which sane person would want to read my posts !“
And, given my present work scenario, I know even if I do blog, it will be very “regularly irregular”. The posts will come once in a blue moon, and that will lead to any few visitors who did come, to never want to come back.
Then yesterday, “Phatichar” (from one of those funtastik blogs which I visit daily) also asked the same Q that “Full2Faltu” had asked a few weeks back …. “do u blog? what is ur URL ?”
Ok, that set me going …. let me just try doing this for a few weeks. If people like my “rooobish stuff”, I will go & put out more of it.
And so, today, 13th Dec, almost 2 months after I first created this blog, I would like to make it public for all my blog-mates out there.
Come here once in a while, read if you find anything interesting, and yes … tell me what you feel.
And if I see many people giving me good criticisim & feedback, I will continue.
If not and if more people feel I should stop blogging ….
well, I might still continue … Aise Hi !!
14 December, 2006 at 4:38 am
Ah, this makes me nostalgic. Kind of my thots when I started blogging about 4 years back..
14 December, 2006 at 4:45 pm
Ramana: 4 years of blogging ! … and still going strong … getting stronger. Your blog is awesome, chief.
Talking of being nostalgic .. check out the post I made today. Keep visiting.
27 February, 2007 at 9:59 am
Hello Taks,
By the way I am also S/W professional. Have 2 kids ( boys ). Aging like you
I am thankful to God for giving me apportunity to stay and study different people and cultures from US and Europe. I always feel that ‘Mera Bharat is Mahan’ and I am from ‘Amachi Mumbai’.
I was just searching on Audi and Ravi Shastri on google and found your blog. I have to tell you …once I started reading I just could not stop. It’s just feels that you are putting my thoughts in here
Keep up the good work. I have to tell you that you have inspired me to write my own blog….
I will let you know if I do that ever in future…
Thanks …
27 February, 2007 at 4:51 pm
>> Shinde-ji : Thanks for dropping by, and thank you for the kind words. It is readers like you who inspire me to come out with more better posts. Keep visiting often … & hope I don’t dissapoint you
I will be looking forward to hear about your blog soon too