Well blogging for me would never have happened... Blogging and I??? or for that matter even getting into any kind of social networking site was always a no no... I had always consciously stayed away from Yahoo chat... as I considered these sites to be nothing more than real time killers... but I don't know why and how have I recently hooked onto a couple of websites and I just can't have enough of them... one of them being Orkut and the second Blogspot… both of them being Google initiatives... now that I have been firmly gripped in by these sites... I have simply decided to give in and swim with the flow...
Orkut was the first site that took me by surprise... I never thought that I would be so captivated by a site that from the very start both spelled and sounded so awkward... but all thanks to Orkut which united to so many of my lost mates from school and college... also Orkut is a store house of knowledge and entertainment for me.... u name it and u have it... school communities, political, religious and dating forums... discussion boards on various topics and yes of course information all those topics which we can discuss in private, but would always shy discussing on a public platform like Orkut (until of course you camouflage ur identities) ... I hope u understand what I am trying to hint at... ha ha ha... I knew u all were well informed individuals...!!! Anyways... my best compliments would go to the Orkut team members who have been working tirelessly to make the best service available to millions of loggers each day... Thumps Up to u guys there...
My second vote of thanks would go to Blogspot... which has been a remarkable service... I infact knew about blogging and Blogspot in particular for quite some time but always considered it a luxury afforded by a select few... who had everything from time and uninterrupted internet connection to unlimited spare time and inexhaustible motivation available with them... but how I got hooked onto it is a very different story... I got onto the Blogspot platform just out of sheer curiosity and also possibly to avail of a chance to dabble into something new and unknown… and trust me the journey from there on has been an unparallel learning experience... sitting here in Chandigarh I one could just not imagine how far the world has traversed in terms of the knowledge accumulated and the application of that knowledge... it was really mind boggling to see the kinds of profiles being created, the ideas being generated and those trendy and awe inspiring looks being provided to these sites or blog pages I must say...
With the objective of learning something new and putting my creative urge to rest... I decided to create a blog and give my pent up feelings a little room to venture out... but creating a blog was just the beginning... I had not forgotten the dominating objective of learning something new through this... so I decided to refurbish my blog page and giving it a little interesting and trendy look... but for an individual with a non IT background, I found it extremely hard to maneuver my way through... but still I persisted and made my way... on my way I was helped by a troika of individuals, lending me a helping hand whenever I needed it the most... and I am a person who believes in giving credit where it's due... so I would like to pitch in with a special of note of thanks to, one, Ajit Sharma who has always been by side right from our childhood days and I must admit his knowledge of computers could perhaps match the very best in the field, he has always had an answer to my every question... that's simply awesome... second individual is Mr. Charanbir Singh my colleague at CIIS and my senior both in age, knowledge and hierarchy... he has also never stopped short of helping me or any other individual approaching him for help or support... I would term him as an individual who would know something about everything... and lastly I would like to thank Anand Verma again from CIIS for being very supportive and helpful, whenever needed and required...
So after heavy battles from within (ranging from motivation to create and sustain a blog) to the my known handicaps of computer usage... I think I have come a long way... last few days have been particularly hectic... as I have been busy trying to create and search blog templates... then to modify them to my liking... but finally I suppose I have mostly achieved my laid targets... and have won the major battle raging within me... now there are only small tidbits to be completed and I believe they should not take long to be accomplished...
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