Here it is...my blog...and why am I blogging ("blogging" is that a word?)? Well, I guess if all the Toms, Dicks and Mark Zuckerbergs of the world are doing it and more often than not for no apparent reasons, why can't I? To be very honest I am not sure what my reasons are. And does there really need to be one? If I come across a motive for this blog in the future, I will blog about it.....
Hold on!....I just thought of a reason...actually a few of them.
In this quaint asocial age of social networks, people prefer a "face2face.com" rather than an actual face to face. You can chat, shop, study, watch live sports and your favorite movies and even get married(seriously!) online. I have some friends and a lot of family even, whom I haven't met for many years but I can "follow" their lives in real time online. I can see their birthday celebration and vacation pictures, wedding albums and even videos of their new born babies from the comfort of my home with just a click of the mouse. And with the kind of insanely rapid lives we lead these days, people have grown used to this convenience of "sharing" through the internet so much so, that a personal meeting or social gatherings may soon become a thing of the past. Being a total GEEK(and proud to be one), I can't say it's all bad. Internet is a big part of my life too(a humungous part!), and having an "online life" to share is a good way to stay in touch with family and friends who are actually, physically far away and I do owe some very good friends to the world of social networks(a big holler to rags and emceeb). So after email, chat groups and social networks; a blog seems to be the natural next step.
The internet embodies "freedom of speech" doesn't it? I mean it can be practiced most freely on the World Wide Web than anywhere else. People all around the world bitch, ramble, moan, groan, grumble, tweet (and I am not talking about birds) about absolutely anything and everything on blogs. They vent their frustrations about life and work, share grandma's recipes, backbite about their ex. I even read a blog once, about a guy monitoring his nose hairs trimming schedule(I kid you not!) and there are people tweeting about their bowel movements(disgusting!). You can express your absurd ideas and genuine sentiments online without any kinds of restraints or fear of making it to the evening's breaking news, on second thought, it may happen, new channels "break" anything these days. Only, someone named "admin" may delete the very offensive and ill-directed posts (This blogger does not condone any abuse or persecution towards people or otherwise through blogs or other means).
I guess these reasons are good as any for me to be a blogger. There is also a very long list of some very noble reasons (you know, help people and make this world a better place) to start blogging but I am not here to impress anyone with my magnanimousness (wanted to use a very big word!) and readers(I am really hoping at least a few people will read this, even if it is only to avoid taking a sleeping pill) need not worry, I won't be sharing stories of my personal hygiene and bodily functions.
I will however try to put across my thoughts, opinions about life and world and of course bitch, ramble, moan, groan, grumble a little bit, tweeting, I am not sure yet.
So if you think you have the fortitude and patience to read on..watch this space for more to come....
Rookie blooger out..
POSTED ON ORIGINAL BLOG TUESDAY 7th JUNE 2011
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