Tweet tweet… blogwish!

Twitter! I mentioned in my last post how Twitter has changed the look of my blog. Well apart from the small widget that is on the right hand top of this blog, Twitter is probably one major reason why I am left with very few things to write about in this blog – except of course my work.

With work timing being such absurd it really gets hard to sit and write a post which made sense. One liners are easy. You know those 140 characters… which can always be filled in even from your phone. That’s where Twitter excelled.

I have been in Twitter for almost two years now. It is just a habit of trying to platform that got me to the site. But back then people were not as much into it as now. More importantly not many Indians… so what we see on Twitter is a pretty new phenomenon and I could easily be one of the oldest Indian users. [boasting ;)]. Around six months back I started hearing all this buzz about this new site being one of the fastest growing things on the Net. I got back to it once again. Soon I found, Twitter, for a person like me who has stopped reading the daily newspaper, could be an excellent tool to stay informed. You just need to follow the right people for your daily updates of news an views. What more, share your own views and you have enough followers reading them and even reacting. While a blog could have anyone coming in an reading, Twitter followers are more like a TV audience, they see your update as long as it is on their front page… like in TV you see the programme if you tune in on time. So I guess I just found better followers there. More lively audience… which, I must add, is quite addictive.

Of course that does not mean the blog is killed. It’s like the difference between the newspaper and TV. People said with TV becoming such a hit newspapers would take a back seat. It did take a blow, but it didn’t fizzle out. People still like the in-depth newspaper report than the sensation of the TV. And that’s what keeps getting me back to my good old blog. It’s a lovely place here. Yes I am bored of my layout and color combination and I am hoping to go for a makeover all over again… but blog is still the old conventional approach. Let’s see how far I can take this! Wish me luck.

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Playing football with fingers

Promises made, promises broken. I have turned quite a pro at this. Be it promises made to people or myself. Let’s not get into other tangles. I seem to have even failed to keep to the promise made to myself that I will be writing something new on this blog every few days. I don’t know if I have been purely lazy or has it been work overload… or just a depressed mind. Or probably the new phenomenon called Twitter. Twitter is something I plan to talk about in another post. But the last piece I wrote happen to way back in July!

But hey… why talk about things unpleasant; at least I have better things to talk about. The last few days have been quite interesting. The last one week precisely. Apart from one more personal tragedy, I discovered one more thing to keep my lonely self busy. Well actually two more things… but the second one needs a partner. L And that has been my friend Victor.

Farmville! Yes that is the first one. Facebook has been quite a part of my life. But Farmville is something I quite looked down upon. Wondered why people invested time on such a dull game. But that was only till I saw a couple of people at it and doing really well. Making a small plot of land you get look fantastic, and designing it in such way that you earn maximum profits suddenly didn’t sound like too dull an idea. I decided to try my hand too. And I will tell you ‘I am loving it’. I plan to make my farm look the most distinct and also earn maximum coins. And I think I am pretty much on my way. Started last Saturday and moving up the levels faster than anyone in my list, I plan it better than my work! Brilliant idea who even thought of this game! It not only makes you understand planning and timing things well it also comes as a lesson in vegetables which I had long forgotten; or probably never heard of!

Strangely the second thing I have been pretty addicted to, which is yet another game, is what made me stay away from Farmville for so long. Play Station. Victor was gifted a PS2 by Amrita on his birthday which was in August. And the clever guy he is, he has managed to get enough games as gifts from all his friends. And we have been trying out all these games, right from racing to fights. And then last week he got hold of Football. And our fingers have not ceased moving since then. The day I type inane, dry stories and the nights I am busy navigating the ball towards the goal post with the same fingers. Victor is a clear winner, but I have managed to win a few games too, especially in penalty shoots. And unlike other games I am quite hooked to football. Maybe the reason is that I have been able to match Victor at some level beating him at a few games…. Or just that I like the game. Never played much football as a child and I think I have already mentioned that in a few of my posts earlier. I did use to watch a few games during the World Cup tournament. Victor on the other hand is all clued in and knows which player plays for which team in what position.

Both Farmville and football, though starting with the ‘f’, as hugely different games. Currently I am waiting to harvest my crops so that I can saw the seeds again. So much for gaming and excitement. Who said staying alone could be boring!

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Super funny mail I got

 

In the beginning...

 

In the beginning God created Man and Woman; the Heavens and the

Earth; and

 

He populated the Earth with broccoli, cauliflower, spinach; and

green, yellow and red vegetables of all kinds - so that Man and Woman

would live long and healthy lives.

 

Then using God's great gifts, Satan created Peter's Ice Cream,

Custard and

 

Cream donuts; and Satan said, "You want chocolate with that ?".

 

And both Man and Woman gained 5 kilos; and Satan smiled !

 

So God then created healthy Yoghurt so that Woman might keep the

figure that Man found to be so attractive.

 

But then Satan brought forward White Flour from the Wheat, and Sugar

from the cane and combined them - so Woman then went from size 8 to size

18.

 

So God said, "Try my Green Salad"; but then Satan presented Thousand

Island Dressing, Buttery Croutons, and Garlic Toast on the side; and

Man and Woman both unfastened their belts following the meal.

 

God then said, " I have sent you heart healthy vegetables and olive

oil in which to cook them".

 

Satan then brought forth deep fried Fish and Chicken, and fried Steak

so big it needed its own platter. So Man gained more weight and his

cholesterol went through the roof.

 

God then created a light fluffy white Cake and named it 'Angel Cake',

and said "Its good".

 

Satan then created Chocolate Cake and named it 'Devil's Food'.

 

Then God brought forward the Potato, naturally low in fat and

brimming with nutrition.

 

Satan then peeled the healthful skin and sliced the starchy centre

into Chips and deep-fried them; and Man gained more kilos.

 

God then brought forward Running Shoes so that His children might

lose those extra kilos.

 

Satan then gave cable TV with remote control so that Man would not

have to toil while changing channels; and Man and Woman laughed and sat

before the flickering blue light and put on more weight.

 

God then gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories and

Still satisfy his appetite.

 

So Satan then created McDonalds and its Double Cheeseburger and then

said,

 

"You want Fries with that?"

And Man replied, "Yes ! and super size them".

 

And Satan said, "It's good"

 

And Man went on to Cardiac Arrest.

 

Then God sighed and created bypass surgery.

 

Then Satan created the Ministry of Health - Department.

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