RajThat’s the post talking in the title because the last two posts were too short to be called real posts.
I’ve noticed that it’s not just me whose post frequency has gone down but a lot of other bloggers I know have slowed down as well. I’d like to believe that it’s because of me. (Cue for people to say, “Yes, I miss your posts so much that I can’t get myself to write anything!)
That I haven’t written too many posts is no reason to believe that there’s nothing interesting happening in my life.
Just last weekend, I was looking for a particular “Main” and “Cross” in the godforsaken place called HSR Layout. And yes, it’s called so because nobody in the department, which names areas, was smart enough to come up with something better than Hosur-Sarjapur Road Layout.
In any case, I saw an aged man sitting outside his huge mansion and I assumed that he might know about this place but he only spoke Telugu or so he said. He directed me towards his neighbor’s daughter (or maybe granddaughter) who was playing with a football. She must have been 9-10 yrs old. So I thought to myself, “What does she know? She’s a kid!”
But I didn’t want to insult the old man so I went ahead and asked her the address. And guess what she said! “I don’t know. I’m just a kid!” It’s difficult to believe, right? She had the exact same thoughts as me. I smiled and said, “Its okay. I’ll ask someone else.” and got out of there.
In blog news, something huge happened on 11th March when somebody (from IIIT, Allahabad, according to Statcounter) wrote the longest comment on this blog and then few minutes later topped it up with a far bigger comment. Sure, most of it has been copy-pasted but so what? I would like to encourage others to write such long comments too in the future.
Atleast the ‘kid’ accepted she is a kid. Now a days kids don’t accept themself to be kid
I read the comment. Isn’t IIIT supposed to be an educational institute ?
Well if you want long comment I am too happy to put it. Ctrl C of Timesof India and paste it here. I might get hold of a techie to write a script to paste TOI daily on to your blog…
let me know ?
yeah, my post-frequency changes quite often. sometimes i feel like writing three or four posts A DAY, and other times i end up going three or four days without posting at all. life just gets a bit hectic.
… so ,you want longer comments?? then, i’ll start getting very random:
when you say the girl was playing football, is that football as in soccer? (i think the US is the only place that calls it soccer and not footbal… b/c we have another sport we call football. which my husband loves and makes me watch)
i’m not a big fan of playing soccer, cuz when i was a kid i get hit in the head with a soccer ball. it really hurt quite a bit.
which reminds me of another story. … you know abby and i are identical twins, right? well, one day when we were younger, i was in math class and i got a sudden piercing headache. it was awful. after putting up with it for maybe an hour, i decided that i needed to go to the school nurse for some tylenol. she looked at me and said: “back again?” i was so confused… here, my sister had been in gym class the same time i was in math, and she had gotten hit in the head with a baseball. isnt that an odd twin-thing? she gets hurt and i get a headache??? hmm…
@greensatya: I think kids are smart enuf to know when to identify themseleves as kid and when not, you know, based on what will suit them better at the moment.
IIIT is an educational institute but why should that stop its students or staff from being passionate aboutt Indian Idol?
//I am too happy to put it. Ctrl C of Timesof India and paste it here.
Well, as long as its related to the post and is done once in a while, I won’t mind but only if you write original long comments too. And not all comments have to be long
@becky: Ya, thats true. Sometimes I feel like blogging abt everything n sometimes I dont want to blog at all.
//when you say the girl was playing football, is that football as in soccer?
Yes, football as in soccer. Thats the only football we play in India
I’ve seen american football in movies. I really like the shape of the ball that is used in the game
//isnt that an odd twin-thing?
That seems straight out of old bollywood movies where the villain captured one of the twins (heroes) and hit him and the other twin cried in pain
Thanks for the long comment
cool kid.. i would just hav said sorry sir i dnt kno where that place is..
and i havent been postin coz ” Yes, I miss your posts so much that I can’t get myself to write anything!”
he he
by the way how vellah was that guy to put up such a juge comment and how vellah r u to check such stats! ;D
and btw even this wasnt exactly a “Real” post either.. dig deeper dude … come up with sm gut wrenching or belly laughing stuff..
why dnt u make fun of sm celebrity u r good at that and i miss some good old fashioned bitching!
cool twin stuff
i wish i had a twin
or mayb i do hav one in the parallel dimension
is that a long enought comment or should i get even more random!
@aknksha: That guy/gal who posted that comment was passionate abt the II thing and was probably flaming.
//and btw even this wasnt exactly a “Real” post either
I disagree. Its very real! To me, it is
Did you not read the last two posts?
//i miss some good old fashioned bitching
Hmm! I never bitch on this blog, do I?
But since u like it, it will be back soon
//oh my 2 comments u’ll be happy!
Yes, I am. See, I have given a j(h)uge reply.
yr title reminds me of JLo…
n yeah. that was a LONG comment.
oh well.. hmmm. yeah thats it. too bad its not a long comment.
@freeze: Well, the title has been borrowed from a J.Lo song, so there
Don’t worry, not all comments have to be long.
wowie, the comments by that guy sure took twice the space u used fr the original post!
@aparna: Yes, isn’t that great!
good to see you back…..
that was really a big comment…
@rajesh: Thanks. Its good to be back
And yep, that was pretty long. Definitely one of the longest comments on any blog.
It was a very long comment indeed.
@sej: Ya. How was ur trip?
I’m just a kid!” It’s difficult to believe, right? She had the exact same thoughts as me.
Think of ur parents and i bet they will sigh if u accept it, no matter ur 30 years old
Neways, Great to see ur post. and dude what have u been doing .. checking the stats etc. u cud have written a post instead o:)
and yea i agree with satya u want any long posts i am IN for ctrl+c and ctrl+v from any site u like
On a much serious note be very very sure abt the directions here in Blore there seems to be some natural problems with ppl when it comes to telling the directions.
Gosh what is it with long posts…ha ha
@abhinav: Thnigs are different in my case. I want them to believe that I’m a kid but they don’t
Checking the stats is one of those things that a true blogger must do. Can’t help it. You should do it too!
I know people are bad with directions in Blr which is why I consult my map before going to a new place. I know it sounds nerdy but its very helpful.
Raj…..u r our light!! u r our inspiration raj!!!!!
when ur blog frequency has come down how can we think of writing anything!.!.!.!. so plz try to keep our blogs alive…. :-p
hahahahah…. i know how it feels to find an address in bangalore. had been into marketing for 3 months. suffered like anything while finding the address… ask 4 persons for the same address, u will be guided to 4 different directions……
@preeti: Sure, I’ll always keep my blog alive
Ya, its better to trust yourself rather than others when looking for an address in Blr