The LOG of the BLOG

BLOG - The number one word on the Internet this year.
And to tell you the truth, I came to know of what a blog is, somewhere in September-October 2004. Aah, now you may be saying that I am one of those tech dummies who do not know anything about computers beyond maybe checking my emails. I hate to tell you the truth that I am a software engineer working on the computer for more than 8 hours a day and I am a good one at most of the stuff that is done today using computers. I was a net freak, constantly surfing when I used to be in school and didn't have any deadlines to meet. There were times when I used to sit for 9 hours on my desk in front of the PC and come back and work another 6-7 hours at home developing my extensive homepage.

So why did I not know about this big breakthrough on the Internet which makes those diaries with small locks outdated and extinct? The answer is I simply don't know. Maybe after I started my new job I simply didn't get the time to surf as much as I used to do before.

That brings me to another question, how do people manage to write in their blogs on a daily basis? Where do they get the time and the material from? Is it just me or is everyone else's life more interesting than mine? I get up, goto work, workout, get back home, cook, do the dishes, watch some TV and goto sleep. I don't even find a decent half hour to read a book, which by the way I love to do. Sometimes when I don't need to cook, I spend time with friends, which again many of you do. I am sure no one wants to read the long sentence I wrote about my daily routine. So should I take up issues? Should I be like an agony aunt and give people advice on issues they have. Don't laugh, I do have a very good psychological sense and maybe you will save money on hefty psychiatrist fees. ;-)

Or is it just easier to maintain a blog when you are in school with more free time? I did manage a couple of blogs but if you see they are like a month apart. Should I also climb the BLOG bandwagon like everyone else?

I guess that just depends on whether I have the time and whether I have the material. So I guess my blogSPOT is going to be very SPOTTY with more entries sometimes and scarce the other.

By the way for you people who like roaming about the net blogging, making friends or posting on communities you should visit www.orkut.com , another something by google I think. Cool stuff, in its nascent stages but going places.

Couple of tidbits:
- How did the word BLOG originate? I understand the 'LOG' part of it but what's the B for?
- As I was doing a spellcheck in MS-Word on my blog, I realized that the words 'blog', 'blogs', 'blogging' and 'blogger' need to be added to the spellcheck tool in the next windows update/version, after all it is the most used word these days. :-)

Happy Blogging!!

Time and Punctuality

Time - A Four letter word that is more powerful than one can imagine.
Time is Money
Time is Everything.

So why am I hooked up on time? Well, I am a person who is very particular about time, in short punctual. I like to manage my time well. Why? Because that is what allows me to maximize the hours in a day. Aren't there many occasions when one feels that 24 hours in a day are less. Well they are not if you know how to use those hours to your advantage. As they say once time runs out you cannot turn the clock back. I do not want such a regret in my life and so I try to make the best use of what I have and when I have it.
I think the way people treat time lets me know of their personality. I absolutely hate someone who is not bothered to keep their appointments. And I hate it more when besides wasting their own time, they waste mine.

You may have read these somewhere. There are not just sentences that look good. They mean something.

To realize, The value of ten years:Ask a newly Divorced couple.
To realize, The value of four years:Ask a graduate.
To realize, The value of one year:Ask a student whoHas failed a final exam.
To realize, The value of nine months:Ask a mother who gave birth to a still born.
To realize, The value of one month:Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.
To realize, The value of one week:Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize, The value of one hour:Ask the lovers who are waiting to Meet.
To realize, The value of one minute:Ask a person who has missed the train, bus or plane.
To realize, The value of one-second:Ask a person who has survived an accident.
To realize, The value of one millisecond:Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.
Time waits for NO ONE.
Treasure every moment you have.
Control TIME, Don't let time control YOU.

Weight Woes

Weight Woes?? Most of us have it.

I am sure many of you have ridden the roller coaster of weight fluctuations. Unfortunately, many of us get stuck at the top and can't come down. Gravity isn't going to help here. It is only the will power and self control that will guide you to climb down to where you were before, where you felt good and where you weren't dizzy and unable to enjoy normal things.

I made a choice, either to lose weight or not to care and go on without caring about my health. I made the first choice and the right one. I lost almost 20 Lbs over a period of 4 months. Slow, you are thinking, but let me tell you that is what is working for me. I follow a low calorie diet with 4-5 days per week of over an hour workouts. Change in lifestyle and eating habits which I can follow for life are helping me. Ofcourse there are additional things I do to maintain my weight.
It really does feel good to fit back into old jeans or go to the mall to buy smaller size clothes. I m loving it and yes loving to eat less, work out more and be thin and healthy.