With all due Respect.....

It has nearly been two years since I started this blog and today, I am taking a few moments out to look back at these 2 years.

I started this blog the night India got disqualified from the 2007 World Cup. I was devastated and I wanted to let my frustration out. Plus the blog was the ‘in’ thing at that time. So I decided to try what they say “Two Birds in One Shot”.

Initially, I used to blog out of frustration or when I had nothing to do. Never thought anyone would pay attention to it. But soon couple of friends started talking about it or rather started mocking about it. Gradually, I was able to get a few people who appreciated the concept behind my posts. This kept me going.

It has been two years now. Mocking is still there but at times, I can sense a bit of silent appreciation between the lines. Few people are more few people now. The count of posts has been exponentially increasing. A lot of things happened in life and so with the blog in the last two years.

I just want to thank few people.

• Sumedh- Always been a victim of my post. Poor lad was always forced to read and comment on my blog and he actually went on to do it. He cribbed, he cried but he did it.

• Abhishek aka Dharmshala - The first person with an esteemed blog to comment. He gave me the confidence to carry on.

• Pattrow - A guide to blogging for me. He is like those big writers who do selective pieces, crack GRE, do crosswords etc etc. Pained him enough and got several of the posts edited by him.

• Nipun - A constant follower and always the first to comment on the blog posts. Plus he also buzzes and gives me his important feedbacks.

• Anshul - Always believed that he had a sharp eye for critical analysis of writing. But what do you expect from a person who has a blog titled “The Art of Fart”. But his critical analysis sessions are the funniest thing in life after Inzamam’s post match speech

• Jadoo- His comments always depends mainly on the meal he has had.
Dinner in Hotel – no comment…. ZZZzzzzz….
Dinner in mess – One ass fucking comment
No dinner – Gtalk buzz reminding me of all my family members in all the wrong sense.

• Ravi occasionally drops by to enlighten us with his great thoughts. Konark only comes by , if there is something related to Michi. Chhavi is always ready with all her gears loaded after every post to tear away every inch of self respect left in me.

• Tangerine- Last summer, she gave me the Blogger Friendship Award. Plus she was my first follower outside my friends circle. I guess the first independent, unforced follower of the blog. This meant a lot to me. Since then, I try harder every day.

Special Mention - Friend’s friend - Now this is the latest and the most interesting. There is this friend’s friend. She is pursuing her course in journalism. She said she liked my blog. No Kidding. I thought only lame engineers can be fooled by my writings but I got the shot of my life. I know this raises questions on the competencies of this journo but trust me, she knows her work really well.

When she told me that she liked my blog – I confirmed twice with her whether she has landed on the right blog or not. She even mentioned about Hakuna Matata on her personal blog. Now that is something big. Isn’t it? For me it matters a lot.

And yeah lately if you can see perfectly written English posts, it is because she has been editing my posts. And trust me, she offered me the help, I didn’t force her as the case generally is..
Don’t you think that is a little awkward? Yeah, I know, I had the same feeling. I rechecked the credentials of this friend’s friend with my friend and he confirmed it. So what is it? Is she jobless, Is she insane or what it is? I still have to figure that out.

Not to mention, it is really embarrassing to see your edited posts having more red marks than your 10th grade English quarterly answer sheets.

Double Special Mention: Vatsa, Sorcy, Nipun, Abhishek , Ashwin, Tangerine , Quirky and many others whose blog inspire me, envy me and amuse me.

Triple Special mention: Plus, I have some 23 followers. I am really thankful to all those jobless morons who are following my blog. A request to you all –Go, get a life for yourself.

Conclusion: I never expected to see any response to my creepy posts but I guess the world is full of insanely troubled morons like me and now I strongly believe in it! Long live the community!!

Thanks thanks thanks to all of you!!