Month: January 2007

Happy New Year Folks!

I started to writing this blog somewhere towards the end of last year, I was halfway thru, and left for something. When I came back, Voila, I did not find a word of what I wrote. I remember, saving the post as a draft, but it didn’t work. (Classic excuse)

I already talked about resolutions, in my last year’s opening blog and the importance of fitness etc, I have been lucky and committed about that resolution and have managed to keep my fitness levels in the pink. Hoping to take it to new highs in the coming year!

The advancement of technology and internet has a lot of implications, both good and bad. With the launch of social networking sites like orkut & myspace, Internet has gotten more into our blood. I got to regain contacts over school and college over orkut, and I have been joyous. However, I recently found out that even school children and minors are biting the orkut bug. 7th graders who have an internet connected PC at home have managed to create their logins for orkut, and the whole class is on it as well (keeping in touch)

Initially though, it looks like a school kids chat party on face value, but sure has enough room for them looking at making more friends outside the friend’s circle. Total strangers included! At the way things are developing, kids soon could have other unwanted elements influencing their life, and may even pave way to illicit relationships, and a lot more of unwanted vises

In a nation where the Noida child killings occurred and school kids kidnapping and killing another kid, communication and mass media surely have their contribution. It’s high time the society and parents take control of the situation. I very well remember that orkut, has an age restriction for its membership. A lot of schoolchildren are faking their age and are gaining access.

I think a good way of doing this is to report such minors to orkut administration and getting them blocked. Parents need to be aware of such new trends in community networking and must keep a careful watch on their teenagers. (Parents need to be educated first!)

On a lighter note, I saw Kabul Express over the weekend, very well done! I guess this has been a ray of hope for good Hindi movies, would love to see more of such movies in 07. I am counting on Guru, hope it does not disappoint!

December 06, I participated in the first ever triathlon event at my Gym. It had 30 Kms running, 25 Kms cycling and 15 Km rowing. Quite a task? Well, the good news is, it was conducted indoors inside F1, and I had to do it within 5 consecutive days. Amongst all, I managed to take up the least time in doing this, but took all 5 days doing it. There were people who managed to gobble up the entire event all in one go in a single day!

I was panting and was tired during the event, ended up in me taking a day off work, running temperature, and one body massage for muscle relaxation. (Yet to receive my t-shirt prize though!)

Btw, also managed to change my Nokia 6230 for a brand new Nokia e50, the slim genius, It ROCKS!