Orkut World!!!

Orkut Orkut Orkut!!!

Almost every college student will be a part of Orkut. Like every other, even I joined[After much of compelling from anantha] It seemed a new place for me. Having seen only Yahoo n rediff chat, this looked all the more exciting for me.

The scrapping i.e, going to your friends profile and leaving a mess!![which almost pissed me off now] Writing testimonials i.e, telling sweet[or sour:p] things about your friends and getting requests from a whole gamut of unknown guys!!

THIS IS ORKUT

First it seem a lil fun for me, getting to know different kinds of people - basically guys[or rather flirts] Then I started having trouble. Or rather I should say I got bored.

In the beginning, I used to login several times[Even three times a day] having pictures in album[of course mine!!] , scrapping the whole day and increasing my scrap count[hee hee:D] begging people to write testimonials, asking them to be fan.....and the silly blah blah!!

But after a few days, loads of news started coming that having pictures in album[ of You!] is leading to disastrous things such as morphing and so on...!! I Took them immediately

* This is one of the reasons I got bored and pissed!

Next is scrap [or the CRAP thing ] thingy! Where your profile is public and everyone can read your scraps! Any guy in the ORKUT world can read what people have [commented] told you. In simple words, what ever you talk becomes public. For eg, If your friend comments that you had a bad hair today in the party, the whole world would know "you had a bad hair in the party".

* The second reason for getting pissed!

Third is, innumerous[seriously] requests[FRIEND requests] from unknown guys! [as am a gal it would be other way for guys]. Am sure it wouldn't be this much of a [burden!!] As i told, in the beginning when I put my picture, I got lots of requests[Not because am beautiful or I dunno] It was such a disgusting thing, where people add you because of you beauty or whateva!

People would say "hey you look beautiful, can I be your friend"
[What the DASH]

Or "hey you have lovely dimples, add me as your friend"
[God, I can't stand this]

I then thought, may be I should remove my picture. Even after the requests still flows. I made my profile too long, so that people get bored soon and adjudge me as a boring gal in town and wouldn't send requests!! But unfortunately, it didn't happen that way.

Another guy who says, "Hey you seem interesting, went through your long profile, can we friends?"
[Bloody you know my profile is long, why did you read it!!]

* Third reason for me getting pissed

I thought I should keep a Full stop for this thingy which I completely disliked. So I wrote in my profile, that if you guys don't know who am i Please don't send requests! I will be denying!

No use! Still I get requests [ But def reduced than before]

But the requests thingy is a little fun. You would get many funny requests,
Eg,

"Hey you seem interesting", "Iam so n so from so n so place, I live in a hostel, Can we be friends?"

[Crazy guy, why is he even mentioning he lives in a hostel! I never mentioned I will add guys who live in hostel]

Another guy says, "Hey can we be frds, don't ignore me saying -I won't accept strangers - After all everyone who was born was a stranger, but then we became frds only with those strangers and now we call them friends, so its like that"

[**Yawn**....**yawn**.... A request or a lecture???]

The usual requests says, "Hey am new to orkut, I want to have friends, so will you be mine?"

[You joined just to make friendship with gals or what??]

Another usual one, "Add me as your friend"

[ How demanding!!]

Before I used to add[only a few!!], that too only if its regarding a photography discussion!! I must say this.... I got real good friends, whom I added who have photography interests [ like moi]


They help me .... in the sense, gimme advice, comment and do loads!! I have to mention names of certain people - Siju(stupid idiot jobless useless - his display name!!), Chandru(Chubby chandru as he calls himself), Soundar(who always keep asking me about journalism n photography!!), Sharanya (a vis com student, where we discuss abt PG), Swathi(very interested gal in journalism, who keeps me asking stuff about it!!), Alok's cousin(oops forgot ur name !!) Who is interested in journ.... These r few gud people i remember!!

I added them, only coz of their interest towards the subject!! [ok... it doesn't mean I add every other guy now who asks me about photography or journalism;-)!!] And they were pretty decent!!

OK ..... I keep complaining about Orkut! Why am I still here then??

My reasons!

* Because I got in touch with my schoolmates.
- Like I became good pals with soyed(aka Syed), Navashee(aka Prem Navaz!), Setup srini(aka Srinivas), Pachathala(Aka harish)[Any many more school guys!!], Sruthi, Savitha, Kavya, Priya, Vani, Girisudha, Praveen(My childhood pal!), and many more!![Note:- I could rememb only few names, Pl excuse me I I'd left out a few!]. Have to say that orkut made me talk with those whom I'd never spoke with and it made me find my old pals too!

* Because certain communities are interesting!

* Because am the moderator for one community![ where we have a whole lot interesting things happening]

* Because I need to change my community name like sleeping st.john's and stuff when they don't interact and keep momming them around!!

* Because friends have written testimonials[ I get to know what they think of me] and will more!!

* Because Myself and sow[My twin soul] are always upto something! Like our new plans is to start a community for Priya mam[Our lowing english teacher!], To also start a community saying 'We had latha mam'[Our Comp Sci mam] and another one saying 'We miss Kumar G' [Our Chemistry sir, who passed away last year]

* Because we[myself, sow and domi] want to make 'First love mokka club' community a world rocking ...oops orkut rocking community and truly beleive that most of us [lowes] would be a mokkai for the first time!!

* Because my old crushes[Or what you call as puppy love] are there am trying make them notice [ME:D] Trying give them a new impression![Supposingly good:p]

* Because my sister is there, and I get immense pleasurein pulling her legs!! Shez damn cool a sister!!

* One big reason will be, Orkut is damn addicting! [I wonder even cigar n alcohol can be this addicting ! -Ok this doesn't mean I drink or smoke or doesn't mean whether you should know whether I drink or smoke!!!:D] This makes me stay in Orkut! Even when I want to delete, somehow this interests me! Dunno Y!!

Now a days I don't login much! But still I keep doing some shit in orkut! Like I told you, It's addicting!! This makes me stay!

But things like morphing, getting requests from strangers[who join themselves in 'cheesy' communities!] and terrorists and doing all sort of disastrous things scares me!

I am now, trying to be safe and little clever![which I forget to do at times:p] I rarely login or talk only with people whom I know. I am in orkut only for known friends and some unknown friends[Who were mentioned above]

But I can you one thing, If your really bored or pissed, join Orkut! It's a place for the Vetti's [one of the reasons why am still there:D]

Orkut is for the Vetti World!!

NOTE: Above written is how 'I see Orkut'!! I haven't mentioned any names according to the code of conduct and off the record information which I learnt in journalism;-) Hope this is only meant to read in the mood of enjoyment! If I had hurt anyones feeling, I apologize for the sake, It's written only to my knowledge - unintentionally;-) Oh yea one more thing, I have to mention that not all guys are like *that*, Only a few bad guys!!

~~Surviving Shara~~

First Poem!

This is my first poem! A true poem! My poetry inspiration was my friend Mahima. I remember the day where we used to sit together and do our home work[even though we were studying in different schools] Once when we where doing this together I finished my HM early. She wanted me to stay at her place. It was so boring for me that time and I wanted to leave. Then she asked me to write something about her. I thought ok...whatever... I got a work... so I penned down my thoughts about her. So here it is guys! It might sound kiddish! It will be so as I wrote it when I was 11 or 12!!

A Poem for my loving friend - Mahi!

Mahima is my friend,

She is so sweet.

She is cute,

But not a dirt.

She is cool,

But not an ice.

She has a figure,

But she’s not poor!

She is tall,

But not a ladder.

Her eyes are black,

But she is not black.

Her heart is clean and white,

But she is not a snow girl.

She is an ice-cream,

But she doesn’t melt!!!!!!!!!!

~~Shara~~

Note: I wanted to make it rhyming as I've always learnt poems in that way!

This Diwali....

This year diwali was just another day for me. Usually my years of diwali was this fun n frolic types. But this time nothing of the sort happened.

Morning myself and my sister woke up early and burst some crackers. Just for the name sake!! Surprisingly this time i was afraid of bursting crackers!! I was trying lit the cracker for a long time. My sister got pissed and she kept!

This happened for a long time!! I am usually burst with great enjoyment and infact always await for the D day to come! I dunno i got bored!

Is that because I getting older and getting bored? Or Is is that am afraid? Or Is is that my elder sister and my niece didn't turn up and we didn't have "the gang" to enjoy?!

I dunno!

In the midst of this fighting that whether i should burst or she, Rains started!! [After a long prayers from Chennai ladies] rains showered!! It spoiled the entire show.

This always happens. Every year rains would come only on the diwali day! But this time the pour was slightly more than the usual years!

We went back and watched TV!! Interviews, talk shows, new movies and blah blah would fill the hours in every channel!! [We had a pass time!!]

Evening was pretty ok! We had our dear friend Priya who had come B'lore to accompany us! Photo session started! I took my camera and experimented the setting and tried ever shit thing!

like this;Late evening we went to the terrace to see the night shots or rockets or whatever you call it!

We took some Noruku thenni[A tamil slang for snacks!!] and saw the beautiful lights!!

This is diwali is no special or excitement for me! Over the years Diwali = Fun for me! I think Myself and gai missed Vids n taarika this time. Am sure we would have had great time! That's Ok, There is always a next year!

One two Three....... CHEESE:-)

If your wondering what am gonna write........ Its Photography..... My Photography journey this semester!!

I was this girl who don't even know a single thing about cameras and photography. I remember those days where i used to click pictures pathetically!!<> Once my bava asked me to take a family pic(with my parents or rather his in laws, sisters & wife etc) They were giving a nice and a natural pose. I clicked! I thought it would have come a bit okay... But then when i saw..I was laughing my guts out... The subject(my family) is in the right side corner of the photo. Half of my bava's body is cut. The left side is chairs and the empty wall. (see how pathetic i was)

I was that bad. I had no interest. Like these people used to give interviews

From my early age itself I started looking at pictures....

I had nothing of that sort. I used to flip magazines. I just admire the places and ask my dad to take me to those places. That's what photography was to me!

But over the days, things have changed. Even in may, when I knew I had photography, I didn't jump to the sky or any sort. I kept quite. The least thing which I did was begging my dad to buy me a good camera(that to 'coz everyone in my class had!!)

My 3rd sem started... And classes began. My mam gave us a huge list of photos to be taken by the end sem. I was wondering, with no knwoledge in photography what am I gonna do. I kept thinking. Myraid of thoughts went through.

My mam gave us our first assignment. It was to do a profile of a person. Brain childs of our class thought different ways. I thought I will do my father's friend, who is a journalist. I took pictures. This is the first time I want to try different angles to potray a person. The first time ever am touching a camera for a purpose of its own! I took lots of pics and tries to potray him differently. I submitted my assignment.

After a few days I got 8 on 10. I was pretty happy. I thought for a first trial this is too good a mark for me! She has written they angles and composition were really good! She did appreciate my article too. But that was usual! I've been writing for long and getting appreciation for something not connected with the subject didn't make me happy or feel good sort! Anyways she has written 'Good Work. I was happy for that!

Later our mam started giving assignments and submissions dates for the BIG ONE! We need to start our real work! First she asked us to submit "Monument, culture & heritage". I had no clue how do I start!

By then my friend Ananthalakshmi (aka ananthu!) said we will go together and click pictures in Mylapore. She is one person whom i can never forget(In terms of photography) I would say she is my greatest inspiration in photography! The times with her, I saw how she clicked pictures, how she liked the subject, how she tried different angles and loads and loads!! She taught me in the beginning the major stuff- foccussing, about the main sub, aperture & shutter speed setting and stuff! I learned most from her.

Even I started taking pictures and I tried various stuff with my camera. The passion... the love grew! More and more I took pictures with her, I knew more. (hoi am talking somethin abt u de!)

We took a lot of monuments and culture stuff for our submission! When the prints came, I was flying in the air! I was up somewhere. I hear people say its "too good shara" I loved the pictures which I took. I put them in an album and went to college!

The next day in class I got loads of compliments from my classmates and friends! I felt as though am in the top of the world! I got too much praises that day.(Which is something usealy now.....hee hee;-) LOLZ) Even my mam loved the pics, she approved most of my pics.

From that point of time, I took special interest in photography. I tried loads of ways to make my pictures look best! I tried harder and harder. I read books on photography(Thanks to my dad) I read how famous photographers tried many ways and blah n blah....!

We need to take lots for her to choose and approve. All those which is approved goes in to our BIG ALBUM! I was too happy! Most of pictures were approved.

I knew i was doing great! Yes, I was. After taking pictures under various categories, we need to prepare for our album(Which contains 50 marks!!!) Mam told us "The pictures and your presentation matters" It kept ringing in my ear!

I wanted my album to be the best! I worked harder on it and did quite well. But when i finished it, I thought i didn't put my 100% I thought "no shara, this is not you" I kept on thinking i would have still done better!

I went to college with a sad face!Anantha's album was first seen in class first. Everyone said her's is nice first!(No offence to you, Even I liked yours) I was a lil worried. I worked harder day and night to make my album look the best!

After I showed mine, all of them said Mine is the best. I was on top again. But i was a lil afraid. Because its our mam who is gonna mark us and not my classmates. People even told I am the one who did the best and deserves full marks!! But getting appreciation is good and feels great, but still when the concerned person tells, is something different and thats really happiness(Acc to me!)

She saw my album. She smiled.... She flipped through fully and smiled for my "funny captions".(I loved it though...) I saw her eyes. I wished i culd turn a mind reader! I could guess few of her reactions. I knew she was happy. But stil.....

After she saw. She said "Sharanya good work..... Its very nice and you have lots of potential in this.. Keep it Up!"

I was happy. Too happy infact! I was on cloud 9! But the thing i wanted was to get full marks or first mark! She told the same things to two of my other classmated too! I worked hard to get the best. I don't know even if she put full marks for me!

I believed in God... I submitted it Lord and said "Lord i did my best, I believe you take care of the rest" My head started to break. I wanted to desp to know marks. I didn't have the guts to ask her personally too! What if i didn't get the full marks? What if she'd scold me?

I couldn't take any longer. But hank god after too much of pressure from our class(to know our marks) She said she will call out. After calling all the people's mark, she said three of them has got full marks - AnanthaLakshmi,Sharanya and Sonali! I was on top! Indeed high! I was so so so so so so so so happy!!! Happy i call it understatement! Something out of the world! I was too too happy!!! I said a small thanks to the Lord while mam said me somethin!

Next big day is to face our external! What that man is going say? What marks will i get? And other stuff starting running in my mind!

The day came atlast! People who went first said he asked 'that' he asked me 'this'... Some questions was too technical...blah...blah...blah! Thats All.... I was gone! I thought "govinda govinnnnndddaaa!"

But luckly nothing of the sort happened to me! When i entered, he said "very good presentation, too good a work, You are capable and can do more .. You even make a good career out of it!" He evn asked me if i had learned photography befor(I was laughing inside thinking of the days mentioned above!) He liked it so much that he even forgot to ask me technical Questions. I showed my document and wanted him to ask. But he said "not neccessary, good job, Thank you!"

I was satisfied. It is like getting an award for me! An award i needed after 3 months of hard work! I never had the times of getting first mark or rank! I was this average student until school! But when i came to college i worked harder to achieve those! I never knew myself I had talent in this subject! If i didn't take journalism, I wouldn't have explored that i have this talent. Balraj said one day to me "God is making you show your talents to you and others" Yes, its right! He showed me something that i didn't even imagine that i would have!

At this point, i can even make a career out of it! I evn have plans to do my Pg in photography! Let me see where i end up! I must thank anantha to set the roots right, my dad for giving so much of money to do this most expensive course and for the support which he gave and My lord, who showed me that i have something like this in me! Thank you everyone!

This is something which i can never forget! Now am standing in a pose of one two three.... CHEESE! But no one is here to click me!!!