My good friends introduced me to the world of Orkuting. Well, you can call it peer pressure. Those were the days when education and career decisions were taken due to peer pressure. Lekin aaj kal the scenario is totally different. When I was pursuing my Mass Media course I was in the midst of computer freaks who had information about all the happening websites on their fingertips. And one such popular site was Orkut.
Most canteen conversations revolved around the number of scraps, friend list and so on and so forth.. I used to feel leftout in this Orkuting crowd. Gradually, my friends tutored me (Can you believe it) the in and out of Orkuting... It started from creating my profile, to uploading my pic, to adding friends, joining new communities..phew...and more...
And the biggest ego was talking about the number of scraps in one's scrapbook. Jitna zyada scraps utna bhav.. In a month's time I learnt all about Orkuting and tried to speak the same orkut ki bhasha in my friend's circle...
But but but...Orkut left me getting addicted to it. I became involved in increasing my 'scrap ratio' as compared to my friends. It also became a rage to make one's Orkut page more happening and attractive...Hmm.. We all were crazy about getting testimonials from friends...We friends used to ask each other to write a testimonial and kya bhav dikhana phir...All this because I wanted to attract a few nincompoops.. In the end I wasted a hell lot of time in Orkuting...
It took me several days to get out of my Orkuting addiction...(even I had to undergo a rehabilitation course ha ha ha)... and Lo and behold...now my Orkuting has become sporadic and I am too happy with this transformation...
Well, here's what I say, make friends online, have fun, make Orkut a medium for public forum (blah blah)...but don't get addicted for sure... Kyonki Orkuting ke bahar bhi ek duniya hai....
Jaate jaate I would like to tell that my new addiction is gtalk chatting.... :)
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