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Revisiting The Old ‘Blogspot’ Times

While perusing the Internet I stumbled upon my old blog write-ups from 2002-2005 which were created on Blogger. It felt good going back to those writings to get a personal sense of how much times have changed me. The posts were more or less written as diary notes quite mindless of the anxiety that it was meant for public viewing. In a way, I’m glad I wrote them because it evokes a sense of nostalgia in me. Take, for instance, this note from my amazing 2002 holiday in Hong Kong where I was still applying my latent photographic skills using my Dad’s old film Pentax camera. It also mentions some connections from that era which I have left behind (or rather they have moved forward) and had I not mentioned them in this post I assure you I’d have no realization left of them. Honestly, it feels great to come across a missing testimony of my time from the past decade which was lost in the surge of the Internet before social media completely swooped down upon my existence. It also brings the heartache as to why I stopped personal blogging.

This one’s pretty interesting. One of my last personal notes was in 2005 where I state that the Mumbai Metro would start in 2013 and it did start services on the Versova-Ghatkopar line almost a decade later in 2014. Now for those of you wondering why I stopped blogging on Blogspot, time constraints apart this account was probably the last one I operated on a public domain before moving on to blogging on my personal domain, in that, I was the first individuals to adapt to WordPress as a blogging tool for its wide array of plugins. Sadly those early posts have been lost due to a server crash in 2005! And before I started blogging on bhooshan.com it served as a canvas for my creative urges, but not as a full-fledged online portfolio, which has now moved to bhooshan.net.

Now the question remains, what should I do about my old Blogger account? Well, the verdict is still out. :-)

Finally, I am 'Drawn'!

Click for the Enlarged PicturePresenting my caricature done by noted artist and cartoonist Srinivas Prabhudesai. It shows my love for technology. I am holding a cellphone in one hand and a laptop in the other which is painting the Indian flag on my cheek and encouraging me to make the country proud. Srinivas Prabhudesai is a noted caricaturist and his drawings are featured regularly in leading Marathi dailies.

Down Memory Lane

As the year goes by leaving behind its warmth of memories, I present to you some pictures from my collection of 2006.

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Resurrection

Murphy’s Law – “If anything can go wrong, it will”. My belief in this quote was strengthened last week, in a mail from my host informing me about a serious security breach by an hacker. The maniac rid 16 servers of its valuable data and left me high and dry. I did not have a backup of my blog entries, nor did my respected hosting service. Luckily I had a backup till March 2006 which I am now presenting to you. Please understand that some sections of the blog are yet to be made live and some content might need some polishing. I will take care of those problems eventually.

After such a terrible loss (I am partly responsible for it as well), there was no chance about staying with Webhostplus. After extensive reviews, I shortlisted Bluehost for my website. As of today, the service seems to be pretty good.

The loss is irreversible, the trauma is unbearable but it was good lesson for me to learn – always take backups on the PC! The resurrection is completed and it’s not happening again, I promise.

Swift(ly) Taken

Swift on the RoadSo we all must have fallen in love with someone, sometime and someplace and we all must have gloated over her. The obssesion sometimes surpasses passion and you feel the urge to have her all by yourself.

I think I first saw Maruti Swift in the movie Bunty Aur Babli and the song ‘Chup Chup Ke’ and it was not until I actually saw her ‘jogging’ on the streets of busy mumbai. I initially compared her with the Mini (but Mini’s in an altogether different league) when I saw the movie The Italian Business.

Coming to the point, I have got my own Swift and I am loving every inch of her curvaceous body. The colour is Metallic Garnett Orange and that’s something which appeals to my personality a lot (think trendy). Driving the Swift is a heavenly experience but it will take a while for all the new technology jargons to seep in – ABS, EPS, it’s just too much to control this nearly 1300cc baby. Hello Mumbai…here I come!!

» Visit the Official Maruti Swift Website