Who Is He? The Clown Prince Of Bangalore?
What on earth was this daft blighter doing, trying to balance a locked, full-size suitcase on a Lambretta? No, he wasn’t a circus clown trying to perfect an incredible juggling act – but I still reckon he was a clown to even attempt it. Tough call, isn’t it? But he was doing it in peak-hour Bangalore traffic, too. If you’d like to find out who he was and what he was trying to do, go to the mystery guest blogger on Rambling With Bellur's The Lock Mess Monster.
Showing posts with label Rambling with Bellur. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rambling with Bellur. Show all posts
Friday, August 03, 2007
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Avid And Goliath
There Are No Limits To Creativity
It's great to see such a vibrant blogging community in India. As a professional journalist as well as an active blogger, I'm particularly heartened to see the mainstream media picking up the vibe in Bangalore. As you can see at Dhivya's energetic blog Coffee Conversation, a recent meeting of avid bloggers in that southern city was even covered by one of the local papers.
It's great to see this sort of groundswell, which was reflected in recent posts on Rambling With Bellur. In particular, Bellur's guest blogger, Anand Balaji, made some pertinent observations in the post Cardinal Rules for all ye Bloggers.
Maybe I can add something here, to encourage newcomers who are sometimes tentative about blogging and who might wonder where the parameters lie. There is a simple answer - the only limit for a blogger is the extent of his or her creativity. In early March, I wrote a two-part series of posts, based on questions posed by other bloggers and these guidelines can be seen at Put Your Blog on the Reader Radar and Bloggers Deserve the House of Lauds. Good luck to all - and remember, there are many of us out there who are always willing to answer your queries.
It's great to see such a vibrant blogging community in India. As a professional journalist as well as an active blogger, I'm particularly heartened to see the mainstream media picking up the vibe in Bangalore. As you can see at Dhivya's energetic blog Coffee Conversation, a recent meeting of avid bloggers in that southern city was even covered by one of the local papers.
It's great to see this sort of groundswell, which was reflected in recent posts on Rambling With Bellur. In particular, Bellur's guest blogger, Anand Balaji, made some pertinent observations in the post Cardinal Rules for all ye Bloggers.
Maybe I can add something here, to encourage newcomers who are sometimes tentative about blogging and who might wonder where the parameters lie. There is a simple answer - the only limit for a blogger is the extent of his or her creativity. In early March, I wrote a two-part series of posts, based on questions posed by other bloggers and these guidelines can be seen at Put Your Blog on the Reader Radar and Bloggers Deserve the House of Lauds. Good luck to all - and remember, there are many of us out there who are always willing to answer your queries.
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Hook, Align And Sinker
Addiction? Mate, I Thought You Said `A Diction'
Image reproduced from wallpapers.dpics.orgAre you a blog addict? I've been thinking about this subject a lot since last week, when US-based Deborah Gamble gave us the highly recommended blogpost Addicted To Blogging. In her warm, funny, inimitable way, she really started the ball rolling and I'd like to share one paragraph from her post:
6:00 AM - Barely conscious, rolling over in bed with fuzzy dreams quickly draining from my mind, and reality coming into sharper focus, first cognitive thought for the day is, "What can I blog about this morning?" Fall back asleep loosely creating photos with funny captions, clever anecdotes, and long-winded tell-all tales in my mind.
Other bloggers must have been functioning on ESP, because India-based RK wrote How To Identify a Blog Addict. He presented the post in a typeface akin to handwriting, which was a really appropriate and creative touch. I won't steal his thunder, but here are two of the points he made:
``You are more interested in increasing the hits on your blog than increasing your salary'';
``You photograph (to post the shots on your blog) of the person who is running away with your wallet instead of shouting for help.''
Then the theme was picked up by another entertaining blogger, Singapore-based OzLady, who produced Seven Ways You Know You're Addicted to Blogging. She's looking for readers to help compile the top signs by which you know you're addicted to blogging. Among the signs she has listed are:
6:00 AM - Barely conscious, rolling over in bed with fuzzy dreams quickly draining from my mind, and reality coming into sharper focus, first cognitive thought for the day is, "What can I blog about this morning?" Fall back asleep loosely creating photos with funny captions, clever anecdotes, and long-winded tell-all tales in my mind.
Other bloggers must have been functioning on ESP, because India-based RK wrote How To Identify a Blog Addict. He presented the post in a typeface akin to handwriting, which was a really appropriate and creative touch. I won't steal his thunder, but here are two of the points he made:
``You are more interested in increasing the hits on your blog than increasing your salary'';
``You photograph (to post the shots on your blog) of the person who is running away with your wallet instead of shouting for help.''
Then the theme was picked up by another entertaining blogger, Singapore-based OzLady, who produced Seven Ways You Know You're Addicted to Blogging. She's looking for readers to help compile the top signs by which you know you're addicted to blogging. Among the signs she has listed are:
``Your thoughts are now phrased as blog entries, as if there is a blog reader in your mind'';
``You only take photos of things that will be interesting to your blog readers and old Aunt Betsy doesn’t cut it.''
``You only take photos of things that will be interesting to your blog readers and old Aunt Betsy doesn’t cut it.''
Heading For Trouble
Gone, But Not Forgotten
Maybe I was a bit distracted, because our house is like an infirmary at the moment, but I actually published the previous Trivia Pursuit post without (shock, horror) a headline. But my friend RK, who writes the popular Rambling With Bellur blog, left a comment pointing out the oversight. My apologies all round. And thank you, RK.
Maybe I was a bit distracted, because our house is like an infirmary at the moment, but I actually published the previous Trivia Pursuit post without (shock, horror) a headline. But my friend RK, who writes the popular Rambling With Bellur blog, left a comment pointing out the oversight. My apologies all round. And thank you, RK.
Saturday, June 02, 2007
I'm Not Superstitious (Touch Wood)
I'll Just Keep Holding My Four-Leaf Clover
Thanks, Bellur, for blogrolling me at your site Rambling With Bellur. I also enjoyed your post about superstitions. I grew up in India, where superstitions play a big part in the everyday lives of people of all religious faiths. As a former sports journalist, I always marvelled at how world-class sportsmen and women readily confessed to their own little idiosyncracies. Steve Waugh had his lucky red towel, while Sunil Gavaskar always wore something new for a Test match, even if it was a new pair of shoe laces! I can honestly say I am not superstitious at all - but there is a segment in my novel `Vegemite Vindaloo' where one of the characters burns red chillies over her son's head to ward off evil. Do you know anyone who is superstitious? Leave a comment and tell me about it ....
Thanks, Bellur, for blogrolling me at your site Rambling With Bellur. I also enjoyed your post about superstitions. I grew up in India, where superstitions play a big part in the everyday lives of people of all religious faiths. As a former sports journalist, I always marvelled at how world-class sportsmen and women readily confessed to their own little idiosyncracies. Steve Waugh had his lucky red towel, while Sunil Gavaskar always wore something new for a Test match, even if it was a new pair of shoe laces! I can honestly say I am not superstitious at all - but there is a segment in my novel `Vegemite Vindaloo' where one of the characters burns red chillies over her son's head to ward off evil. Do you know anyone who is superstitious? Leave a comment and tell me about it ....
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