Independence Day VBM is almost here....

Thank you so much to all of you who have sent their wishes, support, "Aye's" and emails to attend the very first Independence Day Virtual Blogger's Meet on Blogsville ever!!

For those who want to know what is going on - check the VBM launch and the VBM Info page. Coming in a day or two is the VBM Agenda. *God knows what's gonna be in it* :)

Last minute things to do -

* All VBM attendees - Please check out the blogs of as many attendees as possible before the meet so we all know who the others are.

* All Indian Bloggers (VBM Attendees and non-Attendees) - Please check out the following link - A very very comprehensive list on Indian Bloggers around the planet. It must have taken Mukundan and Magnus ages to do this thing. And I reckon they deserve a pat on the back for their efforts! :)


Independence Day VBM Attendees - Include emailed, commented, and tentative Aye's.

Amit L - Dubai

Anubha aka Anz - Delhi,India

Ashutosh aka Cliched Elk - Washington D.C.,USA

Colors - New York,USA *late addition*

Deepak aka DJ - Nepal

Divya - India

Fun-da-mental - Japan/Mumbai

Invincible - Palau

Kapil - Chicago,USA

Krishna - Banglore,India *latest addition*

Meenakshi - Toronta,Canada

Navneet - India

Neetie - Delhi,India *late addition*

Neha - Mumbai,India

Nirenjan - Chennai,India *latest addition*

Nitty - New Jersey,USA

Poonam/Neeraj - USA/India

Prabhu - Chennai,India

Prakash - SriLanka/UK

Prasad - Banglore,India

Princess - New York,USA

Puneet - Mumbai,India and here

Rajjan - Conneticut, USA *late addition*

Ricky - Canada

Sameer - Mumbai,India

Sanaja - Tempe,USA

Sree G - India

Sumit - India *late addition*

Vab - New Delhi,India

Vicky - India

Vishal - Melbourne,Australia

This list is still growing.

I am soooo excited and utterly nervous as well. I was thinking on the weekend - what if Yahoo dies? Or what if my internet gets disconnected?! Or What if no one comes? Or What if I forget to make it? :O *haha* Thats'll be funny...eh? ;)

Any more takers please email me at nupur dot forblogs at gmail dot com ASAP so that I can add you on the list above so that all attendees may check out you blog before the VBM.

RSI scare.....again.

The weekend that was......

1. Sat/Sun was painful. Right wrist in a lot of pain.
2. Friends who came to dinner on Sat saw me cry for the first time!
3. Could not make chapattis (due to pain) so they had rice only with aloo dum and paneer butter masala.
4. Doc says inflammation of the joints in the wrist.
5. Monday off from work to rest.
6. Back to work today.
7. Staying away from kbd/mouse as much as possible.
8. Surprised how much more work I can get done by point no. 7.
9. Emails for VBM are pouring in. - Thanks for all the support!!
10. VBM attendees list will be up soon with blog urls for all to check out.
11. I am still around people.... coming to your blogs.... slowly...slowly......

See yo'all laters!

Independence Day VBM 2005

Thanks so much all of you who have sent their "Aye" for the Independence Day VBM!!! It will be great!!!

Below are the timings for the meet. I have taken the same time that we had on the first VBM that Kaush and Princess had organised as I thought that the time had suited many. So lets just leave it that way!



Just incase anyone is unable to view the image, the time for the meet is -

• Sunday, 14th Aug -- 2pm AUST
• Sunday, 14th Aug -- 9.30am IST
• Saturday, 13th Aug -- 11pm CST

Things to do --

• All VBM attendees, please email me your yahoo ids on nupur dot forblogs at gmail dot com. I will add all these ids to my buddy list so I am able to invite those who come online to the VBM conference that day.
• All VBM attendees, please send your blog URL in the email as well so I can post it up on the blog. This way all others attending the VBM will take sometime to go thru your blog and will have an idea of who you are.
• All VBM attendees must make a genuine effort to get a PC mic and headset. If you have a webcam then sure why not! but a mic is a MUST! *Remember we have to sing~! :D*
• *hmmm... thats all I can think of abhi!*

Agenda -- shall be up next!

Watch out!!

Update: My apologies people, for the slight confusion! It will NOT be the sunday night, because many who are not in India have to go to work/uni on Monday, 15th August.

It will be -
Sunday afternoon - AUST
Sunday morning - IST
Saturday late night - GMT
Saturday night - CST

So it will cover from 13th August to 14th August around the globe. And then those lucky ones in India can have the long weekend till Monday! :P

Also for those new to VBM - yes it is a Virtual Bloggers Meet - courtesy Yahoo Messenger!

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The Blogsville has been a hive of activity this month!!

Blockbuster stories - Touching poems - Emotional experiences - Hilarious anecdotes - Memorable Travelogues - The Grand Awards "Bloggeratti" -- and soo much more!

It is amazing...and utterly infectious.

So I thought now that our National holiday is just around the corner, let it be a time to catch up with all the mates. To share a few stories and jokes and just about anything at all. We can even sing, "Jana gana mana", "Vande Maataram" and many such patriotic songs into the night!! :D

So here I organising my first VBM ever! To let everyone know - it will be on the 15th August weekend *obviously*!

In the next post are coming the details of the meet and the 'Agenda'! :D

So all of you who are available that weekend please register your "Aye" in the comment box below!

Jai Hind!!

My drafts...you choose.

Again.... it happened to me again today!

I started writing with a seemingly good idea and half way thru the post I felt lost. As if I had started running behind a gold deer and I ran and I ran until I could run no more. And before I knew it I was deep in an unknown forest, in unknown surroundings - totally lost. Looking for the shining animal everywhere but it was gone. Dissappeared into the unknown.
And frustrated - I clicked - 'Save as Draft'.

And I check and find that the no. of drafts are steadily increasing.
Why is that?
Am I losing it? Or I'm simply too good.
With so many ideas bubbling out of my mind that I can hardly contain. My mind races while my fingers struggle to keep up! *yeah! right!! Oh! how she fools herself.* :)

Well what ever the reason may be. I do know one thing..... I come here for a reason. And even though I cant pin point what it is exactly, I know that there surely must be a reason behind it. Like everything else in this universe.

No, I don't mean that we are all meant to do what we are meant to do. That would mean that there is no excitement... because everything is set on a fixed plan. That, I think, is hardly the case. We are faced with choices and every choice has a consequence. And what we choose effects the future. Our future....which is inter-linked. We all are inter-linked somehow. And what we do here - right now - we effect each other. Even though we may not realise it just yet. But in a very strange and subtle way we do. So the choice I make actually effects your future.

*You think I'm going nuts...don't you?!* But honestly tell me - when I choose to write something funny - you laugh. When I choose to write something sad - you console. When I choose to write something dreamy - you smile n nod. When I choose to write something ambitious - you congratulate.

Its all about choices. I choose to be here and so do you. My choice to post is your future to read and your choice to comment is my future to respond!

:O Confused you totally didn't I? See I choose to do that!
Now do you choose to comment? :P