With the end of this semester approaching, guess it's time for a small flashback. By the end of last semester, and essentially my first year over here at BITS, I had turned into my nerdy best (or worst). Always studying in the library, fretting over getting the right grades... and that 'nervous wreck' persona of mine was fueled by big clouds of uncertainty hovering over my head. So when the results of my dual degree finally came out, I was so exhilarated, I actually forgot to submit the additional fees for the same! Which actually put me to the risk of losing the dual I had crusaded for, for the past one year! Well, that's just how much boba (Portuguese for stupid AND naive) I can get at times.
While this summer vacation was about 'trying' to break free, this semester was about actually breaking through some of the restrictions I had imposed on myself. And it feels great, trust me. I used to be afraid to mistakes, but I ended up making some anyway (by mistake yaar :P). Now I'm not afraid to make mistakes, and I still end up making mistakes. Same difference, really.
So... Gtalk...I had never used this 'new age weapon to a quirky concoction of friendship and destruction', before this semester... and it turned my world upside down, to an extent (which means 90° if not 180°). The thing is, it tempts you to interact with people even if you don't want to. And for a semi introvert like me, that can be a very conflicting thing. And highly deviating.
So thanks to my compulsive need to 'solve' the problem... I signed out of Gtalk. With the prospect of not signing back in. It really works, as a therapy... and I swear I'll explode if I hear one more 'ping' and see those tiny, vicious and distracting green dots against people's names. So, I guess, for a while at least... this is my goodbye, to the beloved, yet irritating, Gtlak, which has, in so less time, become such an integral part of my life. It has helped me in so many ways... it helped improve my vocab, to an extent, and also filled it with inane rubbish like 'ttyl' 'sd' 'gn'(lol)... sigh! But I guess I'll miss Gtalk a lot... and this 'break' will only do good for both of us... :P
So till we 'meet' again, online... adios :) ;)
While this summer vacation was about 'trying' to break free, this semester was about actually breaking through some of the restrictions I had imposed on myself. And it feels great, trust me. I used to be afraid to mistakes, but I ended up making some anyway (by mistake yaar :P). Now I'm not afraid to make mistakes, and I still end up making mistakes. Same difference, really.
So... Gtalk...I had never used this 'new age weapon to a quirky concoction of friendship and destruction', before this semester... and it turned my world upside down, to an extent (which means 90° if not 180°). The thing is, it tempts you to interact with people even if you don't want to. And for a semi introvert like me, that can be a very conflicting thing. And highly deviating.
So thanks to my compulsive need to 'solve' the problem... I signed out of Gtalk. With the prospect of not signing back in. It really works, as a therapy... and I swear I'll explode if I hear one more 'ping' and see those tiny, vicious and distracting green dots against people's names. So, I guess, for a while at least... this is my goodbye, to the beloved, yet irritating, Gtlak, which has, in so less time, become such an integral part of my life. It has helped me in so many ways... it helped improve my vocab, to an extent, and also filled it with inane rubbish like 'ttyl' 'sd' 'gn'(lol)... sigh! But I guess I'll miss Gtalk a lot... and this 'break' will only do good for both of us... :P
So till we 'meet' again, online... adios :) ;)
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