The hit counter on my blog reached 20074 today. Why you may ask, is that news, and why hadn't I cheered myself up when it was at 20,000 for example? Well, it is news because 20074 has been a very special number for me during my entire college life: it was my admission number, and my system-wide unique identity. It is strange, and surprising, how these numbers become a part of our identity. The social security number, the passport number, the id number in the college, or even your roll number somehow becomes an almost innate part of the day-to-day life. As soon as I see the same number somewhere else: maybe on a telephone, on a hitcounter, maybe somewhere else... a thousand memories are triggered. As my eyes struck the hitcounter showing 20074 right now, I was thrown back to memories of filling up exam answer sheets, hostel admission forms, library recall requests, and so much more! I believe that number was present on almost every official form which I filled in college: even when
Lovers of what? That is the big question :-p
ReplyDeleteCoffee? Food? Computers?
arre itna easy hai relationship ko 'happily ever after' banana? LOL :) i'm going to start writing my journal starting today :D
ReplyDeleteWah! Kya baat hai. But I want to repeat Hari's question. :-)
ReplyDeleteHari, good question! Now tell me, which among these do bloggers don't like? :D
ReplyDeleteThus, whatever you quote, bloggers are the best in loving it.
Thus proved.
And of course, there is what I meant ;)
Life lover, oh sure! Aap ko to abhi iss paathshaala mein bahut kuchh seekhna padega. BTW, make the journal same as your blog... should make interesting reads ;)
Alka, kya baat hai! :) Question answered as above.
Yeh bukhar abhi tak nahin utra...yah uske after effects hain....????
ReplyDeletewah wah! kya logic hai :).
ReplyDeleteHere after long.. and I see I no longer am in the galaxy :p. (just kiddin)
Guruji, Finally written about dreams. That's for waking me up from my hibernation.
ReplyDeleteI mean "thanks"
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, nasha ye pyaar ka nasha hai! :)
ReplyDeleteTwilight Fairy, thanks... aise logic sirf mere pass hi milenge.
But now that you are back, I'll let you claim your place rightfully among the stars! You were gone for so long! My apologies, if you're offended. :)
Alka, shishya, aap yun hi sapne dekhte raho aur likhte raho! :)
Supremus, :)
Aapke nashe ko todne ke liye...
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lol :-)
This is R !!
R, okay... got your message. But guess what, the pen is mightier than the sword (or the arrow, if you insist).
ReplyDeleteI was never gone :p. I was right here watching over you. Ahem.. now that I have maro-ed that dialogue I realise, I am "still" not "here" :)
ReplyDeleteOn a serious note, did you mean I never visited or did u mean I stopped writing? Coz the latter isnt true.. the former may be though :p.
Twilight Fairy, my apologies, ma'am... I stopped visiting after you stopped writing for a long long time. Yes I may have a poor memory, but check your archive for the published dates... there was definitely a hiatus. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, you're here now! :)