Hello World.

Okay. So this is me . I have no talent to speak of. This can and undoubtly wil be argued but let me explain before you start showering me with your sentimental emails. This is who I am. I can spend days being lazy and do nothing at all. I sometimes need to be in bed by 10pm to "get enough" sleep for the next day. I can't sing , play instruments, write like a pro etc etc. And before you start raising eyebrows you have to know that I don't care. There are plenty of talented people to go around. It has always haunted me the way people excel while I stay behind. But now I think I finally understand.

It's like the first time I got a skateboard way back when. I never really became a good skateboarder. Even though i tried real hard. I would go skateboarding as often as I could. Even after all that I have to this date made only one ollie. That is where you jump with your skateboard and land on it. The best part of this story is that it was a perfect, nice height, audience muting ollie. Never did it again.

I ve spent the better part of my day trying to make a server work.I'm not going into details about the server but I will say that I'v been going for 16 hours. Its 4am. I have realised that is how I work. If you stick around you will sometimes love me, sometimes hate me and most of the time just find me boring but there are moments. Moments when music comes naturally. When words flow from my mind. Moments when I am the hero. Tiny moments when I shine. Am I the only one who works like this? Am I the only gambling jack of all trades ?  You can't argue with me when I say this makes me unreliable. But atleast it makes life interesting.

By the by. The title is reference to a famous programming line. ( I am still working on the server).

By the by by . I saw a few good movies in between server dancing.
Unbreakable. Good movie overall but a bit boring when you don't want to think about it.
Joshua. The first thriller where I actually wanted to stand up and leave.Thats a good thing.
The People vs. Larry Flynt. Also a very good movie when thinking is something you do and not a hobbie that other people (but you) do.
Wonder if I should blog my thoughts about these movies ??? Lets have a pole shall we  ?

How to blog.

I like reading blogs. I like knowing what and how people think. I find it very relaxing. Unfortunately there are a lot of people who don't. So I'm recruiting bloggers. Woot.

Here is a how to blog blog post.

Step one. Find a site. If you are reading this then you should know that this is the blog site I prefer. It was easy to find and set up with no hidden costs or limitations. All you need to register is an email adres. This you can get from registering ( for free) on gmail, hotmail, yahoo, etc. Now once you have registered an email adres you can register at http://www.blogger.com/ . Click on register and fill out the form . Use a fake name if you like. I prefer using my name for this blog since I can post links on faceplace. During this registration you get to pick your writing name, blog name etc. Spend some time with that since that is permanent. Once you are done with the whole registering process and you are logged in , guess what : Tada. Now. You can click on new post and start writing. And then publish post.

That is the short of it. There are some personal touches you can play around with like the background and pictures or notes. Adding extra menus on the side etc etc. Its like having your own little website. A handy tip to get your friends to read your blog is share the link to your posts. View your post. In the adress bar you'll see something like http://yourblognamehere.blogspot.com/2010/02/yourposttitlehere.html?zx=4cb18a4ac320e533 . Now drag and select the whole adres. Right click on it. Click on copy. Now go to your facebook profile. Right click on your status. Click paste. Tada. Now facebook will share your link with all your friends. People can also leave a comment at the bottom of your blog by clicking on the ... wait for it ... comment buttton.

Another thing I think is very important is to have a place for your readers to see who you follow. I have a tab called " Talented people blog here. " I found a few peoples who's blog I follow religously and clicked on follow. There names automatically appear in this tab. So all my readers can also go to there blogs and follow them.

It's actually very easy isn't it ? And don't worry about not knowing what to write. One day you'll just want to say something to world and this is where you can do just that. There is no time limit or obligations of any kind. You can even spell like an idiot if you like. Like me ! If you have any questions you can leave a comment and ask. Everyone was a noob once.

Natto. Itadakimasu.

Why we need natto.


My friends and I have made it a habit of frequenting a local Japanese restaurant at least once a month. This is the only Japanese restaurant in our city as far as we know. Usually if life is treating us well we start with some of the best sushi available in the city then move on to the traditional Japanese rice and noodle dishes. The last time we went however life was treating us well enough so we settled on only a main course.

Because we were set on only a main course my friend decided we try a traditional Japanese dish before. The dish is called natto. This is fermented soy beans. Usually I can eat anything. I love food and thus I love different tastes. I am pretty easy going when it comes to food. Natto on the other I was sceptical to begin with. Reluctantly we all agreed. When the natto arrived at the table it started attacking the senses. It’s the smell you spend time on searching to annihilate before your guests arrive for a fancy dinner party. My one friend bravely took at least a whole mouth full and swallowed. I managed a small bite and swallowed. The other managed a bite but couldn’t manage the swallowing part (he was the one who ordered by the way). It was an experience I can only describe as gagging. The smell, taste and texture were inhumane.

After the waiter removed the bowl of crap our food arrived. And suddenly I realised that I was craving the food. Everything. Even the tofu in my soup side. I hunted every last piece of bean curd in that soup and savoured the taste. It was glorious. That’s when I decided that natto should make a frequent appearance to our Japanese meals.



In the same way we receive natto everyday of our lives. Shit. It happens. The problem is that people love complaining. If something goes terribly wrong we always forget to be very thankful for the things that went perfect. We also fail to realise that things have to go wrong sometimes. It makes us appreciate the better things in life. It might not always be easy. But it might just be possible to survive and that is good enough reason to smile at the end of the day. Natto to go please.

Gochisosama deshita!