Life in a Status Message.

I am a  1985 born, still shy of 25. Till very recently, would be one of the youngest members in any group and age was such a high. Now I realize that for the present crop in college, 80's is so passe, you have to be born in 90's. 80's - you are old. Damn!!

Anyway, like most others around my age, we did not ever in our dreams expect to live our 20's in a "STATUS MESSAGE", Cell phones were a college phenomenon, calling everyone for a cricket match meant going to everyones house and getting them out, not a simple SMS. So, our teens and twenties have been drastically different. 

Now we get up, head to work, log on to (something none of us knew when we were 18), FACEBOOK. We check Status messages, "LIKE" them and check for important anecdotes and last night pictures. Our Lives revolve around these alien words which our free spirited youth didn't aspire to be...FACEBOOK, Blackberry PIN, ReTweet, LIKE, FAN PAGE, STATUS MESSAGE, etc etc. Point is it has brought some funny situations which did not exist in 2005. 

1) OMG !! OMG !! Click that and put it up on FB. Half of us didn't own a camera phone, and even if we did bluetooth transfers to comps and then emailing it to a yahoo group was just not as much fun. 

2) After meeting a friend's friend who is attractive, we would strategize on asking phone numbers, wait for the next plan. NOW: Are you on Facebook, cool, will add you there.          (Question: Which category will she put me in, will I have unlimited access to her profile, pics etc). 

3) I could fake popularity. Now Goddamit you can read how many friends on FB or how many followers on Twitter. So even if you have just got to know me, you know I have only 60 friends on Facebook. 

4) Coming to followers. What the heck, Am I some kind of GOD ?? Imagine the kind of truama when you can explicitly see as a 14 year old that only 2 people out of 2000 in your school follow you, but the school hottie/stud is followed by 867 people. Oh! you are going to be crushed, you are never going to see that number, and you can't even say "No Dude, he just seems popular, everyone in my school bus hates him". The complex will shape you up so weirdly. 

5) Did she Like my last update? Did she comment? When will she come up on FB chat ? Man, do u know we had a stupid system called A/S/L which actually helped us get through to strangers. It was simple n systematic. A= Age : for guys ( any age would do) for girls ( not a younger boy, ewwww, so what if demi likes ashton), S= Sex  (Gender) speak to the gender you wish to (opposites don't hold true anymore). and  L = Location , you better be in the same city , better still part of the city. We did not wait for THE  one, we waited for anyone who had the rt ASL. 

6) Relationship Status , Yes, today you need to put "In Relationship with XXX" on your profile. Have at least half a dozen pictures taken together and be up in your photos. Man, at least we had it easy when we wanted to Fake singlehood. 

7) 140 Characters, OMG, we stressed on Caller IDs and Phone numbers. People today stress on 140 characters of status message. Gosh with it, I would rather hold a smoke and beer, have a bunch of friends and rattle away into the night with my philosphy, do hell with your characters. Yes, you can do that too, but you will have to discuss all this next day socially (virtually) by posting pictures, liking friends status message which says "LEGEND - ARRRRRY NITE". Imagine, just doing it, and not having to "LIKE" it the next morning. 

8) Oh! I remember the times I would bump into someone after ages and be like "WTF! where have you been, what have you been upto etc etc etc. .., now it goes like " Hey! good to see you...read about your new job on FB, seems you liking it, joined the gym too - nicee...and same old girlfriend, hahaha good good...So what else is up..tell me" ...Idiot..you know everything what else will he tell you, other than " Few more things are in the pipeline, keep watching the space, my status speaks more than me"....

9) PICTURES. TAG'EM. Today, you will be snapped and it will be put up. Yes, you are a page 3. at least for 500 people on your list. So if you wearing some shirt in 4 parties in a month, it will be so evident. There will be no picture screening, and even your ( or only your) ugly looking pictures will be tagged. Before you know it you will have "likes", "comments" etc on it. If you get drunk and pass out in the farmhouse ground "Click Click" , by the time you wake up it will be in TOP NEWS with 21 comments and 29 likes. Imagine, getting up with a hangover and a picture scandal. OMG!! what pressure. 

I love technology and am on all of the sites mentioned above. In fact, why don't you follow me www.twitter.com/rishabh012. 

As much as I love the change, it has made life helluva lot easier. Communication has become one to many for everyone, a prerogative of the rich and famous earlier. But sometimes its good to sit outside, enjoy the fence side view and laugh about it all. CHEERS!! ( You Better Like this, or as Russell says - Somebodys gonna get hurt a real bad")


This Video Sums It all

7 Women Myths! Explained.

You have read what women want. But have you read between the lines?? Everything about women is like an iceberg, what we see is just the tip, and a far more lies beneath the surface. Here, I take you through 7 common women wowing secrets and their reality check.

1. They want you to make the move, but not to be pushy. They love the first move, the attention, the offer of a dinner. But ever so often, after a good response on initiation men try their best to charm them and end up trying too hard and being pushy. Even if you do succeed, it is not because of it but despite of it. Play it smooth, do send her a text that it was great meeting her and you hope to see her soon. But don’t go on texting cheesy lines. With the first message she got the hint. "A little mystery" is not just attractive to men, women dig it too. Make the move, but let her take a step or two too. (Respond to hers with great joy and excitement)

2. Women love attention, but give a little to other women too. Little competition spurs the woman in them. If you enter a room and compliment her from head to toe and focus only on her, she will soon be playing Princess Diana. Compliment her genuinely on one or two aspects, but make sure you give a compliment (non-flirty, ofcourse!) to some other women in the group too. So, while you might tell your women that she looks hot, you love her eyes etc. drop in a compliment on how you admire her friend’s heels or dress. Then see her wearing a nice pair for you next time you are out, and hoping (read dying) for you to notice. 

3. Women love surprises, but when they do not expect it. So, hold your own in most circumstances and do not go out of your way to surprise her, but every once in a while do something she never expected out of “You”. Surprise is not about what she would like, but something you would normally never do, but would once in a while only for her.

E.g. if she is out partying with her friends and she texts "missing you sweetheart" do not jump and call her, message her a simple "miss you too honey, enjoy". But once in a while, drop by to pick her up, take her for a drive and drop her home.

4. Men should be good listeners. Men should be great conversationalists is what she means. It is about your opinions and how you respond in discussion, how you express and articulate. So listening is important but being a “good talker” is more important. (Have you ever heard a women go "Gosh! He listens so well", but I bet you have heard "Gosh! he speaks soooo weeelll" ) Women will always love a great talker over a great listener, but leave no room for others - do both. Listen to her and then talk with confidence and intelligence.

5. Sense of humor is a turn on. As any normal person, she likes to have fun, laugh and enjoy herself. So yes, sense of humour helps, but women anyway laugh more on jokes cracked by men they like. In fact, it is one of the first signs of attraction when she laughs at your stupid jokes. So if you have it, great, if you don't, it’s OK. Focus on making things fun, spontaneous and exciting. This is what the humor is intended to do, but one can do it in thousand other ways. Making a great evening plan, sudden highway drives, late-night junk food sessions, trek over the weekend etc. Go out there, enjoy yourself and make sure she does too.

6. “F” Word. Friends matter. Some “fun” guy pals and some good looking girl friends help. Women find you more attractive as it speaks about your desirability. Good looking women as friends are also important, as it says "I am not with you because I jump at the first gorgeous woman I see" but because " I love who you are, and yes, I do think you are the best looking woman in the world". Also, every time you are out with your friends, the fact that you have fun and nice looking people around does make her realize that you can have fun on your own, despite how much you need her. This goes a mile, as every woman wants a guy who can stand his own.

7. Women are confused. Aren't we all? So do not break your head too much on being the pro. Be yourself, be confident and be positive. These three things will make you shine through all her PMS's, confusions and mood swings.

So respect the woman you love and take joy and pride in her growth and story. When you see her story grow, do not, I repeat, DO NOT try to plug yourself in, she will do the needful.