What is happening with me? … some random thoughts!
Posted by Ashish on January 4th, 2007
Let me start with wishing everybody a very Happy and Prosperous New Year ahead. I have been very inconsistent with blogging over the last 1 month and I feel bad about that. But the reality is that I have been busy with more than a few things on the professional front (that my company board doesn’t allow me to talk about yet). Once we make sufficient progress and get the product in the ‘talkable’ state, I will write about the entire experience but, for now, I will just write my random thoughts here.
Random Thought 1: Tekriti had further expansion and rented out another office in the same building. There was a week when I didn’t have an official seat in the previous office because the new office was still getting furnished - so I kept moving from one conference room to the other with my laptop. And I used to get happy if somebody was on leave - I had a seat that way. Anyways, the new office has got a lot more corporate look - and I guess I got to change that with putting up posters and other funky things.
Random Thought 2: I am losing interest in blogging. Seriously! I hate to be doing things that I don’t want and I have realized that I am pretty bad at things that I dont like. So, even though I was very busy, I didn’t miss blogging that much - and I did notice a little decline in my blog page views over this period (and that bothered me a bit). I also think that I have received lesser number of emails through my blog in the last 1 month. At the same time, I do think that this is just a passing phase and I will get back to my same old frequency. My blog has been fruitful in more than many ways, but I am reserving those comments for the 2 year anniversary.
Random Thought 3: I need to get more involved in the Delhi’s business circle. One disadvantage of doing a business only with overseas companies is that you don’t develop a lot of business contacts in your country. You do have mentors, appreciators, friends but business-contacts are someone that you don’t have. I believe that I need to be a little more active there. We have started to do some work in the Indian Business space (though pretty selectively) - so I do see that changing a bit over time.
Random Thought 4: I need to get more involved in the Delhi’s social circle. This is actually a continuation of Thought 3, and a more important one. Quite frankly, I think that the nature of my work is making me really boring. And I have started to get scared because of that. There are actually times when I get a little uncomfortable when I am in a place where I need to talk something apart from business, technology. That has never been my style of living and I got to maintain it that way. Oh - and if you are one of the readers who is deep into the Delhi social circle - I will appreciate you contacting me. I promise I will try not to bore you 
More later…
January 5th, 2007 at 3:08 am
Ashis, I was bit surprised to see you not in action for last couple of days.Now I know what’s going on. Btw one of your comment puzzled me “I am losing interest in blogging”!!!!
I think you have been managing a nice blog, getting good comments, getting attentions and also you have been writing on various topics, so I find it is puzzling when I heard that.
May be I guess you are very busy with multiple activities and not spending quality time in enjoying (as you said social activities, etc) and in the process you are loosing the interest in blogging? Oh I am trying to analyse how can Ashish loose interest in blogging
While writing this comment passionately, I have now moved my free wordpress blog to a new domain www.SmallPandas.com
cheers,
Santosh
January 7th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
You are already creating vibes
Just checked today’s news paper.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070107/asp/look/story_7216001.asp
BTW waiting for the next part of the ‘random thoughts’ as few points are missed here.
Might be you going to mention it the sequel
January 7th, 2007 at 9:51 pm
We all to get out and change our view of life from time to time, it is a healthy process.
January 8th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
At last a welcome blog from you….yes,lot of changes happen now and then and I think there is nothing bad about any change ….that be anything..blogging or anything else…
The only thing constant in this world is change…and the only essential wisdom is listening to our hearts.
January 8th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Just read the artilce in Telegraph Paavani has mentioned about. Great.. Congrats !
About your post :
1. WOW. All the best for the expansion and wish you and Tekriti a great future ahead.
2. “I am pretty bad at things that I dont like.” Writing is something which I feel comes from within and if one doesn’t feel like, the results are not satisfying for one’s own self. I am sure that this is just a passing phase as you have said. So look forward to to more inspiring thoughts abd writing from your end.
3. All the best again.
4. Gurgaon also has a social circle and if you are interested, you would be very much welcome.
January 9th, 2007 at 3:33 am
Happy New Year first of all, about getting out of blogging, you should re-think that, since every other Indian blog i go to has a link to you, so you are getting popular. It’d be a shame if you stop now, should work out a schedule, with a minimum number of posts you can commit to each month.
January 11th, 2007 at 11:13 am
Hey Ash,
First of all All the best to You and Tekriti.
Now the kind of thought process which is going on in your mind can be for different reason, try and analyse that. And yes if you are a auto enthusiast do visit this blog IndiBlog
January 11th, 2007 at 11:16 am
Iam just wondering….Y my comments are not getting posted.
January 14th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Ash, just read your post; Am not very regular with feeds these days.
Congrats on your expansion! Tekriti & you have a long way to go.
Loosing interest in blogging, maybe coz you are busy with more pressing tasks. Its good to rewind back once in a while.
And now the Delhi social circle is gonna get more interesting
Let me take the time to tell you, you are doing great.
January 20th, 2007 at 4:08 am
I can’t upload my videos for about one week.
Also, I can’t embed videos into myspace sites. But I use the same code and it works in HTML files on my website.
No one responded to my forums or message to JD Lassica.
I have so much time/money invested in all this. I need this solved big time.
May 16th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
i’ve enjoyed reading your blog. don’t give up!