The Internet owns TIME !!

I am deprived of sleep and time. Courtesy: smartphones.

The alarm on my phone went off. Two hours after dawn break, four hours after I fell asleep, fifteen snoozes later; I woke up feeling disoriented. I cursed myself yet again for sleeping so late and unplugged my mobile from the charger cable. First things first, I turned on the wi-fi connection on my mobile so that it would sync data on all apps by the time I take a leak (productivity level: unbelievable). I can never stop thinking and that sums up 80% of my problems; the two minutes in the restroom involves the first brief recollection of the happenings of yesterday that could have possibly stirred a global revolution while I was asleep. And I can only control my anticipation until I flush yesterday's beer down to the sewer. I walked to the basin picking up my phone on the way (NO ! I didn't wash my hands yet,so you might want to reconsider your thoughts of asking me for my phone) and washed my hands before I picked up the brush (brush is clean,but you wouldn't ask for my brush!!). Brushing with the right hand and browsing whatsapp on the other saves a lot of time, so by the time I am done with brushing whatsapp is off my 'must-check-apps' list. Still 48 more to go but I don't have 48 daily activities in a day (sadly). I then walk to restroom (this time you know why) with phone in hand. Before I get under the shower facebook, twitter, quora, pinterest, instagram, snapchat are off the list (I check only notifications at this point of the day and so this daily activity could be termed the most productive one). I throw my mobile onto the bed and finish bathing in 3 minutes (#done #fastestActivity #noMobileInHand). I get dressed as I reply to few priority messages on whatsapp and then get the milk from the refrigerator to pour it into a bowl of cornflakes (Quick Breakfasts are the need of the hour). The whatsapp group texts are annoying and funny at the same time (the people are annoying, the fights and gossips are funny) and I love being the ignored one in those groups. Done with breakfast. And Hola !! I am off to work !! I prefer public transport as I can travel with lot many potential girlfriends, to be film-stars, rich people with money to give-away, possible friends who can help me in a crisis, few interesting people and many other caricatures while I confine myself to the window seat browsing my mobile peacefully.

The other day a fellow traveller made a ruckus after getting pickpocketed and then there was an incident where a 20 something guy got slapped by a 18 something girl; there were no witnesses to what happened before these instances but the aftermath of these incidents were uploaded as videos and the whole world including me were passing judgements on the happenings. That's just a different story altogether. So I manage to get to office 15 minutes late and walk straight to my place (no social interactions on my way.Phew!). I hardly do anything other than check emails after which its just 8 hours of 'what to do' thoughts. My office has blocked all third-party sites because it kills productivity, so all of us have to browse them on their mobiles. The only interactions I ever come across at office is 'I am going to get some coffee, you need some?', 'there is a new chick in the office', 'we have a new manager'; sadly the latter two occurs rarely. Anyway, office hours are boring if you don't have a smartphone because I am convinced that am surrounded by idiots and conversations with any of them are pointless. There are certain apps which consume your time in hours; so while at office, when am pretty sure I got a lot of free time I set my alarm to 6pm and get on 9GAG after which comes twitter. So my day at office is done and on my way home I fall asleep in the metro (once when I was about to get down an old man told me 'must have had a hectic day at office.Get some sleep son.'), and I went and slept for 8 straight hours. And the dawn breaks and snoozing begins..

There are few days when something or the other inspires us, someone becomes a motivation factor, diabetes threat asks for exercise to be incorporated in routine and a crazy desire to enjoy life. But Ain't nobody got time for that. But of course I do my bit for the society by being a part of coastal clean-up drive, contributing and running a 3 km run for a greener city, taking pictures of graffiti and protesting on social media, sharing awareness links on my Facebook wall and signing online petitions. There are criminals, rapists, chain-snatchers, unemployed graduates, eternally aspiring film-makers, 30 year olds awaiting marriage proposals...and I am like 'I hardly get time to sleep'. My parents should be proud..!!!

Internet Beyond Facebook..!!

Social networking comes in all sizes and shapes, the most popular ones being Facebook, twitter and Instagram. Most people fail to explore sites beyond Facebook and it’s a pity that they aren’t aware of the multitudinous sites that could keep you engrossed for the rest of your life. Though the average internet quotient of the people has increased over the years people still refuse to see beyond their routine sites; sadly there are people whose internet usage is still confined to checking mails and Facebook and occasionally Wikipedia or YouTube. Seriously they are missing out the best things on the internet(am not talking about p**n here).

Information is available for free and you just need to be looking for it at the right place. Facebook never shows you what you need and whatever it shows is seldom the truth. Facebook will probably connect you with your friends so that you don’t miss out on any marriage and party invites. Playing games on Facebook is like browsing internet on IE; just another dumb thing to do when you have better options to do the same. And the reason why Facebook bought Instagram was obvious as the shift from texts to pictures was becoming evident. Though photographers enjoy the most of Instagram; more people are now getting in to the habit of posting every random click onto Instagram. Facebook saw the change coming and was quick enough to buy Instagram. Google+ is still cluelesss on that front. Either way now stalking a person over the internet has become a bit easier, thanks to Facebook and Instagram.

Meanwhile twitter has a buzzing timeline- all you need to do is follow the most popular tweeples(people who tweet) and there you go- your timeline is constantly fed with satire, sarcasm, OMGfacts, news, gossips, tech info, daily tips and what not…! And the most important thing is you get only what you seek and there are no spam links or spamsters bothering you. The reason why I love twitter more than Facebook is coz its simple, compact and ad-free. When you are too bored you can even check out the #tag trends wherein you will get to see innumerous people voicing their opinion and criticism and be awestruck as people tweet solid humour in 140 characters. if you do have that potential you could have a fanbase on twitter too and engage in twitter fights and celebrate through #tags.

If you ever sign up on twitter or already have an account dont forget to check on this list of twitter celebs to follow:

@rameshsrivats

@Ra_Bies

@Roflindian

@fakingnews

@rainy_leone

@doctoratlarge

@BwoyBlunder

@funnyoneliners

@AdviceMallards

@koothrappali_

Here is a list of some cool websites

www.9gag.com

www.cracked.com

www.collegehumor.com

www.funnyordie.com

www.stumbleupon.com

www.soulpancake.com

www.buzzfeed.com

www.firstpost.in

www.soundcloud.com

www.gabsoftware.com

IT'S A PHOTOGRAPHER THING..!!

Photography is not a big deal if you have a lot of time to spend for it. Fishing and photography are two things that need an equipment and hell load of patience. So you don’t call yourself a professional just coz you own a DSLR. There are people who get themselves a swanky DSLR and shoot around during parties in auto mode and also there are these "tag maniacs" who post all your awkward photos and tag you and before you realize what just happened you become the latest clown among your gang of friends. The reason we just behave ourselves and miss being our true selves is there are too many shutterbugs around and the last thing you need is an ugly picture of you on face book. Social outings are not anymore the way they used to be. Sometimes I get carried away and I will have to remind myself "stick to the topic idiot...!"

Now the photographers who call themselves professional will have a photography page with a display picture of them holding their DSLR. They are the real photographers who take photography so serious that they would travel 600 miles to take one fucking picture that they can download from the internet for free. But these are the people who see photography as an art and not just as a hobby. Photoshop is as important as taking the photo though amateurs manage with Picasa. The watermark on a photo enunciates that the photograph is by a professional or a wannabe professional. While some take photos for the sheer love of it there are others who take photos to convey something. I could identify myself in the latter coz I prefer to take a picture of a cat chasing a dog than of a sunset in the beach. While there are hundreds who click regular insensitive stuffs there are only a few who capture moments in their snaps. I would rather hunt for a week to capture one rare moment than spending a whole day in an isolated place shooting and filling the memory card. However passion, hobby and sensibleness’ are three different things in photography. It’s never too late to start photography.

 “Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.” – Ansel Adams

“I know the best moments can never be captured on film, even as I spend nearly half my life trying to do just that.” ― Rosie O'Donnell

“Today everything exists to end in a photograph.” ― Susan Sontag

“For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity.”

― Henri Cartier-Bresson