ORKUT


Finally I had enough of orkut. I can't take the crap all alone, and so you guys gotcha get a share of it.

I mean look at the things people do in Orkut. Firstly, scrapping. Ok scrap, fine - it helps you publicly pull someone's legs.. But don't make it a Race to prove "I am the smartest". The way they write them these days ...ooffff.

And then the testimonials. If you read the testimonials doing the rounds in Orkut, you will wonder why is there evil in this world. Come on, if you believe what your friends have to say about each other, everyone is so perfect, so affectionate, loving, caring, simply the best yaar, sweetest, nicest, first i met xyz he/she was possesive this that --- 3 yrs into our frnship --- i found the opposite, so charming, jack of all trades, gentle, greatest guy once you know him (coz he takes time to open up), ...blah blah ...you will believe we are all the citizens of Ram Rajya. And they said this is the Kaliyug - man will kill man. Dump those scriptures.

And while we on the topic, there are dumbs who write a personal mail where they should have written a testimonial, and these dumbs have the dumbest friends who then accept such testimonials (or whatever they are now) and then keep it publicly displayed.
Here is an example of such a testimonial,
"Hey where are you these days? Long time no see! I am in blah blah now, my phone no. is !@#$#%$% please contact me asap. Lots of catching up to do na. Take Care"

So tell me now, who is more dumb? The guy who accepted such a testimonial or the one who wrote it? Why can't they use the personal message service provided by Orkut??

And oh let me tell you some of worst Orkut pick up lines I came across.

--- Hey our surnames are same. Guess we might be related. Lets be friends (I mean Wow!, simply wow!)

--- Such a cute smile/photo/profile. Can I be your friend? (Orkut has changed the definition of friendship - its nothing but few clicks of that damn mouse.)

--- I found your profile in my friends profile. Can we be friends? (Come on, is there a rule or what?)

Arey oh, how can I forget this. My friend changed his status to "Committed". I shoot him a mail - Hey dude, who is the "lucky lamb" ? and Congrats....Guess the reply...
"yaar, single likhne se koi ladki orkut mein ghaasn nahi deti hain, tabhi committed dikha raha hoon. Ab dosti karunga, to ladki sochegi safe hain, tab dheere dheere pataunga na"

Wow...this is called strategy....!! They go on to become the Love Gurus. I guess.

Again this relationship thing reminds me, I am ready to pay Orkut if they provide an option for the status -- "Single, and Not Looking". Tired of explaining people that if I don't provide an answer to my relationship status, it doesn't mean I am dating someone.

There is more, people also like to play hide and seek with Orkut. They join, they make a lot of noise, and then they quit, and then they join again, and then make a lot of noise.

And people hate if you delete their scraps. Even if it is your ScrapLand. Even if it reveals something you consider is about your private life. You have to keep it intact - For the Public. Yuckoos.

Before I wind up, I confess I am guitly of some of the above accusations. :-P

Happy Orkutting.