Why myLot will be missed

myLot was the one of the very few discussion forums that really paid and in time. Unlike most websites that promise but fail to pay, myLot has lived upto our expectations every time and each time for 7 long years.

Besides the discussions, image uploading and continuing dialogues, myLot had rendered a wonderful earning opportunity through web page browsing. Recently and the times when I was inundated and couldnot visit the forum often, I used to do my research work through myLot web browser. I have (now history) earned around 3 dollars in no time!

Most importantly, the long association from various cross-sections of the world is a lifetime incentive. Today, I am connected to most of them. These are the same people who stayed beside me in times of extreme emotional needs. The survival times, the do-not-wana-exist-kinda states - I attribute to them. They are simply 'heavensent'.

So, why myLot will be missed? You still have the same friends hanging around?

I will stay in touch with my friends anyway, and myLot's been my first love and 'seldom shall it be forgotten'.  However, the webpage will be missed, the beautiful several times face lifted forum with beautiful learned and novice people will be missed. myLot will be missed for all that we did - the hanging arounds, the pokes and pullings, the fun, the candid heart talks, the panda spankings, the togetherness, and not to forget the groups that we had created ( most crazy of all was panda spanking (C) James Hales) etc.

The present myLot theme reminds me of one those novice web page designers who was experimenting in his early days. The whole thing looks shallow, amateurish and not eye pleasing. Technically speaking, lot of space's been wasted and it has a camouflaged old twitter appeal which I do not approve of personally. However, having said this, myLot has a lot of perks (according to the admin) in the cards and I know it will not fail the users in the long run.

Lastly, I appreciate the integrity of the forum to have come up with the whole revamp issue however shocking, so candidly. Not everyone can do that!

And now, with a heavy heart,

RIP dear myLot.

The power of reading shapes the art of writing

Hiatus from internet is only a phase, an interval, time away. Even when you are in one you should not under estimate its power. Besides the endeavor it provides us with to catch up wth our guilt trips and procrastination, it does help us achieve considerable amount of me-time, which, the addictive internet time was not sparing us.

I've been going through a long hiatus. During the period (Shared Reviews being still under work, blogging being little fun, mturk's monotony and my laptop's irritable erratic functioning - the final nail on the coffin), I conveniently dealt with the reality checks. The first one being connecting with family and friends. Let me tell you, I did do a good job. I caught up with my friends, some after 20 long years (incredible emotions). I did enroll mself with the much procrastinated management course (finally) and I did update my bank jobs (became little more knowledgeable in money matters in due course).

And while doing all of this, I was particularly hooked to the book, I was long wanting to finish. The journey was a beautiful one. Not only did I cherish an amazing feeling but also I am, most certainly, a better reader now. I realized that I was regaining the ability of the power to read. The much talked about 'Focus' is just a matter of practice and the more you read the more you become a fast and good reader. The fact that I was intimidated by the hard bound 500 page book, had made me a lousy first page flipper. Halfway through the book though , my level of understanding and the speed of reading excelled magically.

The point is, knowledge begins with reading, reading more and reading good stuffs. But the habit of reading is a mere practice that just needs to be decided on. How and what we read decide on what are we going to write. If you are blogger or have decided a career in writing, read  - just read and then understand and think for yourself. Reading, understanding, free thinking are great warriors. They hand in hand help us conquer amazing contents. The art of writing isn't that unapproachable after all.