Awaiting Mr. 10000

Posted on February 22nd, 2006 by Vijay Krishna Narayanan
As of this writing, VKpedia has received 9996 hits (of which a good number should be from a narcissist, whom my parents named Vijay Krishna). When I started out, I did not know that 40 people would care to look up my corner in Cyberia every single day.I didn’t realise I would be part (however small that might have been) of something as ground-shaking as Bloggers v/s IIPM. Never realised I would meet hundreds of new people - none of whom I have ever seen or spoken to. Yet, I have wondered how they would react to some news, incident or occurrence.

I remember, when I was in high school, I dreamed that I would be a great person some day, and I would have a website where I would put my thoughts and people who fall over each other and read it. In a way, therefore, my idea of blogging had started even before blogs first originated.

My first blog was christened Notes of a Nomad, rather appropriately I must say, because I subtitled it “a wanderlust in spirit”. That fantasy ran for four weeks, after which I had decided that it was enough. Subsequent attempts should compete for stupidity awards. Then one fine day, I stumbled on the name VKpedia as a play on Wikipedia. I created a blog more to hog that name rather than with any other serious idea. The rest is his-story…

Blogging has been a learning experience through and through. I might not have been a devoted learner, but the new vistas this hobby has opened are boundless. You may not like it, dear reader, but I love blogging, and I will continue doing it!

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10 Responses to “Awaiting Mr. 10000”

  1. KG, on February 22nd, 2006 at 9:47 pm Said:

    Blog on!

  2. Hiren, on February 23rd, 2006 at 2:50 am Said:

    That makes two of us, my dear friend for I love blogging too.

  3. tony, on February 23rd, 2006 at 1:14 pm Said:

    I am late by 32 hits lol

  4. Kaps, on February 23rd, 2006 at 1:31 pm Said:

    Congrats VK! Wishing you more hits and superhits in the coming months.

  5. Anon Arumugam, on February 23rd, 2006 at 2:57 pm Said:

    congrats on making it a huge success.

  6. Vijay Krishna, on February 23rd, 2006 at 3:58 pm Said:

    Thanks everyone. Your wishes, at the same time, both humble and inspire me.

  7. Aparna S Mallya, on February 23rd, 2006 at 7:32 pm Said:

    Way to go!

    I was the 10049th visitor i guess.

  8. Hi, on February 23rd, 2006 at 9:56 pm Said:

    Congrats n keep it up. Its a little worrying that there is long gap these days between your posts. Many of your pals seem to think the same way. Any way it is still a record worthy of emulation. Blog on

  9. Jack, on February 24th, 2006 at 6:44 pm Said:

    Cool man Keep up the good work!. Nowadays I see less blogging but hope I can read some better stuff someday.

  10. Soumyadip, on February 25th, 2006 at 8:33 pm Said:

    It’s 10111 now. A nice number anyway.

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