Yatta !!!

Yatta !!! That means "Finally done it" in Japanese. For me it means, finally I did it. Finally got down to starting a blog, and penning down some thoughts which pass in and out of my head in random. Mainly it is the result of constant goading by my husband who made me sit down and write down whatever I often discuss with him. Now I suspect, he did that so that I had a medium to express my thoughts rather than pour them out to him. He thinks he's been saved by the blog :) but I wonder how long this interest will last considering that my previous such interests were very short lived. I will certainly try my best to keep this frequent but just wondering, what is the real reason behind blogging? Actors and actresses do it to get publicity and mainly to get back at journalists who have been quoting them wrong since long. But what do we, mere mortals who in no way can influence the government with our opinions, nor can we have any impact on the global warming issue through our blogs, nor change the success or failure of a movie, achieve through blogging? Even I dont know the reason behind blogging...maybe its just a medium to express your thoughts, ur opinion, a forum where your friends can view, discuss or comment on what u've written. For me, its a way of maintaining some sense of balance between personal and work life. In this hectic IT industry where one lives life on the run at the tick of the clock, writing a blog is like spending some time all alone with your thoughts, connecting with yourself on a higher level and giving a voice to your soul as a person. A bit too philosophical ??? On a practical level, I must admit I planned to write coz its a never-dying medium. I can be ensured that even after 6 to 10 years down the line, provided I continue this writing process, my blogs would still be there for me to read...so on this positive note, I publish my first post. And keeping my fingers crossed that there will be more posts.