You are known by what you are on the social media...

Over the years I have heard lots of sayings like "you are known by the friends you keep... The food you eat... The thoughts you think!" But quite outta-the-blue I realised today that some people perceive others, by the image they keep on the social media.. Yup! I had a "You are known by what you are on the social media" kinnda moment! :) And it made me stop to wonder- how did that happen? 

My journey into social media, like most Indians my age, started with Orkut. There was the occassional yahoo chat, msn messenger etc before that; but somehow that had a one-on-one personalised touch about it that is not really sooo prominent in social medias today. Orkut was very soon replaced by facebook and also twitter (which I'm still trying to get my head around :))! But what I'm still trying to figure out is how did adding me as your facebook friend become the only way of knowing me..? And when did commenting or liking my status get equalant to picking the phone to say "Hi!"??? 

When I called someone today, after ages, instead of the usual "What's up with you? Haven't heard from you in forever!" which I kinnda expected him to say; I heard "I know all about you & your daughter. Is there anything else happening in your life?" And it took me a little by surprise... I almost found it border-line rude. I mean, I was ready to apologize for putting up pictures of my baby girl on my own facebook account. But then it also made me feel kinnda weird... He thinks of me as nothing more than a mommy? (Even if that was really true) Why was he perceiving me by the status and pictures I had put up? And if he was doing this, then, that's probably what the other 400 odd "friends" were doing too... Weirdly it felt like I was being type casted or "Mummyfied" really! 

Social Media does that to you huh? People are known by the number of facebook friends they have or twitter followers or tweet handles... Aren't they? 

Oh! I'm really not the person against facebook or twitter or someone who's giving gyaan on how social media is taking over socialising perse... I guess all I'm saying is, that personally I would really like to be perceived as more than what I am on the social media... It is a part of me, it is definitely not ALL I am!!! :) So go ahead and make a pencil draft of me by the impressions you get of me on the social media, BUT get to know me a little more, before you write that down with a permanent marker...! ;)

My kinnda luv!

Car rides with the windows down, wind blowing thru our head so its free & clear...

Barefooted in the grass, feeling at one with mother nature...

Walking along side beaches, hands loosely entwined letting waves kiss our feet...

Cuddling up in one blanket in front of the bonfire, eating popcorn...

Big kitchen with space for us to dance while cooking dinner... Hearty meals made with lots of touching & tasting...

Holding hands as we take our baby for a stroll, eyes promising passion when she's asleep...

Our stories wouldn't be written in concrete or books but in moments spent in nature...

They'd be a collection of sweet love stories each even more inspired...

Love like no other...

Want to sooo be in love with you...

Just me & you together forever! :')

(Inspiration Credit-Shimul)

Muzik Review: Gotye's Somebody I used to know

First thing that you notice about the song is the brilliant video... That in itself gets full points on creativity. :) Anybody who hasn't seen it yet, should just do so immediately on YouTube. 

http://youtu.be/8UVNT4wvIGY

The song has a way of grabbing your soul. And sticks to it in a very addictive fashion. The feelings are captured beautifully in the lyrics. Its amazing how the writer has shown us glimpses of both sides of the story. You feel equally for both the lovers... I totally lurve it. :)

"Somebody That I Used To Know"

(feat. Kimbra)

[Gotye:]

Now and then I think of when we were together

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die

Told myself that you were right for me

But felt so lonely in your company

But that was love and it's an ache I still remember

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

Like resignation to the end, always the end

So when we found that we could not make sense

Well you said that we would still be friends

But I'll admit that I was glad it was over

But you didn't have to cut me off

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

And I don't even need your love

But you treat me like a stranger and I feel so rough

No you didn't have to stoop so low

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

I guess that I don't need that though

Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now you're just somebody that I used to know

[Kimbra:]

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over

But had me believing it was always something that I'd done

But I don't wanna live that way

Reading into every word you say

You said that you could let it go

And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know

[Gotye:]

But you didn't have to cut me off

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

And I don't even need your love

But you treat me like a stranger and I feel so rough

And you didn't have to stoop so low

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number

I guess that I don't need that though

Now you're just somebody that I used to know

[x2]

Somebody

(I used to know)

Somebody

(Now you're just somebody that I used to know)

(I used to know)

(That I used to know)

(I used to know)

Somebody