Dear Blog,

Can you imagine life without or before the 3W's???! Scary thought, isn't it....since you wouldn't be here without it either?! Actually, I'm trying to imagine my life before something called the "www" happened to me? :) How did I exist? what was I like, was I happy, was I as activeas communicative and was I as blessed with information both good and bad???

Gosh! how much we've all taken the internet for granted today, haven't we??!

Look at me.....I sit here in my room, all warm and cozy as I write out yet another chapter of my thoughts to you...and everything is done electronically on "The Internet" with the mere click of a few buttons! As a matter of fact, blog...you too are a part and parcel of this phenomena; without it...you would not exist!!!

What happened to your predecessors? I remember when I was in high school, I use to faithfully record all my thoughts and observations in an actualy physical diary/journal. It was my private haven and sanctuary. My escape from the world where I could unleash the power of the pen and write whatever came into my head! I kept it hidden on top my closet behind some stuffed toys and a few posters. Can't remember what I did with it or where it is for that matter. Hope it didn't fall into the wrong hands!

I stopped writing once I started University. I don't know how and when I lost the habit but I did and I didn't even realize it! Then it was all taken over by computerized typing right from submission of essays, projects to homework assignments! Exams were sometimes graded and submitted electronically, grades were posted online and even discussion boards for classes and various co-curricular interest groups found their homes on the internet.

Then along came something called "Email" and "Instant Messenger"....and that just added a whole new dimension to life! I stopped writing letters to my near and dear ones. I can't remember the last time I actually sat down and wrote a nice long letter to any of my friends or relatives. Instead, all I had to do was log onto "the internet" and voila!! I could either chat with them instantly or type out a few electronic lines and send it off into the unknown cyberspace. :)

I suppose this is what is known as advancement in civilization and the new technological age and all that jargon! But Blog, it is discerning at times...to realize how dependent my life is on this medium. It's like that fix of heroin...I just can't get enough it...the thrill of information at my fingertips that I keep coming back for more!! Help me! I feel trapped...yet I can't imagine a life without it?!

What do I do?