Today I have two reasons to be happy. First one,I completed the second year being in MouthShut_Official. The second one, this is going to be my 100-th blog post. MouthShut_Official admin, I don't know how much they are aware of this,but co-incidentally,today one of my blog post became FB! Wow,what a gift when one is celebrating a special day!
Believe me,I didn't have any intention to join a regular blogging or reviewing site. I saw the first Ad of MouthShut_Official at the back of an auto! What was the first impression? Well,this site is asking one to shut his or her mouth! In other words,it's asking you to keep quite! Fine! I am not going near this site anymore. But after few days, my hubby needed some review about something,today I can't remember what it was. That's my first encounter with MS. I was fascinated seeing these detailed reviews and diary posts. I got whatever information I needed,but I kept coming back. One day,I felt like writing something of my own. Therefore,in October 28,2009 I created my profile here. I was scared to use my original name,in case I prove to be a failure in this field,a totally egghead who has nothing new to share! So I took a pen-name of "Chalojai". It means,let's go away. I know this weird name caused a lot of confusions later,but I had something in my mind. I wanted to stay away from all kind of complications in life. Writing was an way to do so,to stay away from personal conflicts,to stay away from social problems those I couldn't tolerate any more. MouthShut_Official gave me the opportunity to express myself. It opened many windows in my heart which I kept closed for years. It helped to vent out all frustrations and discomforts about many social evils which kept building up and creating pressure on my mental state.
My first post was about my mom,where my feelings were not very positive about her. But slowly,I realized while writing about her- whatever she does,she just wants me to be happy. This helped a great deal to understand her better. Our relationship improved a lot after this realization. The credit goes to MS entirely,if I didn't get the chance to express my feelings I would never realized my true feelings.
My first fear about being tagged as a blockhead also turned to be wrong! My first post itself got some positive comment from @livehappy aka Ross uncle,he sent me a gift of a "Vada Pav" with his comment! Well,that was the starting point of my journey. I needed this little encouragement. After this I didn't look back. I selected various topics in these two years to write on. I preferred writing diaries than detailed reviews,I don't have the skills of presenting a product with all its pros and cons. So I preferred to stick to diaries. My active participation in commenting on others' posts also gradually increased. I have posted many snaps also,about my trips to many hill stations,which got appreciations from many members. Among them, @jmathur aka Jitendra bhaiya was the one who encouraged me a great deal. I was getting recognition from people,most of them liked to read my DPs.From where the time passed,I didn't have an account. Their encouragement and love brought me the "Star Writer" status on August 22,2011. A long way to go,but this event boosted my self confidence a lot. I decided to write more,to discuss many things which I wanted to do long ago.
There are few things which hurt me in this journey. But when I look back today, I can see I have gained much more than that. I've got many like-minded people who support and care. I got an elder brother here,@jmathur,whom I have visited personally. There are many who think I "really don't write trash"- isn't it, Deepak sir, @deepak27? I got many lovely sisters and brothers here. Above all,I got a support which I didn't really have in my life. I have a feeling about belonging to these people. This doesn't allow me to feel disheartened. Whenever I stumble across something harsh,I stoop under the burden of stress in life,I think about these people. They don't consider me useless. They believe that I have the solution for many of the problems. This mental boost encourages me to face the life. The members became my extended family. This year in Diwali I didn't miss my family for the first time. These friends were with me. Let it be virtual,let the gifts be virtual,but the loving touch from them,that really matters. I am happy and satisfied finally,to get all these people in my life. I thank MS wholeheartedly for giving me this chance to come across these wonderful people. It became an integrated part of my life now. I will be here always for those people who like my writing,no matter whatever comes in my way. Thank you all, my friends,this was one of the right decisions I took in my life. Long live,MouthShut_Official!
