I completely forgot about this year's Delurk Divus. May 12 came and went and I forgot to pain everyone about saying hello. Well, I remember it now and don't think you are going to get away without waving at me, stranger.
So yes, you, the long-time reader who has been around for years and has never missed a post. And you, intermittent reader, who comes by when s/he has nothing better to do. And you, friend from real life, who also happens to read this. And you, blog-friend who doesn't comment anymore because come on, don't we talk enough on Facebook already? And you, first-time visitor who just happened to come over and found herself right in the middle of the delurk party. And you, the one who doesn't fall into any of the above categories. This is me, waving at you and asking, who be you? Say hi, use a nick if you are shy about real names, tell me a bit about yourself. Where are you from? What do you do? Do we share any interests? Do you want to keep reading me or should I shut this shop already? Heh, needy question, I know.
So yes, you, the long-time reader who has been around for years and has never missed a post. And you, intermittent reader, who comes by when s/he has nothing better to do. And you, friend from real life, who also happens to read this. And you, blog-friend who doesn't comment anymore because come on, don't we talk enough on Facebook already? And you, first-time visitor who just happened to come over and found herself right in the middle of the delurk party. And you, the one who doesn't fall into any of the above categories. This is me, waving at you and asking, who be you? Say hi, use a nick if you are shy about real names, tell me a bit about yourself. Where are you from? What do you do? Do we share any interests? Do you want to keep reading me or should I shut this shop already? Heh, needy question, I know.
It's just one day! Tadah, Delurk Divus 2011 now open and I wait for your comments, all agog. My hypothesis is that nobody reads blogs anymore but hey, prove me wrong and I might just go back to blogging regularly again.
80 comments:
Hello again! I delurked last Delurk Divus :) I read you regularly, and you shouldn't shut shop AT ALL. I have loved the letters to little Ragu over the months most. Last year, I'd said I'd love to meet you.. but never really got around to emailing you about it. One day :)
PS: If you can't place me, my Blogger profile is "Soul of Alec Smart". Stopped using it recently.
And I delurked. Reward me with chocolate cake and coffee please!
hello hello, still here. only on reader so too lazy to pop by and comment but it's delurk divus so here i am :D
I have recently started reading your blog and have loved it. esp the letters to ragini. they are something i'd love to give my kids.
just finished reading your by the water cooler ( read it twice within a week, totally loved mini and tanya), was suprised to get a signed copy. and have just started reading bringing up vasu.
No No No you just cannot shut shop. I come here regularly and have loved all your posts specially the letters to a li'l girl.
I have just started reading BUV and its superbly humorous.
Continue the unplanned programming. :-)
Long time lurker - delurking now. Love your sense of humour. You writing adds laughter to some very lonely days in Germany. I am a tambrahm too, so relate a lot with your M stories.Dont stop writing - all agog to hear more on Radio Parul.
Deepa
sings *kiska hai ye tumko intezaar main hoon na*. what to do, am an SRK fan :P
sings *kiska hai ye tumko intezaar main hoon na*. what to do, am an SRK fan :P
Oh I read regularly and loved your letters to princess. each one of them :-)
and we also love your tweets. yes. we follow you there too. :)
Oh wow! the delurk anniv flew by this year...well am a regular reader and have caught both the books. Good read! Continue writing and keep us entertained...
did someone mention chocolate cake & coffee?
Present ma'am!
Oh, this Delurk Divus is a good idea. All of us should do it on our blogs. Don't stop writing, please.
Hiii Parul! I think I delurked for the first time - last delurk divas and have commented here off and on since then! Loved your books and loved your posts to Ragini. Have a 17month old myself - so all those letters to Ragini makes it more meaningful :-D
And what about that Chocolate Cake plz?? :-)
Yes yes, I am here! I read your blogs regularly, have read both your books and I follow your tweets too.
Now this is a Sachin Tendulkar of a " we have to comment for Parul"!! And I am guessing you felt a similar pressure as you went ahead to bat...er... blog. Will the comments this year break all records? 300
what fun.. a big hiii from Shruti from Bangalore...
hi parul :-) long time reader... love your blog and letter to Ragu :-)
Ok. Finally delurking. Long time reader. Somehow never commented. Love your blog :). Specially the letters to Ragini. My daughter Anna is exactly 10 days younger than Ragini so I love the letters all the more.
(raising my hand)Present Maam
Here here... Meera here! Occasionally in my own name, occasionally Cuckoo! I am the person who 'just missed' getting your autographed second book at Landmark, Phoenix Mills. I write at Meeraah.blogspot.com
Keep writing.
I came here and recognized you and said WOW...I have worked this celebrity author :)
Have been planning to de-lurk for very long, what better day than this!
Do you recognize me mam?
My first time here, but I loved it. You are a wonderful writer and you'll definitely be seeing me here more often. So DON'T STOP...:)
Hi There:
Regular reader from the US of A (last 3 years I think). Enjoy ur blog. Keep it coming.
Are your books available for purchase to Kindle?
Marie Antoine
Present Ma'am! I do delurk sometimes. Love your humor and will keep reading blogs!
Hi There! I am Deb. Moved to Bombay a few months ago. Love the humour in your posts and have been reading them for a couple of years now. I have a confession to make: I was one of the people who voted for Radio Parul.
Hey Parul,
Long time reader delurked...
you have wonderful sense of humor...
please write more
Sujatha
and now am jumping up and down! my fav blogger remembers me :)
Am doing well, its been 8 years I think :)
I am a software engineer in UK.I love your sense of humour and i want to 'keep listening'! can't do without my daily dose of blogs!
Helloo! been reading through my reader for almost 2 yrs now. Love the humor.
Put me down for chocolate cake too :)
me me me me me!! :)
A regular reader, not so much when it comes to commenting.
Love reading your blog.
Hi, Time to delurk...I completely enjoy your posts..
Please keep writing,
Thank you!
Sri..
Delurking again. From across the border (the unfriendly one ;)). Love your blog, please don't stop writing!
Ash
you (and just a few other ladies) make my day totally. I won't have anything to do if you shut shop :) so please please keep the stories and the humor coming. just left a comment on an older post too to reassure you. if I didn't comment earlier, it's only because the toddler might have interrupted. ok?
Keep writing :). I read you on and off but love your sense of humor.
Hello Hello..long time reader and occasional commenter
-Bhavani
Hello! I really like the humour which you include it in your posts.
Yes, I read your blog but dont get to respond, because as soon as I am done reading the posts, my kids take over ;)
-Neetu
Na jayenge tumhe chodd ke ki dil abhi bhara nahin
I belong to the first category. long-time reader and very rare commentor. Dont' shut your blog! It is my source of reference for kiddie books, home decor, funny bits- even tips for how to lead life. :D Yes- that profound.
And yes- we share one interest in particular. Absolutely heart Shivani. You too, eh? And hindi debate?- I have seen very few people having such deep interest in both the languages.
I don't know where my earlier comments is gone!
It was on the lines of me belonging to the first category- sometimes checking in twice a day if you have posted and my feed was not updated- getting disappointed when you don't post for days on end. Don't shut the shop please!
Love Shivani. Love Hindi. Love your blog for it shows your level-and-clear-headed-ness. Keep going strong!
Hi Parul,
I have been a long time reader too, comment once in a while..love your style of writing! :)
Don't know if I've commented here before, but been here for a while now. Love your writing, specially the Letters to Ragini. I hope you can get those published as a book.
Cheers!
Here I am... haven't commented for some time.. but I'm here.
Hi Parul,
I'm a long time reader (about a year maybe) of your blog, about time I "de-lurked" :)
Your blog is quirky, fun and never fails to bring a smile, even when you write about maid troubles, temper tantrums and mommy guilt (I should have said "as intended" instead of "even when you write").
I'm a techie in Bangalore with an academician spouse and an almost-7-year-old daughter.
Thanks for the opportunity to say 'hi'! Its good to shed the cloak of anonymity :) !
- Anupama
The Orange Cat says hi from Massachusetts.
Hi Parul,
You are on the top of the favourites list. Will always be. Enjoy reading you a lot. Your writing style is refreshingly different.
Delurk Devas ki jai ho!
* raises hand *
*waves frantically*
Present! :)
Which category do I fall under?
Mala here. Hi there !
hello hello....my annual hello on the blog to mark 'Delurk Divus'....check it daily...read it whenever you post but too lazy to comment :-D
Priya S
Present hain Miss ji!
Lurking for two years now after a friend of yours who is also a friend of mine, told me you published a book on 'babies'. This was when I was with child, so I lurked and I lurked and look what my two year old has turned into!! :) Love your posts, please do not shut shop.
Present hain Miss ji!
Lurking for two years now after a friend of yours who is also a friend of mine, told me you published a book on 'babies'. This was when I was with child, so I lurked and I lurked and look what my two year old has turned into!! :) Love your posts, please do not shut shop.
And I live in Florida, am from Delhi, varanasi, Hyderabad and moffussil Bihar. I am a reader, love music ( My husband loves metallica BTW, just so you know we do have Metallica in the fam) and also I am loner. Love to be left alone to my devices. So there..hi!
I read your blog regularly, check it twice a day for new posts. Like your sense of humor and the excitement in your writing.
Wishing you happy blogging for a very long time to come!!!
Hello! I am Priya from the US (I know there are so many Priyas out there...). I have been reading your blog (not very regularly but from time to time) but have not posted a comment until now...am lazy u know...but this time I thot I should :) u have a great sense of humor so I enjoy reading ur posts!
My son's name is Aditya too so that drew me initially to your blog...:)
Keep your posts coming! Love your stories and anecdotes!!
present ma'am
- Radha
Hello there! I'm from the USA and read you quite regularly though I rarely comment. Love your posts about the kids, especially your letters to your daughter.
-Kalyani
Haazir!
hi I am Kamala..have ben reading ur blog from one year i think.You have a wonderful sense of humour.
Present, Maám. Checking daily:-)
Like Liesl in Sound of Music said,
"Don't Stop."
*Waltzes of whistling I am 16 going on 17"
I have suddenly landed in this space and am liking all that i am seeing here.... I think it s going to be an wonderful association
I have just landed in this amazing space and have a feeling i am going to have a good time in your blog sphere. So keep the shop open, do
Still reading you, don't comment much anymore. I did delurk on the previous two delurk divuses too. Keep writing...
Veena
Lurk! Lurk! Lurk!
Present ma'am.
Delurked last year.. still reading.. you are still funny.. still insightful.. keep writing.
Thank you everyone for coming up to say hello. A year back, I would have responded to each comment individually but well, that was then. I still do reply to mail fairly quickly though.
This was fun and I hope you all will not wait till next year to shake a hand.
Yo Parul, present Ma'am,
Hi Parul,
I have been regularly following your blog. Love your style of writing.
Delurking now - have been a fairly regular reader of your blog for the last 2 years - love the letters to ragu series.
you know i read your blog.. every once in a while, i open it and catch up with all the posts i have missed... more than it being funny/witty - for me it is the source of news on you all - especially those 2 adorable muffins!! So unless you plan to move next door to us in Gurgaon and i have access to you all first hand - keep writing!! Seema!!
Do I have to delurk if I never lurked to begin with?
Hi
Am still here. Please write more.
Karthik S from Chennai.
I am still here! not missed a post :)
Preeti
Hey Parul. I'd been a regular follower(lurker, if you must!) till last year. And i was pretty surprised to see the many changes in the blog.. The name, background.. its a lot to take in... Guess i miss Bringing up Adi. I've been trying to lay my hands on BUV.. Somehow no bookstore in Bangalore (and, believe me I've looked in EVERY bookstore) has a copy.. :(
And please don't shut shop. You know you are good.
There, I've delurked.. finally.. and in quite a cheesy way, that too :)
Present miss!
-Aashica
I had a baby! so was away. But very much here, and loving it!
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