This post, while not necessarily the end of my blogging, is certainly intended to mark the beginning of what will be a really long absence.
Blogging has been a wonderful experience and brought me new friends - something only the miracle of the internet makes possible at my age, unless one shifts into an old people's home (for which I am not quite ready yet). From among blog-friends I have had the pleasure of physically meeting some and, with a few, developed bonds outside of blogging, too. I will, of course, continue to read their blogs and make comments. And people like 'rayhan', and others too shy to reveal themselves, I will, no doubt, encounter on other blogs.
Peace!
Thanks for having helped in keeping the blades of this Windmill turning for so long. (For the touchy people among you: this does not mean that I think you are full of wind!)
re karachi blog meet - why? can't bloggers in suspended animation join in?
ReplyDeleteof course they can! :D and kidvai uncle, even if ur not blogging, i can expect u to continue emailing no?
ReplyDeletei suspect all of this is a controversy to get people over at ur place. make them miss u so much they have no choice but to pop down all the time! ;)
of course we'll be in touch via email, kiddo. and you can continue to pop in just as frequently as you do ...
ReplyDeletegoodness gracious. I do despise change, especially when it comes packaged as one of my favorite blogs going silent. But I am in no position to question your decision, so here's hoping you'll find another vent for your thoughts until you decide to start blogging again.
ReplyDeletebluecheese echoed my thoughts completely! Will surely miss your insightful posts. Best!
ReplyDelete(and come back soon!)
@bluecheese and ayesha: touched. thanks. i so loved blogging and have only moved away because i had to. will be back as soon as i can .. but don't hold your breath. ;-)
ReplyDeleteZAK i'll b missing ur posts too. take care
ReplyDeleteZak, too sad that the windmills are going to stop running. I only hope its temporary.
ReplyDeleteBesides being my favourite blog, I'd just like to tell you that I'd never heard of blogs till you sent me a link to your post last June (2005). Not only has each post been a delight to read, thanks to you, I've become a regular visitor to so many blogs via yours and have been introduced to so much good writing. Your posts have been full of wit and humour despite them being about real issues and so much more. Thank you ZAK for 'unzipping my mind'.You're one of a kind.
Hope the windmills come back soon.
@akg & ghazala. thanks. i hope people within reach haven't forgotten in this e-age that they can meet physically, too. and - pretty soon - there'll be a nice, friendly place to do so.
ReplyDeleteWhat else can one say except :( and good luck. I do hope you have a change of heart. Medical Science has made that quite easy these days.
ReplyDeleteFor those of us for whom e-contact was the basic way to communicate this has come as quite a blow. Sincerely hope this will prove to be a short hiatus.
ReplyDeleteExcuse me while I borrow your own bit of poetry to urge you to return to blogging as soon as you find it feasible
Chaahta hae agar bhalaa Alam
Kuch ilaaj-e-tavahhumaat karay
@ rayhan & sabizak
ReplyDeletechange of heart and quick return seem fairly difficult, given the long list of targets i have set myself over the next 3 months. but thanks for your sentiments.
Hope to see the windmills running once again very soon!
ReplyDeleteI guess I'll check out the archives, in the meantime.
:)
thanks sidhusaaheb. i'd also suggest reading olive ream's archive. he decided to pack up his blog the same day, but i swear we have no conspiracy going :-)
ReplyDelete@oa: several ppl think we're on some secret mission together and are also wondering why you are going to be in khi at a time when there are new ventures sab and i are getting into (a coffeehouse - for which you'll need to come back in feb)
i love you most. period. :)
ReplyDeleteWOW ... whats happening to the world around us.
ReplyDeleteI wish you all the best for everything and I, like many would seriously miss your brilliant & unique style of writing. I feel fortunate to have met you before you threw in the towel.
Lets keep this friendship alive, but hope to see you around the blogosphere keeping an eye on us and guinding us when needed.
Hat tip to Windmills of My Mind
@teeth maestro: thanks for your comments. the friendship obviously does not hibernate. just blogs do.
ReplyDelete@insiya: :-)
You'll be missed, I've enjoyed reading your blog over the past month or so. Come back when you can.
ReplyDeletethank, sage. i am delighted to hear that you enjoyed the writings. will try and get back as soon a i can get some of the long-pending matters out of the way ...
ReplyDeleteLike so many others, i had looked towards the windmill for energy, inspiration and hope. Whether the blog remains or now, I will continue to do so.
ReplyDeleteSee you soon.
Well, your ATP does all that and more. And brilliantly! Maybe I'll write for that one day, if acceptable...
ReplyDeleteWHY? WHY? WHY???? Oh never mind, this just gives me an excuse to bum off at bits more often (now that I've found my way there) and I'll get an answer and track you down to your secret blog :p.
ReplyDeleteYou made this place worthwhile.
- much love always
thanks, sam.
ReplyDeleteall these lovely comments are embarrassing and make me want to blog again.
will try and get back in action as soon as my other commitments are taken care of.
We will be absolutely delighted ... and honored ... to have you write at ATP ... anytime, on anything!
ReplyDeleteOh darn! Guess I am late again. Anyways, thought that this would be a good enough way to keep in touch since I decided I had had enough of Ajay's chae... and if I remember correctly you hadn't even mentioned this windmills-stop-running thing in passing. Not even sabeen or buzz did.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, we'll sure keep in touch!