Posted by Nafisa on Feb 18, 2010 in
meme Got this tag from Hamish. It’s a list of stuff that I should have mentioned to my husband before I got married. You know, the quirks, or whatever you want to call it.
1. I don’t like eating broken Marie biscuits.
2. When I’m upset and say “I’m okay” – I’m not really okay.
3. If I do admit to not being okay, I don’t like talking about it.
4. I can be OCD at times (you should see me butter my toast).
5. I hate doing dishes and laundry.
6. I flip channels and try to follow 2 programs at once.
7. I get distracted easily.
8. I forget to put the milk back into the fridge.
9. I forget to switch off appliances sometimes (I know what you’re thinking).
10. I can get *very* competitive at games and hate losing.
11. When I cook, I don’t like being distracted or want help.
12. When I don’t have food in my stomach, I’m the biggest grouch (you can only imagine what I’m like in Ramadaan).
That’s all I can think of right now.
Tags: life, relationships
Posted by Nafisa on Feb 13, 2009 in
lifestyle I find that people are more forthcoming in an online environment than in real life. I attended last month’s 27dinner and Johannesburg’s Twestival (yesterday, 12 Feb) and I found that (at both events) people weren’t quick to introduce themselves (well except for Lionel du Plessis, Reuben Goldberg, Richard Mulholland and Don Packett last night).
An event like the Twestival attracts the geekier crowd (Twitter has not gone mainstream), and I think it’s safe to assume that a lot of geeks are shy. I’m all for networking online and admit I’m one of those who wont just go up to someone and say, “Hi, I’m Nafisa and you must be….”. Sounds a bit stalkerish. If you’ve built a ‘relationship’ with someone online for a while, then introducing yourself comes naturally.
While chatting to the SingleSyllable last night, we agreed that people on Twitter know what they want and know why they’re there. Twitter is a very powerful tool, if used properly. It’s also natural to network with like-minded individuals. However, I think it makes a difference if you not only follow a person on Twitter, but their personal blog too and after that, the idea of meeting irl is just the next step. Relationships like these tend to have a more solid foundation.
During my time as content & community manager at My Digital Life, I built a lot of relationships online with numerous bloggers and when we had a MOB (meeting of the bloggers), introducing ourselves came naturally; there were no uncomfortable or awkward moments. Conversation flowed.
Social networking has indeed changed the way people communicate. There’s no beating around the bush.
Just the way I like it.
Tags: blogging, online, relationships, social networking, twitter
