24,000

I have periods of scarce blogging. Whilst I rarely post here anymore, I always have one eye on it and try and append something whenever an opportunity presents itself. Some of my posts provide valuable insights to the places and events that I have recorded. Its good to see them pile on the numbers. Comments have dried out though. All of these ungrateful souls come in specifically for the information that they’re after, take all that they want and walk away. No thank you. I doubt that this blog will rise to its former glory. It was a time I’d blog about travel, bills and humorous incidents of the past. The author of chiragchamoli.wordpress.com, a blog that he has torn down used to be a regular reader and commentator. Ronald, the Prick etc. would stop by to avail of the free amusement on offer, generously leaving behind praise and good wishes. Some others too appreciated the efforts put in.All of that is in the past. Late in 2008 and a little into the second half of 2009. I remember those times fondly.

I find that things quieten down between March and June on all of my blogs. Nevertheless, this blog has just nudged past 24,000 hits. Well done me, I’m the best. Grandeur, bugger. Grandeur.

FIN

2010 in review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever.

Crunchy numbers

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 6,200 times in 2010. That’s about 15 full 747s.

In 2010, there were 12 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 199 posts. There were 34 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 7mb. That’s about 3 pictures per month.

The busiest day of the year was March 8th with 76 views. The most popular post that day was Mr. Bombay Bodybuilding Championships photos.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were en.search.wordpress.com, zimbio.com, en.wordpress.com, google.co.in, and search.conduit.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for sharon den adel nude, tortoise meat, mr mumbai bodybuilding 2009, arambol beach huts, and madurai to rameshwaram by bus.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

1

Mr. Bombay Bodybuilding Championships photos January 2009
9 comments

2

Goa Travel Report and Photos, Arambol Beach January 2009
3 comments

3

from Madurai to Rameshwaram by bus January 2009
3 comments

4

Digital Nude Art June 2008
3 comments and 2 Likes on WordPress.com

5

Tortoise meat for breakfast, and lunch, and dinner. March 2009
3 comments

Spiderman, Batman, Trainman

This bugger was in the train this morning. Its funny, 20 years ago I didn’t know I’d have a blog 20 years hence and little did I know that I’d post a photo of this guy. I mean, who is he? What was he doing 20 years ago? And what did he look like? I wonder where he is now. Hmm. Random.

FIN

press conference, press conference, see.. see..

Auto-rickshaw ride in bombay

But what to do. The only loo they have. Happy World Toilet Day!

And you enter the loo. And it is small. And the light is dim. Most of the flow finds it way into the hole in the ground, rather than the porcelain cavity.

Elections

Never have I missed the opportunity to cast my vote. General Education Academy plays host on election day, be it central or state. And dry days begin a couple of days prior. Oft, I’ve run into neighbors at the polls. I met Dr. Akshay in 1999, the first time ever that I’d voted. “Hello, Geoffery, have you come to vote?”

Yesterday, I met the Gautam mother and daughter, strong supporters of the RSS. And Mr. Jay; a Congressman.

Memories of the game between Somerset and T&T

Somerset and T&T in the first ever Champions League T20 on the 12th of October 2009.

Seamus’s theater debut

“We had some very good rehearsals, bugger. We worked very hard. But people must have been nervous. I was.”

Seamus’ debut performance was insane. Here are a couple of photos. Can you spot him? If Seamus becomes famous, these photos might fetch plenty money. Might even be in a museum some day.

the Cityscape at Lalbaug and Ganesha

The tempo of falling rain often tells us how long it’ll last. It rained steadily all night &continued to rain on the morning of the 3rd of September 2009. It was the final day of the Ganpati festival. Large idols of Ganesha would be trolled along the streets of Bombay amidst song &dance to be immersed into the western waterfront.

There are multiple facets to this photo. Let us dissect it: