Have you ever tried Googling Yourself ? I guess everyone has tried that ..... Most of the times, all you get is the Facebook Page, Twitter page and some non- relevant results. So we just see the first page of the results and don't even bother to check the second page.
When I was in 2nd year of Engineering three years ago, I randomly googled myself and found my Facebook and Hi5 page and twitter page too (but I was not into tweeting that time). Then I thought about checking the second page of the result. After I clicked it, I was surprised. There was a link to a website, the domain was ".be" so I figured that it is a link to a Belgian Website. I opened the link and saw collection of poems written in different languages including English. I scrolled through it carefully so as to find why that result was shown by google. After some minutes of careful inspection, I saw my name "Bikalpa Pokhrel" written below a poem of some lines.
After reading the poem, all the memories started coming back together. I was in class 9 when our English teacher asked me to write a poem. He gave me the title as well "The Door". He asked me to write anything that comes to my mind when I think of "The Door". I was into writing poems during those days in school. I won some poem competitions too. I asked him what was it for and he told me that some INGO has launched "The Door" project and they are asking several school children to write poems on the topic. The winner would get chance for some kind of internship programme in Europe. I was excited at the very instant. Later that night at home I wrote some lines on the topic "The Door" and gave him the next day.
It was during the end of class 9 and after I reach 10th standard, all that was on my mind was SLC SLC SLC ... so I totally forgot about it. After completing SLC and then Higher Secondary, I came to India for Engineering Education and that was the day I remembered about that poem. Thanks to Google. Well to be honest, I was a little happy to get my work published in a website, no matter how bad that was ... I was surfing internet in my college Computer Centre and the next thing I did was copy the poem and save it in my drafts in gmail.
Sometimes Googling yourself brings back some good memories. I do Google myself these days as well .. and I hope to find something interesting about myself.
Oh yes, the website is still there and the link is http://www.wcrp.be/Parole%20de%20J/porte_htm.htm
You can check the website, there are some good poems as well.
Here is the poem I wrote almost 9 years ago.
The Door
A mysterious thing is a door
Has exits and entrances more
A door may lead and mislead you
But never forget to choose the right view.
Door has the immense power of change
As you get inside, there may be revenge
A world where you can behold
Golden sunrise never before told.
Inside a door there may be a blind
Both the happiness and sadness you may find
But there you shouldn't be careless
Always beware of magic and madness.
You may find there darkness too
But don't feel it a tight shoe
For golden days will approach you
Peace 'n happiness never miss you.
Door is therefore so strange
As it has the power to change
Darkness into dazzling light
Glorious liberty after the terrible fight.
A door, entrance for the better life
Must be behind all the guns and knife
The heavenly peace must be there
Joy and pleasure will remain forever
- Bikalpa Pokhrel
I don't know what was my mood when I wrote this. But finding it suddenly was certainly a good experience and a good memory. This is one of the many reasons why I love GOOGLE so much ...
At last, I want to suggest everyone: " Do Try Googling Yourself From Time to Time, as you never know what GOOGLE has to offer you"
When I was in 2nd year of Engineering three years ago, I randomly googled myself and found my Facebook and Hi5 page and twitter page too (but I was not into tweeting that time). Then I thought about checking the second page of the result. After I clicked it, I was surprised. There was a link to a website, the domain was ".be" so I figured that it is a link to a Belgian Website. I opened the link and saw collection of poems written in different languages including English. I scrolled through it carefully so as to find why that result was shown by google. After some minutes of careful inspection, I saw my name "Bikalpa Pokhrel" written below a poem of some lines.
After reading the poem, all the memories started coming back together. I was in class 9 when our English teacher asked me to write a poem. He gave me the title as well "The Door". He asked me to write anything that comes to my mind when I think of "The Door". I was into writing poems during those days in school. I won some poem competitions too. I asked him what was it for and he told me that some INGO has launched "The Door" project and they are asking several school children to write poems on the topic. The winner would get chance for some kind of internship programme in Europe. I was excited at the very instant. Later that night at home I wrote some lines on the topic "The Door" and gave him the next day.
It was during the end of class 9 and after I reach 10th standard, all that was on my mind was SLC SLC SLC ... so I totally forgot about it. After completing SLC and then Higher Secondary, I came to India for Engineering Education and that was the day I remembered about that poem. Thanks to Google. Well to be honest, I was a little happy to get my work published in a website, no matter how bad that was ... I was surfing internet in my college Computer Centre and the next thing I did was copy the poem and save it in my drafts in gmail.
Sometimes Googling yourself brings back some good memories. I do Google myself these days as well .. and I hope to find something interesting about myself.
Oh yes, the website is still there and the link is http://www.wcrp.be/Parole%20de%20J/porte_htm.htm
You can check the website, there are some good poems as well.
Here is the poem I wrote almost 9 years ago.
The Door
A mysterious thing is a door
Has exits and entrances more
A door may lead and mislead you
But never forget to choose the right view.
Door has the immense power of change
As you get inside, there may be revenge
A world where you can behold
Golden sunrise never before told.
Inside a door there may be a blind
Both the happiness and sadness you may find
But there you shouldn't be careless
Always beware of magic and madness.
You may find there darkness too
But don't feel it a tight shoe
For golden days will approach you
Peace 'n happiness never miss you.
Door is therefore so strange
As it has the power to change
Darkness into dazzling light
Glorious liberty after the terrible fight.
A door, entrance for the better life
Must be behind all the guns and knife
The heavenly peace must be there
Joy and pleasure will remain forever
- Bikalpa Pokhrel
I don't know what was my mood when I wrote this. But finding it suddenly was certainly a good experience and a good memory. This is one of the many reasons why I love GOOGLE so much ...
At last, I want to suggest everyone: " Do Try Googling Yourself From Time to Time, as you never know what GOOGLE has to offer you"
Google :)
ReplyDeleteI also Google myself at times !
Nicely written !
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Thank You for ur comment Adarsha ...
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