Welcome to Yahoo Chat!

Chatting has become a special part of my life, all my old friends i was scared of missing are close to me because of Yahoo Messenger. Yahoo brought the concept in a popular way through the Yahoo Messenger long ago(in last century) which remains unchallenged even today, yes Google has added a very powerful voice chat feature but the Smileys of Yahoo, the Buzz (Ctrl+G), the changeable font size and the invisible status message are too nice to forget and move on to Gtalk.

Chatting has left an indelible impression on my mind, even when i can talk directly i prefer to chat, partly because i can write anything i want, but in office or other public places i cant say everything

loudly. And this led to newer ways of chatting other than the Yahoo, Gtalk or IP Messenger. Yes when i want to see the expressions of the person i am chatting with i go to his seat, open a notepad then i type one line and he types the other, then we laugh, smile or smirk looking at each other. This all started when in my previous company me and my friend always had something to tell about our colleagues and project manager, so as soon as i sensed something funny or fishy, i jumped to his seat and typed the same. And this continues till date and this gives me immense relief as i am able to express myself without any censorship.

And i have seen as we grow up we are told to control our emotions, this leads to accumulation of feelings which needs a vent to escape. Its makes sense to say less when you are saying something which can hurt others but more often than not it hurts you the more. And it is quite possible people who talk in a calculated manner are more successful in professional life, but i personally find it very difficult making a rapport with someone who talks diplomatically. All this comes from the family you belong to, if your parents are white collar professionals chances are more that you know when to talk what and how to be politically correct, but for those coming from family backgrounds with blue collar jobs, it is difficult to accept that many a times truth is unacceptable in corporate world.