Guess who's back?

If you guessed Manu, you were correct. You can pat yourself on the back, and commend yourself on a job well done. If you didn't guess Manu, you might as well just go away, because there is not much chance of you understanding most of the rest of this entry.

Moving right on, I would like to, firstly, make clear the reasons that kept me away from blogging for such a long time. Although I do realize that I do not owe anybody any explanations, it will make me feel better if I can justify my longish absence. The reasons are complex and varied, and might seem, at first, especially to the shallow-minded and superficial, to be slightly capricious. But they are not. They are extremely valid reasons.

At first, I didn't feel much like writing. This phase lasted about a week. And during this phase, I, well, didn't feel much like writing. Then, and this is where it gets really interesting, so follow me closely, I fell ill. And it was no ordinary illness. It was a fever, but not quite, for it was also a stomach problem.

Now, the thing is, I don't usually let illness affect me much. But as I said, this was no ordinary illness. A fever I can handle without much difficulty, and I have been known to show much courage and bravery when confronted with stomach problems, but ask me to handle the two simultaneously, and I would be compelled to refuse the generous offer. They just don't go well together, fevers and stomach problems, if you ask me. They, together, possess the potential to get in the way of your daily routine. And activities such as blogging quite lose their charm and significance when you are too busy alternating between visiting the lavatory and having thermometers stuck into your mouth.

After that, once I got over my illness, about a couple of days back, I was waiting for the comments counter on the previous post to come up to 42, for reasons entirely my own.

Well, the pleasant news is, I am all good and cured now, and the previous post has received the 42 comments it was destined to receive. I am also eagerly looking forward to regularly blogging again, and I have lotsa stuff to write about. So watch this space. Carefully.