Tagophobia, Fear of being tagged...

Here is a post on the concept and practice of "User-Tagging" in blogger.

Tagging in general is a way of classifying and organizing information. Sometimes just one person does it and at other times it is done by a community(social tagging).

Coming to the concept of a blog - Tagging is an act of categorizing blog posts with simple key words or phrases. Well yes, labeling blog posts according to their content. Many bloggers use this tagging facility to get their content be found in search results by people who are searching for a particular topic.

But after joining blogger, I got introduced to a new kind of practice - user-to-user tagging. Now from here, all I would like to talk is about the “User-Tagging Practice”.

Are you user-tagophobic? Are you repellent towards user-tagging in blogger?

Do you feel like running away when you are tagged by a fellow blogger?

If your answer to any of the questions is yes, then just express your opinion openly that you are not interested in tagging. User-tagging is nothing but a way of interaction between a circle of friends in blogger. Why should one feel it as a punishment or a compulsion?

For all those who love privacy and like to keep their lives private, I agree that doing a tag is the most annoying thing.But please understand that those who tag you are your friends.

And friend is a person with whom you dare to be yourself...

Don’t you think a friend can understand when you make it clear about your intentions that tagging makes you feel inconvenient?

Cheer up my dear; it is just like a simple friendly game with no restrictions. So, participate only if you feel the idea is interesting or simply stay untouched by saying a good ‘No’.

Blogging is but being yourself, the way you like and all of us bloggers belong to one family…

Soul of Love...

I’m a soul full of love,

I love those who love me,

I love those who hate me,

I love those who help me,

And I love those who spoil me.



I love the orphan children down the street,

I love the weak old beggar at the traffic signal,

I love the physically challenged intelligent souls,

I love the mentally challenged innocent souls,

And I love the starving souls which are ready to die.



I love you when you talk to me,

I love you when you go against me,

I love you when you decide to kill me,

I love you as you read this line now,

And I love you after you finish with this line.



Are you ready, shall we join hands?

To do our bit for the cause of society,

To make a difference in someone’s life,

And work towards exit of the word ‘poverty’,

From the dictionary of this poverty-stricken world.

Happy Father’s Day…

Wishing a very “Happy Father’s Day” to all the readers of Beyond Barriers…

Father’s day celebrations include - surprising gifts, greeting cards, bouquets, cakes, playing games, singing, dancing, throwing a big party tonight, etc – yes, they are all part and parcel of this special occasion.

But before the celebrations start, we need to spend some time with our fathers. This is the idea which I personally follow :

Take your Dad's hands into yours, look into his eyes and say, “Dear, you are a gem of a father, you made me what I am today, you are the best; I love you Dad and I’m proud to be your child.” Plant your kisses on both of your Dad's cheeks, hug him tightly to wish him a very “Happy Father’s Day”.

We should not let opportunities slip through our fingers, we should make use of them to express our love to those who really matter to us, those who are very close to our heart. They should know how much they mean to us and that we always care for them.

So, make the most of this Father's day to love your Dad...

Yummy Mangoes…

Mango is the king of fruits and people enjoy ripe and raw mangoes alike but here I like to talk about a yummy mango.

I'm slowly savouring the lip-smacking slices of a yummy mango and every bite leaves me with a rich new luscious taste making me forget the flavour of the previous bite I took.

What can be said about a ripe juicy mango? It just rules over our senses – sweet, mouth-watering, delicious, fleshy, sugary, delectable, syrupy, succulent…

Well instead of lining up a set of synonyms together, I wonder if one can ever capture the true taste of a yummy mango in words…

Sweet mangoes are consumed in a variety of ways like slices, juice, milk shake, puddings, tarts, jelly, cakes, marmalade, etc. Now tell me which is your favourite way of enjoying a juicy mango?

So when was the last time you ate a really yummy mango?