Orkut always meant special to me. I made friends and reunited with the long lost ones on orkut. Sometime in the future, When I will sit back and think about my past, orkut would be occupying one of the busiest corners down my memory lane.
As our first social network, where we were all active, we’d do crazy things. I remember one incidence where my friend and I had a bet, who completes 10000 scraps. In the spirit of winning this, I scrapped day in and day out. I scrapped with people I knew and people I didn’t. This pursuit led me to a friend. And then I just got used to scrapping with her. We got along like a house on fire. It was great talking to her. However, that essence was diluted when we joined facebook.
Another group of friends that I made on orkut, was the ones I studied with. We were in the same coaching classes but never interacted. It was only after finishing our classes that we met virtually. Acquaintances became friends. The rest is history. Still going strong after 7 years! Thank You Orkut!
And the most special one, my Mr. Right. We were childhood buddies, but lost touch after he shifted. After 5 years of being strangers, we met again on Orkut. Started with conversations, one thing led to another and before we knew it we were dating. Still going strong!
Although I might be active on facebook now but I’ll cherish Orkut forever. Goodbye Orkut, this is me bidding adieu.