Asking for help

[skthewimp]

Sometimes I'm a bit hesitant to get back in touch with old acquaintances when I need a favour from them. I begin to wonder if they'll think of me as one of those "duhkh mein sumiran sab karein... " types. And sometimes I think ten times before mailing or calling them.

But then, I remember that I too keep getting lots of similar calls or emails.

Comments

[aneeta_04]

Agree.
The other day, I called up a batch mate and directly told him, I heard you shifted to abc company, so I called to check how the work/job type is ? I dont start with how are you etc, though after I finish my queries, I end the conversation asking, what else is happening ? where are u put up ? etc.. I guess it is normal for people to lose in touch. and if you lost touch with somebody, it also means, the other person was as busy to keep in touch. :)

[skthewimp]

fair enough
and i think it's normal only to lose touch wiht people. and orkut is there to give you email ids of people you've lost touch with!

[aneeta_04]

Right, I got the phone number from Orkut :P

[vinaygmurthy]

Asking what you had for dinner is a terrible way of re-establishing contact ;)

[skthewimp]

i don't know if this chick used to actually say that. just that she used to write letters like these

[deponti]

totally agree. It's just not possible to keep in contact with everyone, no matter how much one likes them or shared close or good times with them...so...ditch the guilt and just ask for help. A really good friend won't mind it at all, and any other kind....it doesn't matter!

I do have many friends with whom my contact is very sporadic, the moon is generally blue when it happens!

I must also say that in times of emotional difficulty, I have received great comfort from people I have only "e-met" and become friends with! I wouldn't even recognize them if I walked past them on the street, and they ARE good friends.

Now, about your giving me a small loan.....

[skthewimp]

even if the other person isn't a "good friend", if he/she generally likes you and is in a position to help without incurring much cost (i'm talking about total costs here - money, time, efforts, etc.), he/she will help out.

Re: Enable Open Id's, its a pain to log in always

[skthewimp]

i completely agree
i don't know how to do that, though. i'm not able to enable only openid and lj ids.

anyways this problem will be resolved soon. in a month