As you might have noticed, I haven't been posting on a regular basis in my blog. The main reason for that is because I want this blog to be a depository of information so when someone wants to take the same giant leap as me and move to Bangladesh, they would at least have some idea of what they are getting into. Another reason is that I want this blog to be about Bangladesh and my experience in Bangladesh. Since I am not there yet, all I have are a ton of questions, and no real answers, and I won't really have those answers until I am there myself. So, the regular updates would have to wait until I get to Dhaka.
I've read quite a few blogs that have given me a sense of how things are in Dhaka, Bangladesh. I kind of know what to expect when I am there. For instance, one of the blogs I was reading the other day was talking about following football scores online in Bangladesh. It's one of my favorite blogs because the writer is just so meticulously thorough about every little detail you feel like you are there with him. When I can find a link to that particular blog post, I'll share it with you all. Anyway, the point I was trying to get at is I love football and when I say football, I mean football of the NFL variety, not soccer. I am surprised that not a single blog about Dhaka or Bangladesh in general mentions watching football games. Is it because none of the games are aired over there? Are they, perhaps, available only on pay-per-view channels? Someone please shed some light on this. Also, what about the NBA? The NBA finals will start around the same time I move to Dhaka, and I'd like to be able to watch them, if possible.
I don't watch much TV. I watch football and basketball games, and watch a handful of shows (but usually only if they are on when I happen to turn the TV on). I really only watch Entourage, How I Met Your Mother, South Park, Man vs Wild and No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain. I told you I only watch a handful of shows. See?
Are any of these shows aired over there? Do any of you watch TV when you are in Bangladesh? You know, for all the different things I've read people blogging about, TV shows in Bangladesh are completely ignored. I have no idea why. Is it because everyone is too busy to watch TV, or is it because the shows there are crappy? Or maybe it's because most expats aren't familiar with their TV shows. I have no clue, but I promise I will post about my experience when I am in Bangladesh.
Oh yeah, one last question before I sign off, and this one's completely unrelated to football or basketball or TV shows. The question is about blogging etiquette. I've added a bunch of Bangladesh blogs to my list of favorites, and whenever they are updated, I get a notification. Usually, I'd read them and comment, but now, I am not so sure if that's proper blogging etiquette. For instance, I just noticed that I am the only person to comment in like two consecutive posts in a blog; there's a new post and I want to comment on it, but I am not sure if that's appropriate blogging protocol. So, what do you all think? I have a feeling I am overthinking this, but since I am new to the world of blogging, I'd rather overthink a minor problem than cross a boundary I'm not supposed to. Know what I mean?
Monday, May 18, 2009
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I used to follow football, baseball, and all other sports online all the time. I used ESPN.com mostly. Also played fantasy sports too, I never felt unconnected. Except that I'd wake up in the middle of the night and check ongoing games!
ReplyDeleteNever bought a television connection. I had a TV, but only for watching DVDs. I don't recall NFL games being on tv unless it was randomly replayed on some sports station (from a Bangladeshi friend telling me he saw it once on TV.) So, I don't think there's much hope for the NBA Finals. My suggestion, buy a subscription to ESPN360.
I watch How I Met Your Mother, Entourage, and The Office, and I just watched all those shows online while there. I doubt they are broadcast on TV there, except for a token show months after it was broadcast in the US.
Bangladeshis definitely watch TV. But a lot of it is serials that are like watching a daytime soap opera. Plus cricket is always on all the time at a cricket fan's home. I felt whenever I visited a friend's house, they were watching some Bangladeshi program on their tv.
My suggestion on blogging: comment all the time! I love when people commented on my blog. Made me so glad I had readers and I wrote something that stirred them to comment. Keep it up, and make the blogosphere an active place! If they didn't want comments, they would've disabled them.
Donny, the blog I was referring to in this post is yours. Haha. It's a good thing you decided to comment, because now I have a better idea of what to expect in Dhaka in terms of games and TV shows.
ReplyDeleteYou're a packers fan IIRC. The NFC North's gonna be pretty darn competitive this year, eh? I am a little apprehensive about my team because three of the coaches retired (Dungy, the OC and the O-line coach). I am def gonna buy an ESPN 360 subscription like you suggested, because I'd like to follow the game while in Dhaka.
The new season of Entourage starts in mid-July and I am looking forward to it, so let's see what quality streaming sites I can find by then.
Thanks for the suggestion about commenting on blogs. What you said makes sense, so I am gonna stop overthinking this issue and do what you suggested.
Nah, I really don't follow the NFL. I am a wolfPACK fan, referring to the NC State Wolfpack. Those are the games I always trying to watch, but you'll probably have less issues trying to watch your Colts.
ReplyDeleteThis is what I use to watch shows...it's linked to How I Met Your Mother, but you can navigate from there elsewhere: http://www.fanpop.com/external/496832
Glad you liked the style of my blog, and found lots of useful information. Hope your blog sees lots of visitors and you inform them as well. I still get 30-50 visitors each day!
I had a hard time watching March Madness on the sports channels, which was pretty upsetting, but I followed everything online. Make sure to have a decent internet connection!
ReplyDeleteAs for TV, shows are aired on different channels here, but they come on so randomly, it would be really hard to follow. What we do is buy seasons of TV shows (each disc is usually about 70Tk = $1 US) and watch those. Great way to catch up on shows! I usually just watch them on my laptop...there really isn't that great a need for a TV, unless you want to watch Bengali soap operas and/or news.
To catch up with the current season of certain TV shows (for me, The Office and 30 Rock), we just download. Keep in mind that websites like hulu.com do not work outside the US.