If you are on orkut, then you can not simply stay away from it. The best way to be on orkut throughout the day is to be present on orkut through your mobile phone.

If you have a gprs connection 

If you have a gprs connection then you can use orkut.com directly. However the speed may be too slow. A better option is to use the mobile version of orkut at m.orkut.com. There may be some login problems in the mobile version of orkut mobile version. If you face any issue in logging into orkut, then ensure that cookies are enabled on your mobile. Sometimes logging into gmail before visiting orkut mobile solves the problem. Try your luck

Do not loose heart if you do not have a gprs connection. You can read your scraps as sms.To use Orkut SMS, you need to register your phone on the orkut website. Orkut will give you a message code to send to the Orkut SMS number for verification. You can then send SMS commands from your phone to the appropriate orkut SMS number, which is 56555 in India.

Unfortunately it supports only Aircel, BPL, MTNL, Reliance, Spice and Tata. It does not support 3 large telecom operators namely Airtel, Vodafone and BSNL! What if you use a connection from Airtel, BSNL or Vodafone. Do not loose heart. Pavan from techpavan has found a way to get your scraps as sms on your mobile. Check the hack here

Moreover you will need to pay premium charges to send sms. Check the charges for your service provider here.