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It’s often a love-hate relationship between me and things/people. Let’s talk about blogging.
True, it offers closure. When you’re feeling too happy and excited, sad and depressed, worried and flustered , angry and bitchy or whatever, somehow, blogging brings you back to yourself, the normal self. When I blog, I channel my thoughts and emotions onto my blog.
And many other benefits, like, being an alternative to boring work, which is what I’m doing now.
Then again, blogging has many shortcomings.
Point 1:
Blogging is fake.
I don’t know exactly how I should put it. It’s just ironical how blogging is SUPPOSED to let people know more about you, yet on the other hand, it prevents people from knowing ALL about you. Because (at least for me), I don’t blog wholesale about my life and myself. That’s why I have a blog and always emphasize that it’s here for me to spout nonsense only. Very often, it’s pure nonsense but hey, at least it’s pure ok. Funny thing is, I think blogs that talk about everyday life(mostly despressing and suicidal ones) are way more nonsensical than mine. But that’s a personal opinion so kindly ignore me.
Essence of Point 1: Blogging basically just allows people to know us superficially. On the surface. I might be an animal in disguise (like 狐狸精, but of course I’d be another type of animal!), but you wouldn’t know, because I don’t confess to it in my blog. Understooded?
Point 2 (Vivis’s version):
Blogging creates distance.
Vivis and I were talking about this the other day and she was saying that when she visits blogs of good/close friends, especially good BUT NEW friends, she’ll feel like, hollow inside after reading their blogs the first time.
Reason: She might suddenly discover that she’s actually only a little part of that friend’s life, no matter how well they hit it off as new friends and how much she thought she means to that friend.
I’ve never felt this way lah, because I’m realistic. Come on lor, I’m like, 21 already? New friends made at this point of life would most probably have their worlds quite fixed already (they've got their own beliefs, principles, habits, existing friends etc.). Of course, if I can make a difference, it’s good. If I can’t, oh well, I’ll just let it go. Very sadly, I’ve learnt not to over-expect from friends. You know, many times, no matter how good you’ve become friends with somebody, there would still be this internal realm that everyone of us has which is un-overcome-able.
Point 2 (My version):
Blogging creates distance between me and my friends because of that stupiak tagboard.
Weird huh? It was me who put it up because I want to see how my friends would respond to my entries. But sometimes, I just feel that telling me directly by sms or whatever would be better. Ok mann.. FRIENDS, BE VERY GUILTY! Then again, it’ll be pointless if they both tag and sms me the same thing lah. SO, I’m also not sure what I want. *smiles widely like an idiot*
Point 3:
Blogging is bothersome.
You always have to take note of whether you’re saying things the right way. If you’re not, those oversensitive ones reading your blog might just start thinking, “Oh.. 这句话可能是故意要写给我看的 leh!” and things like that and start feeling emotional. Or they might see something interesting and interprete it in their own interesting but distorted ways.
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All in all, blogging is fine. But for entertainment purposes only please. Face-to-face interaction is still the best. That said, I'll still continue blogging, for ENTERTAINMENT's sake.
Just for entertainment’s sake, this is something me and Hanxu encountered yesterday on the train:
(a rather stout and fair man was viewing Takuya’s ice-skating show using his palm-sized-electronic-gadget-which-I-don’t-know-the-name-of-because-I’m-an-I.T.-idiot)
(Hanxu and I peep at Takuya)
Hanxiang: “Wah, Takuya leh!”
Hanxu: *peeps outrageously*
Hanxiang: “Oi, you want the whole world to know that we’re also watching the show ah?”
Hanxu: “Nvm lah, everyone’s watching.”
Hanxiang: *looks around* “Eh! Really leh!” *thinks* “Hmm.. I guess no matter how old we get, everyone will still fantasize about experiencing true love one day ya?”
(That show, like all 偶像剧s has some romantic elements in it.)
Hanxu: “He keeps rewinding back to the scene when Takuya’s skating leh.”
Hanxiang: “Oh, then I think I misunderstood. It’s not about true love. He’s just gay, maybe. Eh, but, gays’ love can also be true hor?”
True, it offers closure. When you’re feeling too happy and excited, sad and depressed, worried and flustered , angry and bitchy or whatever, somehow, blogging brings you back to yourself, the normal self. When I blog, I channel my thoughts and emotions onto my blog.
And many other benefits, like, being an alternative to boring work, which is what I’m doing now.
Then again, blogging has many shortcomings.
Point 1:
Blogging is fake.
I don’t know exactly how I should put it. It’s just ironical how blogging is SUPPOSED to let people know more about you, yet on the other hand, it prevents people from knowing ALL about you. Because (at least for me), I don’t blog wholesale about my life and myself. That’s why I have a blog and always emphasize that it’s here for me to spout nonsense only. Very often, it’s pure nonsense but hey, at least it’s pure ok. Funny thing is, I think blogs that talk about everyday life(mostly despressing and suicidal ones) are way more nonsensical than mine. But that’s a personal opinion so kindly ignore me.
Essence of Point 1: Blogging basically just allows people to know us superficially. On the surface. I might be an animal in disguise (like 狐狸精, but of course I’d be another type of animal!), but you wouldn’t know, because I don’t confess to it in my blog. Understooded?
Point 2 (Vivis’s version):
Blogging creates distance.
Vivis and I were talking about this the other day and she was saying that when she visits blogs of good/close friends, especially good BUT NEW friends, she’ll feel like, hollow inside after reading their blogs the first time.
Reason: She might suddenly discover that she’s actually only a little part of that friend’s life, no matter how well they hit it off as new friends and how much she thought she means to that friend.
I’ve never felt this way lah, because I’m realistic. Come on lor, I’m like, 21 already? New friends made at this point of life would most probably have their worlds quite fixed already (they've got their own beliefs, principles, habits, existing friends etc.). Of course, if I can make a difference, it’s good. If I can’t, oh well, I’ll just let it go. Very sadly, I’ve learnt not to over-expect from friends. You know, many times, no matter how good you’ve become friends with somebody, there would still be this internal realm that everyone of us has which is un-overcome-able.
Point 2 (My version):
Blogging creates distance between me and my friends because of that stupiak tagboard.
Weird huh? It was me who put it up because I want to see how my friends would respond to my entries. But sometimes, I just feel that telling me directly by sms or whatever would be better. Ok mann.. FRIENDS, BE VERY GUILTY! Then again, it’ll be pointless if they both tag and sms me the same thing lah. SO, I’m also not sure what I want. *smiles widely like an idiot*
Point 3:
Blogging is bothersome.
You always have to take note of whether you’re saying things the right way. If you’re not, those oversensitive ones reading your blog might just start thinking, “Oh.. 这句话可能是故意要写给我看的 leh!” and things like that and start feeling emotional. Or they might see something interesting and interprete it in their own interesting but distorted ways.
---
All in all, blogging is fine. But for entertainment purposes only please. Face-to-face interaction is still the best. That said, I'll still continue blogging, for ENTERTAINMENT's sake.
Just for entertainment’s sake, this is something me and Hanxu encountered yesterday on the train:
(a rather stout and fair man was viewing Takuya’s ice-skating show using his palm-sized-electronic-gadget-which-I-don’t-know-the-name-of-because-I’m-an-I.T.-idiot)
(Hanxu and I peep at Takuya)
Hanxiang: “Wah, Takuya leh!”
Hanxu: *peeps outrageously*
Hanxiang: “Oi, you want the whole world to know that we’re also watching the show ah?”
Hanxu: “Nvm lah, everyone’s watching.”
Hanxiang: *looks around* “Eh! Really leh!” *thinks* “Hmm.. I guess no matter how old we get, everyone will still fantasize about experiencing true love one day ya?”
(That show, like all 偶像剧s has some romantic elements in it.)
Hanxu: “He keeps rewinding back to the scene when Takuya’s skating leh.”
Hanxiang: “Oh, then I think I misunderstood. It’s not about true love. He’s just gay, maybe. Eh, but, gays’ love can also be true hor?”
Caption 1: The Gay-but-Cute Panda
Caption 2: Blogging Sucks, Human Touch Preferred
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