one of my courses - eM Posting (topic: Do you have a blog?) :
ps: just ignore my grammar mistake. =.=


I do have a blog. To me, blog is like a dairy where I can jot down my own thoughts and feelings while reminiscing the past. However, I kept my blog as a very personal stuff to myself and don’t have the intended to share it with other people, thus there are only few friends that I trusted will know about my blog and access to read it. I will tell you why so later on.
(err... i think i have unknown readers too. right? =X )

I do read other people blogs too and I read all kinds of blogs. From personal blog to entertainment blog likes kennysia.com to food blog likes sarawakian.net and also political blog like jeffooi.com. I enjoyed reading people thoughts and opinions; sometimes I learn a lot from their reflections and life stories which let me have chance to ponder over my own life issues too. I realized that, as a human being, what we constantly faced everyday are almost the same. We all encounter the same pitfalls, the same difficulties in life, the same feelings of inadequacy, loneliness, fear and heartbroken, and the same questions concerning truth and distortions. Some people share only their happy times and conceits over certain issues with others. Some people will share their inner emotions and feelings even with the world. Those are people who doesn’t afraid to be known by others and they blog for the sake of their own pleasure, unlike certain bloggers who are blog in order to earn extra income. Hence they write what their readers prefer to see and read.

What I think about blog is, it is a great tool to express and reveal ourselves out to public. Some people may not talk much when face to face with people, or feel shy to share, or don’t get the chance to voice out themselves, thus blog can let them at least have the option of typing their mind thought out on here and still get heard, ultimately get some feedback and comments on things they said. We can exchange our opinions with each other, even though we may not know each other.

Without the aim of making money, blog is simply a platform for people to express themselves. I guess that is the human innate desire of being heard and understood by others. Some of my friends very concerned whether there are people visit to their site or whether there are people commenting on their posts or not. I also discovered that, in real life, we seldom share what is placed inside us with other people, but through blogs, we can vent out so much of our feelings and emotions, either bad or good or happy or sad. Sometimes, this will get us into troubles too if what we vent out is something sensitive to our nation and religions. It is true that everyone has their own rights as a blogger, and everyone has their freedom of speech, but I wonder too, if this gives us the privilege to say out whatever thing we want to say? To spouts off whatever that is on the mind? Which is included the malicious or deceitful words? Without the need to care about how others may feel? Or are we supposed to write regardless of the outcomes? To blow off steam about a person, a company, a country, or a new policy that driving you up the wall? Is it blogging is another emotional outlet for people? I wondered.

and yet it is true that we can get into prison for posting messages on the web that would offend others or even a nation. Examples, Raja Petra, the editor of Malaysia Today Website which had been arrested by police for his posted comments on his site. Reason? He was deemed a threat to public and country. You can protest that there is nothing wrong to write what we think on the web and others can choose not to read it, but really, life isn’t just about ourselves. This is also why I kept my blog to myself and only those friends I trusted allow to read it. I don't want to get reported because of something I write has offends someone or a corporation. Geez.

Nevertheless, I would prefer to read blogs which are wise to read and has its meaning instead of some blogs which are just about venting their anger, complains and hatred towards certain issues. What do you think then?
(lol, last paragraph just wrote for the sake of posting.. hahaha.. i read all kinds of blog, honestly. :P)