Why bother blogging?!

I came across an online portal. www.anakmelayu.com (AM for short). USed to be a member there awhile back. SImilar functions as myspace and friendster, except that in this one, you will get an overdose of the Mat's and Minah's syndrome. Haha.. For those who just cannot get enough of them, do be a member here. I renewed my membership for another month, just to see how the whole portal has evolved. Not surprising for me, most of them are the old timers from way back! Still hoping for that dream girl to magically appear in AM.Haha..

ANyway,that place really has changed a lot. They even have blogs now! And i am enjoying the entries that were constantly submitted. Some are really interesting and smart (that can be a shock at times). But some are just plain lame. And the audience (aka the members) are really responsive to most of these blogs. You will get to see a regular stream of comments and banter from the members on your entry. This was the latest entry that i posted there. WHich i am sure to bring out all the ugly comments from most of them! Well. siapa makan chilli, dia terasa pedas! Haha

"I had an interesting conversation with a friend last night on an issue worth blogging about.Why do we blog??! For an audience? To gather opinions and thoughts from strangers we call "friends"? To release our frustrations? Or just to keep a daily account of what's happenning in our life? Many reasons for us to blog. Doesn't really matter why you do it, BUT the question is where?

In AM for instance. People blog about many things some of which are really controversial. BUT why tell us about your day today? Or even display your dosage of vulgar banter on another member. Is AM a place for that? If you need to squabble, do it privately, or even use the SN. That's what they are useful for. Unless your arguments have a hidden moral behind it,please spare us the drama.We have enough drama going on here. And for those who likes to write unnecessary accounts on their daily activities,like hmm "i washed my bike today.." or "had such a romantic dinner with my bf..aww" OK.. we know you are in cloud 9. Your pictures with him are all over the gallery! We don't need mushy details anymore.. and worse.repeated entries about U and Him! OMG!

So whats my point here?AM is a great place to write a blog.It has a very responsive audience.If u want to share your daily mundane life,do it on blogspot or wordpress etc. Because, unless you publicly announced your blog address or it hits the newstand,NO ONE reads it but you and some close friends. U do not need an audience for that.And that can b your own personal journal.NOT here.AM is a place you voice a certain opinion or even bring up an issue that needs to be discussed.U will get lots of comments (bad/good etc. AND Boy, i am sure this entry will create such a stir) and varying perspectives that will help u to see things in a different light.

Otherwise,if you are not friends with a celebrity or the royal family, keep those mundane life stories to yourself. Thanks!

Cheers"

Now you catch my drift?!