Last day of 2008

I have been reading a lot. And I have been trying to experience as many things as possible. As a result, I have been growing. It is sobering to realise that an idea you thought was completely true may turn out to be the opposite.

Blogs, I once thought that if you had nothing to discuss and you were just writing down your thoughts (like a diary) then you probably shouldn't write a blog. As I read more I realise that there is nothing wrong with blogging even if it is just writing down how you feel. As long as you keep to the boundaries of Islam (no slagging of other people) then if nothing else, the blog can act as a medium for you to vent out your feelings and generate a response. It can be a way of release for you.

I say all of this not because I have changed the purpose of my blog, but rather because I realise that after reading a gzillion blogs that while the people may change, with different styles of writing, varying languages all writing about different things, and yet, amidst all of that, I am slowly starting to see a common thread. Some talk about world issues and others just talk about their own personal issues, but a lot of blogs written by young adults have something in common in which all their authors have something to say. Things they probably can't in real life. And I think its great they can do it online.

So entering the new year, any resolutions on my part?

Tons.

But none that I feel the need to share with people online. :)

Virtues & Poems

Definition:
From Latin virtus; valor, merit, moral perfection
noun
behaviour showing high moral standard

Poems

There are three lessons I would write,
Three words, as with a burning pen,
In tracings of eternal light,
Upon the hearts of men.

Have Hope. Though clouds environ round,
And gladness hides her face in scorn,
Put off the shadow from thy brow:
No night but hath its morn.

Have Faith. Where'er thy bark is driven-
The calm's disport, the tempest's mirth-
Know this: God rules the host of heaven,
The inhabitants of earth.

Have Love. Not love alone for one,
But man, as man thy brother call;
And scatter, like a circling sun,
Thy charities on all

-Friedrich von Schilller

Summarizes values that are too fast fading in our modern societies (and indeed, even within ourselves).

Tujuan Ber-blog

I once wrote an essay on web-logging aka blogs. Not for any class/ assignment, just cause I needed to objectively analyze blogs; especially concerning their purpose and influence. What with bloggers being hauled to ISA and dragged into courts it seem only pertinent that I educate myself.

Recently, as is evident, I decided to create a blog. Here I am stating my reasons for doing so. Not so much for the reading public, but more as a reminder for myself. They are:
1) To enable me to voice out productive criticism in the comment box of other bloggers
2) To put forth a worthwhile issue in which I would value feedback from others

p/s- I once read somewhere that a blog is not a diary but a medium for discussion. I am a staunch supporter of this.

Bebas

Aku suka baca blog orang.
Benci bila orang tak benarkan 'anonymous' comments.
Ha.
Aku dah buat blog sendiri.
Sekarang aku boleh komen dengan lebih bebas.

Intro

Have been writing for awhile.
Privately.
Finally succumb to writing a blog.
Why?

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