Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Say what?!
Been a REALLY long while since I said something here. A short hiatus to recharge the old creaky batteries. It's a month now since little Izza first cried. Man, she's growing so fast. She gained 1.2kg in that month. Well, for my part, I've been through a lot too......not least, the fiasco that was Hari Raya, which is supposed to be a joyous occasion for a first-time dad.
Let's just leave it at that. Details will only open up sore, healing wounds.
One would expect that a first-time dad like myself would go on and on about his experiences of fatherhood. About how he feels, his fears and his headache at waking up in the wee hours to change diapers or feed his baby. I do think that's a bit too cliched - even for someone who loves his cliches, like myself. I mean, yeah, I'm proud to be a dad and I'm revelling in that challenge of raising my princess - feeding and diaper changes in the wee hours included. Which dad wouldn't rite?
Therein lies the problem. Too many of us come to think of our blogs as an online diary. We confide our personal, some too personal, thoughts in it. Some details everything they did in a day. Even the most mundane of details get airtime. I know that blogs are a good way of letting people who matter know what we've been up to. Then again, while some of us like to know what's new in your lives, others cringe at having to read those mundane details such as where you were at specific times, what you did in vivid details, what you ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I have heard people ask me, does such details interest you? Did the author need to indulge us with those details? Does the author really think that their life is that interesting that we'd want to know what goes through your digestive system? Does the author think that their life is that spectacular to fill it with pseudo-suspence?
I do agree that sometimes we all post a blog on impulse. Sometimes, our self-serving behaviour comes to the fore and leads us to believe that the very mundane details we loathe to read from other people's blogs, actually is interesting enough for others to read. I'm not immune to that. I actually do ask myself, does the problems or challenges I face on the homefront makes for interesting reading? I am guilty of the same thinking that it's my blog and what I write there is just my thoughts with little or no consequence to others. I am guilty of posting on impulse - just to let off some steam - knowing that the otherhalf would read it. Lame excuse, I know
Personally, I won't blame the author for all the mundane details and the overdose of self-centred mindset that the world does revolve around them. I mean, it's their prerogative to do so and, at the same time, make themselves look like attention-seekers. As a reader, while we reserve the right to criticise a post, we would do well to excercise tongue and finger control to avoid misunderstandings with the authors which may lead to unpleasant scenes.
Well, for me, I'm working on that finger and tongue control.
Let's just leave it at that. Details will only open up sore, healing wounds.
One would expect that a first-time dad like myself would go on and on about his experiences of fatherhood. About how he feels, his fears and his headache at waking up in the wee hours to change diapers or feed his baby. I do think that's a bit too cliched - even for someone who loves his cliches, like myself. I mean, yeah, I'm proud to be a dad and I'm revelling in that challenge of raising my princess - feeding and diaper changes in the wee hours included. Which dad wouldn't rite?
Therein lies the problem. Too many of us come to think of our blogs as an online diary. We confide our personal, some too personal, thoughts in it. Some details everything they did in a day. Even the most mundane of details get airtime. I know that blogs are a good way of letting people who matter know what we've been up to. Then again, while some of us like to know what's new in your lives, others cringe at having to read those mundane details such as where you were at specific times, what you did in vivid details, what you ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I have heard people ask me, does such details interest you? Did the author need to indulge us with those details? Does the author really think that their life is that interesting that we'd want to know what goes through your digestive system? Does the author think that their life is that spectacular to fill it with pseudo-suspence?
I do agree that sometimes we all post a blog on impulse. Sometimes, our self-serving behaviour comes to the fore and leads us to believe that the very mundane details we loathe to read from other people's blogs, actually is interesting enough for others to read. I'm not immune to that. I actually do ask myself, does the problems or challenges I face on the homefront makes for interesting reading? I am guilty of the same thinking that it's my blog and what I write there is just my thoughts with little or no consequence to others. I am guilty of posting on impulse - just to let off some steam - knowing that the otherhalf would read it. Lame excuse, I know
Personally, I won't blame the author for all the mundane details and the overdose of self-centred mindset that the world does revolve around them. I mean, it's their prerogative to do so and, at the same time, make themselves look like attention-seekers. As a reader, while we reserve the right to criticise a post, we would do well to excercise tongue and finger control to avoid misunderstandings with the authors which may lead to unpleasant scenes.
Well, for me, I'm working on that finger and tongue control.
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