Blogging:a new phase of perception

When i first started blogging, the trend of owning one has already began to grow a long long time ago.mrbrown and mrMiyagi were the pioneers of the pioneers. Blogging have since taken off to a new direction. to a whole new era of bloggers who can write very well and have even won awards for Best Blogger 2005 etc... i wont say they are the best among the millions on the internet but locally speaking, their popularity have gained enormously. and i feel that when people tend to get famous, some might tend to be boastful and start writing sh**** stuff on their blogs. but amazingly, the two common folks on this red dot island own blogs which displayed their musings on political and controversial issues have always been tackled witfully with a pinch of humour in it, not traumatising any other race or religion. i think that should be the ettiquette.

about this recent hoo-haa of bloggers charged over racist remarks in their blogs. yeah no doubt, the internet has vast millions of space for freedom of speech, you can't deny the fact that the internet is also a powerful tool for millions of people to defame or insult someone else with just a mere click of the mouse. but in the first place, have they ever asked themselves why are they doing this? is it a mere clash of wrath incurred with exceptions that it's only your personal perception of 'one tree that kills the whole forest thingy'? or an act that you carried out foolishly and impulsively without even considering the consequences of your actions? by giving them the benefit of the doubt, in my personal view la, since the blog had been removed, that it could be the first or probably both. (for the sake of my 'foreigners bloggers' across the causeway , here's a rundown of articles and comments relating to this issue of Two bloggers charged under sedition act over racist remarks and another featured blogger post and the comments made.

so here's the moral of the story(subjective): we are all adults already. and we should write responsibly. act responsibly. perhaps singaporeans might need to try and practise our tolearance level before we really become a nation of 'anti-chinese' or 'anti-malays'. it would be a laughing stock for others. and it takes two to tango. always. in any kind of circumstances. ever wonder if this issue is only taken lightly with slaps of fine or warnings or maybe none at all, the malays who own personal blogs might also start defaming the chineses as well. we are a nation made up of many races with an assortment of colours. why let your personal conflict of interests or experiences make you be branded as a 'racist'? this news would definitely be a wake up call to many bloggers out there, specially those who are backlashing your fellow mates of a 'different religion or race'. i think if you really do need to vent out your anger, such sensitive issues might probably be better in a place called your 'personal diary' and not the weblog. if that two bloggers want limelight to be taken away from mr brown or mr miyagi, maybe they can consider the upcoming my star idol or the super host on channel U. no, i dont wish to get any limelight whatsoever.

it's an expensive lesson isn't it? and painful as well as it hurts your pockets. deep. real deep.