On blogging

I spoke to a friend about my blog, and was discussing about content, and the normal issues about privacy came into the discussion.

Some people blog for others, (promotion and awareness) while others blog for themselves. ( journal ) And some for a variety of reasons in between.

What about me?

I just want to do spend some time to reflect on the everyday happenings of my life, capture it in cyberspace, and review these moments again when time has passed. I also consiously make an effort to capture these moments on camera so I may see again what my eyes have seen at a time which has passed.

The need to sustain a blog also challenges me to seek out content, and sharpens my perception on issues. And then it's all a matter of organising my thoughts and arguments and posting it all in the blog. Woa, actually, its hard work, and therefore cannot be lazy.

And let's imagine when my readership increases to a point that brings advertisers knocking on my cyberdoor, would I still be able to maintain the same integrity on this blog, (write about what I want to read) or would I blog about what others want to read? Silly question I said. Readership would increase, ONLY because people are interested in what I wanted to read/write about in the first place. Otherwise readers go to other blogs which interest them.

"And don't go to the realm of responsible blogging / influence on readers." I said. If one can go online to search for information, one should also be able to find convincing arguments for and against a cause. In short, there are 2 sides to a coin, and one has a mind to make of his own. Parents, educate your kids, and teach them to have an inquisitive mind, and always, ASK.

Asking questions challenges one to think. Would you be able to answer your own, would the other party give new insights, would you be able to predict the other party's answers? Can you be convinced?

My friend asked if I would post photos of myself and open myself to the risk of identity theft. I thought about it for a moment and said "well, so far I've only exposed my dogs to the risk of that, and no, they don't own a facebook account nor a credit card."