Endoh’s Dungeon

It is not surprising why I am caught fluctuating between both ends, because I don’t believe the response from either side yields long term changes that will be beneficial to our society - particularly lesser control over internet. On one hand where we are pushing for lesser control over internet, yet we are also the ones to cry foul over the kind of spillage we have seen. Most of which, were anticipated many years ago.

Just yesterday, Paddy and I had a short conversation and I briefly sent him a remark that our blogosphere is not mature enough. I have long suspected the hypocrisy of Singapore’s blogosphere, but Fragrance Prince’s episode seemed to confirm my sentiments. Of course, a lot of comparisons were made between Fragrance Prince and our infamous Xiaxue - who was also known to have made slightly seditious remarks in her blog years back. The outcome is significantly different as we know.

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Cyclone Nargis is the most tragic natural disaster to happen since 2004’s Indian Ocean Tsunami, apart from China’s earthquake. I am particularly drawn to Nargis’s aftermath more than China’s earthquake due to the magnitude of damages and loss of lives. China has since received both aids and manpower from several countries, but the same cannot be said for our Myammar friends.

Of course, any such incident immediately draws out the need for donations across the globe. Like Indian’s Ocean Tsunami, the world responded not only with money and material aids. Billions of dollars are also being invested by many nations to develop a better Tsunami warning system for the benefit of all. While banks, organizations and many corporate companies (quick to embark on a marketing propoganda) are actively raising funds for Myammar, I wonder how realistic the effort is.

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ECL is definitely not new to Singapore’s blogosphere, commanding readership from all over the world. She’s also well known for being outspoken against Singapore’s leadership and civil service for all the notorious “oversights” and mind-boggling issues. Love her or hate her, those who criticizes her probably can’t even piece a picture of their own while complaining.

Now, she has launched “To PM Lee Hsien Loong” dedicated to writing issues pertaining to the viruses that have found a second home in our Civil Service. The first incident is already an interesting read. But but… what if Singapore changes PM? What’s going to happen to the site? Haha!

One of the very unique behaviours I had discovered as a child is, many people enjoy the act of backstabbing others. That’s during my good old days of Alamak Chat, I think the older generation would definitely laugh over all the silly quibbles. Before I even wrote my first MySpace blog post in 2005, there’s already an article floating somewhere calling it “The Art of Backstabbing”.

How have this art found a second home in our blogosphere too? Singapore’s economy has risen progressively and technologies have improved by a mile since the 1980s, this expression of hatred has endured the test of time and had become a trademark of some individuals. Just like Tupperware was the hot topic among housewives in my childhood, backstabbing has survived to plant its roots in our newer generations and beyond. Do not be confused between gossiping and backstabbing though, it’s really two different things.

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What if I tell you that the Diet Coke you are drinking may contribute to higher chances of leukemia, lymphoma or breast cancer? How much more healthy are you, if you are a regular drinker of such sugar-free drinks?

Several friends have shared their lifestyle choices with me, and diet drinks are one of them. In fact, I didn’t know there is a group of (low profile) diet-drinks community in Singapore until I was told. With it, they advocate healthy life choices in terms of food and activities. Of course, healthy food is what our Government is also hoping for Singaporeans to adopt. What if the crowd is wrong?

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Sounds like a sweeping statement, doesn’t it? I know there are very nice freelancers around but they are mostly rare to come by. As I went in search of blog themes here and there, it is inevitably that a certain degree of tweaking is required. Unless we are as lazy as XiZor (oops! LOL), we probably leave it as it is.

Back to my point about freelancers, 99% of them are sheer rip-off. I begin to think back on my own pricing as a freelancer for a long time, if only I had charged their kind of pricing I would have been considerably well-off. But then again, comes the question whether high prices will bring more leads in. Sometimes, I wish our freelancers can focus more on their deliverance than arguing about they should be rightfully remunerated. That’s being realistic with their pricing that is.

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