Sunday, May 25, 2008

To start with

With the encouragement of my peers (it's called peer pressure), I have made the decision to start a blog. Laying down a few guidelines will ensure that all readers do not waste some precious few seconds of their life reading some random drivel.

Firstly, I will try my best to avoid using internet slang. I hope that I am not being pretentious by doing this, but I do have some passable reasons for doing this. On top of it being somewhat juvenile, I don't think everyone on the net understands acronyms like "lol" (I have met people who don't. Really). On top of that, I think reading such acronyms requires a bit of effort on the reader's part to interpret. Hopefully, not using such slang will make my posts easier on the eyes.

I will also attempt to blog in simple English. Words will optimally be below four syllables, all in the sake of reader welfare (I am so thoughtful. Brownie point for me!). Not too sure if this sentiment is shared by anyone, but I find large words such as "moribund" completely incomprehensible and awfully tiring to read, let alone understand (That word should have alerted a certain someone to my not so subtle jibe).

Finally, I will ensure that all blogposts are G-rated. I do not use strong expletives in everyday practice, and the same applies to my blog. No one should be offended by the language here, and the same goes for the content. Don't expect all posts to be sugar-coated though; apart from what the blog title suggests, I think self-censorship can only go that far, and I don't think I can please everyone (I deserve a personal viewpoint too, I think
).

Now, since I've laid down the guidelines on what to expect (or not, for that matter), let the input of random thoughts begin!

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