This author is currently on hiatus for the ignoble cause of mugging. The public is advised to remain calm, as this routine protocol has been shown to have no effect on one's violent tendencies in 96% of cases.
| Tuesday, October 17, 2006 |
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An excerpt from one of my previous blog posts about the merging of GEP and mainstream was mentioned in the blogosphere section of Digital Life today. Didn't actually notice it until some people informed me via my tagboard. Of course, I'm quite excited that my post was picked from the thousands out there to be used. You can view a scanned copy of the article here. It's too big to fit in my scanner so had to scan it in two parts, thus you can see the obvious line in the middle where i joined the two portions together. But despite this unexpected "publicity" of sorts, i do have reason to worry. It's made me realise that publicity could be a double-edged sword. I mean, considering that the content wasn't exactly that of singing the MOE's praises, and the tone used wasn't exactly very kind either, I was probably quoted due to my kinda extreme/emotive point of view. Thus, what I'm afraid of is that that excerpt could be overly provocative to some people and lead to flaming. Furthermore, since the post was targetted at the MOE, it makes me worry even more about what their reaction might be if they read the article. At 14 years old, the government (together with its huge army) shouldn't be your plaything, unless you are someone as capable as opposition leader Chee Soon Juan. You can poke fun at them in your (online) communities or whatsoever, but just don't go overboard. Sure, they might have applied the "lighter touch", but their power is still far greater than yours. Donch Pray Pray. Then again, I suppose my fear can by minimized due to the fact that it is just a tiny little paragraph in the corner of the article. I don't think anyone would bother to respond to that. At most, just treat it as random ramblings of a rattled GEPer. =P But just to be on the safe side, i've checked through my previous posts and edited the portions which are radically offensive or potentially provocative. Don't want any trouble with outsiders who visit this blog, following the link in the article. That said, I still, however, stand by my views expessed in that previous post. I still believe the GEP and mainstream should be kept apart, for like the article subtly says, they are just "Like Oil and Water." |
'Twas teh winnar at 9:58 pm.
