Introduction - "The blogger's dilemma"

Everything starts with a thought. You think about something, then you have an option of either procrastinating or taking affirmative action. Naturally, the same applies to blogging... in my case, it was years of strategic procrastination before finally giving into the urge of making one's self heard (or read in this case) by a bunch of strangers across the planet. Sometimes I feel too lazy to write or just plain uncommunicative. That brings me to the next thing...

How does one decide how far to divulge his/her thoughts to stranger who may agree, disagree or maybe even completely ignore them? What is the limit of frankness and honesty? Worse than that, the apparent anonymity of the Internet (it isn't that anonymous) makes people open up a little more than they would in face-to-face situations... which may be the ultimate downfall of our civilisation (yes, I spelt that with an 's', not a 'z', so I've already divulged a teenie bit of information regarding my whereabouts - get what I mean about the anonymity?)

The third thing - also derived from the thinking, is that I can't think about the same things day in and day out. Us humans are different from simians for one simple reason - the ability to think about, and furthermore, facilitate change. I like to think about different things, learn new stuff, indulge in new activities, be experimental, take risks, and above all, keep an open mind about everything, including others' opinions. Having differing opinions initiates conversation - always a learning experience.

This blog will be about things that I fancy. Things that catch my eye, imagination or interest. I can't promise good reading every time for everyone, but those who savour variety, will probably not be disappointed.

Phew... the first post is the tough one. Good to get it over with!

S.