Firstly, sorry Sha, but I can’t help editing your banner and putting my name on it. I was having a ‘moment’ where I imagined myself being escorted to a chair with my own name (along with a star sign) engraved at the back ala directors’ chair but it was too hard to photoshop in, so I guess a banner with my name (star inclusive, of course) will have to do :P
And all the above goes to show just how thankful and appreciative I am to be invited to blog on your behalf as you charge ahead for the Battle of the Examinations. I, along with your thousands of readers, wish you all the best. Study hard and study smart okay? :D
On another note, it struck me how ‘real’ the online friendship Sha and I share have become over the months. A few years back, I wouldn’t have imagined myself being friends with a 27 year old man who calls himself a ‘bangla’, but fast forward to the current reality, things have really changed.
I guess with the evolvement of the world wide web, communications have really been given the extra push to allow formations of connections spanning across borders, cultures, gender, age and etcetra. It has allowed what would have been almost impossible to become a reality.
I mean seriously. Without the internet, how on earth would I have made ‘friends’ with people like Sha, Eddy or L who mix in way different social circles then mine? Firstly, our age gap is really quite profound and secondly, our passions and careers all differ greatly!
Since young I’ve been diseased with a rather (social) life threatening illness otherwise known as ugliness which really made it hard for me to come out of my small circle of friends and make new friends.
Hiding behind the veil of the internet has really allowed me to make new friends without letting them know how I look like (although a couple of the opposite sex suddenly disappear upon exchanging of photos), and greatly boosted my self confidence.
I found myself being more ‘me’ in the internet and with the opening of my first blog, found my own voice and an avenue to express myself openly, thus allowing me to ‘connect’ with others and giving opportunities for new relationships to be formed. I swear, I could never have this much contacts without my good ol’ blog.
I get to meet and interact with people from all walks of life, from journalists to engineers, housewives, teachers, paramedics, students like myself and even the occasional cute guys HAHA. Opinions can be shared, stories can be swapped and ideas can be put forward.
Apart from entrusting uncountable new relationships into my life, blogging and the internet has also amongst other things, improved my vocabulary vastly (compare me then, and now), widened my skills in handling applications related to html or photoshopping, improved my PR skills etc.
Also, you get to see the many different colors of human nature, from those who really lift you up through encouragements whenever you’re feeling down, and on the other side, people who go really all out to bring you down with snide remarks (done anonymously of course).
It has truly been a very memorable and fruitful journey, I have to admit :) Has blogging changed your life? It sure has changed mine.
P/s. And thus ends my rather random first entry by a Guest Blogger. Look forward to far better entries by other great bloggers who have also become a part of my life! And btw, I think I can rename my column as “Tuesdays with Faddy” hahahahaha. Ok see you next Tuesday!
Editor’s note by Uncle Sha: Visit Faddy’s site here
http://www.sha.tc – FADDY TAKES OVER!
Riiiight hahah I’d totally ruin his blog la :P
Wah, Faddy. Complete with pictures sey. Hehe. A good write up.
Blogging has definitely changed my life. Who doesn’t rite?
Looking forward to your next entry, babe. ;)
Entries Faddy kalau takde pics feel so… naked! haha it’s my style that I need pictures la. Irrelevant pon takpe asal ada. Anyway, im lookin’ forward to yours too!
oh no….. faddy has take my idea… i was planning to blog about this topic… uweekkkk…!!!! :( now i got to look for new topic on what to blog this sunday.. oh no!!!!
but anyway, good job!!! :)
Hahahaha WAH great minds think alike ey yanni! Anywya i think you can do a better longer post then me what with your powderful engrish. You go girl!
wwooaa…. faddy!
first one! first one!
nicely written. yes, blogging has indeed been instrumental in the changes that takes place in our life.
making new friends, discovering talents (that we never knew we had!), sharing ideas and just having an avenue to document the daily ramblings of our life.
and faddy i’ve see(or rather read) how u’ve transformed to a beautiful, eloquent and confidence swan. *winks*
hehehee….
ahahah still a long way to go Nurizz, hopefully I’ll be as beautiful, eloquent and confident as you one day in the future :D And indeed i’m glad blogging has become a part of your life as it has played in mine :) Onward ho with this journey of ours!
Fuyohhhh gambar 300 tu! Gerek … eh the other pic, i look horrible. Macam tambi la
Yeah blogging is cool to a certain extend. Like i said in my previous blog, the blogger must have ‘control’ of it
It’s great I could meet bloggers like u, eddy, LTS and many more. We should really form an alliance. Blogger Alliance. Meetup, discussion, soccer? haha
Thanks again Faddy …
P.S. eh so when you gonna ask me to join you for movie night. You know who to ask along also hor :-)
I love the 300 photo too! The second pic, alamak I didn’t take any pics with you on that day lah! How can forget? Ishk. We should faster have dinner tog soon so can get nicer pics :P
I think once you have you malayblogger.com, I’d like to join aboard in running it or something haha. I like the idea of a community of malay bloggers comin’ together.
And I’d like to thank you as much, Sha.
P/s. Kalau Sha nak belanja kita dua, SKARANG pon boleh movie marathon.
tempted!! but … kao jangan influence aku lah ..
aku nak belajar! chet podah :-p
hahaha… i bet you wouldnt be tempted at all if peah’s bf comes along too wkakaka. dah dah ape ni masih check2 comments semua. pi blaja lah!
i think, in life,
God works in a very mysterious ways..
dulu dulu, zaman irc,
people met up and form irc alliance…
got special grp lah #singapore, #melayu channels… etc etc..
now, blogging seems to be a way of communicating and even understanding others better…
like, when i met you, and reading entries from bloggers, its nice that we know each other even before we met one another… :)
*slaps eddy around with a large trout*
Haha sorry, just had to use that classic line. Darn, I miss mirc.
And yeah, I guess blgging really helps conversations in real life ey. It’s like when you meet, you really feel like you’re already old friends cuz you know SO much about one another!
good 1st entry u have there, faddy.
a way to introduce urself to new readers like me, and re-introduce to the others.
now i’m waitin 4 ur nxt one. :)
and yes, blogging has changed people’s lives, including mine. tho careful to not overstep certain barriers, but a wonderful way to present who i am and how i think. contrary to popular beliefs.
you keep on going dear. an inspiration, nevertheless.
:)
Hey Purplejanzz, thanks for the compliment! Yup, i’m constantly trying to improve my writings for myself and for my readers. InsyaAllah I’ll be able to reach our good ol’ Unc Sha’s level here :P
About the barriers bit, I so understand that. As marvelous the net seems, it’s limitless opportunities does bring about certain questions of conduct uh. And then there’s the question of privacy :/
great job faddy, i share e same tots as u.
n great idea SHA, tis GUEST blog tingy..
btw, gd luck 4 ure exams aft tat gt 3 mths break cn HOORAY2!!! :P
Best nyer lupanya bukan saya sorang yang ada this kind of thoughts! hahaha :)
Yeah, sha always has the zaniest ideas. Thats why he’s a blogking hahahahaha.
;) Nice entry Faddy. Yeah, blog is perhaps one of the most notable breakthrough in the whole human civilization. It really connects and build relationship among bloggers.. doesn’t matter where they come from and their background. Kewl!
Amen to that hahahaha. And it also helps to earn moolah eh ck eh? :P
haha.. it’s so true.. but i always have this paranoia thinking that people see me as this blog-freak-geek-nerd typa person.
And gawsh, that explains laa… the emo crap era during those yesteryears eh.. haha.. its history la horh..
HAHHA see us as blog-freak-geek-nerd, see lor. At least we’re doing what we’re passionate about kan kan kan :D
Wahh.. Lawa seyy.. Gambar 300 tuu.. loL.. Entry yg sulong di blog abg sha kita nii.. Hee! Looking forward to read more.. Yeah..
hahahaha lawa? terimakasotsemotsemot! i can edit ur face onto it also if you want :P gd luck with ur exams too ya!
First one, u got the ball rolling real good! This Sha ah, sooner or later I’ll buy over his blog. Anw u ugly? No-lah! Where got?
Haha i’ll snap sha’s neck if he ever sells this blog to anyone i tell you! It’s too memorable wakakka. btw, now i dun think im ugly lah. USED TO be though :P
An honest, perceptive post, Faddy. I can totally relate. =)
I’m a new blogger and blogging has given me the opportunity to widen my network with people I wouldn’t have had the chance to mix with in real life.
Having an online presence really gives one many insights and different perspectives. It’s time consuming and you can get sucked in, but the experience is worth it! =)
Yay I’m glad so many of us can relate to the topic I wrote about. I guess it’s just something which each and every hardworking blogger goes through hhaha. (by hardworking I mean those who gives a rat’s ass on their blog).
And yeah, for all you know, I just might have found another lawyer as one of my contacts! :)