Tuesday, January 24, 2006 || Flamers and blog wars.
- I spent the day reading Nora Robert's Montana Sky. I haven't finished it yet, because I'm really taking my time with this one ... Usually, I finish a novel in only a few hours, 'cause I tend to read really fast. But I figured, since I have all the time to spare today (due to my very broke condition), I should really absorb the book.
It's not bad. To give Nora Roberts credit, she really is amazing with words. Though, I tend to find that the authors I usually read (Sidney Sheldon, Nora Roberts, Danielle Steel, etc.) have a distinctively style in their writings, so much that even with the cover ripped off, I'd still know who the author is.
Of course, whatever works, eh?
So I came online in the evening for a bit, and made my usual daily visits around the blogosphere. And I smiled at Kyel's post about flamers, because it made sense.
I remember when I received my first "mean" comment. Ah, I was outraged, furious and downright pissed that somebody in the world'd be so mean and cruel to such a fragile and delicate soul (me). Of course, I replied with a scathing remark in self-defence, and the whole thing blew out of proportion.
... And suddenly, I found myself laughing at it all. Because, really, why would I care what a stranger thinks about me?
There are many annoying blogs out there. There are many arrogant bloggers out there, myself inclusive. But despite of how much their online persona irks me, I still wouldn't allow myself have a "bad impression" of them, to hate them based on what they write alone. Because if I met them in real life, under different circumstances, I'd still say Hi and try to be friendly to them. :P Who knows, right?
So there was this one time when I wrote something that was quite uncalled for, I'll admit. And some other blogger out there wrote something on his blog in rebuttal to my post. I read the post, smirked, faked an apologetic tone, and left a friendly comment. :P I didn't really care, because in my mind, it just goes to show that he thinks more of me than I of him, because I wasn't even aware of his existence until he attacked me. Hmm.
Which is really funny, because all this shit happens in reality too. I once knew a girl whom two close friends of mine detested, because she was flighty and sorta bitchy. We were very young back then, only thirteen or fourteen. And then the two friends of mine suspected that their rival/enemy/foe has an 'imaginary' boyfriend who does not exist, and that she was only mindf*cking everybody else.
(Don't ask. We were very immature back then. Hehehe, welcome to a girl's world.)
So my two lovely justice-prevailing, truth-seeking friends did everything they could to expose her. I was damn bad as well, I pretended to be interested and listened to them, even when I didn't really care. (I mean, seriously, who cares if somebody is lying about their love life? Let them continue wallowing in their imaginary world lah.) I guess, in a way, they wanted to "bring her down" for being so bitchy to them.
And these shit actually happens in the online world as well, though more serious (cuz we were only kids, we weren't really malicious. Not really.).
Of course, somehow, inexplicably, everybody made peace after a very long span of loathing each other. We've dropped out of contact now, but we're still friends. I guess. And that's cool, though I don't think the world, reality and virtual-wise, will ever achieve true peace. =P
I guess, in a way, our differences will always matter. And there will always be people out there who can't and won't accept you for who you are, flaws and all.
That's why I love flamers and blog wars. They remind me of the harsh, cold reality. :p And makes me treasure the people in my life who love me for who I am even more.
Okay, I'm gonna get back to my book. *nerdy smile*
EDITED: OMG, I don't usually watch chinese dramas or like chinese songs, but THIS video is so romantic.
MIKE HE IS GORGEOUS. PERIOD.
GOODBYE, KOREANS. LOL
