Blog Fad

Nawala lang ako ng 3 weeks sa Internet, aba'y may blogsite na ata lahat ng tao sa mundo! Parang mga kabuteng nagsulputan ang mga blog fanatics (yuck, the term!) ngayon ah. Kunsabagay, it's about time na mabawasan na ang mga cyberbobo sa Earth. Ya see, folks, I was once a cyberbobo also. Maybe I still am. Subtle na nga lang ngayon kasi "may blog na ako". Grabe, I'm still in disbelief actually. Does this mean na dumarami na rin ang mga taong self-absorbed?! In my random blog lurking, I read one guy asked, "Who would be interested about my daily affairs? Perhaps you could very well answer this inquiry". True. Siguro nga inherent na sa isang mortal, tulad mo at tulad ko, ang pagiging mausisa/mahilig sa chismis. Ya know, if you want to "confirm" if this guy is really dating that girl, it's easy to satisfy your "urge to know"--just click away...sa blog nila! This technology gives open opportunities for nosiness. When you bump into these random peoplena sinusubaybayan mo ang blog, it kinda feels weird too. So, ganito na nga ba talaga ka-bored ang mga tao ngayon? Kung hindi sila self-absorbed, maybe it's the other way around. Baka naman trip lang nila magpaka-autistic. Ya know, "to have a space of their own"--apart from this crazy, cruel and crooked world (parang ang pangit ng description, 'no?!). It's probably a way of escaping from reality and blurting out your thoughts without anybody tryiong to shut you out. And if somebody would dare leave a comment, you have an option to disregard whatever he says with just one click. Maybe...maybe this sort of freedom that vanishes right after you turn off your PC has some degree of appeal to many. I was thinking, I should have an answer for myself. What is this whole "online diary" all about? What's the deal with obliviously writing about day-to-day experiences? What is it about this blog fad that when you visit one person's (or some stranger's) blogsite and judge his/her life and/or personality (boring or not), a little tingle teases you to get your own fingers on the keyboard and start typing about the day's whatnots. It is even worth it putting up a blogsite, spending hours in front of the monitor and asking your friends to check out whatever stuff you have written there? Honestly? I don't know either. Whatever it is, boon or bane, guess I am indifferent. I probably have my own senseless reasons for doing it. Heehee. What could be yours?