In Other Words

I finally figured out where Huiling’s Blog is at. She didn’t tell me when I asked, but I figured it out when she made the mistake of linking to me on her blog. That all through Technorati, the tool that tell you all the blogs that have linked to a specific site (yup, I put my own blog in there sometimes, just to see who thinks my blog is interesting enough to link to. Yes, I am a pretty pathetic bugger).

She just started it a few days ago, I know she’s got an older blog somewhere, but if she started a new blog, then she probably wanted a new start. So we’ll leave it at that. When I figure out what Alvin’s blog is, then I’ll put up that link as well. Why? Well, I don’t really know, but it sounds like a fun thing to do.

I know these guys from my short stint in Philips (I think I mentioned that already) where we discussed the politics of Singapore at length (rather then working). We got into some good discussion, I have to say. Alvin, Krist and myself (Huiling often seemed more inclined to just listen or ignore. Probably realising we were trying to pry open Pandora’s box with a crowbar. Sometimes there is wisdom in silence. Uhrm, yeah, moving right along).

Three people replied to my post about whether I should edit my blog and they all agreed that I should keep it as it stood. That’s good, because I really had no real intention of changing how I was doing things, anyway. I think KnightsofPentacles said it right when he said this about his experience of going back and changing his own mistakes

"It is a slippery slope to me. First I correct a typographical error.. then I correct a spelling mistake.. then I correct a grammar mistake.. then I rephrase a sentence for clarity.. then I rework a paragraph for continuity..And eventually the retrospectively-modified blog entry says something different what I wanted it to mean when I first entered it."

That’s pretty much how I feel about it, but I was just curious to see what others had to say on the subject. It’s always that bit better when others agree with you, though Mark Twain said it well when he said "When you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect". Maybe I’ll just ignore that bit for right now though, or maybe I’ll just pretend that three can’t really be considered a majority (a minority of a majority?)

I’m rambling on pointlessly, aren’t I? I think I’ll leave it at that, except to say ‘Welcome to Perth, KnightsofPentacles’. Yeah, that sounds like a good way to end it for today.

posted by Symbol @ 23.1.05