Sunday, November 07, 2004
world wide weirdo...
Yo!
Ahh..life has been interesting for the last week of so. Oops...should I say online life instead? Haha..for the benefit of the idiosyncratic fella who's been sending me msgs via friendster..this post is dedicated to
you my dear
DaPlague.. Since now i know you seem to have an interest in my online activities and have checked out my blog as well. Let now now proceed to recount the past week (don't get your hopes up now, not everyone is as free as you are
Plaggy...you really don't mind me calling you that do you?? :D)
So...there i was, minding my own business like the good girl i am...being busy with work and school and everything else dear in my life..i decided to log onto friendster. Now..as everyone knows...friendster is fast becoming
so passe...but hey..i guess there are always some stragglers in every race. Y'know..for all this time, i have been taking friendster at face value..a mere tool that allows for instant (and perhaps a certain degree of detachment) communication. Then pops up dear Plaggy who then changes everything.
Now this guy..oh..he's the
REAL deal...old (he's 26 btw...although he may be lying about his age) and filled with angst. Okay..so 26 isn't thaaaat old..but i do think that he's really old to be filled with so much angst! So..to me..he's old. haha..old and
jaded. Which is kinda
sad. To cut to the chase, our guy here entered my life when he posted a simple (and if i may say, rather rude and tactless aka insulting) message via friendster. Of course, our dear friend would rather label it as a harmless comment..but then again..who ever likes to admit that they're wrong? I digress. Anyhow...I guess we must got off on the wrong foot (hmm..or maybe this guy only has 2 left feet! haha) cuz now we're just reduced trading insults with each other online.
He thinks that friendster and most online interaction is stupid. He views blogging, friendster and related online activities as, in his words, "
virtual prostitution". Naturally, being really one track minded, he goes on to make the sweeping statement that anyone who partakes in his so-defined "whoring" activities are
stupid, dumb and have no RL friends. Can you get that? And guess what line of work Plaggy's in?
It's IT for god's sakes! Isn't that a hoot? Ah well..i guess in life, you can't have both the cake and eat it.
Anyhow..he goes on to tell me how stupid I am in every message he sends me. It appears that this guy
loves running people down...can't tell if he's doing it because he's offended at me..or if he just feels good to be able to blast someone off for a change. But overall, he appears to be angry at the world and i happen to be a good target practice. I don't want to spoil it for you Plaggy, but i really think you are hilarious. Your impotent rage and all. Nothing more than another weirdo i happen to stumble across online.
And to give the devil its due..i guess my brain has been in disuse for some time...an interesting fact considering that im studying in the top 18th university in the world (no, im not making this up. My university is really that good)...and well... he's ridiculous accusations and insults does make me think in a different way that im used to. Wanna know in what way? The direct, tactless and cutting way. Too long i've been sugar coating my words to cater to those who have delicate sensitivities. With Plaggy...haha..there's just no need to hold back. He just doesn't extend the same courtesy of being nice. So its kinda refreshing. Annoying but interesting.
For your info Plaggy, if you are still reading, online networking and interpersonal activity isn't as meaningless and cheap as you think it is. It isn't all virtual prostitution and whoring. Go to the library and dig up some books by Turkle on online interaction
then talk to me again. Don't believe me? Tell that to a hacker and see what happens the next time you come online. Also Plaggy, it'd do you good to
check up on what mass and popular culture really is. The majority of movies made nowadays are catered to the masses. Though I hate to say it (becuz its so discriminatory), the masses can be defined as a homogeneous unthinking mob. So your interest in movies aren't really as eclectic, more worthwhile or as different from posting stuff online.
Geez, i really hate it when people pretend they are an expert and talk about something they don't really know about. Haha...which reminds me of a Singlish term..ya ya papaya. Childish? Who cares? The description fits!
K, I think i've gone on enough about Plaggy. I'll see what he comes up next and will post again!
XxX,
audrey at 22:25