April 25, 2007
Mapping a Person
I came across a personal blog the other day and was very intrigued by it because of its owner's heartfelt words which then made me delve deeper into her blog. As I went through the entries, I pieced together an image of her in my mind. It felt voyeuristic reading the private thoughts and feelings of a stranger. But I guess if you're prepared to have a blog, you must be prepared to have total strangers lurking about.
Like a puzzle, I found myself trying to piece together the different facets of this girl's life - her job, personality, interests etc. She seemed like a troubled soul and her personal relationships with men suffered because of it. It wasn't the most happy of blogs, but what I liked about it was that her words came from her heart and there were no pretensions.
Sometimes I wonder what total strangers make of me when they read my blog. I know there are some readers out there whom I've never met. I'm curious as to what makes them continue to read about a stranger's life. If they ever met me, I wonder if I'll match the image they have of me. Interesting thought.
Posted by DSD at April 25, 2007 12:00 AM
hey there. I am one of those strangers who read your blog. I can relate to you as we almost the same age, and i love the way you enjoy life!
my impression of you is that you are a little tomboyish (hehe, so am I), you love sports, and you love to travel, shop and eat good food.
Love your blog and keep up the good work!
Hi singaporegal,
Yeah, i think you're pretty accurate in your assessment! :)
Thanks for dropping a note!
well, I'm another blog-stalker that started off reading your blog as a stranger, but now I've met you! and I think your blog accurately describes you. :) and I'm glad we met up when you dropped by Sydney.
Me too. I'm a stranger that visits your site periodically. I like to read ur interesting stories, about your paddling (sound so fun!!) and ur eating experiences. It helps that you write well *thumbs up*
Very entertaining read. :)
Me too! I haven't met you but read your blog every now and then. My intrest in your blog is paddling. Since i too paddle and love to hear about other places. I love traveling to paddle far away places and maybe someday will meet up at a race.
milli: Yeah, glad we met up! :)
kickjazz: thanks for your words!
Mindy: I like visiting your blog to watch the OC videos. Thanks for dropping by too! And yeah, would be cool to be able to meet up at a race one day!