Hiatus

Yes, it's almost a 3-year break since the last blog and it was deliberate. In the course of maintaining the blog, a revamp of the overall looks as well as revisit of old posts had been performed. One of the goals was to organise the old posts better and make them more age-less; what that means is to make minor tweaks in old posts - as far as possible to remove dead links (which can be highly irritating) and even edit some text to remove stuff that could make them irrelevant when reading them today. The whole idea was simply such that the blog could be read in random chronological order and each post is a self-encapsulating story (even if they are news related). It is a time-consuming process and will continue to be a work in progress.

Without digressing much further, the explanation of why the hiatus > is during the process of re-reading of the old posts, it was clear that the thoughts from many of the old posts were still relevant even till this day. Some days just prior to the break, a thought would come to mind, and hey, the realisation that it has been blogged before, though it could have been further added upon on and linked back (like a #throwback). But after careful deliberation, it was felt that better to leave it as it is, like some work of art preserved for posterity. That doesn't mean inspiration had run out - how is that even possible when one has so much experiences in the course of life? The decision was simply not to clutter (remember the goal to be organised?).

With that break also came another side-goal to reduce the exposure to electronic devices and to experience the physical world more. It really makes one wonder in this modern society how people have been so glued to their electronic devices; living so deeply in a cyber world that some appear so distanced from their immediate physical surroundings. Nonetheless, the key to any situation is moderation. Random thoughts will just pop up on this blog after the deliberate break.

With the amount of overflowing information on the web (including lots of garbage), you have the choice to read if it appeals to you; and if it doesn't, no need to get flustered, it's just a click away to leave. We were all made a little different and have experienced our lives differently. It has never been the goal of this blog to spew sensational stuff especially if it may be objectionable. In fact, as far as possible, the basic respect of a fellow being is what is being preached here - yet it will be inevitable that certain thoughts wouldn't sit well with certain people. You have the power to decide that for yourself.