Okay. I am still very much alive. Just the blog was sort of abandoned. Many times i wanted to update my blog, and i started typing, but in the end, it was saved as draft. Not that I am extremely busy and occupied. (I know there are emails, texts, messages, I've yet to reply. Keep forgetting to reply. thus abandoned!)
The thing is the fear of privacy being invaded online is getting on me. Some read my face book as if it's a book towards my life, although physically, the time spent to get to know me is close to zero. And yet, still want to claim to know be really update with my life, via my face book.
So, I've turned off most of my photo albums on FB and write really really random or vague status. Some people, still, interpret it in their way and asked me. Some noticed the missing albums and asked, did you turn off all your albums? It's sort of creepy to me. And i've yet to get over this fear.
The thing is, I don't mind. Facebook is open to people on my list of friends. Yet, some people really stalk up my page. That's quite scary to have come to my knowledge.
Okay, may be the people who stalks is just this one person who really get on my nerve which yet to discover my blog. I really don't mind people reading. Nothing really so personal that I publish online. But pretending to be close to me but reading so much about me, is really out of my league.
On another note, this is for a very old friend of mine,
Haha! Didn't expect this from me yea. I'm good. Just very much busy with work. Really busy, which is good. U know, experience counts in my field and really thank God for really good boss who is willing to teach. Will be in KL in July for 2 nights, or less than 36 hours, in KL to attend wedding. Not sure if i even have time to shop for things that I missed out and not available here. Anyways, thanks for dropping by and left me a message. Take care!
C.
1 comment:
It's alive! Welcome back, it has indeed been awhile!
Your fears are not unfounded, I do believe that it is a fair concern. With the advent of Internet, it is indeed much easier to obtain information about someone (it is also more convenient; instead of calling or writing to see what you have been up to, a friend would just browse your wall or timeline to catch up).
This facilitates being "concerned" or nosy (or stalking, in extreme cases) more readily, and is the negative counterpoint to how Internet enables us to keep in touch with the geographically distant and reestablish long lost connections. People can get overzealous at times, I will concede that much (and you have to admit that pretty ladies DO get more attention!)
An awareness of privacy controls (which you are displaying) is now more of a necessity then before, and I fully support the measures you are taking to reestablish your own personal space and room. Personally, I take my status messages a step further by writing cryptic ones that usually has a superficial meaning, and a hidden one which only a few will get the reference, haha =P
After all you have written regarding reading sans interacting (and the fact that it HAS been awhile since we last met in person), despite my apprehension I will be presumptious and assume that I am the intended recipient, haha! It is indeed a wonderfully pleasant surprise on this otherwise drudgy and dreary Monday! (do forgive me if that is not the case).
(More "private" stuff to follow later via FB :P)
-AOF
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