i was setting the alarm on my mobile phone and about to call it a day when i saw on my calendar that today is the anniversary when i started blogging.  now i can't just let the day pass by without having an anniversary entry, so i got up, turned on the PC, went online, and voila…  god, it's been three years since i virtually made my life available to everyone to see online!  i can't believe that it has been three long years… oh well, as they say, time files when you least expect it… err, or something to that effect…  but anyways, looking back at all those years and months of blogging, it's one of those things that i could very well say that i am so proud of.  i have made friends, enemies, and friends who became enemies who became friends again with my entries.  all i can say is that i'm just me being me.  i may have hurt people with my opinions, but i believe–and still believe to this day–that blogging is one of the avenues of the right to free speech.  we're all entitled–and have the god-given right–to say what we want to say however we say it.  i'm no pastor or preacher, so i'm not forcing anyone to believe what i say on my entries.  if you believe everything you read here, then i thank you.  if you don't, i'm not gonna move heaven, the earth, the sun, moon and the stars to make you do so.  looking back at some of the controversial entries i've posted, i'm saddened to see that other people who have commented either by direct posting, email, or even text (yes, i receive comments on my entries via sms) took those entries very personally and condemned me to the deepest parts of hell.  again, i'm no influential person so what i say here is my own personal opinion.  you say things that go against my opinions and beliefs on your blog and i won't even lift a finger to counter your statements or even stop becoming a fan of your blog.  why?  because that's YOUR opinion.  imagine our world where we all agree on whatever issue there is.  kinda boring, isn't it?

it's also sad to hear that in other asian countries, blogging is censored by the government and is even punishable by imprisonment.  now that, i really don't get.  if there's truth to what is being "blogged," then in no way it should be censored.  anti-government, anti-religion, anti-labor, anti-whatever.  ordinary people have the right to be heard and express whatever they want.  wait, i'm going political here, and i don't like it when i do so, so i'm just going to stop here.  anyways, for those of you who continue to read and support my blog, i could never thank you enough.  please do keep those comments coming.  i'd rather receive your comments directly here, so please do share your thoughts with everyone else as well.  and for those who…  to put it in simple terms, dislike my blog and all i have written down and will write down (but still continue to visit and read–c'mon, admit it, some of you do!), i still thank you for the world won't be complete without naysayers such as you.  both sides have played a tremendous role in my blogging life.  and of course, there are my real friends who continue to stand by me through thick and thin in whatever i say here on my blog (you're too many to mention, but i know who all of you are), may you continue to be blessed and rewarded by good karma.  having you as friends is more than enough good fortune for me (wish i could say the same for my lovelife… hahahaha!!!)  "you're all aces in my book," a line from a movie or television series would go.

three years… damn… oh well, happy blogging!!  😀

PS:  lisa, if you happen to be reading this, i'm sorry i wasn't able to reply to your sms message last night.  i was fast asleep when your message came in.  i only wish you could elaborate more on what you said.  anyways, hope we could talk soon.  🙂