Wednesday, November 12, 2008

10th: The Date Where It All begins..

1. Started my first proper job this month. Finally I get to do what I have studied my butt off for 3 yrs. Though it did not start off as gracefully or wonderfully as I wanted it too, I am proud to say I have completed one assignment on my own! I would like to say more but I shall leave my joy and agony of my new job to another post.



2. This does not directly affect me but exams in uni started on this date. Now all my friends are too busy to talk to me and I am super bored. So waiting for them to finish so that I would have more people to talk with!



3. P and I got together on this date. We have been together for 20 months! Yes, I do keep track of the months..It is for a very simple reason really. I or we derive satisfaction knowing that we are still going strong every month despite all the arguments and the problems we have. Being long-distance now certainly does not help things either. There is a saying which goes "Celebrate the little things in life.." and that is what I or we try to do. We celebrated by webcamming and the poor boy fell asleep in between and he was moving like a pendulum: left-straight-right-straight..it was simply hilarious! Anyways, we had fun staring at each other, making faces and being lame for a while before he got back to revising.

For this reason, 10th has always been special for me..

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Facebook-a threat to society?

I was reading the papers a couple of days back and I came across a very interesting and shocking article. It was so shocking and disturbing that a whole page was dedicated to this. The subject, as you might have already guessed, is not surprising. A lot of articles have come out regarding Facebook. What sets this article apart is its content. It is bound to leave you disturbed and make you think twice and shake your head wondering what is the world coming to.

Apparently a few weeks ago, this man (if you can call him that), murdered his wife because...she changed her status to single on Facebook after her split with him and wrote that she wanted to meet more men on the site. It seems he could not take the "humiliation" and decided one fine morning to attack her with a kitchen knife and meat cleaver. He was also under the influence of cocaine and alcohol at that time of attack.

My first thought was, "What!You got to be kidding!". A huge blow to that man's ego and he "reclaimed" that by killing his wife. That lead me to my second thought- How big can a man's ego get? Is his pride more important than the well-being of his loved ones? Does a wounded pride make him blind to everything and everyone around him? Is his pride the cause of his selfishness? How does he react if his pride gets hurt in the first place? Well, I really wonder if anyone has the answers to these questions. I guess different men will react differently when their egos gets hurt. But all women know that all men have this ego issue to varying degrees. We cannot avoid it nor can we deny it.

The woman, by changing her status on Facebook, informed everyone in the world (figuratively) that she has split with her husband. I am an avid Facebook-er (if there is such a word) and I know if you change your status or update your profile or write comments or whatever you do, it will regarded as "news". Unless you change the privacy settings of course. It is a fast and easy way to tell your friends what is going on in your life and if it is going well or not. Some people, mostly girls, are perfectly fine with sharing their personal lives on facebook. Some would have no problems telling others if they are in a relationship or they have broken up. They would not mind sharing their favourite movies, songs, likes and dislikes. Sometimes, you can tell if a couple is going through a tough period as their relationship status keeps jumping from "in a relationship" to "single" to "complicated" and so forth. Women, generally, tend to be more open to their feelings and are more willing to share. If a woman is going through a rough time, she usually needs someone to talk to and some crave for attention. What better way to get attention than updating one's status or profile? People will definitely respond to the updates. Men, on the other hand, do not like to publicise their feelings. Usually they like to give the impression that everything is alright on the surface. I guess this is where their ego comes in. So when their girlfriends or wives hint that the relationship is not going so smoothly, their prides get hurt and they get embarrassed and angry. This brings me to my third thought- How personal can you get on these social networking sites? How much is too much? Is there anything wrong in spilling your whole life on these sites?


In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with telling everyone on these sites about every aspect of your life. But I feel there is a price to pay if you open up too much. In this case, the woman paid the price with her life. It is possible that she was punishing her husband by changing her status or she was finally moving on after her split. It is also possible the man was feeling jealous that she was able to move on while he still could not. In the end, was it all worth it? Well that is debatable.

I think it is best not to give away too much information on Facebook or any other social sites. In that way, nobody would get hurt. There are other ways of telling your friends about your delicate situation. Phones, emails, smses and msn were invented for a reason.


It seems there was another similar case but in that case, the man killed himself after he killed his wife. The incident left two young girls orphaned.


So is it right to say Facebook and similar social network sites are a new threat to the society? Or the people who make a big deal out of these sites?

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Welcome!

Hi everyone!

This blog is created for the sole interest of ranting about whatever I feel strongly about. Granted some of the issues might be a bit controversial but I feel this is the best place to voice out my opinions and give you an insight of what is going on in my life. You will come across random, thoughtful, and funny recounts of incidents.

The title "One Person, Many Facades" is chosen as it aptly describes me. This blog will give you a peek of the many sides of me, and hence how these sides come together to become me.

Thus said, I hope you will enjoy my up-coming posts!

On a side note, as I am hopeless with computer jargon, I would like to thank my P who helped me create this blog even if his exams are just around the corner. THANK YOU!!

Alright guys..signing off and hope you come back soon for my next post!

GirlUnderCover

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A recent graduate, just starting out in the workforce as an audit assistant. Studied in perth, living in singapore now.

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