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I’ve been out of the circles not because of too much work because that’s becoming such an overused excuse. If I really want to do something, I’d make time for it. But for the past weeks, I really couldn’t find anything blog-worthy. That and also because I’m starting to “hate” the blogosphere.

Gone were the days when everyone was co-existing peacefully with one another. Where I would see blogosphere as a collection of smiling, friendly people helping one another to be better. Sure there are dramas here and there but nothing so serious. Gone are the days when blogging and reading blogs are therapeutic. I gotta say that I miss those days. I long for those days and for those people. I wonder where they had gone. There are so many negative things that are happening offline and the last thing I, personally, want are unnecessary dramas online where I (thought I) could take refuge.

I avoid voicing my opinions because I noted that now, not everyone is ready to lend a helping hand to another. One mistake and ka-boom! You’re toasted, your reputation gone and sometimes (probably,) also your dignity. I’m starting to get sick of blogging because the tendency is that whenever I log on, I’m always reminded of the Philippine show business. I hate the Philippine show business specially the showbiz talk shows on weekends.

I get the impression that bloggers are “highly intellectual” people who doesn’t want anything less. That if you’re not one with their way of thinking, you’re out the door. What ever happened to individuality and being able to freely express what you think and feel and still get respect? My Mom used to say that it’s really hard to talk to people who are very intelligent because you’ll never win (as if winning proves that you’re more superior than the next person), that was when I decided I’d rather be stupid than someone who couldn’t accept that there are people who thinks differently than I do.

Should I really say that I don’t think it’s fair that we asked Malu Fernandez to resign when she made connotations to our “heroes” which are degrading and false. All the while calling her a pig and a bitch among others and also telling everyone that she has no right to write those words because she’s not even pretty or a true “fashionista” which may not be false but more degrading? Specially because we DID banned Claire Danes, who is a Hollywood Celebrity, from coming to the Philippines by saying that Metro Manila is filled with beggars and malnourished people because, I don’t know, they shot their movie in a place filled with those kinds of people?

Do I really need to express that while I do believe that Sigma Rhoans should be punished for robbing Nino’s future from him and his family and his would-be family, I still can’t get my mind off the fact that he DID trusted the wrong people. He has a brilliant mind, I’m assuming because he is a UPian and also an honor student, he doesn’t need any support from the outside because I presume jobs would be coming to him. But what do I know, eh?

I guess I’m just not used with the blogosphere being filled with all these ‘negative’ buzz. I guess I don’t like the fact that bloggers have become such big bad bullies whom you should never, ever cross else “we” will find a way to bring you down. It is one of the reasons why I believe we are not yet ready to be a part of the “media”, we’re still too immature in my personal opinion.

Does this mean that we should just stick with “what I ate for breakfast”? No. It means that maybe we should start taking more responsibility for our actions and be mindful of what we’re about to post even before we churn it out with as much expectations we give to our media personalities. The words that we write are not limited to our friends and families who really, really know us anymore. Other people crosses these blogs, other people who, like us have feelings and get hurt and offended. I have always believed in the golden rule — “Do unto others what you want others to do unto you”; maybe it’s time that we put it into practice.

We should really, really stop reading too much between each other’s words and stop thinking too much, there’s nothing wrong with taking things as what they are, right?

*sigh* Glad I let that out. I’m feeling much better already! Move along now, people, move along.