hmmm.....

soo.....this is my first blog eva!....wudve started earlier.....but its just that ive been facin 'technical difficulties'....my pc is super screwed....stupid thing...ever since i got it formatted, it keeps automatically loggin out every 10mins or so....n then u have 2 restart the pc 2 get connectivity....God knows wots wrong wit the machine....i finally decided that i'll use my mom's machine....cause ive ALWAYS wanted 2 blog....i mean atleast fer the last few yrs....




sumtimes i wonder.....y wud sum1 wanna read an unknown stranger's 'life story' or 'musings'?....n then i got my answer....human curiosity....plain and simple....people like to peek into otha ppl's lives n minds.....and also...an insatiable appetite fer the 'written word'.....i LOVE to read....random ravings,people's opinions,fiction,fantasy....everythin except my academic books n boring history or 'non-fiction'.....i mean....the basic purpose of readin, fer me, is to get away from reality.....so i c no point in readin sumthin that's gonna plonk me rite back into reality.....

newe....i have this professor....lets call him 'P'....all my people would know who he is....n boy!...is he 1 crazy man or wot?!.....he can b absolutely delightful at times....n at otha times he jus makes me wanna wring his arrogant lil neck....he's got these weird idiosyncrasies n prejudices....he's absolutely obsessed with 'accuracy' and 'facts'.....he either likes sumthin or actively dislikes it...there's no in between fer him....but thankfully, he doesn't force his opinions onto us or hold our opinions (if we don agree wit him) against us....he's an uber strict disciplinarian...asks us to keep r fones near him durin class....we're supposed 2 keep both hands where he can c them...he's even given us a 'sitting posture' that we're all supp2 follow....i mean talk bout dictatorial!....then he gives us these impossible assignments....once he even asked us to draw an accurate, scaled map of our college campus....including the no. of trees n wot distance they are from each otha....n v had nothin but 5metre scales.....insane!.....i used 2 love attendin his classes....but after a while.....it jus got 2 me.....i don get y he's SO uptight in class.....cause he's a really nice guy outside class....i guess he needs 2 understand that easin up once in a while wont compromise the 'order' of the class in anyway.....in fact....his student mite prolly even respect him more.....but one thing's fer sure....he's one teacher who's gonna b in my memory fer a long time...

i'm a student of journalism btw.....but i don understand how sum1 can 'teach' sum1 how 2 b a journalist....u can teach them the ethics n codes....but u cant teach a journalist how to go about his job or express his opinions....i mean if ure 'training' journalists to write similarly and think alike....doesnt that take away the originality and individuality that the profession's supp2 uphold?!....we're told not to express r opinions or let r views affect us.....but most passionate journalists r all about their views....its their drive n incentive to get in2 this profession....a journalist's job is not only 2 present 'facts'....that's wot i think....but each one to his own.....n then there's this disdain towards feature writing....(people mite say its not there.....but trust me, it is!)....journalists seem 2 think that only reporting 'hard news' and 'risking you're life in the line of duty' is worth appreciation....but writing a hard hitting, touching feature that touches the nerves of the public is equally praiseworthy.....

methinks ive ranted enuff....don wanna make my 1st blog borin now, do we?!.... :-P

(mebbe i already have.....but i shall stop the torture now)......

so until nxt time...ciao.......