This is the first post in this blog to feature an old blogger, whatever that might mean. The choice of entries from the blogs of old, undying bloggers is purely subjective and even random. I choose entries that I consider to be interesting and have a general relevance Singapore, so posts focusing on specific, passing issues are not chosen. (Admittedly, that is a false dichotomy of blog posts and I really shouldn't be perpetuating the amnesia of Singaporeans. But what is one to do in Singapore? To survive, we have to be practical and merciless. I can't spare featured bloggers from my ideologyless pragmatism, can I?)
The featured blogger today is Xenoboy. (Or is it?)
Together with Molly, Xenoboy has been blogging since 2004. His posts have always been fascinating, although it might seem that they have more accessible since the early days of Xenoboy, the Political Savant.
Readers' attention to Xenoboy has also been very interesting. The blog seems to have evolved from one that is dissed by many readers to one that is consistently praised by readers.
In this post, I introduce 10 articles from Xenoboy where he blogs about issues (if he ever blogs about "an issue") such as the admin service, history, modernity, fear, forgetting-remembrance and the blogosphere and perhaps all these together.
1. The Ad-Min Service -- Dancing With Dumbos
2. Folding History, Facts and Time : (Ab)Use of History in Singapore Politics
3. The Political Production of Fear in Singapore
4. Melancholic Death of an Oyster City
5. The Promise
6. The Liar and The Blogger
7. The Mythic Creature Known as the Conservative Singaporean
8. Freedom Deserved?
9. Wurk Wurk
10. That Iniquitous Frog in the Well.
What, though, differentiates an old blogger from a new blogger? What is the difference between an old, dead blog and a new, living blog? What if there is a blog that is public yet virtually invisible, read yet unknown, old yet new?
Perhaps this entry isn't about an old blogger. Perhaps it will introduce to a new old blog.
Bimbos and Himbos, introducing:
Xenogirl
What does it mean to be semi-publicly circulated?
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Kelvin Ng
One (only one) blogger has posted his blog address here.
http://www.greysteppenwolf.blogspot.com
In particular, he has a letter rejected by the Straits Times.
As an aside, if anyone is reading this at all, this is not a blog aggregator (as already mentioned in the first post). It is not meant to replace any dead blog aggregators or to show you the latest reads in the blogosphere.
If you happen to be looking for a blog aggregator, try http://myapplemenu.com/singapore instead.
http://www.greysteppenwolf.blogspot.com
In particular, he has a letter rejected by the Straits Times.
As an aside, if anyone is reading this at all, this is not a blog aggregator (as already mentioned in the first post). It is not meant to replace any dead blog aggregators or to show you the latest reads in the blogosphere.
If you happen to be looking for a blog aggregator, try http://myapplemenu.com/singapore instead.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Mr. Wang's New Blogger Challenge
From Mr. Wang's post, two bloggers have responded to his New Blogger Challenge
Garuda: http://itsalonglongtime.blogspot.com
Eugene: http://whatonearth.wordpress.com
Vince Liu: http://blog.vinceliu.com
Anibodi also posted a link to his new blog on mine, sharing his thoughts on the recent National Day Rally:
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/anibodi
Even as Molly is often strongly opinionated, she shall be hypocritical and pretend to be neutral. Molly does not want to say that the above blogs are any good or any bad. As far as she is concerned, it is good as long as readers can judge a blog entry for what it is worth. Reading, she hopes, is not an activity whereby one's own affinities are affirmed but an activity whereby one is prompted to reflect upon one's own affinities and affiliations without losing a sense of self.
Are you a new socio-political blogger? Are you simply a blogger who has only one "socio-political" entry out of 5000 entries? Are you a reader who knows of an interesting "socio-political" blog or blog entry? Post a comment for some publicity.
Garuda: http://itsalonglongtime.blogspot.com
Eugene: http://whatonearth.wordpress.com
Vince Liu: http://blog.vinceliu.com
Anibodi also posted a link to his new blog on mine, sharing his thoughts on the recent National Day Rally:
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/anibodi
Even as Molly is often strongly opinionated, she shall be hypocritical and pretend to be neutral. Molly does not want to say that the above blogs are any good or any bad. As far as she is concerned, it is good as long as readers can judge a blog entry for what it is worth. Reading, she hopes, is not an activity whereby one's own affinities are affirmed but an activity whereby one is prompted to reflect upon one's own affinities and affiliations without losing a sense of self.
Are you a new socio-political blogger? Are you simply a blogger who has only one "socio-political" entry out of 5000 entries? Are you a reader who knows of an interesting "socio-political" blog or blog entry? Post a comment for some publicity.
The Singapore Reader, The Singaporean Reader
This is not a blog aggregator or a "Best Reads of the Day" blog. This blog can serve several functions in the long run:
1. A place where new so-called socio-political bloggers can get some publicity. It is probably ironic to use a new blog to give bloggers publicity. I hope, however, that it would help at the initial stages to post links to this blog at my own blog.
Additionally, a blogger doesn't have to consistently write socio-political commentary to get a link here. If you blog like Xiaxue most of the time, but you simply have one post that rants about politics or one post that addresses socio-political issue, it is also possible to put a link here by posting a comment if you want to get read.
The mandatory disclaimer: Blogs or blog entries will be publicized as long as I don't have very serious objections to the views. E.g. if you write a post advocating jihad, I'm not going to publicize the blog entry. On the other hand, I am not endorsing any blog entries or blogs that are publicized here. Here, publicity is just a matter of telling people that something exists.
2. An archive of links to old entries in Singaporean blogs. As "socio-political" blogging in Singapore grows older, older (and even retired) bloggers might have accumulated well-written entries that newer blog readers might not have read. Without purporting to be an authoritative voice on which entries are worth reading, I will set up a section for these posts and readers can suggest blog entries that they consider to be of long-term relevance by posting a comment in this blog.
Possible themes:
Education (Singligh, bilingualism, streaming, etc)
Free Expression/Human Rights
Gender: GLBTS (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Straight)
Ministerial Salaries
Money: Annuities, CPF, GST hikes, Public Assistance, Poverty
National Service
3. If there are any events that can be publicized, ridiculed, boycotted or whatnot maybe they can be posted here. E.g. if you are organizing a pink picnic and you want to let people know, maybe you can post a comment here.
1. A place where new so-called socio-political bloggers can get some publicity. It is probably ironic to use a new blog to give bloggers publicity. I hope, however, that it would help at the initial stages to post links to this blog at my own blog.
Additionally, a blogger doesn't have to consistently write socio-political commentary to get a link here. If you blog like Xiaxue most of the time, but you simply have one post that rants about politics or one post that addresses socio-political issue, it is also possible to put a link here by posting a comment if you want to get read.
The mandatory disclaimer: Blogs or blog entries will be publicized as long as I don't have very serious objections to the views. E.g. if you write a post advocating jihad, I'm not going to publicize the blog entry. On the other hand, I am not endorsing any blog entries or blogs that are publicized here. Here, publicity is just a matter of telling people that something exists.
2. An archive of links to old entries in Singaporean blogs. As "socio-political" blogging in Singapore grows older, older (and even retired) bloggers might have accumulated well-written entries that newer blog readers might not have read. Without purporting to be an authoritative voice on which entries are worth reading, I will set up a section for these posts and readers can suggest blog entries that they consider to be of long-term relevance by posting a comment in this blog.
Possible themes:
Education (Singligh, bilingualism, streaming, etc)
Free Expression/Human Rights
Gender: GLBTS (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Straight)
Ministerial Salaries
Money: Annuities, CPF, GST hikes, Public Assistance, Poverty
National Service
3. If there are any events that can be publicized, ridiculed, boycotted or whatnot maybe they can be posted here. E.g. if you are organizing a pink picnic and you want to let people know, maybe you can post a comment here.
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