Maiden Post

After reading how easy it is to start and operate a blog, I have been talking about starting one. My wife of 20+ years (better not be too specific in case I get it wrong and more worryingly, get into hot soup) is as always supportive in her own way. Just do it. (For the record, she has been using it even before Nike.)

Number One Son when asked how to do it and if I should use my real name was also supportive in HIS own way. "Why do it?" "Why bother, if they want to find out your real name, they will."

So, I am listening to both of them. I AM starting one, as this proves. And while I am not including my real name (at least not now, might do so later if this blog gets the attention it so richly deserves), I will try to avoid sensitive (read, politically sensitive issues that will attract unwanted attention) topics and comments. I will also ask readers who write in with comments to similarly avoid sensitive comments.

Then, the second question was what theme the blog should be on? I am no real food connoisseur, nor know very much about wine. I don't have a hobby I am mad about. I enjoy looking at good-looking women but there are many salacious sites already (half in jest here). I also enjoy looking at not-so-good-looking women and making disparaging comments (as my wife can testify).

So after much thought, I decided I would write comments about all and sundry. I am after all, a grouchy (getting) old(er) man who is constantly agreeing or disagreeing (more often the latter) about what I read in the papers or see on TV. I know this "no real theme", "middle-of-the-road" stuff is not going to get this blog on Google (not unless I include words like sex, McDelivery and Edison Chen in my posts) but I thought I would start and specialise later. Mainly it is because I have always wanted to write but keeping a diary is so teenage girly stuff and I don't know if the papers and magazines would accept my stuff.

I have titled this blog "Fair Comment or close enough". I was also thinking about "Rants and Raves" but that sounded a little like what Rasputin might do. I might and probably will include a section on Singlish (my petty and favourite peeve). I might include some photos if I find out how to do it. And also organise the blog in some manner (again, when I find out how to do it).

Anyway, here goes.