makoto's been bugging me to read gayle's blog countless times. when i finally do, i find out that she's now in the papers! haha. i admire her immensely. not only is she very in-the-know about politics, she's also blessed with the ability to communicate her thoughts in an understandable way. it's that blend of passion and understandability that's made her blog so popular i guess. go check out the new link on my blog for proof :)

sometimes i wish i could be like her. i feel strongly about politics [both local and foreign] too, but somehow i tend to end up being very verbose and, more often than not, distracted. other than the occasional entry on the Singapore, i've been subsumed into the popular blogging culture: exhibitionist, indulgent and oftentimes incoherent. it's fun, i suppose, but after reading her blog, i feel immensely dissatisfied. maybe i'm representative of Singapore youth as a whole. sufficiently inspired by events to process them but not enough to make a clear stand on them.

it would be cliched and foolish to transform my blog into some political blog as a knee-jerk reaction. but maybe i should consider how i can more boldly express the stuff that i'm really passionate about. like my faith. or the need for social welfare. or even cynicism in Singapore. i will seriously consider, esp after TSD A levels are done and dusted.

lol. i'm very excited now.