MPM2008

Rathi & Liwei, meeting at Hong Kong

2010-05-29T20:16:00.000+08:00

May 26, 2010, Rathi came to Hong Kong for one-week long training tour. We tried bars and Little Sheep hotpot restaurant, which is origially from Wu Cheng's hometown and now grow up a mega group with international chain restaurants.

Rathi left me a HK traffic card with more than HK$100 in it, therefore I own her another dinner plus bars.

Life back. And you?

2009-05-06T23:15:00.007+08:00

On my highway back to Inner Mongolia, passing-by Beijing.
Typical Inner Mongolian Spring Festival party.
My colleagues

LKY Fellows Closing Dinner - Harvard Faculty Club 19 Dec 08

2008-12-20T18:24:00.004+08:00

Thanking all at HKS, especially John Thomas, Kristin and Eneida for beng our gracious hosts in the past 4 months. As promised a couple of clips have been uploaded on YouTube. Here is one of them.

Election Night at Forum Election Night, HKS

2008-11-07T06:23:00.006+08:00

Who is to Make History tonight?

Today's event features free pizza, drinks, icecreams, and a lot more...

Remember, remember. Soon will be November

2008-10-25T20:44:00.000+08:00

Some pictures of events here. From Tango on the Forum, to Mary Danziger session on 22 Oct to some random shots.

Pot Luck Dinner at 3 Hastings Square - 23 Oct 2008

2008-10-24T19:30:00.000+08:00

Liwei and Rahman got an invite by Nolan Bowie to dinner at his place. In attendance were other class members of PPP-184, New Media and Democracy.

Postcards from Vermont

2008-10-15T04:39:00.003+08:00

I just couldn't wait for the nod of approval from the owners of the pictures for their properties to be uploaded here. They are just so beautiful and wasted not to be shared. These were taken in Vermont over the Columbus day weekend.

Birdie Chasers

2008-10-08T03:13:00.003+08:00

A round of 9 holes at Freshpond, friday 3 Oct. They bet $100 on who could hit a ball on a goose-chasing dog.

have you met my friend the super-hero?

2008-10-05T09:39:00.002+08:00

new (wi)brain...

2008-10-04T22:55:00.007+08:00

This arrived yesterday all the way from Sydney, Australia.
It's a brand new Wibrain UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC - which I suppose will enhance my productivity). Won it on eBay on Friday last week from PCMania25 eBay shop. They shipped it on Monday and reached Cambridge MA 4 days after. Drool, baby, drool....

A New Toy

2008-10-01T10:43:00.003+08:00

Will start touring the Cambridge areas on pedal power as soon as the vehicle is sufficiently kitted for safety and security. The touring vehicle, ....enter Diamond Back. Don't worry, it is parked in my room with permission from the hotel management. I am not quite sure in the next few days if it is staying in or not. The room is now reeking with smell of some mechanical oil.

La Paz case: protagonit was here at STM-110 today

2008-09-24T04:07:00.003+08:00

Just an update

2008-09-23T19:27:00.002+08:00

Found this Lebanese grill house called Sabra Grill. It serves halal meats (laaaaamb and chicken), besides others such as falafel, homus, baba ghanoush and kebabs. It also serves vegetarian dishes and salads. Here is the shawarma. The picture wasn't well taken and isn't doing justice to the quality of the shawarma. The guy there is also extremely friendly. It's just across the road from Taubman building on 20 Elliot Street.

Additionally, if you scroll down to the list of bloggers' links, you will find a 3t blog. It belongs to our friend none other than Bora. He is picking up the IT bugs and he's on the roll. Soon he'll be the class' techie. Do visit. He is controlling the access for the time being for his LKY Fellows and HKS friends. You must have received an invitation by now, if not do ask him for one.

LKYfellows.Masonfellows@reception.taubman.hks

2008-09-16T22:24:00.000+08:00

reception@bell.hall.hks

2008-09-11T22:54:00.002+08:00

A reception hosted by HKS LKY Program Members and advisers for the LKY Fellows at the Bell Hall. The view from Bell Hall is quite stunning overseeing Harvard Square and its surroundings. The group pose is of LKY Fellows with advisors Pete Zimmerman, Jose Gomez-Ibanez, LKY Program always hard working members Kristin Tyre and Eneida Rosado.

MPM2008 at Harvard

2008-09-08T14:01:00.001+08:00

Taken on 3 Sep 2008 with Kristin Tyre on the Harvard Yard.

A Little Escapade

2008-09-07T07:07:00.001+08:00

Grabbed this from MPM2008 Facebook showing HKS hosts taking the New Yorkers around MA, escaping the tropical storm in Cambridge on Saturday.

HKS Picture Report

2008-09-05T22:59:00.001+08:00

The studio unit at Marriott RI by Kendall Square. Others were taken around Cambridge and HKS. THL does not look out of place standing behind that podium. (Taken by THL, source: MPM2008 Face Book)

New Yorkers Are in Town

2008-09-05T22:20:00.000+08:00

Kenneth and Shuyu took the Greyhound to visit us here in Cambridge/Boston. We missed their persona in the past few days. Took two tables on the upstairs section of Charlie's Beer Garden as the open air bar was crowded. The tables immediately turned loud and lively. Enjoy the weekend in Massachusetts.

Orientation for LKY Fellows 2008 Concluded

2008-09-04T22:28:00.001+08:00

Breakfast at Hanrieta's Table was sumptuous filled by the intervals of kind welcoming words from Ken Winston and John Thomas. Library and security orientation followed before the Fellows were welcomed by the Dean of Students. Pictures also show people, including LKY Fellows, shuffling along the registration line.

Orientation Day at HKS/KSG

2008-09-04T05:43:00.005+08:00

Hot, sizzling day. Rajesh and Rajendra can only look on as Kristin pokes James in his left ear. Ouch!!!, that looks painful...

2008-09-03T12:39:00.001+08:00

MPM2008 on Facebook

2008-08-29T16:04:00.002+08:00

Dear MPM2008 Friends, check out this MPM2008 Group on Facebook.

New York, New York

2008-08-29T00:54:00.006+08:00

Apparently NYPD reported two dangerous and curious LKYSPP fugitives are roaming loose in the Big Apple. Here are their shots whilst trying to blend in. One pretends to be a tourist and the other tries to imitate the books by standing still. The third shot is not related but just hereto spice things up :), God bless America.

End of Singapore Component

2008-08-18T07:47:00.005+08:00

We did it our way....

Take Aways on Celebrations

2008-08-15T09:15:00.004+08:00

At Kenneth's on 14 Aug 2008.

Day 3 - almost there...

2008-08-15T07:40:00.001+08:00

All the way my friends!!!

Attachment Presentations - Day 2

2008-08-13T15:27:00.007+08:00

More relieved souls tonight!

Attachment Presentations Day 1

2008-08-12T20:17:00.006+08:00

Pictures are a little grainy as I didn't want to use flash. These guys completed the semester today technically. Standards were set high, yours truly will really struggle even to be recognised tomorrow.

One World One Dream - Kenneth's Crib 080808

2008-08-12T19:55:00.005+08:00

Chk out the pics. It's almost impossible to describe the pride of our China students on the night of the Opening. During one of numerous fireworks displays, Shuyu exclaimed that "the entire Beijing is ablazed in glory tonight!". In the other pic, the 2 kids actually stood proudly at attention while the Chinese national anthem was being played. I only wish I had the pictures to show the moments... (Thanks Kenneth. Not much glory for my humble country I am afraid).

dinner@jarrod's_crib.sg

2008-08-03T12:25:00.007+08:00

Thanks for the treats boss. Extremely pleasant evening, enjoyed it thoroughly.

Last Module of The Semester Concluded

2008-08-01T12:46:00.003+08:00

Rathi and Hadi (and possibly Ye Minn) managed to do eye-blink synchronization, amazing....

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BBQ Friday Report - Pleasant Evening Overall

2008-07-25T23:08:00.012+08:00

Food: A, Weather:B+, Venue:A+, People:Outstanding.

Hungry Friday

2008-07-22T17:16:00.006+08:00

Let your hairs down on Friday for our Barbecue@College Green. Some members of faculty will be there. Come early for pre-event drinks and bring your family and come hungry as there will be plenty of food, courtesy of the school. Read the menu for the evening here. Vegeterian meals will be specially catered for.

Those shutterbugs among us, do take your gadgets along as there will be lots of opportunities for that too. (image: grabbed from here).

Taking PA lessons too literally?

2008-07-12T21:56:00.008+08:00

Today at NUS BTC. Lowering the the barrier to entry? For some, ramming it open was much easier.

Chek Jawa Part 2

2008-07-12T16:49:00.011+08:00

Here are more but as before, not sequential. (source: our sharp-shooting judge)

Crab boost to our attachment paper

2008-07-12T11:12:00.002+08:00

Couldn't help getting up early today and finished 2 more pages of the paper: the CRAB party with lots of soft and 'hard' drinks at Rathi's patents' was simply fantastic and it is just boosting! Yeah, the pics would tell us just how it works.

Big thanks to Rathi, Son & Daughter and Parents! Couldn't enjoy more.

More Chek Jawa Pictures To Come

2008-07-11T23:54:00.006+08:00

There will be more pictures uploaded from the visit to Chek Jawa soon. My laptop memory card interface is not having it at all, so this will have to wait till I get it sorted. I can view the pictures on my printer small display window and they are good ones. I hope some images from Rathi's will be uploaded also, especially those ones getting messy from eating them crabs..., watch this space.

Chek Jawa Pictorial Report

2008-07-07T14:53:00.011+08:00

No specific arrangement here but I need to highlight the word of the day: TEXTICLES which The President can explain:).

Cultural night rememberance, 2008

2008-07-01T07:02:00.001+08:00

Some pictures from the Cultural Night. Nice, colourful and vibrant.

Keeping in touch

2008-06-25T09:50:00.003+08:00

I am on this blog this time just to feel 'progressing'. I don't know what it is I am progressing in or on, but so long as my fingers are on the keyboard, I am working. I hope everyone is not working too hard and do get to go round and see Singapore. Till next week, regards from Brunei.

Negotiating The 2nd Day

2008-06-19T18:16:00.003+08:00

A mixed bag of pictures from today. This includes of a friend showing her jab mark. She drove to NUSHWC at Kent Ridge to get the jab and back, ready for the afternoon session. 12 Angry Men show was interesting. Go watch the new version, in colour. Half way into the day we were tired, weren't we? No, it was actually the lunch.

Lets Negotiate

2008-06-18T18:13:00.008+08:00

First day of negotiation passed without so much pain. In fact it was fun. Here are some takes from today. A couple more here. I hope there will be more opportunities to snap tomorrow.

Boyd negotiating the food.

Negotiating hard? Spot Sally Soprano in the two bottom pictures.

Hey Dads...

2008-06-15T17:22:00.002+08:00

Policy net

2008-06-12T02:40:00.005+08:00

Dear All,

FYI.
On 10th June, I and Wu Chen attended the Policy net virtual meeting with (5) universities.
To be a member of the policy net, you can go and register to http://www.igloo.org. After registration, go onto Policynet site. The context is League for Democracies.
You can learn more on the following link given by Prof.Ann Florini (You will have to log in to enter both links with your NUS credentials).
Link 1.
Link 2.

With Best Regards,
Yee Yee Htwe

Quiet Week

2008-06-11T09:22:00.003+08:00

It has been a quiet week, even e-mail trading is very mute. I guess people are busy with write-ups on their attachment. I took some time off to watch Kung Fu Panda yesterday and it was worth every penny and every second of my time in the cinema. To de-stress, I suggest get a few laughs and watch the movie.

Still Smiling

2008-06-03T20:36:00.009+08:00

Here are some faces, after braving to endure Meningitis, Tetanus, Hepatitis B jabs and curtness of a staff at the NUSHWC at Yusof Ishak House today. Coffee was served all round, courtesy of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

The card is JP's as a constant reminder as to when his next jab will be administered and of course the manifest of his achievement so far towards stepping into HKS.

The fab four seated by the display board are... The Fab Four.

The pics are in fine format (high pixels), to be saved if you need them. I will revert to smaller pixels in a few days to allow download speed and space conservation.

eye test for everyone

2008-06-02T22:28:00.003+08:00

Click on the image and see if the lines are parallel.
(source visual tricks)

Long needles = lots of pains

2008-05-28T23:04:00.009+08:00

Besides taking blood sample, got jabs for meningitis and Tetanus at the NUS Health & Wellness Centre yesterday. They were excruciatingly painful, especially the meningitis shot both during and post execution (Avoid it as meningitis shot is not mandatory. It was just me planning for my mini Haj to Mecca too early in advance. It will only happen in March next year, God willing). There were 7 of us there including Hadi, Dr Zhang, Liwei, Shuyu, Bora and Ye Minn. Being among friends took some anxiety away. Some photos at N7 Photoblog, here.

Hey, good luck for the exams results this Saturday. I am not expecting much myself.

Guided Tour of Chek Jawa, Pulau Ubin - 7 Jul 2008

2008-05-26T15:30:00.005+08:00

As circulated in the email, a visit to Chek Jawa has been planned on Monday 7 Jul 08. Please fill in the return form and email back to the class Secretary the soonest. Check out what Check Jawa has to offer. More pictures here.

Happenings in Singapore

2008-05-24T22:06:00.003+08:00

Thinking of buying gifts for loved ones? Go shopping at Great Singapore Sale 2008 from 23 May 2008 - 20 Jul 2008. Sales are up to 70%. Other Singapore Happenings are found at this website. Don't miss them.

Sri-Zest Myanmar

2008-05-24T21:55:00.003+08:00

Dear All Friends,
May I appreciate Mr.Rahman's creation of blog for MPM, 2008 and want to share some photos of us.

Transport Systems Around SIPA

2008-05-24T12:04:00.005+08:00

I hope this link on the transport systems around SIPA helps the SIPAian friends.

Subway Routes in Cambridge

2008-05-22T19:30:00.003+08:00

I grabbed this link of the subway routes , price and schedules from the ether and hope it helps to plan your life around Kennedy School later in the year. I think HKS is on the Harvard Station on the Red Line and the Marriot Residence is at Kendall/MIT on the same line.

Greetings from Stockholm (Rathi)

2008-05-22T14:50:00.001+08:00

greetings from Stockholm. . . hope your attachment is going well. Weather here has been now kinder to me. . . 14 degrees or so. . . on a school visit today... have met many kind and helpful people. . . have a week to go here. . . ie before my holiday starts. enjoy and keep in touch...

Rathi

A note from Shuyu

2008-05-21T19:57:00.003+08:00

Dear All,

As you may know, I am doing my attachment work with MICA on creative industry. Their Media Development Authority is organizing an International Communications and Information Technology Exhibition & Conference on 17-20 June in Singapore Expo. It was said to be the largest event in this field in Asia. Is anybody interested to have a look of it? MDA said admission is free but registration is needed. They are doing a registration for me and those who would like to participate can register under my name. Anybody who is interested please inform me as soon as possible then I can give a list for the MDA to register.

Further information can be found on the website .

Wang Shuyu

Happy Wesak/Vesak & how are we attached?

2008-05-20T18:46:00.005+08:00

Happy Wesak/Vesak to everyone. It has been a fortnight that everyone last stepped on school grounds. Some are abroad and some stay local on attachment. I started the session with my mentor (his representatives) today with administration procedures (getting security pass, declaring my handphone etc). I am allocated an office on the 19th floor of MINDEF Human Resource Department (MHRD) on Depot Road. Not an actual penthouse, but MHRD looks like a good place to work full time, not just for an attachment.
They will also be issuing me a laptop on Thursday, how cool is that!!! (the truth is it is more security hassle to clear mine than being issued temporarily with one). That was how far I got today but hope to hear how everyone else is doing. ARB.

China Earthquake Claims More Than 19500 Deaths

2008-05-15T21:52:00.001+08:00

More distressing news in the world. Most sincere condolences to the people of China for the recent earthquake.

From Brunei, with warmest regards

2008-05-12T15:24:00.005+08:00

Wishing everyone a very good week ahead.

spread your wings

2008-05-07T15:47:00.004+08:00

I am quite sure by today everyone would have completed all their examinations. Well done all for surviving thus far. With the examinations out of the way, it is hoped the blog will have inputs more than just from yours truly (as it has begun to look like my personal blog already), especially now and the next few weeks people are flying and traveling all over the place, locally, regionally and globally on break and on attachment. News and visuals from where you are will surely liven this space up. It is also hoped that this will be a useful communications tool for us when we get on our own ways in the States later this year, and beyond LKY SPP.

Public Servants - a joke

2008-05-05T21:37:00.002+08:00

Two bone weary public servants were working their little hearts and souls out. Their department was just too busy for staff to be able take flex. But there had to be a way ...

One of the two public servants suddenly lifted his head. "I know how to get some time off work" the man whispered.

"How?" asked the second worker.

Instead of answering, the man quickly looked around. No sign of his Director. He jumped up on his desk, kicked out a couple of ceiling tiles and hoisted himself up. "Look!" he hissed, then swinging his legs over a metal pipe, hung upside down.

Within seconds, the Director emerged from the Branch Head's office at the far end of the floor. He saw the worker hanging from the ceiling, and asked him what on earth he thought he was doing.

"I'm a light bulb" answered the public servant.

"I think you need some time off," barked the Director. "Get out of here - that's an order - and I don't want to see you back here for at least another two days! You understand me?"

"Yes sir", the public servant answered meekly, then jumped down, logged off his computer and left.

The second worker was hot on his heels.

"Where do you think you're going?" the boss asked.

"Home," he said lightly. "I can't work in the dark."

Condolences and Prayers for the People of Myanmar

2008-05-04T21:37:00.008+08:00

Our most sincere condolences and prayers for the people of Myanmar after being hit by cyclone Nargis. Dr Yee and Ye Minn, our prayers are deep for the safety and health of your family members back home. MPM2008.

LKYSPP Survival Kit - live document -updated

2008-05-03T13:30:00.009+08:00

Lets try this again. I just realised that somebody in the Philippines was reading this part of the blog. We may be able to give him or her and other potential LKY SPP students some 'soft help'.

In the past 2 school committee meetings, all members of the school were invited to generate some sort of list, a survival kit list, which comprises any tips, hints and ways to help students and potential students prepare before joining the school. I emailed this to MPM2008 about a month ago but we have not been able to generate any. Let me just start that list, we might be able to go somewhere from here.

For International Night for Foreign Students - before leaving home country

Consider bringing along to Singapore some national gifts;fabrics, mugs, fans, keychains or what have you, for gifts exchange.
Take along your national flags to be displayed at that same night.
Consider to bring ingredients of your home cooked food and prepare to cook, for country stalls.
Musical instruments & CDs, documentary or tourism clips to be displayed.
National dress to be worn.
Most importantly, bring along your singing, dancing & acting talents.

What to Bring to Singapore in General

If you like your movies on the go, on your ipod etc, rip copies of them from home into your hard drives. iTunes does not have Singapore as a registered country. Apparently it is due to the strict copyright laws.
Voltage in Singapore is 220-240 V. So if you are from the lower voltage countries and want your items to work, bring along transformers and adapters. The electrical plugs are the three square pins.
Your medical records and proof of jabs. They will turn useful, trust me.

Driving in Singapore (for foreign students)

This guy gives reasonable (and negotiable) rates for renting cars, Jeff (+6592762662)
This website is particularly useful as reference to road regulations, ERP and parking rates, road directory at onemotoring.com.sg.
Bring along International Driving License if you can.

(This is not complete. I invite authors to contribute. You can do so directly to this post by clicking here. I suspect the list will be put again as an agenda in the next school committee meeting).

Bon Voyage & Safe Journey

2008-05-03T00:00:00.000+08:00

Shuyu and Yang are flying back to China this weekend for a well deserved rest and rejuvenation in home country after completing the exams of all their modules. Enjoy the break and see you in 2 weeks. Meanwhile, please visit and if you have anything to post here whilst on holiday, photos or thoughts, please do. (I am not aware of any one else flying home for a break in the coming few days. If any of you know please update. Appreciate).

What not to draw in exams tomorrow!!

2008-05-01T22:40:00.000+08:00

laughter, the best medicine

2008-04-30T23:45:00.000+08:00

I really needed a laugh...I hope it does you as it did me....

Kids@East Coast

2008-04-30T13:45:00.000+08:00

Kenneth not included....

Class views & stress management sessions following

2008-04-30T13:00:00.001+08:00

Year of the Rat

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36 signs you've been in Singapore too long, especially if you come from a Western country

2008-04-29T10:30:00.000+08:00

By: Wang Shuyu

Just check whether you have been in Singapore too long already... Anyway, I began to be a little bit worried about myself when I found myself thinking "it is so far away" when it took me nearly 1 hour to go to Kenneth Tan's home for a class gathering yesterday. In Beijing, you are really lucky if you live in a place within 1 hour's distance from your office...

1. You've lost your sense of irony, sarcasm, and cynicism.

2. You don't know what's lame and what isn't anymore.

3. You think there's nothing wrong with putting chili sauce on everything you eat.

4. You wait for instructions from people in authority before doing anything. Always.

5. You join queues without knowing or caring what the queue is for.

6. You know what "queue" means!!

7. Your idea of a good night out consists of having dinner at a hawker centre, drinking beer, and then going to another hawker centre and eating again.

8. You've lost your ability to criticize people in higher positions than you, even if they're wrong.

9. You think it's okay to have only one meaningful choice on a ballot.

10. "Crossing the country" means taking the MRT tothe end of the line.

11. You have a high tolerance for nagging.

12.Most or all of these acronyms make sense to you: NUS; NTU; ERP; SDU; PAP; MRT; LKY; GCT; PRC; TIBS; SBS; SMS; JB; JBJ; AMK; AYE; PIE; ECP; ISD; ISA; 5 C's; CPF; CHIJMES; SPG; CWO.

13. You use too many acronyms when you talk, or you create new ones.

14. You think that nothing makes a girl or guy more attractive than to dress exactly like hundreds of thousands of othe girls and guys who all dress exactly like girls and guys in malls.

15. You think that S$100,000 [= US$ 57,000] is a reasonable price for a Toyota Corolla and S$1,000,000 is a reasonable price for a bungalow, but S$5 [= US$2.85] for a plate of fried noodles is a barbarous outrage.

16. You believe that not being able to get decent roti prata outside Singapore is enough to keep the best and the brightest people from leaving.

17. You see nothing wrong with forming committees of select elite people to deliberate and study ways to stimulate creativity and spontaneity.

18. You justify every argument with the phrase "in order for us to be competitive in the 21st century."

19. You think everything should be "topped up."

20. You see nothing unusual about an organization of trade unions spending more time owning and operating supermarkets, parks, drugstores, amusement nightclubs, and financial services than planning the next strike.

21. You believe that a lack of land is enough justification for the goverment to do what it wants.

22. You wear winter clothes indoors and summer clothes outdoors.

23. Durian and belachan no longer stink to you.

24. You like to have fun, but not too much fun, since you need to correctly gauge the amount of fun necessary to achieve the optimal result. Any more fun that that would bring shame to your family and your country.

25. You're not confused by a street naming system that locates streets like Clementi Road, Clementi Street, Clementi Crescent, Clementi Lane, Clementi Drive, Clementi Way, and Clementi Avenues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 all within walking distance of each other.

26. You get irritated if you don't see a sign telling you how long your wait's going to be for a bus, a train, or the expressway to take you where you want to go.

27. You're certain that Holland Village is for hippie bohemian artist types and not for overpaid yuppies.

28. When you cross the border into Malaysia, you automatically and deeply fear for your life and your wallet. Especially your wallet!!

29. No matter what you're doing at the moment, you'd rather be shopping.

30. No matter how miserable you may be here, you thank God you're not in Indonesia.

31. You're impressed by high-rise apartment buildings with actual lobbies instead of bare exposed pillars on the ground floor [such as are found in much government-built housing].

32. You forgot what chewing gum tastes like.

33. You're sure that the best way to change social behaviour is through consistent and comprehensive government-sponsored campaigns that permeate as many aspects of daily life as possible. And when they don't work, you never speak of them again.

34. You agree that what the government thinks of your personal habits and lifestyle should determine whether you get a condo and how much you pay for it.

35. You've become a fan of either Arsenal, Manchester United, or Liverpool when you barely knew what soccer was before you came to Singapore. And you don't care that none of these teams are Singaporean!

36. You think a bus is incomplete without a TV.

Welcome note

2008-04-29T07:23:00.001+08:00

Since this the first post, I will just be very brief. This is an open space for all members of the MPM2008, without any obligation, to communicate with others in the group, with the world. A virtual canvas where you splash out your views, ideas and comments (in whatever form pictorial, musical or verbal so long as you think they are appropriate for others to consume. Remember, it is your judgment, hence whatever other people think don't count!). Contribute freely. Be as candid as you can be. Visit and re-visit countlessly. If you do not have anything to write about, don't worry, just read. But above all, enter and enjoy the bloggers' world.