200th post! You'd better read this

Yes, this is the 200th post from this blog.

Keeping true to my habit of blogging excessively when I have way too much work due, I'm going to release this beast of a post.

First up, just letting you know how much stuff I have on this next week.

Today, group presentation for accounting + accounting work. Tomorrow, French test. Friday, essay due. Monday, accounting mid-sem.

It doesn't end after that.

French work is due on Wednesday. Whoever told you uni was easy probably failed everything, including life.

Anyway, on to the commemorative stuff.

Some of you are probably still unaware that this is a blog that is actually linked to Facebook. Now seems like an apt time to bring it up again. See, over time, I’ve had to adapt to a new medium of communication. Amazing how many more people go on Facebook then on my blog. Well, maybe not. Anyway, the blog has now undergone a URL change (for about the 50 billionth time). I think the time is right, owing to:
1. my new-found "skill" at word play, and
2. the humour value of this name is much higher.

So here it is: thehuangout.blogspot.com. You should go there. It's much better there than on FB.

You probably think I put an astounding amount of effort into typing up these posts.

That’s not astounding. What’s amazing is the fact that, after a hard day of uni, or work, or partying, or whatever, people will actually sit down and read something that sometimes reaches 2000 words, and that I can’t even be bothered reading over again. I’ve always maintained that the effort and dedication of bloggers is nothing compared to the people who read their blogs.

After 200 posts, I am still unable to define what this blog does exactly.

I guess it opens my eyes, and hopefully your eyes, to the fact that any life is interesting, even your own, even though you may think otherwise. I mean, you probably think I go looking for adventure everyday from reading this. I don’t. I live a very mundane (semi) normal life.

This blog, apart from being a place where I can vent my anger, spill my sadness, share my happiness, recount events of importance and significance to other people, tell bad jokes without fear of retribution (most of the time), express my not-too-important opinion on current affairs, generally talk about life, and exercise my itch to write stuff, is probably closest to an exploration of humanness or humanity. Too often today, we see people unaware of the fact that every person has their own family and friends, their own dreams and aspirations, hopes and fears, emotions and feelings. The cause of most hurt in today’s society is caused by a lack of understanding of other people, a dehumanisation of sorts, both in relationships and in world affairs.

It’s also pretty mad how I can read and gain insight about how stupid/immature/unfunny/everything else back in the day. Or even one week ago.

I think I like the fact that I can speak to no-one in particular, but at the same time, I can potentially be talking to everybody. One of the things that gives me kicks is when a friend that I didn’t know read my blog, or at least regularly, comes up to me and goes, “Hey, I read your blog the other day...It was very...” And it’s even better when they can vibe with what I’ve written. The highlight of my life was when the girl of my dreams calls me and was like, “Wow. That post made me cry. It was that touching.”

Oh wait. That was a dream that I had a couple of months ago.

I think a thank-you is in order for my readers. Thank-you for being there when I’m bitter, jaded, not writing too well, happy or not making too much sense. Thank-you for taking my sometimes dramatisation of my life in your stride, and not making too many snide remarks. Now that you know that reading my blog is actually an activity associated with cool people, you can admit it here. I know a lot of you won’t though. But that’s OK. That’s the point of this thing. You can see without being seen. In fact, that’s the basic premise of the Internet, so I won’t ruin your fun. It'd just be great if you could grace me with you presence. Or even just a comment. Cheers.

See y’all in post 201.