Dare to dream !

Today my colleague told me about a fellow blogger who bombarded her in his (the blogger) blog. I know this guy, as in the guy in the blogosphere, not the real person. And I was surprised that he actually directed all the attacks at my friend. The remarks are pretty rude and my friend was not very happy. I’ve tasted something like this before and I know the feeling.

It’s funny how some people are so “open” when it comes to attacking people verbally, but not so “open” when it comes to revealing their identity. This guy uses a nickname. Well, I do respect people if they choose to remain anonymous but finger pointing at another fellow blogger is not that good especially if that blogger is using a real name. After all, everyone has the rights to voice their opinions. It’s good to discuss and argue, but to do something that rude is totally a different story. After all, my friend’s points are pretty valid.

I will not disclose my friend’s name and blog, and neither will I disclose the attacker’s identity in the blogosphere. I just hope that fellow bloggers will learn to respect each other and not directing attacks to one another like this. True, you have the freedom to talk whatever you want, no doubt about that but please do it in a more pleasant way. If you don’t, it will just show how immature you are. Well, at least, your immaturity does give us a good laugh.

Oh, and for that guy, it’s better to find your facts before accusing or attacking people. The remarks you made in your blog are not valid at all. There are a lot of female leaders out there who can handle stress better than male leaders, and there are a lot of female IT experts out there too.

Remember, at the end of the day, RESPECT is the keyword. Let us respect other fellow bloggers and together build a helpful and friendly blogosphere.

Cheers!

On another note, a fellow blogger named Pelf contacted me (and other bloggers) for help. Here’s the email content.

I am sure we all know who Yvonne Foong is. She was diagnosed with NF2, an incurable genetic disease in which tumors grow in the brain and spine — 6 years ago when she was 16. Since then, she has undergone 5 major surgeries since 2002, the last being an Optic Nerve Decompression surgery on Nov 19th, 2008. And now that you are busy preparing for Christmas and New Year, shopping and wrapping gifts for your family and friends, planning the end-of-year parties and what-have-yous, Yvonne is raising funds to save her eyesight.

If we could all take 5 minutes to send Yvonne a little donation, that would definitely cheer a girl with an incurable disease up. But of course, if you could afford more than “a little donation”, that would mean a lot to her. And I am sure your donation would be the best form of Christmas present for her

Yvonne’s Maybank account number is 5142 3580 5099 (Yvonne Foong Ming Niang). Alternatively, if you’d prefer to donate via PayPal, her PayPal account is yvonnefmn@gmail.com.

I’ve donated a little money from my PayPal. It’s not much but I do hope it can help. I know we’re having recession and it’s a bit difficult to ask people to donate. But well, just try to help as much as you can either by donating or by spreading the message.

Thanks!