The Beauty of Blogging

Now I never thought I'd find myself writing this but... My name's Navalan Parkunan and I am a blogger.

If, you’re like me, you're not a trainspotter of all things on the web you might not know what a blogger is and might not much fancy the sound of it. Worry not, it's painless. Please read on, though, because this blogging business is something special.

You see, the funny thing about journalism is that you write to a vast number of people but you all too rarely have a correspondance with them - beyond perhaps with someone who asks "Are you that guy who writes on that newslog?" or "Why don’t you get youself a life by staying away from those ridiculous facts of life?"

Which is where Newslog - this weblog - comes in. It's a chance for me to add a thought or an observation from my prospective front view. I may also invite you to listen, watch or read something that's particularly interested me as well as the geneal public at large. It's a chance too for you to add your thought or pose a question.

A good weblog can really change the relationship between author and reader., and the politicians themselves are in on the game too - though preferably I would encourage every Malaysia politician to have a newslog for them to foster a greater relationship between politician and voter.

So welcome to Tanjung Newslog,

My revulsion for maintaing a diary, took a sudden transformation when I first started writing a daily diary of goings on in and around London since June 2003.

With plenty going on in the Malaysian and world of politics in the next few months, not least the new clamor of roof leaking, sports facility complex in England and the change of guards at 10 Downing Street, the prospects for lots of weblog action are pretty good. I think it will be an interesting time, and I hope that makes for an entertaining blog.

But remember - to work, this thing needs your comments too. Come on in, the water's lovely.