iF sOmEoNe wAs tO wALk uP tO mE a mOnTh aGo aNd sAy, "fOuR wEEks fRoM nOw, yOu'LL bE bLoGGiNg." mY fiRsT rEaCtioN woULd dEfiNiTeLy bE LooKiNG aT tHaT PeRsOn wiTh a LooK oF CoMpLeTe bLaNkNeSS fOr a SeCoNd oR tWo... aNd tHeN StaRt BuRsTiNg iNtO a HyStEriCaL LaUghTeR aS i aLwAys dO wHeN i HeAr sOmeThiNg As PrEpoStErouS aS ThAt....
fUnnY hOw tHe uRgE tO bLoG beGaN... iT aLL sTaRteD wiTh aN oVerSeA pHoNe caLL tO mY LoNg-TiMe bEsT fRiEnd LiNda (a.K.a cHuBBy LiN). WhEn sHe tOLd mE sHe sTaRteD hEr oWn bLoG, i rEmEmBeR sCreAmiNg LikE mAd caT wOmaN... bUt aS sHe rEvEaLeD mOrE aBouT hER aDvEnTuReS iN ThE "bLoGGiNg wOrLd"... sHe hAd mE iNtRiGuEd... aNd tHe nExT tHiNg yOu KnoW i WaS DeTeRmiNed tO sEt uP mY oWn bLoG wiThiN a niGhT, aFtEr a sHoRt VisiT tO childishchubby.blogspot.com...
eVerYonE wHo kNowS mE weLL eNouGh, kNoWs ThAt i'M a CoMpLeTe tEcHnO-iDiOt. GuArAnTeeD. nO dOuBt. iT's a fAct... i'M a rEtArD wHeN iT cOmEs tO tEcHnOLoGy. hErE's hOw bAd i aM...
ReWiNdiNg mY LiFe bAcK tO 15 mOnThs aGo, *sWooSh* (hOw'S tHaT fOr sOunD eFFeCtS?) iN tHe aUGusT oF 2006, mEEtiNg uP wiTh mY oLd hiGh sChOOL bUddiEs... wE wErE aT oUr LoCaL hAnG-OuT pLaCe, BinG!... tHiS beSpEcTacLeD mAn siTTinG iN oNe CoRnEr wiTH hiS LaPtOp cAugHt tHe eYes oF tWo oF mY GiRLfrieNds. TheY wErE LiKe, "iSn'T tHaT KeNNy siA?"... LiNdA aNd i wErE LikE, "wHo?"
tHen thEy sTaRteD eXpLaiNinG tHat hE wAs tHis wELL-KnOwN LoCaL BLoGGeR... bUt i WaS stiLL cLuELess... aS eArLiEr tHaT wEEk, i DiDn'T eVeN knOw wHaT "bLoGGinG" wAs... YeS, ThaT's hOw tEcHnOLoGicALLy paTheTiC i aM... wiTh thE pErMissiOn oF PriNcEss sMooThie... i aM sTeaLinG a SeGmEnT fRoM oNe Of HeR bLoG eNtriEs... sO HeRe'S wHaT rEaLLy hAppEned...
"It was just a week after, I was at Bing with a bunch of my girl friends and then...
Friend A: "Eh, is that Kenny Sia?"
*Since my back is to the guy, I quickly turn around and check*
Me: "Noler, he doesn't look like in his blog ler...
"Friend B & C: "Who's Kenny Sia?" *sweatdrops*
Friend A and I then proceed to explain and we still weren't sure if it was Kenny, coz the guy was wearing specs...
Friend A: "Do you want to go ask if he's Kenny Sia?"
Me: What if we're wrong? Then si beh sia xuey larrr"
Friend B: "If you guys r going to ask n ur wrong..I'm going to pretend I don't know u"
*Gee..thx a lot! Lolz*
Friend C: "Do you think he's blogging now?" coz the guy was using his laptop
Friend B: "Yeah, and he'll blog how this bunch of gals were at Bing with him and giggling about him"
Friend A: "Okay, we'll just ask him when we leave. At least won't b so bad if we're wrong"
And so, when we got up to leave, we had to pass him on the way to the entrance. As the 'appointed' person to ask, i went
Me:"Errrrr...s'cuse me, but er..are u Kenny Sia?"
Guy with a sheepish grin : "Er...yeah..."
Me: "Oh, we read ur blog a lot"
Kenny: "Thanks!"
*awkward & rather long pause*
Friend A: "Erm..can we take a pic with u?"
Kenny: "Sure"
So i go first and pose with him, but unfortunately, first one had my friend's finger partly covering it, so took another one which turned out fine.
Then came Friend A, since the others din read his blog and didn't want to take a pic. Just as we pressed the shutter button, she went "STOP!!" We all groaned and poor Kenny was confused. You see, she's picky about how she takes pics. So, after adjusting herself and Kenny re-smiling, voila, a perfect pic! In conclusion, Kenny seems more shy in person than what we read on the blog. Guess this is in line with what he once bout not being same in reality as his blog personality. Seemed to be a bit under the weather too. (And no, he didn't blog about us.)"
iN cAsE yOu wErE wOnDeRiNg, i WaS FriEnD B... hAhA... tHe OnE wHo wAiTeD ouTsiDe As ThEy tOOk piCtUrEs wItH kEnnY siA. AnD oNcE aGaiN, anDiE... thaNk yOu eVeR sO mUcH fOr tHaT sToRy!!!
weLL, wHeRe wAs i BeFoRe i GoT siDe-TraCkEd? RiGht... BeiNg a cOmpLeTe tEcHnO-iDiOt, i wAs dEtErmiNeD tO sEt uP mY bLoG wiTHiN a NiGht... wHiCh i DiD... BuT wiTh muCh diFFiCuLtY...
sO ThErE i wAs oN mY bEd wiTh mY LaPPie oN mY LaP... i gOt mYseLf a GooGLe aCCouNt aNd i siGneD uP tO blogger.com... i WaS aS eXciTeD aS bRiTneY sPeArs wOuLd Be iF sHe kNeW sHe wOuLd HaVe HeR CaReeR BaCk...
mY fiRsT pOsT wAs PoUriNg oUt oF mE wiThiN aN iNstAnCe... tHeN i wAs i fAcEd wiTh aN oBsTaCLe... i cOuLdn'T LoaD tHe bLoGskiN i wAnTeD oNtO mY bLoG... bUt tHaNk gOd, fOr miKe... hE fOuNd oUt wHaT seeMeD tO bE a pRoBLem... rEaSoN wHy i cOuLdn'T pReVieW mY nEw bLoGskiN wAs bECauSe i HaDn'T PoStEd anYthiNg oN mY bLoG... LiKe DuH!!! bOy, DiD i fEEL sTuPiD oR wHaT...
bY tHe tiMe, eVeRyThiNg wAs settLeD... iT WaS 7.30 aM iN tHe mOrNinG!!!
aFtEr seVen hOuRs oF ShuT-eYe... tHeRe i waS aGaiN... iN fRoNt oF tHe LaPpiE... fiDgeTinG wiTh mY bLoG oNCe aGaiN... tRyiNg fiGuRe ouT hOw tO gEt riD oF ThaT sinGLe bLacK liNe tHaT rUns aCroSS eAcH LiNk tO mY fELLow bLoGGeR's bLoG... aNd tHeN, aLL hELL bRoKe LooSe OnCe cLeVeR O' Me stArTeD pLayiNg arOuNd wiTh aDseNse... LeAviNg a MaJoR GaP iN bEtWeeN mY
ViXiEPiXiE@BLOGSPOT.COM aNd mY fiRsT pOsT. CuRSes....
i tHen eVeN cALLed uP pRiNcEss sMooThiE, aNdReA, tO hELp Me OuT aS sHe wAs mOrE teCH-sAvvY tHaN i wAs... "hEy, i sEEmeD tO hAvE a pRobLeM wiTh mY bLoG..." aS sOOn As tHoSe woRds LeFt mY moUtH, i bUrSteD ouT LaUgHinG HySteriCaLLy... NeVer HaVe i eVeR iMaGinE mYsELf sAyiNg tHoSe wOrDs... tHis wHoLe bLoGGinG sEnsAtiOn sTiLL SeeMs sO sUrrEaL tO me...
sAdLy... aNdRea cOuLdn'T hELp me... sO BeaR wiTh mE, As i TrY tO fiGuRe oUt hOw tO fiX tHis wHoLe siTuaTiOn.
bUt hEy, i HaVe tO aDmiT... LooKinG aT wHat i'vE aChiEvEd oVeR OnE dAy... iT's NoT bAd... fOr a BLoG nOobiE LiKe Me... sO YaY!!!... *PaT oN mY sHouLdeR*.... i ROCK!!!!! biG tiME!!!
Labels: bLoGGiNg, ChUbbY LiN, KeNNy siA, PriNcEss SmOOtHie
