Eshin Direct

You have to be kidding me right? Singapore is launching its first official association of bloggers under the guise of The Association of Bloggers (Singapore) or, cleverly shortened as everything is here, to AB(S). Oh how witty. It doesn’t surprise me that then that it has been set up by a 43 year old woman.

Really, do I need to post on the ridiculousness of such an “official” association? Well, I don’t need to do anything which is sort of the point of blogging. It’s a personal tool for personal expression.

Eshin Direct used to be involved in Hong Kong’s blogging infancy at the periphery and has enough experience to know that blogging politics or regulation of how people express themselves is pointless.

Singapore presents a unique conundrum in that it actually makes celebrities out of its bloggers and we’re inundated with “star” blogs. One does wonder if the whole Dawn vs. whatever her name is attracted more viewers than Singapore or even American idol.

Just exactly who is qualified to set up a blogging association anyway? That’s like saying you’ll set up an association to regulate freedom of expression. And that, as we all know, is the government’s job thank you.

Tags: blogs, stupidity, Surfer Rants