Friday, February 13, 2009

Newbie

The title says it all. This writer is a newbie -- defined by Merriam Webster as a newcomer, more specifically a newcomer to cyberspace.

I never imagined that I would ever create a blog. Until realization came that I needed to educate myself on blogging. I will not deny it that what blogger.com said would take just a few minutes, took me wayyy much longer. I agonized over the title (which certainly shows this writer's lack of creativity) and over pen names to use. I quickly realized though that I do not need to use a fictitious name since the real one is largely unknown anyway.

I had been very busy lawyering, teaching in law school and raising a kid (surely not in that order) that I hardly have the time to read blogs. Having to write one is just plain unthinkable. Then came one case that would require me to read blogs i.e. the Valley Golf incident involving the Pangandaman and Dela Paz families. And read I did -- believe me, the experience was not at all pleasant. But that is an entirely different topic which I hope I will ever find the time to write about. By and large, this is a welcome happenstance.

People say that blogging is a powerful tool to disseminate ideas. But that assumes that people will read the ideas posted in the first place. Now that's the real challenge. For starter, please leave your comment.