a first reflection

i have been working on websites way before this blogging thing came along. people have asked me, do i blog? i say that i have a website, which does not seem quite as impressive. but the question remains in my head – do i blog? and y would i want to blog? some have said that this is internet voyeurism. others, it is a form of reaching out, still others – it is about enabling – enabling people to be movie makers, recording artists and of course, publishers.

i am going to try to remain anonymous. i will probably reveal something about myself along the way – such as the fact that i am involved in education and that i am sort of a leader type person. i have a family – a couple of children and well, that i am indian. you may also figure out that i live in a tiny island off the tip of west malaysia. and that as a nation in its 40s, it is still a nation undergoing puberty. that as a nation, it has achieved the tangible successes – performing well economically, high education achievements and low poverty. yet, people can’t help to continue to feel something is missing – perhaps even something more human. but this is a topic for another day.

for this day, i am feeling a little reflection – certainly, i am not sad and as i sit here on the balcony of my humble home, i cannot help but feel how blessed i am to have all that i have – especially in terms of the richness of experiences i have had; and in terms of well-being and wealth – which while not filthy, my family is comfortable.

yet, amidst this thankfulness, there is a sense of ‘moreness’. More that i need to feel, more that i need to experience. there is a sense of moreness in the sense of reaching out and reaching back to old friends and acquitances.

a sense of peace prevails as i am tucked here in a relatively serene neighbourhood. the main main road perhaps 0.5 km away where I can see cars drive by and a less busy main road jst right downstairs, much fewer cars, but those that come by often make a racket. i have kevin kern playing in the background – probably the first of 3 CDs that is playing through my iPOD (4GB) that is playing through my home entertainment system.

I have a 3-in-1 coffee with me as well as a candle i got from the new IKEA on the eastern side of the island i live on.

so here i am, just savouring this feeling – a sense of satisfaction/ contentment and a sense of excitement and anticipation of the new experiences that are to come by.