If it’s boring, you have a choice not to read it =)

Personally, I try to write as I would if I were speaking to someone… Sometimes, my posts are deep… and sometimes, they’re superficial and/or shallow. :P

When I first read your post… I was totally spacing out and read verbose and I was like, “Wha?!” lol

I’m not saying that you’d be terrible in conversation – far from it – but I doubt many people verbalise thoughts nearly as eloquently as they type them. This is surely universal, and not simply a phenomenon of the Western-bred Asian portion of the blogosphere (hell, this comment is much better structured than it would be if I were to verbalise it, even if the basic argument is the same).

I agree with the melodramatics though – there’s nothing worse than an overly edited, woe-is-me rant about the misery of some middle-class, spoilt teenage brat living in the Western world.

Reply: Like I said in an earlier reply though, I think the difference is that by the tone of these entries, I’m not writing as though I have a thesaurus on hand to help me translate my mediocre words into more impressive words. There should be a balance struck between overly formal (e.g. what I’m denigrating) and overly casual (e.g. “omg today i like went to the mall and like bought a totally hot top”).

P.S. Advocating drug use, Amanda? :P

Reply: Who me? Never. *whistles*

I can only hope that I’m not one of those Asians you’re talking about.

Actually, I know I’m not… but I can get a bit melodramatic at times. I try to keep it at a minimum at my blog though.

Reply: I’m a bit racist I suppose, because when I say Asian, I mean predominantly East Asian, not Central Asian. You’re in the clear. :P

I can never stand those kinds of blogs. I came to your blog to enjoy it, not feel like I’m reading an assignment.

It’s impossible to write blog entries using only long words without sounding like an alien who’s learned English from, as you say, Helen Mirren.