my heart goes out to every person who has been fined/charged/humiliated/arrested/molested/attacked/beaten up/tar and feathered/raped/slapped/pushed/discriminated for his/her blog. especially those who got into trouble with the law when all they did was just to post something that shouldn't have been there. perhaps they did it on purpose, perhaps they did it with well-meant intentions, or perhaps they are prime examples of man's stupidity. yet they still face a certain censorship for wanting to say what's on their mind. that alone is something worth burning your bra over.

it's because of this increasing number of people who get caught with regards to their blog that my workplace has to come up with a set of rules specifically tailored around these blogging issues. this is the typically efficient, impressive yet fucking anal characteristic of my workplace. i suffered the same fate of having to close down my previous blog and a $100 fine. because i blogged about racially insensitive and restricted materials about my workplace. it was silly. the $100 fine and the closure of my blog was like a slap on the wrist. but for the days while the authorities were deciding what sorta punishment to mete out, i didn't have the mood to eat, sleep or do naughty things to myself.

so it was pure sympathy i had for my friend whose blog was brought up yesterday at work. apparently, his blog had insults and wierd innuendos all directed at my workplace, the people, the work culture and etc. etc. there were direct mentions of superiors. there were direct mentions of his workplace. and they were offensive. his blog can raise a military coup. mine? i guess a coop of chicken or something. there were e-mails were shooting all over the place, trying to figure out who the culprit was. the division that found the blog was calling everyone up trying to look for names. and while all this was happening, my superior sat my two other colleagues and me down and talked to us about what happened. after all that news. i guess i just want my friend to enjoy his weekend before the shit starts next week. unless he reads this post lah.

oh i didn't tell you? all this happened while my friend was on leave.

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