Sex DOES sell I guess ...

Being a relatively publicity shy person, I was apprehensive when the idea
came to gain a little more popularity for my blog site.

Months had gone by and it was kinda depressing that the web hit counter
only moves when I visit the site!

I still wanted to do some research though, on the implications of being
so popular. Should I pen something that is politically controversial,
racially biased or even morally questionable?

Hmmmm ..... well the answer came with the arrest of 3 jokers by the
Singapore Police. They were subsequently charged for sedition and now
are awaiting their trial dates.

I also noticed that the over popular Wendy's blog site had been the target of malicious hacking and her comments about her trip to
Kuala Lumpur did not go down well with many readers.

It was then that I decided that I did not want THAT much popularity but
at the same time, wanted more hits on my blog site, albeit indirect
ones. I remember my ex-boss, a marketing guru once told me ... "Sex
sells!" and decided that I would post a comment on one of my favourite
blog sites on sex!

No .. no .. I am not an internet, voyeuristic pervert! I stumbled on
this blog by Sash. It is essentially a journal of her sex exploits and
after reading the articles for about a month, I must say that I was
intrigued. I was intrigued not because of her explicit description of
her sexual encounters but more on the way she wrote them.

Her chronicles, although graphic and precise, are written well and they
were almost like pages from a romance novel. It was a pleasure to read
and to a certain extent, I found it classy.

So I decided to participate in her blog by leaving a comment and at the
same time leaving my identity behind. I was lucky as I was the first
one to leave a comment, hence my identity was right at the top.

Within and hour, my web counter for my blog site, shot up from 30 to
80! My profile reads rose from 32 to 130!

I even received a call from a friend that he saw my comments on the
blog and was wondering what I was doing reading blogs like these! Hey,
I should be asking him the very same question! But I know for a fact
that he is a horny dude and would almost screw anything that moves!

Thanks to Sash! She has springboarded my blog to new heights. In
tribute, I have created links to their blogs ...

Life sucks sometimes!

Yes it does! I keep on telling myself that which does not break you
only makes you stronger.

But my resolve is wearing thin. It's tough running a business on your
own and having to worry about expenses, both personal and well as
corporate.

In the last 2 months, I've had to live on a very small amount because
my clients have been slow in their payments. Having started the
business on next to nothing, you can imagine how cash flow can be
sometimes be a problem. Don't get me wrong, the business is profitable,
but sometime when your "stars" are not aligned and Murphy is your best
friend, things just do not go right.

But I guess such times comes with the territory.

Buy hey, I am human too, right? When I see me friends having a
relatively comfortable life with ample cash, I kinda wonder if I had
made the right decisions in life.

To even have a day, at my age, and wonder what I can eat for $2, is
quite depressing, really. Especially when you consider that I have come
from backgrounds that would have more than likely ensured that I could
afford a $20 lunch any day!

I keep telling myself though that things will pick up soon and that
what fortune tellers have predicted for me will come true - that I will
have ample cash!

I guess, as with many successful businessmen who have started from
scratch, they too have has trying times in the past and have endured
and persevered.

A short note to fate - I do need some sign here that things will be
better ....