Solomon's Mind

I never thought I'd do this.

I'd never thought I'd get a blog. Seriously. My mom always said- "Never leave behind records of your thoughts in black and white". My mom's good at security huh? So I've never blogged, diaried, or jotted down the thoughts of the day.

But I suppose inside each and everyone of us lurks a closet narcissist, a character who wishes to tell the whole world what he thinks of it.

Well sorry, but a blog isn't the best way to go about doing it. As I type these words a thousand other bored teenagers will be getting their own blogs. A million more will be updating theirs. 2 million more will be adding pictures of themselves, their friends, their pet turtle, and their urinal pan for all I know. I don't want to, incidentally. The chances of this particular journal being discovered in that ever-growing mountain seems infinitesimal.

So why do this?

Three reasons, laid out on the table right here and now.

1. I have a life, but not such a good memory. And as the days go by some things will have been forgotten that I wish I never had. As that weird dude in Metal Gear said, "the Internet is eternal". Maybe so, weird dude. Maybe not. But close enough as makes no difference. Close enough for government work, for you fellow Stephen King fanatics.

2. Writing practice. I write. A lot. And I'm good at it. No, I'm not arrogant or a show-off. I'm simply recognizing one of my few talents. Computer programming...I cannot do. Dancing the Tango...I cannot accomplish. Cooking anything beyond my famous hotdog-and-triple-cheese sandwich...I cannot achieve. Whistling the entire score from the Lord of the Rings trilogy...actually, that I can do.

But writing...ah, writing is my for-tay, my niche, my sole purpose and role in life. I read, I write, I go on forums and have flame wars, I debate, all that, I do. I've been in forums for people who like Russian military weapons to forums for people who'd rather discuss the impact of the elections in Thailand to people who argue back and forth whether Crouch or Cisse should lead the line at Liverpool.

So one of the functions of this digital device is simply to hone my wordplay and article-grinding abilities. I have hazy dreams of becoming a political commentator in the far-off future, so this is a small step in a journey of a thousand miles. But...at least it is a step in the right direction.

3. I'm on the Net all the time anyway. What the hell. In the words of Edison; "It seemed like a good idea at the time".

So many things to write about. So many things to discuss, to lambast, to exalt, and to simply laugh over.

I can't wait.

Finn Solomon 10:55 PM

PROFILE

Sulaiman Daud a.k.a. Finn Solomon a.k.a. Dark Solomon, emo boy.

Liverpool FC die-hard. Rafael Benitez is my master.

Arts Student of Tampines College

Fortunate member of the best academic class in Singapore- 06A05

Reporter for the TODAY Newspaper

Fairly liberal Muslim

Technophobe

Quite possibly the biggest Stephen King/Terry Pratchett fanatic in the world

Lover of classic rock- The Beatles, Guns N' Roses, The Who, Led Zeppelin and AC/DCtag

Gemini- This might explain the days when I am insufferably moody. And also the days when I am wildly optimistic.

Dragon- The Chinese Zodiac is intriguingly accurate in its assessment of my character.

Shares a special bond with a special girl from Texas, an amazing woman in Madrid, the erudite psycho of Tampines, an amusing Egyptian and the classy rock lady in Canada, a great friend from the Phillipines, a lovely lass from Venezuela, another one in Sheffield, and the coolest of dudes from Miami, Minnesota and London.

If for some reason any of you are reading this, you know who you are. Thanks.