Let's start........

Hi people.....My name is Ariven. I have always been an avid follower of the news from the web as I always thought that it's better to get second opinion. I am a traditionalist. I don't like changes much as I always can identify with the term 'don't rock the boat'. The events for the past one year has made change inevitable. I started with a grunt, looked at it suspiciously and at last decided to embrace this change. I have come to realize that the change was not only important but also necessary.

But rather than just being a bystander I have decided to contribute my ramblings and be a part of this phenomenon. But , i am not a novice or not that I've been an armchair critic so far. For the last ten year I've involved in many organisations ( one in particular ) and doing my bit for the community. It is just that I've decided to take my fight to cyberspace.

I belong to a much older group than most of the friends I see in cyberspace. I see high range

of individuals as young as 18 to 24 yr olds sharing their views in an articulate and forceful manner. And the better part is that I can see that blogs are moving out of cyberspace and contributing in a more tangible manner. The donation drive for our special STPM high achiever, bro. Saravanan by B Mahendran and election of some of the more prominent bloggers as MPs and ADUNs can be cited as evidence. I can say that their activism originated from cyberspace. Free flow of information and freedom of speech ( to a certain level.note: RPK) in cyberspace has made this ignition of spark possible and the flames were heightened by the blatant disregard for the minority, public justice and arrogance shown by the majority of the ruling government members. As a famous tamil proverb goes the government dug its own grave. Not only that it cemented its downfall by being oblivious to the change of peoples mood. Bloggers saw this and disseminated the information act as the propaganda agent for change. I welcome this new ( not so new now) breed of social conscious blogging community and am eager to be a part of it.

The Agenda:

I belong in a near extinct group of profession: Male Educators ( Cikgu lelakilah). The profession lost its respect and place that it once enjoyed into the community. I seriously don't know why. Whenever I say that I am a teacher people look at me sympathetically ( kesian budak ini.....eeemmm cikgu...he must have not been very bright) or ( what happened?...you didn't get better jobs). This may come a bit of shock to you people but I choose this profession... I always wanted to become a teacher so I pursued this option after my degree. I am happy to say that I am enjoying what I do now( minus the tons of paperwork that force us to do). I am happy to be a teacher (cum the unofficial coach, trainer, drama teacher, gardener, librarian, clerk, typist, school nurse, guardian, counsellor and many more). I take it all in my stride.

So my main rambling will be my school experiences, with the education system ( need i say more?), human development and other boring stuff. But i will also will indulge in political, arts , community and anything else that fancies me on that day.

I don't expect to blog ever day as my schedule is very busy ( school and NGO) . But my voice (or my writing) shall be heard whenever I am free. As I am new here please guide me ( I am not from the IT field so I am technologically challenged and desperately need guidance on the presentation of the blog) and accept me as part of the family.