I expected this to happen sometime.

By the way, if you happen to leave a note somewhere in this entry, please leave your name. Dont just leave it annoymous cause firstly, i dont know who to address to if i want to make a reply and secondly, take responsibility for your own words. Please dont sneak around my blog.
I'm feeling guilty for having such an evil mouth and i'm sorry for tt. If you cant tolerate, this is not a place for you. Sometimes i wonder if i am commiting defamation in my entries. Sorry to those whom i targetted, like may. I read up on the defamation laws and here is what it says...

The basic idea of defamation law is simple. It is an attempt to balance the private right to protect one's reputation with the public right to freedom of speech. Defamation law allows people to sue those who say or publish false and malicious comments.
There are two types of defamation.
* Oral defamation -- called slander -- for example comments or stories told at a meeting or party.
* Published defamation -- called libel -- for example a newspaper article or television broadcast. Pictures as well as words can be libellous.

I think i committed the second one, libel.

But then again, it isn't totally defamation cause there is such thing called Freedom of speech. What i mentioned in my entries are true. Furthermore, they are just my personal opinions. These 2 reasons itself is suffice to put off any defamation suit. It also says There are numerous threats of defamation. Most of them are just bluffs; nothing happens. Even so, often a threat is enough to deter someone from speaking out, or enough to make them publish a retraction. Haha.

Anyway, i will still keep my blog the way it is. I like it like this. But of course, i will now be more careful. My blog is meant to be a happy place.

Am i thinking too much?

Today was napfa and i did one pull up unfortunately. This upgrades my status from 0-pullup club to 1-pullup club. In future, i will be able to an a S to become a 2-pullupS club member. Consequently to 3 pullups and there! I pass my pullups!

I am sick and tired of everyone trying to give me advice like they know better

20 Comments:

tiffy(: said...: heys ben. this is your blog whats, you can write whatever you want. a blog is an outlet for ppl to vent anger. anws, dont worry lah. at least you were honest? maybe next time dont mention the name lah. heh :D; 5/10/2005 7:14 PM
tiffy(: said...: oh btw, he/she does not even have the guts to reveal his/her name. what right has he/she to critisize people rights.; 5/10/2005 7:18 PM
Anonymous said...: ahh. who is anonymous? people who call themselves anonymous generally illicite mistrust, unless you are like some 17th century poet whom nobody could trace. or you could be the dancer who made all those posters with random anonymous quotes. so which?; 5/10/2005 8:28 PM
F said...: BOO!!~IM BACK!!again..haha..wells..i still seeing my horrendous looking picture there..HAHA; 5/10/2005 8:52 PM
Anonymous said...: Dun make comments n judgements without seeing e full picture. Its abt integrity. Btw i m just one of many ppl who can vouch for benj's character, anon(s).; 5/10/2005 9:29 PM
Anonymous said...: urgh SORRY BENJY!!!tt WASNT an anonymous person the "name" n "ur web page" din appear!!! gosh...perfect timing lor...

take heart!; 5/10/2005 9:34 PM
F said...: well..to that anonymous..seriously..u want to comment leave a name la..why??are you such a loser??dare to scold den dun dare put your own name..LOSER..anyway..who are to to comment on other people when you are doing such a despicable thing to come scold people in their blogs..i seriously despise you for scolding people when it doesn't even concern you..*blinks and walks away*; 5/10/2005 10:15 PM
Anonymous said...: man. the mr/ms anonymous person shld really go back n mian bi si guo for goodness sake! wake up dude! u have to realise tt u r intruding into someone's blog where he has the freedom of writing n venting his anger. to vet ur own blog entries for the public to view is pure pathetic. only an idiot will do tt. btw ben is one cool dude who really rocks. pls do not judge a person from his blog. u will be pleasantly surprised. anw ben u have so many ppl to back u up dun worry k. tt person is probably rotting in one corner of the world now.; 5/10/2005 10:23 PM
Anonymous said...: To anonymous: If you have the audacity to criticise, then why shroud youself behind a cloud of anonymity? Take responsibility for your own actions. Besides, blogs are just another avenue to vent our frustrations and im sure we have the liberty to articulate our thoughts succintly and in a way we deem fit. And dont jump to conclusions which are superficial, not to mention even far-fetched. Im pretty sure that the author has no intentions of threatening people. If you dont know the person persoanlly i suggest you dont poke your nose around in people's blogs.; 5/10/2005 10:25 PM
Anonymous said...: hahaha; 5/11/2005 12:42 AM
Anonymous said...: Hi, nice blog you have there benjamin. I see much more goes on in your head than I thought. You should learn to verbalize more in class. :-); 5/11/2005 1:10 PM
Anonymous said...: i decided to repeat tag coz e library incident was quite a few days ago. To anonymous: actually it's coz of people like you Mr/Mdm Anonymous that there is so much hate and violence in the world. Your terribly asinine mind cannot comprehend the complexity of the simplicity in a blog entry. To say the very least your gross misinterpretations are a direct result of some malfunctioning faculty in your brain to only discern the literal and overreact obscenely.; 5/11/2005 5:33 PM
Anonymous said...: And for goodness. this isnt a repeat of the A* incident. Political freedom is thoroughly lost even in the education system. It's coz of people like you that we have apathetic citizens. Repent.; 5/11/2005 5:35 PM
nimuoy said...: hello ben i decided not to boycott your blog even though you put up the ugliest pictures of me(: haha.; 5/11/2005 6:23 PM
Anonymous said...: hey i agree with Marsz... its just a simple blog, and by such a small comment or even a joke can affect u until like that...hai...wad a petty person u are...let me give u a wise and saine advice. change ur thoughts or else u will never get to survive in the real world.. be careful freaking bitch; 5/11/2005 7:50 PM
Anonymous said...: hahaha stupid rockyBaizhixiang; 5/11/2005 8:44 PM
Anonymous said...: hmm... i still didn't get the pic. cux i didn't see the note. ben arhs, i'm sure everybody loves your blog, even though you say the evil-est thing. but it is funny huhx? at least it lets us know what goes through your head. take care, darling senior. don't take things to heart too much!; 5/11/2005 9:12 PM
Anonymous said...: anon(s), u've caused alot of disturbance. Unnecessarily. U seem quite bitter and jaded towards life? others take things with a pinch of salt u seem to take things in truckloads. i cant say i understand that feeling but lemme tell u this: stop holding grudges/misgivings/whatever has caused ur cryptic attitude towards life. Bloggers dont dare to blog about ANYTHING anymore. Because of people like u. U might derive pleasure from this, but there r those who use their blogs to destress, comment on things, ppl, blogs r just outlets for everything we come across in life. i seriously dont think any blogger has/will have ill/ malicious intent. Some advice: loosen up, be optimistic, and u'll find life alot more cheerful, the ppl around u livelier.; 5/11/2005 11:00 PM
chingerr (: said...: OMG R ARE YOU MRS B! hiyah.even so that doesnt give you the right to criticise.grrr. >:/; 5/11/2005 11:44 PM
Anonymous said...: yay hurray for benjy and free speech xD i'm behind you all the way!; 5/12/2005 11:14 PM

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Defamation and Free Speech

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