Oh darn… Just can’t resist one last entry before I go to sleep. One thing I really like about MSN is that it really gives you a lot of insight about what is going on in your friend’s lives.
I was about to cite some friends’ nicks as examples but figured it’s better not to infringe on their privacy. So let me just try and use myself as a reference point or to give examples that I only vaguely remember which I therefore cannot quote specifically. Erm… come to think of it, I do that for my lit essays as well. Haha!
Today, my MSN nick was “Another happy day” which insinuates that I had a prior happy day. Now, my nicks are quite accurate in their representations of my state of mind. So does my blog actually, but not as many people read my blog. In other words, my MSN nick is akin to a mini blog…
If for instance, I put up some sad, sappy statement, it probably means that I’m feeling sad and sappy.
(note the alliteration! On a side note, when I write my lit essays, I utilize metaphors. Wonder if the tutor would spend that extra nanosecond thinking about how my metaphor conveys an additional layer of interpretation. Tutors marking the papers are supposed to be specialists at literary analysis right?)
…continued…
Coz I’m not one of those people who bother putting up a front with strangers.
(On yet another side note, I put up more fronts with people whom I care about than with those that I totally don’t give a damn about… which means that should you bother to ask me how I am upon seeing depressing MSN nicks for several days and I give you a “I’m ok lah. Just stressed with work” answer, it may mean that:
a) I’m really stressed with work
b) My problems are too personal to share with you
c) I actually care about what you!
Either option, it goes to show how I often say one thing and mean another. Terrible! Note to self: do something about it.)
Oh! But that’s a major digression…
I was trying say that nicks reflect moods. And I believe that a continuation of moods contribute to your personality. Therefore, if your nick is constantly:
Adam (offline)
It means that:
1. You’re really disciplined in not logging online to chat. Vs Adam (online)
2. You’re non exhibitionist. Vs Adam: the gorgeous (online)
3. You’re male. Vs ~a DaMe~ i luuurrrvvveee chocs n shopping (online)
(On that note, I have a huge problem with people who tYpe lIkE tHiS and who use words liddat arwayz 4 beri long periods of time. I think I have the makings of an English teacher. Haha!)
I’m gonna stop at 3 interpretations coz this post is kinda draggin longer than I expected. I still have quite a few points that I want to make regarding MSN nicks which, due to time constrains (I actually use this phrase in my exam script to remind the lecturers that my work is sucky because they only give me two hours to summarize the entire semester’s work. :p) I am only able to mention briefly in subsequent sections of this exposition.
But the point I was and am still trying to make is that: you can tell a fair bit about an individual’s personality after an extended period of monitoring their MSN nicks.
In summation, (this is how I end all my essays during exams… I think I’m now subconsciously practicing essay writing. Hah!) MSN nicks may be used not only as a tool of self expression but also as a medium for communication. Nicks allow people to share a side of themselves that they would otherwise be afraid or have no time to tell their friends. In this way, MSN nicks often become a call for help or attention in a rather public way that in the typical Singaporean fashion, many people would see but ignore.
Extending this trend of thought, where nicks are individuals’ assertions on particular situations or issues, then like any other utterance, nicks often act as pointed statements at certain characters on the MSN list.
To end of, let me illustrate with an example:
Me: Add (L) to your nick to spread some joy!
You (should): ~Adam~ spread (L)
Participate ya?
=)
I was about to cite some friends’ nicks as examples but figured it’s better not to infringe on their privacy. So let me just try and use myself as a reference point or to give examples that I only vaguely remember which I therefore cannot quote specifically. Erm… come to think of it, I do that for my lit essays as well. Haha!
Today, my MSN nick was “Another happy day” which insinuates that I had a prior happy day. Now, my nicks are quite accurate in their representations of my state of mind. So does my blog actually, but not as many people read my blog. In other words, my MSN nick is akin to a mini blog…
If for instance, I put up some sad, sappy statement, it probably means that I’m feeling sad and sappy.
(note the alliteration! On a side note, when I write my lit essays, I utilize metaphors. Wonder if the tutor would spend that extra nanosecond thinking about how my metaphor conveys an additional layer of interpretation. Tutors marking the papers are supposed to be specialists at literary analysis right?)
…continued…
Coz I’m not one of those people who bother putting up a front with strangers.
(On yet another side note, I put up more fronts with people whom I care about than with those that I totally don’t give a damn about… which means that should you bother to ask me how I am upon seeing depressing MSN nicks for several days and I give you a “I’m ok lah. Just stressed with work” answer, it may mean that:
a) I’m really stressed with work
b) My problems are too personal to share with you
c) I actually care about what you!
Either option, it goes to show how I often say one thing and mean another. Terrible! Note to self: do something about it.)
Oh! But that’s a major digression…
I was trying say that nicks reflect moods. And I believe that a continuation of moods contribute to your personality. Therefore, if your nick is constantly:
Adam (offline)
It means that:
1. You’re really disciplined in not logging online to chat. Vs Adam (online)
2. You’re non exhibitionist. Vs Adam: the gorgeous (online)
3. You’re male. Vs ~a DaMe~ i luuurrrvvveee chocs n shopping (online)
(On that note, I have a huge problem with people who tYpe lIkE tHiS and who use words liddat arwayz 4 beri long periods of time. I think I have the makings of an English teacher. Haha!)
I’m gonna stop at 3 interpretations coz this post is kinda draggin longer than I expected. I still have quite a few points that I want to make regarding MSN nicks which, due to time constrains (I actually use this phrase in my exam script to remind the lecturers that my work is sucky because they only give me two hours to summarize the entire semester’s work. :p) I am only able to mention briefly in subsequent sections of this exposition.
But the point I was and am still trying to make is that: you can tell a fair bit about an individual’s personality after an extended period of monitoring their MSN nicks.
In summation, (this is how I end all my essays during exams… I think I’m now subconsciously practicing essay writing. Hah!) MSN nicks may be used not only as a tool of self expression but also as a medium for communication. Nicks allow people to share a side of themselves that they would otherwise be afraid or have no time to tell their friends. In this way, MSN nicks often become a call for help or attention in a rather public way that in the typical Singaporean fashion, many people would see but ignore.
Extending this trend of thought, where nicks are individuals’ assertions on particular situations or issues, then like any other utterance, nicks often act as pointed statements at certain characters on the MSN list.
To end of, let me illustrate with an example:
Me: Add (L) to your nick to spread some joy!
You (should): ~Adam~ spread (L)
Participate ya?
=)
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