A more proper, less cryptic farewell.
I’m driven to write – and to express myself. That’s one reason I started the blog. Another reason is that I wanted to write about a lifestyle that I didn’t see covered anywhere else. Comments on the blog have been okay – on rare occasions, some have “made my day” and, despite the best attempts by some, nothing has really hurt me. Having once served time as a professional writer, I enjoyed having an outlet for my thoughts and seeing the reactions.
The question I have been asking myself recently is: why I am so relentlessly publicizing my private life and what benefits do I receive from it? Okay, that’s two questions. But I could not come up with answers strong enough to continue doing what I was doing. Meanwhile, the list of potential negatives just kept growing and began to far outweigh the meager positives.
In part, one commenter hit the nail on the head. Writing “I went to this bar, I fucked this hooker” repeatedly gets really old after awhile. But that’s just a part of it and I don’t care to go into the other parts.
To those who have enjoyed this tiny little corner of the blogosphere, I do plan to keep writing. I’ll have a blog that will be everything that Hongkie Town used to be, with one major exception – I will no longer be writing about my personal life. I’ll continue to write about music, movies, TV, travel, politics and life in Hong Kong. Maybe I’ll be as twee as those bloggers who write entire entries that read, “I had a splendid day today, hope you did too!” Um, maybe not.
I just have not decided on the details yet. Will I keep this URL or go someplace else? Will I still be “Spike”? Right now I don’t know.
Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to write – both positive and negative. See you soon.
