Accordingly, the posts were shamefully self-centered but one lives and learns, hey ? ( Plus, a blogger should live by the "no deleting posts allowed" rule :) ).
So here goes:
first post: Dec 21st 2005. Your usual run-of-the-mill "hello world" post: I clearly could not decide in what language to write ( title of the post is 3 different languages) and it's nice to see that after 4 years, I still have not fully resolved that issue. Blogging has changed a lot since then though.
second post: "musings about life in Lafayette, IN"
Clearly the public discourse back then was centered around the War in Iraq and the reelection of GWB. I am a bit surprised that I would write about that issue on my second post. The blog was clearly an outlet for being increasingly frustrated with the direction that the US was taking. Still, giving GW policy suggestions in the second post, really ?
I have not heard of Obama yet but I know I was yearning for someone like him. No wonder I did not hesitate to canvass for him 3 years later. I was receiving tons of emails from family and friends asking what the heck are the US doing in Iraq ( no facebook for me back then yet).
I kind like the Happy Birthday Jesus line at the end ( it was Xmas time). Not liking the flurry of grammar mistakes though ( still happening today too).
Third post: "Rakotomalala"
A post to make fun of the fact that the Rakotomalala is the Malagasy equivalent of the Smith. On top of that, I have a gazillion cousins that I love to death ( yep, all gazillion of them) so your odds to meeting a Rakotomalala when in Madagascar are better than you think. I cannot believe I actually recommended that book in the post. The lesson here: don't ever follow my book recommendations, I suck. I probably never finished the darned book.
Now it is time for me to pass on the baton to three other bloggers. Luckily, there is also this Malagasy blogging contest that is coming to an end soon. So here is an excuse for three Malagasy bloggers to reflect on their early blogging days. Ariniaina, Patrick and Tahina, would tell us about your first three blog posts please?
I am a biomedical engineering researcher with an interest in designing low-cost mobile diagnostic tools for resource limited settings. I was raised in Madagascar and I am currently completing a Master of Public Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs and Public Policy at Princeton University. I am Global Voices correspondent for Madagascar, a country that has undergone considerable social turmoil the past year and is still embattled in a never ending political crisis since the military-driven takeover in March 2009. My contribution consists of contextualizing and highlight the effort of Malagasy citizen journalists during this challenging period, as they posted their reports via blogging platforms or twitter ( reports of our collaborative effort during the crisis can be found in the Wall Street Journal, CNN and Global Post ) I am also part of the Foko-Madagascar team, an outreach project to promote citizen media in parts of Madagascar that are often ignored by the national media with the support of Rising Voices. 
2 comments:
Lova, seems like the link to your third post points to your second one :)
Thanks, Tahina. Got my URLs all confused :). Cheers, L.
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