Generally speaking, personal websites come in two flavours- the type that provides commentary on events, circumstances and issues of human interest, and the type that talks about the writer, as a form of online journal/diary.
The Malaysiana Digests
An excellent example of the first type is The Malaysiana Digests (http://najah.blogspot.com/). The writer, a KL-lite, discusses a wide range of contemporary issues; from women's role at home to the workplace, from Malaysian politics to her fear of SARS, from religion to the war in Iraq. Add to it a spattering of personality from the writer's own life and you get a good daily read.
Then, we have the second type, of which, the really good ones have reached cult-status in some circles. Of these, a particularly interesting example is Natasya in the sky... (http://natinski.diaryland.com/). Over the weekend i was told that this website's following is very strong, almost fanatical. And after reading through it myself, i discovered that there is good cause for it. A good way to describe it would be to call it the Malaysian version of Bridget Jones' Diary. On it, Nate speaks about, among other things, her love life, about the sorrow of her father's passing, about her experiences with Fawa (who, its rumoured, is a gorgeous babe).
Natasya in the sky...
Nate never reveals her identity directly, and though pictures are occasionally posted, they hide more than they tell. The addictiveness of her website comes not only from the content but also from the mystery of her persona. Some of her ardent readers, i've been told, have made it a mission to try and figure out who she is!
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