I’ve been wanting to blog about this for almost a year already. Here comes Albert’s list of blogs who he looks up to for inspiration, wishing he could write like that.

Are there any rules to this list? No overrated, overlinked blogs. Blogs that only bloggers read, and not read by non-blogging people who don’t leave links when they comment. Blogs like they were in 2000, before the advent of digital cameras. Heck, what happened to the classic mysterious, alluring camwhores? They used to lead our imaginations wild on a 100×100 pixel picture alone!

I think some of the more famous bloggers will steal some of these links and propel them to a bastardly stardom. NNNOOO!!!

Circus Itch
A bunch of people with articles that speak the truth. Word. I don’t even know which of these pseudonyms has my Lord Of The Rings trilogy book.

Scherzquin
Her Seinfeld-esque introspections makes me wish I had time to rush from the toilet, when I have the most time to introspect, to blog. But all we ever do online is play MSN Solitaire Showdown.

Sykurlaus
I love her paragraphing, and laidback, casual delivery. And those occasional imaginative transdimensional realms she goes through.

Prosaicwhore
Now this, all you depressed-sounding self-pitying fakers, is real gothic. Vivaciously bombastic, arduously scientific and yet truly poetic.

May Yee
May Yee, I can’t believe you hid this from me so long. Have we been too preoccupied with MSN Minesweeper Flags for you to tell me of your hilarious blog?

Davina
She always had a most captivating, humorous way of telling stories. However, meet her in person and you’d get to hear her corny jokes and see her hyper bunny cartoony persona.

Cheesie
Sorrylah, you’re too famous already. Amusing and always a good light read, perfect for when you need a break and don’t want to strain your eyes reading. Okay, and then there are the pictures.

Grace
I haven’t seen such clear, sharp, vibrant colors in a while, with art and emotion in each picture. Olympus prosumer digicams (and their users) rock!

Lainie
I did not read her until we were properly introduced, and then it all made sense. We were in the scene. I saw a parallel in the way she wrote her disjointed long entries and mine (though I try to keep my blog entries to one topic these days). You know? Tell a story, then sidetrack a bit.

Jay
She has been funny from the days when I bumped into her Blogspot site. How do you make a punchline out of every story, huh? Huh?

And now, for the guys.

Joel
Dramatic sarcastic storytelling. He’s just as funny on MSN.

Rudy
Funny and introspective, a young man’s guide to getting some.

Bloodlet
When was the last time you laughed about repeated references to armpits and mantits? (No I do not have an obsession with them.)

Evening Drama
These bunch of funny guys who wrote articles and flamed each other were funnier when they were still on this blog site. Told you so.

The Silent Room
My camera geek buddy also writes some thought-provoking articles. The few pictures that he puts up… they tell stories.

DJ Phuturecybersonique
He was known as the walking talking DNS server back in Astro, for good reason – he was our ultimate technical reference. He also coded his own blog, and inspired me to do the same.

There was also Bazlitography, whose site died. I don’t know where he is anymore argh! Beautiful pictures, with superb composition and emotion.