Watch Out World, Here Comes Dr M, the blogger

FORMER Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed, 82, has started blogging at his own domain name, http://www.chedet.com, using the Blogger platform.

He has put to shame many so-called political bloggers who don't even know how to connect with their own domain name, let alone use an independent blogware.

[I expected to see www.chedet.com run on Wordpress but with the Blogger-in-Draft being developed fast, I guess Dr M has made a good choice as Blogger-in-Draft's feature would rival Wordpress's any time.]

Western policymakers had better watch what they are saying now that their No 1 Critic is well-connected to cyberspace, courtesy of Blogspot. The site www.chedet.com will be eagerly followed by Malaysians, especially those who loved his wit and sharp tongue. His views should be equally interesting to read on cyberspace. Whether he will talk only about politics or world affairs or add his observations on life in general will be eagerly awaited on cyberspace.

Now, to digress, one wonders if Dr M is the oldest blogger in Malaysia - and in keeping with the record-pursuing habit of Malaysians, if his name should be entered as the Oldest Malaysian Blogger on Malaysia's Book of Records. And if it is, who then would nominate him. Afterall, if we can have the Tallest Sandwich or Longest Lemang, what's so strange about the Oldest Blogger?

It will also be interesting to see how the longest-reigning Prime Minister talks to his readers and if their views would be published on his blogsite if they are not - as he stated on his blogsite - "anonymous postings and those containing profanities and obscenities..."