As I promised, this March, I would talk about more on women struggles, issues, ups and downs, and above all unnoticed successes. I am maybe one of the newest face in the blogosphere. For almost two months of blogging here in wordpress, I find how fantastic and exiciting it is. I always have the love of writing. I usually write some stuff on what I think of the issues today in my diary. However, I ended with laziness using my hand in writing. Then I found blogging as part of the online communication revolution something that fits my interest. It all started there. Then I have this blog, and it feels like home, with plenty of neighbours around saying hi’s and hello’s.
I visit blogs of people I don’t know. I stop to where I find it cool, lessons rich, captivating, and worthy. I also started interacting with their authors to become my guestbloggers. And let me see where it takes me in this blog world.
For the meantime, amongst the million of good women bloggers around, I have chosen them as my top 10 women favourites. The criteria are my personal criteria. I visit these blogs always because they have very good writing styles, they touched my life by their views, they taught me significant things, they make me cry and laugh, and they inspire me to continue blogging and become one of them.
Unique Muslimah
She is one of the first blogger I added into my blogroll. She kept her personal profile hidden. But she tells her life stories through her blog. She writes, with creativeness and splendor, her views on Muslimah, practices, culture, and how she grow with her life’s journey. She loves photography. She writes issues on women’s rights, analyzing cultures, and other. She touched my life as a Muslim woman, makes me cry and laugh, and inspires me to keep blogging and making my blog better… [more about Unique Muslimah blog]
Lorelle on WordPress (Lorelle VanFossen)
When I first signed up into wordpress, I bumped into Lorelle’s blog whilst looking for tips how to start my blog. My curiosity on blogging started a year ago, when my organization thinks that blogging is now the hype. Then, only after a year, I started a personal one. And Lorelle played a major part of how I come up with this small and simple blog. She got plenty of useful tips, tricks, and suggestions. Plus, she writes with clarity, a full-blooded blogger!… [more about Lorelle on WordPress blog]
Shahrzad
Blogwalking helps me a lot to discover talents of people around the globe. I first saw her blog post at Empowered Muslim Youth. She is one of the authors. She has a blog on Love Sells. I like it very much that I included her in my blogroll. She is an Iranian, talks about women issues, world affairs, and about her beloved country, Iran. Quoted her on what does it mean for a free eastern women, it says, “They are pure, open mind, well educated and believer. They love to read books as much as they are wise and they know what they want. They grow up everyday to get wisdom of life and beyond. And they are still mysterious and feminine.”… [more about Shahrzad blog]
Susan Loone
She is Malaysian, but lives in Bangkok. Her blog speaks about the issues in Malaysia, the racist policies and repressive laws, in which outsiders like me doesn’t know about it until I have read her blog. I have felt her bravery, her passion, and her love to her country. Personally, I like to visit Malaysia one day. My father always speaks about how nice the place is. I also have Malay friends. I like the way how she points out the problems in her country at the same time how to solve it. She did it for the love of her country. Her blog inspires me, I hope someday, to build one blog for youth in Mindanao… [more about Susan Loone blog]
So far, for two months blogging, these are the women I have high regards with on blogging. Not only as a blogger, but also women of different races, religions, and colours that can bring women to empowerment. Because they themselves are empowered in their own ways, they show how much they love and know themselves, and they are here online to make a change in this world.
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I am still in search for the other 6 women bloggers with influence. I still only have a week to go to find the other 6. I need your help.
Do you know women bloggers that you think blogs well? Please recommend them to me to feature them this month.
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34 responses so far ↓
susan loone // March 24, 2008 at 12:43 am |
Hi there!
Thanks so much for featuring me in your great blog. I feel honoured.
Yes, do come to visit us someday, especially Penang, the island where my hometown is.
Although I am working in Bkk, I am home most of the time. Despite all our madness, malaysians are really nice people
Anywayz, hope to see more of your blogging and thanks agains for all your support
Take care.
Baikong // March 24, 2008 at 6:29 am |
Hi Susan,
It is good to hear something from you. You are really nice. I will definitely go there in Malaysia coz I really find its people so nice and approachable. Ive been there in BKK. The last time I was there was last month. I hope to see more of your blogging too, and maybe someday we’ll see each other. Do you have facebook account? I would love to add you in my friendlist.
Take care too, and keep blogging. It will bear fruit, Inshaallah.
Best,
Baikong
Lorelle VanFossen // March 24, 2008 at 7:46 am |
Thank you for the kind words, and the lovely introduction to new bloggers – which is the best thing about blogging. By meeting one, we get to meet more as we share our good will and support of each other.
You’ve come a long way. Be proud!
Shahrzad // March 24, 2008 at 1:48 pm |
Thank you dear Baikong for including me in your favorite list.
I add you to my Blogroll too insha’allah
Take care..
Shahrzad // March 24, 2008 at 2:03 pm |
Ah you still didnt find the rest 6 blogs?
Have a look to these links:
http://innerreflectionstranscribed.wordpress.com/
http://achelois.wordpress.com/
Baikong // March 24, 2008 at 7:10 pm |
Salam to Lorelle and Shahrzad,
Welcome to my blog and thank you so much for liking my blog. It is such an honour to hear those words of appreciation from women like you.
To Lorelle – I am having a small problem (though Im feeling it’s big) bout my front page. The rest of the font text in my front page including the texts in the sidebar went bold! I didnt do anything about it to make it bold. Maybe you can help me.
To Shahrzaad – Thank you for adding me to your blogroll. You are so nice. And thanks for the links to sumera’s and achelois blogs. Will check it out.
Take care
Baikong // March 24, 2008 at 7:26 pm |
Hi Lorelle,
The problem is solved! Someone in the wordpress forum help me sort this things out.
Maryam // March 25, 2008 at 2:22 am |
Blogging is certainly a good way of communicating with people and delivering our thoughts through this universal platform.
When i was new, I too spent a lot of time surfing the net and visiting various blogs, selecting my friends.
Hope you would continue blogging forever,
Maryam
Baikong // March 25, 2008 at 7:00 am |
Salam dear Maryam,
I hope you too keep blogging because I like your blog. 
I would continue blogging forever especially today that there are some that i inspired to make their own blog, too. Its flattering, and besides, writing and communicating my ideas especially to wider audience is my passion.
Lorelle VanFossen // March 25, 2008 at 11:14 am |
Wow. That was fast. I go out to dinner and you get your blog fixed.
It’s always a simple something that was opened and not closed. Glad you got it fixed.
But do be careful asking on a blog post as sometimes they are not revisited after commenting. You can email me and ask, and if I have time, I’ll do what I can. Thanks.