Are all blogs narcissistic?

As soon as I posted my last blog I got this question - "Are all blogs narcissistic?" I know this medium is supposed to be an outlet to express our views and opinions and anything and everything (as I am doing right now). But then, should it be considered as unsolicited advise? Should'nt the reader say - who are you to tell me about this topic? or maybe - why should I care about what you have to say?

Is it enough for us to say - I will just post and I dont care if somebody agrees with me or not. But then I am assuming that all of us post a blog only if we are an authority on a particular subject (and I am not on philosphical ramblings) or because we are seeking approval from the readers. By seeking approval are we being immodest or just trying to raise our own self-esteem?

As I have already mentioned that I am rambling, I will ramble along some more....

Is being raised as an Indian, with an associated baggage of culture and upbringing, force us to be modest? Is that why, when I reached the US, I was encouraged to speak up about myself. Is it true to say that in the western (or non-Indian) cultures you can be heard only by speaking out yourself. Expecting someone else to praise you or being modest is not going to help. So then, does it always mean that you have to have a certain amount of self-love - narcissism to appreciate yourself and talk about it?

Which brings me back to titular question - "Are all blogs narcissistic?" Who out there has an answer? Please speak up!

Satisfaction

Now I feel satisfied. I delibrately did not inform anyone that I started a blog. I guess I was just waiting for the random stranger to trawl by and leave a note. My inquisitive friend RK just could not resist clicking on my name in his blog to see where it leads (am I right?). But that is good, as it has got me my first comment.

Reminds me of my first email reply. Remember those days when email was a novelty? I do. It was only Hotmail in those days and it was a privilege to get an account.

Now that leads to my next random query - If I leave this posting like this, will the next comment be from a stranger or from buddy again? The (un?)lucky person to comment on this blog will get to hear the story of how I got my first email id and other very random memories.

First post

This blog started out as a necessity and I dont know where it is going. Needed an account login to post a reply to my friend's blog (http://rkalsoruns.blogspot.com/) and created one for myself in the process.

Cheppalani vundi, gunde vippalani vundi. But then, cheers to my first post with absolutely nothing to say (yet)!