Welcome, my dear reader, to The Compère.
What is The Compère, you ask? First and foremost, it is a personal blog that will hopefully capture my various, and occasionally incoherent and rambling, thoughts in a slightly more coherent manner. The topics of these thoughts, as I foresee them, will range from food to travel to the meaning of life and everything in between.
For now, I cannot tell you exactly what The Compère will become. Rather, I can tell you what it will be not. The Compère will not be purely a travel blog, where I document each day of my adventures and list popular sightseeing spots; there are a profusion of other blogs who seek to do just that. The Compère will not be purely a food review blog, where I upload photos and descriptions of dishes I consumed or appraise restaurants that I have visited; again you will find such blogs readily elsewhere. Lastly, The Compère will not be a platform where I write about products or services with the intention to gain followers and ultimately sponsorships or advertisers; it is my hope that my writing will be free of such economic pressures.
In essence, I will strive to combine my thoughts on a variety of areas in a manner that is as personal, as honest, as unfiltered, and as impartial as humanly possible. I will not mince my words, I will not shun criticisms, and I will reject political correctness, while acknowledging that there is often a fine line between constructive criticism and hurtful discrimination.
And who am I, you wonder? All I can say is, I am a simple man with particular tastes. I come from a small country in Asia that I shall henceforth call That Country. I do not deem myself to be a connoisseur or a well-traveled expert in any form. I am just a person who loves to eat and drink, as well as travel to new places and learn new things in this vast world I call home, a bon viveur perhaps (though I might dispute that). If anything, I have developed a particular set of preferences over time, which I am certain will continue to evolve. I am almost inclined to say that who I am is irrelevant. Even if only for a moment, my dear reader, forget who I am and where I am from, and just accompany me on my journey and let us see where it shall take us!