A Year Ago...

Exactly a year ago, out of the blue, I started this blog. It was a Sunday. I could not recall where I was at that time. Perhaps I was at the office finalizing reports for the annual audit. Or in some internet café experimenting some features of blogger.com. I already had another blogsite, why do I need another one? After this blog was set up, I said to myself, “This is where I’ll write my leftover thoughts.” From an alternate blog, this has become my main site.

It was coincidental that Dodongflores tagged me last Saturday. I was thinking of what to write today. I’ve seen the meme in someone else’s site a few months ago. So I skimmed through my archives to check if I’ve done this before. There was my unstructured answer to the question of “Why do I Blog?”in this entry.

However, this meme requires me to write down 5 reasons why I blog. So here goes my five:

Boredom
To stave off boredom, one has to fill his mind with a lot of things. Let me emphasize this: I blog not because I’m bored.

A college buddy of mine introduced me to blogging. He was so excited telling me about it. He mentioned about the many good reads in the blogosphere. At first, he did not give me a link to his blog. So I bloghopped on my own. But the first few blogs I’ve visited were written by bored people. I was about to conclude that many bloggers were lonely and bored in this second entry of mine. But that view had already changed over the months.

Honing my Writing Skills
I am amazed at the writing skills of many bloggers. I would like to write like them too. Perhaps it’s not yet late. I used to write poems and short stories. But when you deal with numbers daily, there is no more time to create stories and compose poems even in your mind. I used to scribble down a lot of my thoughts (not notes from class) but I have a very bad handwriting. I found some of my notes when I was in high school and in college, and I can’t even read them. The PC is a heaven-sent relief. But then, it’s the spreadsheet that is used more often.

Inspiration
I am inspired by the posts of my blog friends. There are those who were also inspired by some of my posts. And these wonderful exchanges are nutrients for the soul.

Journal
I’d like to look back at what I’ve written these past few months. And reading them made me smile. I can’t believe I’m writing down my father’s tales. I should publish a compilation one of these days.

Connection
Ex-link? It feels good to be connected with another blogger though we may not know them personally. When we leave a comment or see that link in their blogroll, it feels like we are part of their blogs too.

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I won’t be tagging anyone. But if you would also like to share your reasons for blogging, consider yourself tagged.