Things I Have Learned for Nine Months

I was browsing my past entries on my blog few hours ago. I have seen my grammar lapses, misspelled words, redundancy (those are just typo ~haha!) and a variety of emotions... and insanity that I am capable of.

Then I noticed, only 3 days to go and I will be celebrating my 9th month in the world of blogspot. After less than 50 published entries and a handful of comments (19 to be exact), I have realized the things I have learned from blogging, from life, from myself.

1. The computer-age is making my life easier. I was 10 years old when I started writing a journal (Thanks to my mom who taught me so I could keep track of my English grammar), in which I could store in my thoughts, daily activities, schedules, dreams, moments, etc. I remember pouring my heart out in a notebook, jotting down all the things that I want to say and then agonizing why my hand hurts so bad. Now, it's just one-click away!

2. Bloggers are the NUMBER 1 critics and are passionate in creative writing. I noticed (from myself and the others whom I viewed) that these people (haha, including me) writes with passion even if they are trying to insinuate a very simple statement:

For example, the entry would be like this: I gazed upon a dainty tyke gorging on a bone. In layman's term: I SAW A CUTE DOG CHEWING A BONE. Fascinating!

But when they criticize, Oh man! Expect a lot of cussin' and swearin' from them. Most especially when they had a bad day.

3. You make new friends. Nine months ago, I started this blog for the purpose of writing (err... typing) my thoughts away, not caring about who will read it and what would their reactions be. But when somebody from another part of the world makes a comment, it makes you feel you're being empathized. And then vice-versa.

4. Blogging = COMMUNICATION. Contrary to my #1 on my list, blogging is not only a cyber-journal but also a means of communication. Eversince I started blogging away, I have received praises, questions and criticisms on my email (next time, leave on my comment box please) from people on different walks of life and of different culture communicating over topics of common interest (and their rebuttals as well).

5. Blogging helps me more disciplined. I noticed that for nine months, I became more sensible to the people around me. Reading and writing blogs is a milestone. Since I learned to empathize more on people's thoughts, I tend to act more humane and forget about the fierce side of my personality.

I still have a lot of things learned from doing this but I think I need to park this entry for now. Adding #6 on my list is, BLOGGING KEEPS YOU AWAKE AND WILL ALWAYS THINK OF SOMETHING MORE TO WRITE ABOUT... Which is what I will be doing now.

More to come from this one.