Blog Away

Written on 6:49 PM by O

I met up with a friend earlier today after a few hours of studying. His his laptop in hand, he proceeded to show me a blog he was creating for himself. It was qute remarkable. Needless to say, I will be one of his subscribers as I think he has some brilliant things to tell the world.

I had a blog once too. It was not used for the purposes of putting professional opinions into the blogosphere, it was used to keep in contact with friends in far away places. So while I was with my friend tonight, I asked him to visit my blog as a treat of what my life was like 2004-2006. Those were my first 2 years of college and I had not made many friends as I missed my old friends too much. I was away from my home in South East Asia immersed in a completely different culture and the blog (in the absence of skype and the likes) was my way of keeping in touch.

Today, I am glad I have an archive of some of the thoughts and emotions I felt in various snapshot moments of my life in college. Blogging is not just for experts. Blogging gives everyone a chance to share their thoughts with multiple people at one time, to improve their writing by having to write often to stay accountable to readers. I think it's a mighty fine hobby and it keeps me looking out for interesting things to talk to others about and gather opinions about.

Are you a blogger or a blog follower? What other great advantages do you see in blogging?

-O

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