origins

I started this blog in 2006 on a dare. I was upcountry at the time and this guy I knew bet me I wouldn't be able to keep it going for the entire duration of the school holiday [probably coz he thought I'd be unable to even get an internet connection]. Turns out the joke was on him - coz I ended up outperforming even him. However, those first two months were mostly frivolous times for me, going by the kind of stuff I used to put up [although by all accounts my most popular post was actually written during that time], the next I think 11 so-so, and I think it was only till some time mid 2008 that I started thinking this was something I could actually do. An outlet. And an avenue to sharpen my [already-better-than-average] language skills. So I styled up, put my real name on the blog, started thinking about what I'm writing before writing it, started reading on the side so I sound deep when I say stuff, chose this new theme, and have never looked back since [except for one or two months here and there].

The one thing that's never changed since the beginning is the purpose for the blog - I've always known I wanted it to be about me. That's why I called it me thro my own eyes. Not that I'm self-involved and narcissistic, I just wanted to sort of be able to explain through it why I interpret things the way I do, and I thought maybe I'd even get to understand myself better in the process. In hindsight, it worked. I do get myself better. And with time I've noticed the writing's actually gotten cathartic at times. So now I still write not per se to relieve stress and tension (I think I've actually only had two rant posts), but because I love it. And I'm good at it. And it's like a record I'm keeping. I'd like to be able to remember all these things in 10 years' time so I can see how far I've come, so this is where I'll go looking when the time comes.

So if you wanna run your own show, don't wait until you think you have something interesting to say. That day is never going to get here. Just jump right in with whatever it is you've got, and as you go along I guarantee, it'll come to you. And be yourself. Don't project other people, even if you think they do it better. You just keep doing what you're doing and you'll improve with time. Coz you know, winning doesn't always mean being first, sometimes it just means you're doing better than you've done before.

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