blog world

Main Entry: blog
Part of Speech: n
Definition: an online diary; a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page; also called [Weblog], [Web log]
Etymology: shortened form of Weblog
[from dictionary.com]

- - - - - - - - - - - -

it's been four years since i've started this thing here on blogger. looking back, the first reason that made me have this online diary is to be able to talk to myself again, being the loner that i used to be, loving to contemplate on things on my own, reflecting on life--- what it offers and what it can still offer. at first, i was hesitant to publicize this blog and keep the link to just a few very close friends. Until I realize it's too empty not to have a two-way communication: people who can share what they feel with what you are currently feeling, people who can give you good insights about a certain subject, people who can inspire you when you feel down, people who are simply there, journeying with you everyday whether you are up or you are down.

so i decided to have this personal blog an "open journal" for everyone of my good friends to be posted on what i've been doing lately, and for some people who wish to remain unknown and just stalk around. but keeping my privacy, i've made another blog which up to date remains undisclosed to most of my friends--- it contains the other side of me, more about my spiritual life. then reaching out to my brethren on the other side of the globe, i've decided to put up my xanga.com account and make it as a home for [mostly] inspirational messages coming from my email & mobile inbox. i do input original compositions some time, making it different from this personal blog.

through blogging, i was introduced to some people who i haven't met personally but somehow connected with them because of this "blog ring". i've seen a good number of blogs, read a good number of interesting ones and this somehow makes the bloggers emphatize with one another. blogs come in different themes, some would want theirs to look like an MP3 page with complete library of songs and a music video playing on the sidebar, some blogs are too plain but when it comes to postings are 'meaty'. some blogs are very artistic when it comes to layout, colors. Photoblogs are also available. Shared blogs, secret blogs (which authors prefer to remain unknown), detailed blog (where the author can be easily stalked by strangers), happy blog, sentimental blogs, blogs that talk about everything politics, tourism, travel, and many more.

among the many blog slogans i have encountered, my most favorite one is this: "i write to express, not to impress." somehow, it sums up the sole reason of having a blog--- to have something that'll serve as an outlet when you can not keep everything that burden you to yourself, you just have to let it out.

the most interesting part a blogger can get as a consolation for blogging? looking back at your past. the times when you almost felt it's the end of everything, now you are just smiling at yourself after "x" years into that situation.

Happy 4th year anniversary, 03.03.03 stories...

thanks to everyone for keeping me company throughout these years.