Hello everybody! I know, I know, updates have been really slow... And I'm not sure if anyone even bothers reading this anymore. But I'm back (for a bit) today! :)
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I really feel like blogging about what happened these couple of days (especially today), because my passion for reading and writing has been rekindled! The title was meant to be a pun, anyway. Re:kindled because it's with regards to my kindle and my love has been rekindled. Okay, I'm going to put the lame joke aside. Just yesterday, I downloaded a book written by Zoe Sugg (Zoella on Youtube) called Girl Online on my kindle, because I'm pretty much obsessed with her at the moment. Her British accent is just divine and she's really pretty. I digress. The book's about this girl called Penny who has a blog (eep) and she writes about her innermost feelings that she wants to but can't express in front of others. Doesn't this remind yourself about the younger you? Or probably even the current you when you have a secret diary stashed somewhere in your room or in your phone? I don't know, but it reminded me of myself - my blog was used to do that. To write about how I felt about school, my friends, my teachers, my family and all the aspects of my life. Then I realised that I drifted off (not sure if it's bad or not) to some mature talk (I was going through a phase) and realised that it comes off as unpolished. So I stopped and blogged on my private blog instead.
... The thing is, since when did I become so afraid?
I never used to care much about how people viewed me as a person because it is my life, not theirs. This virtual space is meant for me to vent my frustration, share my happiness as well as document my life. This blog has grown so much over the past EIGHT whopping years and I don't know how my content has changed to much. Suddenly I became more self-conscious and people are more judgmental. Suddenly everyone seems to hate you and your space is invaded (okay, not really since this is a public blog.) by those who do and they use your rants against you.
Why?
Okay I feel like I've drifted off so much because this was meant to be a happy post (!!!). Sooooo after finishing the book I realised that I neglected this blog a lot so I'm back here, updating. My friend also recently caught up with the Wattpad craze I had, like, 2 years ago so I'm back in the game guys. After rereading A;HoE as well as LoEO, it dawned on me: I really, really missed writing. In JC, writing becomes more of a chore because you can't write about things which you're really passionate about. If you're actually passionate about current events then good for you! GP would be more enjoyable. No longer can I write descriptive essays or narratives because they are considered juvenile.
Maturity is really catching up.
Main point? I'm back to being the bookworm and the writer (yay)! Also today's a half day, so I spent my time with An walking around aimlessly at DG after lunch and I chanced upon the new book of Neil Humphrey, called Marina Bay Sins. I knew my aunt was a huge fan of him and the book that was on display was SIGNED COPY. I just had to grab it! After which we walked more again and I felt that I should just pop by her house to pass her the book :) It was so heartening to see her appreciate the book and I really feel like I made the right decision :)
Eeeeep. This post is so disorganised I can't even. But at least I updated. Time to hone my writing skills once more!
Hello everybody! I know, I know, updates have been really slow... And I'm not sure if anyone even bothers reading this anymore. But I'm back (for a bit) today! :)
-
I really feel like blogging about what happened these couple of days (especially today), because my passion for reading and writing has been rekindled! The title was meant to be a pun, anyway. Re:kindled because it's with regards to my kindle and my love has been rekindled. Okay, I'm going to put the lame joke aside. Just yesterday, I downloaded a book written by Zoe Sugg (Zoella on Youtube) called Girl Online on my kindle, because I'm pretty much obsessed with her at the moment. Her British accent is just divine and she's really pretty. I digress. The book's about this girl called Penny who has a blog (eep) and she writes about her innermost feelings that she wants to but can't express in front of others. Doesn't this remind yourself about the younger you? Or probably even the current you when you have a secret diary stashed somewhere in your room or in your phone? I don't know, but it reminded me of myself - my blog was used to do that. To write about how I felt about school, my friends, my teachers, my family and all the aspects of my life. Then I realised that I drifted off (not sure if it's bad or not) to some mature talk (I was going through a phase) and realised that it comes off as unpolished. So I stopped and blogged on my private blog instead.
... The thing is, since when did I become so afraid?
I never used to care much about how people viewed me as a person because it is my life, not theirs. This virtual space is meant for me to vent my frustration, share my happiness as well as document my life. This blog has grown so much over the past EIGHT whopping years and I don't know how my content has changed to much. Suddenly I became more self-conscious and people are more judgmental. Suddenly everyone seems to hate you and your space is invaded (okay, not really since this is a public blog.) by those who do and they use your rants against you.
Why?
Okay I feel like I've drifted off so much because this was meant to be a happy post (!!!). Sooooo after finishing the book I realised that I neglected this blog a lot so I'm back here, updating. My friend also recently caught up with the Wattpad craze I had, like, 2 years ago so I'm back in the game guys. After rereading A;HoE as well as LoEO, it dawned on me: I really, really missed writing. In JC, writing becomes more of a chore because you can't write about things which you're really passionate about. If you're actually passionate about current events then good for you! GP would be more enjoyable. No longer can I write descriptive essays or narratives because they are considered juvenile.
Maturity is really catching up.
Main point? I'm back to being the bookworm and the writer (yay)! Also today's a half day, so I spent my time with An walking around aimlessly at DG after lunch and I chanced upon the new book of Neil Humphrey, called Marina Bay Sins. I knew my aunt was a huge fan of him and the book that was on display was SIGNED COPY. I just had to grab it! After which we walked more again and I felt that I should just pop by her house to pass her the book :) It was so heartening to see her appreciate the book and I really feel like I made the right decision :)
Eeeeep. This post is so disorganised I can't even. But at least I updated. Time to hone my writing skills once more!
Situated in the sunny island of Singapore, Jolene recently (is 2 years considered recent?) graduated from university and is now working in a job she never expected herself to hold. Besides having frequent quarter-life crises, she also indulges in video games, anime, and aesthetic korean girls documenting their life in vlogs.
Although not as eloquent with words, she still aims to try her best to bring across her thoughts to the Internet.
