First blog post after years
It was 2006 when I first realized a presence of blog. And yes, it looked trendy, fresh also weird at first. Taking me too much time to understand and familiar myself with some terminology like ‘post’, ‘status’, ‘comment’, ‘entry’ or struggling to post an entry, how to customize site and so on, blog eventually was a part of my life. The entries had increased rapidly from the day I started blog, from once a week to once a day even three post a day . In retrospect, I couldn’t imagine how can I write and share that much pieces of my life ONLINE. It sounds ridiculous to admit that I was addicted in blog for at least 2 years. Thanks to the closure of Yahoo!Blog, I ran away from blogging after attempting some other sites (Myspace, Multiply, Wordspress) but none of them satisfied me.
BUT, NOW I HAVE TO START BLOG AGAIN… in an English version (the most terrible thing!!), under new platform called Tumblr and luckily it will be written and examined from a different perspective of mine, professional angle indeed. Just give me some limit spaces in this first blog to express/recall/share my own feelings, thoughts and experience since I met and used BLOG.
Blog itself is not harmful. It is a place for sharing, like a diary. I agree with the expression of Mary Cross in “Bloggerati, Twitterati: How Blogs and Twitter are Transforming Popular Culture” (2011, p.50). He mentioned “…blogs satisfy a basic human desire for self-expression and, at the same time, the basic human desire to be heard, to have an audience. In this regard, blogs are not the new kids on the block, just a 21st-century version of the 18th-century coffeehouse conversations…” So, if I wrote blog with the purpose of satisfying my self-expression and being heard as a basic human need, what have I done wrong?
From my observation when reviewing previous blog usage, a majority of entries tended to express depression rather than happiness. Almost mentioned sundry matters which did not contribute much to personal development even self-confidence. Moreover, continuous updating posts and sticking my nose in other’s business really pulled me away from real life situation also tore me away from outdoor activities. It consumed time, wasted of my effort, limited face-to-face connection. My experience with blog was so bad. That is why I want my next experience with blog change differently in which I could stay positively, give more insights and express my-online-image professionally.
I also need to confess that I’m not either a tech-savvy or always-on person. I indeed prefer face-to-face communication and teaching style. However I am trying to be not behind others in somehow. :)
Welcome to my new version of blog via Tumblr and enjoy my ‘wonderful’ writing skill.
PS. I am more than happy if I could start Tumblr in my own language although I do understand this is how I could improve English and to be professional ;)