I started blogging in 2004. During that time, i have a 1-year old kid, married to an architect, and a career other people would die for...and yet my life was a mess. I was amidst post-partum depression, rough marriage adjustment, and a promising career.
A friend introduced me to blogging. I created a restricted domain called mysocalledpurplelife. All because of my love for the color PURPLE and my belief in Women Empowerment which uses the color purple as well.
My 2004 BLOG served as an outlet, an escape, my other world. It was a portal of all the negativity of my life. A record of how dark my world was despite the colorful facade. It was restricted so there were five persons who can read my blogposts: (two from the Philippines, one from Singapore, and two from the US).
Having a BLOG is like keeping a diary. Since I kept a diary in high school in the 90’s and I became a student journalist in college, writing is a familiar world to me. I know very well the difference of a news from a feature. As Managing Editor of the college paper, I know boring articles from human interest stories that would attract more readers, the do's and dont's of lay-out plus the importance of photos. My exposures to politics and public service for 10 years opened my eyes and softened my heart yet hardened my stomach to the reality of this society.
Having a diary ONLINE is not easy. I know because it took me six years to finally open my blog to the public. Sharing your everyday life is not safe. You are subject to scrutiny and harsh judgment especially from the people who hates you. Your so-called friends would like to read your entries but would not agree with your thoughts. Some would snoop into your life and talk behind your back. ALL of that because of the public site you risked to establish online. You may want to ask me: Is having a Public BLOG really worth it?
My answer is YES.
First, it is because I don't blog to please every reader who would stumble upon my site.
Second, I blog to record my thoughts, whether i am happy, hurt, angry, pissed or contented.
Third, I blog because I am living and enjoying what life brings me.
Last, because I believe in the freedom of expression. read if you like and don't read if you don't want to.
So if want to blog just for the sake of having a BLOG, think about it.
