Writing is a gift
"Writing is a gift," my co-worker, Mrs Sofia said to me on my last day of work.
"Is it really?" I asked. All I know that my gift of speed typing and keyboard shortcuts are extremely useful to me especially in chasing translation deadlines, but apart form that, writing is something that I've lost touch on a long time age.
"I love people who write," Mrs Sofia said. "When I read a book, it amazes me how the writers can put and arrange all these words beautifully, something that I could never do. All those simple words, how they arrange it...sometimes even the simplest things can conjure up a feeling of happiness and sorrow. Like we feel it. Like we were really there."
"Well, I used to write," I said to her. Not to brag or anything. Just the fact that I used to write as a hobby. I liked Language classes the most--I could write up a story in any of my spoken language. Oh, yeah, and sometimes I won a prize for writing. But, writing for me, is an old pastime Done and dusted like Britney Spears. Haha. I told Mrs that I did not write anymore. "I stopped writing after my final masterpiece went down with my crashed computer."
"Oh, why? It is a good thing to write. My son writes. you see his blog?" I nodded. Unlike normal sucidal, obscene blogs we used to see, his blog was more on world issues in places that no newspaper would care to write. His last blog was on ethnic cleansing in a far-rural land in Indonesia or something. Includes pictures. I wonder why no-one ever knew--or why it as never in the news?
"Everyone who has the gift to write should keep writing. Because not all has." She said that, and it kept me thinking. Why did I leave such a hobby? Such a good hobby too? At that time, I decided (with my Asst.Principal, i think) that if I were to graduate high school with straight A's I need to lose "time consuming hobbies". I lose it. And I got the best straight A's for school in years. But what happens? All my short stories and comic abilities seems to wane....
My brother? see his blog at www.resha3x.blogspot.com and you'll see, from scanned pictures, to photoshop pictures....to 3D babes! that is hot (paris fav word)! And I'm still stuck in pen and paper.
I think I'm gonna start writing again. I'm planning of opening another blog, that I will use to ONLY post my short stories. And in line with that, I shall be doing my New_Semester_resolutions:
"Is it really?" I asked. All I know that my gift of speed typing and keyboard shortcuts are extremely useful to me especially in chasing translation deadlines, but apart form that, writing is something that I've lost touch on a long time age.
"I love people who write," Mrs Sofia said. "When I read a book, it amazes me how the writers can put and arrange all these words beautifully, something that I could never do. All those simple words, how they arrange it...sometimes even the simplest things can conjure up a feeling of happiness and sorrow. Like we feel it. Like we were really there."
"Well, I used to write," I said to her. Not to brag or anything. Just the fact that I used to write as a hobby. I liked Language classes the most--I could write up a story in any of my spoken language. Oh, yeah, and sometimes I won a prize for writing. But, writing for me, is an old pastime Done and dusted like Britney Spears. Haha. I told Mrs that I did not write anymore. "I stopped writing after my final masterpiece went down with my crashed computer."
"Oh, why? It is a good thing to write. My son writes. you see his blog?" I nodded. Unlike normal sucidal, obscene blogs we used to see, his blog was more on world issues in places that no newspaper would care to write. His last blog was on ethnic cleansing in a far-rural land in Indonesia or something. Includes pictures. I wonder why no-one ever knew--or why it as never in the news?
"Everyone who has the gift to write should keep writing. Because not all has." She said that, and it kept me thinking. Why did I leave such a hobby? Such a good hobby too? At that time, I decided (with my Asst.Principal, i think) that if I were to graduate high school with straight A's I need to lose "time consuming hobbies". I lose it. And I got the best straight A's for school in years. But what happens? All my short stories and comic abilities seems to wane....
My brother? see his blog at www.resha3x.blogspot.com and you'll see, from scanned pictures, to photoshop pictures....to 3D babes! that is hot (paris fav word)! And I'm still stuck in pen and paper.
I think I'm gonna start writing again. I'm planning of opening another blog, that I will use to ONLY post my short stories. And in line with that, I shall be doing my New_Semester_resolutions:
- Try and actually BUY books this time.
- Diet by using money to buy books instead of food (I mean, too much food)
- Also keep designing and sewing clothes.
- Read more about cooking. And try to think of the Final Yr Project from now.
- Stop daydreaming. (but only do that when I'm listening to music)
- Stop daydreaming by putting all the thoughts on pen and paper (making it into short stories)
- Quit being a vegetable and start learning to play guitar.
- Learn to be a competent driver, AT LEAST good enough to go on a road trip out of state (my ultimate dream)
Make every IM count. Download Windows Live Messenger and join the i'm Initiative now. It's free.?? Make it count!
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