Sunday, October 16, 2016

Fresh

Fresh. New.

It has been a while. I don't even remember the last time I spent an afternoon updating my blog. But here you go. Here I am. I want to go back to the things I love. I want to do the things that make me happy. I guess I've been so occupied with "writing at work" that I had to set "writing for me" aside. May be consciously. Or just pure katamaran. Haha.

One thing I noticed though during my long-time break in blogging is that when I had returned, I had a hard time finding my voice as a writer. It is so confusing. I am lost. I've been wanting to write but it is not as easy as it was. Because, probably, I have not practiced my craft for a long time. Para kang nangangapa ulit ng gitara the way you did the first time. But then it's probably just an exaggeration.

I've written for the newspaper. I wrote news articles and feature stories. Sometimes, I go Lit. But Sports first had me. Then I worked for TV. I wrote for live variety-musicals, talk shows, singing competitions, reality-artista search, documentaries and so much more. I also tried writing short films. Pero ang na-miss ko talaga magsulat ng para sa akin. Blogging, human interest and feature stories. So this is me trying my luck again in this field.

I'm not really aiming to gain big following or find relevance. I just wanna write again. I want to express myself. When you filter being in you for a long time, say in front of the assembly line, it kinda gets confusing and you may end up getting lost. I don't have some magic words and tips on how you could get over that. The fact that you realize that you're in such a position means you have awareness. And since you're aware, you have to do something about it. Go, move. Go, do.