Starting Over Again

I lost count on how many blogs I have started, updated for a few times then have totally forgotten. The only active blog I have as of date is my Tumblr account, huge thanks to Instagram. Some shameless plugging coming up, check it here - Twenty-Something-ish :)

Successful bloggers write about their interests, hobbies, what they do, what they love or hate probably, what they are passionate about. In that way, they care about what they write, they know it by heart and they have many experiences to share about it.

So for the nth time of taking chances on blogging, I took a leaf out of their books and thought long and hard about the things that I love, that excites me, that makes me react with fire, that eggs me on - anything that can keep me motivated to write. And lo, I came up with five things that coincidentally or not, forms the acronym of W.R.I.T.E. Amazing, eh? Here goes:

Julie and me during our training at Athens, Georgia.

Work. As hypocrite as it may sound, I love to work and I love my work. I am an accountant of a multinational, healthcare industry based in Parañaque City, handling North America companies thus working on a graveyard shift. Yes there are the usual hey and nay days that is common on every employee I know. The hey days are those days when I have marked as done all the items on my to-do list and I'm itching to do more, while during the nay days, it's as if all I wanna do is stare at my laptop or worse, sleep on it. (Hoping my boss ignored that part). But know what? No matter what they say about accountants being one of the most boring professions in the world, I love being one! I am in the best position to see how all the collective efforts of the company paid off, I am at a good starting point to climb up the leadership ladder plus, it is a stable profession because as long as there are businesses, we are needed. Right accountants? 

Read. I love how books or e-books take me to a whole different place and time without me leaving the house or while commuting to Ayala. I cherish those absolutely free times where I can spend my day poring over books, learning new words I can use in conversing, highlighting quotes I can share, shipping star-crossed lovers (Dramione please!) and bawling my tears out for tragic deaths of my fictional heroes. A huge part of my good written and communication skills, I owe to those damn good authors.

Inspire and be inspired. Most of the things I love doing are a result of being inspired. I am an accountant because of my dad who is also one. I caught the travel fever by being inspired of the Eat-Pray-Love adventure. I loved working with young people and I am still in the ministry of youth leadership because of the many ates and kuyas which have greatly impacted my life. I believe Edison's wise anecdote about the 99% perspiration + 1% inspiration = genius/success or whatever. And however seemingly immaterial the 1% could be, 100% will not be attainable without it, right? As for the "being an inspiration" part, that is currently a work-in-progress. Let's see. Cross fingers!

Travel. I used to hate travelling - the packing of clothes, waiting for cheap fares, long commutes plus add-up my unusually clumsy self which always drives my travel buddies crazy, you follow? But when I read for the second time the Eat-Pray-Love novel by Elizabeth Gilbert (and when I also realized that it's non-fiction), it's as if my perspective on travelling changed. I can't wait for the perfect time (and the perfect budget) where I can also embark on my personal Eat-Pray-Love adventure. I'm getting excited while typing this *insert goofy grin here*. I started looking forward to travels and have religiously followed several travel blogs. Now what's left is saving up for these travels I have in mind.

Just because it's summer.

Eat. Last but certainly not the least of  the things I love is the one "hobby" I know everyone shared - love of food, eating, pigging-out, name it! Please, everybody loves to eat. No matter whether you are a vegan or not, whether you are dieting or to heck with my body shape, there is something about food that draws us in (may ganun!) I am no foodie expert but I trust my instinct and my taste buds when it comes to food. I am big on pasta and cakes, coffee and tea. The only let down I have for food is that I am not much of an adventurer in the cuisine world. I stick up to the familiar - American, Chinese, Italian, Filipino, little Japanese but I'm hoping I'd get over my fear of seemingly unfamiliar cuisines so I can enjoy food more and more food! :)

There you have it. The top topics I will mostly talk, rave, rant and write about in this blog. It took some real careful thinking, writing and editing before I finally publish the kick-off post for my blog. I am hopeful that this will be the start of something that I will be continuing years and years from now. Exciting! :)