There hasn't been much activity here on Ocean's 1/2 lately. I truly apologise for that. I've been going through some really personal issues, couple that with exams and what you get is an idle blog. I had plans of shutting this blog down for good, but it seems so much of a deja vu that I'm questioning my perseverance and if it's not for my own lack of will.
Anyhow, here I am. I realised one thing though. The more I write in my private journal, the less I write in my blog. I guess the amount of time I have for documenting my life is limited. That brings me to another question - How do you strike a balance between documenting your life and living it?
Take for example, a camera. I sometimes find myself busy snapping away, or recording something, usually a very precious moment that in the process of doing so, I have essentially failed to enjoy the present. And all that is left are some pixels to remind me of my foolishness. What do you think? Leave me a comment below :)
Anyhow, I have a little more time on my hands now, so I do have a little something for the blog in the coming weeks. I had this idea of writing a series of short stories, much like a weekly thing, but didn't really had the guts to kickstart the project, till I received 2 tweets. 2 encouraging tweets from what I thought was a non-existent reader base. So, that really got to me and I'm happy to say that I have started. I'm not exactly sure how this will go, but I'm just gonna go with the flow, there isn't really a plan. Haha..
Here's a sneak peak :) I hope you enjoy it!
"Just to be politically correct, I don’t know what love is, or what it feels like, because it’s just such a big word to use, but if I were to give it the wildest shot, this is as close as it gets. It’s better than all my fantasies and imagination put together. This is what I would call love. Well, at least for now."
I haven't even named the short story yet..haha. Perhaps when I've written more material, I'd give it a fair title.
I guess this should suffice in making up for October's Wrap Up which I did not write. Till then, I'll probably post a couple more photos from Penang :)
4 thoughts:
You're not alone, Will. There has been many a time when I myself have thought of closing my blog and starting from scratch again sometime later but I haven't.
I believe it's all in the name of time management. By the way, your short story is great... it contains lots of life to it. =)
That's comforting Charlotte :) There has been a number of blogs I closed down through the years. This one stays. I hope..haha
And thanks! It's still work in progress. Fingers crossed, it turns out good :)
Previously I thought of it the same way, means I should enjoy myself instead of busy taking photos.
Although it may not be logical, but someone told me that photos are memory in its raw form.
So anyway I think I have to take pictures else good moments will be lost, I guess...
well, yes. moments will most probably be lost without photos, but the feelings you get in the moment can never be replaced by mere photos. That's why I said strike a balance instead of choose one.
Also, this mere fact encourages me to better my photography skills, so I don't have to go on a shutter burst frenzy, afraid of losing the "perfect shot". Instead, I now choose my shots more carefully.
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