Never did I imagine having to start a personal blog just to write in order for my thoughts to be shared with everyone. I don’t even know what I am going to write about and I don’t even know if people would actually find time to read my articles. Worst, I am not even that good in English writing. I am not confident about my chosen words or sentences that would best make my point be understood. I am not even in my younger years now (well that depends on our perception of being old, hehehe) for me to start writing about the current niche that is centered on the younger generations. But why do I keep on writing?
I remember my love for words started during my junior high when a Filipino teacher ask us to write a poem in Tagalog. Though I no longer recall the exact poem I wrote, I do recall my pen name (as we are required to create one). I chose “himpapawid” as my pen name which literally means Sky, Air, or atmosphere. From there on I become entwined for words that create meaning from a different angle which leads me to write poems. Back in those days, I have this small notebook where I compose carefully crafted words on love and love-lost. I don’t really share those poems except to the person who I wrote the poem for (with exception to my college roommate, who knew where I kept the book and his girlfriend who oftentimes reads it when I am not around). I think I have written close to 20 poems. I wanted to have it published when I am all settled, but sad to say, the notebook got lost after I finish college. I tried to re-compose some of the poems but ended up just recalling a few lines from different poems. I think I post some on Friendster (hehehe) and another website before but as time passes away, I just couldn’t track as internet access are not as wide as what we are enjoying to date.
So Why did I finally got the courage to Write now? I am still confused as to the “why” but there’s a part of me that wanted to start writing and to just simply be “me”, as a lasting contribution to the society for the coming years. I am not an expert on a particular topic but wanted to share what I learn, what I will be learning and what I will be getting out of the technology we have now. I still think of laptops, and desktops as a “game-machine” and that I do not take computers as an essential part of my daily life. But as I grew older and as the years pass by into my career, I realized that, indeed, computers and the things that came up are tools in my life to make working a bit more enduring. Now, these are the basic tools I am using to transform my thoughts, and ideas in a more comprehensive manner something that every Filipino can understand. My readers are important more than the technology or topics I am writing. I am not satisfied if my reader does not understand what I am talking about because I believe that technology exists not to make our life difficult but to make it easy and if I cannot explain it, it means I do not yet understand it fully.
I made up my mind. Even though I cannot yet answer the Whys’ now, I know in due time I will and if that time comes I will edit this article to include my answers. I will keep on writing from this day forward. I will keep on exploring until I can share them with all of you. I will not stop until a soul can be influenced that can lead to them taking the cue to start where my part ends just to continue inspiring. In my career I have this mantra to “Change Filipino Lives, One Project at a Time”, in writing or this blogging, I can say that I also want to “Change Filipino Lives, One Article At A Time”. It may not be now or next month but I am looking forward to that day when change meets life when technology meets ease of living.
Changing Filipino Lives, One Article at a Time
yani
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