Somehow, I couldn't find anything (interesting) to write about. I remember promising myself that I would write at least one post every week for this year. It seems resolutions aren't really followed after all.
On the subject of writing, the hardest part of it is actually finding out what to write about. I remember someone asked me once while in a jeepney ride how was it that I was able to write something with ease. I told her that you don't have to write anything significant. The way I did it was that I would take a single moment, may it be mine or from someone else, and try to describe it. I took the example of the couple on the other side of the jeepney holding hands and looking out of the window as the jeepney cruised down the road. What do you think they're thinking about? What do you think happened to them before they rode the jeepney? What do you think will happen when they get down? I told her that every moment has its own story. It just needs a storyteller.
With the strong influence of social networks that promote microblogging (which I do not and will never classify as a writeup), I wouldn't be surprised that people stopped writing these days. It has appeared that people could sum up everything they're feeling and saying in a sentence, more so a phrase! Not that I have anything against it (I remember a comment by a friend saying, "Who needs tabloids when we've got Facebook?"); it's just that we are slowly running out of storytellers that are worth listening to. Or, probably we think we are running out of that moment that is worth writing about.
I remember the last thing I said to her in the jeepney was to not write with the thought that someone is going to read it. Write for yourself, something that you could laugh and cry with. That way, you could write freely, with no strains on what the reader thinks. Besides, you could always "delete" their comments here (not that I do; just the spams). Write as if you were going to have Alzheimer's and you need something to help you remember. Probably that would ease out the tension. And for sure, you wouldn't be getting Alzheimer's with your mind constantly working.
There, I guess I got rid of the writing block. Who knew I had so many moments stuck in my mind to write about?![mltan100.blogspot.com]( "mltan100.blogspot.com")
I remember the last thing I said to her in the jeepney was to not write with the thought that someone is going to read it. Write for yourself, something that you could laugh and cry with. That way, you could write freely, with no strains on what the reader thinks. Besides, you could always "delete" their comments here (not that I do; just the spams). Write as if you were going to have Alzheimer's and you need something to help you remember. Probably that would ease out the tension. And for sure, you wouldn't be getting Alzheimer's with your mind constantly working.
There, I guess I got rid of the writing block. Who knew I had so many moments stuck in my mind to write about?
