Why Do I Blog?

Every now and then, someone passes a comment about my blog that makes me kinda uncomfortable. It's usually something along the lines of, "Wah, your blog all about food, food, food. No wonder you fat already!" or "Wah, your blog very pink ah.".

Granted, these are perfectly normal comments with no harm intended. However, comments like these are also unnecessarily redundant. I like food and the colour pink IS my favourite shade and naturally, my blog would evolve around the things that I like. So, why repeat it? The nicest thing anyone has probably said about my blog is... "Nice photos".  LOL!

Sometimes, I fall into a lazy spell and stop blogging. True, I'm more motivated to blog when there are pictures involved. Hey, I enjoy photography. I like pretty pictures. Umm... posts with pictures still constitutes as blogging, no? Anyway, during bouts of laziness... I contemplate giving up blogging. You know, ignoring this blog until it falls into a state of boring neglect. But then, I can't (so far)! Slowly but surely, something will come along to spark the blogging bug and I am back to posting about food, myself and umm.. myself.

All bloggers have their own reasons to blog. Some do it for the money. Some do it for the fame. Some do it because they are bored. Some do it simply because they enjoy it. I think I've sorta fallen in love with blogging. I started over two years back because I wanted something to occupy my disturbed mind (and heart) and now, I find myself voluntarily typing away for www.mcallie8.blogspot.com.

I blog mainly for personal satisfaction and for family and friends. Nothing pleases me more than a finished entry complete with pictures and text. It's the same proud feeling seeing your author byline in the papers. Most of the time, I blog about fluff... nothing serious and nothing that hits too close to home.

It's always assumed that just because you blog, you blab away everything on your blog. I can't speak for others, but for me... I'm always cautious. Everyone uses the internet. So, you never know who's reading right now! I've read blogs where people bitch about their jobs and bosses. How super dangerous! Bosses could be reading every gripe that their employees make online! Eek! Hi Boss! I LOVE MY JOB!!!

I'm really straying from my title and I guess it is because my thoughts are all over the place. I hope this post is reminds myself on the days I feel like giving up, that I actually enjoy doing this shit. It would be pretty cool that if in ten years I'm still at it. I would have 12 years of my life archived online.