Friends ask,
“Why blog?”
I answer,
“Why not?”
They all say,
“That’s not a valid reason.”
And then I say,
“Read my blog and you’ll see.”
Head scratches. Disappointed looks. Piercing eyes. Silence.
Are you one of my friends? Yes?
Hi!
Welcome to my gambling site!
Look around first and read the mess that's in here. Much like the mess in my room, right? This is my squatting place in cyberspace. The domain that replaced my moleskine journal. The reason why I'm sometimes not in the mood to go out.
Anyway, I know you came here for a reason. And I promise not to disappoint and give my honest answer.
Are you ready?
I blog because I need to. It’s an itch I need to scratch. It’s a thirst I need to quench. I blog because I want to. It’s a world I want to explore. It’s a life I want to discover. Do you get my drift?
No?
Should I drop the BS and be more like… me in real life? Nah, I don’t think so because I want you to see another side of me. A part which you don’t know and a character you haven’t met. And no, I’m not schizophrenic. I’m just, should I say, greedy with my personality.
But that changes now, because I owe you my explanation, now that you came here to my domain. But first - THANK YOU. Don’t forget to play the lotto. Who knows if you’d win and treat me to a trip to Boracay, Palawan and Cebu… and so I digress.
So why do I waste spend hours in front of the computer instead of watching Marimar? What? That soap already ended? Sorry.
NETWORK
Blogging leads to blog hopping. Blog hopping leads to bloggers. Bloggers lead to friendships. Friendships lead to connections. Connections lead to… you know where I’m going.
And no, I’m not replacing you, I’m just upgrading my social life. Remember the time when I got rid of my 4GB iPod Nano for an 40GB iPod Classic because I want to put more songs in? This is my new iPod Classic, and you’re in my old loyal friends playlist. While this guy who sells original but cheap Havaianas on his site is in my people-to-call-for-birthday-gifts playlist. Get it?
KNOWLEDGE
When I blog, I discover and learn things about myself. Such as:
- I can still type fast with one hand while the other is holding a sandwich.
- I discovered that I’m more efficient at work because I want to blog as soon as possible.
- Writing my thoughts stops them from running aimlessly in my head.
- Good business ideas often come to me when I’m half-awake typing gibberish on my draft.
- My expenses are lower because I blog instead of going to Starbucks to write in my journal.
Visitors. Readers. Fans.
Attention. Buzz. Awards.
Megalomania. World domination. Jessica Zafra.
‘Nuff said.
ESCAPE
Why do you watch movies? Read those novels? Drink at bars? Window shop at SM City? It’s because you want to forget about your duties and deadlines. Wait, I should restate that –
It’s because you want to temporarily forget about your duties and deadlines (better?).
You and I do not function with an unlimited source of power. We need to recharge emotionally, psychologically and actually. (snickers)
Blogging is a good escape from reality. It lets the subconscious sort out the stuff in our head while we ramble into cyberspace with all our nonsense. (I see niche bloggers smirk with that statement.)
So the next time I’m not replying to your texts and you see that my Yahoo Messenger is offline. I’m probably spaced out here in my blog.
MONEY
Give me a D
Give me an O
Give me an L
Give me an A
Give me an R
Give me an S
What do you get?
A wrong spelling of dollars.
Yes, this is why I’m constantly asking you guys to start a blog. So I can have back links and improve my Google Page Rank. So I can increase my Technorati Authority. So I can have more Blog Juice. So I have a friend to learn Search Engine Optimization with. So I can get help in grabbing "Opportunities".
So I can earn more money and I won’t need you to treat me to Boracay, Palawan and Cebu when you win the lotto. So I can buy every Havaiana flip-flop color from that guy as your birthday gift. So I can upgrade my 40GB iPod Classic to 160GB. So I can meet Jessica Zafra.
Wait, I don’t need money to meet her. I’ll just spam her blog until she agrees to meet me.