During my absence and lack of participation in churning out blogs, I had been busy with reading others' blogs. I came across a bunch of blogger's blogs. It seems that they are inter-related to one another. Mostly, NIE undergrads/teachers. And this is what I want to write about.

It is fairly interesting to read one's blogs and catch a glimpse of his/her life. They's write about their families, friends, home, career and thoughts about this and that. But you don't actually know them, except for the pictures they posted on their blogs. One die hard fanatic writes everyday, complete with photos and links and blah.

What I don't understand is how one could religiously update their blogs daily. And how willingly they share personal feelings. Hello? Has the word privacy been deemed meaningless? How how on earth did they find time amidst their busy daily schedules?

They are not losers with no life, i can vouch for that. They have loved ones, husbands, boyfriends jobs etc. But i still don't understand how they find time to write their daily events, thoughts feelings, blah blah blah.. some wrote long entries which looked too draggy and longwinded to me. I fell asleep halfway thru. Some didnt have anything interesting to say but chose some inconsequential matters they see each day like seeing a toothless hospital amah or a poor diry cat. I mean, come on people! Talk about something that won't put me to sleep!

But then again, blogging could be a hobby and a haven to relieve stress, even at the expense of exposing your innermost, private feelings.

But nevertheless, what got me wondering was how fanatical one can be in updating blogs. When i say this, I am comparing to my daily schedule. I work 9 hours a day. That doesnt include my travelling time to work and back home. And when i reach home, I've got other stuff to do like laundry, housekeeping, facial care and, if i could afford that extra time, TV. To me, each day, time is limited. Time is precious. And I prioritises the things which I consider important first. There's just too many things and projects swimming in my head that, waiting to be launched. I have friends to keep in touch with, weddings to attend, my mother to help, a house to tidy up etc. I hardly have time to switch on my laptop/PC to update my blogs, transferring pictures of the day. At the end of the day, my brain would be so fried, I couldnt think of anything coherent to write. And most importantly, I need my beauty rest.

Then I thought about my university days. I was so free back then, just like all these NIE undergrads. All i needed to do was bury my head in thick textbooks and piling notes. The only thing in university that kept me busy was the neverending projects and impending deadlines. I should have kept an online diary back then. I'm sure i would have tons of things to say and vomit them out thru these web portals. I could publish my poems and creative stories. I wrote so many of them then.

But not now. I'm a lot different and busier.

And that, my dear, is the difference between poor, busy, mixed up me and those die hard bloggers.