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Been looking at the differences between these two again while I did this post (because I always forget)... It's been a while since I last look at my old diaries (journals?) but I'm pretty sure they are diaries at the beginning... they [probably] transformed to journals later on.. or maybe a mix of those two.
On this day in the past, I posted once in 2009... and it was about keeping a diary.
Sounds familiar? I did a similar post this year in January. Honestly, I totally forgot that I blogged about it before. I think I found it some months later and laughed because of the similar theme XD
The 2009 post had a more detailed story of how I started.
I still prefer a blank, without-dates version now.
At that time, I used the organizer book given (or bought? I don’t know) by AIA as my diary (now I prefer thick, without-dates journal)
I still prefer a blank, without-dates version now.
Also the part where I write my diary in English:
I also started writing those entries in English. Broken English at first… haha. Wrong choice of words and wrong tenses, all that problems but I kept writing in English. I think it did helped improved my English essays, or if not… at least the experience gave me more confidence to write English essays.
You know what? That's actually a useful writing exercise when you're learning a new language. Imagine writing my diary entries in Japanese.. *daydreams*... oh but if I don't want to bother with writing kanji characters.. maybe French, in the future...? OMG imagine a diary with entries in multiple languages - sounds fun!
One weird reason why I insist on keeping a diary is to assist me when I unexpectedly have amnesia (I thought of this BEFORE watching “Samantha Who?”) due to yet-to-be-known accidents in the future. Not that I’m asking for an amnesia (or want it…).. duh. Nothing wrong with getting ready, right? Anyway, if it does happen… I thought my past diaries will help me remember or help me “get to know” myself again.
That reason... oh how it made me smile today. I kind of still believe in keeping a diary for that moment but I'm also like "My diaries won't be that helpful" haha.. I don't really write in detail what I did that day or anything similar. More on my thoughts that day...? I guess I can get to know my personality again? Wouldn't it be better to embrace the memory loss and just restart from zero, take it like a reset button for life - this is how I see it today.
Since I started studying in university, I seldom write into my diary anymore. Recalling the “memory loss” reason now, I think I really should get back to daily diary writing.
In that post, I wanted to get back to that habit. In this year's post, I'm more vague about it (I think)... Since I blog daily, this blog has become a [public] diary. The diary I kept from 2018 is used for random stuff I don't include in this blog. I rarely write in it though.
Random tidbits
Look at that, I used the full term "university" :P
Nowadays, I shortened it to just uni as a symbol not completing my undergraduate degree. Just stating that as a fact here. Learnt one of the big lessons in life there: Sometimes, you have to walk away.
Look at that, I used the full term "university" :P
Nowadays, I shortened it to just uni as a symbol not completing my undergraduate degree. Just stating that as a fact here. Learnt one of the big lessons in life there: Sometimes, you have to walk away.
It doesn't really bother me but if you feel like looking down at me for that, well, I'm glad I can boost your big ego today ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Recently, since I started learning some of the languages I said I want to learn, I've been having flashbacks of moments in uni. (Oohh maybe this is why I've been having weird dreams hmmm...) I'm... just not meant for a formal tertiary education system. I even thought maybe I should've been homeschooled during secondary school (up to sitting for SPM, which is somewhat-equivalent to O-Level). I just believe that I could've learned more and better by myself (or with minimal guidance).
...ooof this post went somewhat gloomy at the end. I hope you have a nice day today.
