I have a joke and here it goes
“I made a
decision this morning that I would spend a few hours procrastinating. But I
never got round to it.”
So I procrastinated the whole day.
Nah, that wasn’t true. What was true was; I did
procrastinate since I got back home from the base, which I served my National
Service (NS) since the day I was posted out of Home Team Academy.
And it’s only now I’m starting to blog about it,
about my freedom, about my life.
Tiredness can be felt at beneath my feet where
soreness lingers. Sleepiness is evident with every wide yawn in almost less
than a minute. And I’m still typing as if I’m fully awake. No matter as
everything is a fresh start; a fresh new blog in a fresh new email address,
used to post a fresh new and first post of this virtual journal where everyone
can read.
The good note about now is that I’ve decided to meet my problems head-on as Izuddin. I’ve another blog in Tumblr which I give myself an alias. Initially
because I always cowered in the shadows without a light of hope, fearing what
others would say of me, I thought the name would do well for me to create a
realm for myself to vent out my dissatisfactions and frustrations.
It is only recently that I have this statement in
mind; in order for him (the personality of
my alias which I intend to “don”) to be born, Izuddin must first rise. It
probably sound corny to some of you especially when I had those words in mind
just as the movie The Dark Knight Rises
was gaining popularity during that time.
It doesn’t matter.
I’ve decided to face my problems head-on, knowing
the limits of expressing myself in the cyber world. If there’s anything irking
me too much, I’m best pouring myself out to a friend or get my personal
hardcopy journal jotted down. I’m not sure what I’m going to say in the
upcoming days, months or years. My blog may probably gain popularity since a
reason for me to do this is to open myself up. Alright –that “gaining
popularity” thing is a joke; the “opening myself up” does really mean serious business –in a nutshell, I mean socialising.
If there’s anything I daresay, it’d be; I’m
different from who I was before enlisting into NS. I was probably a dark and
sombre guy back then. And that doesn’t mean I’m an all-cheerful and optimistic
person. It’s just that I desire a change in myself by having new perspectives
of things around me, expanding my mind and heart towards those around me. I don’t
think I’ve to know them anyway. However, people
are what we need in life. I wish I can live all by myself without relying on
anyone. If I’ve to rely on God every single moment of my life that alone is
enough to prove that I need others. If there’s anything which demands for a
question to the need of others, the only answer I have now is; love.
So does the
other guy still exist? He does and he will… whenever I need him. After all, in order for him to be
born, I must first rise.
I’ll do my best to keep all my complaints and the venting
of frustrations in somewhere private. Until then, do keep a lookout for the
next update.
Yours & Only
‘Iz
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