Reading a friend's...hmmm, I should probably give credit where it is due...so, let me start again...
Reading Smaran's (a friend) blog, and smiling at it made me realise how much I miss writing. I was shocked at how I couldn't string five words together in a sensible sounding sentence, without it becoming Hinglish, a colloquial mix of Hindi and English, a language (if you can call it that!) I once used to despise. One thing I haven't forgotten is the excessive use of exclamation marks. (Yes, I struggled with my urge to end that previous sentence with an exclamation mark! Ah, well...) The irony is that I once thought I would take up writing as a career choice; journalism was my first choice, before I fell prey to the Indian parents' stereotypical choice of pursuring engineering (No offense to ANYBODY). In all fairness, it WAS my second choice!
I digress. This new aforementioned language I talk made me the victim of a close friend's constant teasing. More so due to the degradation of my spoken English. Yes, Mikhil, although I never admitted it, of course I knew I had started using and pronouncing words that would make the Queen want to commit suicide! And even as I re-read what I have just written, I realise how my writing skills have degraded. I admit, I was never the best writer I knew, but the words always flowed relentlessly. Words; once my best friend, are soon becoming alien to me. Today was when I realised just how much I missed writing. And how I should start writing again, if I wanted to maintain that cherished bond with the words that were once so familiar to me. As with everything new, baby steps are the perfect way to start. So, this is my first baby step. I blog after over two years since my last (and first) blog entry! It is a start nevertheless. Maybe what I lack is inspiration. Hmm, there's a thought.
I also realise how I have all but given up on my voracious reading habit. I was never found without a book. In school, my girlfriends used to gossip in the lunch break, and I'd have my head buried in a book. And now, I can't remember when I last read a book that inspired me. This entry was a lot shorter than I thought it would be, but I am overwhelmed, and words fail me. But, as I said, baby steps. In due course of time, I hope to have overcome this writer's block (that has lasted an awfully long time) and be able to blog regularly. Till, then I need to find a meaningful source of inspiration. Oh, Calvin and Hobbes sounts, right? ;)
P.S: Also, I have the most boringly dull name for my blog. Hmm, maybe THAT should be my first baby step. An imaginative name!
