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My First Entry

Actually, I first sign up for a web platform four years ago. I remembered my domain name then is cheapskate chronicles because of me being a cheapskate. But I later deleted the domain when I googled that somebody is already using that title for a blog. So I created another one which is what I use today but it took me two years to write two blog posts and deleted it.

Now I'm going to continue what I have started. I learned that I have a knack for writing way back my college days whenever we have to write reflection papers, to my surprise I always get a grade of 90+. Then I tried applying for the school newspaper, they told me to pass five of my writing works to qualify. After a few days, I decided not to continue because, during that time, I was already taking some of my majors that I don't have time to participate in the publication. In those times, all I was devoted to studying like it is a matter of life and death. That it's fine to get a grade of 1.0 which is equivalent of a D rather than to fail then repeat the subject. I am an average joe mostly my grades fall on 89-80% which are satisfactory with two or three 90+ and two 79% usually in math related subjects. 

During one of my final semesters, I had a talk with a friend that I wanted to blog particularly be a fashion blogger like my idol Tricia Gosingtian. My friend advised me that I need a lot of money to be able to blog as bloggers, they need money to buy new sets of clothes all the time. Well, I also thought that I am an awkward 20 years old back then and also I am not photogenic which fashion bloggers should possess. At that time, it was circa 2011, there are a sizable number of blogs back then but not as many as we have nowadays were almost everybody is a vlogger or blogger. Back then Bryanboy was already famous as his blog started way back 2005.

After I graduated, I helped out in our family business up to this day.  During my free time, I read newspapers, magazines, books and anything I could get my hands on. One of the reading materials I love to read is Inquirer, it is one of our national newspapers where we Filipinos get a dose of daily news. One of the columns there caught my eye which is the Young Blood column. It is a column in which the writer is 30 and below. They could write anything from day to day life, musings, random thoughts, heartbreak, adulting and many more. I find inspiration and amusement reading stories written by ordinary people because their articles are very relatable. It is a breath of fresh air from reading news. That is the reason that I want to write because it gives me satisfaction and I want others to read it which could spark conversations.