Blogging

Though it has been a year since I started on this blog, I didn't put up many posts. I have to admit that this blog has been neglected as I am writing more in my Chinese blog.

I can remember vividly how my youngest son had helped me to set up this blog last year. When the blog was ready, I promised him that I would write regularly to express my feelings and to share my thoughts with all my children. Not long after that, he set up another Chinese blog for me and "encouraged" me to write at the same time in Chinese!

That was a joke to me as I hadn't learnt Chinese "Pin Yin"before. It was impossible for me to input any Chinese character into the computer. He then came out with a bright idea that I dictated to him my ideas and he would help to input into the computer. The suggestion sounded feasible and we did give it a try . But we quitted soon because it's not easy in practice. He was only twelve and unable to follow all my thoughts. It turned out to be word by word input. Not only slow, but difficult for both of us to coordinate smoothly.

I decided to abandon the whole thing, but this persistent son of mine wouldn't let me off the hook. Instead he gave me a big Chinese dictionary and forced me to learn up Chinese "Pin Yin". I couldn't say "no" to him as I had always stressed to my children that "Nothing is impossible". Moreover, I remembered reading somewhere on the importance of a mother being a "role model" to her children. So I took up the challenge and started writing in Chinese with the help of that thick dictionary. Surprisingly, I picked up faster than expected and ended up writing more in my Chinese blog last year.

I am always thankful to my dear son for bringing me into the blogging world which makes my life more fulfilled. If not for his persistence, I would not have done it today!

Whenever anybody asks me how I have become a blogger, I would tell them that my twelve-year old son has "forced" me into it.

I wonder anybody believe me???