Update on 11-15-2010

I have recently finished integrating my “Petra” blog to this one (which means I have brought my posts in that blog to this one and kept the dates). It was a time-consuming process and I was amazed.

There were so many posts I had written in my “Petra” blog! It was the time when I maintained two blogs at once, and each for a different set of targeted readers; and I did that for nearly two years! Where did I get all the ideas, the enthusiasm, and the efforts? If there was any time for me to be amazed with myself then this was the time! (Too much for someone who is trying to be humble!)

I also had an opportunity to read all the comments from my Petra people. Those were all great comments that I would forever treasure! Unfortunately, I couldn’t bring them over to this solitude blog. Alas, I missed the time when I could have more than 5 comments for one post!

For so many months I have forgotten the great joy of blogging. Since I only expected my mother and my former girlfriend Arwen to read my blog, what I wrote was something quite different: not necessarily worse, but much less worth-mentioning. And of course, Life has changed; therefore, I have, also. Now it is the time for me to revive my old enthusiasm and go forth. Blogging will now once again be a priority to me – and to impress the “future me” is exciting, too!

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