UNFOLDED by krystal: From Scratch to a Hopeful Catch

Some months ago, I came across with this facebook status of my friend Len who was previously actively blogging her poems and ideas. She posted this because she already missed writing and the status included the link of her first blog article. Curious as I can be I checked it and found myself enjoying what she had written. The article talks about how our friend, Jen, encouraged her to also start writing and blogging. For almost 3 years of togetherness in the office, I never had the slightest idea that these two girls are bloggers.

To tell you honestly, I always wanted to write and dreamt of one day publicly share all the things that I had written since I was kid. I had this notebook where I compiled all my writings which includes from my haikus to full blown poems, short stories, essays and my day to day journal that tackles my life's adventures and mishaps and everything that came across my mind or anything under the sun that I have thoughts to put in to.

The collection had reached a hundred when I am already at our so called "real world". This was the time I graduated and was already exposed to a lot of things aside from studying and giving what are due for my parents expectations and happiness. The real world where I started working, thinking of how I will survive each day in and out of the office, paying bills, getting exposed to day to day drama of this life especially deaths of the people dear to me. With all the things going on with our world, writing has been my sort of escape and mostly I convey them through poems.

Then one day in 2011 a big time heartbreak had led me to stop writing. Few pages of my journal were torn, for I had given them to someone who had been one of my inspiration in writing during that time. The pain of being dumped had led me to lose all the excitement in writing and it felt like writing always reminds me of him. The moving on process took almost 2 years before I found myself asking the same question: "Where art thou writer in me?"

Yes, it was last year I started asking myself the same line. For countless times, my brain would be full of thoughts and words regarding different stuffs that sometimes it feels like it's about to explode. I would then grab my pen and paper (sometimes my laptop and turn on the Microsoft Word application) but after the passing of couple of hours I am still staring at a blank sheet. I know I am totally happy and content with the life I already have but it seems like the Goddess of Writing had already departed me.

Though I never lose hope in writing , I never pushed myself to go back at the same time. In the middle of this year, I had to stop working due to my delicate pregnancy and got no choice but to file for a medical leave. And with that I had more time for myself and to count the lizards on the ceiling and the ants on the wall.

Amidst the boredom, my dear friend Bea invited me to start attending events sponsored by Belle De Jour planner whenever I feel healthy. That's where I meet women who are fond of blogging. We've been friends for months now and they are all insightful of writing. From one event to a series of succeeding events, I met beautiful bellas who are fond of writing and sharing whatever their experiences on each events. I must say, aside from the outpouring of blessings I have now, the people I got to know inspired me to start writing and to note "blogging".

So here I am, with this lengthy first article (haha), I finally clicked that publish button and is formally entering the blogosphere. With the best as I can, I would love to share and unfold together with you life's mishaps, adventures, vanities and luxuries (which include things that we could possibly both dig into like food, drinks, movies, poems, books, travel, beach, makeups and cosmetics, arts, and events).