I've been notoriously negligent with this kind of thing in the past, but I guess the time and circumstances are right for me to get started on this kind of activity again. I had a LiveJournal©®™ thing once, but I posted like... 3 times, with little to say... But that was a long time ago!
Now, after all this time and having flourished as a human (hopefully) being, I find myself confident enough to actually transcribe my thoughts, experiences, stories and stuffs, mostly stuff. So let's start about the particular kind of stuff that goes about me, because I would
I've come to love 'experiencing' things life has to offer, in all it's shapes and forms. And no I'm not going to shout that '#YOLO!' crap. I'll just respond with 'You obviously love Oreos?' Anyways, for instance, I'm a huge child at heart, and as such, I love anything that has to do with video games. It all started out as a childhood dream, and it has become my life's prime passion.
In the last few years, I managed to get a job within the industry, climbing the steps to the point where I even managed to obtain a content designer position; that very moment I had reached one of the biggest highlights in my life... But it was short lived. The industry is in a rough patch in these times, and I was affected. Since then, I find myself wandering here and about, pondering my everyday thoughts and the future, with much incertitude (that I dread so much).
As dramatic as that sounds, I'm still quite optimistic, and I'm not one to give up so easily. In fact, I always try to keep my chin up. I've come up with a plan to address that situation. And that's one of the things that brings me back to blogging. I want to go back to University to take a Bachelor's Degree in 3D Animation & Digital design, so I can gain more knowledge and experience pertaining to my professional career, which is also going to boost my credentials. More importantly, the school that I've applied for has their students blogging about their progress, so why not get a head start?
There's much more to me and life itself than video games though. Once, I've actually let that take over my life in a VERY dangerous way, but I've learned and grown out from that. I learned that as human beings, we are truly blessed to be able to experience so much different things in so many different ways that surpasses imagination itself, such as culinary appreciation and confection, or scuba diving. I couldn't stay locked in virtual places forever.
Speaking of culinary, I've discovered in the past 1-2 years that I truly enjoy cooking as a hobby; Like art, it allows a lot of creativity to take place, and I'm all about that. It also tends to be very relaxing for me. Food is such an important part of our lives and culture, I find it important enough to immerse myself in it, and share my experience of it with others; I will definitely be posting some of my recipes here!
Lastly, I would define myself as somewhat of an explorer. Both of my imagination, and of reality. In my youth, I was quite fortunate that my parents introduced me to a very special, unique and particular sport; Scuba Diving.
My parents always knew that I loved being in the water, and Scuba allowed me to visit a realm that a privileged few on this earth have had the chance to see with their own eyes. Sure you can travel to say... Paris. But you're only really visiting something many people have seen before. But when it comes to Poseidon's realm, how much of a fraction of people on this earth can safely say they have seen? Hell, humanity knows more about the surface of the moon than the bottom of the ocean. The wonders we can uncover there are truly breathtaking to behold, and I am extremely grateful than I can be one of the privileged explorers of the deep blue. I wish to share that with those dear to me and my entourage, and maybe even take some of you there.
Holy Frak, I see that I've managed to write way more than I expected to myself. Hell, writing this is... 'Strangely therapeutic', as I like to say often. I can focus my thoughts, record them and discuss them, rather than just let them come and go, lost in time and space.
Anywho, I'll end this post for now, so that I can start others. Thank you for taking part in this, if you've read this (and more to come!)
AND NOW, ON WITH THE SHOW!
(If you read that line and heard the Karazhan opera event announcer's voice, that makes you awesome!)
