Many of my friends think that I have too much time on my hand to kill when they found out that I have started to blog recently. Is this really true?

The fact is, there will never be enough time. There's always insufficient time to rest and relax, to spend time with our family and our loved ones, holidays are always so short, weekends will whiz past before we know it, and the list will go on indefinitely. There's always so much to do and yet so little time. So then, the question is, why do I blog?

Here are the 4 reasons why I blog:

1) Take Some Time Off to Smell the Roses
Having a blog somehow compels me to take time off amidst the hustle and bustle of life to think and reflect. I think it's extremely pathetic to go through the week without remembering anything significant or to have nothing that's worth mentioning or sharing with the people around you. It could be something you heard over the radio, a conversation with a friend, something you read about in the newspaper or Internet, etc. Surely, something must have struck a chord in your heart during the week!

2) Capture Memorable Moments
A blog is a good means to capture memorable moments. I’d like to pen down my travelling experiences with the best tour guide in the world – my husband, and all the delightful moments or misadventures we share in our pursuit to try all the 50 best restaurants in Singapore and the makansutra-recommended food.

3) A Glimpse of my Life
Apart from teaching, marking students’ work, chasing students for their overdue assignments and consent forms, disciplining them, nagging at them, calling up their parents, clowning in front of them, etc, I have a life too, just like everybody else! Sometimes, students simply think that teachers derive pleasure from lecturing them, and our only hobby is to mark their assignments. *Sigh* How wrong can they be!

4) It's Therapeutic
After starting the blog, I realise creating collages and exploring the Internet for ways to improvise my blog can be quite therapeutic. Though my blog is not as fanciful as I would like it to be right now, I'm sure it will get better with time. In fact, blogging has become something which I look forward to doing now.

Right now, I'm looking forward to the CNY break to spruce up my blog (hopefully).