Decisive Steps in Starting A Blog

               Hi there! Today  I committed myself to blog.   Camille, a journalist friend, said that blogging though easy, is a commitment.   I told her that I don’t have much time.  But I realized that this is a great chance to connect with others and at the same time, keep on with writing.

               Thanks to blogs we can now write unhindered by limitations and fears.  Though it took me more than two years to get truly started, I realized that the advantages of having a blog outweigh the inconveniences of setting up one.  Initially, I thought I will not be able to understand téch-y things but thanks to Blogger, they made it easy for me—would just need to follow well the instructions in creating an account.  To my joy as well, I also discovered that my blog would get a cool layout including built-in organizing features—would just have to click the design tab on the main blog page, explore this, and there... I got the blog-look I wanted.  It is amazing how one can publish instantly in the internet nowadays without much hassle and pressure.  But the crucial steps that really got me started came from my cheering squad of friends.

               Camille made me start to commit to blogging.  Ann encouraged me to start by helping me create this blog side by side with Celeste, who was also starting her blog. Then, Jing gave me an idea for the blog’s title. And so, “PED Xing” came to be.

               As the song goes, "I get by with a little help from my friends."

Mel , 14 November 2010