Blogging, anyone?

I have never used my blog in the conventional sense that is to note every minute of every waking hour of my life. Nor have I ever felt obliged to keep a frequent update of it, not when I assumed I would be the only one viewing it. Why would I want to read a 10 line paragraph noting how bored I was on the 15th of November? ("hmm...i'm so bored 2day la...nothing to do...dunno wat 2 rite oso...the weather is pretty gloomy 2day....juz d way i like it...wanna go sleep..hehe..ok dats all folks...").
Sound familiar? I mean, its the WEATHER for God's sakes!! How exciting is it to note that the 15th was a gloomy day and I wanted to stay in bed? Heck, I'm never one for jumping out of bed and chirping "Oh, its a beautiful morning".
But I digress. I have never kept a diary unless you include a 10-year-olds account of her school girl crushes into that category. I have never felt a need for recording my day-to-day life nor have I had any premonition that I may want to relive them in the future. Who needs diaries when you have relatives on all four sides who remember every detail of the past 18 years of my life and never miss an opportunity to remind me of the day I took home my first test paper without having it marked?
No, the only reason I started a blog was because someone told me he saw great potential in my writing and that I should continue writing frequently to hone my craft. Also, with a rambling mind like mine, I sometimes wished I had a Pensieve to siphon my thoughts into. This is my Pensieve. Any "profound" words of wisdom or issues that catch my attention will be extracted and added in here to be examined at my leisure.
I said earlier that I never blogged in the conventinal sense because I had no reason to relive my past day. However, in the light of the fact that I now have a frequent reader, I, at her request, have decided hold back on the random thoughts and try my hand at blogging. This may well be the most personal piece I have written thus far, I know it doesn't seem very intimate but I promise not to be so detached next time.
Look for more on the wild and exciting life of Shakuntala Rathakrishnan in the coming blogs! =)