Spark.

After giving it some thought, I decided to revive my Blogger.

Aside from perhaps a need to keep myself busy, or to be more productive with my time, I guess this is because of some inexplicable need to keep writing. Writing has always been one of my most favorite things to do, from as far back as I can remember. It has given me an outlet, a haven, a second voice through my old Friendster blog, my Journal on Multiply, my Twitter, and recently my Notes on Facebook. And oftentimes, I've found it to be rather therapeutic. I would love to keep on writing for as long as there's something to write about.

I've got something planned for this blog for at least the first two weeks. After that, well... I don't know. But one thing's for sure.

I've got my spark back.

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