Substance.

Setting up a blog is not easy. It is high maintenance considering the time and ideas you invest. I even think of a blogger as an instant celebrity because in a way, you will expose yourself to the public (unless of course if you make your posts private) and you give them an option of invading your personal space or not. To a certain extent, your life will become an open book but you'll never know, you might inspire people or help them to stop being narrow-minded.

Sorry! I'm blabbering. 

Ready...Set...Go!

Okay, so the reason why I'm writing this entry is actually connected on my title. Substance. 

Earlier this morning, I was reading Angel Bombarda's latest post. Angel is my former editor-in-chief in The LaSallian. You can check out her blog here. Her blog is about, how the blog title goes, Chasing Columbia (apparently! Duh, Vrig, duh!!). Any reader will be inspired from all her travels and insights especially if you know where she is coming from. After reading one entry to another, you would most probably feel like the purpose of living is to travel and to figure out who or what you want to be. So I kept on reading and clicked the tab Who's Chasing? Apparently, that portion of her blog is where she introduced herself and stated the whole point of establishing her blog and that is, after learning that Columbia University is offering a double degree in Law and Journalism, she suddenly felt the desire to chase Columbia. I find it really awesome, substantial, inspiring and so connected to what she has been posting on her blog. I'm sure you find it pretty awesome too (wink wink!). It's like everything is wired to a series of adventure or some sort to chase a dream. 

And there goes Anna Oposa. Another blogger that I admire the most for her wit, intelligence, bibaness (if there's such a word), and love for marine life. Check out her blog here. You will laugh any time of the day and still feel like you actually learned something after reading her posts. 

...which got me thinking about my own blog. I even tweeted that I feel so ashamed (uh-oh. Here's the melancholic Vrig. Stop. Wait. Stop) of mine 'cause it feels like this doesn't have any substance, but oh well, everyone has to start somewhere. Perhaps as of now, what I'm chasing or figuring out is who I am (not that I am confused with my gender. Believe me, I'm sure I'm straight.) and what I am fighting for is my own mark not just in DLSU but to the whole world proving that a Filipina can standout in a respected and sophisticated (...and can I say posh and glamorous? 'cause I believe I am!!) way.