Why I Do What I Do

I created this blog for the simple reason I am not a YouTuber-type. Although I enjoy watching and learning from a variety of contents on YouTube, I came to a quick realization that it is not for me because I am somewhat of an "Old School" when it comes to how I express myself (I am a blogger and not a vlogger), preferably through writing and not getting in front of a camera and talking. I was always better (at least in my opinion) at the former than the latter. Plus, I don't like to finish a project and find out later I had made a mistake. Once the video content has been uploaded on YouTube it is a done deal; there is no going back to make edit and you have to start over again if you made a mistake. With blogging (writing), at least, I can always go back and correct my mistakes, as many times I want to or need to, without having to start over again. 

I started blogging back in the late 2008 as a guest writer for another blog. Through compliments of what I had written and encouragement from friends and family members, I started an online magazine with my youngest brother.  But for reasons that was beyond my control, he got a little too greedy with the way he wanted to run our online venture.  To make a long story short, my brother wanted to be in-charge of the entire operation and limited my responsibility to strictly to just writing articles. Needless to say I ended the online magazine venture quickly, even threatened him with litigations, and those years of hard work I had put into building my blog came to an unhappy ending, and jaded my desire to start another blog with the same enthusiasm for years to come. 

My experience with my brother goes to show that blood may be thicker than water but the chemistry does not always go untainted, especially when one or more of the members becomes greedier than the others. And it is often better to go at endeavors alone than trying to seek the assistance of others. I know that "no man is an island," but that saying only applies to situations you cannot do alone and would need the assistance of others. In those situations, it is better to pay for what you get instead of getting it for free. Because reality dictates there is no such thing as a "free lunch"; everything costs something one way or another. The things we need and want in life come with a price, either at our expense or the expense of others. And if we do not want to be personally taxed too heavily--in money, time, sweat, and etcetera--it is better to just stick to need instead of wants, as much as possible, so we will have more chances to appreciate the simplicity of life.