Blogging for Friendship!

I was watching Jessica Soho's Kapuso yesterday and I was amazed at some of their featured bloggers who were already famous for what they're doing. So blogging is really in these days. Most of them even earned a lot just for their blogging (how I wish for the same oppotunity).

In Facebook, my latest addiction is to exchange ideas and have a quick chat with some other bloggers at U-BLog (United Bloggers) and KaBlogs (Kabayan Bloggers) where most pinoy bloggers lurk. Met a few new friends and found new ideas - thanks guys. In reality, I am a shy person (slightly lol!) and making friends is quite hard for a person who hardly make efforts in INITIATING a conversation. Few people would find me snob at first glance, even my wife had the same idea but that time I was really shy coz I really like her the first time I saw her (okay, this story is not about our love story so I'll cut it hehe!).

However, blogging filled some empty space in me. Even when I was a child making friends for me is quite hard. But if people get through my barrier, they'll eventually find a talkative, joker, clown and sometimes an opinionated person but most of the time you'll find me lurking in the corner just listening to all conversations. So if ever you saw this characteristics while we are together that means you got through my barrier.

My Barrier or Fear

I don't treat that barrier a very bad thing for me, sometimes it serves as my protection but most of the time it is a challenge. Sometimes, I also break it myself so I can get a chance to know some people and reach or probably break their barriers as well but I seldom do it (lol!). That is me!

Another fear of mine is public speaking or just being the center of everyone's attention. One great thing happened to me that even our school's Personality Development Training Program didn't accomplish is overcoming the fear of talking to people or like public speech or just plainly talking to a crowd. God provided me that gift and I thank Him for that. Although I conquered my fear of public speaking, I still am not able to find the courage in making that initial conversation (weird hmmm?).

So to summarize this, my confidence is down low (yeah! you said it). Thanks to God, He gave me confidence which is really a great gift for me. Reading this article from top to bottom made me think -- what am I talking about here? what is my goal? (lol!) .

I guess what I am trying to say here is....

Blogging made it easier for me to find NEW friends and I thank God for the confidence that He gave me. I can use it to strenghten new friendships I find along the way. Others maybe blogging for money,  food or places to go, I am blogging for friendship!

God bless you all and thank you.