.Saturday, July 24, 2010 ' 2:10 PM Y
My blogging experience over the past 10 weeks has been memorable as this is a weekly affair. Although this is a compulsory acitivity, it is still beneficial in one way or more. From the experience, I have also gained a more positive and opened outlook towards a variety of world events that have taken place, thus, viewing those events at a deeper level.
Generally, blogs are kept and used for reflection on a day's activities. As such, bloggers may also voice out their personal thoughts and opinions regarding issues they wish to discuss on. Unlike usual blogs, the different blogs, which my classmates had created in their individual groups, served a special significance. For this blogging activity, one blog is shared among five students. This seems to be unique and outstanding.
Due to the heavy load of schoolwork, reading the newspapers or watching the news on television has gradually become a seldom affair. Placing a large emphasis on studies has caused me to negect the time set aside intentionally meant for reading the newspapers or watching the news. Thus, this labels me as a 'country bumpkin' in some sense. Also, other activities are allocated during leisure time. Besides, in my previous view, reading the news is categorised as boring and taking too much time.
Blogging on the latest news, reports and articles has broadened my knowledge horizon. Through those reading materials, my knowledge of the world's happenings has since expanded. However, blogging can only be a temporary substitude for reading the newspapers. Through the compulsory reading of articles to complete the blog entries has increased my awareness on world issues. Although blogging takes time and requires deep thinking, it is still an enjoyable experience on the overall.
There is also an added advantage to this. Reading blog entries written by others also expands my vocabulary knowledge by taking note of the profound words they have used. It is interesting to notice the differing views that others have on a same issue.
The blogging experience has developed my maturity and independence to a higher stage. Blogging has enabled me to enhance my writing skills and process my thoughts in depth rather than on the surface level. My interest in world news has also gone up. Basically, everyone has a part to play in sharing their opinions on various issues. Blogging based on personal thoughts has added colour to the news.
Essentially, I am now more determined to read the newspapers daily to enrich my knowledge of world news and gain a deeper understanding of current world affairs.
-Pearlyn:D-
Labels: Personal Blogging Experience
