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Starstruck!

HI! Have I grabbed your attention? That means a lot to me, you know.

  Well, I’m just another tedious boy, wearing specs and slippers, holding a book in the crowd. But I guess what genuinely makes me a little confident is that I have a heart carved out of the determination and courage to learn.

  I love writing, which is now a part of my life. Inspired by Taylor Swift, I scream to the world on how I live my days through words. It is not just as a preferred pastime and an adroit I crave to master, but also a release of the tension my soul holds.


  When I was younger, I was stubborn and refused to drench myself in the English language, with the only excuse of calling myself a Chinese boy from a Chinese school with a Chinese background. But as growth baited maturity plus my family presented me endless encouragement to hold the pen, I stroke on a brave start in composing through Blogger under my brother’s guide.

  I think that being a blogger is somehow half of a burden for me, as I must not forget the importance of studies at school while handling the busy schedule of my ‘writing career’. I write on various topics, many that I have never approached before. Challenging, I couldn’t agree more. That’s when my writing skills struggle to keep myself alive.

  Now, immense mirth strikes when I intend to elaborate my long articles as I find it undeniably cool to swirl in gripping styles of penning and my opinions about the things around me. I enjoy writing about life, like how a journalist does the news.


  To me, journalism is the chasing after the changes in life. For example, something happened yesterday, but we all get to learn about it today, through the news. In fact, I would describe it as a medium that reflects our society. Any good deed or bad move we humans make will be exposed all over the papers, reminding us what we have done and whether they are right or not.    


  I think that life is a mysterious wonder in itself as there is always to be written about. I see the news as ideas God blesses me. And by blending them into the ways I feel about life, I’m simply flooded with legendary inspirations to compose the global diaries. Undoubtedly, it’s always fun to share my opinions, for me secretly hoping my words may cast a change for the greater good in our society. I believe that some readers might even have the same ideas in mind and agree on the messages I convey.      

  I hope that Blogger can continue be a platform for me to boast my penning skills to a higher plight. I want to be among the competing wordsmiths and together, we learn to stand strong in the News’ World.

  I’m just simply starstruck to be me!  


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Euan Thum.
Rated 4 out of 5,
Written in Nov 2014.
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