New Year, New Spirit(?)

I am on the brink of losing my writing spirit, I really am. It’s a little bit different from writer’s block because when you have writer’s block, it is not because you don’t want to write- you just can’t spill out your feelings in words without sounding like a dim idiot. But lately I’ve been doggedly trying to sit down and write, and by some certain reasons as yet unascertained, I just didn’t feel like wanting to put my thoughts on paper. And judging from the first three sentences above, my ability to construct clever sentences has seemed to deteriorate shamefully too (not that it was very good to begin with, of course). Boy, do I miss school and all the goodness it did to my lethargic brain…

Anyways, today my senses suddenly seized myself to mull over the ancient blogging rule #1 (invented by yours truly, so to speak) which I apparently have conveniently forgotten all this while: write honestly from the heart and the result need not necessarily be a beautiful composition. After all, if everyone writes beautifully, the expression ‘mediocre’ would never have made its way into the dictionary and consequently the terms ‘pitiable comments’ and if you’re (un)lucky, ‘insults’, would never see the light of day, which quite honestly, would be rather a shame to an otherwise colourful and diversified world.

OK, this particular blogger is being honestly stupid now. I will thus keep this short (and hopefully sweet. Lol) to minimise any embarrassment possibly inflicted by this wooly entry. My friends and I just said hello to 2006 by lighting up mini fireworks whilst simultaneously admiring other more magnificent ones outside the hostel building in a toe-breaking, minus-something weather. New Year celebrations here sure are massive- fireworks can be seen practically everywhere you turn your head to, with colours from every range intermingling in beautiful spectacles so delightful to the eyes. What a neat picture it would make, had I only charge my camera’s battery. Darn. All the same, it’s been an enjoyable night. I said my thanks to Allah for all the blessings I’ve been graced upon all my humble life and, like this inspiring song, I hope for better days in store for all of us in the future.

Better Days- Goo Goo Dolls

And you ask me what I want this year
And I try to make this kind and clear
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
Coz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
And desire and love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days

So take these words
And sing out loud
Coz everyone is forgiven now
Coz tonight's the night the world begins again

And it's someplace simple where we could live
And something only you can give
And thats faith and trust and peace while we're alive
And the one poor child who saved this world
And there's 10 million more who probably could
If we all just stopped and said a prayer for them

So take these words
And sing out loud
Coz everyone is forgiven now
Coz tonight's the night the world begins again

I wish everyone was loved tonight
And somehow stop this endless fight
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days

So take these words
And sing out loud
Coz everyone is forgiven now
Coz tonight's the night the world begins again
Coz tonight's the night the world begins again

ps: I actually wrote this entry at 1am but couldn't post it due to some technical difficulties =)