And I'm Back to Blogging

I haven’t written anything decent since I left college in 2005. As someone who majored in Creative Writing, this probably needs some justification. As I often say, law school killed my creative writing skills.

I’ve maintained a number of blogs in the past ten years. I tried blogging on Friendster, Blogspot, Multiply and recently on Wordpress. Blogging had been my mode of releasing my emotions and frustrations in schooling, relations with people, love life, and all those corny stuff. I probably didn’t write anything significant or worth reading. Writing used to be fun until I entered law school.

I remember blogging on Friendster about my experience during my first few days as a law student. That was my last memory of writing. The habit probably died along with Friendster. There were times when I would post some short nonsensical articles on Blogspot and Multiply. They, however, were effortless gestures which I don’t consider as writing.

Law school is one jealous mistress, as my former professor would say. Indeed, I felt guilty performing hobbies other than studying. This is probably why I no longer found time writing. There came a time when I felt like I’ve lost any amount of creative juices that I’ve learned in college. My creative writing language had been gradually replaced by the legal language. As I write this, I struggle as I keep myself from using the words “the same” “thereof” and other phrases commonly used in the exercise of legal profession.

I’ve been meaning to blog since I passed the Bar. Finally, after three long years, I already found the courage to write. This came along with the promise to myself that blogging would no longer be about ranting or maintaining an online diary. This isn’t going to be my diary. I wouldn’t want to look back at my previous posts and cringe on how corny I had been.

This blog isn’t going to be about performing Da’wah, preaching or invitation of some sort, either. I thought I should make it clear. I wish though that I am capable of performing Da’wah but I have to confess that my knowledge on Islam is nothing more than that of a regular Muslimah. This is just going to be some random sharing of thoughts from a regular hijabi lawyer who misses blogging and writing in general.