reason is the reason

I’m writing this in the pre-boarding section of the original domestic airport terminal in Pasay, Metro Manila. Will be boarding SEAir flight headed to Boracay in about an hour. It’s not a vacation, it’s work - I’m on a press visit for a resort/spa on the island, and I’ll be scooping up more content for my Southeast Asia Travel website. It’s a living.

I’m writing this interlude because I’m trying to wean myself from the idea that my blog posts here have to have some bigger meaning. This explains the paucity of blog entries over the past year - as I’ve been buried in deadlines for my About.com site and other commitments, I’ve had no time to think - and because I’ve been so used to thinking hard about my blog entries before posting them, updating my blog has simply passed further and further away from my radar.

I’m not giving up editorializing on current events, philosophy, or the Internet. I’m just going to give a little extra attention to the “real life” part of this blog that has so far only been featured on my Twitter and Facebook pages.

I’m a work-from-home dad to an awesome little girl, and I’m lucky to be married to a wonderful lady. I think that deserves a little more space in this blog. I’m not swinging to another extreme, I’m just saying you’ll hear about my family a little more, a little more about the dog, stuff like that.

Concluding this blog entry now, the laptop is getting heavy and my crossed leg is losing circulation. Besides, I want to have some lunch before I board the flight. Next stop, BORACAY!