phew
February 17, 2010 • 6 comments • 759 viewsOMG!!!
I just spent the last hour fixing my blog.
I logged in just now, and suddenly it went blank and I thought it was a virus. I couldn’t login, I couldn’t add post, I couldn’t edit, I couldn’t do anything.
My heart probably stopped for a nanosecond, I wanted to cry!
I was downloading a new plugin feature to spice up this blog and make it more interesting for you, and after that I couldn’t access it myself! Stupid feature! Never again!! You are just going to have to settle with what you see now FOREVER!
I didn’t have a clue how to fix it. It also doesn’t help that WordPress is for pros who speak HTML in their sleep. But I told myself to breathe and just calmly explored my host website. Finally clicked a few things here and there and voila, everything is back to normal.
This is like how I feel right now….sooo happy.
*Let me just inhale and exhale a few more times*
It’s true that you won’t fully appreciate something until it’s gone.
For a second there, I thought this was it for Proudduck. Because I couldn’t access the admin page anymore, there was no way I could update my blog anymore. All my hard work writing and uploading photos, and all the amazing comments from you guys; it will all be immortalised up to the Opah is Superman post below. And that will be the end.
This past hour of me fighting to get this blog alive again made me realise how much I love my blog. How it has brought me to you, how it has “matured” me, how it has brought me comfort in down times, how it has documented my life this past year and a half.
There are times when I don’t feel like blogging anymore and I question whether or not I’m doing the right thing exposing so much of me. It’s time-consuming (especially because I usually update daily) and can get pretty frustrating when people not only don’t appreciate it, but even condemn it.
But I just had a preview of the possibility of me losing Proudduck, a pet-name I have tirelessly built. And it sucked.
Blogging is something I never thought I’d do, and yet, it has now become something I’m really proud of.
Really, never say never.
there will be time when u suddenly get tired of blogging and wants to call it quit..
whenever i feel that way..i usually go on hiatus for a while; after that i will only realise how important blogging for me; because keeping a blog is like keeping a diary and it also a place for me and my friends to keep in touch.
and i’ve been blogging for a good 6 years now. 🙂
dearest PD,
i dont know if u remember but i did tell you i’ve been ur loyal follower since ur fifth or sixth post.. found ur blog through a friend of urs and ever since that, i couldnt help but to follow your blog cuz it is the most amazing blog i’ve ever found and read. trust me cuz i’ve read thousands and millions of blog and urs always tops the list. ur blog is gonna turn 2 year-old in a few months’ time and i definitely am so proud of you. again, thank you so much for all the time u’ve spent to keep ur blog as lively as possible and thank you so much for making us laugh everytime we read ur posts.
you’ll be happy throughout, insyaAllah.. will always pray for you. my respect towards u is unexplainable hehe! to people outside, never condemn what PD writes. u first have to see you your true self before even thinking to condemn PD or other people. we humans arent perfect. never have been and never will be. only God is perfect. even i feel very upset and unsatisfied when you people ask or say something very silly and rude. PD doesnt deserve all that. oh btw, you have such an awesome parents and family! not to mention ‘that’ romantic dean heee =)
thank you again PD! do know that i have always appreciated you for everything u’ve done.
take care and salam 😀
what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger PD! started reading your blog since last june and now u’re blog is like my happy pill and very addictive..i’ve to have my daily dosage of proudduck!hehe… May Allah bless you for cheering up other peoples’ lives.. Happy writing! =)
don’t stop blogging (or I’ll kill u) >:)
Don’t give up babe! Nice top btw ( ” x
thank you everyone for such nice words!
N: that’s exactly how i feel. 6 years?! woww…share your link here
tasha: i am so so so touched with what you wrote. 2-3 paragraphs of just music to my ears! hehe.. if i ever meet you, i wanna hug you!
mirah: addictive? that’s so flattering 🙂 thank you so much
biqque: in fear of you, i will not stop blogging hehehe
wildcrazybeautiful: thank youuuu it’s 3.1 Phillip Lim, one of my favs.