Blogs take a lot of energy and time to maintain. Of course, everyone has only so much energy and time. So, it is not surprising that with changes in one's priorities and interests, the amount of energy and time allocated to different activities in one's life would change.
Some bloggers have become very sporadic in their blogging efforts while others have stopped updating their blogs altogether. Of those who stopped, most just faded away quietly without any announcement or fanfare. Some of these blogs were updated for a few years while some for a few months.
Personally, I have been spending relatively less time blogging compared to when I first started. At various points in time, I also entertained thoughts of taking a long break from blogging for various reasons. Unless blogging is a livelihood, there is really no harm in taking a break from blogging. The fear is how a break could become a permanent leave of absence.
By some accounts, personal blogs which are still actively updated 3 years on are much rarer. ASSI now joins the ranks of these blogs.
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| This was taken in Shinjuku, Japan, last December. |
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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1. ASSI celebrates second birthday!
2. A sabbatical.
3. Happiness in 2012.
4. Top 1,000 websites in Singapore.
5. My tickets to Value Investing Summit 2013.
Merry Christmas to you and to all the readers.
ReplyDeleteI certainly look forward to your future postings / articles.
Cheers
Hi AK，
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to ASSI! Wow so it's been 3 years ya - hope you'll be inspired enough to continue blogging regularly. Thanks a lot for keeping us informed and entertained.
Merry X'mas and Happy New Year too!
Best wishes,
Eugene
Oh, ASSI is 3 years old? Time to enrol into play school! LOL~
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, ASSI! If the journey had been somewhat bumpy along the way, hope it'll be smooth sailing henceforth!
Looking forward to post my birthday wishes for ASSI for many more years to come!
Cheers,
Endrene
Hi opal,
ReplyDeleteThank you and I look forward to hearing from you again too. :)
Hi Eugene,
ReplyDeleteIt is probably a curse but my mind is always thinking about one thing or another. I always have something on my mind. My blog is like a Pensieve! ;)
The day I get writer's block is the day my mind suddenly goes blank, I guess. I have wondered what that would be like before. Ah, peace and quiet? Would be a nice change, I feel. :)
Hi Endrene,
ReplyDeleteIt would be nice if everyone in this world is considerate and courteous. However, that is not going to happen. Just have to roll with the punches. ;)
I certainly hope to continue blogging for many more years. :)
AK,
ReplyDelete2 days before Christmas in 2010, I made my maiden blog post :)
How the 2 years have flown by!!!
The coincidences are getting scary...(Cue twilight zone music) LOL!
I especially love your down to earth posts about nasi-lemak, oat-meals, curry puffs, and my personal favourite: instant noodles!!!
Although I am still sore about your betrayal to instant noodle, I must say a big thank you for your generosity in accepting my irreverent comments here.
Merry Christmas and happy anniversary!
Hi SMOL,
ReplyDeleteHappy 2nd anniversary to your blog! :)
Indeed, it is spooky! Maybe, the month of December has a special place in the hearts of archers. ;p
Time really flies. I am lucky to be spared reading glasses still but I have been told by my optometrist that it should be any day now. :(
I enjoy your comments, irreverent or not. I really appreciate the time and effort you have put in to connect with me. :)
Only 3 years? Felt longer than that actually haha. Congratulations on your 3rd year anniversary! And many more happy returns on your blogging AK!
ReplyDeleteMerry Xmas too. May peace and good health fall upon all who visits your blog too :)
happy birthday and merry christmas!
ReplyDeleteHi Kyran,
ReplyDeleteTime really flies. 3 years already. To me, it seems like only a few months ago when I started blogging. ;)
Merry Christmas! :)
Hi Howyuan,
ReplyDeleteThank you. :)
Merry Christmas!
Hi AK
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday and Merry Christmas to you:)
Hi AK
ReplyDeleteI do benefit quite a lot from your blogs. Fully agree that blogging takes a lot of energy and time. That is why I donot have a blog and also very lazy in updating my facebook :-)
Hope you wont permanently stop blogging after a shot break...Hahaha...Your analysis and viewpoints matter significantly to a rookie investor like myself.
Would like to take this opportunity to thank you for sharing the information and analysis frankly, objectively and openly.
Wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas and fruitful New Year ahead!
Hi AK,
ReplyDeleteAm a follower of your blog for 1.5 years.
Stumbled on to your blog when searching for building passive income back then.
Just want to say thank you for your true hearted sharing on road to passive income, thru your sharing was able to build up my portfolio.
Without ur sharing, I would not even have thought of starting on road to building passive income.
Thank you.
Happy birthday to ASSI and wish u a merry Xmas. :)
Hi Kim,
ReplyDeleteThank you and Merry Christmas. :)
Hi Zhang Zheng,
ReplyDeleteI am happy that my blog has been helpful. Of course, I do not know everything and I do make mistakes. So, you have to take what I say with a pinch of salt. ;)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Hi William,
ReplyDeleteThere are so many ways to generate passive income. Of course, like with anything, we have to evaluate each method and see which one has the best match with our abilities and temperament.
If my methods have worked for you, I am glad. :)
Thank you and Merry Christmas!
happy birthday to ASSI!
ReplyDeleteMerry Xmas to all!
cheers!
Hi Yeh,
ReplyDeleteThank you and Merry Christmas! :)
hi AK
ReplyDeleteBeen having some problem posting comments ... can read the posts but always hang when I click "post comment" link. But now all is good.
Anyway wanted to wish you and all fellow readers of your blog a Blessed Xmas! Your blog has the content level of an "aged" blog but in fact is a "youthful" one - only toddler. hahaha analogy is that of a youthful looking person with wisdom of a matured person :) Best of both worlds ...
I am glad to read that many like AK yourself also share your financial blessings with the less fortunate. An inspiration indeed.
Really try to live my life based on the tagline on Suze Orman show "People first, then Money, then Things"
"Love People , Use Money" not the other way round. :P
cheers
Hi EL,
ReplyDeleteProblem posting comments? Really? Perhaps, that would explain the paucity of comments in the last few hours. ;)
The blog is, perhaps, a reflection of the blog master. I am 41 and some tell me that I am still young but I feel old. I am overdue for reading glasses, according to my optometrist. ;p
I definitely subscribe to the idea of "people first".
"We often love things and use people when we should be using things and loving people." Something I remember from my primary school days. :)
more posts pls =)
ReplyDeleteHi FoodieFC,
ReplyDeleteSounds almost like a slogan from one of PAP's earlier GE campaigns: "More good years!" ;p
Happy belated birthday ASSI & AK. that made 3 of us, with 3 good years gone past. More good & regular years of blogging & sharing please.
ReplyDeleteCheers.
SnOOpy168
Hi SnOOpy168,
ReplyDeleteWe are all a year older. Wiser and wealthier too, I hope. ;)
.....and healthier (i hoped too).
ReplyDeleteHi AK71, happy anniversary. thanks for all the posts and keep 'em coming. Sorry I havent commented much lately its crazy busy @work!
ReplyDeleteHi Serendib,
ReplyDeleteCrazy busy @ work is good news! It means you are not redundant and there is no risk of retrenchment. ;)
Merry Christmas!