lifeasasrilankan.blogspot.com is almost 2
years old. I am not speaking of the exact date it was opened but the amount of
time it has been an entertainment blog. Life did start a little slow and I had
to take some risks and make some stupid mistakes to come all this way. My
English didn’t start of as well as it is now. My English was not at all good
until I met some inspirational teachers who made my English come up to the
standard that it is now enjoying. I took years to master the art of writing and
I bloody well did a lot of hard work.
Speaking the truth this blog started off
due to two reasons. Firstly I wanted to practice my creative writing. Secondly
and most probably the biggest reason was my revenge plan (I am serious). This
was made to show that I was able to do things my personal bullies could not. At
school my earliest memories involved people bulling me because I was not good
at my spelling. This involved teachers and students and I was going through
hell. To add to this I was a keen reader which made one particular student
remark that” Oh she reads but her English is just worthless”.
I coped with all this (mind you) until 2013
where I found my love for English Literature. I loved what I was reading and
what I was writing + acting. Anyhow yet my English didn’t fit the standards.
This is where I met my wonderful Literature teacher Sir Mahangu. I have to say
he had a way of motivating people and making them work hard. So there started
my love for Shakespeare, Wilfred Owen and Christina Rossetti. I take this
opportunity to thank him for everything he did to make me be the person I am
today.
So this blog may have proven to my dear
bullies what I am capable of and I am happy about that (I am not being
pathetic). After all it is not for nothing that people say that hard work pays
off. Right now my blog is enjoying 67000+ views and a strong following on
Google Plus with many readers contacting me on srilankacricket77@gmail.com too.
At the beginning my blog might have been a
revenge plan but right now it is a part of my life. I do enjoy writing my
reviews and love it when people send in positive comments, emails or messages.
So what has my blog achieved more than those 67000+ views? Well let’s see (I am
going to boast like hell hereJ ).
Let’s start off with the surprise I got on
the 24th December when Saranga Disasekara himself commented on my
Wassane Premaya (WP) review on Facebook. He had said that I was doing good work
and that I should keep it up. Well many of you might say well what’s so big
about it but I do have my reasons. I am personally a big fan of his and as he
is the male lead in WP who is better to comment on it. So yes I am very happy
with this. This was so nice of him to say and it finally shows that people are
reading my reviews (also shows that they know my blog and I exist J ). So I take
this moment to thank his againJ .
The
first time however was when Mardava shared my post on Shakya Thenuwara on his
personal FB account. This too was very nice of him and something that made me
proud to be the admin of lifeasasrilankan.blogspot.com .
There are other numerous feats my blog has
achieved (lol J) .
Due to my darling blog I even found two
wonderful friends from Aussie who speak to me regularly and are a source of
motivation for me. Also recently I have been getting a lot of mails on how I
could improve my blog articles and where I might find the resources. Some have
even sent mails to me on what sections of my articles I can improve and also
detailed insights in to characters which has made me think of new meanings of
the dramas I have reviewed. Thank you all.
Also my blog is having a growing fan base
with a lot of them coming from Sri Lanka. Others countries such as Aussie, USA,
India and New Zealand have also helped increase my page view numbers
considerably. Many have even taken the time to stop by and post suggestions and
criticisms. I take this opportunity to thank all these people too.
At the end of the day I hope you guys got
to learn something out of my shameless boasting (proud mother of a 2 year old
baby/blogJ ). After all I have gone through I never could got to this position
without hard work. Trust me; I have finished almost 50+ pens just writing
Literature answers so as to make them perfect. Hard work pays off that is what
I have learnt from Sir Mahangu and through the progress of this blog. Moreover
determination, self confidence and motivating people around you are things
which are important to survive in life. Sometimes I think this whole blog is a
waste of time and energy but at those times I read what my viewers have sent me
and finally feel that I may be doing something (even something small) to bring
something worth will for people around me.
My
last advice is that you should have confidence in yourself and what you do and
not give a shit about what other people say or do to/about you. Life is far too
short to nurture regret and anger….thank you again for supporting me through
page views and for you kind words and encouragements J I
hope I didn’t bore you to death with my boastful writing but hey I ended
everything in less than 1500 wordsJ. Let us meet
again in another review…Farwell till then J J J J J J
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