One Saturday Evening

In the midst of my hectic schedule, I decided to just plonk myself in front of my notebook (yes, my PC is now out of service) and draft this little entry.

As I haven't been posting for quite a long time, I'm unsure as to how to begin again. So, bear with me if you see a post slightly less focused than preceding posts.

Firstly, the past two months have been disaster zones for me personally. Other than losing personal items, dealing with car breakdowns, professional issues, accidents and many little things that conspire to make my life a flow of constant troubles, there has been some things that are a little more positive. I really need to find time to sit down and rethink my personal goals and directions in life, and that has not been very easy, as things are happening in a way that are not what I'd expected. I have some plans that I had not had much time to carry out, due to having to live on a day by day basis rather than working towards a definite plan, and it is likely that my life will continue in this vein until at least June this year. I have some options which I'll like to go for, but am not sure how to plan for it at this point, but I am sure, but next month, things will be in a better position.

I wish could start writing again for the pure pleasure of doing so. I haven't been able to do that in the past 3 months, due to the never-ending commitments that seek to distract me. Another thing I'll like to do is to begin reading again in subjects and areas of personal interest to me, something which I never seem to find time for due to the nature of my work, and some other changes to my professional and personal life. But once I adjust to these changes, I think I should be able to routinize my life enough to keep a little space for that. And writing this blog again is my resolution towards that end.

I should also start thinking seriously about my other options for a PhD, and to do another round of searching to make sure that what I'd planned for last year is what I really want to do. Knowing my fickleness, I don't want to change my mind at the last moment.

Anyway, back to reading about politics. I shall start posting here on a daily basis, even if nothing particularly eventful is happening. Well, actually, the problem being, when something eventful happens, I usually have no time to post. Of course, there are some things which I am not at liberty to post, them being too personal for a blog as public as this. But more importantly, I'll like to post my thoughts on what I've been reading, as well as observations I make as I bumble through life. With my new role at an academic institution, I now have access to pretty good resources and have found some books that are of particular interest to me, my work and my scholarly pursuits.