How Writing (or Blogging) Influence My Life!

Hello, my name is Azhar. I live in Banda Aceh, a beautiful place that was popular by Tsunami and the spirit of humanity that makes our city strong and peaceful. Here, from my heart, I wanna share to you how was writing (or blogging) influence my life. There are many benefits can you reach by writing: to express yourself, to find your skills and develop it, and to unite with people that have same objection with you.

1) To Express Yourself

I have introduced for "writing" as an activity not only to move many sentences from my textbook to my notebook since I read Quantum Learning when I was at High School. The book have a section that told you how writing become unhappy activity because the school environment not give you some appreciation enough. It just same like speaking on the floor and people will laugh for you if you for making mistakes.

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Fortunately, beside criticize the phenomena, Quantum Learning also give the solution. I put a paper as like the instruction of the book. I take a stopwatch and put beside me. I have give myself 5 minutes to fullfil the paper with anything that I have thinking. I write anything, even when my pen runs out of ink, I just write "oh no, my pen runs out of ink, hmm, what else, what will I write." This practice help me to express my idea even it is sounds funny at first.

It is right that I have exprience from my school or environment that makes me to think that express yourself is not good idea. But everything become different after I have introduced to "writing". Writing give me a space to write about my idea; to imagine the world that I have dreamed, to think about the logical or illogical and to express the feelings that was growth along with time.

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Writing give me a space to write about my idea;
to imagine the world that I have dreamed,
to think about the logical or illogical. and
to express the feelings that was growth along with time.

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I love write a poem. With a poem, I have freedom to express myself. As like other my friends, I was grew up in Aceh province when the conflict era and also tsunami disaster that was suffered our city while I was a bachelor student. Write a poem like a healing, a beautiful therapy for you. Thank to Allah, after the darkness era now Aceh is become more strong and peaceful.

After tsunami disaster, many people have give their donation to help us in the era. The peaceful agreement that was made in Helsinski after the disaster also make the change become realized. Now you can look at Aceh province espescially our city, Banda Aceh, become more shine.

There are many ways to express yourself with your glad, sad, surprised or even angry feelings; you can record your daily story, travel journey or your job development on writing. You can open the memories album anytime you want like a sophisticated time traveler machine. So that I put a tagline "menulis membuat Anda seperti hidup kembali" that have meaning "writing makes you like reborn" on my blog description.

2) To find your skills and develop it

On September 2013, a friend that was I know from facebook, Mrs. Fardelyn Hacky was invited me to join Gaminong Blogger. Actually, gaminong is the phrase that make from Agam and Inong that meaning a mention or title for our city's boy and girl tourism ambassador. This group have a special objection to write anything positive about Aceh, include the culture, heritage and newest update from Aceh.

In this group, there are many blogger friends will motivate you to write, write and write your blog. I think blogging is a way to cherish to The God and say many thanks to the world because helping us become more strong and peaceful.

In 2014, Gaminong Blogger have participated as organizing comittee of Banda Aceh Blog Competition 2014. This event was held by Culture and Tourism Board of The Government of Banda Aceh City. In this event there are many blogger have participated to write about Banda Aceh City: the history, culture, heritage, culinary etc.

Writing will help you to know what your skill(s) and to develop it. You will grow up while your writing was develop, even it just by your diary, notebook, hidden files, blog, website or newspaper. You can let the professional measure your skill by your writing journey. Writing is your true friend for yourself development and your skill growth.

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Writing is your true friend for yourself development
and your skill growth.

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I have involved on a research project of Krueng Raya village at Weh Island, Sabang, Aceh province. In this project we have prepared a draft of the fishermen village's tourism development. Even I was born in Banda Aceh, but it was a first time for me to visit the beautiful Island that have used as freeport in last era and also a place to transited for tsunami donation.

The journey to Sabang have give me many lessons. There are many differences when you just write a concept or an idea and when you go to real life. They have the local wisdom that must be appreciated. They also always thankful for anything they reach. Its teach you to cherish every moment that you have.

3) To unite with people that have same objection with you.

Writing have make unite many people with same objection. It also makes possible to improve your idea by asked opinion. Blogging makes me possible to found people whom I have shared my idea, story or just experience.

Beside Gaminong Blogger, I also have joined with Polyglot Indonesia Chapter Aceh which is many friends have some intention to improve their language skills. I also join Forum Lingkar Pena, a group of writer that have objection to write anything good that motivate people to do good things.

For commemorating 10 years of tsunami disaster, I also have joined as volunteer of organizing comitte on "Disaster Risk Reduction Seminar" of Perhimpunan Alumni Jerman Branch of Aceh. It a special moment that I have meet many scientist from international and national universities that have give many contribution to our better world.

Now, I think writing has made many benefits for me. It about to improve yourself day by day. Writing help you to improve your attitude and how to express your opinion or feelings. You can read again your writing to read how yourself was grow up. A quotation about writing that want I share for you is this: "If you wanna know the world: just read! But if you wanna the world know you: just write!"

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"If you wanna know the world: just read!
But if you wanna the world know you: just write!"

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In fact, writing help you to learn and learn and learn. So that writing will make you get many benefits: to express yourself, to find your skills and develop it, and to unite with people that have same objection with you. In conclution, if you wanna your life is become more happy, just write it!

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Banda Aceh, 21-23 May 2015

This article is participated on Writing Contest: How writing has positively influenced your life!
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The deadline is 30 June 2015.

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Thursday, 21 May 2015