Added some stuff to my About Me page recently. Will just paste the newly-added parts, but if you want to, you can read the whole page here. =)

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Why 'Burn Out Bright'?

For most of my growing up life, I lived for the future - for fairytale dreams of happily-ever after, for promises and hopes of a picture-perfect tomorrow.

Then life happened. Reality happened. And those hopes and dreams lay forgotten and destroyed. I started living for the past - basing my current actions and choices on what I've learned from past mistakes, past disappointments.

That changed sometime early this year. And I made a promise to myself to stop living for the past or future, neither of which I can control. I woke up one day, and decided to start living - not pesudo-living in a bubble of idealism, not merely surviving on cynicism and apathy - but living... in the present.

One of the songs that really spoke to me during this period of 'awakening' was Burn Out Bright by Switchfoot (lyrics here). Among the many things I decided to start fresh was blogging. I had at least ten different blogs in the past 5 years. But I was tired of blogging just as a place to 'vent'. I was tired of blogging just so people would read it. I wanted my blog to be more than a punching-bag, more than an outlet, more than a popularity contest. I wanted it to be a testimony of how I've changed and grown. A chronicle of the mistakes I make and the lessons learned. I wanted writing in it to change me, in the process. I closed down / abandoned all my other blogs to focus on this one. And so 'Burn Out Bright' was born.

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At my best...
I'm straightforward.
I live in the moment.
I'm adventurous.
I'm not easily swayed.
I trust others easily.
I don't place high expectations on others (so I won't be disappointed by unmet, unrealistic ideals).
I'm flexible and spontaneous.
I'm discreet.
I'm independent.
I take care of myself.

At my worst...
I'm brutally honest.
I'm impulsive.
I'm reckless.
I'm stubborn.
I'm gullible.
I'm cynical.
I'm fickle-minded.
I'm guarded and reserved.
I'm a lone ranger.
I'm selfish.

Same traits. Just phrased differently. The best or worst of me? That's up to you to decide. ;) But whatever it is, what you see is what you get. I'm never going to pretend to be better than I am, neither am I going to pretend that I don't have any awesome qualities. This is me. Love me or hate me, you're not going to be the one to change me. :)