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It's been a while since I have written on a weblog (blog). My last piece was in 2010, a far, more than 6 years ago. I have forgotten my passwords of the account. I can only view them. If you are interested, I have reagnav.blogspot.com, reagnav1.blogspot.com and reagnav2.blogspot.com. reagnav.blogspot.com was my main blog. reagnav1.blogspot.com could have been all about horrorscope or twists about what will happen in our daily lives and reagnav2.blogspot.com could have been about manga as I am a frustrated artist. Anyways, I will be maintaining this reagnav3.blogspot.com from now on.

I used to have time to ponder and write on anything that comes to mind. But responsibilities increased so it was sidelined and I have forgotten all about it. Until now that there seem to be a threat to the things that I believe. Things that brought me to where I am now. Things that made me think, not just once, twice or three times but about a dozen times. Threat is defined as the possibility that something bad or harmful could happen. Bad, in the sense that my source of livelihood is now under scrutiny. Harmful, in the sense that there will be some physical effects which can be possibly brought about by sleepless nights.

Speaking of sleepless nights, I was sleepless last night as I waited for my family to come home from a short vacation. I assumed that they will arrive at midnight but as I waited, minutes after the stroke of midnight became an hour and fortunately enough they arrived at 2:39 am. When everybody had settled in their respective nook to catch sleep, I also took on my pillow and blanket and stared at the darkened ceiling. Alas! As my worry about their late arrival subsided but my mind raced to the next concern, that of the threat mentioned.  In short, I didn't have much sleep as I wrote this. I would not wonder if I'll be writing incohenrently. Heck, misspelled words may come and go.

For this writing, I will be summoning back words and intertwined events as I have no particular piece to focus on yet. For the next hour or so, my main job is to prepare the breakfast for the tired bodies slumbering in the rooms.

I hope I am back into blogging and hopefully, I will be coherent, consistent, firm and rational in the next episodes.



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