1 2 3 4 and Start Writing Like Hemingway
19 March 2007
Sometimes I got stuck when I want to write on this blog, it was not because lack of idea but mainly because I don’t know how to write down my idea properly. My mother tongue is not English so I have to think twice before I write, first in my own language then I must translates it to English in my head. Perhaps you have noticed this from my writing style. Therefore I need an easy way to pass my ideas into a written sentence.
Recently I read article from Brian Clark on his Copyblogger about Hemingway’s writing style. He said that Ernest can teach us about effective writing. It sounds easy to do, but can I write in such a Hemingway’s way is another issue. But at least you know how Hemingway wrote his works.
- Use short sentences. The good example of this rule, when he was challenged to tell an entire story in only 6 words: For sale: baby shoes, never used.
- Use short first paragraphs. I admit that my first paragraph of this post is not a good example, you should use shorter model
- Use vigorous English.. I’m learning to write on that way…. I hope someday I could acquired fast amount of vigorous vocabulary and use it to express my feelings
- Be positive, not negative.. I like this idea… since positive thinking will improve your positive attitude as well as reducing stress.
- Never have only 4 rules.. Ouch…. Brian you leave me in darkness…
Personality Tests For You
16 March 2007
Taking personality tests sometimes could help you to better understand your personal character. By figuring out your strength and weakness it even could help you to stay out of stress and to enjoy your life. Ideally this test should be taken by psychologist. But if you want only a rough data of your personality. You can try out Imagini VisualDNA quiz..
Pick one of the picture that you like and you feel best and just click on it. You will be asked several question to measure whole aspects of your character. Answer the questions well and be presented with a set of results to analyze your personality. It’s pretty cool
I have compared this test with similar personality test from BBC What Am I Like. But the later test from BBC looks a little bit boring since it doesn’t give you many picture and only a lots of text description. Pictures makes VisualDNA quiz easier to understand, and the results is presented to you in a nice design as well.
Posted On Daily Thoughts, Knowledge, Personality Test, Popular, Self Help
Google Laughs On Sleeping With Dog
13 March 2007
This is a funny application from Geoff Peters. He build Make Google Laughs a web application using the Google SOAP API for PHP. I don’t know exactly how it’s work, but I think when you enter any sentence on it, then your query sent to google databases and counts how many pages indexed with that sentence, or something like that.
I tried entering Sleeping With Dog sentence on the form… and Google Laughing!!! It says that the joke’s funniness percentage is: 87.4317%
Now you can make Google a little bit healthier by making it laughs or perhaps it is more useful for yourself ?. Laughing is healthy rights ?
Posted On PopularBlogging Burnout And How To Avoid It
12 March 2007
I read a very good article about avoiding pit fall to become a good Blogger. This article is well written by The Wrong Advices and it covers about 4 potential pit fall common to a new blogger:
- People find it difficult to write regularly.
- They don’t see any results for their efforts.
- They lose interest and motivation.
- They burnout.
In the article he mention about the way he deal with those particular issues, and I think it’s worth for me to do the same. Later on he give some advices toward a good blogger.
To read more… »
Happy Birthday To Bunda
11 March 2007
Posted On Daily ThoughtsTime flies when we enjoyed our life.
A year have passed, but there are more years to come.
Nothing to worry and no reason to be sad.
Just keep on faith and keep on running.
May God bless you with happiness and fortune.
Happy Birthday Bunda.
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