Jason Mumbles Is 3
Although I have resumed blogging earlier than it was supposed be, it didn’t matter how long I wanted my break to be, because on November 9, by hook or by crook, I am definitely going to publish a post on this day. And that one month long break, was the longest break that I have ever taken throughout my three years blogging life. Certainly, the break was essential.
Recharged. Refreshed. Rejuvenated. Yet, still feeling a little lost.
Why November 9? It was on this day, three years ago, that I picked up blogging, created “Jason Mumbles” and filled them with life text and pictures. It is now entering its forth year of existence in this cyberspace.
Is it worth celebrating? I am not sure.
1) Contents
I think say my blog posts are getting repetitive. Food, food, food, something else, something else, food, food, food, something else, something else, food, food, food and the cycle repeats itself. To say my blog is a food blog, it’s not really appropriate as I am nowhere near the hardcore food bloggers like KampungBoyCityGal, Food Lover Joan Chew, Babe_kl, Boo_licious and many more; neither I am a lifestyle blogger like Cely, Jolene, Timothy and many more as there aren’t many events and happenings in the historical city of Malacca (except for my own life) and also my blog contains a lot more food related posts than life posts. So, what does that make me? A hybrid without the pros of both side?
2) Writing Style
My writing style has always been simple and straight forward. In other words, boring and dull. Vocabulary? It’s almost non existent. I don’t like to read, that’s why. I can’t even remember the last story book I read. Was it Enid Blyton’s or the novel adaption of Toy Story? Fanciful writing is so not my thing. I can’t really coin a long sentences with beautiful words and I certainly can’t describe something well enough. Don’t even think of penning down my inner thoughts. I am not hoping to be able to write fancifully, but a different writing style, more vocabularies, better descriptions and varieties of words and sentences would be a plus.
3) Picture Composition
Yes, my pictures have improved a lot with the acquisition of my very own digital camera FZ30 but I think the improvement curve has now reached an almost horizontal line. I was and never good in arts, I don’t have the creativity and certainly, the eye of composing. Photography is pretty much about lighting and composing your pictures. I certainly can’t compose a very good picture. In a simpler sentence, I am not able to see what others able to see, be it the technical stuffs and / or angles. I learn through trial and error and also by trying to imitate what I see from other pictures, which I failed terribly as well. On top of all these, the thought of buying a dSLR keeps on lingering in my brain. The unique and distinctive sound of the SLR mechanical shutter sound is really addictive.
Let’s just stick with three points, for now.
Still worth celebrating?
Every one has a different definition and ideas about a good blog. Click on the link to read what Robin has to say about “What Is Considered As A Good Blog?“. That said, reality is harsher and crueler and most of the time, a good blog is judged by its unique visitors, daily hits, page ranks and many other ranking algorithms. And I am ranked way way way below.
Well, despite all the lost feeling I had before this and now, I still think it’s worth celebrating. The reason? It’s my blog and I have put it considerable amount of love, effort, passion and time to nurture this humble blog of mine. For that reason, it’s worth celebrating. Not to mention, to be able to stay in this cyberspace where every thing gets outdated and replaced in just a blink of an eye, it’s still something to be proud of.
Last but not least, thank you to all of you who read and visit “Jason Mumbles“. Thank you, all of you. You honour us with your bravery.
And again, may all the silent readers at least leave a comment? Just so that I know who is reading my blog.
May the forth year be a fruitful year.
Tags: 3, Anniversary, Birthday, Blog, Blogging, Jason Mumbles, Three
November 9th, 2007 00:49
Happy Anniversary! Dai Kor Jai lo! hehehe..
November 9th, 2007 01:01
but hey ! i’m ur fanz…. sort of… thou sometimes ur entries r reallie boring lol :D
November 9th, 2007 02:01
You could transition into a food blogger wert…
Cannot say “not hardcore” then not counted as food blogger wan ma. Baby steps!
November 9th, 2007 02:11
Wow; three years! Salute salute! XDDD
I like reading your food posts! XD
November 9th, 2007 03:12
congratz!!! 3 years jor!!!
got party ar? hahahahaha…
November 9th, 2007 05:23
Old bird already lor..! no need to congrat right..??
muahah!
November 9th, 2007 06:54
Jason, happy 3 years. You don’t often find people who, after 3 years can still keep a blog, yet alone maintaining it.
Keep it steady.
November 9th, 2007 08:00
Yey I am reading ya! Your blog is good, keep it going!!
November 9th, 2007 09:36
WEI~WEI~ dear housemate ~~ i was here.. :D i wasn’t reading your blog… !!! When we going to eat nice nice food er ?
November 9th, 2007 09:52
hehe, im still reading ur blog de :D
November 9th, 2007 09:54
Keep up the good work!
November 9th, 2007 10:08
just keep doing what you’re doing. there’s a reason people come back to this blog :D
November 9th, 2007 10:45
Me here. Hey hey hey ! Happy three years wor!
you know wat, it’s important to blog about places and food and you are doing good, dude. To let people see Malaysia and Malacca and all its food! And events…! (although, yeah, you can try to write abit more colourful..how ah? aiya, like auntie lah - boast! bluff! sensationalise! just for fun lah.)
Aiya you blog definitely more valuable than mine. Better than me, deteoriated to a son-blabbling mom. I deteoriate. *sigh* What you blog has more mass appeal/social value than mine.
I come because I am your friend. I will always remember some 4 of us fought a battle a long time ago *wink* (fun!)
Hey, boy, seem to be going through rough patches yeah?
Come and visit me lah sometime..!
Auntie host you. then also I can give you the…arm…perfume samples lor ( 都臭了咯）
November 9th, 2007 12:11
Wheeee…Happy 3rd bornday Jason Mumbles…. :D
November 9th, 2007 12:33
Reading your blog surely makes me hungwee !
I’m a new reader ..hehe ..
November 9th, 2007 13:12
hehe
happy..yr anniversary post is having picture that i took….
kakakkaka
:P
happy birthday to ‘jasonmumbles’!!!!
November 9th, 2007 13:13
Cely : Thank you. Any present from Singapore for me?
Sean : Which are the entries that bore you out? Do let me know. Heh! Thanks for reading still.
Hwey : I don’t want to be a food blogger yet. I mean, I don’t know. I just don’t want to be a food blogger, where all posts are nothing but food. I prefer some varieties. Heh! Neither I want to take the troubles to remember the restaurants’ addresses, telephone numbers and even draw the maps.
Chingy : What about other posts? You don’t like?
Hung Wei : No party. :D Thanks.
Mama Bok : Haha! It’s optional. :P
Zul : Actually, there are many bloggers out there who have been blogging longer than me, like Shaolin Tiger, Kimberlycun, Minishorts, Chan Lilian, Dr Liew, Michael Ooi and many more. Thanks for the wishes.
Yung. : Thanks man!
Rachelle : You go eat with your boy friend. :P
Autumnmusic : Thanks for your loyal support for the past 3 years. Heh.
KLJS : Will do!
Sew Jin : Haha. Hopefully I will see your comment in my blog more often then.
Earthtone : But but but boasting is something that I am not good at at all. I am a honest little boy who speaks nothing but the truth. Haha! Thanks for the tips though, will try to exaggerate a little next time. Despite your blog being a son-babbling blog, I still like to read because you sensationalize your writings! And also, I like to key poh about Bao Bao’s life. Ha! Yes, those were the days, 2-3 years ago. Heh! Will try to make a visit down south, if possible. Thanks for the offer.
Duncan : Thanks bro!
Doink : Haha! Then make sure you always have something to eat in your hand before you read my blog. Welcome and I hope you will enjoy reading my blog.
Emily : Yes, you took that picture. Thanks.
November 9th, 2007 13:27
Wah, I wrote so much and the comments gotten eaten up..testing first..
November 9th, 2007 13:42
happy blogday!
keep up the good work!
and hope you get your dream dSLR! or whatever it is…
cheers!
Henry
November 9th, 2007 14:59
first to first..congrat wor…3 years d as my blog only 2 months old..lol
I have follow your blog since last week only..n its really interesting..keep up the good work and I and expect more to come oo..keke..
November 9th, 2007 15:00
Earthtone : It’s there. Who ask you to use abc@gmail.com as your email address. :P
Henry / :) : Thanks! Yes, dSLR, hopefully, soon.
Kim Fei : Thanks for the compliments and hopefully I won’t disappoint you. Hope you can keep the blogging spirit burning as long as you live.
November 9th, 2007 15:03
ok, I try again…
Happy anniversary for your blog…keep up the good work.!
When you want to come and visit me? Can stay at my place.
November 9th, 2007 15:07
LOL your blog same age as mine!! Your’s is few days “younger” than mine lol. Anyway, compare to mine, your blog is more successful, heh.
Jia you~~
November 9th, 2007 16:12
I’m from MMU too and currently away for industrial training. I’ve been reading ur blog years ago but this is the first comment I leave for ya. Keep it up!:D
November 9th, 2007 16:27
Report Card after nearly one year I first commented:-
Contents: B (if food is your focus, try injecting a holistic 5W,1H into it)
Writing Style: B (read flavours, wine & dine, international food blogs like chubbyhubby)
Picture Composition: B- (there are very few people who can excel in both writing and photography. Choose well and choose carefully.)
Overall: B for Boleh! Congrats! Still waiting to read your feature article in the main publication….
ps my first comment still applies.
November 9th, 2007 17:12
wah..now only 3years? then i started earlier than u wo..anyway, happy 3rd anniversary..and nice to meet u at the Canon Expo :)
November 9th, 2007 17:33
it’s always worth celebrating. the blog have been running for 3 years! that reason itself is enough.
and yes, go get yourself a dslr then we can go snapping together. hahah :P
November 9th, 2007 17:54
Happy Birthday Jason Mumbles !!
Keep up the great job and keep writing, i mean eating !! lolz..
November 9th, 2007 19:16
Happy 3 years old! Normally I just read your blog but don’t leave comment… Juz want to tell you I am one of the silent reader :wink:
November 9th, 2007 19:19
wow. congrats. congrats. 3 years. impressive. visited your blog last night. not able to leave comment. wonder what happened. and the post title i saw last night was “3″. luckily it works now. anyway. i think the way you write your blog is really good. simple and straight forward. you don’t have to change your style. just be yourself and write what you like. your blog is really interesting.
November 9th, 2007 20:00
Earthtone : Haha! Your comment got eaten again. :P
CLF : Yes, we started almost the same time. Don’t say like that. Who and what are there to determine a successful blog? :)
Leonard : Oh! Another MMU student! Haha! Hope you “enjoy” your training. Thanks for reading my blog!
Giovoni : After 1 whole year, I still get a B. A B? Sad. Haha! Thanks for the support, my friend. Yes, I need to start picking up some good reading materials to read. I still remember your first comment. ;)
Yatz : Yes, you started 1-2 months ahead of me. Heh! Nice meeting you too.
Claudine : If I get my dSLR, will you spare your time to teach me, the n00b?
Cheef : Haha! If I continue to eat, I will be very very fat, although I am already very fat.
Edward : I see. Thanks for “revealing” yourself this time. ;)
Zthon : Yes, apparently, Wordpress doesn’t accept numbers only as blog title. Thanks for the compliments, really made my day but I will continue to improve myself.
November 9th, 2007 23:17
whoops… one of your silent readers is leaving you a comment! Happy 3rd birthday!
November 9th, 2007 23:38
congratulations of course. food is good. i love food :P
November 10th, 2007 02:38
Glad to hear that you’re back blogging.. for now. Happy anniversary, birthday to whoever or whatever that’s keeping you blogging all this time. Keep up the good work!
November 10th, 2007 09:12
Hey i am a reader since jasonmumble.blogspot.com…. congrate!!!
November 10th, 2007 10:20
hey, it is nice of knowing you…all your mumbles… even thought i am just started to read your blog…haha…but it is good to find someone who like food(like me)…too much too share about the good food around…haha…
November 11th, 2007 01:17
What a nice little blog we have here^^ Glad I clicked the … clicky thing on Nuffnang’s frontpage =]
Wow… 3 years of blogging is a pretty cool achievement. Mine’s barely a year old…
Maybe y’all could stop by and check it out? :3
Keep rockin on Jason!
Alex |\/\/|
November 11th, 2007 01:33
Congratulations on your milestone. Here’s wishing you many more to come.
November 11th, 2007 11:52
Thanks for dropping by at my blog at davidtan.org
Man, you have an interesting blog about food too, makes me feel so hungry :P
Happy blogging :)
November 11th, 2007 12:57
LOL. Another year of toothsomeness. Congratulation! Anticipate the proliferation of triumphs on your blog. x] Forth year will be a fruitful year. Bless you. =)
November 11th, 2007 13:59
Nicole : Thanks, Nicole! Hehe!
Xin : Yes, food is good. I love food. Haha!
Jeremy : It’s great to be back, that’s for sure. Heh! Thanks man!
Ah Boon : Thank you for your never ending support! Haha!
Melysa : A lot people out there love food, just like you and me. It’s nice knowing you too. :)
Nero : Thanks for dropping by. Well, if you can keep the blogging spirit up, I am sure you can blog for more than 3 years or even longer than me.
Narrowband : Thanks! Hopefully there will be many more years to go. Haha!
David Tan : You’re welcome. Thanks for dropping by too.
Philip : Yes, hopefully it will be a fruitful year ahead.
November 11th, 2007 17:08
i’m not reading your blog….
November 11th, 2007 17:28
I came across your blog about 2 months ago and visit your blog quite often then. Just to say hello to you since you asking your silent readers to at least say hello to you?? Btw, i’m from melaka too!!! Keep on blogging!!
November 11th, 2007 18:08
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
Naah, your vocabulary definitely isn’t non-existent, so don’t fret over it, OK :) If it’s any consolation, I think your photography skills have improved. Perhaps it’s time to start a photo-food-blog? LOL.
Psst.. I love your first header image, the one with checkered boxes and smiling faces :)
November 11th, 2007 18:49
wah 3 years di…time sure flies ha…congrats man!
November 11th, 2007 20:11
3 years eh? Nice… :)
November 11th, 2007 20:31
My habit of blog-hopping led me to your site today. Congratulations on hitting the 3-year mark. I think I just hit my 3-month mark. Your design template is impressive; it certainly takes a lot of effort, especially for technological-retards like myself.
Have fun blogging!
November 11th, 2007 23:15
Just because you asked, so here I am writing a comment for you. I dont usually drop comments. Just reading all my favorite blogs already taking up so much time. Dont even mention about updating my own blog. hehehe.
anyway, happy 3-years anniversary!!
November 11th, 2007 23:38
Hope you are as focus with your life as you are “so focus” with your blog.
You certainly know what you want in blogging but do take time to look what ahead! I I think you know what I have in my mind - same old story right?
All the BEST!!
November 12th, 2007 01:42
Keep on the goodwork man! Oh ya, I’m one of the silent readers that never comment.
November 12th, 2007 02:11
Tze Shan : Then, thanks for visiting my blog. :P
Yan Er : Thanks for dropping by again and again. You have an interesting blog too and you even been to restaurant that I never know it exists. Haha!
Pelf : Thank you! My photography skill may have improved, but its far behind what my camera is capable of doing, which makes me wonder whether I should really spend the money to buy a dSLR or not. Photo-food-blog? One blog is already occupy my time, better not. :P I like that too, maybe I will ask her to design another similar one.
Sbd18 : Yes, time sure flies. Thanks for dropping by.
Felicia : Nice, indeed.
Silent Reader : Thanks! You should keep the blogging spirit with you so that you can read the 1 year mark or maybe even longer. If you don’t know how to do it, get someone who knows to do it for you. Ha!
Vincester : Haha! Yes, you been slacking quite a lot in updating your own blog. Thanks!
Dad : Yes, same old story.
Alistair : Haha. Thanks for revealing yourself then. Hehe. Thanks for the wishes too!
November 13th, 2007 01:11
hey im no pro. cant teach you much. :)
November 15th, 2007 02:30
Happy Bday to Jasonmumbles..another silent reader of yours. =)
November 15th, 2007 14:39
Me too a new silent reader… :P
November 18th, 2007 16:10
this theme is nice. Congrats ! Happy 3 !
November 18th, 2007 21:38
Claudine : Haha, but you are better than me.
Sheanne : Thanks for revealing yourself and the wishes.
Jayce : Now, you ain’t silent anymore. Heh.
Endroo G : This theme is temporarily only, am fixing up a new one pretty soon. Thanks for the wishes.