There have been a few changes in life in the last few months. Other than writing, the other thing I set out to do was to teach Malay, my mother tongue. That part has taken off quite well since March 2021 and has been keeping me very occupied. I have lessons to teach till October 2021 and have also secured a freelance contract to translate articles into Malay.
It’s a bit funny because while I did mean to go into teaching Malay, I had not planned for it to grow quite so big, But what matters is that I am enjoying it so far. Part of it comes from rediscovering my mother tongue.
I am also reading a bit more. I took a bit of a break from reading because I was so busy. Then I remembered that I read to restore myself. It is truly a vital thing to do.
All is not dead on the writing front. But between the short stories I am working on and the novel, and everything else going on, writing blog posts has become a casualty. Alas. But I am in this for the long run.
Ultimately, I entered writing as part of a larger plan to give myself a better quality of life. And if part of that means delaying my writing, then so be it.
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