Hobby??
Things or activities that sparks interest in you and doing it in your own time.
But today, some hobbies become a business or money making platform. I am here not to make money. Just listing out what I love doing in my free, but sometimes not so free, time.
Having a hobby keeps me sane. Especially in this hard times. With my dad passing by the end of last year, with Covid-19, a pandemic that's putting the whole world hectic in some way. I need a hobby the most these times.
Writing Journal
: Started writing journal for a few years. I don't write them everyday. Only when I think there's some important event or important matters to write them. I write when I am happy. Write when I'm bored. Even writing during my sad days. It's one way to let out what's building up inside. I don't do all the creative journaling type. I'm rather old fashioned. Just plainly writing in a diary. I do bring them with me to work, just in case.
Collecting Official First Day Covers (FDC)
: I have been doing this since high school. At first its a continuation of what my mom has collected for years. I've gotten fascinated by it at one point. Since that, I have been collecting and adding up my collections whenever I can. During my high school era, I only buy what my allowance allowed me to. Now that I am working, slowly adding up those FDC I have been missing or didn't have enough cash back then.
At first, I only collected Brunei FDC. In recent years after getting to know more people who shares the same hobby, we started exchanging. I even joined one at an FDC club site.
Collecting Stamps
: This is the same as FDC. A continuation from my mom. But for stamps, I have my own preference. If it's not too much to ask, I only collected mostly on Brunei stamps, Royal Families (global), Postal related and Cats.
I don't dare request much on stamps, as I can only exchange so little from our own here in Brunei, but they say that's why is rather unique.
Letter / Postcard
: It has been since high school I love the idea of penpal and writing letter or postcard as a mean of communication. Back then we do not have internet, we do not have mobile phones so obviously the only way was through letter writing. How we got their address??, well through magazines or newspapers. Soon after, we got introduce to cyberworld, but some still prefer letter writing. There was MIRC, AOL, MSN chat, Yahoo! chat, myspace, communityzero, friendster and many more and we get to exchange mailing address from there.
Nowadays, writing letters might be considered as old and boring. And so does postcards. But this kind of communication teaches you to be patient. hahaha. Because you need to be patient to wait for mails to arrive. I have joined Postcrossing.com for more than 2 years now and what's more surprising is that some don't even know Brunei. They didn't even know we exist. Same goes to letter writing through YouveGotMail.club. Some even through the wellknown Facebook and instagram.
Reading
: This is something I can do when I am taking a short break from the 3 above. Getting back to reading because of staying home most of the times. Also because of watching Booktubes 😉😉😉. I am a book hoarder but couldn't be bother with whats trending and whats not. I do still have books I bought 5 or 6 years ago but haven't read yet. But hey, words don't disappear. Just read when you have the mood to do so.
Today, currently reading Kat Cho - Wicked Fox (Gumiho) and really trying hard to finish it. Even thinking to DNF it but giving it another few chapters. At first I thought it was a standalone, but turns out it has a 2nd book. I don't usually read book reviews before finishing reading the whole thing but I just couldn't help it. I need a review that would give the book a hope for me to even reach the end. 1 or 2 stars??? Still thinking. I'm still stuck 1/3 of the book.
Cats
: This will be in another post.
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Well there goes what's my take on hobbies. Those are my hobbies. I do have some other interests in other areas but not as much as these 5 above.
Want to know more about Brunei Darussalam FDC and stamps, can try reaching out our Postal Services Department here.
Until next post.
