So here I am in my own blog again after wandering around other people's blog. Wow, there's a huge culture out there. I had no idea. In my wanderings, I've noticed that there are quite a purposeful blogging going on out there, and those were the ones that I enjoyed the most. So, I got to thinking about my reason for blogging: outlet and to sort out things. I don't know about others, but I tend to imagine quite outlandish things in my head and think it all perfectly reasonable... only to find out as soon as it comes out of my mouth how silly it all sounds. As I'm enjoying my 30s, I'm coming to one of the conclusion about myself, and that is: I need to emote in order to stay sane. I'm glad and relieved to find out that I'm not alone in this.
On a perfectly different note, I thought I should write about why I chose the blog title: Camelia Musings. Camelia, as it turns out is my birth flower. I used to dislike this flower a lot. In Japan where I grew up, this flower is thought to be very "samurai" like in that it ends its life with a bang... like drop from the neck. I didn't like the imagery of seeing each bloom as a head falling, ya know? Well, what changed it was that I read how the new camelia varaieties are a sheer act of nature. Yes, you read it right. In any wild bush, it happens that it will change the bloom. The only way to propegate that is to get that rooted from that branch, and voila! you've got a new camelia bush that has never been before! Cool, eh? I've got my own bush that came with the house now, and ever since I read about this phenomenon I've been secretly waiting for that miracle to happen. Because my Japanese name is hope, but the character stand for "rare" and "unique," I thought this flower suited me well. I just sure hope that I won't end up with my head cut off!
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