Write Again

Creek-eek-clunk-clunk-creek...


Do you hear that mechanical sound? Yep, that's the sound of my brain trying to express itself in words again.

It has been a long while since I last wrote. Work has taken up much of my time now. My days off are mostly spent sleeping. I read seldomly, too.  This isn't a form of complaint because believe me, I love my job. Yet like most jobs, it usually drains up the energy you would want to have for your hobbies.

Nevertheless, it's my rest day today.

Picture me in an uncrowded coffee shop, cafe macchiato waiting on the table, beside it are scattered notes for my IELTS review. Outside, it has just rained and the afternoon sun is hidden by dirty white clouds. So it's not eye-squintingly bright. Just perfect.

The truth is, I'm writing again not for the sake of actually being able to write for myself. It's for this IELTS exam. And because of that, I have a feeling of being a terrible person. It's like I betrayed the reasons governing writing, or something. Well I just hope my band scores do not suffer because of that. I cringe at the thought of it.

My test's not until early next year though, so I still got a lot of time 'preparing' for it. Listening, writing, and speaking has been hard. Reading's manageable. I need to have a band score of 7 above for me to earn extra credits to Canada. That's the plan. If the Lord wills, that's my pathway. But I leave the steering wheel for Him to maneuver wherever, whenever, however He wants me to go.

This is pointless. I'll try listening for now.