do you still keep a diary?

South Korea
March 2, 2013 8:18am CST
I mean not the one that you write online but the one that you actually write manually, I always start making a diary wrote a few and then boom when I get busy totally forget to write.. I also notice that I just remember to write on my diary when I am angry.. haha. hmm its actually like praying for me, sometimes I just remember to pray when I am in tough situation, I know its a bad habit and im totally working on it. Anyway do you guys still write on your diaries?when do you usually write? is it when your happy or sad?
22 responses
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
3 Mar 13
I used to have a diary which I kept on writing my daily events from 1983 until 1993. I just stopped writing when I gave birth to my first son. I no longer had the time coz of a lot of things to do in taking care of him, and at the same time I was in a hurry in finishing all my school/clinical requirements so that I could graduate on that year. There were no skipped days during those times that I was writing on my diary. Whether I was happy, sad or angry, it was all there.
• South Korea
3 Mar 13
your a keeper! its really nice. well aside from education those memories are the only one that they cant take away to us
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
3 Mar 13
That is true! And I guess, this is my way of reconciling myself to my old self and look back at how crazy I was for falling for that guy. And for how foolishly I have become for hanging on so long for a love that was lost for so long. LOVE STRUCK crazy! hahaha! I think that was the start of my passion for writing as well.....
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
3 Mar 13
It is still with me. Every time I read it, it does bring back good and bad memories. And it is almost impossible not to cry and laugh about the things that I did and the situations that I have been. My life was so colorful!
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
2 Mar 13
Hi! To write one's inner thoughts is always going to help. When we get to write our inner feelings and conflicts it works wonder and it calms us down. If you get to read your thoughts after few months, you may not believe what you wrote in your diary. I would love to write a diary and now a days there are some on line sites, which allows you to maintain your own private diary.
• South Korea
2 Mar 13
Right! sometimes I do laugh on what I wrote before, I couldnt even belive that I did what I did, and having a diary is a great reminder to try to not to do it again, and also when I feel down, because you know sometimes there are things that you dont really like to share even to your closest friend. Diary online are really good it's just that Im not good remembering password?
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
3 Mar 13
I agree with you that we could record those things in our diary which we do not even want to share with our closest friends. Yes, diary reminds us about silly things done in the past and it allows us to amend ourselves. If you wanna work on an on line diary, you could note down its password in your mobile phone. Nice to meet you.
• South Korea
3 Mar 13
yup yup.. i do have a memo now on my cellphone were all of my i.d and password were written haha.. including my bank account password, I just hope I wont lose my cellphone
• Hyderabad, India
4 Mar 13
Ah, the one thing I've always wanted to do in life but never actually got around to doing it. I remember trying to initiate it a couple of times in the past but somehow within a week I was back to square one. I guess I was always looking for a reason to avoid doing it making myself believe it was not necessary. I still sometimes think I should give it another shot but it seems motivation or the lack of it is a massive roadblock. Sigh!
• Hyderabad, India
5 Mar 13
For a lazy bum like me, initiation is easily the biggest problem. But as you said if I start it once and establish a routine, I'll probably be able to continue. Having said that, I still feel its easier said than done.
• South Korea
5 Mar 13
Well true its easy to say but hard to do. In this case dont worry you are not alone. Besides theres a lot of way to save those memories. The other mylotter even said that mylot is her diary/journal now.
• South Korea
5 Mar 13
I think sometimes you have to put it in a place where you can easily see it. and establish a routine so you wont forget, but I cant blame you I am like you too..hihi
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
4 Mar 13
Basically myLot is my diary...
• South Korea
5 Mar 13
Right! aside from enjoying you could also earn in here, thats why I always come back in here ^^
• India
11 Mar 13
Well,i still keep a diary and that has been the thing for last 18 years.I consider my diary as my close friend.I would normally buy a A4 sized diary with pages for all days.I would like to write the happenings of the day in full.And so far i have always wrote in full.I was not interested in writing online as i have not been comfortable with the idea.Besides there is always something special between the writing as well as typing.I am able to get more emotions done while writing than while typing.I am able to share things in diary which i would consider tough to share with others and without much thoughts.Plus it helps me to improve my memory and handwriting.Plus whenever i need motivation i need the special events and joyful moments in life.It really keeps things in the best way possible.I do not keep any specific time to write,whenever i find time i do write for the previous day in full.I treat my diary as best pal and can open my feelings and things.I do write about my feelings and thoughts alongwith the days happening.It also helps me in tough and emotional times as well.I guess i can continue this habit for a long time.I really hope i can do.Thanks!
• South Korea
11 Mar 13
Very well said this what I actually meant when I said I find it more personal to actually write than having an online diary. and wow you have been writing for a very very long time, congrats, I hope I can keep up on writing, and I wont forgot ahaha.. thanks for sharing..
@patnopy (721)
• Philippines
3 Mar 13
before on my childhood but by the time i getting older i stop it because some of my friends was keep joking to me that writing diary is for the woman things
• South Korea
5 Mar 13
Actually its not a movie,it is a drama series. But in my opinion it is so much better than the twilight^^ so make sure you watch I highly recommend it^^
• South Korea
4 Mar 13
well Do you watch vampire diaries? ahaha the hottest guy there keep writing a diary for almost 200 years, ahaha I do know some girls find it sexy though
@patnopy (721)
• Philippines
5 Mar 13
opps sorry i dint yet watch that film but as you mention maybe i will a copy of that i love some vampires film but i never yet watch that all do i hear from the others that is one of the good movie
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
3 Mar 13
it is quite important for me as i make a note of the daily preceedings with care and its valuable as always
• South Korea
3 Mar 13
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
3 Mar 13
It's been awhile since i don't take my diary,sometimes because i'm busy.But i still have to admit that i'm lazy,it's a good habit to do that and everytime people feel touched when recall those memories by diary.So now i don't write it,maybe someday i'll rewrite it again.
• South Korea
3 Mar 13
I always promise to my self that I am going to write a diary every year,change the notebook every year,but guess what I uually dont finish it..ahaha and I always have a new empty notebooks..ahaha
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
3 Mar 13
No, I don't write diary and never write also. I am quite lazy to write something's on paper.
• South Korea
3 Mar 13
dont worry for sure you are not alone, and its always not late to start when you want!
• Philippines
3 Mar 13
No, I didn't keep a diary nowadays. When I was in high school, I do keep a diary because it's one of the requirements in our English class.. But then, even if I graduated in high school I still do write in a diary. It's fun writing to a diary it's telling someone a secret what happened to you the whole day. You can also write your happiest moments.
• South Korea
4 Mar 13
ahaha ever since I was in elementary it is also a requirement to pass English. ahaha I just usually write the same routine everyday, I wake up early, go to bed..blah blah..ahaha
• Philippines
3 Mar 13
I always have a diary in me. In fact I've been writing for almost 9 years already. Sometimes, I don't know what to do anymore with them. I have collections of them. Because of the tough times lately, I can only write now for like 4 times a month, sometimes it would take months but I really keep a journal. I write whenever I have time. You get to know yourself better with it though:)
• South Korea
4 Mar 13
awww right there is one woman to who manage to write a diary straight fro ten years, everyday..ahaha.. I think thats really nice, feels like your back again to the past when your reading it.
@nitinnair89 (2900)
• India
3 Mar 13
Nopes.. i don't keep a diary but i do write poems and that itself speaks what i otherwise would write in my diary... :)
• South Korea
4 Mar 13
ahh that's very creative of you. But I always think that poems message will always depends on it's readers.
• India
3 Mar 13
I usually write when I am sad and don't feel like sharing my thoughts with anyone. But the sadness needs to come out and so I pick up my diary and start putting down all the thoughts. i really feel better after that as if I have conveyed my thoughts and feelings to God.
• South Korea
3 Mar 13
Prayer is always the best medicine for me too.
@justyou (68)
• China
3 Mar 13
Yeah,three years ago,i kept a diary almost everyday,but i seldom read them.I wrote down everything:my happiness,my sadness,wrote down what i saw.Diary is really a large amount of wealth,i always imagine when i get old,and i open my diary,read every word that keep a recode of my history,that will be so fun,mybe i'll move to tears.But now, i seldom write a diary,when i want,i will always forget it after a moment......
• South Korea
3 Mar 13
thats the common problem for me too, but I actually working on it.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
3 Mar 13
I tried to write on a diary I got from Starbucks planner. But it was only until mid of January's where my entries were made and now you can see that diary is empty. Hehehe so there I guess I am just lazy to keep track of my feelings and to write them down.
• South Korea
3 Mar 13
ahaha same here I keep buying new notebook I start and then later on I will totally forgot about it. sometimes I think that my hubby should be collecting those cute notebooks rather than writing on my diary..
@sriroshan (2585)
• India
2 Mar 13
I use to keep the personal diary long time back before my marriage and till my daughter was born, then I stop writing the same due to extra work load at home and office. But I have to keep the diary where I work.
• South Korea
2 Mar 13
Right sometimes being really busy and tired keep us from writing ^^
• Philippines
2 Mar 13
I finally stopped writing on my diary when I turned 21. However, I still consider myself as someone who has one because I have my online diary in tumblr. I have a personal blog which everyone can read but I also have one which serves as my own personal diary. It is more convenient for me to type and decorate my page. It saves up my money!!! Hehehe.. I like decorating my diary even if I'm the only one reading it. I just feel like it. So when I bought my own laptop, then I finally stopped writing on my notebook.
• South Korea
3 Mar 13
yeah thats really nice too. maybe Im going to try it soon, but so far its still convinient for me to write on my notebook..haha I know I am so old fashion ahaha.
@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
2 Mar 13
I used to keep one when I was a young kid, until my siblings decided to snoop in it and then because of that incident I lost interest. Now, I have a devotional journal for 365 days. It is also sort of like a diary but it is more on the spiritual and inspirational note. But of course, it's a journal, I can choose what to write about.
• South Korea
2 Mar 13
yes journal is good too yeah about those incident I also had that I think a million times now, when I was still single my sister and my brother for I dont how they could find it, uses whatever they read in there to blackmail me..haha but I dont really mind though, it makes us smile whenever we remember, becuase we like to do it to each other..haha
@Angelpink (4035)
• Philippines
2 Mar 13
Hi ! I wrote diary during the age of pen and paper but when the computers arrived , all pens and papers were forgotten and do all recording of life's activity in the computer. We all have the social sites where we can say our shouts and screams like what we are doing in Twitter.Like what also others are doing in their facebook. When computers arrived we don't do any jotting of some beautiful times of our life because we are so in hurry of the many task to be done.
• South Korea
3 Mar 13
Very true.. well I do have a lots of photos and I really think facebook is a good place to keep all of those, ahaha its just that im not really found of tweeting and changing my stats depending on my mood, ahaha sometimes it kinda annoys me when I have a friend who tweets of updates their stats every hour,,ahah anyway cant blame them we all have freedom of speech the least I can do is just to ignore or delete them..
2 Mar 13
Hi, I have just appointed my first diary of life about ten days before. I write the diary regularly but I have missed two-three days still now due to very deep sleep at night that I don't have energy left to hold a pen. Sometimes I am just captured by the slumber that I forget everything and lay my head on pillow.
• South Korea
2 Mar 13
well congratulations I hope you'll be able to write every day , that will be really nice, and if you are living alone I think it's a good idea to keep it where you can see it, so it will increase the chance of you writing on it.