I have started this blog on 14 June 2009. It is time to close after two years with 170 posts, 1,570 comments, and the busiest day of 2,014 hits. It was a great journey starting this blog and coming to an end today.
I remember the first time when I started Foodtrail, both my hands and ten fingers rested idle on the keyboard for several minutes searching for the first sentence to write. It was like having a constipation except this comes from the brain triggering messages to my ten little fingers to type and keep typing. I finally realised the easiest way to write a new post is to write something simple and easy, like telling a story to a friend.
What is my reason for closing this blog?
In the past two months since I venture into a new world of Apps, I started reading and reading more of other bloggers’ sites and information that are out there. Blame it on the new tablet that I have purchased when I was in Penang! I am hooked on this new sweet tablet called iPAD 2. I was crazy enough to queue for four hours at the official launch in Penang on Friday 29th April 2011. I was among the first lucky 100 proud owners of iPAD 2 in Penang.
There are hundreds of thousands of Apps. I have downloaded about fifteen Apps in two months. I have been reading and sweeping my first finger from right to left like opening a new page on the screen. There are so much information to read, interesting photos, movie trailers, and funny videos. Fortunately I am not into games.
My new tablet has given me the opportunity to share interesting post put out there by other people. I can retweet, send link via email, and share in Facebook to anyone interested to follow me. It is my little world of virtual community. A place to share all kinds of information that I find interesting from reading other blogger’s site and social medias. Mostly focus on food and travel, which from time to time includes my own experiences with interesting places that I have visited, including restaurants, and my own food recipes.
I am moving on from writing a new post in my blog to writing snippet of information and posting interesting threads from others in Facebook. Thus, the creation of a new Facebook Page called Melaka Living - a name that I have previously used when I had my restaurant between 2006 and 2008. I will continue to publish places and photos that I have been that I find interesting and food that I have created in my little kitchen.
If you are interested to follow me, you can search for my new Facebook Page by typing the word Melaka Living in Facebook search field. You can also follow me on Twitter, which I have a link on this Homepage.
Follow me on Melaka Living Facebook Page by click on “Like” for regular updates.
See you in Facebook.
Cheerios!
Vale Victor on Foodtrail. Look forward to snippets from other realms… Cheers & hugs!
Hi Victor, some things have to come to an end and this is it for you. I shall look forward to ‘liking’ your page on Facebook. It’s much easier to follow than Twitter. Cheers.
Sad news Victor but I guess you’ll have your new cyber life on facebook to look forward to. BTW, will you be needing those Red Velvet Curtians in the picture I know of a good home for them…
A sad day for the world of food blogging in Tasmania, Victor. I will miss your commentary and recipes on Foodtrail, but suppose I will reluctantly embrace Facebook for news from you! Yes, all things come to an end, eventually, but this is one thing I will particularly miss.
Dear Victor,
I am as big a fan of the short versions of social media as the next man. But Twitter and FaceBook will never replace the joy of reading a blog which someone has taken the time and the effort to research and write. You were the perfect example of such a blog. You regularly took me into your world and were hospitable to the extreme.
I will miss these moments.
Victor!! I’ve just found you, and now you’re leaving me! That’s very sad – but I hope your new version of sharing goes well for you. Good luck…
Tania
Yes I agree with Nick. A carefully crafted blog is an archive of a period of life, in your case a wonderful archive of recipes and ideas. Well done !
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Don’t worry I will follow you to your new post. I just love the food you make some of the dishes you made inspire me to cook. I am not a good cook I just keep on slicing, shredding, chopping and maybe it’s edible to share with friends.