495th post. And the countdown to 500 begins.

This is my 495th post since I started blogging in 2004.

Bottled has undergone massive changes in layout but not so much in writing style. I'm pretty much the same guy I was in 2004, except for the facial hair.

I still write about the usual things I blogged on when I started: God, Christianity, school, dormitory life, family, and photography.

Blogging is a wonderful exercise of thinking logically. The process is simple yet complex: you think what to write about and how to write it.

It saddens me that many people use their own sites to rant, gossip, or talk idly of things. When blogging transcends self-promotion, it becomes a powerful tool for encouraging others in the faith, spreading God's gospel, informing others of current events, and developing one's opinion.