At the end of 2005, I wanted to have a huge presence on the internet - to document my journey from a nerdy-techno-gal to a food expert. Heck, I have been following a few food bloggers at that time and said to myself: how hard can that be? I know how to cook a little and if those bloggers can do it, I can too! I even have a more compelling 'human interest' story to tell. I even went as far as purchasing equipments to do podcasting --- it was new then but it is such an old technology now. Well, as I found out and as everyone knows, food blogging is a serious business. Actually, any blogging takes dedication, focus and lots of time. It is a job in itself! At that time, I was busy with learning how to work in a professional kitchen (although, to this day, I don't think our kitchen that way but if one can produce thousands of meals a month from it, then it is a professional kitchen!). I was also having way too many things I wanted to do so my 'wondering' mind and intention are perfect example of biting more than one can chew. So, to motivate myself, I got this Typepad account, upgraded it and paid more than $100 a year to 'make' me blog. That worked for a few days every few months. I started a few blogs (not just one, a FEW!) but I never maintained them and had really no interest to doing them. I continued to follow the progress of all the food bloggers and then some new ones. Most of them are now well-known on the internet - even got to be judges at Iron Chef on Food Network! Their dedication resulted in becoming experts in the field that I, Yume, should be an expert in (although, I never even phantom that possibility!). Their Internet's fames remind me of one simple fact: they start something, stick with it and are successful now. And yet, I have not done anything from 2006 to 2009 in term of blogging consistently. Until now.
2010 marks my 5th year in food business. When I first started with the food business from technology field; I promised myself that in 5 years, I will become something significant in the food field (significant in my mind...not everyone's else). I was not sure what I meant then. All I knew then is that my move to food was such a shock to my family that they thought I lost my mind! and that I needed a goal to work toward so that I can have something to show for...so that my family will not think that I have worked so much with computer in the past 15 years that I have no logic left. Maybe I did....(nah!). Anyway, I set myself the goal to reach something 'food-significant' in 5 years to mirror my accomplishment in the technology field. It took me 5 years in technology field (when I was way younger) to call myself a technology professional, to feel comfortable in it, to feel that I 'am so on my way to make it'. That is where the 5 years artificial deadline came about. So, I am at the 5th year and I better get moving!
So, my goals for this year are:
- blog as often and as much as I can --- about food, food and kids, food and love, food and politic (maybe not this one). Let's see: with working about 30 hours at the restaurant, 15 hours for the sauce company, 40 hours to be a Mom and a wife, I think squeezing in 5 hours to cook, photograph and blog is completely do-able, don't you think so?
- get to know you --- who have purchased some of my sauces and wonder if I am ever going to give you any more recipes than the initial 8 to cook with.
- be useful to you in your journey to Asian cooking (I hope you were not expecting recipes on foie gras or fancy stuffs like those).
- Keep you posted with the sauces (the new ones I am bottling) and how they are doing in the market place.
Come along, push me, test me, challenge me, support me. I am looking forward to lots of blogging with you in 2001!
Wishing you a great 2010 from me and my family!
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