Blogging

Finally, I have launched the new version of my blog, moving from WordPress to a static website version generated by a static site generator. Visit https://oscarhkli.com/ for details. Recalled two years ago, I relaunched my blog. I tried both WordPress and Medium and eventually landed on WordPress. A friend suggested I host the blog in GitHub with Markdown syntax. I was unsure whether I could manage the setup, so I put this matter aside. ...

Happy birthday to my blog! Newcomers might find it weird that there are only 20 blog posts. But old readers know I have an old blog that was written in Chinese. The first blog post there was on January 20, 2022. After 100 blog posts, I changed my written language and created another blog. As an amateur blogger who doesn’t write much during work, blogging is an intensive activity. I have to decide the topic for the target publication day. If it is a technical or tutorial post, I need to further study the topic to write. Sometimes I have to practise it or perform experiments and record the finding. The blog post should then be much more valuable to the readers. If it is a travel blog post, I must spend much more time selecting the photos and retouching them before writing. If it is a story, I have to ensure the storytelling is good to understand, and the reader should find key takeaways after reading it. ...

Welcome to my first English blog! Learning by teaching is an effective tool. With blogging, I can share what I learned and feel interested. I can also organise the knowledge I gained during different experiences. I can also express my views. I’ve been blogging since 2006. For many reasons, I gave up blogging, restarted after a couple of years, and then gave it up again a few times. In January, I wiped off all the old blog posts and started writing on WordPress.com, challenging myself to write one blog post every three days. In about 300 days, I completed my challenge by writing 100 blog posts without missing the schedule. ...