I was distraught. It was worse than the last break up. It happened after one morning I checked my blog in a very busy week. To my surprise, the website directed to the “page is not available” content. I went through my Yahoo Mail in which I received all sort of emails from the hosting company. I saw a warning to reduce my database amount or the access to the database would be revoked. I saw the email after the provided deadline. That was how my life without travel blog began.
After numerous calls to the hosting company in the United States and being put in wait for more than 35 minutes (bear in mind the calls were made from Malaysia), I reduced the dabatase amount and the website was not restored. I contacted many friends who were in IT industry to figure how to restore the website pronto.
If you are a travel blogger, if your travel blog is off the radar, there are too many concerns in your mind. You lost your DA, PA and whoever who happen to click your website would think you are a fraud.
So, I was left helpless until it was restored 6 days later.
Throughout the episode, I came to realise I was not particularly worried about losing the audience or collaboration prospect. It was the prospect of losing the travel anecdotes crafted over the span of 4 years of travel that agonised me. Those stories are treasured and irreplaceable, however crappy some of the stories may appear to you. There are about 396 posts at stake. I was so devastated at the prospect of losing it all and my efforts of 4 years would go down the drain.
I never knew my travel blog is so dear to me to such extent that I couldn’t imagine my life without travel blog. I take this opportunity to thank Ed Junaidi, Doc Naim, Aidil and Rasul who spent the time to assist and listen to my devastation.
If you have been writing about your memories online, how would you react to losing your writing piece?
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Just a note to say that I am glad that your blog is up-and-running again. I enjoy reading to your posts!