So, I guess I'm the slowest here because I've just only decided to drop in to check up on my stories when I noticed this small little badge at the top left corner of my screen.

It said Pioneer badge and being the curious little duck I was, I clicked on it and was surprised that the badge was reserved only to the earliest members of AFF.

Dunno whether I should be honoured by such a title because you're basically saying that I'm old but I'm just kidding of course.

I'm actually surprised to know that I was an early member of AFF. Quite a shocker really because I just joined AFF when I was like... 12? 12 going to be 13, somewhere around that age. 

Kinda proud to be given that title really because it somewhat made me feel important for a split second before I reminded myself that there are other people who were here longer and more active than I am right now. Hahaha, should be thankful for that split second of feeling like a VIP but whatevs.

Hahaha, I remember being totally psyched at being an author here because there were actual people who actually read my ty stories that were written with HORRIBLE grammar. Still can't believe how you guys handled my writing when I was 12. Toasts to you patient readers!

But now I'm old. Or older than I was ever before. I'm 16 and I have other interests in life other than KPOP but I still write in whenever I have the spare time. It's nice reading your comments or just seeing people's written stories and seeing their reader's comments. It made me feel happy because I remembered people commenting short comments just to gain karma points.

Dunno whether those 'points' still exist or not. See, how old I am right now? Hahah, yeap. But anywho, it made me realise how much this website has grown from 2010, (is that right? 2010? Or it could be earlier, I dunno) up till now, 2014. Wow, 4 years down the road, toasts to the admins of this website. You guys did good (Y).

So, for better or for worse, it's nice to see a website grow to greatness. Or average line. Or better than it ever was. I dunno, take your pick. Going off topic, focus Dana. 

So, the purpose of this random blog is for me to express my gratitude in finding this website from when I was young and the experience I've gained from it. If I hadn't found this website to write stories about my fave KPOP band (SHINee, btw) or read fanfiction about them, I wouldn't have been able to find the inspiration to start on my own story. I wouldn't have been able to improve myself from where I started and reminisce as I looked back from where I began. I was able to develop myself from a ty writer to a slightly better ty writer. See the difference? No '' right there, hahaha. Out of topic again, focus.

And the people I've met here. Sure there are a small handful that made me want to chainsaw their guts open (*cough*plagiarisedwork*cough*), but I've met a couple of the nice people here on AFF. It made me feel gooey and marshmallowey when I'm saying this so I'll slap myself to man up. *slaps* TOUGH!!!

Hahaha, all in all, I'm grateful to have found this website and in turn, I hope this site will be open to new fellow readers, writers or just KPOP fans around the world to group together and bond over their shared love for their respective bands. It's these small things that we get ourselves involved into that changes our course of life, no matter how small it may be. 

So with that, I hope you fellow users of AFF, both old and new, will be able to benefit from this website as mush as I did. 

Woah, why do I seem like I'm advertising this website? I just wanted to write this blog to rant how old I felt and it flat out became a gratitude essay on AFF. Goddamit Dana, stop getting off topic.

I need to sit down.

Adios Amigos

-Dana