Mission Left Hander!
Salutations Dear Fellows! (maybe that's a bit much)
Around 90 percent of the World population is right-handed. And around one percent is amdidextrous (both-handed). I know a few people who are left handed but no-one who can write with both of their hands. And if I did, ambidexterity did not come up in the conversation.
Ever since I was small, I had this one terrible nightmare. Chocolate becoming banned in all seven continents!
Wait. No, not that one.
While the prohibition of chocolate is a very valid fear, I had another. My right hand will be chopped off. (through a number of various ways, a zombie apocolypse perhaps) And if my right-hand is chopped off, everything will be so much harder. Typing, eating, crocheting, juggling. But worst of all, I won't be able to write!
And that fear grew when I realised what my ambition was - to become a writer. And how the heck am I supposed to become a writer if I can't write! Becoming a both-hander(ambidextrous) was one of my dreams when I was young. But when I was young, many other things were there to do. Play wth dolls, play pranks on my sister, write absolutely ridiculous poems, watch My Little Pony (I still watch my little pony) and I have very little school work.
But now, with piling school-work and a load of other unfinished work left to do, I have decided to start my conquest. (or quest, i dunno the difference)
WARNING - THIS BLOG IS NOT HOW TO WRITE WITH YOUR LEFT HAND. YOU MIGHT GET A FEW TIPS, BUT MOST OF IT IS ME MUCKING AROUND, TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS UNTIL ONE HITS. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
So, day one of writing random nonsense with my left hand. Or in cooler words, Mission Left Hander.
Me writing with my left hand. The first thing I did was write the lowercase alphabet. Which turned out pretty OK. Then I wrote the same sentence I remember writing in Kindergarten - a cat sat on a mat. And - a cat ate a fat rat. There were a lot of cats back then.
If you ignore the bad lighting, my fingernails and my horrible artistic skills, you will notice my handwriting (sort of). Consider that, phase 1 of my writing journey. And if you're curious, the rat is thinking *gulp*. If you don't know why, use the fleshy organ the resides rent free in your head, will you?
After that, I took a break by watching this guy on YouTube gimme a few tips. Especially this guy called Helpful DIY or something. It was a really good video. Here's what he listed -
- Trace your own handwriting - First write lightly with your right hand and write over it with your left. It will become easier to mimic the handwriting you're used to. (but my handwriting has a different personality everytime I write.)
- Mimic the way you're holding your pencil with your other hand - I have seen many pencil postures through my thirteen years of life but nothing the exact copy of mine. Sure there were very similiar ones, Al's was quite similiar. But pencil posture (as I like to call it) is sort of unique to you. What you're supposed to do is, hold your left hand exactly how you hold your right to kind of get your brain used to what it has been doing for most of your life.
- Start with Capital. - Capital letters are often the first letter you learn to write before learning lowercase. And that's because Capital letters are relatively easier. You're gonna have to learn both at some point, but Capitals are a goood start.
- Learn your name - You all know your name (hopefully) and it is one of the first things you learn to write. So yeah, become a kid again and write your nme on a piece of paper over and over again until you grow tired of seeing your name so much that when your name comes on the news you'll be like -"Not my name! Please!"
YOUR SOON TO BE AMBIDEXTROUS
N.M SIRIUS
SIRIUS OUT!
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