SHORTHAND

My team mate was so thrilled to see me taking down notes while standing and using curve lines, loops, circles, etc., which seemed very strange to him. I was actually using shorthand. He thought it was another form of Arabic writing.

I started learning this skill when I was 14 years old, an optional subject in high school. Sometime later, I was learning typewriting.

Shorthand writing may no longer be experiencing the glory days it had in the past, however, it is not at all dead by any means. It may be true that with the computer-age upon us, this method is no longer the norm in court rooms, but there are still thousands or millions who still use it for employment purposes, who use personal shorthand to make their lives easier and more productive, or who enjoy it as a hobby.

I still find it very useful in my

daily life especially when making records and notes.