Why Would I Write

Category: Thoughts

  • ‘Fragile’ stickers

    What’s the point of ‘fragile’ stickers on luggage or packages? Shouldn’t everything be handled with care? If baggage handlers/delivery men don’t see a ‘fragile’ label on something, do they toss it around like a ball? Do they play soccer with it?

    This isn’t a rant about those working in the service industry, I just find it strange there is even a need for such stickers. You see, even when packages are labelled fragile they aren’t handled properly:

    So why do we need ‘fragile’ stickers again? If anything, we should have ‘sturdy’ stickers instead for things that can be thrown around and everything else be delivered and stored properly.

  • R.I.P. Na’Vi 2011-2015

    I don’t talk about Dota 2 much on this blog besides the occasional mention about me playing it. But after last week’s sad news, I wanted to dedicate a post to my favorite team. Na’Vi (or Natus Vincere) was the team that got me interested in the competitive side of Dota 2.
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  • So this is growing up.

    Yesterday, as I was rehearsing for my gig, a sudden realization dawned upon me. I’m turning 30 this year, and my lyrics still sound like poems from some highschool kid’s diary. It was a strange feeling. One that I hadn’t experienced before.

    I never truly understood what artists meant when they said they were more mature. I mean, it wasn’t only the lyrics which changed. They had changed as people as well. They were no longer the same person they were when I first heard their music. They don’t care about that highschool/college crush anymore. They’ve moved on in life and writing about what’s current to them. They’re in a completely different place. Mentally and physically.

    I guess I’m going through what they did when they wrote their later releases. Who wants to sing the same songs all the time? Recordings exist for a reason.

    So, starting today, I’ll be challenging myself to grow as a songwriter. To write songs about more than just feeling emotional and upset. I’ve written enough about those topics in the past.

    Things around me have changed. People have grown up. It’s time for me to grow up.