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Loads of microthoughts in one coherent microblog.
June 2025
06/16/2025
This week I am working every day. I guess I'm not complaining, at least I get some money.
However, many times I've found myself in a situation, where I had to choose between playing videogames after work or doing something more productive. I have seen what complacency did to my friend so I am always trying to do anything but play videogames. Reading books, playing bass, watching a new movie, learning languages, you name it.
My favourite YouTuber Kneecap Jake compared this after-work 'limbo' to a hollow from Dark Souls. And I think he's right. The more you get comfortable and your life starts becoming monotonous, the more you start rotting from the inside until you become completely hollow. So a reminder to not only myself: 'Neither of us want to see you go hollow!'
P.S: No Surprises is such a fun song to play on a bass!
06/10/2025
I think the color scheme of this blog was making me depressed and this was reflected in the writing. So instead of doing a proper 'spiritual cleansing' I was still stuck in 'Victorianesque lamentations' of the stiff upper lip.
I like to think of this change as a lotus. First it needs mud in order to sprout into a beatiful flower.
06/08/2025
First week on the job. I have a week off so I am practicing dilligently with a metronome. For some reason, I thought my rhythm was just fine for the past ten years of noodling with the guitar (but I can't keep up with the rhythm at all!)
Anyhow, I have a full week off, so I will be a tour guide for a couple of friends visiting me this week. It's gonna be fun.
P.S. I should keep searching for a more suitable job and stop being complacent. And yeah, Colin Greenwood is my favourite bass player :)
06/05/2025
Time passes and there is nothing new in particular. Maybe except for the fact that I decided to style my hair a little differently and am officially sporting a curtains haircut. Is it cool anymore? I don't care. I've always wanted to try one.
I always used to think of myself as a smart guy. At least that's what my parents and everyone around always told me. But now that I barely got my college degree (but still got it, ha!), I started doubting my true intelligence/wisdom. But maybe that has kickstarted my passion for learning new things. Back then I took everything for granted and when I had to tackle challenges, I just gave up and stayed in my comfort zone.
This leads me to another point. Now that I have started working the significant reduction of free time is quite noticeable. And I think it actually makes me appreciate it even more and thus be more intentional about how I spend my free time. Just wanted to share it with you all. Maybe it will motivate you, maybe not.
06/03/2025
I think I am much happier now that I have a job and some form of income. Sure, it's not the kind of job I studied so hard for, but oh well. It's my first job after all. And working in retail is not that bad either.
Secondly, my Taiwanese friend visited me for a few days before flying to Amsterdam. Confucius used to say: "Isn't it nice to have a friend arrive from afar?"
Thirdly, my plans of living smartphone free are shattered as my shifts are posted in a WhatsApp group. While not ideal, I have disabled every browser I had on my phone as well as YouTube.
Oh yeah, and everyday after work I play the bass. It is so relaxing and fun at the same time. But I must admit, I'll have to work intensively on my fretting technique if I want to be a great bass player.