by johnhongclarinet | Apr 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of the great things about putting content into the endless plains of the internet is that–occasionally–people read it! And sometimes, people send me emails saying nice things, which is embarrassingly feel-good. But other times, readers send in...
by johnhongclarinet | Mar 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
I AM RECEIVING MY MASTER OF MUSIC DEGREE in less than two months from today. That’s a big deal. With an impending graduation on the horizon, you get quite a circuit of questions from friends, family, and the strangely chatty man on the subway. By far, the most...
by johnhongclarinet | Mar 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
I received a lot of nice feedback from my previous post, and received a lot of names superior to my previous iteration of “30/5/20” to name this series. I really liked the suggestion of Taste/Bite/Eat[ref]Thanks, Vinita![/ref] because It’s...
by johnhongclarinet | Mar 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Hi! I’m currently on vacation, so no new long-form posts for the next two weeks. After the insane Steph Curry NBA game on Saturday, I had some great thoughts lined up about sports, but my limited focus has hampered me from giving it justice.[ref]Turns out...
by johnhongclarinet | Feb 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
I MAKE IT A POINT to surround myself in the highest-stakes environment I possibly can. I realized early on in grade school that my self-motivation wasn’t there, for whatever reason, unless the environment around me pushed me forward. (It would be a while before...
by johnhongclarinet | Feb 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
HI, READERS! A lot of you I know. But I think I know even less of you, which was not necessarily the case before last Monday. I wrote a piece last Monday on Gustavo Dudamel and his disappointing role in the Super Bowl halftime show that I quietly shared on my personal...
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