Oddly Memo

You're probably already familiar with this artwork and the artist who created it. For the sake of formality, I introduce you to Vincent Van Gogh. A Dutch painter born in 1853. Also known as the famous creator of the painting The Starry Night. Like most of us, I never knew much about him until recently when I started seeing his work often featured in ads, products, and even as an experience. Since getting to know a person does not have to be that hard in this day and age, I decided to embark on an online journey to get to know the tortured artist behind the canvas.

  "How is it that you know something but never an expert at it at all? You're a jack of all trades, aren't you?" Robert Greene once referred to William Shakespeare  as such but why is that? Could it be the man felt lacking when it comes to substance in a particular niche or skill? Good faith or not, what used to be a form of insult has proven its worth to be very valuable in this day and age. For an actor turned playwright or vice-versa, this metaphorical "Jack" is the very reason why I am here.

According to Buyser (1913), the Bakunawa was a serpent that once aimed to devour all seven moons. He fell in love with the Seven Moons which illuminated the world during the night. With his love comes greed and so he devoured each one of them, causing the eclipses.

When I was younger, I used to marvel at the idea of royalty, kings, and kingdoms. I said to myself that here is nothing I'd ever want most in the world than to live in a world like that. Of course, I was an idiot for saying that because I already live in a world like that. A quick disclaimer though: I was a child back then and, of course, I wished to be a part of royalty myself because, like it or not, children like to dream of a world with no rules and an abundance for basically everything.