Inaugural post.
It has now been over four months since I first conceived the idea for this blog (the night before embarking on a camping trip, funnily enough). Since then, I have begun writing posts, taken some notes, and thought long and hard about an appropriate title for this writing endeavor I hope to really stick with.
But even after I decided on dis0riented (with a zero, mind you), I came up with a lot of excuses—some frivolous, some clinical—that delayed the blog’s inception. Everything from “I’m disappointed by the free WordPress themes” to “I’m too broke this week to buy the dis0riented.com domain name” to “What if I upset people with what I say?” Indeed, the crux of my anxiety was a fear of being judged, as a poor writer, or as a naive thinker, or of my intent being completely misunderstood.
But now that I’m mostly on my way to getting this thing off the ground, I know that it’s time for me to grin and bear it, because I am simply getting too old to be scared of what people think. Every day I think of things I want to record here, and kick myself because I don’t. I want this to be my place to express the often difficult feelings I have about being Chinese/Asian, to point out media coverage that upsets me, to record the many conversations I have with strangers about my background, and to pose questions about relationships, pop culture, and the like. I want those who read this to freely share their opinions: commiserate, criticize, and above all challenge what’s being said.
I’m nervous, but excited, to see what comes of this.
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