Tablo is one of the members and also leader in Korea Hip Hop group - Epik High.
The English version of "Blonote" was translated by Tablo himself.
From Tablo:
I wrote these short bursts of thought during my tenure as a late night radio DJ, signing off which them instead of a customary "good night".
Today, I'm gonna share with you guys the most inspiring, heartbreaking quotes inside this book.
1. On nights when work ends late,
I find myself wishing
that home would come to me.
2. A selfish person should learn something from loneliness.
3. I want to leave for somewhere I won't want to leave.
4. The reason why best friends fight is becasue they're used to being there for each other after a fight.
5. Some people make love
not with the body
not with the heart
but with the passing of time.
6. No worry can stand taller than a friend who worries with you.
7. My photo ID
appears to be identify how ugly I am.
8. Even if my phone was the one using me, it wouldn't make me smart.
9. Good lyrics
make you feel
that this song was loved.
10. If you envy the gifted,
try opening the gift in your hands.
11. I reminisce,
not to dwell in the past,
but to practice for a future worth remembering.
12. Passion
is the narrowing of the gap between
who I wish to be
and who I will be
13. If you're going to live in my head,
pay some rent at the least.
14. When I was young,
I searched for someone who will stand by me
Now I'm searching for someone who will stand me.
15. I did all that I could.
It just that I needed to do what I couldn't.
16. I wrote a note to not forget
but I forgot where the note is
That's what's happened between us.
17. Growing up
doesn't mean growing right.
18. If you want to be recognized,
first recognize yourself.
19. To know whether it's the entrance or the exit, you need to open the door.
20. As I try on a coat he once loved,
I realize just how warm my father was.
21. An angel will never see the Devil as an angel,
but to the Devil,
it's the angel that is the Devil.
22. There's a parking lot in my heart
and too many people have left without theirs cars.
23. To die without regrets,
one must live irrevocably.
24. Nothing is forever,
I pray that this truth isn't either.
25. When I no longer have the strength to hold up an umbrella for you,
I'll stand with you in the rain.
- sweet dream -
- all photos are taken from internets -
- thank you for reading -