10/38/08/10.05 Living in Laos

I feel like Gauguin. Bored of US, Korea’s competitiveness, settled in poorest country in Asia. Just the timeline is different with Gauguin, and of course the fame as well. Laos is a one-party communist country, but it seems that no one has any complaints, it...

10/38/08/10.04 Photography

Now, it’s about movement.  Photography is still. Video or film is motion. Music is motion, it doesn’t stand still. It’s far more complicated when things move. Understanding of something moving is far more difficult than something sitting still. Unlike golf...

10/38/08/10.03 Photography

I’ve taught many students in Laos including an 18-year-old who wanted to go to US university. His mother paid me $20,000 for 2 months to teach him English and Photography. I thought that he was then old enough to go on a trip by himself. So, I sent to him to Vang...

10/38/8/10.2 Laos

Beginning of January 2026, I had the most highs of my life including my birthday. I had a friend and his wife come over from Korea who were so well mannered and comfortable that I didn’t feel the time going by. My wife cooked such delicious foods that we...

10/38/08/10.1 in Laos

It’s kind of like when I was 8 years old. At that time, I was like THE school “Bully”. I was the best fighter; I had the best handwriting and I was the best athlete.  No one dared to touch me. I did whatever I wanted to do in school. One day, I don’t...