No ultimate truth, or objectivity. Everything is subjective, and distorted.

In America, it seems that most Americans aspire to live in New York. In Europe, London. The rich Chinese desire to send their kids to elite Ivy League schools, and maybe they prefer to live in either Vancouver or somewhere in California. Which you are, nobody likes pollution. Shanghai in Beijing seem to polluted, the rich aspire to live somewhere green, with fresh and clean air.

I also observed a lot of Rolls-Royce‘s, Lamborghinis, and Bentleys here in Cambodia, in Phnom Penh. It seems they are all owned by rich Chinese foreigners; better to be a rich Chinese with a Rolls-Royce in Phnom Penh, rather than being middle rich in mainland China.

Then perhaps the aspiration is this: to live somewhere else.

The most dependable car in the world is probably a Toyota Camry or a Toyota Prius. Yet, it is also the most boring car.

Why is it that the Japanese cannot innovate? My belief is that the Japanese back in the day were very much like how we see the Chinese today; they build their wealth through pure manpower, and their ability to subjugate the masses to obey orders. If you observe the Japanese society, it is one of the most subservient ones.

If you look at Japanese cameras, they are just iterations of already successful German cameras. It seems that all Japanese cameras are effectively a new iteration of the original Leica M camera.

Maybe the reason why Americans are so innovative is the vain desire to be unique. The disdain of following orders. This is why Americans are often seen as “lazy“, because Americans don’t like following orders.

If it was not for the radical audacity of Steve Jobs, technologically speaking, the world would be a lot uglier. The reason why Elon Musk is so innovative is that he has “Asbergers”. This is the source of his power.

Why Korean-Americans are so different from Koreans

I have also observed is that Korean, and Korean Americans are almost like from two different finance. They are not alike. We are not alike.

Why is that? A self-selecting thing; a lot of the original Korean American immigrants were entrepreneurial. And, because a lot of Korean Americans like myself who were born in the states were raised on American media, we ourselves also sought for individuality, rule breaking, and pursuing our life passions.

In Korea, it is very different. The goal is to become as wealthy as possible, by getting a good “chaebol” company job, ideally at Samsung or Hyundai.

The notion of becoming self-employed, or becoming an entrepreneur is not even an idea or notion in Korea. The only word I know is “arbeit”, which is a German-Korean word for part-time work, like tutoring English. Even my Korean mom didn’t know the Korean word for self-employed.

Also, whether the Koreans or Japanese like it or don’t like it, Koreans and Japanese are more similar than than dissimilar. Both are now pseudo-colonies of America.

After the IMF crisis in Korea, America essentially bailed them out. Also, the American military presence in South Korea. Japan has effectively surrendered itself to America after World War II.

Also to my understanding, Japan doesn’t have a military anymore. A country without a military cannot write its own rules.

We also now can see that Russia is no longer a threat; Russia wasn’t even strong enough militarily to subjugate Ukraine. Zero chance of Russia doing anything to America or China.

Also, America has nothing to really hear about China; the rich autocrats which run China are more interested in their personal wealth-getting, rather than military domination. Even the Chinese activities in Africa seem to be more about resource resources, to increase their own wealth.

The future will probably be more of a synthesis or a hybrid between the rich of America and China; Americans doing the innovating and the Chinese doing the production.

Apple innovating, and China producing.

Life is more fun when you approach your life, thinking as if you were a demigod. Part man, part god. Very much like an Achilles or Hercules. Far better to be an Achilles than a Hector (just a mere man).

The feeling of heavyweights on my muscles, body, bones and sinews is what I love the most about weight lifting, specifically powerlifting and hypelifting.

We put more faith in video and audio than we do words.

How far can a single human being go? This is my personal curiosity for myself and also my son.

To become more productive, you must also become more lazy?

When you hit up the gym, either attempt a new personal record, or don’t do anything at all.

My personal curiosity; if society started again from scratch, what would it look like?

Best to either be 100% focused or 100% distracted. No in-between.

The gym is the ultimate egalitarian place. Anyone can become stronger; all that matters is your courage and effort.

Cater to rich foreigners, not middle class locals.

Wither start again from scratch, or leave it alone.

No compromises on your personal beliefs. To go harder on your own beliefs. This is the way.

To become even more stubborn and insensitive to political correctness or being “good”.

I love the mall!

If you shoot the photos while on the streets, and in public, I don’t see why not.

Waking up to a beautiful sunrise over the city of Phnom Penh — ideal, and only possible in a high rise hotel.

Topless, starting the day with direct sun exposure on my bare skin, the best way to wake up and boost your energy for the day!

How we should approach each day, and life in general.

Why companies and Chinese goods are not desirable; they don’t really know marketing.

It also seems that this point, English is and will probably always be the global language. Why? The Internet is in English. Computer programming is in English. The best music and movies and pop culture is also American.

Overstimulated is also good.

Our desire as streettogs. Streettography.

No concern for genre or boundaries.

Beauty & The Beast. Woman as beauty, man as the beast.

Vantablack.

Overphotography, overblack, overdark (all black car, 5%tint) oversleeping, overcaffeinated (100% robusta), overeating, overlifting. Overpriced, overconfident, overweight (200 pounds with a 6 pack at 5 foot 11inches), oversized. Overdominant. Overprepared, overpacked. Overpowered. Over is better.

The funny thing about Americans — we are actually not very demanding. We ”hate to bother you, but…” we never truly directly express our desires or preferences. But the irony is this:

The more we ask for, and the more demanding we are, the more people respect us, and also the more they give us!

Nobody likes a pushover.

First of all, he has made me more adventurous. He hates being at home or indoors, and this gives me the opportunity to go more out and about, which also affords me more photo opportunities!

Second, he has forced me to become more creative. More creative with my time, more creative in terms of inventing games, and has also made me become more appreciative of the world and of being alive. Also, more observant of the small things (lights, buses, etc).

Also for me to question things — why things are a certain way. To see the world again, carte blanche, with fresh new eyes.

For example, making a slideshow, and putting your beats on it.

Or, using video clips (put it together in iMovie) and put your beats on top of it!

Also:

When you have a video of something, shoot screenshots while watching it full-screen on your laptop (of interesting key moments for you) and upload those *in addition to* the video itself!

I love living in a hotel!

Back to the beginning.

DESIRE DRIVEN.

When we try to plan things or our day, as an attempt to carve out time to do what we truly desire?

How Wikipedia is good—as knowledge and information is always changing and in flux.

All the other lifts are supplemental.

V12 or nothing.

Make it substantive.

Anti indoor malls.