Misunderstanding of Laos

Misunderstandings about Laos   I spent most of my life in the United States, specifically in Los Angeles, home to Hollywood, where most movies are produced. Now that I live in Laos, one of the poorest countries in the world, life in LA feels like a movie. I have...

Discovery

find   Life becomes enjoyable when you discover something new. While watching YouTube Shorts, a woman dressed and sporting a 1960s hairstyle caught my eye. So I looked her up. Sienna Spiro. A singer. “I like these things that I can buy with money.”...

“Waaah~~~!”

“Poop~~~!” We are born naked, crying and pooping as we emerge from our mother’s womb. That cry is a plea to be looked at because I am alive. We live our entire lives with that cry. Only the sound changes in order to survive. Usually, children develop their...

July

July   June was the month I realized what the off-season is like. I took over running the restaurant while my wife returned to Korea to care for my sister-in-law, who has cancer. So, I don’t have high expectations for this July, which is still the...

Solitude

solitude   KakaoTalk, KakaoTalk… I was sick of the sound, so I changed it to “I love you.” It feels a bit softer to listen to. When I heard the KakaoTalk sound on TV, I used to think it was my own phone call. I feel awe for the KakaoTalk sound that...

About Writing

Writing… sometimes the words flow naturally, and other times, solitude is the only answer. Now, if it doesn’t come out naturally, I stop and wait until it does. Before I know it, I choose comfort. There are quite a few writings that have been discontinued....