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🇹🇭 Moments with Me

Last week was Chinese New Year.

Thailand has a large Chinese diaspora, so the celebration here is often bigger than the Western New Year.

(And just a side note — Thailand also has its own traditional New Year in April, Songkran, known among travelers as the Water Festival.)

Anyway, back to the week.

Since my wife is Thai, our home was no exception.

The day before, we went to the local market for the usual New Year shopping.

And on the morning of Chinese New Year, my mother-in-law took command of the preparations — starting at 5 a.m.

My wife left in the middle to drive our daughter to school, then came back and picked up the celebration again like nothing happened.

During this season, every household sets off huge strings of firecrackers, and you can hear them echoing nonstop in the distance.

In past years, I couldn’t really join because of work.

But this year, I’m free — and I finally got to help from start to finish.

May our whole family stay healthy, and may business flow well again this year.

Even the big mall in Pattaya, Central Festival Pattaya, was completely decorated in Chinese New Year colors.

✍️ What’s Happening

All I wanted was to be free.

To live by time I chose — not by someone else’s schedule.

To step away from a company, a title, and the quiet comfort they give, and see how far I could go with my own two feet.

So I changed my environment.

I let go of my safety net.

The steady income disappeared.

And earlier than I expected, life replied.

I have time — but no guarantees.
No boss — but no one to ask.

In exchange for freedom, the weight on my shoulders grew heavier.

Around that time, I came across a chart.

It showed global uncertainty at the highest point in recorded history — beyond COVID, Lehman, dot-com. Everything.

By historical standards, this era is wildly unpredictable.

When I saw it, I’ll be honest — my first thought was:

“Did I make a mistake?”

To step away from protection at a moment like this — was it reckless?

Should I have waited?
Prepared more?
Played it safer?

Maybe.

But then another thought arrived.

If uncertainty is peaking, maybe the idea of a “safe place” is an illusion.

Even inside a company, anxiety remains.
Even with state support, nothing is guaranteed.

Inflation moves quietly.
AI replaces quietly.
The world changes quietly.

We feel secure — while quietly losing freedom.

If that’s true, then the path forward isn’t avoidance.
It’s design.

Not eliminating dependence.
But diversifying it.

Don’t entrust everything to a company.
Don’t expect the state to solve everything.
Don’t treat AI as the enemy.

Let every system become a tool — not a master.

Freedom isn’t declared.
It’s built — slowly, unevenly, experimentally.

Right now, I’m at the edge.
There’s no margin.
The experiment hasn’t succeeded.

But the tension — the uncertainty — is real.

And in this newsletter,

I’ll document every small attempt: AI-driven income, borderless career design, personal infrastructure — step by step.

Failures and small wins alike — recorded as experiment logs.

In an era of unprecedented uncertainty, is choosing freedom the right answer?

I don’t know.

But the only direction I have is forward.

From here, I’ll reclaim freedom — one step at a time.

💻 Work & Projects

I’ve been preparing to launch an AI school for Japanese learners.

That said, I can’t afford to pour a ton of time or money into building the whole thing from day one.

So first, I vibe-coded a simple HTML & CSS landing page.

The purpose is just one thing: collecting leads.

SEO is an option, of course — but it takes way too long.

So for now, I’m focusing entirely on Meta ads. (More than enough for market testing)

I also created a simple banner image and the ads are already running.

Since AI-targeting usually takes time to stabilize, I’m expecting to run it at around JPY 500/day for two weeks, just to see what happens.

I haven’t fully decided what kind of AI school it will become, but I think it’s better to move after seeing real reactions from potential students — not before.

For now, there’s nothing special for me to do.

I’ll just think quietly about the curriculum and look forward to the results two weeks from now.

⚡️ Bitcoin Notes of the Week

The biggest topic in the Bitcoin world last week was definitely BIP110.

But honestly, keeping up has been exhausting — different people are saying different things, and the conversation is moving fast in every direction.

While I was scrolling through X with that feeling in mind, I came across an excellent video created by Simon Dixon.

If you want a clear, compact explanation of what BIP110 actually proposes, this short video (just under seven minutes) summarizes it really well.

Just to be clear — I’m recommending this purely as information, not to support or oppose any particular stance.

Check this out!

🤖 AI Notes of the Week

A guy who vibe-coded for just two hours and built an app that lets you talk to any stone statue ended up getting collaboration offers from several museums.

That’s honestly such a cool idea.

I’m also really into Japanese ancient history and Shinto shrines, so I’ve been wanting to create something like that myself.

(I just don’t have the time right now…)

In the old world, having an idea alone didn’t mean much.

But in a world where vibe-coding and OpenClaw are normal, ideas suddenly have value.

Anything you can imagine can be turned into reality almost instantly.

For people who don’t have ideas—or don’t know what they want to do—this era is probably going to feel pretty tough.

🤔 Closing Thoughts

Stepping into freedom has been equal parts exciting and uncomfortable.

Some days feel wide open.

Others feel like the ground is thinner than I expected.

But everything that happened this week — from firecrackers at 5 a.m. to late-night coding sessions — reminded me of one thing:

I chose this path.
And life is answering in its own rhythm.

Not always softly.
Not always kindly.
But honestly.

So for now, I’ll keep running these small experiments — in work, in AI, in family life, in freedom — and see what each one reveals.

If you’re on a similar path, I hope you and I both find something steady to stand on, one small step at a time.

See you next issue.

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