72 hours in Fukuoka | Ramen, Japanese Music, and Heartbreak 

Hey Everyone!! 14 years since the last trip to Fukuoka I still have like 8-10 tapes left of my first trip to Japan. I wonder if I should continue that series... Let me know what you think!

Did I see Rachel and Jun???? Fukuoka looks amazing! And that last sunset was priceless!

Dirtbike: hangs off roof Me: Man, Fukuoka knows how to party!

I still can't believe the beauty of the architecture in Japanese cities, especially at night with the gorgeous lighting. If I went there, I'd probably never want to leave!! Don't be upset about your lens breaking. Although it is heartbreaking, one one door closes, another opens. You still have all the videos it helped you make, and that is what is truly important.

My drone dunked into the sea. Was sad at first due to the circumstances, but that made me re-explore other filming techniques on the ground which has helped me make better videos. Now I'm ready to go back into getting a drone, but with a ton of new knowledge. Hope you get a better replacement for your lens!

One step leads to another. Always true in life. Always enjoy hearing about how the pieces of the puzzle fit together in your life Norm.

It's always lovely to see people with talent doing so well! Congratulations! Rachel/Jun! You should do a collab 😃

Hey Norm A few years back if something bad or unfortunate happened it would totally ruin my day, maybe even my week. I have gradually, through a lot of work on letting things go, gotten much better about these sorts of things. I have made a effort to surround myself with positivity. Part of that is positive folks like you. You probably don't realise how much of an influence you are on people with your videos, but I'll tell you right now, you help me with this aspect of my life almost daily. Thank you for that and all you do! Your friend John

And so we continue my journey through the Normchive. Honestly I feel like in the last few years I've gone through similar stages where yeah it would suck to have a lens break but being able to enjoy other aspects of a day still. It's one of the reasons that initially drew me to the channel: the attitude towards things that you have/strive to have.

Fukuoka is definitely one of my next destinations when I go back to Japan together with Kyoto and Sendai, hopefully next year! Ahh I feel so bad for the lense but I love how you still stayed in good mood, can learn from you And the first Ramen I ever had in Japan was from Ichiran, I didn't want to eat anything else after that😂

I agree with your new pattern of thinking about life. I too have broken a favorite camera while traveling. I was visiting London three years ago on a Saturday, walking down the street my camera backpack caught on a pole and my 5D struck the ground breaking the mirror and shutter assembly. I was scheduled to do a photo shoot the next morning. I was really stressed about it at first but decided to stop for coffee (coffee fixes many things). I calmed down and weigh my options. I struck up a conversation with a local patron of the coffee shop. We discussed what happened and she informed me that there was a second hand camera shop about two blocks away from me. It was one of the best camera shops I have visited in a long time. Lots of choices. I ended up walking out with a pre-owned 1D to complete my photoshoot with. To this day it was one of my most memorable trips. Life experiences evolve into many different things. Perspective changes everything. How we choose to manage our thoughts and choices makes all the difference.

Typical Saturday in my life. On call for ambulance, binging Norm videos. And loving it! Freaked out a little when i saw the shamisen in pieces 😲

Funnily enough, during my last trip to Osaka my tripod failed and smashed my lens. After the first shock I accepted the challenge and looked for a new lens. I found a nice little shop that sold used camera lenses and I made a great deal and I could even repair my broken lens back in Germany. It’s only a soulless camera lens after all, so my best advice is to just laugh about it and take on the challenge to find the best solution. That’s part of life and stuff breaks. Never let that destroy your mood.

woaa the sunset looked spectacular.🌅 I am definitely always trying to see the positive side. Most of the time there is a positive aspect to things.

Hi Norm! It is so hard to just let something like that not ruin your day! But l’ve had good things happen from the one disaster. It’s such a surprise when you can not be disappointed when bad things happen. Sometimes everything works out in the end. I love the beautiful sunset you showed us. I’m so glad your performance went well. Looking for the next one you can take us with you. Stay positive & enjoy all the times you are having. 👏🏻🤗🌸

There was a day where I rode a bike from the Hague to take a ferry from the Hook of Holland to England and had to ride from my arrival at Ipswich to Wivenhoe. I did not understand my timing quite right and rode through the darkness to the place I was staying. It was dark, cold and I was a bit lost on my bike. I learned a fair bit about leaning into the moment and just embracing the adventure of it all. Seems you have learned a bit about that kind of embrace of adversity as well. Good luck advenurer. I have to sleep now, but I do like your vids. Keep up the adventures and thanks again for sharing.

Hey! We were first introduced to you in one of Sharla’s videos when she was first trying to convince you to go big on RU-vid. You were so quiet back then! I’m glad you sort of relaunched for this season, really enjoying all the content you’re putting out... and you come with a bonus! Great photography! Sorry about your lens. But now on to the joys (and financial heartache) of getting a new one! Keep up the great work!

Ooh I love RU-vidr inception . I was just watching the video where Rachel unboxes the mic you recommend haha. And I've totally broken things like that -- phone screens, laptops, ya know, things you need when your work for yourself. But I always think of it as a new opportunity to be creative, start fresh, or try something new. Glad to see you looking so happy and positive!

14 years ago (from 2021) I was in Fukuoka, visiting a friend who was staying with a host family while he learned Japanese. I was there during the Ramen Festival! It was amazing, there was this one yatai that always had a huge queue while the others had small queues, I thought it was stupid to wait but on the last day I was there I cracked and well...there was a reason there was a long queue! I didn't go to the place you went in this video, but I did go to Ramen Stadium - which was good too.

Love the video Norm , I always get excited while watching any video you make . Really love the editing as well and I look forward to more shamisen content 💜 Ahhhh and I’m so jealous you got to eat Jun’s cooking !

Awesome video Norm. I remember having a yellow pencil case of crayola colouring pencils. There was a pentel pocket brush pen inside it. On one specific day the pencil case went missing. I couldn't even find it when me and my family moved house. What hurt the most was that the pocket brush pen had catridges that can last for months. I was annoyed for a week and chose to save money just so I can buy another brush pen. This was back in my late teens. The one I currently have has lasted for about a year. This video reminded me about the memory.

I definitely struggle with negativity when things go wrong (and a looooot has gone wrong this year...), so I’m very inspired by the positive thinking. It’s definitely something I’m trying to work on

I may currently mentally breaking down more than normal, but escaping to watch what you are up to next always is a relief from my daily grind. Thank you, and sorry for the stressful tweets. Really need to be in a good state of mind to create, and I am not there yet... trying my hardest to keep some sanity. NOW BACK TO THE VIDEO FOR ME!

Love that your sound check music is Ibuki! So sad for your lens, but thankful that you're consciously approaching it from a more positive attitude and encouraging others to do likewise. As always, thanks, Norm!

Thank you Norm for all of your videos. Hopefully one day I'll be able to visit these wonderful places. 👍

I enjoy when you include some Shamisen music! Also loving the purple at the beginning! Im glad that even though your lens broke you dont let it get you down, you focus on the positives about the rest of your day :) I am trying to be like this! but i guess it depends on what it is.

Wow, so thats next on the list ...great vid Norm. So many places to visit and see in Japan.

I am glad you have been trying to be more positive, being more positive just gives such a better light to everything, whether it be big or small. I think the biggest thing is to try and be happy, and live for what makes you happy, and always try to look at things without a negative feeling. :D

Fukuoka!! wow lovely city!! Especially at night! Loving the vibes! The sound of the shamisen gives me goosebumps!~ Thanks for sharing some bits on youtube! Definitely let us know when there’s a public performance!! Oh, and sorry for the lens! I think I would be realky angry for a solid hour, but I wouldn’t let it ruin my day!! Stuff like this makes us appreciate the good things in life! (like ramen for example)

14 years since the last time you were there, wow. Nice city

Beautiful cities! Glad you had the opportunity for a longer performance, and you should continue your first trip to Japan series! Thanks for the great videos and positive content!

I just love this series. It's been fun. I completely understand that feeling when you lose something valuable. In the past I would get angry and hold onto that anger for a while. Now I realize, letting go and looking forward is the best thing for my health and sanity. I hope you were able to get a good replacement. Off to the next video. 👀

Can't wait till you make it back! I love Fuk!

Awesome video. I feel you on the pre-show jitters, I've been doing circus/juggling/fire performing on and off for maybe 8 or so years, and right before the show I'm always super nervous, show starts and I'm in go mode, and when it's over, I sometimes feel like time moved so quickly and both exhausted but amped up from the positive energy of the crowd/audience. Also, regarding your question, when I was younger I definitely used to let things bother me and make me upset, but as I've grown in age, I find it's been easier to let some things go and try to stay positive about everything. One of my bosses used to say something like, "Be like a duck and let problems roll off your back like water off a duck's back." *shrug* The more you do it, I've found, the easier it is to continue staying positive through difficult situations and loss. Looking forward to seeing your next video!

Hi Norm, thanks for sharing. I had to re-wind at one point when I realized there was a motor bike hanging from someone's balcony! So odd! I'm sorry for the loss of your lens. :( I can't wait to hear more of your shamisen music. In answer to your question, I have always been a very "eh, it is what it is" person in terms of losing/breaking things, or negative situations (that aren't super serious). My thoughts have always been that getting angry or upset for any longer than the moment when it happens, does not do anything good for you, the people around you, nor does it help the situation. People often think I do not get angry or upset. I do, momentarily, but to the best of ability I always just try to acknowledge the disappointment/hurt and then find ways to either a) not let it happen again if I can b) replace it c)find something even better Hope that helps. :) PS: What did Jun make for dinner?!? This is an important question. ;)

Aaaa for me It's so hard to just shake it off when something like that happens 😭😭 I'm glad you had a good day anyways and that you try be more positive! Fukuoka seems nice, thank you for sharing! And congratulations on the job!

Hi Norm! Im currently binge watching your videos right now, it's so great that I got to travel(virtually) to Japan through your videos. Keep up the good work man and good luck for your future endeavors. I hope I can visit Japan someday.

Thank you for bringing us along. Sorry about your lens. But, my God, Fukuoka is on my to go list. New horizons are definitely opening up for you. Well deserved. :)

Congratulations! That's so great that you got paid gigs in Fukuoka! Hopefully more are coming your way. I'm really sorry about your lense. I would be so mad about myself and very sad but I love your way of thinking. I'm often too emotional and I need to be calmer and let things go during the happenings. Thus is my plan.

Only now discovering your older content. Much binge watching in my future.

man i have mad respect for you, keep doing you

I'm definitely in favor of you continuing those old tapes from your first visit. It's such an interesting perspective when you're new. And a few years ago I cracked the screen on my iPhone, but I wasn't too devastated because soon after I got the Android I was wanting haha! Also, who doesn't love some good ol FUK COFFEE??!?!

1:03 Ibuki by the Yoshida brothers was the first Shamisen track i ever heard .. Great video !

Thank you for practicing and sharing your positive thinking with us! It's always a hard thing to do but inspires others so much

Loved it. Keep up the new positive outlook despite the tragedy Of the broken lens.

great you made it through and started on the positive side after crushing your lens!!!

This is obviously long after your video, but per your question: My only pair of shoes got destroyed while in a remote village. We visiting friends in a village in Sichuan, China, and the entire bottom of my sneakers (rubber part) separated from the cloth part. Our ride wasn't coming back for another 3 days (i.e. to go back to a city where any shops were), so it made walking anywhere interesting - no paved roads, all dirt or home-made bricks. I don't recall it ruining the trip, so maybe I had a good attitude? The surroundings were gorgeous, that's for sure.

This could be my first ever comment on your videos. I listen to the podcast more, but my app doesn't allow comments as far as I remember. Anyway.. Your video just reminded me of how I had to replace my phone yesterday. Dropped it somewhere at the start of a 12hr night shift. I was devastated! I wasn't angry. But I stressed over having to buy one before I planned to. I guess it was its time (there were some serious signs of wear and tear). Anyway, thanks for doing the podcasts! Makes my day every time.

So jelly if you got to eat Jun's cooking. I use his okonomiyaki recipe all the time. Loss of a lens sucks, especially if it's a really good one. I think I'd have a little frustration with having to wait on a replacement lens if I knew I could have the new one in a day or two living in Tokyo. You'd still have to wait a day or two with Prime here in CO. I usually just roll with things as they come at me, maybe not completely positive but not negative either - don't sweat the "small" stuff, though the exceptions to that have been the medical emergencies and losses of my maternal family over the last 2 years. The reactions there have been heavy shock, anger, anxiety, and sorrow. It may take some time but things can be replaced, people cannot. Congratulations on the performances, and hope many more are headed your way. I think you said the intro is you playing? Any chance we'll get to hear the full song if it's not just a clip?

Finally catching up with some of your videos after having a really busy November and December. I wanted to answer your question about breaking/losing needful items. I'm more of a loser than a breaker. And I tend not to notice that I've lost something right away - it's usually on the next time I need it that I realize it's gone. Depending on the item, it's actually really upsetting, because most of the time, the item is so important to me that I just don't understand how I could have lost it. It makes me wonder what's happening to my brain that I can't keep track of something so important, which is frightening. Plus then I have the frustration of either trying to find it back or else trying to find a replacement item that's just as good. So it's really difficult for me to see it in a positive way. If something breaks, on the other hand, most of the time I can deal and it doesn't ruin my day. If I can just let go of the fear that my losing important and useful things so easily us a sign of my impending dementia, it would probably be easier to shrug it off.😕

Great video Norm, glad the performances went well, sorry about the lens i feel your pain!

Fukuoka 💕😍 Ichiran killed my stomach, but their ramen is goood 😭 Glad you got to hang out with Rachel and Jun (and the cats!) 🎉 I'm so sorry about the lens 😭 I hope they still sell it or... Take it as an opportunity to experiment with different ones!

oh, my the sunset was beautiful thanks for sharing norm

Awesome video dude, showing the vibe of the day on Fukuoka. And I totally can feel about the lens... Lost my loved 3DS on 2016, still feel a little bit bad about it today. (Definitely not cheap to get another here on Brazil, and I lost all the games progress... T.T)

Oh no, the thumbnail looks so sad! D: Good thing you had that other lens with you! The place where you had your first performance looked really fancy :o I forgot the last livestream for a second and was really confused when I recognized the small onsen thing in front of Beppu station lol

Depemding on the stressful situation, but one thing I learned in marching band that has carried through my life. Mistakes happen and if you try to over correct you can make a small issue a bigger one. So own the mistake, and keep pressing forward. Most mistakes are learning oppertunities, and you need to make the most of that valuable lesson to avoid it in the future.

Watching your channel keeps motivating me to get my ass to Japan again soon. Keep it up mate! Sorry about your lens.

Hey Norm, great video! (as always). So sad to see that lens :S, in situations like that I always feel bad, but calm, trying to think of more positive things or that the situation could have been worse, and be somewhat grateful. I would love to see one of your Shamisen Performances! I will be in Japan for 2 months I will keep watching for any info about it. Also, I'll go to Fukuoka, so maybe I'll try that ramen, how was it?

The Fuk coffee made me giggle. Your videos somehow make me feel really relaxed and I like that transition around 1:39 I’m definitely still trying to be more positive when stuff happens I tend to go into “robot mode” where I think of only troubleshooting. I want to learn to let go.

I love to watch these videos, they're always interesting and well done

You make Fukuoka look like an amazing place. And it seem like a lot of foreigners like to live there. The old tapes of the past would be interesting to see, (especially if they are bit embarrassing 😅).

Your positive energy is why I love your videos. Thank you!.. you could always auction off the broken lens to help pay for the new one.. I'd bid on a piece of Norm history!

Ooh love Fukuoka! Such an underrated destination for those travelling to &/or throughout Japan. I visited for the first time in March this year & was really impressed. The food was incredible - all the little 'Yatai' that pop up as the sun sets are awesome for a quick cheap decent meal & chat with locals - or in my case, practise Japanese! The nightlife is great too (I think the music scene there may even be better than Toyko - there I said it!). Oooh Norm I feel for you losing your lens like that - it's gotta sting a bit! But like you said, better to brush it off with a 'shit happens' attitude than dwell on it. They are replaceable, albeit expensive. Think of it like this - it could have been the Shamisen that broke instead *gasps of horror*. I recently travelled across Asia with some gear including a recently purchased/upgraded laptop. I dropped it as I was entering customs back in my own country aghhhhh!! All that time spent travelling & lugging it around with no issue & I drop it in my home city airport! It has a major dint in the side (looks a bit like crumpled paper/kinda cool!) but it still works, so I was lucky.

Hi hi! I always love these videos. Helps remind me that there is so much more good than bad to focus on, even if just a sunset. I'll be in Japan in October, I'd love to run into you!

I love your positive actitud for every new proyecto or problem.

I also lost my fave lens about 9 years ago when I was photographing planes taking off at Maho Beach in Sint Maarten (if you haven't heard of this beach, look it up- it's a fabulous place for aviation geeks!). A freak storm came out of nowhere - rain and sand blew onto my DSLR at over 100 km/h. Long story short - sand got into my lens and it was pretty much bust from there on out. I didn't handle it well. I cried, swore and threw some tantrums the rest of the trip. I'd like to say I'd handle it differently now that I'm older and wiser, but probably not 🤣

Great job at staying positive and sharing this Norm. I think we as humans can get derailed way easier than we like to admit but trying to work on oneself and recognizing these things is totally amazing!!!!!

I loved this vlog Norm! Haven't checked out your shop in while, have you had any new ideas to add different merch?

Omg your lens!!! 😭😭😭 i’ve lost my suica containing 5000yen some yrs ago n i was upset but i forgot abt it after i got a new suica with my name on it lol. The most recent thing that happened tho was that a friend i was going to a concert with was anxious that i wont be able to make it in time before the concert starts so i had to miss it. I was really upset. But i decided to make full use of the free day n go to Harajuku to shop till i drop. I walked so much that day, i got back to the hotel ard 4pm, took a shower, put on some new clothes n just wandered around Asakusa. It was alrd in the evening n there wasn’t any crowd so it felt so relaxing. The old me wld have just stayed in the hotel n cried while curling up in bed the whole day lol. I’m so glad i decided to go out n not waste a day in tokyo! I’m glad to see u still being positive despite what happened to your lens! ✨

I can’t wait to visit Fukuoka one day!!! But as far as lost or broken things, I visited japan this last spring and I lost my card holder on the shinkansen (with my debit card, suica card, and train ticket). I also somehow lost a bracelet that was a birthday gift from my mom that same day. I handled it really well, stayed positive (i.e. I cried in my hotel room lmao)

So I unfortunately get pretty severe anxiety whenever something goes missing, but I have been working on ways to help that. I'm glad you got in there before the typhoon hit at least. And I really enjoyed the Beppu livestream.

After 2,5 min I was thinking "Wow, so much happened already" , and then it was 13min video and I was still left for waiting more, haha. Cool you got to visit Rachel and Jun's new place , did the cats try to claim you and your beard? I hear some cats love beards :D

I'm not surprised by the better nightlife in Fukuoka compared to Tokyo. Never been to Japan but I've heard that Tokyo is more career oriented, while Fukuoka is more laid back and an easier place for foreigners, with their different lifestyles, to live.

Liking that new wardrobe you got going for the performance! Also RIP the lense

Great video as always!

I think years ago, I was more (OCD) attached to the few things I had, so it was crushing when those things were destroyed or vanished. I've grown a lot in the last seven years, and found I was able to be okay and move on, when it happens. There are more pressing things in life.

RIP Sigma lens Yes, on a vacation, walking across a sky bridge in Costa Rica I lost some lens filters and cover. Not as tragic as your loss, but frustrating. I just carried on. It wasn't going to ruin a fantastically beautiful trip. That was a spectacular sunset Thanks for sharing

Thanks for another great video and for sharing part of your daily life. I haven't destroyed something accidentally that I would say I rely on for my work, like your favorite lens, but I did accidentally destroy one of my very favorite earrings. It was so painful to see this lovely, unusual earring in pieces after I ran over it. :-(. I tried to stay positive and tell myself that I shouldn't be so attached to things. The result: I really haven't been able to look at it or attempt get it repaired. ... I hope you got a great replacement for your lens!

Fukuoka is a place in Japan I have always wanted to visit. If I have destroyed something like that, dear and expensive? No not that I can think of. When it comes to electronic stuff like smartphones, computer and so on I tend to be really careful with them, and I ride my smartphones naked :D Norm, more shamisen please, I love it and those tiny moment you are teasing us with it just drives me crazy ha ha

Mate, the positivity you’re showing in spite of a swift kick to the nuts? You killed it 👊🏻 and the editing/music is on par as always, nice work man 👌🏻 And you definitely have to do a revisit of those tapes, well, if you even have time haha. Later dude ✌🏻

It's nothing compared to you but I waded into a lake with some friends.... with a camera in my pocket still. It had around ~100 pictures on it from an event the day before, and nothing was salvageable. But, that directly led me to replacing a point-and-shoot with my first DSLR, so it wasn't all bad!

I need to go back to fukuoka.. i went only to see the sumo haha then headed back to kyoto, so i didnt see much. So thankyou for showing me a bit more of it :)

Excellent video as always Norm! Fukuoka looks lovely. And your positive attitude towards the problem is inspiring me to be have a more positive outlook on life as well. Keep up the good work! And I'm definitely interested in seeing those old videotapes and your comments on them. PS: Were those Sony WH-1000XM3s you were rocking around the 11:28 mark and if so, what do you think of them? ^^

Fukuoka is on my bucket list, both because its an interesting place and the ferry that goes to Korea.

My apt burned down while I was on my visit trip to Switzerland. I was 26 at the time and had a decent job but no renter's insurance. I was devastated. I was also in my junior year in college full time at night with full time work during the day. When I was sleeping at my friend's house. I looked at the silver lining. I wanted to move out of the state anyways. So i had a clean break. Lost it all. Moved to NYC after graduation with no items. Started fresh. Met my now wife and we relocated to the state I've been trying to live since I was 21. Sunny California. Always find the positives, even when times are difficult.

I was surprised to see how cheap the Sigma lens was on Amazon (USA) $338.78, but you might be able to beat the price in one of the Tokyo camera shops. Camera stuff insured? From the preview, I thought we were going to see your outdoor shamisen performance. I always love the low key Japanese lounge jazz, very relaxing.

Fukuoka is one of the best places I've been. Tons of things to see and do. Sorry about your lens breaking but it definitely could have been worse.

the video was dope, the alternative lens did a great job! :D but RIP old lense-san

Man, Fuk Coffee! Love the video, sad to hear about the lens but it didn't seem to affect you much from the lens throw aha :D Nice to see Rachel and Jun as well, though for a very short time :)

Yo you ever planning on doing any songs..? with lyrics and feat. by different people? I would love to see it. And yeah please continue the series.

Tokyo Lens, nice to see you keep up playing the Shamisen. Did you find Kyushu different than the Tokyo area?

I've got simillar situation twice. For the first time, it was about the data on my external storage. My brother used the storage without even asking me and I don't know what he've done there, but 90% of the data got corrupted. I've managed to restore most of this, but unfortunately I couldn't save the most important ones - my writings. I know, that you should always have a backup of the most important files but during that time, I had no internet access at all and my father was a maniac with reinstalling windows like every month. My reaction? I've never finished those stories (I was uploading them on wattpad) because I literally couldn't revive the spirit, that made me write them for the frist time. (and ofc I've got mad at my brother, I was like 15). For the second time - my ex gf broke a mug from my best friend. I really loved her, so I just smiled and said "it happens". I need to mention, that I'm a really sentimental person but she was way more important 😊

I used to play the flute and started learning in sixth grade and my mom went ahead and bought me one second hand that was still a really good instrument. I stopped playing when I went off to undergrad (living in a dorm is not conducive to playing a live instrument). Once I had my own place I wanted to pick it up again....except my flute has disappeared. My parents moved after I graduated high school and we can't find it anywhere. I'll forget that it's lost and will have random moments of wanting to play again and then I remember it's gone.

Looking on the bright side of things leads to a lower blood pressure. :) If you look at thing positively it's so much better for your health. I've always looked more at the positives of a situation than the negatives, it's probably why I'm the only one in the family with low blood pressure. I hope you have been enjoying your weekend so far! Have a great Sunday!!

love Ichiran as well as Ippudo when I visit Japan. So good!

Oh Man! I'm so sorry about your camera lens :( At least it wasn't your shamisen. I'm glad that your performances went so well and that you had such a good time in Fukuoka. Are you sure there's no way to repair the lens? Looks like the glass is still O.K. I admire the way you take the good with the bad. As Matt Smith said as the Eleventh Doctor Who: “The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don’t always spoil the good things and make them unimportant.” The trick is to not let the bad things overwhelm you. I've struggled with that all of my life, but you seem to have the knack. Cherish that.

As soon as I saw the thumbnail I knew exactly what happened and it was very much an “oh no...” kind of reaction. And it’s pretty gratifying to see someone say they film stuff so they can remember it when there’s so many people who think you should just live in the moment and remember things without photos and video because that’s literally not an option for me. I have aphantasia so I have no visual memory. (It’s different for everyone. I.e. my dad’s memories and visual thoughts are all in black and white but clear as photos, some people can “see” images in other forms...my the inside of my mind is black.i can dream in images but that’s the only time I can see things mentally) so, I can remember facts. Like if I saw that sunrise I could remember it was bright, maybe what side the clouds were on, etc. but I would never be able to see the image again without a photo or video.

Whenever I destroy something that means a lot to me, I'd be really angry for a moment and can't really help it and then it's just something in the past. I've noticed that I get less depressed by loss of material things the older I get, but it still takes a toll after 31 years of being alive.

i love when the bachi hit the string, wish i could at least try to learn it

Answering your question: I would sigh and have a shoganai attitue cause... it can't be helped lol Also I love your travel videos. It still reminds me of my trip to Tokyo when I came during April :D