OmniNaut

You're assuming misunderstanding here. Not saying that violent games increase violence. But yes it's a glorification.

The ultimate glorification of stage Red. Extended Look dropped.

I know dive instructors who took souvenirs from a sunken ferry, like beer bottles and child toy car. 400 people died in that incident, 181 survived. This is really close to grave robbing for me. The shipwreck was a popular diving destination until Chinese started illegally trolling for scrap metal. Luckily they were detained in port.

I don't know why, it doesn't even matter how hard you tried. 😉

I'm interested to know how real the fakeness and especially poor construction quality is in China. Is it that bad? Seems like accident waiting to happen. I have seen multiple videos about this, but nowadays you don't know how you are being played anymore. I always try to verify for myself.

Before when I was still working as an IT-consultant I had a couple watches. Fossil Phillipe Starcke & At the time was also looking for a super low profile one like this. (not this exact one but gives you an idea) Then I stopped caring about materialistic stuff. No watches anymore. Phone is good enough, time looses importance, I move in my own time. The only watch I use now is my dive computer: Suunto D6i Novo with air integration. Old but still works. I only wear it for dives ---- If you are going for materialistic stuff, go stand out elegant. Don't go conformist, Rolex Omega, whatever all conformist. A nice elegant watch does not have to be expensive.

Have one mask myself. Picked it up in Jamaica in 2012. It's a souvenir, not a ritual mask. It represents the start of my transformation. It was the start where I changed my life around. That's me with the creator Joel. Taken near James Bond beach, het had his little hut and made souvenirs.

I have been digging in the archives: https://www.actualized.org/insights/leos-mask-collection-01 https://www.actualized.org/insights/tibetan-ritual-mask https://www.actualized.org/insights/winiama-bat-mask https://www.actualized.org/insights/ancient-egyptian-mask BTW: @Leo Gura I have seen the request before for adopting a search system for the blog section, I would like to add for future posts maybe work with tags (#topic). This can help improve grouping of subjects.

Buy a bigger house. Can you explain what has drawn you to collecting these masks and maybe if you feel comfortable show your collection?

Traditional masquerade held in Burkina Faso. https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1vljk7q/a_capture_from_a_traditional_masquerade_held_in/ "These masks are known as "Nwantantay" and those patterns (triangles,checks) also represent several morals and ethics passed down through their ancestors and they call that "Yaaba Soore" From the reddit comment.

What kind of business do you have, what kind of tourism? Can you explain some more?

@gettoefl The last time I was in Cambodia it was March 2022, so some information could be outdated. I did not spent much time in Phnom Penh. I almost got robbed once, luckily a local stepped in to get my bag back. Be careful. Touristy places attract a lot of scammers and robbers. Use PassApp app (Uber) to book TukTuks, if you don't use the app, negotiate a price before you get in a TukTuk or taxi. Siem Reap: Almost all of the time I spent was in Siem Reap,I liked the vibe of this town, it's basically the (tourist) outpost for the Angkor Wat temples. I'm not a big city guy, Siem Reap is more laidback without being to quiet. If you want something in between crazy busy city life and rural province this is a nice place. But for each their own ofcourse, maybe you're more into city life. But Siem Reap is a tourist place, so you will meet a lot of different kind of people there. If you stay long enough there you will meet more the long stay expats there, there can be some out of there people in these kind of places that attract expats. I met a few weird ones mainly in Siem Reap. The longer you look around the more homeless white guys you will see there. They lost money because of scamming girlfriend or a addicted to drugs and alcohol. Have some crazy stories from the homeless white guys I met there. Also heard stories of pedos refuging in Cambodia because it's easy to get in to the country. That's the downside of an easy visa process you also attract that kind of people. Angkor Wat temples: If you are into this kind of thing it's amazing, it's a blend of Hindu and Buddhist influence because it was build and expanded in different eras. Rent some bicycles, because it's BIG. The largest temple complex in the world. If you stay close for a longer time or visit there often go for a day pass each time. I was there two times and had a three day pass each time. After two days you are temple tired. So if you have the option spread it out. Archeologic restoration volunteering: not sure if it's still there but, there are still restoration projects going on there, I heard there are volunteering options. If I ever go back to Siem Reap for a longer time I will definitely look into that. Floating villages: There are a couple of them around, well worth the visit. Go one time during dry season and one time during wet season, makes a major difference. There are a couple of floating villages which are fake uphold for tourists, and try to get the most money out of you by trying to get you to donate to the local schools. Do some research before you go which ones are legit. Night sleeper bus: Cheap way to travel around between provinces, most comfortable for me, but that's just because I can't sleep while in a sitting position, the night buses are bunk beds. Mind you the size is limited. I, with my 172cm just barely fit stretched out. If you are taller then that maybe not that comfortable. Kamppot: heard it should be nice, more of a spot for the locals for relaxing during the weekend. Sihanoukville: stay away from that place, it's a casino town, built by and run by the Chinese Mafia. Lots of shady shit going on there, including human trafficking. Koh Rong: part of an cluster of Islands in the south nice tropical beaches and some diving there. Sex tourism: be mindful of the bigger implications this industry has. Sex tourism is accepted within poorer family circles as a means of survival. Sometimes even encouraged. But as an Actualizing individual see the bigger implications this has. Dating a local: Be careful there is a lot of using and abusing going in between westerners and locals. from both sides. Locals using Westerners for a meal ticket, Westerners (usually with mental problems) using local women as cheap housemaids they can fuck. Think with your brain not your dick. There will be a big difference in mindset, intelligence between the women from the province without a proper education or someone with an education living and working in PP. Same Same But Different common phrase said in SE Asia. Within Expat circles this is a popular movie about a German guy who had encounters with a local girl. Language: Outside the business and tourist areas you will be hard pressed to find people to speak English. Learning the Khmer language is quite difficult. Maybe you have more talent for languages than I have. Laos - Vietnam route: A lot of tourists (mostly backpackers) do the Cambodia - Laos - Vietnam (bus)route. Never done it but should be quite nice and not to expensive. Although there have been a lot of border skirmishes in that area so I don't know if it's easy to cross borders Saving face: this part of Asian culture is quite unfamiliar to Westerners. If you really want to understand and integrate, try to learn more about saving face and what it entails. The Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge era left a big scar on the country including how the culture developed from there. I did not do to much investigation in the culture side, but it's quite interesting to learn about and observe. Be mindful how you behave in public spaces. It's easy to get into trouble even if you are trying to do a good thing.

Haha, I met this guy in Cebu in January when he was there for the Sinulog festival. He is also a fellow dive professional, nice guy. I think his name is Adam if I remember correctly.

Good on ya mate! Have fun. I can give you some pointers if you like, I have lived in Cambodia for 6 months.

Most of the countries if it's Asia, South America or Africa have their cultures seen invaded by at least in the recent couple of hundred years by European countries. And some of them (at least in Asia have Chinese and Japanese invasion as well) There are only a handful of countries left in the world that have never been colonized. I lived in Nepal for 2 months, they are proud never have been colonized, although they are heavily influenced by their sister country India, but India has the history of the British colonization so if you want a more pure Hindu experience at some point Nepal is a good country. Beautiful as well if you like the Himalayas. If locals have an opportunity to travel to a more advanced country compared where they are coming from they can bump their consciousness level quite fast. The problem in most of these countries is the IF. Most of the people outside of developed areas in SE Asia don't have the money to travel locally, so International travel is totally out of the question. Also you realise how difficult it is for people coming from developing countries it is to get all the paperwork. Not all passport are created equal. If you have a passport from a developed country doors open more easily and quickly. A lot of people are denied entry to developed countries. Yes and that even includes Europe and the Schengen visa. You start to realise how lucky you are to have been born in a developed country, that gives you easy access to a lot of things that other people are denied. For me my journey in SEA Asia: 3 weeks Bali (old school holiday kind of thing) 2 months Nepal (volunteering in an orphanage) 6 months Cambodia (First visiting later spending time there for relationship) 6 years Philippines (working as a Scuba diving instructor) For me I when I came to Malapascua (Philippines) the travel bug disappeared. Instead of outward travelling, I travel inwards now. ATM I'm in my country of birth, but will return there at the end of the year.