designing the life I want
The 2026 Kickoff: Why We Traded a Dinner Party for Slide Decks
On 31st January, my wife and I hosted a small group of friends at our home. It wasn’t just
Hi, I'm Yeop —
EditI'm a polyglot, otaku, xenophile, and I love meeting people.
I'm a Techinical Operations Manager(Service Manager) at Swift.
I'm also a bookwarm, serial home party organizer, gamer and traveler.
I've livded in Korea, U.S, Finland, Japan, China, and Mexico. Now my wife has imported me to Tokyo.
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joy of hosting
From Logistics to Connection: Why I "Designed" My Birthday This Year
Yesterday, twenty-one friends gathered at a Beijing Duck restaurant in Ginza to celebrate my birthday.
I have a habit of
Work
"It felt as if my wife asked for a divorce!"
"How did you feel when he told you that he is moving to a different department?"
A colleague
2025 Year End Review
This year I had the luxury to get away from everything and fly into Shonai, Yamagata and stay there for
Work
Japanese Business Manners Essentials
Recently, I had the opportunity to meet seven different customers over 2 days together with a former banker who has
crossborder payment
How Wise & Revolut Actually Move Funds, FATF rule change implications
A common misconception in cross-border payments is that money physically “travels” overseas.
In reality:
💡 Money never crosses borders. Only messages
blockchain
Stable Coin vs CBDC vs Tokenized Deposit focusing on East Asia(Japan and Korea)
Purpose
(1)To understand the difference between Stable Coin, CBDC and Tokenized Deposit.
(2)To take a look at the
Work
"It felt as if my wife asked for a divorce!"
"How did you feel when he told you that he is moving to a different department?"
A colleague
Work
Japanese Business Manners Essentials
Recently, I had the opportunity to meet seven different customers over 2 days together with a former banker who has
Work
What a Customer’s Farewell Taught Me About Feedback
One of our main contacts at a key customer announced she’s retiring — this week.
I did notice she was
Work
Japanese Business Manners Essentials
Recently, I had the opportunity to meet seven different customers over 2 days together with a former banker who has
일본생활
주택론 공제 연말조정 통해 하는 법(구입 후 2년차 부터)
주택 구입 후 1년차에는 확정신고를, 2년차부터는 연말조정 통해 진행해야 한다.
이 연말조정은 회사원이라면 회사 통해서 하고, 두 가지 서류 제출이
game
킹덤 투 크라운 세이브 파일 날아감, 세이브 파일 복원하는 방법
아내랑 몇 시간째 게임을 하다가 이런 일이 생겼어요.
“로컬에서 업로드하고 클라우드에서 다운로드하시겠습니까?”라는 메시지가 떴고,
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