KORMARIN 2025, Back on That Sea Again

 I stood at KORMARIN again, after two years.


The excitement and tension I felt the first time
had quietly settled into a calm confidence.


The industry continues to move fast.
People, technology, interests, and time—
all shifting and reshaping within its current.
And somewhere along the way,
I, too, have been changing with it.
I think I finally recognized that this time.


There was a faint scent of the sea in the exhibition hall,
familiar faces and brief greetings exchanged,
the subtle warmth of the field I hadn’t felt in a while—
and for a moment, the thought came to me:


“I’ve walked this path well, after all.”


This KORMARIN was not just another exhibition.
It was a quiet voyage back through my own journey.


The event comes every two years.
Some years I came because I wanted to,
and some years because I had to—
carrying a tired heart with me.







But this year was different.
My mind felt steadier,
my view less shaken,
and the direction ahead already clearer.

There is no need to rush.
The certainty is already within me.


#KORMARIN2025

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