Personal notes, projects, and reflections on high-end lighting, design, entrepreneurship, and software by Rocky Wong.https://rockywj.com/https://rockywj.com/posts/silicon-valley-reflections-and-long-term-thinking/https://rockywj.com/posts/silicon-valley-reflections-and-long-term-thinking/Touring Apple Park, Tesla, Google, and Meta crystalized three core principles: root-level innovation cannot be outsourced, great enterprises settle down for generations, and master craftsmanship requires dedicated teams.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:54:03 GMThttps://rockywj.com/posts/midnight-iron-and-solitary-running/https://rockywj.com/posts/midnight-iron-and-solitary-running/It is 11:00 PM on a Tuesday. Rocky steps off a flight from a 3-day marathon negotiation and heads directly to the squat rack. Why physical mastery, a drop from 78kg to 67kg, and decades of dawn running are the ultimate executive foundation.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:54:03 GMThttps://rockywj.com/posts/lax-airport-piano-music-and-soul/https://rockywj.com/posts/lax-airport-piano-music-and-soul/It was 4:30 AM at Los Angeles International Airport. Rocky spotted an upright piano waiting against a concrete pillar. What happened next proved that melody, harmony, and authentic human connection transcend every border.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:54:03 GMThttps://rockywj.com/posts/standing-on-top-of-the-alps/https://rockywj.com/posts/standing-on-top-of-the-alps/A 20-day expedition across Vienna, Austria, Frankfurt, and the frozen spine of the Alps. Why traveling is not consumption for an industrial creator, but an apprenticeship with the master architects of human history.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:54:03 GMThttps://rockywj.com/posts/chasing-giants-building-world-class-lighting/https://rockywj.com/posts/chasing-giants-building-world-class-lighting/Back in 2016, visitors asked who Encore Tech was trying to undercut in Guangdong. Rocky’s answer was audacious: chase ERCO. Here is how obsessing over secondary reflection cups, Ra>98 rendering, and magnetic modularity won the trust of global architects.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:54:03 GMThttps://rockywj.com/posts/hong-kong-lighting-fair-is-coming/https://rockywj.com/posts/hong-kong-lighting-fair-is-coming/An autumn breeze stirs across Victoria Harbour, catching the water and scattering the evening into countless fragments of shimmering light. In a city already de...Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:46:20 GMThttps://rockywj.com/posts/autumn-notes-from-the-hong-kong-fair/https://rockywj.com/posts/autumn-notes-from-the-hong-kong-fair/Lifting iron is an honest business. The barbells don’t flatter you, nor do they tell lies. Put in the sweat, and the muscle slowly knits together; cut corners, ...Tue, 27 Oct 2026 07:11:55 GMT