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Yeah exactly, it’s mostly just about whether it’s pouring or not--temps don’t really shift much here, so I guess I lucked out. I can’t even imagine dealing with post-holiday blues and freezing weather at the same tim--sounds rough ( ˘︹˘ )

Totally get how that time of year can feel a bit drained. Everyone’s recovering, both mentally and financially. It kind of puts everything in slow-mo.

But honestly, a quiet day off sounds like a win. Sometimes that’s the best way to reset--no pressure, just space to breathe.

No solid plans on my end yet, but I’m hoping for a few chill moments here and there. Just rolling with whatever comes :)

Yeah, I feel lucky having my birthday around the dry season! Since I live in a tropical country, the weather’s usually clear that time of year, which makes it easier for me to go out and do something fun. Rainy season birthdays seem kind of cozy too, but I imagine it’d be trickier to plan anything outdoors (✿◡‿◡)

How about you—did you enjoy your special day? Hope it was a good one ~

Mine’s on May 26. Still a few months to go

Have a great day ~

Right back at you! Life has been good. I recently played Crisis Core Reunion and loved it, and am now finally getting around to playing through FFVII R. Now I can play Rebirth, and I heard part three is completed, so I’m looking forward to that. I still prefer the og, though there are several aspects of the remake I’ve enjoyed so far. Haven’t played XVI yet but it’s high on the list! Hope you’ve been very well!

Happy Birthday, Alfyan ~!^^

Happy birthday! :)

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That makes sense, lol, Idk why I didn't think about that..x'D So you were living in Hong Kong before, Alfyan?:3
I see, so Monia would be a full OG MAL'er, lol?xD>

Hmm, the thing is I don't know them that well tbh, though they share a few servers with me on Discord and we've talked here and there so maybe it would be fine..? I have a lot of IRL friends that I got to meet for the first time in a while last year and that was great, since they didn't change too much (although I've been hearing that a lot of people I knew were married now or had jobs, which shouldn't be too surprising considering our age for the second one, but the first one surprised me!). My IRL friends are anime watchers too but much more casually than I am. That said, they still go to Japanese/anime music concerts and talk to me about what they've watched recently, so it feels like the good old days again when we get together!

Ohh, that's great! We had plans to do this kind of thing with my irl friends before the pandemic happened, and sadly it never did. I'm not working rn either so it would be hard to travel anywhere abroad tbh..^^'3 Did you get to visit any pilgrimage sites while you were there?0v0 Hey man, a week in Japan is still a treat, lol!xD

Wow, sounds like you had a blast! And luckily indeed for the karaoke, lol! I don't think I could ever bring myself to go alone for the first time, haha..x'D (even if I do like singing on my own tbh, it would just be awkward to go into that kind of establishment alone if it was my first time going in one [which it would if I went])
I'm really curious about that suitcase, though! What series is it from?xD>

Agreed!!>.<3 It went so-so, got a lot of tempting offers but none of them landed. I had taken a break to focus on driving classes instead, and I'm glad I managed to do those and get my license since driving is really a gamechanger in how you see and interact with the world imho! I'll be going back to looking for something, and currently have one offer on the table, so hopefully that lands, since its my ideal position rn, but if not I'll at least be able to look for something again soon!=v='3

Thanks, that too is kind of annoying since I'm on elastics rn that I rarely put on as its a pain in the *ss to do and I'm too tired to do them by the time I need to put them on at night..=.='3
I know I should, and its not like I don't want to get it done ASAP, its just hard to remind myself to do it tbh.. And plus these days I'm always burned out by the end of the day that I just barely brush my teeth with one brush... Can't wait to have a bit more leeway in a few weeks and get my schedule back up to normal again.. :')

I see..?:> I'm not sure what you were replying too in your last line?^^'>3

Miss you, Misaka fan, Alfyan.

Oh, I see..
What does HK stand for?
Also gotta love the expression OG MAL'er, lol~!xD>

I know one person on MAL in my friends list who lives in the same city as me, but I couldn't tell you who they were so it's basically the same as an Internet stranger, lol..^^'>3
Ohh, nice! How did the trip to Japan go?:D

I was applying for a job in a bookstore but lately I've thought to apply to some school library job since those fit my criterias better (one day [any day] of the week, flexible hours, supply position, good pay, not too much physical work). I've actually found a few interesting posts lately on some job hunting sites I've been using, so all I have to do now is upload my CV, fix it a bit, change my introduction letter to fit each job, and then apply.

They probably just ripped them off and hoped it would align.. Or put an animal bone in place or something, idrk..
I also had teeth removed to realign them, and now they've started the phase where they are closing the holes, so there's a lot more pressure on my top braces..x'd

No, thankfully there's a plan in place for people with medical conditions like mine (diabetes type 1), but we do have to apply for it and the whole procedure can take time. Thanks for reminding me, actually, as I have to remind my parents about this too since they have to do the application (I will make sure to check how it's done so I can do it myself, if I ever need to do it again later on).

I've realized lately that no matter how useless a skill seems, it can have a tangible (positive) impact IRL. You were so right when you said it might benefit me later on to learn new skills, you know?^^3

You're Very Welcome, hope you had a great day~!^v^

Thanks! Happy belated birthday to you too, I guess. Yeah I got a lot of imaginary chocolate.

That's just savage lol. Do some of those scenes have heavy spoilers too?

You mean in Thailand? The one with the highest competition for all areas/faculties is called Chulalongkorn which was where I graduated from, and then there are a few others that are popular in certain areas, like Thammasat (laws, political science etc) and Kasetsart (engineer, veterinary etc).

I see. That sounds quite similar to dispatched employees here (but they get 3 years before the workplace decides what to do). From what I heard, I think it's pretty easy to get promoted to a regular employee at my company, so yeah, I would. But I'm actually thinking about changing my job. I wanna try working at an actual game company and I want a higher salary.

To be frank, I did try to learn the British accent (a mix of Manchester and London), and while I can kind of speak it, it's the only accent that takes a lot of energy to speak for some reason lol.

But you're Asian. From my experience, learning a language requires you to have certain ways of thinking and information processing more than anything. I know a lot of people who despite putting in a ton of effort, would never get a higher score than some dude who passes N1 with little to no preparation (No, I'm talking about an acquaintance of mine, totally not about myself). Same with those MOBA players who never get out of Copper despite having 2000 hours of play time lol.

Oh right, I totally forgot engagement exists lol.

Just be careful not to talk to old people.

Happy Birthday, Alfyan ~!^^

The Retro OG 3! Sounds like a Sentai name ngl, lol~xD> Pretty neat to have a long time irl friend on MAL though, everyone I know online is a stranger tbh..^^'3 (well I'm friends with my brother on Discord ig, as well as a few college classmates but that's basically it).

Yes, exactly! Though tbh, if I start working, I might have to work on Saturdays, provided I get the job where I want to apply first, ofc..

Oof, sounds though.. My brother also had an additional teeth and they didn't remove it afaik, it just went away naturally from the braces, but in my case, my jaw wouldn't return to a "normal" position if they didn't remove those two teeth, so they did. Idk if it was the same for you or not, but in my case, my teeth were almost perpendicular to my upper lips, making it hard to close my mouth normally.. Nowadays though, it's already a lot better, the teeth in question moved the most during the first few weeks, and now I only have a small gap between my upper and lower front teeth.

It's covered by health inssurance, but after next year it won't be anymore (since rn I am still under my parents' inssurance until I turn 26 [it stops at 25]).

Hmm, I see..>:I>

No, I'll be watching it with the rest of the Spring 2023 stuff next year..

Yeah, we are both very late, haha..x'D>

Happy Belated New Year!

How am I gonna live without my daily unfunny memes on my social media feeds.

Yeah, I gotta admit that's a really bad part about higher education in Asia. In Thailand, we also have a few top universities where everyone competes to get in.

I guess you could say that? Well, so basically there are three main types of full-time employees in Japan, regular employee, contract employee (me), and dispatched employee. "Regular employee" is the true perm one, where you never have to sign the contract every 6 months (I think) and in most cases get bonuses. As for contract employees, your company can't just stop renewing your contract without having to actually fire you. A lot of companies (including the one I'm working for) let you take some kind of test(?) to get promoted from a contract employee to a regular employee.
I don't think I have to go all the way to England. Whenever I go to the office, I feel like I'm not even in Japan anymore since most of my colleagues are non-Japanese and a lot of them are English speakers lol.

Isn't being able to watch anime without subs a good enough incentive?

Iirc they tried, but failed miserably several times.

Fiance... So everybody's already got married, huh.

Tokyo is a heaven for introverts. (I get annoyed every time whenever I hear foreigners during an interview say Japanese are unfriendly. THEY are the ones that are too friendly, especially to strangers...)