Sunday 25 April 2021

Osaka 2020

AAAAAAAAAAA
I WANT HOLIDAY------- ;A;

a-at the end I took another week (plus 1 day--) to work on second part of my September blog post orz
I really wish to be productive next month so I'll clear October posts by this month ;-;
3 twits and 2 blog posts..

writing summary of my one week (since last post) on Thursday night
I don't actually have good mood today, but I better move my lazy ass orz
starting from Thursday night, after blogging &shower, I wrote an angry love letter to my partner w
including him, at least now i'm surrounded by things i wanna fight for, in a good and bad way w

Friday started early with driving lesson -> Thai lesson -> baito -> dinner with my favorite girlsssss
Saturday was my trip to Osaka day 1, I guess that's why I was super energetic---
Woke up before my alarm, didn't sleep for second time, cleaned toilet, baito -> Osaka-----
As expected, Osaka isn't as empty as back in 2020 (this post to be exact w)
There's not much nervousness regarding COVID19 anymore in Japan, despite us being in State of Emergency again :x

Sunday is truly unforgettable as I experienced something new in life; going to orchestra ;w;
it's so good that i still get post-concert depression ;w;
visited cat cafe too!!
Monday was shinkansen back to tokyo and right away baito---
I ended up having super bad day on Tuesday, either too tired or just feel like not enough holiday w
I still did FP study & started on new book during the trip but i want more ;-;

Tuesday was my second worst driving practice orz
I ended up taking long nap, then baito, then cooked dinner for a change of mood
But my bad mood carried on to yesterday (Wednesday), or just simply too tired
My driving instructor told me that most probably I was doing poorly due to too tired..
Still managed to do gym, cleared some chore, and finished video editing, that has been uploaded!!

Wednesday's baito especially tiring ;-;
I asked my partner to prepare dinner instead ;-;
At the end of the day, having a person who I always wanna go back too is.. precious

I thought I'd be able to do better as I avoid sleeping too late this week, but it was no good
Thus another bad day; Thursday
I failed my driving test for the 4th time
Even the examiner told me to not be nervous, and the examiners are all supporting the examinee..
He even tried to do small talk with me (what I do, whether I'll go back to Indonesia or not, how's the new president and Sumatra = earthquake!?)
But I was so down that I feel so bad to my kids for today's lessons
But my boss still praised me, and ofc my partner is always there..
Ended up as a day where I just wanna cry, knowing that I'm loved

That's the main reason why I didn't start blogging earlier this week w
sleeping early, editing video (ok 1 video per week is prob too tough for me, that's why I decided to go the "voice only" path)
Plus I truly don't want just rant in my blog
At the end, this blog is a "throwback" box for me
I'll hate myself if I see just ungrateful & unkind words here in the future w

Friday morning.. still so lethargic w
But I still got up to clear FP study & Thai lesson!
Then replied messages that I ignored because I was super down ;w;
Then gave myself pampering with food ;w;
I'll definitely remember this day (or hard week) in the future when I write about it here XD

Yay I received meme from my photo XD

These are from Mf Ansori!!
I also received one gif with Dio's ใ‚ดใ‚ดใ‚ดใ‚ด in Instagram XD
They lit up my day!! >w<

Travel back to later half of September 2020~!

My favorite food place near school closed for good ;-;
Played more puzzle game for my students w

The food place at first closed for a while due to COVID19, then when I went back to school in June, there's writing of 'will open in August'
But at the end it just closed ;w;

That PC shall express how I became crazy with Disney Princess again w
At least I'm not crazy with KNY and Precure ๐Ÿ˜‚
Later I'll also check this toy named Bakugan by reading all the story w

The screen I received from friend, I used it for work XD

went to Yokohama for Chinese Food with my girls, and it's empty w
More Nyanko-sensei!! >w<

beautiful sky from baito~
took photo for my driving test registration~

did some online interview (thus the short w)
still active to gym~

more early morning~

Sleeping schedule broken since September 2020 w
Either due to driving test, driving lesson or SCRAP..
I'm truly blessed that my work doesn't force me like that w
That's why I really want to clear the driving test so that I won't have so much hard morning anymore ;-;

was into collecting these free bottle cover from buying tea in convenient store!!
collected all 6 in 2 days w

Lawson actually does a lot of collaboration with Rilakkuma (the one above is everywhere though, as it's collaboration with tea brand) but thankfully I'm not too crazy into Rilakkuma
Or else I'll be crazy collecting points and doing gacha at my nearest Lawson w
A lot of patience needed as it's super easy to spend money in Japan; too easy w

The bottle cover above is more like for cold drink to stay cold but for me, I used it to keep stuff in my bag not wet from the condensation?
Though at the end I only used for....3 weeks?w

went to watch Shinchan!!!
one empty seat beside each person

But I think when I went to watch Nyanko sensei earlier this year's January, they don't do this anymore
Plus they can't do it when airing KNY's movie; too many people want to watch w

I wanted to get Shinchan's red hat but it was kid size orz

The movie was supposed to be aired in April 2020, but delayed due to Corona
Same goes with Violet Evergarden (I forgot when I went to watch.. October?) and Fate movie (my partner watched, not me w)
Every year, there's always new Shinchan movie and for this year....
GOT DELAYED AGAIN orz

The release date was supposed to be today (23rd April)
But when i wanted to check cinema / ticket yesterday, there's announcement that it got delayed orz
W-well, Tokyo's third state of emergency will start from the 25th..
Heard that it'll be tighter than before but I wonder..
Nothing will really change as for the last 2 weeks, restaurants close at 8 + since I'm a full time employee in my school now, there's no "you don't need to come if there's only 1 lesson on a day" anymore w
my partner and I agree that we miss doing trip though, after less than 1 week since our weekend gateaway @ Osaka w

partner made more Thai noodle~

I always leave Thai noodle & chicken rice to him
He also make better mi goreng (yes Indomie) and ShinRamyun than me w

the kids were into making origami art during September w

and I think it's finally time...
To get new pair of specs w

Main reason is because on I enter 1st of September, all the birthday coupon messages just spam my email ๐Ÿ˜‚
And one of them comes from Zoff~!
Since I got another pair of specs this year's January, I'll get another birthday coupon from another glasses brand this year too ๐Ÿ˜‚

I really wanted red pink shade specs~

At the end I didn't finish this post on Friday night.. because I died after dinner for 3hrs w..
I honestly already felt better yesterday (being praised a lot in work ;w;) but then the sofa is so strong that I ended up laying down with super poor posture but still.. died w

One of the weekends I woke up earlier for SCRAP~

as SCRAP & work led me to have poor meal schedule, i was into finding comfort food = rice & miso soup!
tummy super warm and nice after eating UwU means I'll die napping ๐Ÿ˜‚
Then tried to compare all 3 chickens from 3 convenient stores; Lawson 7Eleven & Famima
forced my partner to get the can coffee (because I don't drink can coffee w) for Yoshiki AOT collab XD

My fave chicken is forever FamilyMart's!!
Lawson comes second
7Eleven's spring roll is more of my preference~!

time for a coffee date~!

Even though SCRAP / baito are sometime early, it still give me plenty of time in the afternoon.. if i'm not dead by napping w


pictures taken a week before my birthday? w
in front of partner's fave cafe~
or to be exact beside it, which is a pet shop XD

used this photo to announce me reaching quarter life..
though quarter life crisis started way before /slapped

haircut time! for year book photoshoot XD
because i know that it'll be printed & cant' change = must be readyyy XD

otsukare XD

did more karaage.. i think this one no taste cause burnt w
tried mushroom mix rice too~!

PLAIN WHITE RICE IS STILL THE BEST

got yakitori as partner's parents sent us satay sauce~

I miss satay padang ;w;
Thai's satay sauce is more like Indonesia's satay kacang; sweet ;w;
I like Singapore's satay sauce too though!

received this from my fave kid ;w;

I was very surprised w
apparently my boss told her (parents) that my birthday is that week
so she made that and parents said she was super happy when making it
plus when i greeted her, she right away hugged me and said happy birthday ;w;
She's too precious---

i got rain boots--- but it kills my leg w
made tofu pudding!

I miss toufa, one of the desserts that is almost everywhere in Taiwan & Singapore
made of tofu, served with ginger sauce
Beancurd to be exact!

The pudding above, the mix is also from Thailand but it was more like milk pudding
I made the ginger sauce too though..
Shall make it again soon!

went to friend's place for games after work, and can see SkyTree from the entrance!!

the right one is finished after 1 year~~

after all I love flowery smell than fruity smell~~

Saturday 24th April 2021 turned super good~!
Finished baito, grabbed quick lunch with partner, finished FP study...
head off for dinner but got drunk as we got pairing wine for our course ๐Ÿ˜‚
t-that's why i'm rushing this blog post on sunday night >.<

Sunday morning started early with SCRAP..
I got rusty after 2 weeks of not hosting game ;-;
So thankful to my mate who understood my telepathic wave (?)
had 1.5hr break before gym, so i read the book i started last week; Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun
I enjoyed his Never Let me go, but not The Remains of the Day
I looked forward to Klara and the Sun and it was a very enjoyable read, though the fun part (intriguing part) started late for me, like 60% in the book
But like Never Let me go, it's not so high peak (the problem) and it's kinda relaxing w
the 4/5 rating is approved for me~!

gym -> lunch @ home -> FP study (for the first time i got 80% with touching my note only 20%!!! practice really make better!!!) -> SCRAP's online game kit with my partner w
s-sadly the beginning was fun but once we started to go into the 'no talking, please solve individually' part, we didn't really enjoy it w
there's a bit of skit included.. that was fun w
Anyway, it may be more fun if the players are really remote; not in the same room w
thus there's more chance for small talk or verbal reaction w
i got bored halfway and cleaned up laundry ๐Ÿ˜‚
it's currently available in Amazon US~

Then napped -> dinner -> watched partner play Nier Replicant and the MC is now adult already..
IT'S YUSA-SAN TIME ;A;
NEW HUSBANDO ALERT---
T-that's why I told my partner to name the character Kouji instead of his name /slapped ๐Ÿ˜‚
I fell in love with Emile too XD

Last Wednesday, I actually went to Square Enix store at Higashi Shinjuku to find present for my partner and I was so tempted to do Nier 10th Anniversary Kuji and I wanted the D prize; Emile ;w;
B-but I too bad with kuji that I got all 3 G prize ๐Ÿ˜ญ
W-well, not many people visited the cafe too so the other prizes also left so much..
I forgot to try again today ;w; 
may be tomorrow!

I got Samatha Thavasa's Pokemon bag, after regretting missing it on the release period w
and new specs XD

V being V; new clothing item = special time XD <3
I kinda regret getting this specs because I think I look so... scientist or teacher ๐Ÿ˜‚
But it's super light that i enjoy wearing it at home XD
And I still love pink UwU

stayed near Umeda!!
still mid-summer, I remember getting super tired from heat & too much food ๐Ÿ˜‚

Visited Osaka after 2 years of not XD <3
It was my birthday trip, with the day 2 being the real reason why I wanted to go Osaka~
Thus the first day was... relaxing but also tiring because partner and I just strolled around without exact aim..
Ok, we only noted down food places; partner being partner lol
I did shopping at Zara UwU

mutual friend introduced us to good Takoyaki and Okonomiyaki place and they were really good!!

Osaka = crab!!!

empty no tourist ๐Ÿ˜‚

Osaka = GLICO!!!!

didn't go to Dotonburi anymore last weekend since we didn't have much time + I enjoy walking around Umeda too~!

I'll never forget my aunty introduced Osaka as many river? because port city?
CATSSSS

Many places had Halloween preparation as it was late September XD
In Japan, January = V day decoration, later half February = very minimum White Day decoration, late March = ALL THE SAKURA CHERRY BLOSSOM LIMITED EDITION ITEMS w
Then... September= Halloween, November = Christmas XD
Event is truly best Marketing time w

though it wasn't as full as when there's tourist, there's still queue to enter Pokemon store & cafe~

There was also JUMP store, also have queue XD
Comparing to Tokyo.. I think more people XD

We booked special meal for dinner..
But we were still so full w
We had takoyaki @ 2, Okonomiyaki @ 3, nothing to do so dropped by cafe for ice cream @ 5, and I think dinner was 6.30 w

I think it was Kyoto style food~!

A LOT w
Japan truly expensive = a lot of food, especially for Japanese cuisine XD

mushroom is always good~!
and they filled our face till we die with seafood

and also meat---
the shime (last dish) was sushi....SO MUCH w

lobster was good~
and we didn't finish the dessert at all w

Was talking to partner yesterday regarding this kind of fine dining
Most of the time we got counter seat (not purposely, just decided by the staff)
But always there's explanation of what is being served (XYZ ingredient + being cooked how)
TBH.. we don't care ๐Ÿ˜‚
It may be part of the whole experience and service since we are not paying little money but.. tbh we just forget once we go home
Yesterday was even harder since there's also wine explanation
Plus a lot of these places aren't really quiet & staffs are now in mask.. so hard to listen ๐Ÿ˜‚
Just can fake a smile and nod, fake interest ๐Ÿ˜‚

previous post I complained about partner not getting me cake and yea, I bought my own cake from 711 w
he got me various Stitch goods as present though XD apparently one didn't reach Japan on time w

I told him that I won't get him cake this year because of what I experienced last year and yes, he got his own cake w
and we are into getting various things related to our favorite series / character instead of getting 1 item? @@ w

I think that was the only day in 2020 i wore sleeveless ๐Ÿ˜‚
we rarely do brunch, thus I always enjoy it UwU

later on we learned that our Osaka lodging last weekend is exactly the opposite street of our hotel back in September 2020 XD
we also tried another nearby cafe w

second day in Osaka, the day I've been looking forward to the most!
That was 28th September XD
I wished it was 27th september, so that i won't have the bad memory of my birthday last year but still i'm grateful w

Universal City!!!

YES It was my "official" first visit to Universal studios Japan!!!
I've been wanting to visit this place a lot ๐Ÿฅฒ
I actually went to Osaka for 1 day trip to watch Ciel's concert in early 2020 January 
but I didn't stay over at Osaka---

YAY ELMO----

not too big fan but I like Elmo when it comes to Universal Studios---
I just like red to be exact UwU

I actually visited USJ before once, during my second visit to Japan with my maternal family
But that time a lot of people plus we took like 2 hrs queuing for SpiderMan as a group because it was USJ's best ride.....only for it to be cancelled due to thunder =_=
Then only had like 30mins? to look around and I have almost no memory at all =_=
I think I watched Shrek 3D? But I think I watched it before at Universal Studios Singapore a few times too w
Thus, 2020 was my first official visit to USJ!! >w<

unlike Disney Land, the protection was more lax ๐Ÿ˜‚

We didn't need to camp for the tickets online + on the day ticket also available ๐Ÿ˜‚
We were so surprised as it's so different with Disney Land, as if no visitor limit w

Didn't enter Doraemon side as there was queue + we weren't so interested w

So wide---- and after all USJ = so American ๐Ÿ˜Ž
they had some zombies (not scary ones) singing but we watched halfway only w

First ride was Minion!!

More people = we took 1/2 hr queue per ride XD
Still not as long as the normal but it's just.. different with DisneyLand w

TBH I don't like Minion..
Back in Singapore, my roommate used the BANANA Minion song, super noisy as her alarm w
But it was pretty new so just ride for hype w

A lot of 3D 4D style ride in USJ @@
tbh not my forte as the heat made me dizzy too w

Spiderman alley was nearby~
the lion is inside the queuing area for Minion XD

lunch was pizza--- was good!

After all amusement park = fast food XD
But USJ's pizza was super good!

at last i rode SpiderMan ;w;
I took lots of photo inside the waiting area as I find them super cute!

BIG COMPUTER---
old school workplace UwU

reminds me of old school comic so much UwU

AND I ENJOYED THE RIDE A LOT
Idk.. I think partly because SpiderMan is one of my fave Marvel characters (not really in the EndGame series but somewhat visually... I don't like SuperMan though both are BlueXRed w)
But the ride was super good
I think that's my first favorite 3D ride
Or may be I was even more hyped as I didn't ride it years ago
But then it means I should be having high expectation = IT ANSWERED MY EXPECTATION
I rode Transformer ride in USS but I didn't enjoy it..
May be I just like older style 3D instead of newer one (?) ๐Ÿ˜‚
I'd totally want to ride it again when visiting USJ in the future~~

Definitely wanna go back to USJ for the Nintendo World~
And definitely my visit to USJ still continue on next post XD
The Harry Potter area is another famous one..
So please read what I'll write about it next time XD
I guess I start to care more about what's trending hehe

Alright!
Last week of April!
I'm waiting for my Child Advisor test result.. almost a month since I last submitted my exam answer ๐Ÿฅฒ
They sure take time checking >.<

Then I announced in my latest vlog that I'll be making my own podcast and I'll start planning & recording first episode this week >.<
Tomorrow I don't have too early morning as SCRAP will be at 12, so I can finish twitting & calling driving test site & FP study before leaving home~
then teach teach & hopefully early night..
I'm gonna repeat this again and again but week without driving related activity is so relaxing ;w;

I'll do my best to not waste the last bit of April~!