Went to have a late lunch with my friend (J) which was a long time coming, we just happened to be that type of friend who can go on for years not talking and still pick up the same topics or not really hug or have photos flying around. It was a great one, we catch up and do chores (I feel our ancestors were proud of that).

Initially all I wanted to do for this day is to pick up my borrowed doc martens because I'm doing a punk look for the upcoming book club event where we have to dress up as our books which is cool! I'm dressing up as Punk's Triangle I recognize that manga is mid but it's an indulgence do not lambast my taste! anyways, that and also pick up some safety pins to give a big nod on the big scene in the book.

I also dropped by our old house but I got rained on (heavily lol) only to discover no one was in the house so I played with the dogs and went my way to the bus station after discovering I could not hangout in the cafe I wanted because it was closed on sundays.

[2025-14-06]

Went to the Reading Session in Fullybooked, surrounded by people who reads books and books are heartwarming activities. I also went to Pride Komiket and bought books! It's Beginner's Guide Love and Other Chemical Reactions and Feels Like Summer all from the same author that I have loved since MIBF 2024 when I randomly and nonchalantly plucked a book out of nowhere because I claimed to have needed a summer book like I was a teenager. Little did I know the author's books are an auto-buy for me now. Also went on my first Manila trip with a friend I made from my first book club!

[2025-13-06]

Very nervous on my first interview in about a year! I honestly felt like my heart was going to burst out of my body from having a sip of caffeine. Also talked with my boss now long-term friend (D) which honestly still amazes me to this day like what are the chances that I am still friends with her ever after not talking in a year?

[2025-10-06]

I had an anxiety attack yesterday and thought the world is ending but tbh that's what it feels especially when I'm at my most disconnected phase with social media and yet the news I see are mostly about the Madleen Flotilla, I've been following what's been happening to Palestine since last year and throughout that I've been educating myself on Nakba. Further, I've also been paying more attention with politics since the election last May gave me anxiety (but less than the election prior because that one is a heartbreak).

More news with our locals being intimidated by corporations for illegally land grabbing.

So many insane things are happening in real life and my anxiety is valid. I've seen most of the artists getting removed from jobs and I've been a reader my whole life to know that when real shit happens it's always the artists they put down.

There's so many thoughts in my head I can't keep up and it also tires me to no end. How do I do this? How do we deal with this? How do we fix it?

[2025-09-06]

My days has been filled with stress on balancing costing for the book event which if I may say, literally costing me my sanity. But the cafe visits, the concept, hanging out with cool people and doing backdrop design of book pages (which to be honest I have not done backdrops since college days and it's always been my dream to make this pinterest-like bookish backdrop!).

In terms of work, I don't really have an update though I think I'll get informed one of these days if I have to fly out in another country for a few weeks. I have no idea where I'm gonna get budget for feeding myself in there. And also, I have little memory of what I do in that aspect of my life.

oh damn, I have an interview later. I should probably sleep.

[2025-05-06]

It's pretty cool that I am able to update on this little screen that probably only I and my friend is looking through. I still can't wrap my mind around that part. Also, I am in the process of making another book event! It is super cool that I am able to be a part of a bunch of book gays who organize book related events within the city. Can't believe this is my life.

I am also experiencing insomnia since my work decided halfway through the week I convert from UK hours to HK hours. What was that about???

[2025-01-06]

I fear my life has been taken over my so many side quests.

This includes teaching myself coding, doing the biggest project of making ceramic gifts for my family this coming christmas and strangely I've been doing a lot digital art that I am not even shy showing it off online when I know I still have a long way to go.

And reading so many books! I've surpassed any time of target number of books to read in a year since I've tried working near publishing, I fear it doesn't even phase me how many books I can read.

I've slowly been updating my youtube videos where I update randomly. I didn't expect that to be as fun and my last update was about how messy book clubs has been since I got looped into that like a secret club.