Kirapedia - for all your useless knowledge

How is it March already? [I started writing this at the beginning of March but now March is already more than half over wtf] Time is a really weird concept and has been a really weird concept this past year. I can't believe that it's been over a year since this whole mess started. It feels so much longer. Sigh... anyways, despite the title, this entry is not going to be entirely sad/frustrated. There are happy bits.

A lot has happened and I have not had a good moment to sit down and write about it as I wanted to and maybe as I should (re: blogging is good for my mental health). So here goes.

Hello. I'm still alive. Kind of. After the good final stretch of the year in 2020, 2021 kind of started as a bit of a shit show for me. I got sick - just a cold but right now that leads into a death spiral of OMG DO I HAVE CORONA, so that was terrible for my mental health. As if that wasn't enough, going to the hospital and getting checked out just in case revealed that I might have effed up my health after all. So I've been in and out of the clinic, getting tests done and paying a whole lot of money but hey health. Going to have some more results and more tests at the end of the month (pretty much in exactly a week). All in all, I kind of need to get serious about some stuff in my life now and it's... hard considering my job situation and everything, even though work is really supportive and considerate and if I really, really need to do stuff, they will try to help me so yay. Also my current assignment is pretty great so I know it's a bit shitty to hope but if thi...

Happy New Year dear readers! I hope you made it into the new year safe and sound. I spent New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in a slightly down-sized traditional Japanese way, which basically meant eating Osechi, being too full for toshikoshi soba and then eating ozouni without mochi because uh forgot to buy mochi lol. All the while the TV was on and there was Kouhaku, Johnny's Countdown, some Gaki no Tsukai and Ariehen Sekai. Under normal circumstances there would have also been a visit to the shrine but unfortunately the times we live in right now don't really make that very appealing right now. Anyway, I hope 2021 will be a good year for you. Stay safe and stay healty.

It's the end of 2020. What a year. I think I'm not wrong if I say that this was a year that didn't quite go as planned for many people. A lot of things happened that nobody would have thought would ever happen...I guess? Personally, this year had quite a few ups and downs for me. But I am happy to say that it is ending on a positive note. And well, here's hoping that 2021 will be better. I'd like to say thank you to all of my friends (you) for sticking with me and for being there for me, near far (and wherever you are). I love you and I hope that I'll be able to see you again in person sometime soon. Stay safe and I wish you a Happy New Year 2021.

I don't want to say it too loud but I'm in a pretty good place right now. I know bad days will come again but I shall enjoy my life until that time comes. It's been a while since I've been in a really good place. And there have been a few moments this past week when I have been a little "mhhh" about things again but overall, things have been good. So... I finished up all of my set, long assignments for work for the year and was just hopping schools for the three days that I had to work the past week (took some time off because my boss offered me to do so and well, it's been a couple of pretty stressful weeks/months so... I took him up on the offer). I was able to meet my old HT and she was so happy to see me and gave me a hug - despite everything that's going on and the usual reserved nature of Japanese people. I was really happy ;A;  I miss her, too. Was also reunited with the only training-mate who's still left in the company lol He was one of th...

First things first, thank you for all the birthday wishes. Of course I'm sad that I couldn't celebrate my birthday with (m)any of you in person but it's nice to get well wishes and messages from people you love and care about. I spent half of today working and half of today with my boys. And right now I am talking to my family - after having a great dinner and cake. So, overall a good day. It's been a wild ride this year but I think, it was still a good one overall. It was also the last year of my 厄年 so hurray! Free at last ;p at least for a few years. So let's hope the next year will be better than this one. That's all I wanted to say today.  ❤️