• cult of the lamb
  • finished game until end credits but still playing post-game
• stardew valley
• hogwarts
• animal crossing: new horizons
  • achieved 3 stars and now planning to finish my island
• stray
• legends of zelda: breath of the wild

• putonghua
• learn how to play the guitar
• not to cut my hair short (x 2015/2018/2020/2025)
• avoid hazardous food temptations
• lose weight (i did)
• sabotage love dammit
• play the piano as often as possible
• do good in japanese studies
• have a job that I really like
• practice watercolor and be good at it (optimistic)
• practice anatomy and produce better drawings
• learn how to drive

• ✔ get a tattoo (11.19)
• work in a tattoo shop
• have a nice, simple exhibit for my artworks
• work in an animation company
• work in a foreign country and earn to live
• get myself an almost-perf jp guy and settle
• publish my own book
• have a creeper role in an indie film

ph tourist spots/ beaches/ resorts / museums/ historical marker travel bucket list

• bulacan
  • ✔ enriquez ancestral house
  • ✔ gdp marker
  • plaridel shrine (need to revisit in 2016)
  • ✔ enriquez ancestral house
  • ✔ our lady of assumption church
  • quingua monument
  • barasoain church historical landmark (need to revisit)
  • bulacan provincial capitol
• cavite
  • corregidor
  • ea shrine
• ilocos

• buy something from vendo
• eat sushi/etc (uni!)
• ride the train alone
• see sakura
• have a new acquaintance
• buy unif
• buy jp learning materials
• buy akunin
• try purikura
• wander alone in the streets
• wander alone <full jp trip alone>
• watch street performers
• watch more street performers
  • breaking
• visit acquaintance's/friend's house

may 2025

• fragrances
  • clean scent
  • savon
• watching 'frugal life/avoiding overconsumption' vids
• what hafen 2.0
• pompompurin's *
• watching 'what's in my bag' vids

june 2025

• whering

the ultimate on-going <if i'll die soon i should> list

• travel alone
• visit local places
• visit interesting countries
  • japan
    • osaka
    • tokyo
    • ✔ nagoya (4/9-4/12)
    • okinawa
  • korea
  • sg
  • hk
  • scandinavia
  • etc
• experience camping/ road trip/ etc
  • tirad pass
• post an 踊ってみた, even just once

— that means a lot to me

• endured impacted tooth operation 01
• endured impacted tooth operation 02 (which is a bit painful compared to the first)
• joined a mini-drawing contest in school
• graduated cl
• matured, a bit. like 5% increase in maturity. idk (but still childish in a lot of ways)
• passed that freakin hard pre-employment exam.
• won a thousand bucks from that open house drawing contest. not bad
• not a bum anymore
• passed jlpt N4
• joined an amateur art exhibit at work

• funny memes
• being with family
• getting those thoughts perfectly composed into words
• having my alone time
• eating good food, trying out drinks
• when someone remembers me through a song, a quote or whatever
• faster commute time
• knowing that i have savings no matter how small it is
• checking an item in a list
• quiet day-off mornings with a cup of hot chocy
• wearing my favourite pieces of clothing (and does not end up looking like shit)
• having milktea breaks
• cold weather
• doing random unusual stuff
• going to various new places wherever, whenever

— things that keep me sane

• arts, aesthetics, literature and music
• anything japanese— music, anime, manga, food, etc.
• to-dos and planning things (and actually accomplishing them)

— people

• who likes the same interests
• open-minded individuals
• who are considerate and caring

• serendipitous meetings
• knowing what the other person is thinking without the need for him to say it
• mutual feelings in a certain situation without the both of you knowing this at that time
• saying liberated/vulgar things without the need to say sorry to your friend
• getting what you exactly wished for
• planning things and perfectly accomplishing them the way that you want them to happen

— don't like

• application forms
• sunny weather after a rain scent
• rainy weather while outdoor
• waiting for a long response regarding something urgent
• telephone calls
• wearing girly clothes when not in the mood
• discontinued plans
• dishonesty
• long queues

— people

• toxic bosses and colleagues who bully people to assert dominance
• feeling entitled senior citizens in areas for all courtesy lane peeps
• dishonest bus conductors
• ig, tiktok models who make money using their physical assets