Jason Weng

I was watching various clips of Lili Rochefort just because
And I just noticed that RUFUS ALBAREA's voice in the vid lmao
How did I not know about this

Don't forget to grab the Altina/Rixia/Lapis hoodie and t-shirts while you're there because they're cheaper in Japan!
Bought mine and I never looked back lmao

P.S. if you're going to Kyoto and in need of some recommendations, I'm happy to give you!

Can't wait to see you experience Japan for yourself! Do remember to learn some phrases (i.e. by cash/card, no bag please) and prepare some offline translations!
Hope you have a nice experience here!

We had just finished our last day of orientation, and we went to an Izakaya to celebrate!

We went to Osaka after planning for a month, which also happened to be one of our friend's birthday! Here, we posed in front of Osaka Castle.

We went hiking up to Mount Fuji! 🗻 Very fun, very tiring, very cold!

We were just weeks away from our last day of the internship, and someone had the nice idea to take a pic of us here in the staff cafeteria during lunch!

Of course, they all don't follow me on this app.
If they were, I would be too ashamed to make this chain.
So, here's to remembering us!

But there's no use clinging to the past. Maybe this time, I will make the same if not even stronger bonds with my new co-workers.
But I do admit I want to go back to that time 2 years ago when I was just a college student, arriving in a foreign country with other college students. My fellow interns.

I walked back home not long after that, a 30 minutes walk.
I usually put in my bluetooth ear set so that I can relax while walking. I didn't do that this time.
I had time to think.
I'm already here. I thought I wanted to be here. I realize now that I miss the memories, rather than the place.

I stood in the middle of my soon-to-be department, the same place I worked at 2 years ago. While there are people around doing their jobs, it didn't feel the same. My friends weren't there. My fellow interns have gone back to their own countries or continued their studies.
I was alone.

Fast forward a year to now.
I've returned here. I'm back in the place I loved, the workplace where I enjoyed myself so much.
Not much has changed. The layout stayed the same, the shelves were the same, the offices were the same.
Yet everything was different. Way different.

"Do I miss Japan itself, or do I miss the memories with my fellow intern friends while I was there?"
I hurriedly brushed that thought. Because I didn't want to believe that I'm working towards something that has passed, my time as an intern there.
That I really wanted to return to Japan.

I remember when I was just still trying to return to Japan, a year ago now.
I kept thinking "I'll leave this stupid country and go back to Japan, a country I love and the country where I fit in more than this one."
Somewhere along the way, I thought to myself.

I need help

I went to my first Hatsumode today in Kitano Tenmangu Shrine!
It was so cold and there were lotsa people, but it was fun!

The line for the praying section was so full!
And I got a medium luck Omikuji!
Here's to a new year 2025!

Can't believe being stuck in an airplane to Japan for 7 hours was what got my inspiration flowing.

Waiting in a ferry terminal to go to a new country for work, and separated with my family after saying goodbye.

Alone once more.

I cried 3 minutes after sitting down in the waiting room thinking that I won't see them anytime soon.

I don't know why but I made this

In CS2, I loved having Rean, Laura, Emma and Alisa as my main party! Rean dishes out the first damage, Emma and Alisa using Arts, and Laura as the final bruiser.

In CS3&4 though, I wanted to reuse the same lineup, only to realize that I've gotten used to Rean, Kurt, Juna and Altina in the party!

Me: *cleans and redraws for hours on end*

"That looks good. Now to put in the dialogue..."

*Dialogue covers up most of the redrawn parts anyway*

...

More or less meat, she's still the best!

Is that the cocktail dress?!?! 🥵😱

Finally got the will to pause Frieren and work on the manga.

Suddenly a blackout happened.

So much for having determination.

Halfway through Frieren, I'm going to finish this today.

Meanwhile the manga I'm supposed to scanlate is only 2 pages in out of 24 lmao

They should be kissing forever!

Teared up at just the 16 minutes mark of the first episode. Certified 10/10.

Finally starting Frieren. High expectations.

I want to live in Ymir just because I want to learn snowboarding!

Sara as a character is a 9/10 in terms of design, story and characterization imo.

Carrie Keranen sold Sara to an 11/10 just because her husky voice fits her character so much, esp. during her second bonding event in CS4.

Whoo Momma.

I wonder who started the trend to make sentences starting with the word 'Bro' to describe literally anything. A person, an animal, a fictional character/object.
I get it, it's a meme and it's meant to be funny. But don't use it in every sentence? Our vocabulary as a generation is bad enough already.

The blood moon tonight is so beautiful
Makes me think I'm going to be put under Genjutsu just from looking at

I complained about having to clean and redraw this manga chapter I'm scanlating because this particular chapter just had a lot of monologue outside of the chat bubbles

Then a guy told me on ko-fi to use AI to clean and redraw lmao

I wonder if it'll actually work?

Good morning, rise and shine!
Finally flying back to Japan on the 27th!
Can't wait to start my dream life there lmao