BLOG -- Recap of May

This was a month of working on my resolutions. When I took my vacation, I played a lot of video games and also worked on a lot of my resolutions. I really want to try to finish them all this year!

Also... I really can't wait for the pandemic to be over. Despite enjoying myself at home for most of the time, I really miss restaurant food and hanging out with friends. I haven't even seen my sister during this whole time ><'

"Outings" / Events in May:

- Had a 2-week vacation using up the rest of my vacation days that were carried over from 2020. I still have 20 more vacation days left to use this year, haha...

- Had a voice-chat with a few friends via LINE. This time we tried to baked some brownies. I used a brownie mix and it turned out okay.

- Got my 1st dose vaccination for COVID. It was a very smooth experience. It was the first time in a long time that I was out of the house and I took advantage of that... by buying more potato chips for myself! Hehehe :3

- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn achievements / news: 
-My subscription's still expired.

Exposures:

- (Oculus): Beat Saber -- It's okay. As a workout thing, it's pretty light so far since I've been doing most songs in Normal/Easy difficulty.

Finished...

Watching:

- (Anime): Demon Slayer -- Animation is very nicely done. I'm just waiting till I can watch the movie.

- (TV Show): Nodame Cantabile Live-Action -- Finally I finished it. There were some nice moments. When I find the time I'll update my review blog with my thoughts.

- (TV Show): Nodame Cantabile New Year Special in Europe -- This is the "second season" to the Live-Action. Just like in the Live-Action, there were some moments.

- (TV Show): Nodame Cantabile Movie I & Movie II -- Ditto here, although I personally preferred how this season was handled in the anime.

Playing:

- (PS4): The Walking Dead: A New Frontier -- I re-played this fully two times just to make a different choice at the end. Overall, it was okay, though I didn't like how some of the choices didn't properly reflect what would happen when you choose them.

- (PSP): Patchwork Heroes -- This was a pretty fun but tough game. I ended up switching to Easy difficulty halfway and I still often found it quite difficult.

Reading:

- (Manga): Voices of a Distant Star by Makoto Shinkai (art by Mizu Sahara) -- I think the manga took more liberties than other manga adaptations of Shinkai's works. I'd have to re-watch the anime to say which one I prefer. Right now, I say the manga and the anime complement each other in a way, even though slight details go in a different direction (I think).

Currently... 

Playing (not all at once):

- (PS4): Dark Cloud 2

- (PS4): Skyrim
- (PS4): Yakuza 4 Remastered
- (PS4): Secret of Mana
- (PS3): Borderlands 2

- (3DS): Tomodachi Life
- (3DS): Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies
- (GBA): The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition   
- (Wii): Fortune Street 
- (PC): UnEpic  
- (PC): King's Bounty: The Legend
- (PC): Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When They Cry)

Watching:

- (TV Show): The Walking Dead (Season 7 - Episode 7)
- (TV Show): Criminal Minds (Season 15)
- (TV Show): The Strain (Season 3)
- (TV Show): The IT Crowd (Season 3)
- (TV Show): The Office (Season 8)
- (TV Show): The Goldbergs (Season 3 - Episode 15)
- (TV Show): Huff (Season 1 - Episode 10)
- (TV Show): Legend of Korra (Season 3)
- (Anime): Log Horizon (Season 3)
- (Anime): Attack on Titan (Season 4)
- (Anime): Food Wars (Season 5)
- (Anime): Pyscho-Pass (Season 3)
- (Anime): Carole & Tuesday (Part 1 - Episode 5)

- (Anime): Gintama (Episode 6)

- (YouTube): StephenVlogs (Day 954)

Reading:

- (Manga): One Piece by Eiichiro Oda (Volume ?? -- Chapter 1010)
- (Manga): Platinum End by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Volume 3)
- (Manga): Berserk by Kentaro Miura (Volume 2) <-- may he rest in peace *bows*


That's it for May. Here are couple pics I took this month plus a YouTube video.

Some brownies I made a couple days ago.
The edges were a bit burnt -- just how I like it.

Pic of me wearing the Oculus. I think this covers my face well enough to post.

A commercial for the BTS Meal in McDonald's. I find this amusing.

Thanks for reading! 

As usual, if you have any questions / comments about anything, feel free.

Take care, stay safe, and until next time! :)