BLOG (PERSONAL) -- Happy 10 Years... of Blogging!

So... today marks the 10th year I've been blogging. 10 years... where has the time gone??! >_>

When I started this blog, I just wanted a space to share my thoughts about... anything! And I did just that. This space became an online journal of sorts. It's nice (and sometimes embarrassing) to re-read old entries and take a peek at how I viewed the world those many years ago (spoiler: it's not that different from how I view the world now). It's also nice to have a record of some things I've experienced through the years.

It's reassuring to me that despite me still changing and evolving (hopefully for the better), most of my core values have stayed in-tact.


Everything below is more for me, so it may not be interesting for you. You could stop here if you like (and if you do stop here, thank you for reading!).

I've listed an entry from each year that I consider to be really well-written. I usually take care with my blogs, but I took extra care with these entries -- either because I enjoyed the topic or because it was about something close to me and I really wanted to make sure I expressed myself properly. Honorable mentions are other entries I wanted to list ('cuz I can't just list one).

I didn't really include any of my Japan blogs (except for one) nor any convention blogs, but I definitely enjoyed blogging most of them. It just seemed too easy to list so I didn't. 



YEAR 1: Nov. 6, 2011 - Nov. 5, 2012
REVIEW/THOUGHTS [Movie] -- Battle Royale
This is probably one of my most proudest reviews. I like that I experienced everything to do with Battle Royale before writing it.

Honorable Mentions
REVIEW/THOUGHTS [Movie] -- The Mist

REVIEW/THOUGHTS [BOOKS] -- The Hunger Games Trilogy

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YEAR 2: Nov. 6, 2012 - Nov. 5, 2013
BLOG (PERSONAL) -- My Deepest Condolences to William Sleator
This still saddens me.

Honorable Mentions
REVIEW/THOUGHTS [MOVIE] -- Warm Bodies

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YEAR 3: Nov. 6, 2013 - Nov. 5, 2014
REVIEW/THOUGHTS [ANIME] -- Mushi-Shi (First Season)
This is one of my favourite anime series. Even now I think about to some of its messages and themes. And the beautiful music.

Honorable Mentions
BLOG (PERSONAL) -- A Few Blatherings About My Singledom

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YEAR 4: Nov. 6, 2014 - Nov. 5, 2015
REVIEW/THOUGHTS [MANGA] -- Kodocha: Sana's Stage
This is my all-time favourite manga series. It speaks to me on so many levels. Nothing past, present, or future will ever take its place. :)

Honorable Mentions
BLOG (PERSONAL) -- My Thank You / Good-Bye to Satoru Iwata

BLOG -- Some of My Favourite Quotes/Moments from Odin Sphere

BLOG -- The Top 5 Superpowers I Would Like to Have

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YEAR 5: Nov. 6, 2015 - Nov. 5, 2016
BLOG (PERSONAL) -- Some of My Non-Negotiables
It's been 5 years since this entry and it's still true for me.

Honorable Mentions
REVIEW/THOUGHTS [VIDEO GAME] -- Hatoful Boyfriend

BLOG -- Hatsune Miku Expo 2016 North America @ Sony Centre (May 20, 2016) + Miku Expo Short Film Festival (May 21, 2016)

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YEAR 6: Nov. 6, 2016 - Nov. 5, 2017
REVIEW/THOUGHTS [MOVIE] -- La La Land
In my heart, I will always be a hopeless romantic and a dreamer.

Honorable Mentions
BLOG -- Late Thoughts for HMV Canada's Closing

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YEAR 7: Nov. 6, 2017 - Nov. 5, 2018
REVIEW/THOUGHTS [VIDEO GAME] -- 428: Shibuya Scramble
I still think this is one of the neatest visual novels I've played so far.

Honorable Mentions
REVIEW/THOUGHTS [ANIME] -- Yu Yu Hakusho (TV series)

BLOG -- My trip to Japan V.3 -- EXTRA -- My down time in the hotel

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YEAR 8: Nov. 6, 2018 - Nov. 5, 2019
BLOG (PERSONAL) -- My PC Building Experience
I'm not really a tech-savvy person, so this was a big deal to me.

Honorable Mentions
REVIEW/THOUGHTS [VIDEO GAME] -- UNDERTALE

REVIEW/THOUGHTS [ANIME] -- Your Name.

BLOG -- Man with a Mission: Chasing The Horizon World Tour @ Adelaide Hall (September 21, 2019)

BLOG (PERSONAL) -- Why Time Is Very Important to Me

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YEAR 9: Nov. 6, 2019 - Nov. 5, 2020
BLOG (PERSONAL) -- My Anime Crushes
This was a fun entry. I haven't come across any new anime crushes since. I have met my ultimate video game crush, though :)

Honorable Mentions
REVIEW/THOUGHTS [ANIME] -- Nodame Cantabile

REVIEW/THOUGHTS [VIDEO GAME] -- Yakuza 0

BLOG -- My Good-Bye to Magia Record (ENGLISH version)

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YEAR 10: Nov. 6, 2020 - Nov. 5, 2021
BLOG (PERSONAL) -- My Idea of An Ideal Date
This was also a fun entry. This still holds true for me.

Honorable Mentions
BLOG (PERSONAL) -- My Small Words to My Former, Former Boss



Thanks for reading!

If anybody's been reading since the beginning or have read all my blog entries... thank youuuuuu so much for taking that time... I am deeply honoured, and I really appreciate it :)

Will I be able to keep this going for another 10 years...? Will I still be alive in 10 years? Hahaha... The future fills me with so much uncertainty. ^^;



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