BLOG -- Recap of April

April was full of Netflix-watching (I noticed a bunch of movies / shows on my list were leaving Netflix in April), video game-playing, some relaxation, and a bittersweet good-bye.

"Outings" / Events in April:

- Had a LINE voice chat with my friends. We talked about various things and did a Quordle together. It was fun as usual! :)

- I had a week-long vacation. My sister stayed over during that time so I was a very busy potato, hahaha.

- I ordered some macarons for my sister for her birthday.

- It was my team-mate's last day yesterday. I spent a day creating a good-bye card and then I had a lunch with the team in person the next day. That person will be missed! ;_;

- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn achievements / news: 
-I logged on briefly for a week, and haven't been back on since. orz

Exposures:

- (YouTuber): Callum Upton -- I got exposed to him through some of Josh's videos and Twitch streams. Callum is a really funny and interesting person. I enjoy his curious nature. His videos tend to cover MMO scams, buggy issues with certain games, random news, and development logs of an MMO he is currently developing with a team (so cool). I'll be keeping an eye on him, hahaha :)

- (Improv D&D group): Session 0 -- This is an improv D&D group recently formed involving Josh, Callum, and two others. I caught their first session on Twitch last week and was thoroughly entertained. 

Below is a Twitch link to the first session if you're curious to check it out: 
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1461920553.

Finished...

Watching:

- (Movie): Burning -- This was a really sloooow burn. It felt like a 3-hour movie. Despite that, it's a good movie and I still think about it from time to time. You just gotta have the patience.

- (Movie): Drag Me To Hell -- Gross, horrific, and comedic at the same time.

- (Movie): Young and Beautiful -- I would have liked this to be longer -- to get a better understanding of the main character.

- (Movie): Shrek the Third -- This was okay.

- (Movie): Shrek Forever After -- Same with this.

- (Movie): Deep Impact -- I've wanted to watch this for the longest time... but I kept getting the title mixed up with other movies. I enjoyed it.

- (Movie): Nightcrawler -- Well done, but I hated it. I wanted to punch the main character the whole time.

- (Movie): The Foreigner -- Decent.

- (Movie): The Bourne Supremacy -- It would have been better without all the shaky cam. Overall, it's a good movie.

- (Movie): The Bourne Ultimatum -- Same as the above.

- (Movie): The Bourne Legacy -- Not as good as the original trilogy.

- (Movie): Death Race -- An interesting premise but it was just okay.

- (Movie): Martyrs (2008 version) -- I thought Antichrist was the most disturbing movie I've watched. This is a strong contender. Not for the faint of heart.

- (Show): Boys Over Flowers -- This is the Korean drama. Despite some issues I had, I enjoyed a lot of this series. I may blog about it in the future. The music is great. If I had to choose between the two, I'd choose... my soulmate :)

- (Show): Is It Cake? -- I watched this with my sister. It's amazing how detailed cakes can look.

- (Anime): Log Horizon -- I'm sure there will be a Season 4 one day (*prays*), but I'll say that I really like how it explores the getting-trapped-in-a-video-game genre. It feels very unique and boundary-breaking. I'm looking forward to seeing how this series ends.

Playing:

- (PS4): Cat Quest -- This was really cute and fun.

- (PS4): Cat Quest II -- I played this with my sister. Just as cute and fun as Cat Quest.

- (PS4): Katamari Damacy Reroll -- I played the original version on the PS2. There's just something relaxing about rolling up random things.

- (PS4): March to a Million -- Not as good nor addictive as Cafeteria Nipponica.

Reading:

- (Book) Rust and Water by Justin Currie, GMB Chomichuk -- It was pleasant.

Currently... 

Playing (not all at once):

- (PS4): Dark Cloud 2

- (PS4): Skyrim
- (PS4): Yakuza 5 Remastered
- (PS4): Trine 2 (co-oping this only, lol)
- (PS4): Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered
- (PS4): The Ramen Sensei
- (PS3): Borderlands 2
- (PSP): Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure

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

Watching:

- (TV Show): The Walking Dead (Season 8 - Episode 8)
- (TV Show): Criminal Minds (Season 15)
- (TV Show): The Strain (Season 3)
- (TV Show): The Office (Season 8)
- (TV Show): The Goldbergs (Season 5)
- (TV Show): Huff (Season 1 - Episode 10)
- (TV Show): Stranger Things (Season 3 - Episode 3)
- (Anime): Log Horizon (Season 4)
- (Anime): Attack on Titan (Season 4)
- (Anime): Pyscho-Pass (Season 4?)
- (Anime): Kakegurui (Season 3?)
- (Anime): Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls (Episode 2)

- (Anime): Gintama (Episode 13)
- (Anime): Way of the Househusband (Episode 4)
- (Anime): GTO - The Animation (Episode 4)
- (YouTube): StephenVlogs (Day 1058)

Reading:

- (Manga): One Piece by Eiichiro Oda (Volume ?? -- Chapter 1036)
- (Manga): Berserk by Kentaro Miura (Volume 2)


That's it for April. Here are pics / screenshots I took this month plus a couple YouTube videos.

The macarons I ordered for my sister.
My box is on the left. Her box is on the right.
My favourite was the limited Coffee Crisp flavour.

What I had at my team-mate's good-bye lunch.
I haven't had ramen for over 2 years.

I took a sidetrip to Japan after that good-bye lunch.
I'm just kidding, hahahaha.
These cream buns are great, though!

The Quordle I solved with my LINE friends. For those who don't know, Quordle is like Wordle but you are trying to solve 4 words at the same time. 

The front of the good-bye card for my team-mate.
I drew something on the back, too, but I'm keeping that to myself. :)

One of my pulls from the Kakegurui collaboration in SINO.
I got all the classes.

All my SRs after spending almost 20,000 TC.

Part 2 of the above. One might think, 'So many weapons -- she must be so lucky!' In reality, I have so many weapons because I was unlucky with getting the weapon I really wanted u_u'

"How ugly NFT's are made in MINUTES (and how you can too)" by Callum Upton.

I thought this was really interesting. I don't fully understand NFTs still, but I know I'm not a fan.

"YMS: The Lion King (Part 1)" by YourMovieSucksDOTorg.

Woohoo! It's finally here! XD

Thanks for reading!

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

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