Why does my favourite character has to die on me all the time?!

I decided to continue game.. where I let left it was in December 2015.

That was Final Fantasy Type-O HD.

I was using a guide to play as I progress through the game and I quite like this character - Kurasame. Although he was just a supporting character who will appear during lesson time but I'm just 'attracted' to him. I decided to do some digging and found out that the seiyuu for Kurasame does for Cloud too! Coincidence?! Did further checks and .. I must say, he's one of the best looking voice actor. Haha. I'm kind of glad that he's the voice actor for Cloud and Kurasame. Hehe.

Anyway, back to Kurasame.. The moment I found out that he's going to die, my heart was reminded of the time when Aerith from Final Fantasy VII died and my heart just died along with it. Now, I had really lost the mood to continue playing because I know that he's going to die no matter what. He's just too cool. Was it the fight he had with Class Zero when they 'challenged' him or was it the mask he was wearing to cover his disfigured face or was it his voice or his looks? Maybe it's all in.

I'm hoping that with the FFVII remake, there'll be an alternate ending where Aerith can be saved.

Enjoy this alternate ending where the Zero class are normal students, Kurasame is still there and popular among the female students..

Chanced upon this video while searching for FF Type O, love it and bought the song in iTune (thankfully it's available there).

The secret ending.. supposedly.

Then.... I saw this video and listened to it out of curiosity. The song just touched me so much that I teared.. I missed playing FFXI and FFXIV.

Just watching anime and keeping to my goals for 2016

Nothing much to update recently... Trying to keep up with my Japanese.

Been watching anime from Netflix recently.

I'd recommend these two if you watch anime/cartoon. Hopefully Netflix will bring Futurama back so that I can watch them.

I was kinda bored at home and browsed through Netflix and saw this anime which I thought I'd try watching. The start was a bit slow and I nearly wanted to stop watching it.. which luckily I did not. It was slow but the contents were sweet.

Here's the trailer for "5 Centimetres Per Second"

And I love the theme song - One more Time, One more Chance

I think, some who may have missed out on that chance at that time, would wish for one more time, one more chance to make things right.

Apparently this song has english and korean version. You can find it on youtube.

Here's the original version, in Japanese.

So searching under the same director for "5 centimetres per second", Makoto Shinkai, will get you to more of his anime. I'd watched one recently, "The Garden of Words". You need to have an open mind to watch that... Like much older woman with a very young man kind. Haha.

I love their OST as well. I think it sound very refreshing, something to listen to when you're on the way to work/school, on a sunny day, on a rainy day.. It'll lift your spirits up. :)

Well, it did for me. I'd listen while I'm feeling stress at work and it'll make me feel better after that. I hope it does the same for you!

Anyway, side track. My goal for this year is to lose weight and hopefully back to my original weight by year end!! I don't wanna waste more money buying clothes because I cannot fit into my old clothes. I'm trying to work towards it by running at least twice a week and to go swimming, play badminton. So far, I've managed to do so for running, as for swimming, I'll be going to swim with my friends after the ghost month is over and badminton.... until I find someone to play with me. Hah.

How about you? Whats ya goal from now till end year? Are you working towards it?

Just listen and shut up?

Sometimes when I wanted to share something, which usually is bad, I just wanted you to listen only. I don't need any input from you because I know what I am going to share is not good and I know that you're going to repeat the same things I felt. I don't need you to tell me that. Again.

So, just shut up and listen and acknowledge it that's all. 

Clearing the dust away... Slowly

Wow! It has been quite a while since I last posted anything decent here. I think... The last few posts were just some updates published out of obligation to my blog and as compared to my posts before 2010, they were pretty un-creative. 

Not that I have any readers to start off with but with the lack of updates... It seemed like I had just disappeared into the thin air. Now is already August.... The old and young me would most prolly be updating consistently every month feeding this old blog with at least 3 posts a month I guess. 

So, what have I been up to since Jan 2016?

I've been busy running. Getting back to my feet and run since I have more free time now that I'm working this 8-5 kind of job. Sometimes I do missed my old job because of the environment. The people I'm surrounded with.. They are all great and fun to work with, there's always energy bouncing off each other. 

Haven't posts much of my running routes here as I've been posting them in my Instagram. You can find me there if you want at ohimenana. ;)

Participated in the JP Morgan run. That was my first run of 2016 and second time participating in JP Morgan run. The last time I ran was in 2009. It was a great run and I actually told myself to keep moving no matter what and don't stop. I did stop awhile there and then for my usual running route was 3km and max 4 however at the last 1km, I told myself to keep moving. Super slow jog is fine, just don't stop. That actually came from an ex colleague of mine when I went running with them. One of them said don't walk, just slower my pace but continue jogging. 

After that, I decided to go for the moon run - the Pocari Sweat Run. The route was so so as there were some traffic jam here and there. Human traffic jam so there were stops and kind of affected the timing in some ways while waiting for people to clear the road. I bought a pen that shines an image of the moon on the surface which I thought was pretty neat. 

I was quite happy with my results and I want to do better in my next run... Which unfortunately I haven't been running this week. Tsk. 

So these keep fit thing has got me off smoking as well. Yeah.. I'd picked up smoking a few years back due to some problems.... And now I had stopped because I had picked up running and I don't want it to affect me. 

Apart from my running experiences, I had returned to learning Japanese and I am putting in more effort this time as I don't want to waste anymore time and money on learning something that doesn't yield results. There will be an exam in November and I had made acquaintance with some of my classmates. :)

I had also bought my first pebble watch which I loved it very much. Note the past tense used because I realised that the pebble watch unfortunately did not have built in GPS.. And also because it was my first purchase hence I didn't know what to expect or to lookout for. I found one watch that has what I want - a built in GPS watch that doesn't require me to bring my phone out to run just to track my distance, timing, etc. Yes, the super watch - the Fitbit Surge. I got it in Australia which is a lot cheaper than buying it here, partly was because of the exchange rate.

Below is an example of my mapped route with Fitbit Surge - I used it for my Pocari Run. :)

Visited Australia in July and a friend and her two cute little boys. I missed them both so much! It was winter in Australia and it was cold! Not very cold but to the extend where you'll need to keep your leg and arms covered and warm. The weather kind of reminded me of Hokkaido.

I didn't take much photos in Australia this round as I was more of going over to chill, rest and relax instead of doing tourist stuffs like sigh seeing. I know... Some may feel that it is a waste of money to do that but I just wanna sit back and relax. 

Landed in Australia with the beautiful sun rise in the background.

It was pretty cold on my first day there and I had to borrow a pair of boots from her because the floors were so frikking cold!! It was my first winter holiday minus the snow and my first time using a heater. Hahahah. 

Helped out at the Tenrikyo church there as they are having a sleepover night and two days of activities. I helped out on the first day and it was really fun! I felt like a kid again playing with them!

It was also my first time making takoyaki. Heh

It was also my first time making a Kokedama. I've never well, handled soil and plants before and I was really proud of myself for being able to make 3 of them in different sizes! I've never have a knack for doing this by the way and these just turns out fine! It's a pity that I can't bring them back to Singapore unless I apply for some permit or something due to the plant being related to soil. Oh well. It was fun!

Next was also my first time attending a handicraft workshop. I've never attend one in Singapore before and I went to check out for such courses in Singapre, they are pretty expensive. 

We drove up to Gold Coast and it was really nice. The sea was different in the day and night, the sand were so fine, it was definitely a place to go to if you want to chill or to just wind down and relax in Australia. 

And sadly... All good things will come to an end. On my last night in Australia, it felt just like my first night there. I wasn't ready to return home yet. 

I was shopping in the NTUC here and saw this thin Oreo biscuits. It was really thin and easy to eat. Yummy!

Ok, I'm trying my best to keep my eyes open. Good night and have a good weekends!!

Christmas 2015

Maybe I've been too stressed at work or maybe it's because I've started wearing formal work dress.. I don't know.. I had and have been buying tons of heels! These pairs were just the start. Now I have 4 pairs of black colour heels, 2 pairs of red, 1 pair of blue (it's really beautiful as the colour fades from black to blue), 1 pair of beige. I'd stopped buying since then although I have never stop looking at the new designs when I have the chance.

My first pair of heels, it's not very high. Maybe 2.5"?

I love glossy heels as they look really nice.

And I love how the gold sits there, striking out.

And the other colour. I did not regret buying them but I regretted buying them at a bigger size. I'm 34 and these two pairs are 35.. So it's a bit big for me but I bought some paddings so they work out just fine.

I kind of regretted passing this pair to a friend's wife because I thought it was too small at first without trying to expand it. Perhaps I wasn't feeling confident to wear it at that point in time... And it was a colour that's difficult to match since most of my dresses are black or blue and red.

It looks really beautiful right?

This pair was an impulsive purchase because I couldn't find the pair of heels I want in Charles & Keith so I just bought this just for the charity dinner. It's too pointy and I guess that would be the last time I'll be wearing them. Now I have 4 pairs of black heels from Charles & Keith.

My first time to a ballroom in Ritz Carlton. The place looks old but to me, it looks really classic. It kind of brought me back in time and it had a really nice feel. I love it! Plus I was reminded of the good time I had - my first staycation in this hotel to celebrate my birthday. No regrets! Only regret is the time passed too soon that I didn't get to fully enjoy the whole package.

Just trying to be artistic here. Haha

Get to meet up with my boys after a long while.. It was good seeing them and best part was having a chef to cook the meat the way you want it. Haha.

Christmas theme for my nails. Loved it!

It was the annual Christmas event with my family from paternal side. I prepared the games and it was really fun playing them. Just need to fine tune the games and the rules over the years. 2015 theme was bingo, what about 2016? Everyone had a good time and a good laugh over the drawing.

Eli love the bingo chart and he requested to have it. Haha. Not long after having it for less than a day, Mark tore the chart into pieces. My handwork... lol

Joined the MBLM team for the last Christmas even though I was no longer working with them. It was really nice of them to invite me and the girls to prepare my gift when they don't have to. :)

And also to Mr Ken Lee for giving me some credits on the work I'd contributed during my time together with them.

We decided to start an annual steamboat dinner at the end of the year so keep cousins close together. There were so much food that we really stuffed ourselves. Lol. 2015 was at Cedric's new house. 2016 shall be at either ours or Carol's place. Let's take turns to host!

This could be my first and last Christmas dinner with a dear friend/colleague.. I really enjoy the food and the company of friends and colleagues. Now that I'm with the company for nearly a year, I've familiarised myself with most of them - faces, names and codes.

Love this desserts a lot!!!!!

Xiaobai was really nice to make these boxes for me without charging me the material fees. He put in so much effort and was so meticulous to a fault that I really can't find any defects. To top it off, he tied the ribbons on the box with the gifts inside. It was so beautiful that my sisters really can't bear to remove the ribbons.

So to summarise, 2015 has been a milestone for me. Changing job after more than 8 years with the company. I've met a lot of people, made a lot of friends, saw a lot of friends leaving and left. There were ups and downs but I remembered the ups, those good o' times with them people. Only regret is not learning tagalog while I was still surrounded by the good pinoys. At least I learnt to mutter 2 words and recognised one of them when I overheard some stranger talking. Hee.

Attended a charity dinner at a really elegant place, Christmas dinner at my bigger boss' place, visited Hokkaido and Australia, fed the kangaroos... ended 2015 with a blast! I'd say!