Just Some Random Thoughts

Oh boy, here we go again. My third Golden Week (often abbreviated as GW) in Japan, and this is definitely the longest one. It's 10 days of consecutive holidays. For those who are wondering why it suddenly got longer, well, we got a new Emperor. That means 平成 (Heisei) era is done, now we are in 令和 (Reiwa) era. I know Japanese calendar system can be confusing if you're not familiar with it. To put it simply, it's based on the reign period of an Emperor. The previous Emperor resigned (which is very uncommon) because of old age (apparently idk) and he got replaced by his son. Anyway.. That's all for today's history lesson. Let's go to the main topic. Two weeks ago, I bought a new camera (yeay). Why you asked? Somehow, I got the first place in my class so I got myself a present.  I contemplated between DSLR and mirrorless though. After a long consideration, I decided that mirrorless suits me more because of its portability. However, here is the problem:...

It's usually around this time of the year, when I received tons of questions regarding my blog. Hahahaha. I have no intention to completely abandon my blog but rather, I wanna stop writing for a while and...  well basically think. Now, I've done my thinking and here is my post :) Earlier this year, perhaps u guys don't know, my dad passed away unexpectedly without giving us any warning. Perhaps that's the best way to go. Many people dying with excruciating pain, so to pass away painlessly is seriously a blessing. I regret I didn't spend more time with him because I was busy and he was too. Losing your father feels like you lose the guide in your life. He used to give me advice and support me financially and emotionally. And so, I thought "if I fail in Japan, i can just go home and start over again". Well, that's not an option anymore. You go and win or die. That's it, no second chance. I got questions from my friends and one of them was "w...