誕生日おめでとう, 私!-31/3/15

Power of 3- Milk Cow soft serve ice-cream with toppings~

Swensens' Fire house~

Birthday Cake

Another year old and man, even if today's your special day, there's still work to do. My day started with me getting to wake up early to get on the shuttle bus to my Uni which is tiring since I slept late as a result of coming home late... And then, before class start, went to rush to fc the event experts in both Jap and En SIF but ended up being frustrated. Then, 2 hours of lecture from trying to listen and understand, to battling with my eyes from closing... After that, 2 hours break- SIF rush again and...

Finally, managed to fc unbalanced love expert with 9 tries- huge improvement from before in my jap acc where I fc on the 19th try. Though the jap event expert was harder than I expect(couldn't even after putting all my available perfect lock members inside the team...I know it is kinda cheating to do that but 'desperate' situation calls for desperate measures...) 

Following that, went to tutorials where I learned concepts much easier from my tutors than the lecturers who were teaching on the topic... 2 hours of tutorials and finally, school's over for me but the battle's yet to be over; got to survive a gruesome 15 mins of bus ride, standing while holding onto the handle as if my life depends on it as the bus kept moving around, making me almost fell if not for the handle. 

Finally, my battle's over and I can rest to enjoy my special day with my loved ones. And that's my eventful day for today. Ate a lot of food today that I think I need to go exercise tmr(cycling I guess to a longer route than usual...) Also, I supposed since it is a special day for myself, I will kinda leave today a free day for myself; going have to work harder for tmr-got quite a few work due on Thursday to do... Also, this week(kon shuu)'s friday or Kin Youbi, is Good Friday so a free school day for me; great way to catch up some stuff.(though hate that I am going to miss my lab session...)

Finished Milky Holmes Fanart yesterday after coming back home. Luckily, I was only left with Cordelia to colour so it wasn't that time consuming but it still take some time to decide what blue will be great plus the eyes and the cap- it was hard to decide which colours. I only uploaded on my Insta; planning to upload a better version after scanning to DA and Pixiv but apparently, I found out something just today... 

It would seem that I've the same birthday as the leader of Milky Holmes, Sherlock! Never thought my 'sort-of' fave char has the same birthday as me. Seeing as it is a bit late to do a fanart for her, decided to dedicate this work to her. Tanjoubi Ometedou, Sheryl! {decide to continue with the plan of scanning before upload...Pls look forward in the weekends!} 

In addition, voice actor Maaya Sakamoto also has the same birthday as me. I don't know her much except that she sang 'loop', the ending song of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle- an anime that I loved in my childhood when it was shown on the TV but sadly that the anime plot did not follow the manga version... It kinda ruins the show in the 2nd season(first season was still following the manga...) 

To know both 2D and 3D ppl who have the same birthdays, I must say I am amazed by it. Oh yeah, before I forget:

Cover Pic 

Profile Pic

The full version of the cover pic and profile pic that I changed. Changed all for a new change so hope all like it. A little something about both pic: 

Firstly, I did the profile pic before the cover pic. You can say maybe it's cos I grew too many versions of Umi in the her birthday fanart that I learned how to draw beret type hat and loved to see myself wearing it, hence that heargear for my profile pic.

As for my cover pic... I'm sure you would have guessed; I got the idea from drawing Milky Holmes. After drawing 4 times of detective cap, I learned how to draw as well. Loved detective cap since the time Shirogane Naoto from Persona 4 wore it.(I've a similar one but it is squarish instead) Thus, the detective cap as heargear is 'born'. 

Lastly, my the current animes I watch, all ended last week; with one more anime that I've yet to watch the last episode. Time for new Spring animes to come; the ones I am inclined to see, would be Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Vivid, Nisekoi Season 2 and Digimon Tri. I still have animes I want to watch like Aldnoah Zero Seasons 1 and 2, Idolm@ster, etc.-Going to leave them for after finals. 

To add on, there're quite a few anime related events in June(after my Finals) like Funan Matsuri, Chara expo.-Maybe a motivation to study harder? 

And then, there's the next U's member's birthday.-Had started thinking of her fanart. Plus the fact that after my last paper, it will be Umi's scorematch in SIF!-So going to get her(a second copy) this time no matter how many gems I have to spend!!!

So many wonderful things to look forward to after the finals! Can't wait for it but before that, got to see my present state in which I still have lots of work to do so yup, got to work hard and try for my goal of getting 2nd class upper!

That's about it then. Going to just go watch the last ep of Milky Holmes TD and then rest for the day for a better tomorrow to do my work!

This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~

Lab session-Soldering~

Last experiment of my lab module, soldering. It is my first time doing it; took me quite some time to get the hang of it. I only managed to solder 1/3 of the setup with most of the time spent trying to solder right... Glad that when I try it out, it works! And now to worry about the next 2/3 of the setup... In preparation for it and also cos I didn't manage to do it, I took some wires from my school(apparently, it can be taken for use).

So, this 2/3 of the setup is actually the one I said I will do but realised that I do not have any wires left after doing the previous setup I shown before and thus, it was dragged until today(when I've wires)...

First result:

Second Result:

Last result(after changing a bit):

In the end, I think my setup is wrong since none of these is the expected result... If I can't even do it on a breadboard, how am I supposed to solder it??? Sigh~

SIF update:

Just got Rin today when 4x and expert modes come out. Right now, waiting for 4x and expert modes to be out in En server to get Kotori(time to use those 'kotori'!)

(Self) Work update:

Just finished my cover picture with all my respective user IDs in different art communities and social media. Will be uploading together with my new profile pic on my birthday! Also for Milky Holmes fanart- not sure if I can finish before birthday but I will try my best to!

This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~  

Jap compo~Milky Holmes&Love Live Logo~

Spent about an hour to finish with researches made on some vocab and grammar. Not sure if my grammar is right; going to think there will be a lot of mistakes...-.- At the very least, I managed to write 400 characters; it is an accomplishment considering how hard it is to think of things to write. 

Finished outlining and cleaning it- Going to colour next

Logo made

Just a thought of making the logo since taking the original ones is illegal. 

This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~

Presentation 2 DONE!~Bday presents~Cycling time~

Finally, presentation 2 was done yesterday. It was like a great burden lifted off from my chest.
And then, for today's 2 tests... I think all the exhaustion from extreme nervousness of the presentation just came straight back at me today; I feel overly tired to the point, my energy was used up once my first test is over. And so, my second test... I think I am going to do badly(partly also cos I didn't study much-.-) Although the results aren't going to be good, I do learn of the parts I am weak at or miss out which I will pay extra attention to study for my finals. There's a saying that 'failure is the mother of success'; it sucks to do badly for tests but as to how one respond to it is another thing.  

Also for yesterday, got a call that the stuff I reserved, came to the store. I was elated and went down to the store to get it. It is actually a birthday present that I told my siblings I wanted and they chipped in the cost.(In a way, I did not spend a single cent on it >8<) TBH, this wasn't something I had been wanting to buy but rather it was just so happen I saw it while shopping. It has everything I wanted; the colour and design I wanted! Immediately, I told my siblings I wanted that as my birthday present! R u curious about the present I am talking about? Well... It is...

A blue alpaca!(The glasses and cap are both mine; not added on) I did a little dress-up for it and wow, it looks like a detective.(Haha~) Also, it looked a lot like me.(*^*///) The soft toy alpaca is something I love to have but the ones I always saw in store are the white or pink type with the welcome sign. When this series; the alpaca corps, came out, I felt in love with it. And, my fave colour has always been blue. It is like all the right 'conditions' are there and I decided to get it! It is nice to hug; good hugging 'pillow' when watching the TV! Welcome to my 'family' of soft toys!

On the topic of my birthday, I just finished my self fanart.

I will be changing my profile pic with this pic.-Will do it on my birthday. I may be making a cover pic(something like the one in facebook) to include my art community IDs but it will again depend on my work load(plus the fact I had no idea how I should do it...)
As for my Milky Holmes fanart, I will try to finish before my birthday!-Again, depend on my work load...

For work load wise, the 'dreadful' moment has came; the time to do my Japanese compo... I know I have been (sort of) dying to write one but not sure if I really can do it when I made a lot of careless mistakes in my homework... Just got to try out; after all it is better to make mistakes now than during my finals.    

Lastly, after all the 'obstacles', I could finally find the time to go out and cycle for a while; exercise and relax a bit.

Before I end off, a song to share:

私があなたを導いてゆく  by NICO (Had been listening while blogging)

It was the song played at the last episode of season 2 of Milky Holmes during the dance between Sheryl and Henriette which was a beautiful scene. Also the lyrics itself describe the relationship between detective and gentlemen thief or rather specifically, Sheryl and Henriette relationship.
And that made me come up with another plot idea that what if the main character, a detective, fell in love with the thief he/she is chasing?(main char and the thief's genders are not specific...)
Actually, this plot idea can easily adapt into another idea I shared before of what if the main char fell in love with the person who killed the main char's family?-Will love or hatred be the path that the main char choose?
While the factors are different, the concepts are similar; if you fell in love with your enemies, how will you respond?

That's about it then. I think I will sleep early to replenish myself for the loss of sleep from last week and study tmr! This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~

Nervous~Circuit setup ver.2~SIF~Milky Holmes fanart(sneak preview)~

Tomorrow's going to be my last presentation for the semester and feeling rather nervous(again) despite doing presentation for quite a few times. My efficiency just went to near zero from thinking of the presentation.(Can't study for my Tuesday tests at all)  Heart had been beating much faster than normal though I may not look nervous at all... I suppose sometimes I've this poker face up that what I am feeling currently, cannot be seen by people around me.-I simply act normally; doing my work, talking like I always do but in reality my feelings are in a turmoil.
I may look like I am doing work but all the answers I wrote may be wrong. I may be listening to you but all of what you're saying actually went from one ear and out from the other ear; I will just simply agree or nod to whatever you said... Lastly, in lecture/tutorial, I may look like I am listening and taking notes like a good students but actually I 'programmed' myself to take down anything the lecturer/tutor wrote whether I understand or not.
Hoping tmr's presentation will go well. And as well as my Tuesday tests before I can relax myself a bit for the week. (Ganbatte, Will!) To think so many things to tackle before I can turn 20, March really is a tough month for me. April will be the ending month with the last few weeks of final to tackle until lst week of May before I can finally rest for 3 months.(Sigh~)

A little something to share:

     

This setup is the same as the one I show in the previous post. The video is my second attempt at it. The result is slightly different as the power supply is higher(about 6V instead of 5V). 

Here's the skeleton of the setup:   

Next I will be making the complicated one as shown below:

This setup is the addition to be made so as to connect with the setup I did. I know I said before I will be making this week but apparently, presentation and tests made me just want to focus on them only; until then, I cannot bear to work on other stuff(maybe an exception to drawing...) I will post like I promised when I succeeded in the setting up that circuit and gotten the result I want.

Moving on, the exception of drawing plus playing is the only one I could still do or rather the things I could do to distress a bit. 

Token events for both En and Jap; Rin and Kotori. Have been slowly earning tokens while waiting for 4X and expert modes to be out. Can't wait for Unbalanced Love Expert- Love the beatmap a lot plus the song(though sad) is great as well. 

Next, something I did in the evening:

Recently, had started watching Milky Holmes series; both seasons 1 and 2 plus the latest season, TD. Reason for watching is mostly b'cos LL's Umi(my fave char) voice actor is acting in this series. Also, Nico's voice actor is also inside. And then, Cardfight Vanguard; Misaki's voice actor is inside too. To add on, in the latest season, Honoka's voice actor is inside as well! 

TBH, this series is a lighthearted anime with comedy everywhere.- I enjoyed it with the random tactics of the Milky Holmes members though there are many 'grown up' stuff implied in the anime(for the first 2 seasons) which is harmless if you just close one eye over it and see it as a comedy as well. 

At first, based on just the character design, I liked Nero but after watching the first 2 seasons, I find all characters are unique and interesting in their own ways.

To choose a fave... I feel that it will be Sheryl(b'cos of her voice actor) but after thinking again... Cordelia could easily be my fave as well since her dramatic personality(when feeling noble to sacrifice for the greater good), her obsession with flowers and the change in personality once exposed to darkness are quite funny. 

And then, there's Hercule... She  resemble me a little from the shy personality she has. She's also the one who has a bit of common sense as compared to the other three yet b'cos she speaks softly, normally she's not heard and get scolded by Nero for not speaking out.

As for Nero... Well, she's more of the selfish and lazy one but smart in the sense of making others work for her(in the case of Hercule). I wouldn't say I like this personality yet it is a unique one that make the whole series funny and interesting!

Just like LL, I love all the casts of Milky Holmes. However, no particular fave yet.

As I finished both Seasons 1 and 2 of the series(just this week I think), I decided to make a fanart and also partly to distress a bit. The fanart is only half-done; haven't add in the colours yet(a small sneak preview).- Will be finishing it after my tests on Tuesday. 

The fanart is based on this:(from opening 1)

Also, I did a mini-birthday art for myself. It is halfway done; will be showing on my birthday. Likewise, going to work on it after the tests. 

Lastly, I'm thinking on making a fanart on these 3:

When I saw these cards, it made me want to play Million Arthur again yet... Just thinking how hard it is to get these; tedious 'walking' to collect cards and defending fragments... It just irks me and well, I suppose I could just look at the cards from time to time instead. I will work on it when I got the time. 

That's about it then. The day is coming to an end and the battle's starting tomorrow. It will be a gruesome 10 hours of 'preparation' before the battle. Let's hope I survive this battle and go on to the next 2 stages! 

This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~ 

Penny for thoughts; Past & Present~

Today just finished 2 tests; one from my maths mod and the other from my Japanese language mod. For maths test, I can confidently say I was able to do the first 2 question but for the last question... No comment on it...
And as for Jap test, I can't help but feel sad at the fact that I went to correct the answer which is right into a wrong answer or else I would have gotten a full mark! Sigh~

Had been busy for this month(considering the number of stuff to do...) Going to have a presentation and 2 tests on the next week...Sigh~ However, after this month, the workload will reduce though I still have tests or rather final exams for my Jap mod in mid April... Also, my finals will be starting near end of April till first week of May before my 3 months break will start!(Can't wait for that break!)(>8<)

(Just a passing thought) Recently due to the 'immerse' workload, I can't help think of my younger days. I think I said before that I wished I treasure the time I was young where it was the period that I was free or rather had more time as compared to now. But like most teenagers at that time, I only focus much on my studies and forget the fun which it gets harder to enjoy over time...
As I think back to my younger days of having different experiences such as rock climbing, kayaking, hiking, CIP, etc., I really miss those days where the 'little' me was free.
Sometimes, I see myself as an adventurous person; I don't mind exploring, trying out new things if time permits. There is so little time yet so many things I want to try like ice-skating, roller-blading, parachuting, horse-riding, etc.
Ok, it sounded like I don't have much time to live to try out these stuff(which isn't the case!!!). It is more like a form of regret of not gasping well of my younger days when I was more free... It's not like I can't try these stuff I listed but rather the factor of time is not on my side.
And (once again) telling myself to focus on the present. The past is the past and it is what makes up the person I am today!

Sorry for the ramblings. Here's a little something to share:

It is something I did during my lab session and it took me freaking long time to get this results!-About 2 hours due to troubleshooting and re-doing twice...(-.-) While it is very frustrating when you can't get the results you wanted, the sense of accomplishment from FINALLY getting the right results is worth it all!- Quite similar to solving a maths question!

There's another experiment(which is even more complicated) to try out. Initially, this experiment should have been done during my last session but due to the time spent on the above experiment, I decided to try out at home with the parts provided(took them home). Hopefully, it works(after connecting)!

This week is my school's E-learning week so it is sort of considered holiday for me!- Time to catch up and revise for next week.

Blogging my thoughts once a while does help sort out my thoughts. And so, till next time then! This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~

Happy Birthday, Nanoha! [15/3/15]

Did a birthday fanart for the White Devil! Managed to upload yesterday before today came!(but didn't have the time to upload on the blog...)

A little artist's notes on the artwork:
At first, I was debating what fanart to draw- which self should I draw; the younger self or the older self? In the end, I chose the younger self(partly also why season 1 is still the best in my opinion) in her Excelion mode from Movie 2nd.
The artwork was a rushed work(since I was only able to find a little time after studying for today's tests). Even so, I was surprised myself that I could draw her out right without much problem! Also, I only spent about 1 hour to finish everything; researching, drawing, outlining, colouring and writing!

The artwork had already been uploaded to Deviantart, Pixiv and Instagram yesterday. Once again, happy birthday, Nanoha!

This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~

誕生日 おめでとう!- Happy Birthday, Umi! [15/3/15]

Happy Birthday, Umi! Started this birthday fanart a week ago; drawing the chibi versions of her in different outfits.(Can you name all of them?-Answers are below!)

TBH, I've wanted to draw Love Live(LL) members in different outfits(especially Umi) after done watching season 2 of the series. Their outfits differ for each person; in a way, it's like in one song, you will get 9 different outfits under the same theme and with so many songs they performed... The number of outfits created/made is unbelievable!
While there are outfits I do not really like(seeing how revealing it is...), the uniqueness is something I cannot dislike. Also, it is great exposure as an artist to draw the different outfits for females!-It kinda bordern my view of a skirt or dress when I visualize to draw.

After the chibi versions are done (with colours on using copic markers- realised I lack some of the colours but I suppose sometimes I should let myself 'go' and stop being too rigid that I must follow the official colour; a slight differentiation won't hurt!), I cut them out to paste onto an A3 paper. Seeing as the center is a bit empty, I thought of just writing her name but it seem too plain so went to draw one fanart of her(non-chibi version).- Should have colour or something as it look a bit plain to me, seeing as the background is also white...Sigh~

Answers for the outfits: (from left top to bottom left; clockwise direction)

1. Yume No Tobira (Season 2 episode 3)
2. Dancing Stars On Me (Season 2 episode 6)
3. Sore Wa Bokutachi No Kiseki (Season 2 opening song)
4. Wonderful Rush (5th U's single)
5. Happy Maker (Season 2 episode 13)
6. Kira Kira Sensation (Season 2 episode 13)
7. Snow Halation (2th U's single & Season 2 episode 9)
8. Korekara No Someday (Season 1 episode 5)
9. Bokura No Live Kimi To No Life (1st U's single & Season 2 episode 9) 
10. Natsuiro Egao De 1 2 Jump (3rd U's single)
11. Mogyutto Love De Sekkin Chu (4th U's single)
12. No Brand Girls (Season 1 episode 11)
13. Start Dash -2nd yr version-(Season 1 episode 3)
14. Bokura Wa Ima No Naka De (Season 1 opening song & Season 2 episode 13)
15. M.U.S.I.C Start (6th U's single & LL OVA) 

Once again, happy birthday, Umi!(thank you for the 5 love gems!)

Oh yeah, the artwork has been uploaded on DA and Pixiv!(Will be uploading on Insta soon-Wow, will you look at the time; going to sleep late again...Sigh~) 

EDIT:

This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~

Presentation 1 over, Exhaustion&Lack of motivation and Colouring phase of SEA proj. done(Sneak peak available)!

Wanted to blog yesterday but was too tired. So about yesterday's presentation... Well, I wouldn't say it was too bad though the fact that my voice cracked partly due to my throat being somewhat dry was something I can't forget...Sigh... So glad one presentation is down and now to work on the next one.(Okay, just one more Will! Fight dayo!)

For today, I was really tired that I had a hard time keeping awake for lectures. Also, not sure whether is it cos I am still in my holiday mood or something, I actually have no motivation to do my work... Normally(considering that I always take morning shuttle bus and arrive to University early), I would do my work till my lectures start but for today... I just slack at one side, surfing the net... Sigh... Maybe it's b'cos of the exhaustion- it is kinda taking a toll on my body...

Moving on, I just finished the colouring phase of my SEA project!

Messy table from colouring and cutting 

Coloured cut-outs!

I will be arranging the cut-outs onto one A3 paper(apparently A4 is too small...). If there's space, I may add in a 'full' Umi; in other words, not in chibi form. Please look forward to it on the 15th of March!

I guess that's all then. Again, another day over with nothing done... I should really go get a good night sleep and get energized to do my work tmr!

This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~

Sneak peak to SEA bday proj.~Dengeki G's comics and Magzine~ Love Live School Idol Diary Manga~SIF updates~

It seems long but my one week break is going over soon and man, my body alarm is still quite bad; I feel overly energized at night that I can't sleep at times and get sleepy in the morning and afternoon... Sigh...

The whole week break was great at revising some concepts yet it was not enough since I still have stuff I need to revise... And also, this one week was also bad for me; just thinking of the presentation I've to do in the coming Monday... And what's even more worrying is that the presentation is not yet finalized!-How am I to feel confident knowing the powerpt slides are not ready even though my part is done??? I suppose I should I hope that all will go well?

Moving on, a sneak peak of the progress of the SEA Birthday project that I've started this week:

Took me until this morning to finish the drafts. Can u name all the songs based on the outfits? And now to outline and colour!-Please look forward to it on the 15th of March!

So in preparation of the colouring section of the project, bought copic markers:

And then for this month, bought the dengeki G's comics for the Umi mini figurine!

And cos Umi is in the front cover of dengeki G's magazine... Being a Umi fan, I 'tried' resisting not to buy(due to the cost of the magazine) but... In the end, I gave in-.-

Good earpiece holder!(Gomen Rin for almost covering u up and likewise to Hanayo and Maki...)

Besides that, I also bought this:

There are moments of *spoilers* NicoMaki, RinNozomi and RinPana inside. It was interesting to read(even though I can't read japanese well). And now to wait for Nozomi, Nico and Eli version!

For SIF, right now is Eli Medley Festival(was hoping for Umi's...) and Nico Scorematch:

And both events start on the same day so going busy collecting pts... Right now is only at 8000++ for Jap and 7000++ for Eng. Fight dayo, Will!

That's about it I suppose; a little updates here and there ,and to pen some thoughts. I think I will be making a reflection about my presentation on Monday(hope it went well). This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~

Incident of the week~SEA Birthday Project~SIF tales~The Fallen Rose~

It was back to school this week after the CNY. Despite having more free days during the CNY, I was even more tired during this week. It can even easily seen in this incident:

I could still recall that it was this week's thursday that I don't know what got into me that I actually forget I had maths tutorial. By the time I realised, the tutorial was over but luckily the teacher had not left so I was able to hand in my assignment but man... I actually did my tutorial and even checked the answers in which I've questions to ask and yet-I missed it b'cos I forgot... What's even worse was that when the teacher commented that I did not go for her class and I could only lie that I was late(rather than saying I forget; although I being late as a reason wasn't exactly all that wrong) Sigh... After that incident, I didn't have much of a motivation to go for my next class(which was Japanese class) but don't have a choice and I wouldn't want to miss this class as well... Though I did skip my business module lecture, considering I am like half-dead; might as well went home early to rest and watch the recording later when I am much more refreshed.  

While it was back to school after the CNY for this week, it is a week break for me next week! The break will be useful for me to get more sleeps-Need to adjust my body alarm from sleeping at 0100(due to CNY for sleeping late) to maybe 2300? In addition, the break will be great for revision of work taught in the first half of this semester plus packing and organizing stuff(kinda hate this stuff but if I don't do it, my table's going be unusable...) 

And then, there's also the presentation 1 preparation to do for my business module.-Just thinking that I've two more presentations to do is enough to make my days bad... March will be a tough month for me yet at the same time, it is exciting. Tough b'cos of the presentations and the mid-term tests and quiz but exciting b'cos it is Umi's and my birthday month!(But first I have to overcome the obstacles called presentations...) Also, March is like the half of the semester which means it is close to finals and as well as the 3-months long break!   

Some updates:

I've uploaded the 4-parts manga series, Unrequited Love on both my Deviantart and Pixiv with better quality(after scanning). For Deviantart, you can access through my blog at the right side while for Pixiv... I am still in the midst of thinking of making something like a cover photo in Facebook to replace the wallpaper on top of the blog in which I will include my user ID of each of the platform I used to upload my artwork. In the meanwhile, here's my Pixiv link for the story: LINK

Just realised that everytime I said I upload onto Deviantart(DA) and Pixiv, ppl may be able to access my DA account from my blog but not my Pixiv... Also, normally my artworks will be uploaded onto my instagram first... I will get the cover page up soon.

Moving on, since March is Umi's birthday month, I've started a birthday project specially for her(since she is my fave char). I know I am biased but can't be helped plus the fact, it is just so happen that I've an one-week break in this month so in a way... More free time to work on her gift? Currently, I've done the researches I needed to work on the gift and so now to start working which is the hardest... 

For SIF:

Though I started my JAP account like just last year November(I think?), it have already reached rank 100!

Banzai desu! It is so much faster than my EN account which took like about 6 months to reach this rank while my Jap account just took about 3-4 months despite not playing much when I first started. 

In addition, this is my greatest happiness-

When I got her from my last scouting ticket I got from the Nozomi event! TBH, when I saw the new UR was her, I immediately gotten my 50 gems ready to scout for her. Initially, I got a scouting ticket from Honoka event and asked my sibling to scout for me. I gotten:

I was shocked since normally, I feel that solo scout tend to have a bad result but to think I got a SR; not bad! And then, after I used the scouting ticket, it was time for the 50 gems but... Seeing so many Rs and 2 SRs envelopes, I held on the hope that one of the SR will turn and become a UR but No! In the end, I gotten two SR Rin- One from an old batch and the other from the new batch.
It was saddening but I still have a little hope, seeing I've accumulated 5 blue tickets and once again asked my sibling to press and... Got a SR Honoka...
At that time, I kinda lost all my hope and just went to tidy a bit of my account of the rewards I got from Nozomi event. Received the scouting ticket and I was like 'heck, just scout! Even if it is a R, as long it is a R I don't have, I don't mind!" but who would have thought when the envelope that appeared would be a UR. *Heavy breathing intensified* When it revealed the UR to be Umi, I can't thank my sibling enough!(Since she helped to press) I can't describe my feelings; it was overwhelming to receive her over all the odds of so many URs available! For a maths person like me, I know such draws are purely on luck, considering the pathetic percentage of probability of getting a UR and let alone the one you want! It was truely a kiseki! 

And that was my 'awesome' tale of my Jap SIF that was done yesterday that lasted 10 minutes or so.

To add on, I also did another 50 scouts during the Nozomi event for the 2nd years box(considering two of my faves are in that box). Gotten two SRs which I supposed is not bad; better than just having one SR. But what was great is that I gotten a SR that I have before and do you know what that means? It is idolizing time! 

Again, as a maths person, it is really a Kiseki to get a second same SR. And this is my very first idolised SR! Glad it is this Honoka since she was my smile center(will be a huge boost after idolizing) until the UR Umi comes along.

Seeing the progress of my Jap account, thoughts of giving away this account have long flew off since the moment I gotten UR Umi! While it is currently troublesome to tidy the account with the amount of Rs and Ns to collect, max bond and (the worst) max levels, it is worth the effort after having that UR Umi! I will take a good care of the account from now on! And if next Jap event is Umi Medley Event, I will go full out to get 2 of her! 

As for my EN account, it does not have much of a story to say except the fact that I was able to FC Cutie Panther in one try.- A huge improvement from not able to fc this event song for Second round of Eli event to be able to and just from one try. Also, though Jap Nozomi scorematch has Cutie Panther, I wasn't able to FC as well but weird that I could in a try in EN... I feel that though such achievement may be nothing to many who can FC expert songs of 11 stars or 12 stars, it is such achievement that show me how much I have improved from someone who sucked at rhythm game to being able to play well! For now, EN account has stagnant SR/UR progress b'cos I am saving until blue tickets are implemented in EN or when next UR Umi(I think it is the cool Umi I have in Jap, paired up with Eli or the one paired with Rin...)comes out. Until then, shall slow play and try fc expert songs!

This post is quite a long one with my ramblings but it is always great to pen down some thoughts so these both great and bad memories, incidents can be recorded down for the future me who may laugh once in a while, seeing all these posts while thinking back of the days!

With that, a small dedication corner for my poor rose:

Though you didn't last long, I'm glad you were part of my life!

This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~