~9 Months into working...

First Reiwa post~

So, it had been about 9 months since I started working on this same job and while the last jp trip helped to relief some of the... Stress and maybe burnout, it was just a momentary relief...

When I was given this project, which was a hand-over from another, I wasn't having any expectations.
However, upon working on it, I started to get irritated and frustrated as I had no prior knowledge in web design or whatsoever...
In addition, there wasn't anyone I can really turn to- my supervisor did help in giving advice but that's about it and I can understand- in the working world, you must be independent...

The learning curve was quite steep and the deadline given by my supervisor wasn't helping much... It was stressful that I dreaded coming to work... My friend even advised me to tell my supervisor about not having skills to work on the project...

Tbh, I like to give myself a chance to try before I throw in the towel... And, programming isn't too far-fetched if you've some programming skills- the syntax is almost similar with slight difference(which can be daunting... Like the semi-colon in C when you're used to python...)

But, web design is... A combination of a few languages; javascript, CSS and html... I'm just glad that the back-end is written in python which I'm familiar with- helps a little(but the structure takes a while to get used to tho...)

CSS and Html weren't too bad but the amount of terms, classes, attributes can be overwhelming... And to make it worse, there are like two libraries, materialize CSS and bootstrap and they are mutually exclusive...

^I wouldn't even know about these libraries if not for the fact that my recent assignment was to integrate a few modules, done by others, to the project I am working on... And that few modules were using bootstrap while the project was using materialize CSS...
It was a lot of work, especially when I really have no experience working with either of the libraries... A lot of the help was thanks to the internet yet it was really a draining and stressful period for me as I lived with constant fear of not able to do the integration...

That said, I somehow managed to do it but even so, that does not ease up my fear- Fear that I can't accomplish my next task... Because if I can be assigned a task that I have zero experience, I fear what other tasks can be given...

In addition, web design is not really what I wanted to do(but I can't deny that learning it is not interesting- would say "fun" if not for the stressful learning circumstances...) I had wanted to go into machine-learning...

Lastly, my health... Had waist pain due to long time spent on sitting which is the nature of my job... And with the fact that I do not know how to take break, makes it worse... Had acupuncture to help a bit but the pain is still there and to think I'm only in my early twenty... Feel like an old lady... 

All these factors are just making me dislike the job and quit it... But my supervisor is nice(even though I hated the task assigned...) and I suppose that is one of the 2 factors making me stay- the other is the fact that it won't look good on my resume if I quit before 1 year for my first job... Sigh...

It's really a dilemma... Reading online doesn't help- tho there was one advice that struck to me; your body don't lie; if you dislike, hate it, that's a signal- why would anyone willing to do something they dislike/hate...?

It's hard to find a job you really love since at some point in time, due to nature of the working world, that love will just turn into something you came to hate... Or maybe... it's just me being too difficult in working for someone...?

That's just my ramblings to vent out my feelings to my job... At this rate, I may just end it all in this year...

This is Yaiji signing off

Yaiji

Back from trip~

Came back from my trip from Japan(about a week ago)

I suppose it was a nice break after 6 months of working; felt slightly motivated to work after back(but it was a momentary thing-.- May write another post, talking about it...)

It was my first time going during Spring and maybe I was kinda too used to the summer weather, I didn't bring much thick clothing to combat the cold, thinking it was just cooling ver of summer and only brought a few long sleeves... To be exact, the temperature was alright; what made it bad was the wind... There was once, the wind was so strong that my bag felt like flying off(if not for me holding it, despite carrying it)

As a result, my hands developed cold rashes- But my hands recovered fast once back to my homeland:)

Despite this, it was fun; exploring Nagoya for the first time! And, just so happen, there was sega LLSS collaboration cafe to go to!

Got Riko drink but got Chika coaster- ChikaRiko FTW!XD

Maze Udon- not bad but was a little spicy(which I'm bad at...The rice was a great help~)

Naturally, tried 2nd years parfait- surprisingly the ice-cream was not mikan but peach(while first years' got the mikan... Even tho Yoshiko hates it...)

See my insta for more pics:)

There's also LLSS premium pop-up shop at Tokyo(which lasted until 13/3 and by the time I went on the 2nd last, the file to be given for every 3000 yen spent was already over...) And, most of the merch were gone too...

Regardless, I still spent a fair bit in getting the acrylic standee of ChikaRiko and gacha quite a lot for the mini standee too...

(Forgot to take pic of muse's...)

Too cute>< And got the muse: baka trio~ No Umi/Riko, glad to get Honoka^^ 

Also went to Gallery x Parco exhibition of Revue Starlight transition stageplay 2 in Shibuya- had a hard time finding it since the place was actually a small place with dark entrance... As such, actually walked past a few times before finding it(for such places, google maps is not really your best friend...) 

Spent a fair bit to get the postcards:

No Hikari(T.T) But, all the members looked really good in this outfits!

And gacha again for 3 times(cos I can only afford that many...) No Hikari or Karen but got JunNana!(Plus Futaba~)
That Junna without her glasses looks great~ Think Nana seems to be blessing me lately; her sun nation ver came to me and now getting both her postcard and badge!

See my insta for more pics~

In addition, as my family went to Mishma Skywalk and there was time, was able to stop by Numazu(and ate a meal at Sun Sun Sunshine Cafe~) to get some of the new stamps and badges(near to the station), plus get the latest LLSS x noppo bun(which I kinda regretted getting one cos it was quite good!!!- flavor was tiramisu!)

If I am to compare this to the maze udon that I ate in sega collaboration cafe, I would prefer this(and they are of same price...I think...) And, just one meal, got 2nd yrs' coaster~

Didn't ate this; my family ordered and thought the rainbow thingy was jam but it was actually cheese...

Water blue new world parfait- just love blue stuff^^ And the coaster is Saint Snow(in awaken the power outfits!)  

saw it while getting the stamps~

The badges gotten~ The gk's was a surprise since it was valentine day exclusive! 

LLSS shopping plastic bag- only exclusive to purchases in numazu~

Wish I gotten more...

Following that, I went to Kanda Shrine to celebrate Umi's birthday! And, experience a miracle of seeing Sakura!- it was really unexpected since no sakura should be blooming in Tokyo during the period that I went; yet it did.

And, subsequently, saw more sakura at a temple(called yushima-seido)near the shrine and went there, finding not just sakura but pink roses as well!

Lastly, went to Odaiba to see the gundam Unicorn Statue- it was RX-78-2 statue the last time I went... And watched the light show and found an awesome song called Cage by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle!(was looping quite a few times while working~)

Recorded the light show and only to found out that 3min++ video was recorded without sound...(*cries*)

Before the show, went to Gundam base(at 7f- and only knew the existence a few years back; even tho it existed when I last went to odaiba...*face palm*) And that visit...Blown up my budget... That place was like a paradise for gunpla fans... And their limited kits were just too much(that despite 'not much' space left at home, I bought quite an amount of kits^^;)

A pic of proof~

All in all, it was an interesting trip(like many of my other past trips) and no matter how many times I had gone to Japan, it never failed to surprise and amaze me!

And, until next time, can't wait for the type of surprises I will experience!

This is Yaiji signing off!

Yaiji~

[Special Update] Jap Trip Day 3: Numazu Stamp Collection Part 2

Continuation from Part 1, this post will talk about the stamp collection experience in Uchiura & taking a ride in the Love Live Sunshine taxi!

First, my family and I took a bus down to Uchiura in the morning as the taxi was booked in the morning and the pick-up location was at sannoura tourist information center.

Saw the LLSS wrapping bus while waiting for the bus to Uchiura~

Took a while to reach Uchiura from Numazu; it is quite a distance away but not too long~

Passed by Awashima-
if you zoomed in(sry for the bad quality),
you can see Kanan's house(which is a frog museum)!

My family and I alighted at Mito Sea Paradise- tho it would have been nearer to the tourism center if we alighted a stop later. However, since there was some time, we decided to collect some of the stamps nearby(where the places have already opened...)

Mito Sea Paradise-
if you squint your eyes, the queue at the left was the queue to stamp the Sif thanksgiving stamp! 

Naturally, the first stamp of day 3 was Mito Sea Paradise You's stamp; with the addition of the Sif thanksgiving 2nd year stamp too!

After that, we walked to the 7-11 store, shown in season 1 episode 11; where Aqours members were talking to Riko on the phone! This store is also a stamp area and since it was Riko stamp, I bought the badge as well~

It's quite faint due to the colour...

Following that, we crossed the road to chidori kanko kisen- it's a harbour(or port?) where for a certain amount of fee, the ship/boat there can bring you around the area(I think...?)

Again, it's another stamp area of Riko:)

The pink is slightly better:)

And, the ships there had Shitake wrapping on them~

It's not very clear as I took from a distance; didn't want to walk on the beach...

Larger view of Mito Beach

I'm sure LLSS fans would be very familiar with this place but here's some FYI;

This is the place where Chika and Riko met for the first time where Riko was attempting to jump into the sea to swim but Chika stopped her cos it was only in April(which is Spring in Japan; you can imagine the sea temperature at that time...)

This is also the place where Chika was practising for the flip in miracle wave!

And, there are many more scenes in anime that this place was shown~

As to why it's such iconic place in LLSS, it is just outside Chika's house!

Yasudaya Ryokan- aka Chika's house!

Shitake~

Once done, it was around the time of the taxi pick-up so we walked to the tourism center. The distance wasn't short but neither was it long.

However, there wasn't an actual pathway for people to walk; so we were walking on the road. Since there wasn't much traffic, it was a nice walk:)

Upon arriving, the taxi was already there even though it was not yet the time!-  LLSS fans were taking photo of the taxi(and me as well, lol)

Here are the exterior of the taxi:

And now for the interior:

Have the same pillow;)

Aida san!!!

Apparently, these were all donated by fans!(Didn't know... If I know, would have brought some;
at that time, I bought a random LLSS coaster keychain from 7-11 but sadly, got Ruby...)

Aida san's sign!

Nesoberi~

So, the taxi was rented for 2h and my family told the driver that the places to go which are the far-away area. And that is the Osezaki side and there are only 2 stamps... Sigh... The amount of effort put to get that 2 stamps.

Oh but managed to see a You taxi while at Osezaki there:

The amount of nesoberi(wow...)

Uchicchi!

Apparently, the driver(of the You taxi) is actually the same driver my family and I saw while kinda stranded at this area(until the driver helped us to call a taxi, bless the driver)!

Sadly, he don't rmb but it was sure was surprising~

After that, the areas specified by my family were done without much time spare so the driver brought us to some of LLSS places:

This was in one of the stamp spots and it was the place shown in the cover of LLSS walker 1!

The bus stop- was shown in anime season 1 episode 2
where ChikaYou seen RubyMaru and Chika tried to lure Ruby out with a candy... 

Think the place where ChikaRiko scene happened in anime season 1 episode 10

Think it was the stairways to Benten Shrine- would love to try going... One day that is...
Good thing is that it's not too far from the tourism center(which is quite a surprise and as well as the school!)

Since there was still time left, the driver drove to the other uchiura stamp areas which we didn't take when we arrived in the morning(as the areas weren't opened or we didn't have the time)

This is one of the LLSS collaboration hotels that were selling Aqours members' hot spring towel and bucket(?)
And it's obvious what member set is this hotel selling~

^I tried to buy Chika/Riko set from Yasudaya Ryokan but sadly both sets were sold out...

With that, the eventful taxi ride experience was over- a little reflection of it:

Think I mentioned in my previous part, my japanese skills weren't very good so I couldn't exactly converse with the driver tbh...

The longest I ever talked to the driver was at the start and I asked which place will be the first stop. Following that, I just nod or answered 'yes' as he explained some of the LLSS places- there were times I couldn't follow him...

^I feel that I can understand japanese to a certain degree but to converse, it's hard. Plus my pronunciation is bad too(and this does not limit to jap only...)

My family and I told the driver to let us alight at Mito Sea Paradise where we went in for a while(cos I wanted the postcard & another awkward Japanese exchange again... But in the end, managed to get the postcard so it worked out:)

A few LLSS pictures taken from Mito Sea Paradise:

Apparently, these lanterns(?) were placed in different places by each year;
1st year was at NESOPASA and 3rd year was at Sun Sun Sunshine Cafe~

Uchicchi!!!

2nd year Thanksgiving standee~

Following that, there was a slight rush as we walked back to one of the stamp area which wasn't opened when the driver drove us there before we ran to catch the LLSS bus to Izu Hakone train station.

Think I was too tired and only realised the Aqours members were speaking in the bus, at around the end of the ride... As such, could only record a bit of Dia-Arisa:

^Not very sure what she was saying but I suppose it is some safety msg...?

And this was the bus I took~

And here's Izu Hakone Station~

Chika Chan!!!

^Apparently, there is a LLSS collaboration with Izu Hakone line where Aqours members standee were places in different stations of this line. And Chika is at this station!

Also, this station is a stamp area of Kanan.

Next, had some lunch at the station; since it would be a while before the station back to Mishima would arrive...

Soba is love(too)

Shout-out to the staff and their friendly services~

After quite a wait...

Managed to take pics of the signs of all members:

I felt a bit awkward taking the pics as I was like moving around while the train was moving... Luckily, the shaking from the train(while it was moving) was manageable~

And here's a better vid of the wrapping:

^This was taken after alighting so have more time to video~

And, Kanan Standee is at Mishima station~

This pretty much concluded the stamp collection of the current ones; went to some of the places where we missed out at days 1 and 2.

My family and I had dinner at Sun Sun Sunshine cafe- was quite a long queue(think cos of Yoshiko bday and as well as the thanksgiving sif event...) that I wanted to just call it off but my family was okay with the wait so~

Yohane Magic Circle- placed at the entrance;
you have to pass by before you enter~

2nd years parfait & that chalk work~

CHIKARIKO!!!

Riko set:) Was surprisingly filling(and got the 2nd years coaster^^)

Yousoba- don't exactly like it...^^;

Some pics taken of the cafe:

And here's 3rd years' lanterns

^Bias to my fave~

Oh and dining at the cafe will give you a 3rd years postcard(think I mentioned in last part). And so, managed to get all 3 postcards. Moreover, sun sun sunshine cafe was also the location to exchange completed thanksgiving stamp card for the A4 file:)

Posted in part 1 before but here's a refresh~

That was my day 3 of my trip~

It was less tiring as compared to day 2(since there was less walking) but still quite rush and my blister gotten from day 2 wasn't helping...

Think I will try make one more post of either NESOPASA or thanksgiving sif event. It had been like almost half a year since the trip; my memories of it aren't very clear.

As I'm writing this post, I had to look at my pictures and my stamp book to know how and why did I walk this way while linking the events of the trip...

This is Yaiji signing off; until the next post(which I'm hoping I get it out before my next trip...)

Yaiji~

PS: the taxi I took was the old one- the design changed in a few days(?) after my trip! Quite surprising & lucky(?) that I took before the change:)