Sprinkle the Sparkles: Proof of Life

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain"

-Dolly Parton-

It's been almost a year since I last posted here, and we are on the second month of 2022. It still feels weird to me writing 2022, it feels as if we're in 2020 struggling to make sense of COVID19.

And honestly, I think we still are.

I can't say I feel the same as everyone. My life isn't as bad here in Japan as people back home are. I'm fortunate enough to be in a country capable of handling the pandemic a little bit better than other countries. But working overseas, far from your family is so much difficult than people might think. You not only have to think about yourself, it's even harder thinking about everyone back home.

I'm never the kind of person who feels lonely. I've pride myself to be someone who's independent--very much extroverted yet able to handle myself fine alone. Yet lately I feel the need to have someone who'd be there for me. Maybe it's the pandemic getting to me? Maybe it's the stress of being alone far from the people I love? I still don't know the answer to my question.

I've been keeping myself busy. I haven't been blogging but I have started uploading videos again. I filmed game play videos and upload them to my YouTube channel. I also started posting a lot on my Kawaii Instagram account @sprinklemoresparkles. I currently have less than a hundred followers on that account but I'm working hard on it!

My apartment also became pinker than it already is. I bought a new table and organized it to be my gaming/study table. That's when I really realized that I have accumulated a lot of pink things.

I also went back to studying Nihongo after taking a 2-month break. I had to take a break from it cause I realized that it was causing me stress since I was studying for JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test). I was supposed to take N4 last December but wasn't able to because of very unfortunate events mainly wrong trains and late buses. I was so sad to not be able to take the test, but I want to try again this year and maybe take N3 this time. But I have to study harder. Kanji is crazy.