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It was a rocky week, but still a good one! Went in with determination, and came out still feeling driven! ✨ Things got done, and health didn't throw curve balls! 🐰 IRL 🐰 First, an update on my skin treatment: There was no improvement to the patches on my hands, so I reached out to the dermatologist for advice. They suggested that a different treatment plan in consideration of the fungal skin scrape test coming back negative and seeing photos of how the condition had worsene

This week was a fulfilling roller coaster. 🤔 Started the week feeling highly motivated, felt beaten down after mid-week, and ended the week feeling content. 🙏 🌙 Minerva 🌙 I was determined to test out my karaoke medley idea, so I spent a day preparing lyrics and practicing, and spent another 2 days recording vocals for a total of about 10 hours. ✨ When I was done I excitedly uploaded the test track to YouTube to check for potential copyright strikes, of which there were no

I'm starting on this post a little later than usual because I chose to spend time earlier in the day to tie up loose ends regarding an upcoming project. There are so many unknowns, but I hope that if I listen carefully to and believe in myself that there will be a happy ending. 🥺 🐰 IRL 🐰 Did a lot of house cleaning this week because I had neglected most chores for 2 weeks as I was rushing out vocal edits. Could have done more, but I know that it was good enough. There is a

For some strange reason, I feel energetic/ mentally refreshed today, but the joints in my limbs feel sore. 🤔 I guess I did use my wrists a lot the past 2 weeks editing vocals and playing Forza and Risk of Rain... 🤔 Anyway, going to keep it short and sweet today! 🌙 Work as Minerva 🌙 Finished what I had set out to do, and with Yuraia's help we managed to have reference tracks ready for our friend to practice with before we meet for recording day! 🎉 I didn't realize how muc

Been a busy week! I shall get straight into it! 🌙 Work as Minerva 🌙 Spent almost the whole week editing vocals. I take a lot of time because I don't trust myself to know what is "musically acceptable" as "creative flair", so I spend a lot of time surgically tuning and timing every syllable. 🥹 I still have a lot more to do, so I'd like to get back to work as soon as this blog entry is done! Also recorded vocals for another collab. cover over the weekend, so now I have even

Was saving a document to my external hard drive when I came across a PDF file titled "Time and Fate". It was dated 10 August 2019, but I couldn't remember what was in it. So I opened it, and found that I had put to words a feeling I had back then. It was a very different time: I had just joined a company with a meaningful vision, and I liked my work and team. Plus, my work place was next to my partner's so we got to spend lots of time together. I think I was also getting bett

It dawned upon me this week that it's Pride month, and that I still have not covered some of my favorite songs about living your truth. 🙃 I'm sure I'll record myself singing them all someday, but maybe I'm not ready yet. Or maybe I am, but music is difficult, and my latest project turned out to be quite the learning experience: 🌙 Work as Minerva 🌙 Hold on to that bunny! 🐰 I'm glad that I can finally share about what I'd been working on since deciding to change how I appro

Did quite a bit of work this week on hindsight. 🤔 Some projects are soon to be wrapped up, and I've been resisting the temptation to throw in a quick cover for Pride Month. 🥹 Should I? Or should I stay focused on what I already have on my plate?! 🥺 For now, my week! 🌙 Work as Minerva 🌙 You know the solo cover I've been trying to put together since last month? I ran out of steam and inspiration, so I decided to wrap up the project into a YouTube Short instead. 🙃💔 I thin

I forgot that the Vesak Day public holiday fell on a Monday this week, so I ended up spending my Monday as if it was a Sunday, only realizing that I had forgotten about my weekly post before I went to bed. 🤣🤣🤣 Oh well! Had a pretty good week, and I'd like to write all about it! ✨ 🌙 Work as Minerva 🌙 Recorded, edited, and submitted my vocal lines for a collaboration, and practiced vocals for another. 🎉 Also worked on an arrangement, though I'm reminded that arranging mus

I'm in a rather good mood today! It feels like the kind of Monday that would set the tone for the week, and I'm hoping for a productive one. 💖 I started writing today's entry earlier than usual too, and am looking forward to making progress in general this week. 🥹 🌙 Work as Minerva 🌙 Spent the first half of the week editing vocals, but I'm somehow not done yet. 🤔 Maybe it's because this song has a lot of words? I'll be getting back to working on the harmonies later, thou

I'm happy to report that this week was a good one! 🎉 I've mostly recovered from the acid reflux/ indigestion without seeing a doctor, and felt well enough to do what I wanted to! 🥹 So there will be no more moping about health issues this week! 💖 🌙 Work as Minerva 🌙 I managed to record vocals despite having a spicy throat! 🤣 I couldn't really do 1 line the way I had intended to, but there is still time to practice more before redoing the lead vocals. 🥹 Most importantly,

Well, well, well. This week turned out to be completely different from how I envisioned it. 🙃 But I think I made the most of it, so I'm not sad at all! ✨ Fun fact: Today's post is late as I had some work to rush out in the morning, and I'm tuned in to Enki's rare afternoon (morning) stream as I write. 🎵 🏥🐰 IRL 🐰🏥 The good stuff before the bad stuff! Met my mother, who just returned from a trip to China, for lunch! We shared stories from our vacations, and exchanged souv

Honestly, I forgot to write this week's post. 🙃 My mind was too preoccupied with trying to make sure I had clear plans for my music projects for the rest of the year since I got up this morning. I'm mentally quite drained because I've been deep in thought for the past 5 hours or so... but this update ain't going to write itself! Plus I have pictures this time! 🎮 Gaming 🎮 Did quite a lot of gaming this week because... I might have caught something from Penang/ on the way ba

I'm back home in comfy attire, with a full heart and stomach! 💜 This past week was almost completely dedicated to the trip to Penang to visit Ari and Mogu with Yuraia, that it feels strangely long ago now that I'm trying to wrap up the week to look forward to other things. 🎮 Gaming 🎮 There. Done. Next section! (Actually, I didn't have much time to game this week because I had agreed to spend a few evenings to watch a friend's Danganronpa V3 stream.) 🧳 Packing and Preparin

Rollin' hoooome~ Rollin' hoooome~ Rollin' hoooome across the sea~ Rollin' hoooome to dear Tortuga... Rollin' hooooome, dear land, to thee~ ⛵🎵 I'm still riding off the high from singing along to Windrose sea shanties over the weekend. Had to resist the urge to sing them like church hymns, ending on tension notes instead of resolving the melodies. 🤣🤣🤣 🎮 Gaming 🎮 Goodbye -- this is my life now. 🤣 I have a few themes that I like. One of them happens to be sailing during th

I am writing this as I wait for a friend to come over to visit! Got to know them several years back through my partner, but life happened and we lost touch. Looking forward to catching up with them! 🥹 Edit: Oops! They arrived and I ended up only getting back to writing much later! 🤣 It was a nice catch up. 💜 Been struggling with bad sleep due to warm nights for the first half of the week, and nursing a really bad pain in my neck/ lower mandible for the past few days, but I

Tried to find my footing this week, since I've committed to making a change to how I approach my "content creation". Strangely enough, feeling under the weather in the later half of the week forced me to slow down, allowing me to reassure myself of my plans and to feel okay with only being accountable to myself. 🥹 All in all, I think it was a good week! (Despite the physically painful later half, I mean.) ✨ 🎞️ Projects 🎞️ Spent about 2 days working on a vocal tuning & tim

Ah, where do I even start? I realized on Sunday night that I had nothing much to share for the week. 🤔 But I'll try my best to dig up as much as I can in the spirit of wrapping up the first quarter of 2026. ✨ 🎞️ Projects 🎞️ Practicing for the next (solo) cover was quite the struggle bus, so much so that I decided to just pray for the best during my last practice session before recording day. 💀 But to my surprise the practice seemed to have paid off. 🥺 It turned out to be

It was my birthday yesterday! Happy birthday to me! I received lots of love and my heart is full. 💜 The week leading up to it was great too! 🎞️ Projects 🎞️ At the beginning of the week, I "renewed" my agreement with Ari regarding supporting her Vtubing activities! 🥺💜 I had initially agreed to a 3 month trial, almost like a probation period for both of us to consider if this is something we want to pursue for a longer period of time. Fortunately for me, Ari decided not to

First and foremost, I spent pretty much all my waking hours this week either actively working on the upcoming cover, or thinking about it. I think I only ever unplugged when playing FFXIV with my friends since it required my full attention. So I'm quite grateful to these gaming commitments this week. 🥹💜 Consequently, I didn't take a single screenshot or photo to share here... 🥺💔 I could write about other things, but I'm still quite mentally drained (and probably a little