Looking back: Jul '25, Week 4

Considering that I don't go out in the daytime much nowadays, this week was a pretty drastic change to my lifestyle. I think my body was trying its best to keep up with what my mind willed of it. On the bright side, it became a pretty productive week! 🎉

✨ Forever home -- Received furniture, requested repairs, aired and cleaned a lot!

Our new housekeeper that came with the very first delivery. 🤣

I spent Tuesday to Friday afternoon over at the new place, cleaning, organizing, and waiting for furniture deliveries and installations. Plus, I had to wake up 2 hours earlier than usual just for this, so not only was I running on less sleep than usual, I had to spend most of the day being physically active. My feet were so sore at the end of each day from all the standing! 🥺

For most of the time, I had the company of my partner and Spirit City✨, which was a blessing -- I felt cared for while I pushed myself to maximize the time there. It was particularly difficult to keep going because I was experiencing fatigue, bloating, and migraines from PMS (on top of the lack of sleep), but I made it through the days feeling motivated to do more the next thanks to the company I had! 💜

There were a few hiccups that I wished we could have been lucky enough to avoid, but we managed to get help to resolve them. Most of the repairs should happen this week, so I hope that the house and furnishings will be in good working condition by the end of the week! 💖

I can't wait to do a final cleaning of all the surfaces before I start decorating the space and organizing my belongings! 🥹

✨ Gaming -- Tried 7 Days to End with You, and did Like A Dragon 8 side content. (LAD8 Spoilers ahead!)

7 Days to End with You was a pretty cool game! Based on screenshots of the game I've seen, it seems that I did not get all the endings. But I've gotten enough enjoyment from the game, so I think I'm done. My mind's cogwheels have been turned, and I'm satisfied. ❤️

My very last bonfire at Dondoko island. How many characters do you recognize? :)

This week I've clocked another 22 hours into Like A Dragon 8 (132 hours total now). I'm at the finale stretch, and wanted to finish the main side content for both Team Kasuga and Team Kiryu. I think it was well worth the effort for the feels. 🥹💜

For the very last tour, I invited all the key side characters... and wanted a photo with this one. 💜

I'm left with Team Kiryu's side content to finish this week, and I think I'll be done with this title. 🥹 I must remember to take a pic of Team Kiryu for keepsake!

There is a DLC for extra content that involves both Team Kiryu and Team Kasuga together, but I'll be skipping on that. I'm more interested to know how the story will progress from here! Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is a spin-off so I'm a little disappointed, but since it's still within the same timeline and realm as the main game, I'll play the game sometime before the next major title drops!

I just hope that we don't need to wait till 2030 for that. 🥺

✨ Random interesting thing -- Watched Ari's first stream since moving back to Malaysia

It was nice to see that she was able to get back to doing what she wants to at her new home. I was really tired that day though, so I ended up falling asleep with her stream still open. 🤣

Ari was able to watch some of my LAD8 streams recently, so I got to hear her voice a few times before this stream, but it's been a while since I heard Mogu's. 🥺 I could almost visualize the night Ari, Mogu, Yuraia and I had tasty icecream at a shop tucked away in a corner of town. We shared stories and had some good laughs, while I kept wondering if this might be the last time I'll get to share a moment like this with them. As we went our separate ways, Mogu shouted, "Come visit us!"

I'm very comfortable with making memories over the internet in the digital space, but I hope we do. 🥺

How do I make a living so that I can keep others in my life? 🤔🥺

~💜~

Hopes for this week

♪ Do some vocal practices?

☆ Finish Like A Dragon 8 💕

☆ Survive/ have a good time at the social gatherings I'll be attending this week

☆ Make good progress with packing items to be moved to the new place

☆ Forever home: That all goes smoothly 🙏🏻

Thank you for reading! 🌙🐰