Hisashiburi!

Mina! Hisashiburi! It's been like 3 months? More? Well, never mind. A lot has happened in those last three months like for example me getting a job and quitting the job (That was too fast! I know… but I had my reasons). I took the entrance exam for the master's degree (yes! Me!) and I am currently waiting for the results. I should know within a couple of days, I might have not finished this post yet when the results are announced. I caught up with Naruto: Shippuden, I watched Hanasakeru Seishun, Kuroko no basket and I am currently watching Hakuouki. I discovered this brilliant soundtrack from that weird anime and it's playing in my head right now. I attended another anime related event: Summer Cosplay Party, hosted by Egycon organizers, and it was great (I bought stuff! :3 ). I read 4 books, a trilogy and the first book in a series. I watched 3 J-dramas. I completed a 500-piece puzzle… with mum. She did most of it. And, I ate, possibly the tastiest fried chicken sandwich I've had in a long while. Surely, I've done other stuff. It has been three months! But, that's all I can remember now. So, where do I start?

Maybe, the job? Well, I found a job online, I sent my CV and I got an interview. I was told ,after the interview and a small test, to start work the next day so it all happened so fast. It was a small design studio. I tried different kinds of stuff, and I realized, I'm really not interested! However, everyone was satisfied with my work so I thought I'd try harder to be interested, but I just couldn't and things happened. Conclusion, I realized I am not suited for that kind of work: physically, mentally or socially. And, that was around the time I decided to take the master's entrance exam. I came up with an interesting topic and I thought I'd give it a try. I will not talk about it now, since I don't know if I am accepted or not. I don't feel comfortable talking about it when I don't how things will end up. Now, let's go to what matters more than any job in the world! Anime! XD 

So, I caught up with Naruto, and I've got to say I'm disappointed. Naruto was more than awesome! And then it just kept getting from bad to worse. I'm still watching of course, I mean it's Naruto! I cannot just drop it. I love that anime. It's really a shame how things got so weird, cheesy and boring. Let's move to Hanasakeru Seishounen, and that's another boring for you! Hanasakru Saishounen is a shoujo anime but unlike most of the shoujo anime it's a bit long: 39 episodes. The anime is different from your typical shoujo manga with a high school setting. It involves politics, action and stuff like that. It's a reverse Harem. The main character Kajika was kind of interesting in the beginning, and different, but the closer we go to the end the more boring she became. As for the guys who happen to be four, I like all of them generally. And like most of the shoujo anime, she ends up with the most predictable and boring one. I knew she would but deep down I was wishing she'd surprise me. I guess that's my fault. Moving to the highlight of my anime-watching experience in the last 3 months: Kuroko no basket! I fell in love with it from the very first episode. I absolutely loved the story, the characters, the art and everything about it. I think I should write about it in a separate post or this post will be too long. As for Hakuouko, I haven't finished it yet, so I'll talk about it later, but, for now let's say that the best thing about it is the art. Now what? The soundtrack, yes! I discovered that one yesterday. I was playing that game where I have to recognize the anime from the soundtrack (yes, I had that much free time) and I came up on one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard. I don't think I'll ever watch the anime though.

Our next stop: Summer Cosplay Party. Well, that was good! For starters, I bought lots of stuff: key chains, pins, t-shirts, necklace and an alarm clock (a cute One Piece themed one). I usually don't buy stuff because I am a very hesitant person and I can't make fast decisions, so that was good for a change. There was like 50 – 60 cosplayers, and a cosplay contest which was kind of cool and funny. There was karaoke; I missed that and I don't really mind. All in all, it felt good being there with people who share your interests and don't think you're weird or childish. Oh! I forgot the most important part! In preparation for the awaited event, I, and Summar, designed our own anime themed t-shirts. They were kind of matching and they were so cool! I love them! 

Now, the four books.. Well, the trilogy was Rachel Hawkin's Hex Hall. It's about Sophie Mercer a witch who goes to a boarding school for the Prodigium (Supernaturals) trouble makers called Hecate Hall for using her magic in public. There she meets friends and foes, and faces all kinds of mysteries. It was a very enjoyable read, but very predictable all the same. The characters were likable but lacked depth. All in all, it was good, except for the rushed ending, of course. As for the fourth book, it's the first in a series and it's called A Throne of Glass, it's about a notorious, young, female assassin who joins a competition to be the king's champion, in exchange for her freedom.  I liked the idea and I was excited about the competition but I didn't get much of that. Instead, I got a long mystery, and a love triangle. It was good, indeed, but it could have been much better.

The Japanese dramas… Well now they were Papa to musume no nanokakan, a comedy, family drama, funny and enjoyable; Buzzer Beat a sports drama that turned out to be a romance drama actually, and Kaseifu no Mita which was kind of weird and troubling but it was good, I looked forward to watching it.

Now, let's skip the puzzle and get to the sandwich. A new Texas Chicken branch opened nearby, so I got myself last Friday's dinner from there: a Mexicana Sandwich, and it was brilliant! The chicken tasted and felt good, the Jalapeno sauce was just perfect not too spicy or too bland, and the nachos on top made it my ideal chicken sandwich! Now, I'm hungry!

Well, I guess that's it for now. Hopefully, I'd be writing more posts soon… see you, then!