Happy Sunday ♡

Having a super great morning~

Slept early last night but woke up 3 hours later... nothing new there.

What makes it great is... I have finished knitting 2nd haramaki!!! This was what got me into learning how to knit for real last year. Found this particular pattern at that time and started wishing to have one.

Feeling very accomplished :)

But this isn't mine though (Mine is to be in grey colour *coming soon*). Made this for my mother.

It looks like a skirt and it's hefty! Might be too warm for the weather here haha... But I believe it's still usable during cold weather or in cold rooms.

I don't know if I want to start my grey haramaki soon after this. Hmmm should I go and learn how to crochet now?... since I reached this milestone already. Honestly, haven't thought of what to knit next (other than the grey haramaki).

~~And again, we have three photos with different lighting...~~

If I remember correctly, at least half of this was knitted when I watched "My Fair Princess" on dimsum. Since the platform is going away this month, I've been binge-watching MFP from the first season. Currently, I'm watching the second season together with the third season. The advantages of knowing how it ends really help here XD. Probably part of the reason I haven't finished reading those two books is because I was (am) busy watching this lol

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Back to the main event hohoho

I think I won't even get mad if I pull a thick or difficult book today (probably). I feel so happy today.

*picks from jar*

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"The Gambler".

OMG (secretly relieved)

My second book by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Honestly, I didn't really like "Crime and Punishment". But I read that in 2014 so I probably should try rereading it in the [very] far future to see if I have a change of heart. I don't remember much other than thinking the main character whiny or something. Don't know how I'll fare with this... At least I'm glad that it's not as long as "Crime and Punishment".

Time: 2021-09-26T11:00:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2021 posts , blog images , Happy Sunday , Knit/Crochet Stuff , My Fangirl Side , Pick-A-New-Book Jar , Qiong Yao 瓊瑤 , Reading , 蘇有朋

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It's Totally Fine

Posted in: 2021 posts | Forty Winks and More | Reading | Reading Challenge

It's Saturday.

Haven't finished reading "I'd Die For You and Other Lost Stories".

It's fine. Really.

Haven't finished reading "Dubliners" too.

Which is fine too.

I don't know what is it with short stories... I seem to take longer time to read them. Maybe because when I reach the next story, I have to like reset my mind again because it's a new story.

Good news is, I finished the fourth book in the Kotenbu series (coincidentally, it's also a collection of short stories) last night. That makes it possible to choose a new book from the jar tomorrow. Really looking forward to that!

And I totally abandoned sleep to finish "Phi Alpha Pi" that I borrowed from the national library. It's not even worth losing sleep for! I just ended up finishing it haaahh. Fortunately, I slept the whole morning off after that [to compensate(?)].

I'll try to finish those two books next week. I have a feeling that I'll procrastinate reading if I let it go on longer than a month...

Time: 2021-09-25T18:27:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2021 posts , Forty Winks and More , Reading , Reading Challenge

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Dark Theme in Google Search

Posted in: 2021 posts | blog images | Observation Diary

I was googling for stuff as usual and suddenly the search results page notified me that I can use dark theme in Google Search (on desktop). I turned it on instantly.

There was an update in Chrome mobile few days ago that turned off that dark theme (it can be enabled in chrome://flags before). That was so annoying! I'm already used to the darkness that it really hurts my eyes when it stayed bright. There is an option in flags where you can make all sites in dark theme but that isn't what I want (tried all settings, couldn't read some websites because of this).

I hope they'll do this for the mobile version too later...

Dark theme ♥

This will stay "On" :D

Time: 2021-09-24T14:24:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2021 posts , blog images , Observation Diary

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A Different Feeling

Posted in: 2021 posts | blog images | Books | Online Shopping Bag | Reading Challenge

My latest purchase on Carousell.

I guess it's time to add this to the other jar because I have a complete series (there's also this but I consider this separate... for now). The jar I'm talking about is a different jar from the one I'm doing every Sun (or Sat). I call this jar "The Other Jar" (LOL) and it contains titles of [mostly] thick and difficult books that I have to finish in 3 months. I don't know when I'll ever pick a book from that jar but I just want it ready, for that time.

"Brisingr" by Christopher Paolini

Libby app reminded me again about the books I borrowed online. And... someone has placed a hold on one of the books (I have 3 days left). Since I haven't read the book, I decided to read it in the morning... and finished it in just a little over 2 hours (I think). Fortunately it's quite short? It's 200++ pages for the physical one.

It's weird to not be able to see how many pages you have left with ebooks. Yes, there's a progress log etc but it's... I want to see it with my own eyes. I guess I have to be ready mentally to adapt to this if I ever own an e-reader~

Time: 2021-09-23T17:48:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2021 posts , blog images , Books , Online Shopping Bag , Reading Challenge

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A Label is Born

Posted in: 2021 posts | About Blogging | Forty Winks and More

I had a good sleep yesterday. Although I went to sleep late (but still earlier than usual). Woke up before 9am, which is rare. Sleep time is still messed up but... I'm getting there. (And thus, the cycle begins again *sigh*)

It's weird that I don't have a dedicated label for my sleeping problems (hah...). I've complained about it regularly.

Let's correct that today. Hmm... I'm fond of "Forty Winks" (which was also the title of a post in March this year where I talked about what happens when I'm in zombie mode). Doesn't matter that it means short sleep (usually during the day). I just like the sound of it. "My Insomniac Side" sounds oof.. no. I'm not even officially diagnosed with insomnia, seems inappropriate to use that (although I do use the term loosely here and on Twitter). "Sleepless Nights" sounds scandalous lol.. ~~actually it reminded me of one of Voltage Inc's game which has scandals as one of the themes~~.

*20 minutes later*

I'm taking too long with this... it's just a label. Just pick one, me!

Time: 2021-09-22T22:18:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2021 posts , About Blogging , Forty Winks and More

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済

Posted in: 2021 posts | blog images | In Zombie Mode | Interest: Games | Online Shopping Bag

I have awaken (some time after 2pm). Less zombie mode. But still slow brain processing power(?). Good thing about taking a long nap during a rainy day is... my room is cold :P

Got a call from J&T telling that they'd drop off my package at the gate. At least this one had the courtesy to call & inform me. Usually J&T people only drop the package(s) so you have to be really alert when expecting deliveries by them. I can see how people will complain about this in their reviews on Shopee... but these things were usually delivered this way in the past (2000 above. By mail/parcel delivery service - including private ones). It's not new. Just be sure to remember properly what you ordered online because it can arrive any time after they had posted it out.

This is what worries me whenever I buy books from Book Depository. It's always a risk because there's no way to track them.

Anyway, back to the package...

Huehuehue it's this stamp! Saw the same (or something similar) used by a book youtuber I subscribed to in one of her videos and I end up wanting one! Really surprised to find it on Shopee (I was this close to getting them through Amazon JP lol). It's a bit cheaper on Amazon but... the shipping fee is definitely not.

So what am I going to use this for? Hmm..

The meaning of 済 is this:

So, if you're tracking things like habits or goals, you can stamp with this when the task is completed (planned to use it with something like this *see F*). It's something you can see in Japanese games (login bonuses sheet or gacha/although just "GET" is more common lately)

*casually includes examples from games I play lol*

Gacha (items received before)

Why not use a normal one, you say?

I want to stamp something in style so just let me be (￣∀￣)

Time: 2021-09-21T18:16:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2021 posts , blog images , In Zombie Mode , Interest: Games , Online Shopping Bag

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Spammy & Wet Tuesday

Posted in: 2021 posts | In Zombie Mode | The Weather Looks...

It has been raining continuously after midnight through early morning.

I was up early (before 8am) and now in full zombie mode. Feeling cranky and irritable and... slow brain-power? Brain is not cooperating?

And I remember getting more spams (that went past the spam filter) in my gmail hours before I fell asleep. What's with that? It's rare for that to happen. Kept getting e-mails for someone named KEN. Didn't open any of them but the e-mail addresses (I hovered over them) look shady AF. No way I'm opening them. Reported all as spam.

Oh gosh. I need to go lie down for a couple of hours.

Time: 2021-09-21T10:38:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2021 posts , In Zombie Mode , The Weather Looks...

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