#Is me(Maki); Tea; and Wise :3

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I dont often exist, but when I do, I try to share some arts that I’ve been hoarding (I should send the secret santa I finished fully -,_-,)

Silly lil guys who I join the magmas sometimes in itsKorry’s server :3

Also puppetsona in chrimbo dress uwu

[chaotic-bells]

@holyshit tagged me for this lovely tag game with questions and stuff. I’ll also add a read more because you know me - rambling and stuff, this will probably be long.

🌼 what do you prefer to be called name-wise?

Bells

🌼 when is your birthday?

Dec 22

🌼 where do you live?

Ireland

🌼 three things you’re doing right now?

Answering this, trying to find Interview with a Vampire to watch with @whatagreatproblemtohave and @evilovesyou (and possibly @vintageumbroshirt?) later today :) and chatting on Discord. Yey for multitasking.

🌼 four fandoms that have piqued your interest right now?

Lucifer, One Direction, MCU, Teen Wolf

🌼 how is the pandemic treating you?

I don’t want my answer to seem like I’m ignoring/belittleing a lot of shit that happened - however I feel like my life improved a lot? I have a lot more time for myself because I don’t waste 3 hours coming and going to work, plus getting ready “business casual” in uncomfortable clothes. I eat a lot better because I have time to cook, and access to a proper kitchen, instead of just getting cafeteria food. I’ve met amazing people this past year and discovered new hobbies, my cats are cuddlier than ever because they’re getting attention the whole day and are not alone for hours on end. I’ve saved money that I used to spend in said food and transport to work, plus the pressure to go out and socialize (while spending ridiculous amounts of money) is much less, and I get to enjoy a lot while I’m home. Sure there were dark times, worrying and I lost multiple family members to Covid, but this past year really had a lot more bright spots.

🌼 song you can’t stop listening to right now?

Little Simz entire new album!! Omg sound is so amazing. Honestly, the whole album is amazing (and I’ve been annoying people for hours already) but I’m particularly vibing with Speed, Point and Kill and Woman. But like, even the Intermission tracks narrated by Emma Corrin are good. It’s like an Alice in Wonderland vibe, like in The Rapper That Came To Tea.

🌼 recommend a movie

omg I’ve been watching so many movies recently. hmmm... The Suicide Squad was fun. Brutal, but fun.

🌼 how old are you?

32

🌼 school, university, occupation, other?

9-5 office corporate job. But I think I’ll eventually go back to college to finish a degree.

🌼 do you prefer hot or cold?

Cold. Always. I hate feeling warm, hot, or whatever.

🌼 name one fact others may not know about you.

Kay’s answer is a mood - is like I know nothing about me ever in these. eh...I’ve done pole dance classes for some time. 👀

🌼 are you shy?

Not really. I’m not shy, but that does not mean I am particularly fond of in person human interaction. 😂

🌼 do you have any preferred pronouns?

I have she/they in my profile to make things easier, but... Not really? Even using my full name at work (just because it’s on my corporate email and stuff), a lot of people still use sir/he/him to refer to me and I’m just as comfortable (I’ve learned to ignore the implicit mysoginy of this a while ago because I work in a male dominated field and I would go crazy if I actually care about this)

🌼 any pet peeves?

Male blindness - like when my housemate asks me where something is, and I tell him, and then they insist it’s not there, and then I have to get up and interrupt what I’m doing and grabbing whatever it is, which is precisely where I told him it was, and it was right in front of him. Now, I know this is just a ridiculous pet peeve, and I am fully aware is something small. lol

🌼 what’s your favourite “dere” type?

Deredere - I just like fluff, ok? Also, this is a very brief description of some of the most common archetypes.  Basically, it’s animes personalities.

🌼 rate your life 1-10. 1 being really crappy and 10 being the best you could ever be.

I’m going to skip this one lol

🌼 what’s your main blog?

hmm this one lol

🌼 list your side blogs and what they’re used for.

@kenshin-and-maki, for my cat pictures. I rarely use it lol

🌼 is there anything you think people need to know about you before becoming friends with you?

Nope. No warning label here. No tags. lol friends, feel free to add something if you feel like I need to let people know something before being friends lol

I’ll tag @whatagreatproblemtohave​, @evilovesyou, @vintageumbroshirt, @justalarryblog, @counttoinfinityy, @1dwoodchuck, @inwhichalex, @bitnotgood28 and @arcticfoxsundays

[possiblyjad]

So I noticed that I have had a bunch of new followers over the last month or so and I haven't taken the time to send you guys love and a proper intro! So here we go:

Hi! My name is Jade, but you can also call me Jad. I'm 27, Canadian (I live in Niagara Falls), and super queer. I use both she and they pronouns. I have two conflicting aesthetics of super cutesy pastel stuff and emo renaissance. I love fashion, makeup, and body modification as outlets of expression. I go to school VERY soon to be an esthetician, and I'm currently looking into the possibilities of getting a piercing apprenticeship.

Under the cut will be 25 random facts about me. Click to see them:

1. I grew up in a smallish town called Bowmanville, which is about an hour east of Toronto. It's rapidly expanding but in the heart of it is a bevy of picture esque historic neighborhoods lined with centuries old mansions. If you ever go, the one place I highly recommend food wise is Norm’s Deli downtown. The handmade pierogis and cabbage rolls are unmatched. Also, if you’re a tattoo fiend like me, some of my all time favourite artists are in Bowmanville/Oshawa.

2. I currently have 4 tattoos and 12 piercings, with the strong desire to get more.

3. My favourite colours are pastels mainly, baby blue, mint, lavender, and millennial pink.

4. I have a caffeine addiction which is usually fueled by coffee (mainly iced) and sugar free energy drinks.

5. I don't really care for alcohol too much, I like the occasional beer at Taps or a cocktail on a hot day, but I hate getting drunk and I'm also not fairly comfortable around drunk people unless I'm also drunk. (I don't really do parties anymore for that very reason)

6. I've been pescatarian since Feb 2020 and I've been trying my hardest to use cruelty free personal care products since the beginning of 2020.

7. My favourite CF makeup brands are Colourpop, Milk Makeup, Sugarpill, and Anastasia Beverly Hills.

8. Even though I'm trying really hard right now, I am USELESS when it comes to hair. I don't really know how to curl hair, I don't know how to braid, and I cannot be trusted with bleach (I won't fry your hair, it'll just be very uneven). I'm trying to learn hair curling now, though!

9. I smoke weed almost everyday. Depending on what I smoke with, it actually levels me out anxiety wise and allows me to focus and think like a normal person. I also smoke before bed to help treat my insomnia. On occasion though, I DO like to get mind numbingly stoned.

10. I actually have a hard time getting close to people, predominantly because of my past relationships with toxic people. My broken brain automatically considers most relationships temporary until proven otherwise, in an attempt to protect myself from further heartache. I always want to make new friends, I swear! Just keep interacting with me and I'll open up at some point.

11. I don't shut the fuck up. Ever. I'm either talking my friends' ears off or I'm complimenting a stranger because I can. Let’s just say that I’m a hit with my friends’ parents or family.

12. I LOVE TTRPG, it’s likely my biggest creative outlet right now. I play both DnD 5E and Pathfinder 1E. I partake in 5 games right now.

13. I’m a first time DM! I started a campaign for a bunch of people who are relatively new to DnD a few months ago and it’s been a hit so far! I absolutely love flexing my creative muscles and writing for my friends!

14. I also write as a hobby as well. Mainly fantasy drabble based on my TTRPG characters, but it’s still something.

15. I’m almost always either listening to music or finding new musicians to listen to. I curate playlists all the time and daydream to songs constantly.

16. My favourite artists/bands right now are: Lights, Marianas Trench, Mothica, BMTH, Halsey, Ashnikko, Billy Talent, Stand Atlantic, and a plethora more.

17. I’m technically the oldest in my family. I have a younger brother (also queer and trans, he recently started HRT!!), and a little half sister who is the literal light of my life.

18. I LOVE animals! I have a senior cat, Willow, who does not look or behave like a senior cat. I also have a lionhead/dwarf rabbit named Theodore, or Theo. I’d get more pets if it weren’t for the fact, we don’t really have the room for other animals in our apartment, and also the fact that Willow hates other cats.

19. I’m TERRFIED of bees/wasps. I understand their importance to the world and they can vibe and save the planet as far away from me as possible.

20. My favourite food is sushi. I’m also a massive sushi snob and I have strong opinions on many of the places I’ve been to in my lifetime. The best I’ve had is still this place in Freehold, NJ that I don’t remember the name of. In Ontario, thus far, is tied between Oishi Maki in Whitby, ON, and the St Catharines location for Wind.

21. I’m also a sucker for good bubble tea. It’s one of the easiest ways to win me over.

22. I just love tea in general. Hot or iced. You should see my tea/coffee cupboard, it is PACKED. I’m a huge David’s tea fan but I also like trying other loose-leaf teas as well, and I prefer herbal/fruit infusions over most other teas. Except for chai, you can win me over with a good chai.

23. I marched in a pride parade once! It was the Durham Pride Parade in Oshawa in 2014! I was still very much in the closet at the time, but I did get photographed by the news and everything! I would LOVE to go to Toronto Pride once in my life with a bunch of my other Alphabet Mafia fiends when things die down.

24. I am a shameless collector of Pokemon and Alpacasso plush.

25. Back when we could, I used to go to conventions a lot! I’ve been to Anime North, Fan Expo, and Con Bravo thus far. My favourite out of all of them is easily Con Bravo, but I would LOVE to check out other Ontario conventions when things open up!

[takeoffphilippines]

Speed Up with Genki Sushi: The Japanese Bullet-Train Sushi Delivery Restaurant in BGC

Visiting Japan soon? Make sure you don’t have to miss the opportunity to ride on their famous mode of transportation. 

Japan’s main islands are served by a network of high-speed train lines( “Shinkansen” ) that connect Tokyo to the other major cities in the country. It is a well-known transportation service in Japan that serves about 5.6 Billion Passengers since they started in 1964. They say the first version or original bullet trains could take 4 hours travel time from Tokyo to Osaka but due to process and service improvement, it is down to 2 hrs and 25 minutes.

Remarkably, Japan’s Bullet Train is famous worldwide. That’s why some restaurant owners and entrepreneurs have conceptualized a customer service system that encapsulates Japan’s culture and principle “customer comes first” that’s why they created a modern food service that it resembled as Japan’s Symbolic Bullet Train for its fast service to customers.

No More Dull Moments, Genki Sushi in Manila!

It started in 1990 when Genki Sushi’s owner decided to create a conveyor belt sushi restaurant that combines serving traditional sushi with modern technology.

The chain expanded to include locations in Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Kuwait, the Philippines, China, and the United States, including, California, Hawaii, and Washington.

Genki Sushi in the Philippines is located in BGC, Taguig City at Bonifacio Stop Over. Basically, the restaurant has a wide selection of sushi and maki to choose from. 

No more cardboard menu, Easy ordering system. 

Genki Sushi has installed a tablet on each table and ordering your food would be using those electronic gadgets. All you have to do is to scroll left and right on what food on the menu you are fond of trying it, put it in your cart and click okay and you just have to wait for few minutes and **magic** a bullet train inspired service will deliver your food in a jiffy. Easy right? 

Besides sushi and maki, they also have a rice meal and noodle soup on the menu that customers can enjoy. They also have this fancy faucet in every table that gives out hot water for some unlimited green tea/matcha.

Tabemashou (Let’s Eat)! 

It was an awesome experience trying out new restaurant concept that I never tried before. Customer Service wise I’ll mark it as passed as it is a good way to try things that you don't usually see on our typical dining experience. Though the food is delectable they’re a bit pricey for me since they serve small parts of sushi and maki. 

I would suggest that they also try mix and match on their menu and have a set meal so that people could enjoy their appetizing food at a more affordable price. Though I still understand where they come from since maintaining a high-performance machine may equate to the actual output of the food itself.

Nonetheless, Good Job Genki Sushi! 

Verdict:  3.25 out of 5

Menu – 3.5

Service – 4

Place – 3

Price – 2.5

**Please be minded that my Verdict is solely depended on my Dining Experience and It was nothing to do with any organizations or company per se. **

Genki Sushi - Bonifacio Stopover

Bonifacio Stop Over, Rizal Drive, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, 1634 Metro Manila 

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