#year ender

[mazelikedays]

2023 Year Ender

Currently Listening to: Ginger Root - Nominated Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Mood: Waiting listlessly Welcome to the 17th iteration of my Year Ender post. I'll be doing this a bit earlier than usual as I'll be going off to Musandam, Oman tomorrow. As you can see in the pic, I have been trying to go to different places. Anyhow, let’s do the 2023 edition of my year ender report! 

1. Thankfully, COVID pretty much became endemic this 2023. Pretty much things have gone back to normal, travel wise. Sadly, inflation happened everywhere. Luckily, my salary also increased this year which was quite nice given the inflation and expenses I had.

2. This year was quite eventful that I was able to secure a state nomination from Canberra, Australia! All the expenses and effort paid off! I was quite surprised though that it was Australia that gave me a chance, since I thought Australia will be harder to get in compared to Canada. While sadly nothing happened with my Canadian application, now I'm waiting for that Australian visa grant. I sure hope I can get it as early as March. I was also quite lucky that I applied as soon as I could, because when July came, it became much, much harder to apply for an Australian PR.

3. Travel wise, I actually became active in camping for the first quarter of the year. I was able to try solo camping in various locations such as Hatta, Jebel Ali Beach, Al Mirfa in Abu Dhabi and Al Qudra with my colleagues in the office. I also travel twice in the Philippines and twice in Singapore. I didn't travel in the latter part of the year due to the summer heat + lethargy. Hopefully I get to travel more starting tomorrow  in Oman!

4. TCG wise, the first half of the year was quite good, with our team getting Top 3 not once, but twice! I fortunately had really good teammates, and I was able to play well. I unfortunately had a bad run though on the second part of the year, and my dream of going to worlds didn't happen. Hopefully the next year will be much better, and I'm hoping I'll get more chances of going to worlds.

5. Health wise, I can't say that it was that good. Nothing really serious, but work stress kind of got to me, especially when new members of the Cerave team joined. The system became drastically different from last year, and it became so stressful that I became easily irritated. It even went to a point where I became so stressed I got sick. I wasn't even able to stick to my diet, and was living an unhealthy lifestyle. I do hope I can reset this coming year, I feel finally going to Australia will greatly help as I feel I'm currently in a limbo waiting for my visa grant. 6. Some not so good news regarding my sister. Seems she was involved in some drug issues and she got imprisoned. She got out of jail eventually but now she's currently detained in an immigration facility as of writing. She's still waiting for a verdict, and I'm hoping for a positive outcome. Kinda fearing for her ability to travel due to this though, as kinda worried for my niece and her fiancee as well. Kinda bummed with what my sister did to her life, but it is what it is sadly.

7. Anime, Manga and Pop Culture stuff.

Anime and Manga wise, I had been watching and reading less. It's probably due to the stress I experienced for a good part of the year. I was able to attend some conventions though, like the MEFCC in Abu Dhabi and AFA in Singapore. I also have some show lined up to watch. As for sumo, I'm not able to watch livestreams for the latter part of the year, though I still check upon the results whenever there's a tournament. I was hyped when Hakuoho was competing, and got bummed that he had to pull out for a while due to injury. I sure hope he'll bounce back in the coming year. It's also exciting to see whether the two new Ozeki, especially Kirishima (formerly Kiribayama) will step up to become the new Yokozuna. I'm also happy that the coming year will have Ura going to Sanyaku!

Currently Watching:

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Aria the Origination Planning to Watch: Kubo-San Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Isekai Nonbiri Nouka

Finished This Year:

Engage Kiss, Gundam: Witch From Mercury, Hataraku Maou Sama S3, Danmachi S4 Part 2, Mushoku Tensei S3 Part 1, Tomo-Chan is a Girl, Bofuri S2, Oshi no Ko, Isekai Ojisan, Tonikawa, In/Spectre, Tondemo Sukiru de Isekai Hōrō Meshi, The Dangers in My Heart, Masterful Cat is Depressed, Chainsaw Man, Arifureta S1, Aria the Animation/Natural

Unfinished Anime: Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Swordsman Village Arc, Rurouni Kenshin Reboot,

Finished OVA/Movies:

Tensura Scarlet Bond, Gundam Hathaway, Jujutsu Kaisen Zero, First Slam Dunk, Suzume, The Boy and the Heron

New Manga Read:

Oshi no Ko, Chainsaw Man

Finished Manga: Ayakashi Triangle, Other Stuff Watched:

Movies: Avatar: Way of the Water, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Flash

Series: The Mandalorian S2, Ahsoka, Andor, Castlevania Nocturne

New Games Played: Mainly just playing Mahjong Soul, Teamfight Tactics, Weiss Simulator and Pokemon TCG Live. Occasionally playing casual games and Colonist (Catan clone).

8. Fulfilled (or not) Wishes a. Get Healthier - Kinda not, though I'm trying to be mindful. I need to reset this coming year and have less stress. b. Get to emigrate elsewhere - Funny enough, it was Australia that gave me the chance! Hoping to hear soon as early as March. I'm quite anxious to get there that I'm currently in a state of limbo. c. Travel to new places - This year made me do a lot of solo camping. Also was able to set foot in Qatar, albeit as a stopover. I am going to Oman tomorrow though, so that's exciting. And even more exciting if I'm finally able to go to Australia! d. TCG wise -I finally played in a teams format, and did quite well especially in PH. Sadly the worlds invite dream went downhill! Hoping this year I can finally get the worlds invite!

New Wishes: a. Get the Australia Visa Grant - Can't wait for it, hoping for a positive outcome, and soon! b. Improved Health - Hoping to reset this year and be better. c. WS Worlds Invite - Hoping to finally get that Worlds invite, so that I can finally retire in TCGs lol! d. Better situation for my Sis - I hope the issues get settled soon, and in a positive manner. e. Some new goal to look forward to - Because sometimes lately, I feel that nothing happens that much. Let's see what endeavor I can aim for the coming year.

I don’t have much else to wish for, maybe just for good health for me, my family and my friends. Hoping the Musandam trip tomorrow will be awesome, even if it's quite expensive. Anyhow, till next year!

[newscast1]

Best of 2022: A look back at top photographs of the year from around the world

Best of 2022: A look back at top photographs of the year from around the world

Best of 2022: A look back at top photographs of the year from around the world Source link

[rangpurcity]

Year Ender 2022: Shamshera, Samrat Prithviraj, these big films became targets of Boycott gang this year, see LIST

Year Ender 2022: Shamshera, Samrat Prithviraj, these big films became targets of Boycott gang this year, see LIST

Year Ender 2022: This year, the eyes of the Boycott gang remained on many Bollywood films, due to which these films could not show anything special at the box office. These include big films like Ranbir Kapoor’s Shamshera to Akshay Kumar’s Samrat Prithviraj. Let us tell you which films are there in this list.Mumbai: There has been a lot of uproar over some Bollywood films since the last few days.…

[dracoaday]

Day 027 - Queen of the End (Anon Request)

Kofi Link Here || LOVE JEAN !

[ID FROM ALT] A full body drawing of the Ender Dragon from the 2011’s Minecraft. A dark gray-purple dragon with pink eyes. She is flying over a barren wasteland with three obsidian pillars against a light purple grey backdrop. [/END ID]

[mystery-pixels]

more builds for my save. I redid the grocery store and laundromat because I didn't like them anymore so i merged them together. I also made a movie theatre because drive-ins feel very summer and I needed something year round!

[rat-rosemary]

I want to write a fic about Dream moving into a frat mid college for some reason and he has the surgery scars he has and every single time a frat bro sees him without a shirt on their reaction is "Dude, cool scars!! ... is it a trans thing?" "Uh... no, they're like, surgery scars" "Cool cool... you're still going with he/him right? Just to check" "yeah"

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Sighs

[ender1821]

the sun can’t break the habit of going down

Posted on ao3: read here!

The world is burning, everything is falling apart, and in the middle of it all, Gem soars through the skies to find Pearl.

For the final time, that is.

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(For @mcyt-yuri-week valentine’s day 4: Grief/Revenge)

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[keyslox]

e2 gunpowder boys au I love you

[idcallmyselfhuman]

enderal is great because every second you're playing you're trying to predict how they're going to mindfuck you at every scenario so you can prepare yourself but you're never prepared enough

anyway, hi. i just finished "a song in the silence" and my prophetess has been staring out into the sea for the past 5mins smoking peaceweed while i left to go lie down and cry.

[nuro-does-art]

Summary:

“Ah, so the Angel’s precious little warrior has found us at last…A shame you are too late” But no, that’s not quite right is it? Their eyes keep flashing back to the usual blue for just a moment before returning to that dull soulless purple. The shifts are in perfect time with the inconsistent pulsing of the crying obsidian. Or: Chayanne goes to find his dad and ends up finding a little more than he bargained for. Luckily he gets a little help dealing with the issue.

I had so many thoughts about Friday's lore stream that I couldn't draw them all out properly.

So instead I dusted off my Fic writing skills for the first time in (checks calandar) about 8 years to get it all out.

[kenonade]

hi everyone i introduce you to my peter

[rangpurcity]

IPL dominates Google search in 2022, overtaking FIFA World Cup and T20 World Cup

IPL dominates Google search in 2022, overtaking FIFA World Cup and T20 World Cup

highlights IPL is on top in the Google search list of the year 2022. The FIFA World Cup has retained its third place. New Delhi. People are often obsessed with the Indian Premier League. Fans are eager to see this league throughout the year. It is one of the most watched T20 leagues in the world. At the same time, now its proof has also come to the fore. Google has released the list of most…

[pasta-pardner]

a year ago today, I started my youtube channel! here's a retrospective on some of the type design I've made for my videos since then.

Check the link to see this typography animated! (+ an assortment of cowboy fanvids)