short update 2 : April 17 2025

my plants are saying "hi" to everyone.

there was nothing much today but more stress. but i am pretty sure that this phase in my life will soon be over. so more prayer (and money, sadly) is needed.

and for the christians out there, today is holy thursday. it is just hard to feel the holy week here in japan. there are too few christians and the english masses are far away. today is not even a holiday, unlike back in the philippines. it is a regular work day, and for some reason more work tasks came today. can not really complain, that is the regular life of an employee. but because today is holy thursday, i really do not want to do some heavy lifting and i also do not want to spend time outside. so i here i was, a cardio session in the gym yet again. expect this until sunday or even monday.

i got to continue this show in netflix. in the last episode, the trainees were cut down to 18. in the new episodes i watched, those trainees performed in groups of 6. they were in a three day training camp just to learn the songs and had heavy physical training. each group had a struggle, but there really was one group who unfortunately had one trainee injured. at the last day when they were about to have a midway evaluation, a trainee had a knee injury and that resulted in him singing at the side while the others sang and danced. he vowed that we will return strong enough for the final evaluation. 2 weeks after, they all gathered once again but his knee just barely got better. at the final evaluation, he did the upper body choreography at the side while singing his heart out. it was heart wrenching how he was still so hopeful to make the cut. i somehow knew he wouldn't, it was a pretty bad struck of luck but it would be really unfair to keep him and let go someone else who sang and danced. 6 persons were cut, the injured person was one of them. 12 were left in the competition.

it was really such an interesting show. and something to keep me entertained while on the treadmill.

let me end this short update yet again. tomorrow will be another day. and hopefully things will get better.

as always, AMPING KANUNAY!