Nov 17, 2025

For Monday, I was still riding the high from yesterday’s Hatsune Miku Expo concert and I was still happy even though Ailysh and I were still at Starbucks S’Maison trying to get a ride. Ailysh was tired and was just sleeping but I was awake trying to get us a ride home. We took a while, but we eventually found a Grab ride home. We listened to a few songs once we got home, Ailysh also kept replaying her Miku Expo moments, but we eventually got settled in and got our rest.

In the morning, I didn’t have work because I’ll be working the night shift later today and accompanying my friends. So I decided to make my time productive and went to Starbucks to go and play Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix. I even bought Crossover just so I can play it on my Mac. I went to Starbucks 32nd Street like usual just so I could catch up on my mood calendar entries and make this day productive before I start work. I got there okay and I even got to play a few rounds of Sweet Magic before I started working on some journal entries. Eventually, Luan and my friends invite me to play with them and I told them that I couldn’t because I’m not at home, but I’ll try. They initially suggested Phasmophobia, but I haven’t downloaded it yet and the download would tank my data allocation so I suggested R.E.P.O. instead. Luan was down for a game but my friends didn’t respond anymore so we just figured that we’d play later.

While setting up my stuff, I noticed that the woman next to me gave me candy and, before she left, she even offered me more candy. I don’t know why she was offering it, and I was too shy/awkward to ask her more or start a conversation, so we only exchanged a few words before they left. She was a total sweetheart and it was such a kind gesture, and this was the only ever “cool” encounter I had with a stranger in all my years of spending time at Starbucks. Eventually, I had to leave since it was already 3 p.m. and I didn’t want to get caught up during the rush hour, so I booked a ride home and I eventually found one and quickly got home.

In the afternoon, I played R.E.P.O. with my friends and Luan. We killed a lot of enemies and even had a lot of money during this run. After that, we moved to playing Phasmophobia. We played a few rounds and then stopped playing after that. My friends and I got into a call and they showed me the Samsung Folder 2 that they got, and they even showed the wallpaper on it, which was a cute picture of Cinnamoroll. We watched a few YouTube videos after that and my night shift started. Nothing else noteworthy went on aside from me just doing work and staying on call with my friends.