03. cats, recent purchases, change is good! matcha exposure therapy, more (&more) hangouts, music, i want to get better at makeup..&23rd birthday~~(^^*)

welcome to my March 2025 Blog~

kuma here

this is a slightly late blog due to being busy at the end of the month (  °､｡) hopefully this month's entry has some substance ꒰ ´͈ω`͈꒱ 3月 was very all over the place but in a pleasant way

03月2025 start(*¯꒳¯) 

first and foremost

happy birthday to my good friend wonbin

we are twin...no Korean Pop Idol will ever be on the same wavelength as me ever but i also automatically think anyone is friend after knowing we are same age friends

*on actual day

~~~(‘∀’●)♡

more eatery with my friends and this was my first time trying actual jjamppong since i'm not intrigued by it but it ended up being okay...however we were looking forward to eating kfried chicken and jjajangmyeon since we got it last month same place and it was so Greatness

we picked up our stuff before eating and my kuma cup i painted last month looks so scuffed lolol

matcha exposure therapy 

i spoke to my friends about wanting to get into matcha for the hell of it plus i feel like expanding my palette for the sake of rapid trendy cafes opening in my area (they all specialize in matcha) so here goes nothing

i LOLed so hard cause 4 of my friends sent me this video that coincidentally posted a week later and also gave me a list of places to try starting from bad to good matcha..a breakdown of my strategy if you will

① start off with bad matcha drinks

bad matcha = doesn't have the matcha factor so i asked for places that don't have a strong matcha taste..my friend also made me a strawberry matcha drink tweaked to my liking

dialogue 1

friend  i made you a matcha but it shouldn't taste too grassy since i barely put any

kuma  wow this is kind of good

friend  can i try

friend  you only like this because it tastes like strawberry milk

kuma  well yeah

② try matcha with a flavor profile i like

the only matcha i've ever liked in the past was oreo matcha but i recently tried a matcha jasmine latte since they have very similar flavor profiles and i think i needed something that could throw off the earthy taste...

i'm a changed person because it tasted SO good but i got it with regular sugar out of fear the matcha would be strong and i needed the sweetness to mask it....but it ended up being too sweet..i frequented this place three times this month and perfected my order (low sugar full ice and no boba even though i always get toppings...their brown sugar boba feels like they injected syrup into each pearl)

dialogue 2  (making plans with my friend)

friend  if you want asian food we can get [redacted] and then [redacted]

kuma  can we get [redacted] cause i tried the matcha jasmine latte and it was flames

friend  I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU WOULD LIKE IT WHICH IS WHY I DIDN'T SUGGEST

(　’ω’)旦~~ㅎ

③ slowly integrate a regular matcha latte

for my birthday my friend dropped off a matcha latte she made after weeks of perfecting her everyday matcha recipe

dialogue 3  (my friend sent me a happy birthday text along with saying she'll make me a matcha [joking])

friend  i'm outside

kuma  i have your stuff too so let me step out

friend  [pulls out a tumbler from her car] happy birthday jennie ଘ(∩^o^)⊃☆ i wasn't joking about the matcha btw

kuma

kuma  (」゜ロ゜)」

she's been telling me about her chobani vanilla oatmilk + rocky's matcha combo and i must say it was drinkable and it went down smoothly....

therapy sesh 끝---

i've officially learned how to maximize the use of my studio display and that is to use it as a mini tv with the edition of a reading pillow + bed desk

pretend i'm sitting there but i'm glad my desk is parallel to my bed cause now i get to watch at a comfortable distance

i've been spending the days watching up cv materials then taking a break by rewatching HxH for the sixth time i think

 found this screenshot in 2020 and i still think about it to this day whenever i watch it because yorknew city is my favorite arc LOL

current schedule

these days i've been interested in a lot of physical media and i've decided i want to make a zine ( ´△｀;) perhaps a silly one filled with panels of my favorite things....a printer and scanner has been on my list for the longest time so i think i'll try picking one up at least in the first half of 2025 so i can kickstart making my own calendars and prints

i've been sitting in front of my computer working on a project i need to finish up  the days are going by pretty fast so i've been getting into planning (journaling? scheduling?) that way i can have more productive days cause even notion and google calendar is too high maintenance for me to keep up

i keep my reminders/to-do list light but i want to commit to a physical planner  without the stickers and scrapbooking cause i need to get over myself and start writing without caring how my handwriting looks (•́д•̀)

the kinbor chocolate planner looks interesting...[hmm]

first malatang of march 

i wanted to try the hottest spice level this time but i asked the cashier if it was super spicy and she said Yes very spicy so i chickened out and got medium (like always)

both of my friends got mild and it tasted so much lighter...so i will be trying mild next time i go (^。^)*

i keep on bringing this bag out and i kinda feel embarrassed cause it's been in every ootd/photo as an accessory Okay let's put the bag to the side...^^;

holy shite i finally brought my umbrella out since it was raining but by the time we went outside it stopped pouring but i opened it anyway and asked my friends to take a photoㅋ wishing the pink polka dot pattern was more noticeable 

but peep my new keychain~

 myorang package came in 

+these but i'm digging the lace details on the keychain and leg warmers...would recommend giving this shop a browse if you like this modern angel wing-music-schoolgirl style~~(^^)b♫⋆₊ ﾟ.

first haul of 2025~

these were slowly collected over the span of two months but i mainly bought things for my room and phone 

【docomo earphones】

cutest packaging at the cost of $2 i've been thinking of utilizing my cecil mcbee docomo phone more since i only use it to take photos so i bought an ntt usb cable to transfer wma files...turns out this cable is only for charging and not data transfer #EpicFail so i'll have to go back but confirmed the earphones work pretty well and the audio isn't crunchy when i used it to play videos 

hot pink looks pretty fugly on iphone 4 since it's so saturated and warm so i edited the DHell out of this and it still looks crazy (;´Д`)

【sentimental circus earphone jack】

earphone jack/charm is a must for old iphones....it's tradition......i found this one and thought it'd be bigger since i was actually thinking of attaching it to my anna sui bag but i'm enjoying this black and pink scheme going on lately so Sure why the hell not

[taken and decorated from my docomo keitai ]

【korilakkuma usagi cushion】

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! this was the last purchase before consolidating cos i've been looking for this quite forever at a decent price and scored this at 34 usd (¥5300 at le time)

this photo pioneered my 2000s pinterest board

【mint choco deco case & nails】

i used doorzo for the first time and was surprised they have minne integrated into their search + i've eyed sweets chic deco for a while but i can never catch their listings in time so mint choco was the only one left lolol but pls take a look at their work if interested~

my friend wanted to shop on taobao but couldn't make an acc for some reason so i bought her stuff using my acc and got myself some press on nails while we're at it...

【korilakkuma sewing kit】

bought these for my friend and i~  a thank you gift if you will for the coasters she's made for me ♪(o=゜▽゜)人(゜▽゜=o)♪

【misc.】

rlly into handmade stuff so i bought polka dot curtains to use for my bookshelf  and some other kitchen accessories but i think it'd be better for me to use it first (´▽｀*;)ゝ” i've been watching a lot of home cafe vids and i want to start making my own drinks at home

【sony handycam hdr-cx675】

second big purchase of 2025 is a new camcorder! i've been using my black handycam but my version has limited features (hdr-cx240) so exporting videos was a tad bit tedious...i bought a white camcorder this time cause i keep on buying black devices for a cheaper price knowing i'll try to buy a white one to match the rest of my stuff...(- ω -、)はぁ〜。

i've actually been taking a lot of photos with it in this entry~ so far three photos at this mark and the soft hue function + 4:3 vga quality is the perfect slightly low-resolution

cleaning my sns..

figuring out how i should organize my blog from now on since i keep coming across layouts that hijacked my entire layout code for code line for line...i can't even care anymore so i'll just slap on a credit banner front page in hopes they hijack that too for my clout

also ~feeling~ self conscious

methinks i'll private 2022-23 entries and slowly private '24 entries each time a new entry comes out (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄) in with the new out with the old

 wishing j*vascript wasn't banned on spacehey cause that's where the real fun is...ugh i really want a visitor count on my page but there's literally no way to work around integrating dynamic coding wo script

i lost my marbles at this point cos i didn't save my entry writing along and realized the word j*vascript is banned so when i saved my progress it refreshed....ㅅㅂ

i added a guestbook so feel free to sign it~

food and company

my birthday was this month but march with people in their 20s will have you either

① unemployed

② in asia (japan)

③ pursuing a masters

unfortunately my circle is fulfilling all three right now so i've been out sporadically on days *near* my birthday to celebrate with my friends~

this dish was very crazy but i'm never good at servers doing their job when it comes to blow torching cause we just sat there very awkwardly because idk if i'm supposed to give them all my undivided attention or continue to chat with my friend (ﾉД`)

gift dropoff  + tumbler with matcha latte

cat cafe!! (＾• ω •＾)

my friend booked us a slot for a cat cafe and i've never been to one..it was quite the experience cause they were sleeping half the time but they're so chill

this was our view for about 30 minutes

straight Awesomeness       

on actual day i wore my myorang set out and hit up this cat-themed artist alley and spotted this guy with his cat so i asked for a pic|⩊･)ﾉ⁾⁾ + some thrift finds

                    ~~~ka-chik 

ended the night doing this sewing kit~

23 feels the same (as ever)^^* i started posting publicly in 2015 but only 2020 was when i began posting cute stuff +.(人-ω◕ ) i literally remember what i was like @18 when my tiktok/instagram slowly grew...also realizing the key to keep enjoying posting stuff is to just post whenever i want...pressure never got to me... &will probably Never get tired of documenting my memories and living on the internet Forever

by everyone in asia it also included my parents since they were out of the country the entire month so i got bday wishes through text (^^;) would rather stay in the city becos rural vietnam will have me spending my 23rd with dirt and chickens

instead it was 23rd with cats^^

few changes happened throughout the month but i've been interested in changing up my makeup routine and get rid of some things in my room

recent pickups~

eadem butter mochi lip balm smells like hot breath after drinking a glass of wine....it smells horrendous but will say the formula is nice (would not purchase again i srsly can't stand the scent) even if i make this face while applying

                             canmake products always makes me feel like this~*

was super excited for missha sun milk cause it leaves my skin soft and matte before makeup but i was horrified when i checked after the day ended and my base was f*cked..T_T it is now demoted to regular no-makeup days until i figure out the True cause

i've also been really into nail care since they're xtremely brittle rn from removing my gel nails on my own and overfiled them (´｡• ω •｡`)

&team listening party

i saw this tweet and was like why do the best fanartists either stan the boyz, &team or boynextdoor...besides tbz i'll see cute fanart Turns out this is Yuma from &TEAM like okay let's see

i jumped for joy because i never tuned into their music besides debut + firework so i got to listen to this 15 track album filled with all their greatest hits combined (they released these as singles throughout of last year)..i'm 10 eons late to the party but for someone who is not a lune...it feels like i experienced an entire year listening to this album ♪└(´▽｀)」 ♪ i'm afraid this will mess with my apple music replay at the end of the year LOL..?

the last time an j/k-pop album passed all my qualifications was baekhyun bambi or nct127 2 baddies...nothing greater than being able to listen to an album 24/7 and like almost all the tracks an equal high amount

the end of the month was a blur since it consisted of me cleaning out some trinkets in my room and clear out my closet as well...

i've made it a habit to store away or clear out a few pieces every 6 months but i'm always surprised at how much i wouldn't wear anymore since i shop for clothes two or three times within the year (●-Дゞ●) my closet gets emptier each time~~~

i feel so crazy since i've been interested in cute things as a kid but throughout the years it looked pretty different

【13yrs (2015)】

the more i think abt it i loved taking photos of literally anything and everything...i vividly remember the day i started my public insta which was on a family vacation trip but i really loved the 2014-15 weheartit vibe 

【17yrs (2019)】

fav color was pink at this time but i never collected anything pink cos i thought it'd be too much of a huge commitment [hmm..] but i was still particular with what style i liked no matter the color and looking back i did not give the foodie filter app a break LMAO also had the funds to fall deeper into kpop lifestyle

【18yrs (2020)】

literally right before i committed with pink but the pandemic had me in the meeting room (kuma den) reevaluating my brand identity (joke) and found it hard growing a pink aesthetic if i loved collecting anime merch so much （；￣ェ￣ )

【20yrs (2022)】

my first breakthrough with pink and ultimate cuteness...i actually think my room/taste was still colorful but with a pink base so i still had a lot of blue in my photos + slowly stopping buying anime/kpop goods unless i really liked it

onwards i've been the same sort of but in the past i had so much shit out in the open and i used to change it up 24/7 but i realize i was overstimulated and thought i was bored (that too) rather than acknowledging i actually only feel normal in a space with a controlled amount of pink/trinkets...

exhibit A     

this is the first time i'm content with where i'm at  it'll probably slowly change over time though ☆⌒(≧▽​° )

gift from mum 

to make up for missing my bday my mom got me gifts from taiwan (she fted me at 5am and made me choose after walking around the entire sanrio gift store)

one of these is not like the rest (chiikawa)

kitty desktop 

older entries from 2024 forward are now 

i love spacehey's front page layout cause it serves as a self-intro with all my interests + links so i could just paste it on any sns light easy work Therefore i will keep doing me....

march entry over~~

see you at the end of april!