First post of a series of recaps for 2025. Some pictures and thoughts about my gaming journal for Genshin Impact.
November 2025: books
Monthly reading update for November: 4 books finished! 😄
Reading journals
New reading journal system! I have now three thin Midori notebooks, one for each language I’m learning.
November 2025: learning Chinese – Genshin – Anki
An update on my Chinese learning journey with Genshin Impact. I filled one notebook with notes and drawings on Nod-Krai exploration and just started a second one!
October 2025: books
October has been an excellent reading month! I finished 5 books in Chinese, one in Japanese, and unfortunately none in Korean.
September wrap-up
September has NOT been a reading month… I’ve mostly been journaling and playing Genshin.
August wrap-up and new reading challenge
I read three book in August and I started a new reading challenge!
July wrap-up
I read three book in July (one in Chinese, two in Korean), and I’m desperately waiting for the end of Summer temperatures…
June wrap-up
June has been a really good reading month for me with three books in Chinese finished!
Life update
A quick life update about books, Anki and drawing!
Book review: 偽悪病患者 by Udaru Oshita
Published in 2022 by Tokyo Sogensha, this collection contains 9 short stories by Udaru Oshita (大下宇陀児), all published before the war.
Learning Chinese: goals for 2025
Learning Chinese is my main occupation at the moment, so I set 2025 goals specifically for Chinese.