A Hakata Doll

I received this on my birthday back in 2014. I wasn’t a big fan of it then, but I like it now. I consider it vintage, though I’m not sure how others see it.

I'm going to study Quant now.

26/March/2025 (Wednesday) [😫]

I've made a decent study plan for my upcoming exams, though I'll admit I'm very scared. Also, I've finally decided to add dried snapdragon (flowers) to my commonplace notebook. We'll be moving out in a month, and I'll have to leave this beautiful garden behind as well. I've spent more than twelve years here, so I'm drying some flowers from the garden and placing them at random pages in my notebook.

I messed up really badly. I'm scoring so low on my entrance exam—though the results aren't out yet, I'm sure I won't get into any B-school with these marks. At this rate, all I can hope for is to get into some university. I'm afraid I've ruined my life.

This decorative piece made of brass, crafted so beautifully with Indian craftsmanship, has been more of a sacred object than just a decoration. My mom always worships it on the day of Mahalakshmi Puja.

After all the shopping and fulfilling the reason I came to another city — to take the entrance exam — I'm now back at the hotel, drinking green tea to digest all the heavy food that's hard to avoid while traveling. I'm also writing a few things in my pocket diary. After this, I'll study a bit, maybe some English grammar and vocabulary. I have one more test tomorrow.

Thank you so much!!!! I've been so nervous to write again, but this boosted my confidence.

Thank you again! It's such an honor to think that Ovid might have appreciated it.

(I've been smiling so wide my cheeks have started to hurt. I even told my mom about it—this made my day!)

Hello! I'm sorry to bother you with this, but would you mind reading this? I wrote it two years ago and I’ve been thinking about returning to poetry. No pressure at all—you can ignore this if you're busy. I just wanted to ask you because you seem to know a lot about the Greeks.

https://www.tumblr.com/patheticbookaddict/773441961315221504?source=share

Have a good day! 🩵

It's not a bother! I really enjoyed reading this. It felt so vocal, like oral poetry, which is of course very fitting for the ancients. You did an excellent job! Ovid would be proud. And thank you for trusting me with it.

A Thai handicraft made from coconut.

I'm getting very stressed these days because my high school finals results will be declared soon. I know I didn't do well, so I just hope I pass and achieve the required percentage to get into universities. My first entrance exam didn't go well either. I plan to post everything I do — for example, if I finish one or two topics, I'll post about it. Maybe this will satisfy my brain and give it enough dopamine so that I don't procrastinate. Tommorow, I plan to complete Set Theory, Statistics, Sequences and Series, Permutations and Combinations, and maybe Linear Equations as well if I have some time left.