Exchanged emails with my past colleagues in the US and Australia.
It was good to say hi to people I’m close to.

The challenge is that it’s an email, and we can’t know the facial expression and exact mood.
It’s hard to be sure how the recipients accepted the email.
This is a common challenge even when communicating in one’s native language, especially between boys and girls.

If I had more time, I could spend more time on those email exchanges.
But even as the initiator, it’s difficult for me to spend more time.

One of my colleagues suggested a book in English.
“I tried reading it, but stumbled at the first hurdle within the first few lines because I didn’t understand the meaning of ‘go the whole hog’.
There are a lot of words and idioms whose meaning I don’t know.

But anyway, if you don’t try it, you will not be able to do it easily in future.

I ordered a new washing machine.
I originally thought to make use of Rakuten points, which reached about 50000 points.

It’s not cheap at all, and the cost is 200k+ yen.
Usable cache is reducing recently due to the Trump shock, but I still believe it’s affordable.

In addition to that, soon 1.2M yen will be withdrawn from my account due to the income tax return.
It should be good, as those taxes will grow based on the amount of income.
But it’s a bit hard to sell the stocks due to the recent economic turmoil.

Anyway, this is the first front-loading washing machine and I hope it will be much convenient for my wife.
It has a dryer incorporated and should expedite the whole process of washing.

Probably the next big purchase is a new refrigerator.
It should also be convenient for my family.

Played a game after some time.
It’s The Last of Us Part 2.

Playing a game is time-consuming.
It took 20+ hours to complete, and I can finish reading 5 books with the time.

Still, I think it’s worth playing.
The story is downer and somber, but such deep dark can clearly highlight some good stuff.
The darker the night, the brighter the stars.

It was not a happy ending, but it surely brought me some hope.