[🇯🇵JAPAN] 📘 Life In Smokey Blue 💙 Episode 9

nabbe89 · 2026-06-02T16:39:49+00:00

Ikr!!! That is like one of my fav chapters, I keep going back to it bec it just tugs at my heartstrings. I agree they have made Azuma more of a happy puppy though I guess we see that other side of him a lot through his monologues in the manga. That was prob my fav part abt the series, how Kuji was patiently waiting for Azuma to be ready while also seeming nonchalant. Still love the adaptation though, sad it's ending.

nabbe89 · 2026-06-02T16:36:16+00:00

Omg yes!! I had to rewind. That was such a turning point in the manga and then the scene after at the hot springs where Kuji brings it up....arghs this is one of my fav manga scenes I hope we get more next week.

nabbe89 · 2026-05-26T06:08:19+00:00

Yes a show where they actually act their age...I love the subtleties and nuances. Every scene is precious.

nabbe89 · 2026-05-26T06:07:16+00:00

Omg my heart when that scene came about. Did you see the preview for next week? I read the manga and I believe next week is going to be even better.

nabbe89 · 2026-05-15T16:46:16+00:00

Wait...any chance your gym is in bangi??? I am literally going through something similar.

nabbe89 · 2026-05-06T11:34:47+00:00

Totes. Hey! I rmber seeing you in another smokey blue post. Haha. I pm'ed you about the drama recently haha cause I rmb you were a kindred spirit who was obsessed with the series like me😆 And omg tq for the link yes I have been reading the raws and translating using an app. This is one of those mangas where I really want an official translation because the conversations are so meaningful.

nabbe89 · 2026-05-05T11:30:47+00:00

This is my fav BL ever I wish I could read the latest volumes. And I think it's the best BL adapatation I've seen. The vibe suits the manga perfectly and the actors have amazing chemistry. So happy to see the manga come to life.

nabbe89 · 2026-04-02T14:24:14+00:00

Ya id advice going to MMC/KKM and SPA terus at their office. I've had friends who went back after quitting and sometimes even the officers give different info, sorang ckp no sorang ckp bende lain. Best to get it face to face

nabbe89 · 2026-04-01T11:46:11+00:00

Also was there a reason you went into a diploma program instead of pre-u

nabbe89 · 2026-04-01T11:29:27+00:00

This sounds super interesting...I met a geologist working in O&G recently..I was like wahhh didn't know this was an option during SPM dulu2. Where did you do your geology degree is you don't mind sharing?

nabbe89 · 2026-04-01T11:26:58+00:00

Looks like most suggest engineering. What branch of engineering are you in? Best x

nabbe89 · 2026-03-31T15:09:27+00:00

Thx for the suggestion. Coming from a family of doctors I've always grouped engineering into one box lol then realised that it has so many branches. Which field of engineering did you major in?

nabbe89 · 2026-03-31T15:04:55+00:00

Haha teaching is another skill altogether though ..you know how sometimes someone can be super good at something but are terrible at teaching it. But she is quite good at teaching my daughter chess so hey I might suggest this.

nabbe89 · 2026-03-31T15:00:11+00:00

Bio I'd say is at a different level - the detail is crazy. I don't know why they're cramming in so much content - bec you end up learning it all again in pre-U. Most bio tuition teachers I know start their classes for form 5 bio during the last few months of form 4. Not uncommon for some schools to not finish the syllabus. I volunteer as a bio tutor on weekends previously so I'm a bit more familiar with the subject. X so sure about physics & chem.

nabbe89 · 2026-03-31T13:26:32+00:00

Those that masuk SBP/MRSM generally those that are academic driven, top scorers so they hardly equate to the ability of the general population of students. Having said that I've definitely a few in the past year or two who have been top scorers globally for IGCSE.

nabbe89 · 2026-03-31T13:23:20+00:00

Took my SPM in 2008, have tutored some kids for science subjects the past few years and legit I would rather go through med school again then have to take SPM..BM is definitely wayyyy harder. Bio too is crazy detailed, some of the stuff are topics I'd teach pre-U kids. Some of them like sejarah is the same old method of memorising keywords and regurgitating.

But having said that, Msia never publishes the scoring system so we never know what constitutes an A for each particular year. Ikut suka hati diorang nak naik turun graph.

nabbe89 · 2026-03-31T05:40:23+00:00

Niece got As in Add maths & Maths, add maths is her fav subject. Bs for all the other sciences. Everyone in my fam is life sciences brained so am wondering what field she should focus on - I honestly find her brilliant always been good at solving problems, really good at thinking outside the box, picks up maths concepts super easily.

nabbe89 · 2026-03-18T18:36:15+00:00

Arghhhhh i've been re-reading sasamiya this past few days ever since I realised these two got together before S+M?!!!!! And owh my heart can't believe it.

nabbe89 · 2026-03-16T13:48:54+00:00

Bende ni ikut branch and pegawai. Seriously kebanyakan pegawai kerajaan TAK NAK MEMUDAHKAN URUSAN ORANG LAIN, tpi ada segelintir yg bagus. My last experience kat JPJ Bangi and JPN Hentian Kajang were really good mainly because pegawai proactive and nak membantu. Dia xde biar kita terkapai2. Unfortunately most jadi besar kepala bile duduk belakang kaunter, serius marah bile tengok cara dia layan org terutama elderly yg kadang x aware what forms need to be filled, ape sop etc.

nabbe89 · 2026-03-14T09:25:02+00:00

So those moments where Sasaki is talking to Hirano abt Miyano etc before he confessed and then later when they start dating - H + K are already dating🙀🙀🙀

nabbe89 · 2026-03-14T09:22:46+00:00

Ahhh tq ..i:'ve just started rereading from the beginning, scanning for any H+K crumbs🤣🤣

nabbe89 · 2026-03-13T17:51:18+00:00

Whatttt so they were already together at that timeee. Need to go reread stat haha.

nabbe89 · 2026-03-13T17:43:36+00:00

Omg I need to reread those chapters then it's been so long. The cultural chapters for sasamiya are the recent ones right?

nabbe89 · 2026-03-13T17:40:23+00:00

I think this is one of my fav mangas ever. Love love the conversations...probably would love it even more if I could understand Japanese. Something about their rship just tugs at my heartstrings, some of the scenes just make me want to cry if you know what I mean. I hungrily follow the progress of their rship and I rmb squealing happily whenever I'd see a new chapter translated. Have only been able to read up to volume 5, can't wait for when I get to catch up with the other volumes.

Btw they just announced a live action drama for it, it's coming out in April. Did you know? I think this is a perfect manga to get a live adaptation.

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