EXtras

[Extras] Interesting & Warm Things happened during DPS Placement Year

Side Quest #1: A Heart on My Cup 2025.11.28

Ordered milktea with my friend in my internship period at Paperdog Studio, who’s also an intern. She chose the ice one, I chose the hot one. Suddenly, she handed me something, it was the ribbon from her cup for the iced milk tea. She bent it into a small heart shape and said, ‘A heart for you~’

I froze for a moment, then smiled back. And then I stuck it onto the lid of my own milk tea.

Yes, life as an intern, especially with long commute time and long working time, can easily make people feel exhausted, but sometimes, a small warm thing is all it takes to brighten the whole day.

Side Quest #2: My Furry Companion 2025.11.30

Most weekends, I end up spending a lot of time in bed, sometimes from physical fatigue, other times just emotional exhaustion. The kind that doesn’t always have a clear name, but still weighs me down.

And then there’s LeLe, whose name means “happiness” in Chinese, a lovely little cat who lives with my grandma.

She always joins me.
No drama. No meowing. Just a quiet hop onto the bed, curling up right beside me, and when I wake up, she’s still there.

Steady, warm, and peaceful. Like a little anchor point, reminding me that rest is not failure but a part of the process.

My weekends may be quiet, but with her beside me, they feel…worthwhile.

Of course, my weekend isn’t just about sleeping.

When I get some energy and sit down to work, she transforms into a full-time desk invader. She keeps stepping on my keyboard, chaotic things like ‘zzzzzrrrrgwq3ht32t’, but I never worried about it because I always hit save before she climbed on my laptop XDDD

She’s not just a cat. She’s my fluffiest co-worker, my weekend nap partner, and my emotional support loaf during this messy, growing year.

I may not always know where I’m heading, but having her curled up next to me makes the pause feel okay

Side Quest #3: Cats in the Paper Dog Studio