The Story of Jappleng Part VI (Final?)

Written by: OG Jappleng

We are now in the present, or at least the present of April 2017. It's an exciting time because Jappleng is nearly complete 100%! It was a rough ride but we are finally here. Over 12 years since I came up with the idea, here we are with a product that would make any fan of Jappleng proud at the time and perhaps anyone interested in the Japanese culture excited to see in the present.

Story Chapter Selection
The Story of Jappleng Part I - Go there...
The Story of Jappleng Part II - Go there...
The Story of Jappleng Part III - Go there...
The Story of Jappleng Part IV - Go there...
The story of Jappleng Part V - Go there...
The Story of Jappleng Part VI - You are here

It's almost May 2017, now what?
Well, my absolute biggest goal for the month is preparing Jappleng for a May 1 launch and have a launch party later that week. Every major thing about Jappleng will finally be done by then. All of it written from the ground-up, designed uniquely, and implemented one line of code at a time. Everything amounts to that one moment which will mean success at least to me personally. When I complete Jappleng at that very moment, I assume that I will feel no regrets, feel accomplished, will have fulfilled a huge promise, and my anxieties will probably be gone.

If Nobody Comes....
It would be a real shame if nobody could come to the Jappleng release party. We've had a few before for different stages (Alpha and Beta) and even a few "get back together" parties which fared pretty well. I think about 70 people logged in for the Beta and there were no newsletter invites or that much effort put into the release.

If nobody comes, then that's how it is. But I won't let it be. I will contact everyone I can to help bring popularity to Jappleng, I will advertise through social media, and do whatever it takes to bring attention to the site and perhaps one day this year, Jappleng can surpass the Golden Age that it once had.

That's the Story of Jappleng so far
This was quite the adventure and there were a lot of details omitted, but this story was already long. Many projects could have been made in the time-frame that I spent on Jappleng, a lot easier ones or more ambitious ones. I have plans for even more crazy projects but after Jappleng's launch, I will seek help for the project and any other project I get involved with, I’ll seek help for those ones as well. Jappleng is a testament of my skills, and capabilities. It is a testament of will and prowess, but most importantly I believe it is a humongous place where people can go to learn about Japan, the Japanese language, socialize with each other and come back another day wanting to hang out even more.

It's not the happiest Story for other people but to me it is
To me the way I see this story is that despite what most people have been saying and putting me down, I never lost sight of a goal I had in mind, and I never broke my promise for wanting to complete the project, regardless whether or not my interest about Japan would still exist. Through all the pain, and constant struggle, there are usually a few people coming back to Jappleng saying how it’s an amazing place for them and that alone is enough for me. I’ll continue to work hard on the project and perhaps one day it will become the biggest J-centric website in the world.

The rest of the story is up to you...
After the release, I will pass the torch forward to the people. While there were many chapters of struggle to complete it, upon its release, the next chapters will be up to the fans on where to go with it. I had my vision, now Jappleng will hopefully grow into what the people want to see and only then will Jappleng feel true and lively.

Now that J-Blogs are complete, share you can share your stories about your progress with your life and how Jappleng has helped. Those will be the pages for the next chapter and I hope to have the honor to read many of those pages.