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Open Thread #631

Happy Friday everyone!

Here is your Open Thread, which is here for you to chat about anything you want, whether it be drama-related or not. Nothing’s off-topic here! Spoilers may be rife, so proceed accordingly.

 
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Happy Friday, Beanies!
I finally signed up at Mydramalist to see how many dramas I watched since 2007. I was wondering for awhile but I couldn’t even estimate the number. So after diligently going through the lists, the verdict is.... around 150 k-dramas completed and around 50 k-dramas dropped. That’s considerably less than I thought. One would think I’d watched more dramas during those 12 years.

So what are your numbers, Beanies? How many dramas have you watched so far?

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I’ve completed 133 dramas (20 movies), and dropped 75 dramas. I also have 9 on-hold that I DO plan on getting back to.

And this is from 11 years of drama watching! So our numbers seem pretty similar.

But it includes jdramas, too (and like, 3 twdramas).

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🙌 A fellow veteran watcher! Do you also feel like you’ve become increasingly picky about dramas as time passes?

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Yes! I started getting pickier but for a long while still forced myself to complete shows I started, but a few years ago I realized, “Why am I wasting time watching something I’m not enjoying?” and now I’m basically a serial dropper, LOL.

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Lol I'm not a serial dropper yet, but I've come a long way from watching EVERYTHING to the bitter end. I never could drop a drama before, but now if I'm not enjoying it I drop it. Melting me softly finally freed me I think. If I can drop a Wookie drama loving him as much as I do, I can drop anything.

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@rueffie I’m currently obsessed with Nam Joon Hyuk but even he can’t convince me watching Bride of the Water God 😂

I think you made me a right choice with Melting Me Softly, don’t waste time on something you outright dislike or hate. Let’s keep happy memories of our oppas in good dramas 😌

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I’m a much harsher critic when it comes to my favorite actors—not of the dramas themselves but of their performances. Because I know they can do better and when they don’t it’s super disappointing.

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@cherryinbloom I think this is one of his dramas I'm going to pretend didn't happen. Or maybe I'll think of it as I do CFs. He looked good and he was advertising something or other but it didn't stick with me.

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It's actually pretty funny I used to think that I can watch, read and listen most things then time passed and I became increasingly picky with my choices. But with kdramas it is the opposite. I started by being picky (only rom-coms) but now I think I can watch almost any kdrama including weekend and I even want to try the daily ones. 😅

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So guys how does mydramalist work, and how for you figure out how many dramas you've watched

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Gosh that’s impressive. Mine is much more lackluster. I don’t have a count but I’m sure I haven’t hit a hundred for sure. That being said I had a late start to drama watching and only did so in 2016?
So in terms of drama watching I’m practically still a toddler? Haha.

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@michykdrama, it looks like we are in the same class (2016).

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Better late than never ✌️Well, I can say I watched all kinds of dramas since 2007. The plots were way more makjang back then and the video quality was so bad haha 😂 And oppas who used to be green actors back then are all ahjussis now 😭

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2016 here too!

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Seems like 2016 is a good year 😝

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Another 2016er here. My numbers are a bit scary considering I haven't been watching for long. But 2019 has been the year of the drop, so maybe it's evening out?

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I have completed a total of 36 kdramas. I started watching three years ago but stopped watching for almost a year. I have completed 28 this year alone.

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Also:
Dropped: 1
On Hold: 4
Live watching: 7
Dramas that have ended that I am watching: 3

Other countries : T-drama watched: 1
Also the one jdrama and cdrama I have ever watched I haven't completed and have actually put on hold and plan on completing them later.

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Congratulations @cherryinbloom. I think that is a very good ratio. Two dramas completed for everyone dropped.

My report through today. I came to kdrama land in early 2016. Excluding films I have completed 86 kdramas and have 8 dropped. (Until March of 2018 I operated under a self imposed rule of start-a-drama, finish-a-drama. I have freed myself of that foolish rule!)

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For the record CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD was my first dropped kdrama. The subtitles were unintelligible.

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I wanted to watch this drama so much, and I appreciated that someone tried to put effort in providing subititles but they didn't make any sense.

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2.5 years
K-drama: 66 completed, 34 dropped
Dorama: 14 completed, dropped 0
C-drama: 5 completed, 6 dropped

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I completed 165 dramas (but I feel I'm slightly cheating because that includes 22 drama specials, which are only one or two episodes). I dropped 104 dramas plus have 15 dramas On Hold, which pretty much means 'not yet officially dropped'.

It's a mixture of kdrama, jdramas and taiwanese dramas.

Looking at my list made me realise I've only ever finished one Chinese drama: the absolutely amazing Nirvana in Fire.

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I’ve finished 0 Chinese dramas, so your record is better than mine!

I haven’t tried Nirvana in Fire yet. I know it’s raved about, but I don’t tend to like historicals, and it’s so long. I’d have to be in the right mood to give it a shot.

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Fair enough - it is also the longest drama I've finished.

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NIF is certainly worth the watch, but yes, you need to be in the mood for it. It took me 3 tries but if you can get past 12 episodes, then it becomes amazing! I've since rewatched 2x now!

NIF 2 was boring though, couldn't finish that one even though suffered through half of the series while hoping it would get better.

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The second half of NIF2 is better, though be prepared to cry. I almost dropped it halfway through because I didn’t like the creepy priest who got away with everything.

NIF is the best drama ever in my books.

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Um, well, in a mix of kdrama, jdrama, Taiwanese, Thai, Chinese, I have completed 212. Holy smokes, I should get a hobby. I don't have accurate drop stats because I forget to enter those.

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I think this is a hobby? Or maybe an addiction

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Or maybe both? For me anyway

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Well, I won’t lie to myself... for me it’s definitely more than hobby. I like watching dramas and discussing them with you guys more than talking to real people 😅

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It's not a hobby its life 😂

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@cherryinbloom but we are actually real people!

(just kidding - I totally know what you mean)

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@cloggie are you sure we are real? I have my doubts about some.

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@egads I was wondering when you would realize that I’m actually a bot

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@mindy, @hotcocoagirl claims to have met you, but it could be a sham. I don't trust her. :)

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Oh yes, @egads, @hotcocoagirl also told me about meeting @mindy. Maybe it's a really elaborate scam?

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I can't answer the question - too busy watching kdrama, Taiwanese, and Chinese. Too busy to pick up jdrama and Thai.
I once tried to watch all 250 kdramas on Hulu when I realized Korea actually made tv shows.
Actually, I should say I'm mostly re-watching the "best" dramas. I only find two or three a year I deem worthwhile, though I seem to have different tastes from most other fangirls.

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*computer static*
*dial up*
*static tuning into glitching voice*
Are we human, or are we dancer? My heart is beating, my hands are warm warm warmmmmm
*stutters into static*

*tuning wound back up*
@mindy is real folks no lies here
click link for cool deal
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SQE1rTd_YcE

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I surprise myself. In some 15 years, I've completed 205 dramas, dropped 64 and have maybe 10 on my to watch list. The latter are mostly cdramas, for a change. I think that's actually a lot of hours spent on 'my hobby', considering that it's not just the shows I may spend time on, but on all the peripheral fun activities that go with the shows!!!

Hmmm... maybe I'd better reassign more time to other stuff ... 🤪

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It took you 15 years??? Are you counting the number of times you re-watch a drama? That counts too, ya' know.

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It took you 15 years???

By this I take it that it sounds I watched very few? I didn't count re-watches, but then I don't do full re-watches. Only bits and pieces with FFDing. Still if I spent 16 hours for first watch plus another 16 hours commenting, re-watching, looking for BTS or downloading OSTs etc... that's a lot of time per drama. So 200 shows could be equivalent to double or more of the time!!! Then I did spend time on the ones I dropped as well ... Of course, I'm not crazy over every show that I completed, therefore I do not spend double time on that many ... but I calculate it to be around 14+ dramas a year, which (to me) is quite a lot.

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Can I also count the hrs imagining alternative endings and backstories?

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LOL. I know I would. Watching 1 Kdrama does not mean I spent only 16 hours on it. 😜

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I have completed: 97
Dropped: 52
Plan to watch: 43
Currently watching: 4
And left on hold: 6

Since 2012/2013 you could say I have been very active. But of course, that may be because since I discovered korean dramas, I don't (or rarely) watch anything else from any other country.

Note: a few in my list are Chinese dramas, but considerably less than korean, obviously...

2 note: none of this numbers are movies. I have only watched one korean movie: "the beauty inside". But for some reason I didn't put it in this list.

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I watch k-dramas exclusively. I know others rave about Chinese or Japanese dramas but I somehow like the way Korean language sounds... I haven’t watched a single c-drama or j-dorama till this day.

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I have watched 1 of each jdrama, cdrama and tdrama. I too can't make myself watch either of those though I wanted to try. Both Chinese and Japanese don't sound as easy either on my ears or easy to learn for me I don't know why.

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For me, I have watched chinese, japanese, taiwanese and thai dramas but what remains consistent is korean. I have no issue with the languages but their ability to showcase emotions appeals to me the most. I recently saw a Taiwanese drama and was surprised that they also carry the same emotional capacity as the koreans. Japanese and chinese are diffierent in their own ways. Japanese with the perfect realism and some quirkiness while chinese still following the rich boy/intelligent boy, poor girl/quirky girl formula but with way better and likeable characters than the koreans in the same formula.

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Kdramas are the best when it comes to the emotional appeal. For me nothing else compares hence my losing interest in any other fiction. I am an emotional kind of person, I like getting emotionally invested in what the characters go through, with other stuff I don't tend to feel that much.

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One language sounding more pleasant to you might just be partly because you’re more used to hearing that language. I have gotten used to listening to Korean, but it was strange to me at first. I actually think Japanese is the most smooth sounding.

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It's one of the reasons (among some others) I took the one year break from kdramas. My sister asked me why I stopped watching kdramas at that time and I said the language sounded harsh to my ears (she says the same about Japanese to me) but now I just love it and am trying to learn it.

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I'm a weirdo who actually loves listening to Chinese, it fascinates me and so when I do watch the odd c-drama it's a nice break from Korean. I often miss listening to Mandarin. Don't ask me how that works.

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Nothing weird about that @sicarius, I love listening to Arabic. I don't understand a word but often listen to Arabic radio for no reason.

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It actually irks me when my father makes fun of Korean whenever I'm watching a drama. I say to him just because you are not used to a language doesn't make it something to laugh at.

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@leetennant I've had more than one friend/acquaintance find Mandarin harsh and hard to listen to, both in music and film/tv... I love it. It's like a puzzle I'll never figure out but take pleasure in anyway.

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Like @sicarius, I too have a thing for Chinese. It’s softer and more musical to my ears than Korean. I wish they wouldn’t insist on dubbing actors’ voices. The voice is part of a character and I lose that when I don’t hear their voice.

I mean, imagine Gong Yoo dubbed with a higher pitched voice?

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@wishfultoki yass Toki! A fellow Manadrin fan!!
As far as musical languages go, Spanish and Finnish take the cake for me, but I honestly do think I prefer Chinese over Korean.
I know half the Korean songs I have saved I only like cos they're in Korean, and I know over half of those songs I'd like more if they were in Chinese... pffft

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Accidentally in love was my first C-drama and I've liked most of the ones I've watched. If I had to choose, then k-dramas all the way but since k-drama slumps or Melty happen I'll sneak in a few along the way.

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Or "Melty" happened! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I honestly think Melt me softly will create a profound scar in our kdrama watching, in the future every bad drama will be compared with Melty, and every so-so too! 😂😂😂

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@javinne It really will. I don't usually pay attention to the directing or who the writer is or any of the "technical" stuff, but I might just make a note of the writer and director so I can steer clear of them until they repent.

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Totally agree with you. I knew the writer was nothing to have expectations, but yeah, in cases like this you also have to pay attention to the whole team working to create such disasters, except for the actors.... poor creatures are just earning a living. 😒

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I like the way Korean sounds too. But I've also learned to really like the Chinese language as well - it took awhile to appreciate it though.

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227 k-dramas watched and 10 dropped.😱 14 on-hold. Been watching since 2013.

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Oh my that is impressive

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😅 Don't know if I should be proud or not.

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Lol that's the dilemma isn't it? I wish I had learnt enough korean to be fluent then I could be proud. At this point I own my number and my hobby/addiction, but I'm not proud...proud-ish maybe?

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Feels as I should be able to understand some korean atleast, sadly I don't😂

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Totally! I can't believe it completely. I suppose that has to include some FF button???🤔🤔🤔🤔

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Not really, just a lot of freetime and careful choosing of the dramas and a lot of stubbornness 🙈

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Holy cow! That’s 38 dramas on average each year!!! That’s... really impressive! Respect, chingu!

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Thanks😅

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addiction started in the fall of 2010:

Kdramas = 365
(currently watching 6, tho close to dropping Lies Within)
Kdramas dropped = 112
Kmovies = 268

Jdramas = 133
Jdramas dropped = 25
Jmovies = 187

Tdramas = 15 (mostly Roy Chiu)
Tmovies = 5 (3 Chen Bolin, 1 Roy Chiu, 1 Jay Chou)

Cdramas = 2 (Zhang Bin Bin & Dilraba Dilmurat)
Cmovies = 13

slowing down these days - is it me, or is it that the dramas are being pumped out and the stories are not that good? hmmm... seems i don't bother to start a lot anymore. saves me the bother of logging and dropping.

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Maybe trends are changing. And these yrends aren't really that addictive. Most people i know who watch dramas came and stayed for the addiction. Over time that has decreased and more dramas are shifting towards making a believable world. There are a few exceptions here and there but clearly they have stopped making stuff that was addictive.

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I couldn't resist and sign up at Mydramalist too ! The count is 117 Kdramas completed ! I have been watching since 2005, first drama is Kim Sam Soon.

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I'm a newbie, only have 2019 stats
Currently watching: 3
Completed: 14 dramas and 4 movies
On hold: 4
Dropped: at least 3 (Reply 1994, Rooftop Prince, Melty, and, to.be honest, probably will transfer Return of the Iljimae here too)
And my to-watch list is bananas, 5 dramas and 24 films

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Happy to know that I am not the only one who dropped Return of Iljimae!

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I'm on the fence about Return of the Iljimae. I started watching because I enjoyed Rebel so much and was expecting something similar. In Iljimae's case, cinematography, costumes, locations and sets are beautiful. The plot feels right to me, and young Jung Il Woo's acting wasn't great, but he could hold his own, and his character has an interesting development arc. I simply couldn't deal anymore with sideways-walking-man. That, and the narrator, just felt too dated for me and made my interest dwindle

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I’m probably one of few people who finished Return of Iljimae but I completely agree it was a long journey. The cinematography and locations were breathtaking but the plot dragged so much I simply couldn’t hold my attention all the time.

I still mourn Jung Il Woo’s beautiful face he had back in Iljimae. Many years and crushes later I still can imagine how utterly bewitching he looked then, I doubt anyone will ever look so beautiful in sageuk costume and hairstyle like him back then.

But something happened after that... his face changed and I’m not sure it was all natural. I don’t feel like I’m looking at the same person now. He looked very handsome in High Kick and Iljimae but after that his face just changed.

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@cherryinbloom Jung Il Woo does look beautiful in Iljimae And so young! It makes me embarassed to admit he looked great! 😊 😂 Agree that his face looks different now, but I think that's just the effect of time and a little extra weight... I still find him striking in this year's Haechi, though!

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If I remember it correctly, Jung Il woo broke a nose on one of his drama sets. So he must went under knife to set his nose straight.

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As always, when kids are out of school. I completed a lot of dramas. When kids are in school. I dropped more then watch and complete drama. For beanies mom who complete dramas with kids, work and real life. You are truly my hero.

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Wikipedia said 156. I've been watching since 2007 when we used to sneak into the recreation room at boarding school after lights out to watch Coffee prince and reruns of Dae Jang-geum.

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You inspired me to do the same: since around 2014, 117 kdramas, 10 cdramas, 11 jdramas, 49 dropped.

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We have very similar stats! I also started watching in 2014: 114 kdramas (plus 30 drama specials/web dramas), 10 cdramas, 2 jdramas, 56 dropped

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I don’t know since when I’ve been watching dramas, it’s been around 10 years I think. I first started watching Taiwanese dramas, then moved to Japanese (all within the same year) & then Korean. I’ve then mostly only watched korean dramas beside the odd one. it’s only this year that I started Chinese ones but I’m back again to only korean ones.

141 dramas completed:
- 4 taiwanese
- 9 japanese
- 16 chinese
- 112 korean.

I dropped 25 shows & have 11 on hold.

I thought I’ve watched way more korean ones & dropped less. I used to always finish dramas I started even if I hated it, I forced myself to watch it & I didn't even fastforward anything.
It’s only been this year that I really drop everything I don’t like & fastforward really easily.

As far as movies are concerned I've watched 169 mostly korean (144).
It’s way more than I thought.

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We're the same, I feel I need to complete a drama like it's homework☹. It bothers me now when Netflix prompts me with unfinished shows. I wish it had a Dropped button.

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its interesting to read everyone's status so far...here's mine since October 2018...completed 53 dramas, on hold 56 dramas and dropped 14, currently watching 6...in my list i would think about 95% would be kdramas, rest C dramas:-)

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I am also learning to appreciate cdramas... I highly recommend
Le coup de foudre,
Boss and me,
My amazing boyfriend (if you want to laugh...
But I have watched also some others that are actually quite decent: Go go squid and
Put your head on my shoulder and the world owes me a first love...
Many times I find I like the family relations between the Chinese characters in those Cdramas. Also, the leads are most of the time very honest and there are not so many misunderstandings.... I like that. It makes you feel the conflicts are more real, or even, similar to real life, whereas the unrealistic plots of many korean dramas leave me scratching my head with the conflicts and the developments of the different plotlines.

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On the other hand, I'd rec'd a totally different list from yours.

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This is embarrassing. I feel like I'm having to admit my age.

Competed: 206 dramas
Dropped: 32 dramas

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So are you saying your icon isn't a photo of you??

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You mean my photo of iconic actor Dame Judi Dench?? No, unfortunately, that is not me.

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Aah, duh...wow, I had totally forgotten about her!
My daughter immediately said, don't you know she was M in James Bond...
I'd forgotten.

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That's not nearly enough dropped dramas, LT

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Before this year I had about 4 dropped dramas or something ridiculous.

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I think I drop more than I watch, since I try just about everything. The dropped ones usually last about 5 minutes tops.

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My total drama count, both watched, dropped, half finished and including c and jdramas is about 120.
I have only officially dropped 8 of those, but I have about 15 half finished ones that I am supposed to finish at some point.
I have been watching dramas since January 2015, coming up five years in a couple of months.

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I’ve watched 102 dramas since 2011. I used to watch almost every night. Now I only watch 5 dramas a year. I read the reviews first. I became more picky since I’m investing at least 16 hours of my life, LOL.

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I've completed 281 dramas, not including special dramas, (8 Taiwanese, 15 Chinese, 41 Japanese, 217 Korean).

I've dropped 214 Dramas (12 Taiwanese, 28 Chinese, 30 Japanese, 144 Korean). That means that I'm willing to giving most dramas a shot but also that I'm merciless in dropping them as well 😁 At the beginning, I used to give dramas 7-9 episode chance before dropping them. But in the last few years that decreased to 2-3 ep. That doesn't stop me from dropping a drama later on if I lose interest or it drags.

That also tells me that I'm more likely to drop T and C-dramas and less likely to drop Kdramas which confirmed my suspicion. It's almost always the case, with very few exceptions, that I can finish a Cdrama only if I heavily use the FF button.

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I Started watching east asian dramas since 2011..got introduced through Boys Over Flowers (since it was quite popular back then), but got addicted to old Taiwanese dramas and some Japanese ones..then came back to Korean dramas in early 2014 and found myself not interested in anything else since then. I also watched one or two Thai dramas and one Indonesian movie.
Korean: numerous (forgot to keep count)
Taiwanese:10 or 12 (maybe more)
Japanese: 5 or 6 (including movies)
Chinese: started with 2 (dropped both)

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Hello Beanies!

It’s been a funny week. After a rather lackluster start, yesterday I found out the Boy’s school books for next year are free (yay!), a friend found super cheap school shoes on sale for him (double yay!) and i also found out I won a staycation for the family!! (Triple Quadruple YAY!!! 🎉)! It was for nominating the Husband for being such a good Dad (to the Boy) and Nurse (to me after my op)!! and all this good news came on the same day!!! Totally amazing! The last time I won something this awesome it was tickets to Kim Yoo Jung’s Fan-meet ages ago.

Unfortunately today I was hit by a terrible migraine so I was washed out for most of it. Hence I didn’t manage to get much done other than drag myself for a post op doctor review. But Good news is that my spine is stable and the next review is in 3 months. And I’ve been given the All Clear to restart work a bit at a time. 😊

So I’m counting my many blessings this week. And saying thanks also to whoever discovered the medicine for migraines. LIFESAVER. I can type this because my head isn’t splitting in half anymore.

Any lucky wins or great events that happened this week to share? Or any amazing stories of things you’ve won so far? Would love to hear your stories and relive the excitement!

Hope everyone had a good week too and has a great weekend ahead 😘

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Wow! that's one great week you had (migraine not counting), wishing many more like that to come (again migraine not counting).

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I actually didn’t think it was my migraine so I massaged my neck, drank more water, tried to rest.... then finally when everything didn’t work and the pain was getting worse I decided to take my migraine meds and now 2 hours later I actually feel like my head belongs to me again 😅

So I’m all good ❤️

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Congratulations @michykdrama. I'm so happy that you've got so many good things going for you. Good to know that your recovery has been good. So it looks like your free time for drama watching will slowly be whittled away!

I've nothing in the way of wins for this week, but I can say that I do have a great husband and good in-laws, so that's a win from decades ago!! I feel blessed.

Have another great week ahead!

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glad to hear your surgery went well! i read somewhere that milkshakes and/or slushies freeze out migranes... have you tried? doesn't sound fun if you live where it is now winter weather, tho... take care!

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Congratulations on the staycation! I won a necklace on a cruise once, and I still have it! Otherwise, my husband keeps playing the lottery much to my chagrin! Thinks he's going to win big one day! Oh, and every time I get published on DB, I think I've won the lottery!

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Happy Friday everyone! So, I decided to try watching Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life and now I'm just so absorbed and invested in Chung Ah & Joon Hwi's storyline. The latest episode (16) is just so awesome. I must have replayed their scene in the cafe and that handshake scene a million times! I don't know why he didn't want to keep the book but it's wonderful that he wanted to enjoy coffee with her! And this is coming from a guy who likes being alone! He's not really a jerk. Even from episode 1, when Chung Ah asked him to say a few words just to hear his voice again, he obliged. He also accepted her biscuit (I think that's what it was) and her doll. He also asked for her permission if he could throw away her fallen gummies. I'm just a bit disappointed he didn't ask her reason for wanting to end her life.

This is the first time I'm watching Kim Jae Young. He reminds me of Yoon Kyun Sang, Ryu Jun Yeol and some other actors I can't recall the names. I may just watch Secret Boutique just for him! I saw Seol In Ah in Special Labor Inspector Jo -- her character is so different there.

I know this post would be more appropriate for "What we’re watching" but I can't wait! I need to let out my feelings! Haha! Thank you for reading! Sa-tu 💕 (in Pegasus Market's Bbaya tribe's style)

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Someone is asking for more romance.(Its already enough to kill normal viewer. how much more you want it?)
Someone other is asking for money( doesn't fit logic)(a domain a year costs merely 8-10$)
Few else are craving magic ball (sigh coterie)
Several getting sentimental over something when in all retrospect it was a business deal.

More treachery, less honesty. More facemasks. Real life entertainment vs. virtual world entertainment.

Winters surely are as much annoying as hot summers.
And i around a region where both make you suffer.

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People take protests as -ve whereas i take them as a +ve.
1st - national protests happen rarely. Where ppl get over their prejudices and come together on street and fight for their rights.
2nd - Naturally these protests demand blood and occasionally its spilled.
3rd. Unclear objectives leads to protests turning into severe mode of oppression and things go back to like they were earlier. More inequality that leads to more protests in near future without credible solutions.

Defining goals and objectives is quite imorptant or whole mass movement just get derailed and adds to more harm.

Whether someone believes it or not - Hong Kong protest had conscious or unconscious effect on world population. So some applause for them.

Overall real life sports and politics in 2019 has provided lot of entertainment to spectators.

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Hi Beanies, hope you week was better than mine, I learned that my workplace will shut down by the end of the year, and deliverymen decided to avoid me at all costs, I ordered a bunch o art supplies as consolation prize, and there is small to none chance to get them for the weekand :/

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That's too bad @shach. Does that mean you'll be transferred or do you lose your job?!? Why are you not getting any deliveries?

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Losing job, it wasn't unexpected but still stings.
Crappy delivery serivces and plain bad luck, I ordered package for pick up at post office, to pass on the couriers and I can't get it too because their computer system crashed down this morning.

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Oh that's too bad! Just because we know something bad is probable doesn't make it more easy. I hope you manage to get your deliveries soon and that a better job is right round the corner for you! Fighting!

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Thank You <3

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I'm so sorry.

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Hugs.

I hope you get your delivery supplies! I had the most AWFUL delivery company experience 2 days ago where they didn’t pick up their phone to reschedule delivery and after finally getting them on FB messenger, they did it but the delivery guy REFUSED to deliver the stuff up to the office because he didn’t want to park his car. 🙄 I had to ask a friend to go down to the lobby and get it for me. Absolutely horrible.

This was before my excellent super good luck day though. So I hope you get some super good luck after your bad week as well! ❤️

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That's like my story too, it took me 4 days of phone hassle and complains to get my package, and for the next one I chosed postal service and I can't get it because postal computer system crashed down today.

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I'm sorry for your job. I hope you will find something better :) 💌

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Sorry to hear that. Hope you'll be able to find a new job soon.

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My wifi is still not fixed. We brought a new router yesterday but then ended up with a broken cable. Sigh. I think it's going to take some more time to fix. So I got a new internet pack with a little more internet this time which is fine for my live watching needs but it means I can't do anything else like listening to music (which I like to listen to while doing my chores), YouTube or use any app cause there isn't enough.

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It's funny how I thought before that I could live with using 1.5gb per day cause I thought that was a lot. But now even 2gb isn't enough.

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My father and mother need the net too cause they don't have it. And OMG right now three other people are using my internet at the same time cause my sister exhausted hers and we have a guest and he plus my father are using it right now. Only one person can use it at a time otherwise it becomes too slow. I guess I should get off DB right now for the time being. 😅

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The internet has become so essential to honestly...our survival. It's hard to keep up with the world without it but it's equally isolating.

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True but I have always been an introvert so it's easy for me, I can't do a lot of stuff that I love otherwise so internet is essential for stuff like reading (though not much anymore), music and tv shows among other things but that doesn't mean I don't wish to be more outgoing.

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Fighting for internet! My mother is right there with you. My dad is so cheap and won't get more internet for their house, so can't run anything more than their phones and ipad. My son hates going there because he can't connect online with his computer.

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It's my brother who first pleaded then then commanded my mother to put a wifi connection. She eventually gave in then suddenly all of us started needing the wifi, heh. Infact he's now the reason it is taking so much time to fix the connection in the first place cause only he knows what to do, but he's taking his sweet time.

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Hi Everyone and Happy Weekend!
I've been absent-mindedly putting on my watch to wear for several days, forgetting to really look at it, and then to my horror, finding that it had died! LOL. And yet the next day, I'd put it on again!!! My pathetic brain.

So since it didn't seem worthwhile getting another battery for this particular watch, I ended up getting a very 'cheap' but reliable watch instead. I must say even inexpensive watches look pretty good. Best thing is that since it was husbands idea to not get the battery, he paid for the watch Heheheh!

Shows: Camellia has ended and what a thorough and extremely satisfying ending it was. Everything that could go right, went extremely right. I liked how miracles and blessings were finally recognised.

Catch the Ghost has it's good and bad points, but mostly I can close an eye or an eye and a half and squint at the show and it's still fun. I guess the romance grows apace while the shadow of the ghost remains elusive. I find that it has lost its power to taint the OTP relationship since ML has been gathering that FL has been up to 'stuff'. Maybe that's less conflict and good?

Pegasus Market will be a fave for a long time. I'm eager to know what costumes the crew will end up in and what song and dance number might erupt.

The Untamed ... there's still no end in sight to the re-watch and the joy in discovering more BTS or fan-made stuff, although I am circumspect about what I choose to delve into. The show still hasn't lost its lustre, warts and all, and remains one of the most satisfying watches in a long time.

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Really it was the most perfect finale!

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@edgarpordwed Yes, for those of us who like a proper resolution, it was really one that was so meticulous in hitting all the areas where we'd want to know how things worked out ... show bothered to show us every single one of those things. So good!

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That was exactly the feeling I had during the whole last episode, like show really cared about us and characters. The only downside I had was all the mopping - I teared up 3 minutes in and the eyes didn't stop leaking until the end. I tend to cry less at sad stuff and more at the heart-tugging, and my heart was pulled to bits.

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camellia was an unexpected gem, i didn't think i'd like the murder mystery but it was so much MORE!
*finger hearts*

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So much more indeed! The coming together of the community was awesome, and the coming around of the mums to their children, to their letting go, the growth of several and the doing of the right thing. So much good stuff in one show!

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Finger hearts and back hugs.

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Happy weekend Beanies! :D
SATTOO SATTOO to all Pegasus Beanies! :D

@michykdrama this has become an inside joke now, I did not read much this week, but you know the drill ;)

The worst feeling in the world is the paradoxical mix of feeling sleepy and hyper awake at the same time due to stress (and late night prepping) for a job interview, exam,…. In that case drinking coffee is the worst thing you can do, but I still have not learnt that lesson. ;)

Last Monday I had a job interview that went well, and by Wednesday the manager gave me the anticipated call that I passed his round and could go on to the next round that involves testing. Unfortunately the infamous ghosting recruitment department is in charge of informing and instructing candidates in the test round, so I am both a bit anxious and at the same time not surprised that I have not heard from them yet. Fortunately I also have to take some of the manager’s tests, so I can approach him if necessary.

I am very happy about the results, but it has been a mentally exhausting week. Last week I set myself some goals to start working on bit by bit, and Monday of all days took my goals so seriously. :P In the span of one day I had to get up early, prep myself, face the cold, bad weather, traffic and have lots of social interactions for one job interview. Normally I get rid of the stress pretty quickly and spend the evening relaxing, but I kept replaying the interview and the phone call in my head the whole evening.

The rest of the week I hovered near my phone and did not feel like reading or watching K-dramas as often as the previous weeks. I guess the job hunting process was too much at once when I had been staying warm and peaceful indoors for a while. For that reason I am glad that I can wrap up the Extraordinary You obsession this weekend, so that I can balance my time and emotional range better from now on! :p

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Haha! Big wink to you too @turtuallysarcastic 😝

I was not successful at all about staying off social media but I did win a staycation from a competition on FB so.... I really can’t complain? Haha.

Glad things are looking good on the job front and wish you all the best with the tests! (Sounds scary tho I must say!! Hwaiting!!!) Maybe when you are more settled you can get back to the writing too. ❤️

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You will know best what you did and did not do and should (not) have done, I am just reminding you because I understood from our original conversation that it would help you a lot :) Next week should be the last wink as November ends then.

Speaking of writing, I am looking for the piece to publish on my fan wall begin December, as you requested :)

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❤️❤️❤️ looking forward to reading it!

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SATTOO SATTOO to you too! I wish I could watch Pegasus tonight while it airs (in fact I think it just finished airing). I'll have to wait a another full day or so maybe for subs.

Great that you had a good interview, not so good about being ghosted. I know that stress of uncertainty and the prepping to be over-prepared rather than under.

Maybe take the job hunt slow and regular and not all at once!! 😅

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Actually, I have been taking my job hunt waaay too slow, as a result I had to go from level 0 lazy to level 100 over-prepared in less than a day!😅

I wish to start Pegasus episode 6 soon, I want to catch up in time! :D

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Continued good fortune and prayers on your job hunt! I’m proud of you for staying focused and optimistic!

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Aw thank you @ally-le ! The attitude is a daily challenge, so I welcome your encouraging words! :)

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Fingers crossed.

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Thank you @scifiwritir! :)

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sattoo!!

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❤️

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Satoo -->>insert finger hearts 😄

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*candy stick for @rueffie*

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Satu! Hope you hear good news soon-tu!

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So do I-tu! ;)

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Hi beanies!!!

Tomorrow aka 23 November is *drumroll*

Shin Sung Rok's birthday!!!!!

Happy birthday Royal Hotnessssss!!!
🎉🎂☕🤴🏻♨️

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And yesterday, 21 November is *drumroll*

The Last Empress 1st Anniversary!!!
🎉🤴🏻👸🏻👨‍👩‍👧

A year since this makjang cray2 crack drama aired. It feels just like yesterday. I miss the royal family and their crazies. But mostly I miss watching this with TLE beanies on rabbit. TLE rabbit watch made the drama even better. Hahaha 😆

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23 Nov 2019 will also be Vagabond's finale!

Will Dalgun survive? Will he finally succumb to his injuries and die? What will happen to Haeri? Will she escape prison? Is she a baddie? Will there be a season 2? Most importantly: why are we still in 2012!?!? And another important point: I hope Ki Tae Woong gets more screentime and does something.

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It's still in 2012?

Maybe the last scene will be 2019 Ki Tae Woong in a coffee shop writing this screenplay.

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Yes it is egads. I suppose there will be a huge time jump in ep 16. Or it's all a movie by Dalgun. I can't see how they're planning to tie everything to the sniper Dalgun scene.

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Oh I know. I know. It's all a dream the nephew was having on the flight!

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Glad to hear this is a great week for you, buddy. Hope your cough is all gone now.

Happy birthday, HRH! May your Hotness never melt away or crashland in Alien-Monkeyland.

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Thanks rabbit! My cough is lesser now. I didn't get any choco abs from coughing though 😆

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Good to hear that you're feeling better. That's ok. We don't need choco abs as long as oppas have them. ;)

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I go back to college on Monday for my last semester! My holidays were not too fun but I watched a bunch of really good dramas that made them better. Also I slept a lot, just got up from a 12 hour long sleep. So I feel up to going back now.
When the Camellia Blooms is over, really going to miss the world of Ongsan and the characters.

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Watching Psychopath Diary has made me wonder if I'd prefer to think of myself as a complete doormat or as a serial killer psychopath.

It's disturbing that 1) I've spent a lot of time thinking about it and 2) that I haven't come to a final decision yet.

That the psychopath in Psychopath Diary seems to have a thing for notebooks and fountain pens doesn't make this any easier.

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You've just reminded me that I did watch the first episode. I didn't ask that question in an existential way, but I do wonder what makes people who they are ... is what they think is true, the reality that they make? (I think I actually know the answer).

What does scare me about myself is that I'm rooting for him becoming more psychopathic, although not necessarily more 'murder-ry'.

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I know! I love shows that ask these morally very grey questions. I hope it will continue to explore some of these topics - like how the way we see ourselves, shapes how we see the environment around us.

We only root for him to become 'evil' because we trust that the drama won't go really dark and make him into a real killer. I obviously don't want him to go out and murder anybody.

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I'm hoping that show can make the more comedic, lighter parts with the police gel better with the darker parts of the murders and hero going psychotic. Camellia did such a great job in marrying the genres, not so sure about this show yet.

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I would like to think that if I did choose the serial killer path, I would only target victims that are themselves destructive vile beings.

The mystery writer Harlan Coben has a series where the main character's friend is by day a smooth lawyer, and by night he goes hunting for violent offenders who the law has let slip away. I love this character. Now, I'm not condoning vigilante justice (I'm not. I swear), but I think there is a piece of that that is understandably satisfying.

So, I guess what I'm saying is, I'm not sure I'm doormat material. But on the other hand, I really hate cleaning up after big messes. Can I have an assistant?

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I would find either way of viewing myself deeply problematic (even if it was killing nasty human beings - because who am I to judge) and that's what makes it interesting.

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I am very aware of the problematicness of all of this. It's interesting because I think the potential for both scenarios is a possibility, and that is quite disturbing.

I hope the series is able to maintain the intrigue of this question.

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My long experience as a drama watcher has taught me that most dramas drop the intriguing question around ep 10, never to be seen again, and dissolve into stupid arguments or slapstick humour.

But hey, we can live in hope.

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From my years of following many true crime formats, I decided that I'm too lazy to engage in any murderous activites, too much cleaning afterwards.

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The clean up seems like a lot of work.

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And in the end you always miss a spot.

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*shuffles feet* are you hiring?

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I'll keep your resume on file.

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Oh yes. I’m certainly with you on this. I strongly (need to) believe in Karma and that Bad People Suffer Eventually.
So I would totally be rooting for such a character in fiction.

Would I get my hands dirty myself?
No I don’t think so. I’m not strong enough (and I think too much) to want to make the moral decision if the person deserves to die or not.

But I wouldn’t mind being the assistant actually. So can I apply? 😝

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Totally irrelevant to kdramas, but Ars Technica snuck a lovely bit of snark into their article about the discovery in Sweden of two wrecks that might have been sister ships of the Vasa, which sank in 1628.

"Neither wreck is as well-preserved as Vasa (to be fair, there are probably ships actually sailing today that aren't as well-preserved as Vasa), but they're in remarkably good shape for several centuries on the bottom."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/400-year-old-warships-in-swedish-channel-may-be-sisters-of-doomed-vasa/

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Hello Beanies! Hope everything is well!

I'm having a hard time talking in phones and making phone calls to authorities (it just scares the life out of me and makes me feel sick to the stomach with cold sweet, stuttering and all that fun stuff) But today I did it, and it went...quite well. I don't know the outcome of it yet since it's just the beginning but.. yeah. (I still shake thinking of it all) I just wanted to share this small victory with you guys!

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Congratulations on confronting your fear and getting the better of it! Little bits of practice now and then will help you build your confidence. Fighting! 😃

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Honestly I wish I could just text them or just meet in person instead of calling (will meet them next time though and that scares me too because I don't know if they will help me or not)

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Talking on the phone scares the life out of me. I only feel comfortable when it's my mum or my sisters otherwise can we please just text...or email each other 😭 so Congratulations!

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I know that feel all to well, wish they had a text service instead😭 Had to take a shower when I was done. It was truly horrible!

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My father just jabbed the phone at me so I had no other choise😓😱😥

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You go Beanie! ;) A recruiter once told me that either you do not mind taking telephone calls, or you hate it, so there are more of us than we might think. ;)

This means that of course, the dislike will remain. However, from previous job experiences I know that once you have multiple calls in a short time, the fear and shaking lessens. I still hated it, but having a nice person to talk to and knowing what to communicate helps a lot to calm down. I would also write down what I had to say and just read it out loud when necessary. Ah, introvert problems! ;)

Sadly, the fear and shaking returns when you have not made any phone calls in a long time, so right now I am back in the same boat as you are. :)

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To be an introvert in a extrovert community trule sucks at times. I know it gets better after time, but it's still horrifying and I would sell my soul to avoid it. One of the reasons I can't find a job and had to make the call in first place 😓 Luckly I had my father on the side so he could help when I could not answer all the questions needed. Still feel lowkey as a failure though, a grownup should be able to to this kind of stuff. Augh...life..

Thanks for your encouraging worlds ❤

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I don't mind making calls, but I am not crazy about taking them. :P

I like to control the timing, and have my mind prepared for what I need or want to say. I don't think in the moment quickly, and I don't like being caught mentally unprepared by an unexpected call at what might be an inopportune time.

However, the thing that I really dislike the most is having to listen to voice mails. So they pile up. Just email me or text me, and I'll respond in my own time! :D

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Hi all:
A gray lovely day. Might snow. I suddenly got the Christmas spirit last night. Early but hey...

Pegasus Market -- so good. Someone wrote a list of Easter Eggs, one of which included a link to Jang Hyuk in the G.O.D. video To mother. So now i'm a GOD fan. Belatedly.

ExtraOrdinary You -- i think my favorite kind of ending is a sweet well-earned bittersweet. This hit the spot, and loved that life as an extra and a nobody is so freeing. Also loved the mix and match where certain folks didn't show up in the new manga.

I have to catch up on everything else.

Aide -- ah gee, those twists!

Cdramas --
Love by Hypnotic..fun until the twist. My issue but i can't continue.
Royal Nirvana -- so good, but i hear it has a tragic ending.

Jdramas--
Junichi -- still good
Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru -- I really hate these perfect doormats who conform to some kind of Japanese version of what i call Christian doormat theology. Heroine's heroic nobility is off-putting but eh..the perfect jdrama innocent Candy.
Chou no Rikigaru -- good so far
Scams -- not bad
Follow Saretara Owari -- not bad

Thai --
The Stranded -- way too sex angsty

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I saw The Stranded is dubbed in English on Netflix. Didn’t watch it because I’d rather see it with Thai and subbed.

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OT 11/22/19>>> Hi Beanies, it’s been a few weeks! Busy time right now with end of the year and holidays coming up and we are remodeling the house, so there’s that too. Why my husband thought to do all this now is beyond me—it’s like the worst time to have paint cans and ladders all over the place. Also, his ENTIRE family is coming in next week for Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving, American Beanies!

We are watching My Country still. Only one more week. I won’t lie, I’m going to miss it. My husband wonders why the ratings aren’t higher. He REALLY likes it. Dohwan is awesome, Jang Hyuk is awesome (I think I have to restart Tree with Deep Roots), Yang Sejong is awesome too. I kind of wish we got a love line between Hwi and Sun-ho though. Their scenes have the best chemistry, 110% sure of that. Brokeback Mountain, saguek edition. I’m still trudging through the early 30’s episodes of The Untamed. I’m missing Lan Zhan again. Why does he have so little screen time???

Leaving you with another conversation. Kids have been busy as well with music and math competitions, solo recitals, and after school practices for Science Olympiad.

Daughter: Oh! N gave me a gummy bear, I forgot! [pulling out a slightly dust encrusted gummy bear from her pocket]
Me: At Science Olympiad? Does he like you?
Daughter: NO! He gave one to math genius too.
Me: Oh, all three of you are in a group? N is in 7th grade right? [winking at husband] Older boy, second lead.
Daughter: Mom!?!?! [face in hands, truly embarrassed]
Me: I’m just kidding! It’s fun teasing you!

Moral of the story: N is the math genius in the 7th grade and just happens to be a piano prodigy too. Not a bad catch in my book. LOL.

2nd Moral: Paint cans have made great hazards for my puppies’ agility course.

3rd Moral: Have a great week everyone!

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Have you reached ep 33? I remember that you said you skipped Shijie's part. Starting from ep 33, there's plenty of Lan Zhan and if you like him, you will fall for him even more once the story is back to the present.

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So, I've just started ep 33, so, thanks for the update! I'm really one that needs to be spoiled to keep going sometimes!

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I guess it's because you are watching just one or two episodes a week so the momentum got lost. From what I gather, most viewers binge watch by the time they hit episode twenty something.

This episode guide might be useful https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Untamed_episodes

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Yeah, I was only able to watch this while on the treadmill for the past couple weeks, so the momentum definitely got lost. And on top of all that, Yibo was nowhere to be found!

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It's good to have a Plan B! (7th grade future SIL).

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Haha. Poor N! But indeed he sounds perfect second lead material- smart and sweet but alas, totally friend zoned.

Happy Thanksgiving to you Ally!

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Went back to watching Empress Ki while waiting for subtitles in My Country, and have to admit that this ridiculous show got me hooked again...
The plot is becoming totally outlandish: in the same episode Ki manages to escape Yuan court while hiding advanced pregnancy, survives a massacre where she looses all her court lady friends, meets an old friend in the woods, looses him, gives birth in a cave, faces her enemies on the Cliff of No-Dom (like 10 minutes after giving birth) and looses her baby, that manages to survive the fall and be adopted by her Nemesis. Oh, and finally she is found and cured by another old friend who was just hanging out at the Cliff on No-Doom. I know, it's preposterous makjang, but wildly entertaining!
Sometimes it gets a bit boring, with people speaking in rooms underscored by a jarring soundtrack, but this is largely compensated by wild action scenes, amazing costumes (whoever did costume design for this is a freaking genius), cliffhangers, and quite a lot of Jo Chang Wook. Honestly, I was planning to watch it only until she gets to be with Tanwan and then drop it, but I'm on episode 28 and still going strong. #go Ki Nyang

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I was wondering about the same thing, and the sets too, props... everything looks superexpensive (yes, I realize it's all fake, but still). But there are so many sageuks that they probably recycle them from one to another

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The whole pregnancy, baby falling from a cliff and surviving asked me a lot of effort to suspend my disbelief HAHA
Ha Ji Won with her empress costume on the poster lured me to watch it and all the crazy things were too good to stop. It's even my favourite Kdrama.

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To beanies mom, I have heard there is controversy regarding book Brave by Svetlana Chmakova. It has been brought up to my friend who work in the library. I check out the book and will read it but she will also read it too. However, I would like to know what you think about the book and what is the controversy it is about. So far, there is two banned books that catholic school that my boys goes that it is not in the library. One is Descendant of course, someone mentioned to the principal of the witchcraft. I understand but it is Disney. Oh well. The second is actually banned all books by author Raina Telgemeir due to talk about lesbian relationship and anxiety disorder in her books. It is a mixed reactions to parents regarding all of it. For me, I never read those books. Also, my daughter is too young to read it too. Now, with Brave book. We shall see what happened to this book.

This week is all about Parent/teacher conference for my two kids and last week of school due to Thanksgiving next week. Therefore, I have not watched much of k dramas and Chinese dramas. I wish we have recap of Chinese dramas to catch up. I have read the recap of ExtraOrdinary You and Nokdu. Therefore, I dropped those two dramas and read the recaps.

Next week, we will be leaving with three kids to go to Vegas for Thanksgiving. No, we will not be spending Thanksgiving with my parents nor my mother in law. As we will see them, during Christmas holidays. Also, they live close enough we can visit them anytime we want. LOL

My cousin have her first baby. Baby girl was born on November 13 and and she was week early. I saw the baby pic on instagram and facebook. She is so cute and remind of my babies when they are that age. I am looking forward to meet her during Christmas holidays.

I hope everyone have great weekend. For all USA beanies, I want to say Happy Early Thanksgiving to you and your family. Be safe traveling and enjoy time with family and friends. I hope everyone have a great day today.

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Don't know about Svetlana Chmakova, but at my home we're huge fans of Raina Telgemeier! Her books were translated and are legit hits (as much as indy children's comics get to be hits) where I live

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hi Beanies...hope all's well...i'm back to the grind, and i already miss the days when i wasn't working and watching kdramas all day long LOL...this week barely had time to watch, i thought i would catch up episodes over weekend but that seems tough as family obligations cropped up...but then that's life, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't...otherwise i'm happy to have a work routine...i would be even happier once its pay day...after 14 long months:-)
i just watched ep13/14 of My Country...both leads have supernatural power of not dying, the swords seem to go through them but they continue to survive, though one tragic hero and other melancholic hero, happy ending seems almost impossible...but i'm enjoying how they are portraying the royal prince/king power struggles...though we don't how it happened in reality scene by scene; these actors almost make it seems real though.
i tried watching few episodes from C dramas Love 020, Put your head on my shoulder and Instead of Tipsy Why Not Get Drunk...i'm not sure if i will continue to watch these shows but mostly i was focused on the height difference of the male/female leads...LOL, that was so distracting for me atleast!
whenever i get time, i read the english translations for Untamed, i still randomly think of this show, mostly i'm using my non existent willpower to stop myself from rewatching the show so soon...maybe in near future i may want to rewatch again (and again LOL) but i want to give it a break for now...and i'm just about to start ep5 of Tale of Nokdu, i'm liking this show so far...
take care, until again:-)

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Put your head on my shoulder is quite cute! I recommend it as an easy watch with very very happy end

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Happy Friday beanies ! (I was thinking that referring to ourselves as beanbags might be cute). Any hoot, Yoon Shi Yoon in Psychopath Diary is like the goofball character he played in The Best Hit. I do think this show will get better with time, well I hope so.

When the Camilla Blooms is quite charming , I catch up on the week’s eps tonight. The neighborhood ahjummas are the best!

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 for those who celebrate!

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Hello everybody! Happy weekend! 🙂Thanks God we are alive!
In my corner of the world with temperatures between 2 and 8... winter has come. I need to buy a few winter stuffs. My only winter coat is from 2013... 😱
Now changing subject, I want to share with you the news that I found a 20hours weekly job as a cashier in a supermarket.😇
It doesn't have anything to do with what I studied, which is languages, linguistic and literature, I know. But I need money and believe it or not, I like the cashier job because it is not boring and time flies when you are dealing with customers.
I was working before in a historical museum and I almost die because I hated it so much. It was relatively small with almost no visitors I could "help" with anything, and I had hours with nothing to do. I hate to be bored. 😒😒😒
I also did recently an Adobe InDesign course and I loved it!!!!!

But anyway, the thing is... I will keep on searching for a decent/intelligent job where I can develop myself, while earning money doing something I actually find fun.
Plus: I still have days of work in the exhibition center of my city, where many international events are hold, and that's it.... trying to get rid of debts!
Watching less dramas because I don't have time.... But I still come to DB everyday to read your stuffs!
Beanies! Fighting!!!!

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I have a master degree in translation and I am looking for administrative jobs (after getting a minor degree) because working as a translator seems too stressy for me.
Do not explain your choice to anyone, if you enjoy being a cashier, be one ;) The money and experience always comes in handy, and like you said, you can keep on looking for better. Congratulations! :D

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Thanks! Honestly, I don't feel I have the greatest experiences in both job hunting or actually already being hired. I have had series of weird bad paid jobs, or jobs where I don't feel smart even if they pay better, and tons of rejections because of whatever reason, discrimination, etc, so even though I don't give up, I also reject the idea of define my success on climbing up the ladder. I come from a very poor dysfunctional family. Maybe being able to work in something fun and staying out of debts would be enough. I also help my family in south America... they are even earning less money than me.

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I relate to your job (hunt) struggles so much. :)

Higher pay usually means more working hours and rensponsabilities, which results in less time to spend your money. For that reason I prefer to have a lower salary and more time for happiness.

Of course that must be a lot harder when you need to support your family as well. Hwaiting! :)

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Can I butt in to ask what is stressy about working as a translator to you? I'd like to know more...

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Working as a translator usually means that you are self-employed or freelancer around here, while I prefer to be an employee in a company. There a translators who are employed in companies, but it is rare around here.

You also never stop working, because there are always clients who just barge in with documents at all impossible times and demand a translation within 5 minutes, but do not pay you for your services at time or worse, at all. As I mentioned above, I’d rather not work so many irregular hours.

I participated in a translator agency simulation as part of my formation and there is a lot of pressure to meet deadlines, to use the newest technology (old fashioned me translates in Word with dictionaries), to do all the preparing work before and after the translation that does not interest me one bit. I am also a very slow worker, and I still wonder how I managed to finish all my translation (assignment)s on time back then.

It is far from boring and I respect my field a lot, but it almost destroyed my love for languages. I am much happier now studying languages as a hobby. I hope I answered your question, if not ask away! ;)

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Have you watched that drama where the heroine is a translator? I think it was a 2 ep special or something. It seemed like fascinating work, but stressful. They showed a scene where people are expecting her to translate really fast lie it is all just a direct word for word switch. I think I'd probably be guilty of that too.

Someone I know who likes to learn languages or just study about them told me that many people feel that English is the hardest language to learn because it doesnt have any rules.

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I have worked as a translator in a company, although believe me, it was not fancy as it sounds. I had to translate pharmaceutical documents in the animal field. Not that boring, but one supervisor, who was a pharmaceutical guy had to correct my work and he was drunk most of the time.
I went on a trip to new York to be an interpreter, but that time it was me who didn't keep a professional attitude, for I was blinded by the possibility to go shopping and visit old friends since the last time I had been in the city. After that, I was fired, of course (i was very immature back then), and I struggled to organize my life again. I went to live in Wisconsin in order to improve my English, so that I could pass the toefl and eventually I did my master in Germany. I was definitively better student than job applicant. But since graduated from the M.A. I obviously will keep on trying to work in whatever area that suits my studies in languages and world heritage.

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@bcampbell1662 I cannot reply to your comment, so I hope you can read this.
You are talking about You Drive Me Crazy with Kim Sun-Ho, right? ;) The female lead interpreted French-Korean and vice versa. Interpreting is even harder than translating in my opinion, because your brain immediately has to come up with a fitting translation and voice it, whereas translation allows for some more time, no direct contact, and you can use dictionaries and whatever you can find to finish your translation.

I keep hearing that English is hard to learn. I personally never had to think about that, because my native language is close to English and we are exposed to the language all the time.

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Thank you for your reply, TurtuallySarcastic. Wow, that really does sound stressful!

And you are not a native English speaker?!?! That's amazing - I never would have guessed that in a million years.

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Hehe. I would LOVE to have that historical museum job. I don't like to deal with people and I've been looking for time to read more. ;)

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In the museum I was working, they didn't allow you to use the telephone. Or anything to read. You just have to be there, doing nothing! (Supposedly attending the visitors, but there were not many)

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Hmmm... the idea of $$ coming in from doing nothing is still appealing to me. :P So you just sit there and do nothing? Do they allow you to bring a book or knit?

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No, of course not. They actually terminated my contract because I went reading, in order to make wise use of time. I was happy when they ended my contract, because I really hated that job.

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Congrats on finding the job. I understand you TOTALLY on hating to be bored and liking to interact with people to pass time. That’s me too. (Although there will be the occasional horrible customer/person, and you must remember the nice ones so they make up for the horrible ones.)

I think it’s very mature and admirable that you are working while you search for the perfect job rather than just wait. The experience will serve you well and of course earning money is a good thing.

Hwaiting! Hope you enjoy your job and find an even better one you really love in the near future 😊

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Thank you so much for your words! And yes, I know there are nasty customers as well. There are nasty people everywhere, sadly, but like you said, I focus only in the nice ones and still learning through the experience. For instance, at the cash register, I have to use some math, because the silly machine doesn't show how much money you have to give back to the customer, LoL. I was always bad at math, but now I am already improving 😅

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All the best @javinne as we post stuff on DB, we'll remember that you may come and read us. Maybe we'll tag you just for fun!! 😆 😊

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@javinne Good luck on your new job! Coming from an History degree (not great career perspectives) and having lived abroad for my entire adult life, I had loads of weird jobs, but I always fell back to language teaching, which, funnily, I started doing forced by circumstances and ended up loving. Knowing different languages is a blessing, it's a skill that will always land you a job! I ended up training to teach English at Elementary schools when I was over 30 and now I LOVE my job. Sometimes it takes longer, but you will end up finding out the right one for you!

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You are so nice! Thank you very much😇😇😇😇

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Congrats on your new job, javinne!

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Oh, my, Taiwan's HIStory dramas are getting more brave - as in a tad more explicit...

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*takes deep breaths*

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Also I turned my review into a blog post, which is to say I took the review and added pictures.
Here it is
https://invisibledragon.home.blog/2019/11/21/hot-guys-getting-it-on-history3-make-our-days-count/

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Happy Early Thanksgiving to my fellow American beanies!
Our 85" TV just got delivered, so I'm looking forward to watching all the shows on QLED tv!

VIP: made the mistake of watching this before it's done. I'm hooked and can't wait to find out who the mistress is. Why did I start???

Dollface: The American series on Hulu is quite good. Only 10 episodes for the first season but it's an easy show to binge. Brenda Song and Shay Mitchell for the win!

My current two foster kittens are the best duo I've fostered! They are so playful and affectionate! I've named them Happy and Hope. They are sisters. Happy thinks she's an earring - she latches onto my ear and won't let go as she purrs and drifts off to dreamland. Hope is fearless and likes to chase me around. I adore them and hope they get adopted together!

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Wow.... 85" 😲🤩

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Wow....that is a very big TV. Have fun watching in super duper high def 📺😀

And kitties~ i hope all happiness for kitty Happy and kitty Hope 😊

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Ugh, I’ve been sick with a darn cold since last Thursday. I’m slowly recovering. I need to get well before Thanksgiving. My family is actually hosting this time. *excitedbutanxious*

I skimmed the upcoming drama schedule, but I’m not particularly excited for any of them. There doesn’t seem to be any super hyped ones too.

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Aww, hope you feel better soon! Yea, getting sick right before or on holidays is no fun!

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Yup. Thanks!

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Get well soon!

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Thank you!

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Well, this is what happened to me to today, and I have nowhere to tell it but here: After a pretty long hiatus (a year or four), I tried writing something again (like a story, I used to try to write stories all the time when I was younger, but I usually wouldn't finish them). Anyhew, what I tried to wrote today was a scene from a novel that I have in my head and that I would love to write, but I doubt I ever will. However, I suddenly felt huge inpiration regarding this one scene, so I started writing it, just for the fun of it and to see if I'll be able to finish it. This story of mine is set in one particular time and space of European PREhistory (Copper Age), and what I started to write was - in very short terms - a scene where the main female character gets horribly annoyed by one supporting male character and then goes away to comfort another supporting male character, which ends up with them smooching on a river bank. Anyway, for some reason, even before I started writing, the smooched-to-be male character started having Nok-Du's face in my head (I wonder where that came from. I blame it on the Copper-Age-September = scarcely clothed upper body parts). But before I started writing it, the dude that got her annoyed did not have any distinctive features - I may have kind of pictured him blond, but it was very vague. And so I started to write that scene, the part that she gets annoyed at that first guy, and suddenly I decided that that one is going to be rather tall and a bit slouched. And that would have been a sufficient description, because that guy wasn't all that important anyway. But while I was writing and describing how angry my main FL got because of this guy, I suddenly realised that I was picturing him in my head totally clearly - and he wasn't blond at all anymore - he had the face of Baek Kyung from EY. What is wrong with my head???

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LOL... you're more taken with our kdrama actors than you know! You could create your own world where Asian looking characters are in a Western land in the time of the Copper Age. 😃

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