Dropping by to say you guys should check out No Second Chances if you have time this holiday season. I promise, it's worth your time!

I know it's a shameless plug, but it's such a good show that deserves all the love this world can give! 💙

Since there is four days left in the year, I am going to use this opportunity to re watch the best show of the year, Pegasus Market. Those 12 eps will just go by.

I am trying to decide what else I should watch. Kingdom? Watcher? SKY Castle?

Watching Black Dog, Diary of a Prosecutor and No Second Chances. Diary is my current favorite.

I also marathoned the J drama , Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai/If Talking Paid. Enjoyed it, it’s a food drama as much as it is about a family communicating and growing closer.

Hello everyone! I sit at work still in full on Christmas food coma and dream about instant noodles for a change. But I still can't stop thinking about food, and I'm curious what are typical Christmas or other holiday, that Beanies celebrate, food that is served only during that time, which mean that you basically eat it once a year? In my region it wild mushroom ravioli-type dumpling served in clear soup made of fermented beetrots, I love it.
This week I spend binging on Witcher and having it's silly song earworm into my brain in two languages, so almost no Korean dramas beyond VIP really good finale.

Boxing Day - Cricket - what else you wish for?

Enjoying SNS days egging both(all sides). Much more fun than playing video games.

Hi beans!!!! It's the last Friday of 2019!!!!

Have a happy day and a happy weekend!! 😎

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the holiday season!

Finally caught up on every drama I was behind on, except VIP. Just two more episodes to go with that one. It's turned out to be more interesting than I thought it would be.

Also, just started Stove League. Namgoong Min is playing quite a different character than what we're used to seeing from him. From the way he's playing this new character, you'd think he needs a B12 shot ---- the demeanor is so low energy. He's surrounded by baseball players but I think he's the one playing the big game.

Everyone take care and have a great Friday!

It's seems like Hwang Jung Eum never heard about Streisand effect, threaten to sue over commnets specualting about her having plastic surgery will only bring this topic a lot more attention. And she look really, really different from what we used to see, mostly she lost like ton of weight, but she really look different to me.

Merry Christmas, Happy weekend and a Happy 2020 for all my dearest Beanies!

Christmas has been so-so this year, because most of the plans got cancelled or downsized last minute, so it was not as grand as I am used to. However, I had some snacks, alcohol and ice cream at home and watched K-drama episodes, so all in all I had some good evenings. Though I hope you all had more fun than I did. 😀

My end of the year entry got published 3 years in a row! I depended on it, because my 3 write ups formed a trilogy about my journey to permanent employment and happiness. I am grateful for the positive reactions some Beanies left, because it is quite scary to put yourself and your darker parts out there, but in my case it has to be done to get better. 😀

As this is the last OT of 2019 I found it fitting to reflect on my 2019 new year resolutions. Fortunately I am not as hard on myself as I used to be, which made succeeding a lot easier. 😉

1.) Find a permanent job. This requires effort on my part of course, but the whole point of my journey was learning to understand that a job is not everything in life and not something I can fully control, so I guess it does not count as a new year resolution? 😉

2.) Learning an 8th language to acquire polyglot status. I started January 1st 2019 on Duolingo and completed the basic course level. I would like to learn more languages in the future, but completing the additional levels in the several languages I am already learning, will keep me busy on Duolingo in 2020.

3.) Start another hobby. My friend and I have are nearly finished with our Korean language class over Skype and we might continue this, but I would like to have something non-Korean to do as well. Transit problems were the villain in 2019, but at least reading, writing and watching could be done from the sofa. 😉 In 2020 I would like to continue with a mix of K-dramas, reading, writing and watching non-Korean stuff. I have a never-ending list of movies and soaps and I finally want to press play.

4.) Travel. It is really hard to travel big when unemployment does not guarantee you the necessary money and freedom to do so. Fortunately there was the GOT7 concert as highlight of a weekend trip to London in 2019, and in the same vein 2020 will start with a Day6 concert during my weekend trip to Paris.

5.) Enjoy life, whether I am employed or not. Only possible because I stuck to the 3 new year resolutions mentioned above. 😉

So I don't watch Wednesday-Thursday's dramas but they won't air some of the Weekend's ones like Stove League and Love Is Beautiful, Life Is Wonderful >_<

Good Morning Beanies,

So much leftovers for Christmas. My hubby and kids are happy. I am ok with lots of red meats, turkeys and curry chicken. The only thing, I am happy is that cinnamon pie crust that my mother in law made for me which I totally forget at my sister in law’s house. 😭 Also, fresh rambutan from my aunt’s house which I did not forget. 😋

I am still watching Chinese dramas. Since, Temptation Island is done.My hubby and I are still watching 90 Day Fiancé. Today, is season finale of Mandolorian. I hope Baby Yoda is still alive and be on second season. I have watched four episodes of Witcher in Netflix. It seems ok so far. I know it is from the book. However, I read the writer of Witcher mapped out for seven season of it. Yeah, good luck on that being on Netflix. Other than that, wow it is almost 2020. I got some ideas of what I want to do in 2020. However, first thing is to take care of things for my oldest son to prepare him going to high school and 8th grade graduation. Also, take care of things for my daughter for her life just in case if anything happen to me or hubby. By then, hopefully, I can work on me.

I hope everyone have wonderful day!!!!

Goodbye 2019! Out of 92 dramas that premiered this year I completed 12. That’s already better than last year’s bean count of 9, and I dropped more dramas this year as well (2019 resolution achieved!)

I also caught up on some great previous dramas: OJAKGYO BROTHERS, SIX FLYING DRAGONS, KING’S DAUGHTER SOO BAEK HYANG and LOOKOUT.

Add little crackstatic cdrama ARSENAL MILITARY ACADEMY with fun fanwall spazzing, and overall I had a good drama year. 😊

So, I have time this weekend: should I start Black Dog or Diary of a Prosecutor? 🤔 Or No Second Chances?

hello beanies...it's so hard to believe that the end of another year passing by is just around the corner...this year, most of the months, i was jobless, penniless and almost homeless, i didn't imagine anything positive would even happen, but here i'm now atleast with a regular paying job, for which i'm grateful...i'm happy that i completed my year one of watching kdramas, and i'm pretty sure this is just the beginning...i think i may need to work on my patience though, as i found myself dropping shows one after the other to find something to hold my attention...maybe coz i had an entire decade of backlog to catch up on, hence maybe too many options (of completed kdramas) made me impatient LOL...hope everyone has a great year end, and an even better beginning to another new year:-) until again, take care:-)

Watching ep 8 of Chocolate.

Stopped to order some Godiva.

PPL.....it works.

Hello all:

Hope everyone had, is having, or will have a blessed holiday. It's my 35th wedding anniversary. So am chilling.

Dramas:
Stove League -- Am liking it. I've always liked Namgoong Min but he does have a certain actorly tic that can get on the nerves. A kind of semi-preoccupied look and way of interacting with other characters. I think for this drama, this acting tic of his is perfect.
Prosecutor's Diary -- I hate when dramas give us an unsympathetic female character and we are supposed to like her because she is the female lead. I don't care how crappy a life she has had or why she is so bitter against rich boys but i guess i'll have to put up with our tough prosecutor from Seoul.

99 billion woman -- Can we take a moment to love and commiserate with the actor who plays the vicious abusive husband? He is so good but i so want him not to be stereotyped. I wish kdramas didn't give acting jobs to folks because of how they look. It might be hard on some folks -- always being viewed as ugly or evil in the eyes of certain ahjummas who can't tell the difference between real life and dramas. As for the drama, i know kdramas are about intersectionality but darn it, i so hate everyone in this drama all being connected to each other somehow.

In other news, i must say that i finally understand LDW's sex appeal. Plus he's such a sweetie. He isn't as much of an ICB for me as Jung Il Woo but he's cool. And Jung Il Woo would cook delicious meals for me.
Cdramas --
Joy of Life is my crack. Love, love, love this drama. A great balance of court intrigue and humor.
Lingjang mountain -- silly fun
I'm not really being pulled into Sword Dynasty. Will see if any of the other countless period dramas are doing it for me.

jdramas --
Dropped busu (ugly girlfriend) because heroine's extreme sweetness feels preachy to me.
Nee sensei -- very sweet but the male lead is such a wish fulfillment character that the drama better give him some texture and layers or a good backstory.

That's about it. Have a great weekend, all. -C

I'm just polishing off my post for the Fan Poll we ran and it will be published imminently. We only got 79 votes for the second poll (100 for the first) but I think that should be enough to draw some clear conclusions. I haven't closed off the survey collector though so if you do want to nip in and choose a best fish then now's the time. Every award season deserves some controversy.

Wow! It's been 3 weeks since I've been on Dramabeans. Just ... holiday busyness, I guess. I listened to a lot of podcasts while baking, cleaning, wrapping, etc. and read books for relaxation. Work was exhausting, with extra hours and so many deadlines. Is it possible to feel too tired to watch kdramas?
My biggest kdrama-related item in 2019 was (finally, after lurking for 10 years) registering at Dramabeans and jumping into the community. Let's be real Dramabeans is more than community - it's family. I baked lots of delish cookies for all my families. You're welcome and I'll enjoy eating them in your stead.
I hope everyone has a great New Year, especially those Beanies who had hard times in 2019 - sending you all energy and good wishes for 2020!