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* all the blessings I've received
* all the loved ones who surround me
* all the friends I meet
* all the friends I keep
* all the dramas I've enjoyed
* all the fun that came along
* all the battles I've won
* all the lessons I've learned
And I wish for more blessings. For me and for everyone. :)
Happy Friday every-one.. n' Happy Thanksgiving too..
guess most of you are busy with Thanksgiving shopping and dinner..
since I dont live in the US, this is just another working day for me..
anyways, I watched the 1st 8 episodes of FBRS..love the drama, fast-paced, funny and lots of
eye-candy.. cant wait for the next 8 episodes.. though I must say, I thought JIW didn't seem
that intense(or natural) in the last scene of Epi 8..loved his acting all through, but I thought
he could've done a better job in that particular scene(bathroom scene)..
since I'm off my partial-drama break, I think I'll watch 'in time with you' this weekend.
anyone seen it? the premise sounds very interesting..Ariel Lin as a succesful working woman, I need
that after finding her immature and clingy in ISWAK..
and I have a confession to make:i find the alpha-male attractive in the dramas but in real life, i
just dislike and keep away from such kind of guys..anyone else like this or am I the only weirdo here?
@cmrprindle:how r u doing?i took a break from watching dramas just like that.. couldn't keep away from the recaps
though:)..
I find in real life alpha-male attractive but arrogant, therefore I usually avoid that type. I rather choose a down-to-earth guy that knows his strengths as well as his limits.
I made a big mistake in my 20's dating an alpha male for way too many years. Thankfully, I came to my senses and married a sweet, gentle guy. We've been married a long time and it gets better and better!
Happy Friday, luv_KimRaeWon :) I am doing well. Happy to have this Thanksgiving hol. Totally needed it.
Since I'm watching waaaaay few dramas, and none of the dramas I'm watching have recaps (at least not here) I find I'm not as interested in recaps in general. What I do read, however, are all the photo shoot posts (the pretty!) and various news posts about upcoming dramas. Especially anything to do with Padam Padam :D
One of my good friends in college was the alpha/arrogant type. I was dating his much nicer/down to earth best friend when we met. The BF and I broke up, but I stayed friends with Mr A. He was a GOOD looking guy and had no shortage of females chasing him. But, he usually chased the few that weren't. I had to warn him off a couple of my friends, though. I told him that if he was serious that was one thing...if he was gonna play around with them like he did most of the others, I was gonna punch him. He must have decided I was serious, cuz he was very sweet to my girlfriends, lol.
On the other hand, he was handy for scaring off unwanted guys. I worked in a mall in a jewelry store, he worked next door at the shoe store. I had this guy that just wouldn't go away and my crazy boss thought I should go out with him (customer service!). He was about a foot shorter than me and about 20 years older, so I was disgusted. He would come by almost every day to visit. I'd tried ignoring him, and even being kind of rude (when boss wasn't watching). One day I went to lunch with Mr A, and when we came back I could see Mr Creepy in the back of the store waiting for me. So we ditched next door, and I called my boss and told him that I wasn't coming back until he convinced Creepy to go away. He essentially told me to get my butt back to work. So, Mr A says, "Come on, I'll go with you". (FYI, Mr A's real job was a blacksmith...he was seriously built). So he walked me in with his arm around my shoulder, gave me a kiss goodbye and left. Mr Creepy asked a coworker if that was my BF, to which she had the presence of mind to say yes. He never came back again. For which, I made Mr A his favorite peach pie. :0)
Haven't seen him in 20 years, although I hear he's still shoeing horses, so he's probably still in good shape.
:D Wonderful story! so he really was blacksmith? Wow where did you live then? I'd have a minimal change here and now to meet anyone solid built/handy/doing anything related to horses. I guess I like skinny, nerdy types... Anyway arrongant alpha males here are still rather thin and not so handy, but they think themselves smarter and better then anyone else. And to tell the truth, they are't even THAT handsome...
You know, in my experience, the ones who THINK they're the hottest, invariably AREN'T. Mr A was an exception, he was a beautiful boy. I'd be curious to see how he aged....he'd be close to 50 now.
I used to date an alpha male, he was the leader of his group, handsomer than anyone else...but a total two-faced coward. Took years to realize this.
I saw him recently and he gained has some serious weight, he no longer looks like a Greek god :P. So the bottom line is, it's no use if a guy is very handsome in his early twenties if by the beginning of his thirties he's going to be a big fat couch potato. Right?
He was so cute, he really did have a cute/fun personality when he wasn't scamming some girl. I loved him, but would have never trusted him as a BF because I knew him too well. His cute/down to earth BFF was a lovely man, and although we broke up, in was amicable...just bad timing. I sort of keep in touch with him, but he says he hasn't seen Mr A more than once or twice since I have. When I'm home visiting, I see his family's Ferrier business trucks around, and every once in awhile I think I should stop one and ask about him. I know their
business really picked up once they got a contract for one of the arabian farms in north scottsdale, so he should be doing OK.
Arizona....he was a cocky cowboy, lol. I remember, in the early 80's he stopped at the mall to see a friend between farms. She saw him and said "What is this? Urban Cowboy?" He said, "Nope, it's the real thing, still have horseshit on my boots!". Ha!
Despite the chronic lack of time and an irresistible urge to watch Flower Boys Ramyun Shop, I yesterday picked up Me too, flower! and I'm loving it. Despite not really digging Yoon Siyoon's lipstick shade.
I cried a bit at the end of the episode 2. T__T
Now I'm hooked and I want to see more but I don't have timeeeeee... Eh.
me too!..i just picked it up yesterday and now im kind of in love with it...but most of the first episode was spent imagining the awesome it would be with kim jae won *sob...not that yoon si yoon is bad...hes doing a pretty good job but none of the story archs relating to a 30 year old man is believable...but despite all this im digging the tone of the drama and the characters.
I was initially put off with lee jia cast...but im enjoying her character the most at the moment. I never though her and kim jae won would look good together, but after watching this im sure she would have made it work....argh well nothing we can do about that now TT
Happy OT and Friday everybody. I'll provably won't stay for long, but at least wanted to say hi.
Feeling kind of down lately and besides FBRS and MTF I'm losing interest in dramas.
I suppose it'll come back once I star feeling better.
The only good thing coming in my future is that in 2 weeks I'll be in Spain with my family. :)
I never thought I would deal this badly with a breakup.
Oh Well...
I hope you all are doing much better
break-ups do bring down most of us.. dont worry.. you'll
get over it in time and be better for the experience..
yup, watch lots of funny dramas to make u feel better..you can try all kinds when you feel better..
I usually immerse myself in dramas when I'm feeling down. I try the melodramas that make me feel like crying. Usually I never watch these, but when I'm down, fictional peoples misery makes me feel better.
Hope you feel better soon. My last breakup, I didn't get over it for months, but now I look back and think "what on earth did I see in that guy, in the first place?"
agree with this.. i've seen friends who were down in the dumps after their break-up, but much happier and with a much better and deserving person later.. good luck zgznoona..
Oh, zgznoona! *hugs* luv_KimRaeWon and Plume are right. You'll get over this and be better for it. Right now, though, there's nothing wrong with mourning the loss of the relationship. You've gotta go through this part to get to the better part, unfortunately. *hugs s'more*
Yeah... of course I don't know anything about your particular breakup circumstances, but sometimes the timing is just wrong, or you're in the wrong emotional place with someone who could potentially be really great, or he's in the wrong emotional place, or circumstances are just wrong... I don't know... I guess I'm just saying this because it's not always the case that you were, per se, wrong for each other, but that the circumstances were just wrong, and that just plain sucks... but what can you do, besides wait out the pain and hope that maybe someday there'll be someone else...
Espero que te sientas mejor dentro de muy poco. (Haven't used Spanish for many years... hope I'm still reasonably grammatically correct ;) )
Thanks Sethe, your Spanish is great.
Actually, my situations was kind of like that. We were in different places emotionally. It's not that we don't love each other, or that he didn't care for me. It's just that he is not ready for the kind of relationship I want and I got tired of having to deal with a lot of things and forgive a lot of things.
He'll be a great partner once he is ready to be one.
In the mean time, I have to get over it and find a good guy :)
Yep... sometimes it's like that, I guess. The one person who I think could truly have been the love of my life, I met under circumstances that were, well... just wrong for both of us. In the long run, yeah, it's better not to pursue something that's clearly not going to go anywhere healthy, but at the time, the feelings are so overpowering... yeah, let me repeat myself, it just sucks...
I wasn't ready to find a good guy for, well, probably years, but I'm kind of an over-emotional, over-dramatic type, and many people probably wouldn't have carried on for as long as I did...
(P.S... you're sweet to say my Spanish is great... like I said, it's been quite a while.)
We are over-dramatic and over-emotional... yep, totally guilty.
I sometimes truly think watching dramas and reading romance novels spoils me for real life... I want high drama, and passion, and a love to fight/die for, and all that... and today's world just doesn't seem to offer that... what's a woman who's immersed herself in romance novels and dramas to do? ;)
@Sethe,
actually I think I am realistic in terms of love, never look for Mr. Perfect. Maybe that is the problem. I should be more demanding and less understanding
Hmm it sounds to me like your guy wasn't really ready to settle... or something of that kind. Yeah it's sad to see a long-term relationship and yes, the perspective of being single is really frightening, but at least whatever he lacks in won't be able to hurt you any more.
I've been through this and it was horrible but at least now I can lead my life in whatever direction i want, without having to please anyone else or compromise.
I'm in my mid-twenties and some people already look at me as they would doubt I'll ever get to marry since I ditched an apparently "perfect" boyfriend, but I'm happy as I am and I'm sure that at some point in this life (or another one :P ) I'll find my true mate. Not that I believe in fairy tales... Jane Austen, where are you? :)
Thank you luv_KimRaeWon, aoiaheen, Plume, cmrprindle, tOoNsKiE.
I know it is for the better that is over. But after being on and off for 6 years, I suppose it is going to take some time to get over it.
I think the bigger issue for me is that I have to rearrange my life now, since there were so many plans and dreams built around the relationship.
That is the tougher part, and the feeling that I'm in my mid-thirties and feel like I have to start over with my life.
Plume, about my trip to Spain, I usually go once a year to see my family. Only this year I really need all their love and care more than I usually do.
Wow, I never thought I would talk so much about my self here. But it kind of helps, since I've been keeping this from my people because I didn't want to worry them.
Thanks again
*hugs* Cry it out now, but keep in the back of your mind, maybe a month from this day, two months from this day...a year from this day, a bit of happiness will find you. it is something to look forward to. Then cry again - this time happy tears because you're feeling lucky to have gotten out of a relationship that wasn't working work.
A fresh start can be an exciting thing. Scary, but exciting.
I think you shouldn't worry much about what your loved ones or friends will say about what happened. Sometimes, when we're in an emotional pothole, we tend to underestimate the capacity of people's hearts to embrace.
And better that it happens in your mid-thirties than staying in a rocky relationship all your life. Many people who mean to have a restart, but are too scared to go for it, get stuck in such situation for life. I think you're lucky. More than that, I think you're brave.
That's true, though I feel kind of old now and I know is not the end, I feel it kind of is at this moment.
But you guys are so great that I'm feeling a little bit better just but letting it out here.
I believe in 'venting' and just getting everything out. The pain is there and time won't pass any faster, but you get your issues out where you can see them, you can have someone on the outside to bounce ideas, thoughts and emotions off of and its nice to just let is all out!
I went through a LOT this year and without those people who just listened to me, I think I would still be where I was. I'm glad you found them here:D Not only do k-dramas rock our worlds, but they bring lovers together not only for drama related things. :D
That's true Raine.
But I always feel kind of uncomfortable if I talk too much a bout my personal life. I feel I'm bothering people. I yet I made a small comment just o explain maybe why I don't feel too much like watching dramas, and you guys have been so great and supportive.
You just to have to test the waters to see if people are receptive. Most people are. We are social creatures by nature. Both talking and listening are things we are (should) be good at. At least here you have kindred spirits who really do exemplify that part of human nature, ya?
Morning! Happy friday, happy thanksgiving! I'm glad jb did Series review of the princess's man, I started watching it last week and I like it a lot so far. I'm not going to read the review until I finish, but I'm excited for that. It might take a while because of all the shows I'm currently watching though. I used it like I was using protect the boss before, watching episodes when there are no new episodes of my current shows.
I meant to comment previously on protect the boss... Did people like that show? I loved it. The extension did slow it down a little at the end, but I stil liked it a lot, I didn't think the conflict was too convoluted or anything, and the chaebol family was always a hoot I thought. It was a really cute show.
I still haven't finished, queencircles, but I totally loved Protect the Boss. I think you'll find that it had a rabid following on the OT! And most people also feel as you do, that the extension brought it down. I think I agree with an assessment that AhjummaBunny made a while ago, though, that the more serious turn it took near the end felt like a natural progression of the show and not so much like they threw it in b/c they absolutely had to find filler for the extension. It does bring the show down from its happy place, but, b/c I presume it gets happier again, it makes you appreciate the giddiness when it comes back.
I'm so happy and angry that JB published her review. I'm trying to write one myself and I KNOW if I read hers I'll be totally biased because she's such a convincing writer. Now I have to get off my butt and do it so that I can read hers...how's THAT for motivation.
Anyway, please let me know how you liked TPM because I was seriously head-over-heels in love. (And not just cause of PSH, although he was the main reason I watched it in the first place.)
I'm finally over with med school, I'm officially a doctor. I'm really thankful for that, can't wait to start working! :)
Currently watching Zettai Kareshi - and loving it. I'm curious how the Korean version is going to be.
I saw yesterday in a local shop some products made in Korea. Guess what. Those sheet-facemasks everyone seems to use in the dramas. Didn't buy any though, because I don't believe in face-masks :P.
Holiday plans include packing up, leaving the city, and going back to my hometown to spend it with my folks. ;)
Aaand before I do that, setup the Christmas decorations at work. Cuz I'm always in charge of that. I'm still thinking of a theme, though. I wonder if an Angry Birds theme would be appreciated.
Yep, i usually say "i don't believe in" just for fun. :)
I think skin-care is more about giving skin what it really needs and skipping the unnecessary irritants, alcohol and fragrance that facepacks sold in shops usually contain. I'm otherwise a big cosmetics-junkie.
Congrats Plume! I toyed with the idea of med school a few years ago but decided to leave it to my more science-minded brother, so props to you for sticking it out. :) What kind of medicine are you planning on going into?
Wow... congratulations! I know firsthand how... well... stressful and painful it is to get through med school, so you have my total admiration. Not sure where you're from... do you have a residency/post-graduate training lined up?
It really is a very small world! I always hear about Romanians in most surprising places in the world, last time I even heard about a small Romanian community in Argentina. Wow.
Also, one of the most beloved and respected attending physicians at my med school (for outside rotations) was a VA (Veterans Administration) doctor from Romania... he had experienced serious persecution in Romania before he came to the US... and, well, I guess his approach is best summed up by one of my classmates who said, "He has a low tolerance for nonsense."
If he was persecuted then it means he really was elite in Romania before he moved to US...
Lots of Romanians left the country during the communist period and some of them really made it in the US. It was nice for me to discover that quite well-known American brands like Mario Badescu or Anastasia of Beverly Hills or Jessica (nail-grooming stuff) were founded by Romanians.
Cluj is an academic city so it's pretty lively because of the large number of students. Just ask your friends show you the places young people go to. Clubs, cafes, you know what i mean. For real tourist attractions you'd have to leave the city and visit some other places in Transylvania.
I'm planning a trip to Romania in January, to see a Romanian friend of mine in Cluj. Superexcited because a) haven't been to Romania before and b) haven't seen my friend in three years.
Thanks for offering. I'm totally leaving it up to my friend (also in part because she is taking care of her father who is quite ill... so there might not be much flexibility in terms of travelling). Anything you'd recommend I see in Cluj itself?
Just ask her to show you the places (cafes, clubs) where the young people go. Cluj is an academic city so it's usually pretty lively. It might be very cold in January... but if you have the possibility, do go outside Cluj to see the real tourist attractions of Transylvania :). How long are you going to stay in Romania?
Not too long. I'm planning 5 days to a week. (I'm stopping by Budapest for 2 days on the way.)
I don't mind the cold, especially if there is snow :-)
Hopefully I'll have some sort of decent digital camera by then to take pics with (will bring my film camera, but I always take forever to develop film for lack of time and money).
Funny thing is, I never got myself to watch a drama about doctors, and there's plenty of them. I like dramas about people at work though. I'm especially fascinated with people working in creative fields.
I tried to watch one episode of Grey's Anatomy but that was it. I just wasn't interesting in watching people getting stressed in hospital while I had already spent the day getting stressed doing that. They are sometimes a bit ridiculous, I admit. Anyway, doctors in dramas are too beautiful to be true :).
Ah, do vet-med dramas count? I enjoyed once one with Shun Oguri. So funny to see him performing surgery on a hamster! :
juui doolitle with narimiya hiroki!?? I haven't seen it, but I considered watching it because I was charmed by hiroki san but he's not the lead is he? how is he?
He's there, and he's handsome but he's not the lead. The lead is Shun Oguri (Rui from Hana Yori Dango). And the girl is Makino from Hana YD.
You can watch one or two episodes to figure out if you like stories about animals. The drama doesn't really have a plot. Each episode has a little story about a pet and an owner and a fact about life. I personally enjoyed it, it's not your regular drama about romance, lies and mothers in law.
Congrats!! Going through medical school and the whole doctor route is so stressful - physically and emotionally- I always feel grateful that there are people out there who are willing to step up to the plate!
CONGRATS, Dr. Plume! And, your English is really good, I'd have never guessed you weren't a native English speaker.
I like my cardiologist. He's from India, and from what I can tell so far he has absolutely no sense of humor. My husband and I get a kick out of attempting to make him laugh, but no go so far, lol. He always just looks at us like we're certifiable. He is however, absolutely no nonsense, and I do like that.
Thanks, I've been studying English since early childhood but I only started to like it in my late teens, when I discovered that English novels are more interesting when read in original. For a non-native speaker, learning English is a life-long process...
Your cardiologist is the very committed type I guess, and that's very good for your heart. :)
I'm no nonsense about work too. I think it's cultural in my case. It makes us seem unfriendly. My friend is always hearing that in reviews. I usually agree with how she interacts with others because it's work, but she suffers poor thing.
I'm guyanese- post colonial english. very victorian, very late 50's to early 60's american culture. I live in the us and I haven't managed to acquire enough us culture and when I attempted to, I chose late 40's to early 60's because it made more sense.
Random thought... Isn't it kind of amazing how at this forum we have people from all over the world, with all different cultural backgrounds and native languages, coming together to comment on Korean dramas in English?
(I feel like a Hallmark card or something... I think Thanksgiving has made me a little sappy ;) )
No, I still love my Mitt ;) Despite what the media says about him, despite the ugly plaid shirts he wears to try to look like the "average Joe," despite his awkward attempts to bond with voters, despite his transparent pandering to whichever constituency is most likely to elect him... I still love him :)
I guess I'm just trying (belatedly) to refrain from making political comments on a site where that's not really the agenda. Plus, I'm a little preoccupied with my current real-world crush on a co-worker... seems like there's real potential there, but anything in the workplace is dicey, so I'm being very cautious...
And now that you've gotten me started, can I just say, Newt Gingrich over my love?!?!? Really?!?!?
Newt Gingrich is one of the most mean-spirited and hypocritical politicians (and people, frankly) I've ever seen in my life, and yet he's Republicans' top choice for President?!?!?!? (One of my favorite quotes regarding Gingrich comes from Paul Krugman, who cited someone else saying that Gingrich is "the stupid person's idea of how a smart person talks.")
What are people thinking? Do they not remember the '90s?
My love (Mitt Romney, for those of you who don't know) is an intelligent, knowledgeable, competent, and sane person, which puts him head and shoulders above the rest of the current Republican field... do Republicans really want to nominate a clown, ignoramus, fool, or jackass? Seriously?!?!?
CONGRATULATIONS! That's really amazing, Plume. And Cardiology? Someone like you helped out my brother when he was fainting and we didn't know why. We are forever grateful to cardiologists!
I love the interests that doctor's have (yes, you are now lumped in with all those practicing doctors out there!) One example is my piano teacher's husband who is a neurosurgeon. He also plays the oboe in an amateur orchestra! He's always traveling for conferences and surgeries, but he still plays in an orchestra and keeps up his chops!
I don't believe in facemasks as my skin is SUPER sensitive, even to the hard water we have here.
Oboe? That suddenly reminded me about the grandpa in Beethoven Virus :).
I've noticed too that top doctors have hobbies besides their work. I'm not good at anything else except for using my brain and maybe, but just maybe, cooking, so I mainly spend my free time reading about things outside medicine.
Is it only water making you trouble? I am prone to allergies and for a long time I had no idea what was triggering them. Some of the chemicals and plant extracts in cosmetics caused me some terrible rashes, but it was hard to identify which one exactly I am allergic to. So far I only know I can' tolerate chemical sunscreens (oxybenzone, octocrylene..). Reading the label is the best thing we can do for our skin, wish I'd known this earlier...
I don't use any product on my face...except make up. Haha. I'm a label reader cause I do it with food. HF corn syrup makes me really sick. And then when you buy foods with ingredients you can pronounce and you feel better...well, you stop buying crap.
And this neurosurgeon does remind me of the old oboe player from BV! It's funny because most musicians have personalities that match their instruments. I can always tell a singer, a brass player, a jazzer, always. Always. Haha. Sopranos and violinists are special breeds of human beings all on their own. kekeke
Med school and u had time to watch dramas?! I commend you. I was pre-med since I was interested in the sciences, but I figured I wasn't passionate enough to continue down that path, plus my awful MCAT scores for not studying as much as I should... so it went downhill from there.
Anyways, Congratulations Doctor! Residency will probably be hell but exciting at the same time! Come to the US if u get a chance.
Actually everyone I know in med school watches some sort of series or drama, be it Dr. House, The Bing Bang Theory or Gossip Girl. No sane person can spend his/her whole life only working or studying :) I know there are exceptions, but most of us like to relax once in a while too. I discovered Asian dramas one year ago when I just wanted to try something new.
I heard residency is really tough in the States... Here in Europe it's not easy either and the salary is not that great in the beginning but I think the level of stress seems to be slightly lower. Probably because we don't have those atrocious student loans and the healthcare system is different...
I'd love to visit the US as a tourist, it's such an amazingly diverse country! :)
I truly think that much of medical practice in the US revolves around "medicolegal reasons." I mean that we learn in med school that more is better, right? If you aren't sure whether to admit a patient or not, if you're not sure whether to do a procedure or not -- you'll do it, to be on the safe side, in case you'll get sued for not doing it.
That is, truthfully, the predominant ethos in US hospitals these days, and undoubtedly contributes much to the skyrocketing cost of healthcare in the US today. Obviously, all these procedures cost money, and obviously someone pays for them... if it's not the patient, presumably, it's the taxpayer.
Now, I'm completely for citizens' taxes going to subsidize the health and welfare of others, but I truly wish the prevailing ethos in health care delivery could be changed.
Sadly it's becoming the same everywhere... Our health system here is in collapse, for the same reason. The limited number of contributors cannot sustain the huge expenses, and each time a doctor is supposedly mistaken, a whole media scandal explodes. It's like witch hunt, but for doctors.
I've found my perfect guy... Tai Hee from Ojakgyo brothers. How can a guy be so sweet, so vulnerable and so sexy all at the same time. added advantage, he's not a chaebol.
A good week for me, since I just heard that Yoo Seung Ho is cast in the korean version of operation love, the boy who played young Dong Soo in WBDS is cast in Moon embraces Sun thingy and Dec21(when I get to see JCW in veggie store) is coming closer.
Hey A!
Did I already tell you I am making tshirts?
Una Lives!
and
F*&& You, Cho-rip!
I wanted the Una Lives one to have an image of him against a night sky with a big moon behind him, but I am having trouble finding the right photo of him with the right expression.
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1 tOoNsKiE
November 25, 2011 at 6:31 AM
Oh Happy, Happy Friday!
And belated Happy Thanksgiving everyone! :)
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tOoNsKiE
November 25, 2011 at 6:36 AM
Oh yeah, and I'm thankful for:
* all the blessings I've received
* all the loved ones who surround me
* all the friends I meet
* all the friends I keep
* all the dramas I've enjoyed
* all the fun that came along
* all the battles I've won
* all the lessons I've learned
And I wish for more blessings. For me and for everyone. :)
*goes to watch FBRS* Ha-ha! :D
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cmrprindle
November 25, 2011 at 7:15 AM
Happy Friday, tOoNsKiE, and Happy Thanksgiving to you as well :)
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tOoNsKiE
November 25, 2011 at 7:51 AM
:) thank you. :)
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ar
November 25, 2011 at 8:16 AM
Happy belated Thanksgiving! I'm still in bed, recovering from major turkey coma!
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tOoNsKiE
November 25, 2011 at 8:28 AM
I'm sending you good vibes to help with the digestion. :) Aja! Aja!
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2 luv_KimRaeWon
November 25, 2011 at 6:32 AM
Happy Friday every-one.. n' Happy Thanksgiving too..
guess most of you are busy with Thanksgiving shopping and dinner..
since I dont live in the US, this is just another working day for me..
anyways, I watched the 1st 8 episodes of FBRS..love the drama, fast-paced, funny and lots of
eye-candy.. cant wait for the next 8 episodes.. though I must say, I thought JIW didn't seem
that intense(or natural) in the last scene of Epi 8..loved his acting all through, but I thought
he could've done a better job in that particular scene(bathroom scene)..
since I'm off my partial-drama break, I think I'll watch 'in time with you' this weekend.
anyone seen it? the premise sounds very interesting..Ariel Lin as a succesful working woman, I need
that after finding her immature and clingy in ISWAK..
and I have a confession to make:i find the alpha-male attractive in the dramas but in real life, i
just dislike and keep away from such kind of guys..anyone else like this or am I the only weirdo here?
@cmrprindle:how r u doing?i took a break from watching dramas just like that.. couldn't keep away from the recaps
though:)..
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 6:54 AM
I find in real life alpha-male attractive but arrogant, therefore I usually avoid that type. I rather choose a down-to-earth guy that knows his strengths as well as his limits.
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houstontwin
November 25, 2011 at 3:30 PM
I made a big mistake in my 20's dating an alpha male for way too many years. Thankfully, I came to my senses and married a sweet, gentle guy. We've been married a long time and it gets better and better!
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Plume
November 26, 2011 at 4:28 AM
now that's a success story! :)
lucky girl!!
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cmrprindle
November 25, 2011 at 7:17 AM
Happy Friday, luv_KimRaeWon :) I am doing well. Happy to have this Thanksgiving hol. Totally needed it.
Since I'm watching waaaaay few dramas, and none of the dramas I'm watching have recaps (at least not here) I find I'm not as interested in recaps in general. What I do read, however, are all the photo shoot posts (the pretty!) and various news posts about upcoming dramas. Especially anything to do with Padam Padam :D
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jerry
November 25, 2011 at 8:44 AM
in time with u started off well but now its boring.
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luv_KimRaeWon
November 25, 2011 at 8:49 AM
ohh, disapppointed.. had expectations from it
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Shel
November 25, 2011 at 9:55 AM
One of my good friends in college was the alpha/arrogant type. I was dating his much nicer/down to earth best friend when we met. The BF and I broke up, but I stayed friends with Mr A. He was a GOOD looking guy and had no shortage of females chasing him. But, he usually chased the few that weren't. I had to warn him off a couple of my friends, though. I told him that if he was serious that was one thing...if he was gonna play around with them like he did most of the others, I was gonna punch him. He must have decided I was serious, cuz he was very sweet to my girlfriends, lol.
On the other hand, he was handy for scaring off unwanted guys. I worked in a mall in a jewelry store, he worked next door at the shoe store. I had this guy that just wouldn't go away and my crazy boss thought I should go out with him (customer service!). He was about a foot shorter than me and about 20 years older, so I was disgusted. He would come by almost every day to visit. I'd tried ignoring him, and even being kind of rude (when boss wasn't watching). One day I went to lunch with Mr A, and when we came back I could see Mr Creepy in the back of the store waiting for me. So we ditched next door, and I called my boss and told him that I wasn't coming back until he convinced Creepy to go away. He essentially told me to get my butt back to work. So, Mr A says, "Come on, I'll go with you". (FYI, Mr A's real job was a blacksmith...he was seriously built). So he walked me in with his arm around my shoulder, gave me a kiss goodbye and left. Mr Creepy asked a coworker if that was my BF, to which she had the presence of mind to say yes. He never came back again. For which, I made Mr A his favorite peach pie. :0)
Haven't seen him in 20 years, although I hear he's still shoeing horses, so he's probably still in good shape.
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 10:09 AM
:D Wonderful story! so he really was blacksmith? Wow where did you live then? I'd have a minimal change here and now to meet anyone solid built/handy/doing anything related to horses. I guess I like skinny, nerdy types... Anyway arrongant alpha males here are still rather thin and not so handy, but they think themselves smarter and better then anyone else. And to tell the truth, they are't even THAT handsome...
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Shel
November 25, 2011 at 2:14 PM
You know, in my experience, the ones who THINK they're the hottest, invariably AREN'T. Mr A was an exception, he was a beautiful boy. I'd be curious to see how he aged....he'd be close to 50 now.
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Plume
November 26, 2011 at 4:35 AM
I used to date an alpha male, he was the leader of his group, handsomer than anyone else...but a total two-faced coward. Took years to realize this.
I saw him recently and he gained has some serious weight, he no longer looks like a Greek god :P. So the bottom line is, it's no use if a guy is very handsome in his early twenties if by the beginning of his thirties he's going to be a big fat couch potato. Right?
Raine
November 25, 2011 at 11:05 AM
What a fantabulous story. I enjoyed myself whilst reading AND imagining Mr. A.
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Shel
November 25, 2011 at 2:40 PM
You know, if I can find an old pic.....
He was so cute, he really did have a cute/fun personality when he wasn't scamming some girl. I loved him, but would have never trusted him as a BF because I knew him too well. His cute/down to earth BFF was a lovely man, and although we broke up, in was amicable...just bad timing. I sort of keep in touch with him, but he says he hasn't seen Mr A more than once or twice since I have. When I'm home visiting, I see his family's Ferrier business trucks around, and every once in awhile I think I should stop one and ask about him. I know their
business really picked up once they got a contract for one of the arabian farms in north scottsdale, so he should be doing OK.
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Raine
November 25, 2011 at 6:45 PM
oooh....pic....:D It'd be interesting to see how he's fared over the years. See how he's settled...or not settled. lol
ahjummabunny
November 25, 2011 at 12:10 PM
hmm isn't this from a sageuk drama? the guy is a blacksmith and the girl is rescued by him after she is harassed by someone who harasses?
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Shel
November 25, 2011 at 2:13 PM
Arizona....he was a cocky cowboy, lol. I remember, in the early 80's he stopped at the mall to see a friend between farms. She saw him and said "What is this? Urban Cowboy?" He said, "Nope, it's the real thing, still have horseshit on my boots!". Ha!
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Raine
November 25, 2011 at 6:45 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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cherkell
November 26, 2011 at 6:39 PM
Good thing he didn't go on to become Joseon's Greatest Blacksmith, or else he would have been forced to hang around with (F-U) Cho Rip!! :)
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3 MsScorpion
November 25, 2011 at 6:34 AM
Happy Thanksgiving everyone, been a long time away from the OTs but I'm back now.
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cmrprindle
November 25, 2011 at 7:17 AM
Welcome back, MsScorpion! Happy Thanksgiving :D
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4 Alixana
November 25, 2011 at 6:36 AM
Despite the chronic lack of time and an irresistible urge to watch Flower Boys Ramyun Shop, I yesterday picked up Me too, flower! and I'm loving it. Despite not really digging Yoon Siyoon's lipstick shade.
I cried a bit at the end of the episode 2. T__T
Now I'm hooked and I want to see more but I don't have timeeeeee... Eh.
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zgznoona
November 25, 2011 at 6:38 AM
Those are my 2 favorite dramas at this moment.
I really need the laughs.
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Natalie
November 25, 2011 at 6:55 AM
Those are my favorites right now too.. sometimes I can go a while without having any dramas I like and sometimes I have so many :D
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red
November 25, 2011 at 12:52 PM
me too!..i just picked it up yesterday and now im kind of in love with it...but most of the first episode was spent imagining the awesome it would be with kim jae won *sob...not that yoon si yoon is bad...hes doing a pretty good job but none of the story archs relating to a 30 year old man is believable...but despite all this im digging the tone of the drama and the characters.
I was initially put off with lee jia cast...but im enjoying her character the most at the moment. I never though her and kim jae won would look good together, but after watching this im sure she would have made it work....argh well nothing we can do about that now TT
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5 zgznoona
November 25, 2011 at 6:37 AM
Happy OT and Friday everybody. I'll provably won't stay for long, but at least wanted to say hi.
Feeling kind of down lately and besides FBRS and MTF I'm losing interest in dramas.
I suppose it'll come back once I star feeling better.
The only good thing coming in my future is that in 2 weeks I'll be in Spain with my family. :)
I never thought I would deal this badly with a breakup.
Oh Well...
I hope you all are doing much better
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luv_KimRaeWon
November 25, 2011 at 6:45 AM
break-ups do bring down most of us.. dont worry.. you'll
get over it in time and be better for the experience..
yup, watch lots of funny dramas to make u feel better..you can try all kinds when you feel better..
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aoiaheen
November 25, 2011 at 6:49 AM
I usually immerse myself in dramas when I'm feeling down. I try the melodramas that make me feel like crying. Usually I never watch these, but when I'm down, fictional peoples misery makes me feel better.
Hope you feel better soon. My last breakup, I didn't get over it for months, but now I look back and think "what on earth did I see in that guy, in the first place?"
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 6:51 AM
Sapin?? Sounds like major fun ahead ;). Bring us some souvenirs :D.
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 6:52 AM
Oups Spain. My typing skills are horrible as always...
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 6:57 AM
Break-ups suck but after some years you'll be happy you're no longer with the loser. I say that from experience.
Cheer up and look ahead, the sun shines for everyone ;).
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luv_KimRaeWon
November 25, 2011 at 7:04 AM
agree with this.. i've seen friends who were down in the dumps after their break-up, but much happier and with a much better and deserving person later.. good luck zgznoona..
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cmrprindle
November 25, 2011 at 7:11 AM
Oh, zgznoona! *hugs* luv_KimRaeWon and Plume are right. You'll get over this and be better for it. Right now, though, there's nothing wrong with mourning the loss of the relationship. You've gotta go through this part to get to the better part, unfortunately. *hugs s'more*
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tOoNsKiE
November 25, 2011 at 7:19 AM
I wish you good luck while healing that broken heart. My friends say, sometimes you have to emo it all out to speed up 'recovery.'
I dunno, but I think keeping yourself busy with new things/hobbies does the trick.
Probably the best time now for a drama marathon to keep your mind off it. :) Or not - depending on the drama.
Aja! Aja!
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Sethe
November 25, 2011 at 7:46 AM
Yeah... of course I don't know anything about your particular breakup circumstances, but sometimes the timing is just wrong, or you're in the wrong emotional place with someone who could potentially be really great, or he's in the wrong emotional place, or circumstances are just wrong... I don't know... I guess I'm just saying this because it's not always the case that you were, per se, wrong for each other, but that the circumstances were just wrong, and that just plain sucks... but what can you do, besides wait out the pain and hope that maybe someday there'll be someone else...
Espero que te sientas mejor dentro de muy poco. (Haven't used Spanish for many years... hope I'm still reasonably grammatically correct ;) )
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zgznoona
November 25, 2011 at 8:00 AM
Thanks Sethe, your Spanish is great.
Actually, my situations was kind of like that. We were in different places emotionally. It's not that we don't love each other, or that he didn't care for me. It's just that he is not ready for the kind of relationship I want and I got tired of having to deal with a lot of things and forgive a lot of things.
He'll be a great partner once he is ready to be one.
In the mean time, I have to get over it and find a good guy :)
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Mama J
November 25, 2011 at 8:08 AM
He's out there, and he'll find you. Or you'll find him. Either way :)
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zgznoona
November 25, 2011 at 8:45 AM
I hope so, though at this moment it is hard to believe.
But I know that how a feel now has nothing to do with how I'll feel after a few months.
cmrprindle
November 25, 2011 at 12:48 PM
Isn't it crazy and unfun how knowing you'll feel differently not too long from now seems to do nothing about how you feel right now?
zgznoona
November 26, 2011 at 6:13 PM
@cmrprindle so true.
Sethe
November 25, 2011 at 8:43 AM
Yep... sometimes it's like that, I guess. The one person who I think could truly have been the love of my life, I met under circumstances that were, well... just wrong for both of us. In the long run, yeah, it's better not to pursue something that's clearly not going to go anywhere healthy, but at the time, the feelings are so overpowering... yeah, let me repeat myself, it just sucks...
I wasn't ready to find a good guy for, well, probably years, but I'm kind of an over-emotional, over-dramatic type, and many people probably wouldn't have carried on for as long as I did...
(P.S... you're sweet to say my Spanish is great... like I said, it's been quite a while.)
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zgznoona
November 25, 2011 at 8:54 AM
So we are two over-dramatic and over-emotional.
Maybe that is why we like dramas. :)
Sethe
November 25, 2011 at 9:10 AM
@zgznoona
We are over-dramatic and over-emotional... yep, totally guilty.
I sometimes truly think watching dramas and reading romance novels spoils me for real life... I want high drama, and passion, and a love to fight/die for, and all that... and today's world just doesn't seem to offer that... what's a woman who's immersed herself in romance novels and dramas to do? ;)
zgznoona
November 26, 2011 at 6:17 PM
@Sethe,
actually I think I am realistic in terms of love, never look for Mr. Perfect. Maybe that is the problem. I should be more demanding and less understanding
Plume
November 25, 2011 at 8:56 AM
Hmm it sounds to me like your guy wasn't really ready to settle... or something of that kind. Yeah it's sad to see a long-term relationship and yes, the perspective of being single is really frightening, but at least whatever he lacks in won't be able to hurt you any more.
I've been through this and it was horrible but at least now I can lead my life in whatever direction i want, without having to please anyone else or compromise.
I'm in my mid-twenties and some people already look at me as they would doubt I'll ever get to marry since I ditched an apparently "perfect" boyfriend, but I'm happy as I am and I'm sure that at some point in this life (or another one :P ) I'll find my true mate. Not that I believe in fairy tales... Jane Austen, where are you? :)
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zgznoona
November 25, 2011 at 7:50 AM
Thank you luv_KimRaeWon, aoiaheen, Plume, cmrprindle, tOoNsKiE.
I know it is for the better that is over. But after being on and off for 6 years, I suppose it is going to take some time to get over it.
I think the bigger issue for me is that I have to rearrange my life now, since there were so many plans and dreams built around the relationship.
That is the tougher part, and the feeling that I'm in my mid-thirties and feel like I have to start over with my life.
Plume, about my trip to Spain, I usually go once a year to see my family. Only this year I really need all their love and care more than I usually do.
Wow, I never thought I would talk so much about my self here. But it kind of helps, since I've been keeping this from my people because I didn't want to worry them.
Thanks again
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ar
November 25, 2011 at 8:21 AM
*hugs* Cry it out now, but keep in the back of your mind, maybe a month from this day, two months from this day...a year from this day, a bit of happiness will find you. it is something to look forward to. Then cry again - this time happy tears because you're feeling lucky to have gotten out of a relationship that wasn't working work.
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zgznoona
November 25, 2011 at 8:46 AM
Thanks for the hugs I really need them.
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tOoNsKiE
November 25, 2011 at 8:27 AM
You're welcome. :)
A fresh start can be an exciting thing. Scary, but exciting.
I think you shouldn't worry much about what your loved ones or friends will say about what happened. Sometimes, when we're in an emotional pothole, we tend to underestimate the capacity of people's hearts to embrace.
And better that it happens in your mid-thirties than staying in a rocky relationship all your life. Many people who mean to have a restart, but are too scared to go for it, get stuck in such situation for life. I think you're lucky. More than that, I think you're brave.
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zgznoona
November 25, 2011 at 8:49 AM
That's true, though I feel kind of old now and I know is not the end, I feel it kind of is at this moment.
But you guys are so great that I'm feeling a little bit better just but letting it out here.
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Raine
November 25, 2011 at 11:18 AM
I believe in 'venting' and just getting everything out. The pain is there and time won't pass any faster, but you get your issues out where you can see them, you can have someone on the outside to bounce ideas, thoughts and emotions off of and its nice to just let is all out!
I went through a LOT this year and without those people who just listened to me, I think I would still be where I was. I'm glad you found them here:D Not only do k-dramas rock our worlds, but they bring lovers together not only for drama related things. :D
zgznoona
November 26, 2011 at 6:24 PM
That's true Raine.
But I always feel kind of uncomfortable if I talk too much a bout my personal life. I feel I'm bothering people. I yet I made a small comment just o explain maybe why I don't feel too much like watching dramas, and you guys have been so great and supportive.
Raine
November 27, 2011 at 8:23 PM
You just to have to test the waters to see if people are receptive. Most people are. We are social creatures by nature. Both talking and listening are things we are (should) be good at. At least here you have kindred spirits who really do exemplify that part of human nature, ya?
Shel
November 25, 2011 at 9:37 AM
Lots of hugs for you, and a visit with family always helps me.
Hope you feel better soon, and there is a guy out there for you somewhere. You'll find him when you're both ready. :0)
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alua
November 25, 2011 at 10:37 AM
Un abrazo. Un abrazototototote! Ojalá que te sientas mejor pronto!
De dónde eres en España?
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zgznoona
November 26, 2011 at 6:27 PM
Muchas gracias.
Mi nombre lo dice zgz (Zaragoza)
De dónde eres?
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Mama J
November 29, 2011 at 10:54 AM
guess I can't call you Zigzynoona in my head anymore...
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Raine
November 25, 2011 at 11:07 AM
<3 and hugs to my S. Fl buddy. Have fun in Espagna. Lose yourself! Let your heart feel what it needs to feel.
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zgznoona
November 26, 2011 at 6:31 PM
Thanks
In a few days I'll do my best and try to get all the love and comfort for those who know me the best
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6 queencircles
November 25, 2011 at 6:41 AM
Morning! Happy friday, happy thanksgiving! I'm glad jb did Series review of the princess's man, I started watching it last week and I like it a lot so far. I'm not going to read the review until I finish, but I'm excited for that. It might take a while because of all the shows I'm currently watching though. I used it like I was using protect the boss before, watching episodes when there are no new episodes of my current shows.
I meant to comment previously on protect the boss... Did people like that show? I loved it. The extension did slow it down a little at the end, but I stil liked it a lot, I didn't think the conflict was too convoluted or anything, and the chaebol family was always a hoot I thought. It was a really cute show.
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cmrprindle
November 25, 2011 at 7:13 AM
I still haven't finished, queencircles, but I totally loved Protect the Boss. I think you'll find that it had a rabid following on the OT! And most people also feel as you do, that the extension brought it down. I think I agree with an assessment that AhjummaBunny made a while ago, though, that the more serious turn it took near the end felt like a natural progression of the show and not so much like they threw it in b/c they absolutely had to find filler for the extension. It does bring the show down from its happy place, but, b/c I presume it gets happier again, it makes you appreciate the giddiness when it comes back.
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queencircles
November 25, 2011 at 8:23 AM
I totally agree with that assessment. I thought everything seemed really natural and the conflict wasn't just a filler conflict.
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Raine
November 25, 2011 at 11:21 AM
I really want to watch PTB too.
I'm so happy and angry that JB published her review. I'm trying to write one myself and I KNOW if I read hers I'll be totally biased because she's such a convincing writer. Now I have to get off my butt and do it so that I can read hers...how's THAT for motivation.
Anyway, please let me know how you liked TPM because I was seriously head-over-heels in love. (And not just cause of PSH, although he was the main reason I watched it in the first place.)
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7 Plume
November 25, 2011 at 6:49 AM
Hello dear OT-friends!
I'm finally over with med school, I'm officially a doctor. I'm really thankful for that, can't wait to start working! :)
Currently watching Zettai Kareshi - and loving it. I'm curious how the Korean version is going to be.
I saw yesterday in a local shop some products made in Korea. Guess what. Those sheet-facemasks everyone seems to use in the dramas. Didn't buy any though, because I don't believe in face-masks :P.
How's everyone doing? Any holiday plans?
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luv_KimRaeWon
November 25, 2011 at 6:58 AM
wow..congrats..good luck for the specialisation or job
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 7:01 AM
Thanks! I'll only start in January so plenty of time for dramas till then ;).
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cmrprindle
November 25, 2011 at 7:02 AM
Happy Weekend, Plume, and CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I know how much work that's been for you! :D So proud :)
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V V
November 25, 2011 at 7:23 AM
Congrats!!!
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tOoNsKiE
November 25, 2011 at 7:24 AM
Holiday plans include packing up, leaving the city, and going back to my hometown to spend it with my folks. ;)
Aaand before I do that, setup the Christmas decorations at work. Cuz I'm always in charge of that. I'm still thinking of a theme, though. I wonder if an Angry Birds theme would be appreciated.
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tOoNsKiE
November 25, 2011 at 7:28 AM
Oh, and I almost forgot... (sorry)
Congrats, Dr. Plume! :)
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 9:16 AM
Angry Birds? Like... Hitchcock's Birds? Wow that's original, I'm sure they would appreciate it :P.
I'd like a whimsical Christmas theme, something in the Lewis Carroll style... makes me dreamy.
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jomo143
November 25, 2011 at 7:24 AM
OMG, PLUME,
Congratulations!
I have a friend who is just starting Med School and it is kicking her butt. I don't know you, but I am very very proud!
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 8:01 AM
Thank you Jomo! ;) Wish your friend good luck and strength!
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ahjummabunny
November 25, 2011 at 7:32 AM
do you mean you don't believe face-masks work?
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 7:56 AM
Yep, i usually say "i don't believe in" just for fun. :)
I think skin-care is more about giving skin what it really needs and skipping the unnecessary irritants, alcohol and fragrance that facepacks sold in shops usually contain. I'm otherwise a big cosmetics-junkie.
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Kender
November 25, 2011 at 7:45 AM
Congrats Plume! I toyed with the idea of med school a few years ago but decided to leave it to my more science-minded brother, so props to you for sticking it out. :) What kind of medicine are you planning on going into?
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 7:59 AM
I'm going to be a cardiologist, that was my dream for ages :).
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Sethe
November 25, 2011 at 7:54 AM
Wow... congratulations! I know firsthand how... well... stressful and painful it is to get through med school, so you have my total admiration. Not sure where you're from... do you have a residency/post-graduate training lined up?
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 7:58 AM
I'm from Romania but I'm moving to Germany soon for the residency. At least for 6 years, hopefully.
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Sethe
November 25, 2011 at 8:03 AM
My med school best friend was from Romania! Small world, huh? ;) What are you planning to specialize in?
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 8:15 AM
It really is a very small world! I always hear about Romanians in most surprising places in the world, last time I even heard about a small Romanian community in Argentina. Wow.
I'll specialize in Cardiology, my fave :).
Sethe
November 25, 2011 at 9:03 AM
Also, one of the most beloved and respected attending physicians at my med school (for outside rotations) was a VA (Veterans Administration) doctor from Romania... he had experienced serious persecution in Romania before he came to the US... and, well, I guess his approach is best summed up by one of my classmates who said, "He has a low tolerance for nonsense."
Plume
November 25, 2011 at 10:17 AM
If he was persecuted then it means he really was elite in Romania before he moved to US...
Lots of Romanians left the country during the communist period and some of them really made it in the US. It was nice for me to discover that quite well-known American brands like Mario Badescu or Anastasia of Beverly Hills or Jessica (nail-grooming stuff) were founded by Romanians.
Plume
November 25, 2011 at 12:28 PM
Cluj is an academic city so it's pretty lively because of the large number of students. Just ask your friends show you the places young people go to. Clubs, cafes, you know what i mean. For real tourist attractions you'd have to leave the city and visit some other places in Transylvania.
Mama J
November 25, 2011 at 8:10 AM
Your English is spectacularly good :) And congrats, Doc!
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 8:17 AM
Oh (blushes) thank you :).
jomo143
November 27, 2011 at 8:54 AM
Second that!
alua
November 25, 2011 at 10:19 AM
I'm planning a trip to Romania in January, to see a Romanian friend of mine in Cluj. Superexcited because a) haven't been to Romania before and b) haven't seen my friend in three years.
Where in Romania are you from?
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 10:53 AM
From Cluj!! :) Need any travel advice? I'm here for you!
alua
November 25, 2011 at 11:55 AM
Thanks for offering. I'm totally leaving it up to my friend (also in part because she is taking care of her father who is quite ill... so there might not be much flexibility in terms of travelling). Anything you'd recommend I see in Cluj itself?
Plume
November 26, 2011 at 4:41 AM
Just ask her to show you the places (cafes, clubs) where the young people go. Cluj is an academic city so it's usually pretty lively. It might be very cold in January... but if you have the possibility, do go outside Cluj to see the real tourist attractions of Transylvania :). How long are you going to stay in Romania?
alua
November 26, 2011 at 6:57 AM
Not too long. I'm planning 5 days to a week. (I'm stopping by Budapest for 2 days on the way.)
I don't mind the cold, especially if there is snow :-)
Hopefully I'll have some sort of decent digital camera by then to take pics with (will bring my film camera, but I always take forever to develop film for lack of time and money).
dany
November 25, 2011 at 10:41 AM
Congratulations! It's great you are moving to Germany, life in our dear little country is too hard (I'm from Romania, too,) so have a nice life there.
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 10:55 AM
Maybe I just need a change of environment, I don't know... Living to many years in the same place makes me want to get out and see the world :).
Plume
November 25, 2011 at 10:55 AM
Which part of Romania are you from?
dany
November 25, 2011 at 11:02 AM
I'm from Bucharest. I've never been to Cluj but I heard it's a beautiful city.
Plume
November 25, 2011 at 11:29 AM
I've been twice to Bucharest but always with business so I missed the best parts of it... Too big to see in one day!
dany
November 25, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Can you believe it that I've lived here my whole life and I still haven't seen Casa Poporului? Bucharest is too big and dirty for my taste.
Plume
November 25, 2011 at 12:30 PM
I did visit the Parliament and Cotroceni Palace but I didn't get to see the old Bucharest. I heard it's charming...
zgznoona
November 25, 2011 at 8:02 AM
Congratulations. Now you deserve a good break and lots of dramas to celebrate.
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 8:26 AM
Funny thing is, I never got myself to watch a drama about doctors, and there's plenty of them. I like dramas about people at work though. I'm especially fascinated with people working in creative fields.
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zgznoona
November 25, 2011 at 8:42 AM
Provably if you watch a drama about doctors you will be pulling your hairs out thinking how ridiculous it is.
I'm not a doctor and I have felt that way when watching medical dramas.
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 9:06 AM
I tried to watch one episode of Grey's Anatomy but that was it. I just wasn't interesting in watching people getting stressed in hospital while I had already spent the day getting stressed doing that. They are sometimes a bit ridiculous, I admit. Anyway, doctors in dramas are too beautiful to be true :).
Ah, do vet-med dramas count? I enjoyed once one with Shun Oguri. So funny to see him performing surgery on a hamster! :
ahjummabunny
November 25, 2011 at 12:36 PM
juui doolitle with narimiya hiroki!?? I haven't seen it, but I considered watching it because I was charmed by hiroki san but he's not the lead is he? how is he?
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Plume
November 26, 2011 at 12:39 AM
He's there, and he's handsome but he's not the lead. The lead is Shun Oguri (Rui from Hana Yori Dango). And the girl is Makino from Hana YD.
You can watch one or two episodes to figure out if you like stories about animals. The drama doesn't really have a plot. Each episode has a little story about a pet and an owner and a fact about life. I personally enjoyed it, it's not your regular drama about romance, lies and mothers in law.
ar
November 25, 2011 at 8:23 AM
Congrats!! Going through medical school and the whole doctor route is so stressful - physically and emotionally- I always feel grateful that there are people out there who are willing to step up to the plate!
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Shel
November 25, 2011 at 9:31 AM
CONGRATS, Dr. Plume! And, your English is really good, I'd have never guessed you weren't a native English speaker.
I like my cardiologist. He's from India, and from what I can tell so far he has absolutely no sense of humor. My husband and I get a kick out of attempting to make him laugh, but no go so far, lol. He always just looks at us like we're certifiable. He is however, absolutely no nonsense, and I do like that.
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 10:47 AM
Thanks, I've been studying English since early childhood but I only started to like it in my late teens, when I discovered that English novels are more interesting when read in original. For a non-native speaker, learning English is a life-long process...
Your cardiologist is the very committed type I guess, and that's very good for your heart. :)
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ahjummabunny
November 25, 2011 at 12:20 PM
I'm no nonsense about work too. I think it's cultural in my case. It makes us seem unfriendly. My friend is always hearing that in reviews. I usually agree with how she interacts with others because it's work, but she suffers poor thing.
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 12:31 PM
Ahjummabunny, which is your cultural background exactly?
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ahjummabunny
November 25, 2011 at 2:00 PM
I'm guyanese- post colonial english. very victorian, very late 50's to early 60's american culture. I live in the us and I haven't managed to acquire enough us culture and when I attempted to, I chose late 40's to early 60's because it made more sense.
Sethe
November 25, 2011 at 9:57 PM
Random thought... Isn't it kind of amazing how at this forum we have people from all over the world, with all different cultural backgrounds and native languages, coming together to comment on Korean dramas in English?
(I feel like a Hallmark card or something... I think Thanksgiving has made me a little sappy ;) )
Shel
November 25, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Hi Sethe...haven't seen any comments from you about your honey. Has he fallen out of grace with you?
Sethe
November 25, 2011 at 11:29 PM
Hi Shel!
No, I still love my Mitt ;) Despite what the media says about him, despite the ugly plaid shirts he wears to try to look like the "average Joe," despite his awkward attempts to bond with voters, despite his transparent pandering to whichever constituency is most likely to elect him... I still love him :)
I guess I'm just trying (belatedly) to refrain from making political comments on a site where that's not really the agenda. Plus, I'm a little preoccupied with my current real-world crush on a co-worker... seems like there's real potential there, but anything in the workplace is dicey, so I'm being very cautious...
Sethe
November 25, 2011 at 11:59 PM
And now that you've gotten me started, can I just say, Newt Gingrich over my love?!?!? Really?!?!?
Newt Gingrich is one of the most mean-spirited and hypocritical politicians (and people, frankly) I've ever seen in my life, and yet he's Republicans' top choice for President?!?!?!? (One of my favorite quotes regarding Gingrich comes from Paul Krugman, who cited someone else saying that Gingrich is "the stupid person's idea of how a smart person talks.")
What are people thinking? Do they not remember the '90s?
My love (Mitt Romney, for those of you who don't know) is an intelligent, knowledgeable, competent, and sane person, which puts him head and shoulders above the rest of the current Republican field... do Republicans really want to nominate a clown, ignoramus, fool, or jackass? Seriously?!?!?
Shel
November 26, 2011 at 11:27 AM
Newt's an idiot....for the rest of this comment, see #52 where it posted when I tried to reply. Stupid computers. ;0)
jomo143
November 27, 2011 at 8:57 AM
Why doesn't anyone ever compliment my English?
Hmmmmm.......................maybe because it is my first language?.................OK, then.
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Mama J
November 27, 2011 at 11:44 AM
Jomo, your vocabulary is broad and I particularly like the way you use ellipses...
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jomo143
November 27, 2011 at 6:07 PM
You do, too. Thank you!!!!!
alua
November 25, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Congrats! What a big thing to achieve! So much hard work, and surely a lot of long hours and sleep deprivation!
CONGRATS!
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Raine
November 25, 2011 at 11:14 AM
CONGRATULATIONS! That's really amazing, Plume. And Cardiology? Someone like you helped out my brother when he was fainting and we didn't know why. We are forever grateful to cardiologists!
I love the interests that doctor's have (yes, you are now lumped in with all those practicing doctors out there!) One example is my piano teacher's husband who is a neurosurgeon. He also plays the oboe in an amateur orchestra! He's always traveling for conferences and surgeries, but he still plays in an orchestra and keeps up his chops!
I don't believe in facemasks as my skin is SUPER sensitive, even to the hard water we have here.
Anyway, congratulations, congratulations!
(And yes, your English is super good.)
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 11:46 AM
Oboe? That suddenly reminded me about the grandpa in Beethoven Virus :).
I've noticed too that top doctors have hobbies besides their work. I'm not good at anything else except for using my brain and maybe, but just maybe, cooking, so I mainly spend my free time reading about things outside medicine.
Is it only water making you trouble? I am prone to allergies and for a long time I had no idea what was triggering them. Some of the chemicals and plant extracts in cosmetics caused me some terrible rashes, but it was hard to identify which one exactly I am allergic to. So far I only know I can' tolerate chemical sunscreens (oxybenzone, octocrylene..). Reading the label is the best thing we can do for our skin, wish I'd known this earlier...
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Raine
November 25, 2011 at 6:52 PM
I don't use any product on my face...except make up. Haha. I'm a label reader cause I do it with food. HF corn syrup makes me really sick. And then when you buy foods with ingredients you can pronounce and you feel better...well, you stop buying crap.
And this neurosurgeon does remind me of the old oboe player from BV! It's funny because most musicians have personalities that match their instruments. I can always tell a singer, a brass player, a jazzer, always. Always. Haha. Sopranos and violinists are special breeds of human beings all on their own. kekeke
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Jennifer
November 25, 2011 at 11:35 AM
Med school and u had time to watch dramas?! I commend you. I was pre-med since I was interested in the sciences, but I figured I wasn't passionate enough to continue down that path, plus my awful MCAT scores for not studying as much as I should... so it went downhill from there.
Anyways, Congratulations Doctor! Residency will probably be hell but exciting at the same time! Come to the US if u get a chance.
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Actually everyone I know in med school watches some sort of series or drama, be it Dr. House, The Bing Bang Theory or Gossip Girl. No sane person can spend his/her whole life only working or studying :) I know there are exceptions, but most of us like to relax once in a while too. I discovered Asian dramas one year ago when I just wanted to try something new.
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Plume
November 25, 2011 at 11:55 AM
I heard residency is really tough in the States... Here in Europe it's not easy either and the salary is not that great in the beginning but I think the level of stress seems to be slightly lower. Probably because we don't have those atrocious student loans and the healthcare system is different...
I'd love to visit the US as a tourist, it's such an amazingly diverse country! :)
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ahjummabunny
November 25, 2011 at 2:01 PM
speaking of grandpas- did you take thundie's -est quiz?? It was soo hard!
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Sethe
November 26, 2011 at 12:29 AM
I truly think that much of medical practice in the US revolves around "medicolegal reasons." I mean that we learn in med school that more is better, right? If you aren't sure whether to admit a patient or not, if you're not sure whether to do a procedure or not -- you'll do it, to be on the safe side, in case you'll get sued for not doing it.
That is, truthfully, the predominant ethos in US hospitals these days, and undoubtedly contributes much to the skyrocketing cost of healthcare in the US today. Obviously, all these procedures cost money, and obviously someone pays for them... if it's not the patient, presumably, it's the taxpayer.
Now, I'm completely for citizens' taxes going to subsidize the health and welfare of others, but I truly wish the prevailing ethos in health care delivery could be changed.
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Plume
November 26, 2011 at 5:29 AM
Sadly it's becoming the same everywhere... Our health system here is in collapse, for the same reason. The limited number of contributors cannot sustain the huge expenses, and each time a doctor is supposedly mistaken, a whole media scandal explodes. It's like witch hunt, but for doctors.
cv
November 25, 2011 at 2:03 PM
Congrats!
Happy TGIF!
I'm waiting for TWDT to be subtitled at viki so I can watch it!!! :P Been helping segmenting a few dramas there also.
It's gonna be fun!
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8 NKB
November 25, 2011 at 6:50 AM
Hi everyone! Happy Thanksgiving for all those who celebrate it :)
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cmrprindle
November 25, 2011 at 7:14 AM
Happy Thanksgiving, NKB :)
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Raine
November 27, 2011 at 8:27 PM
cmrprindle - I nominated you for an award on my site:D I saw some people already clicked on the link to your site!
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9 aoiaheen
November 25, 2011 at 6:53 AM
Hello guys! Happy friday!
I've found my perfect guy... Tai Hee from Ojakgyo brothers. How can a guy be so sweet, so vulnerable and so sexy all at the same time. added advantage, he's not a chaebol.
A good week for me, since I just heard that Yoo Seung Ho is cast in the korean version of operation love, the boy who played young Dong Soo in WBDS is cast in Moon embraces Sun thingy and Dec21(when I get to see JCW in veggie store) is coming closer.
Isn't life just amazing?
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cmrprindle
November 25, 2011 at 7:18 AM
It's the little things... ;)
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jomo143
November 25, 2011 at 7:28 AM
Hey A!
Did I already tell you I am making tshirts?
Una Lives!
and
F*&& You, Cho-rip!
I wanted the Una Lives one to have an image of him against a night sky with a big moon behind him, but I am having trouble finding the right photo of him with the right expression.
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aoiaheen
November 25, 2011 at 7:43 AM
I'm buying!!!
what expression are you looking for...happy? smiling? crazy-in-unrequited-love?
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jomo143
November 25, 2011 at 8:09 AM
I wanted a happy face - calm - like he is where he is supposed to be.
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aoiaheen
November 25, 2011 at 9:53 AM
I can't remember any time in the drama where he looked at peace.
Have you seen this website?
http://dongsooslashyeoun.tumblr.com/
It has amazing gifs of the both of them.