I’ve watched so many cdramas lately that I need to make a list of my preferences. Since I don’t personally know any of these actresses, my criteria for liking/disliking them are: Aesthetics. Beauty is subjective. My perception of what’s beautiful or not is shaped by my background and experience. Voice. A lower voice sounds warmer […]
Money Matters: Kdrama and Cdrama Expenses
Here’s what your monthly entertainment expense can look like, if you have a severe kdrama/cdrama addiction like I do. Netflix: $25/month I see this as reasonable expense since we don’t go to the movies anymore after Covid, and a movie date for two comes out more expensive than a monthly Netflix membership. ($13 x 2, […]
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Here’s wishing you all good health, prosperity, peace and happiness for the coming year. I love lists and Soompi created a masterlist of 2004 kdramas just in time. 150+ Dramas Of 2024 (K-Drama Masterlist) We had a lot more shows this year, but I think the increase in number is mainly due […]
Happy Birthday, Peaches!
Belated happy birthday to the blog and all the posters! We’re seven years old! I’m looking forward to many more years to come. It should come as no surprise that this blog was started on December 29, 2017, a few days before New Year’s Eve. I was at loose ends back then. I felt stifled […]
My Cdramas This August 2024
Since this month, I’ve been watching more Chinese dramas than usual, I was curious to see how my tastes in cdramas compare with other viewers. I went to “Marcus Here” on Youtube to find out the “Top 10 Chinese Dramas” of the past week. According to Marcus, this popularity survey is based on views on […]
A Thread For @FGB4877
I’m creating a special thread for our friend, @FGB4877. We’re here, @FGB4877, if you want a listening ear and emotional support in these troubled times. I often find engaging in conversation, swapping stories, sharing frustrations, finding humor in the chaos, and simply talking about the mundane can help restore perspective, balance, and faith. I’m moving […]
What Are We Watching in July 2024?
I’m sure you all know how crazy it’s been here where I am. To be honest, I can’t say that I was blind-sided or caught off-guard by the turn of events. I see it like a carbuncle that needed to be lanced in order for cure, healing and regrowth to occur. I trust the process […]
What Are We Watching in June 2024?
For the first time in a long while, nothing premiering this month grabs me. I guess I can force myself to watch “Miss Night and Day.” Miss Night and Day Synopsis from soompi: “Miss Night and Day” is a romantic comedy about a young job seeker who suddenly finds herself trapped in the body of […]
Happy Mother’s Day!
To all the incredible mothers out here, I hope you all had a wonderful time being appreciated, celebrated, cherished, and spoiled by your family today. Just to be clear. By mothers, I refer to adult females who conceived, bore, birthed, nursed, adopted, fostered, nurtured, reared, guided, comforted, supported, protected, educated, fed, sheltered, instructed, raised, nagged, […]
On Technically-Not-A-Villain Characters
Many moons ago, a question was raised in my bookclub to name a character who wasn’t the villain of the story, but technically could be viewed as one because his/her actions consistently put the protagonist in harm’s way. Dumbledore of the Harry Potter series was a favorite in my group. Why? Not only was he […]
What Are We Watching in March 2024?
Listen! Do you hear that sound? That’s the “giant sucking sound” of kdrama viewers being swept into this juggernaut of a drama, “Queen of Tears.” “Queen of Tears” This seems to be a reverse-Cinderella story. The female lead is royalty while the male lead is the Cinderella-man. Their marital life isn’t the happily-ever-after ending they […]
B3tch Talk: On Scene Transitions
Don’t mind me. I’m organizing my notes from this Youtube video. According to Studiobinder, there are nine ways to seamlessly connect scenes together. Whenever I can, I’m getting examples from the show I’m currently watching, “Doctor Slump.” 1. Fade – when a shot fades or “dissolves” to or from a solid color – solid color: […]
Whatcha Cooking for Meatless Friday, Feb 16?
This Lenten tradition on this blog started three years when I asked @agdr03 for a good seafood dish, and she told me to cook fish with oyster sauce. Oyster sauce??? It wouldn’t be a hyperbole to say that oyster sauce opened a whole new world for me. I thought soy sauce and fish sauce were […]
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day! I made a bingo card with kdrama tropes. Everything should be easy to find. The middle grid is a bit tricky because some of you may have not heard of the word before. 🙂 I want you to learn this word because it’s topical for Valentine’s day and for us, kdrama viewers. […]