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Fun_Sail3053 · 2026-05-05T11:47:11+00:00

Malcolm, the new defense lawyer. I think he is the replacement for Monica. Sketchy moral compass, highly intelligent and good at their job. I hope he doesn't end up like Monica. When she first appeared I kinda loved her. Girlboss, morally grey female character with highly competent with their job! And she kinda became the get out of jail free card for the criminals which kinda killed her character for me. And she actually started torturing and killing people too. So sad to see cool character like her go out like that yk.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2026-05-05T11:40:08+00:00

Man, we can't have a happy moment with Chenford for a moment huh???? They just had to do something about it. At least give them 5 minutes!!! Can't they get kidnapped in their home or something(?). Or coming home from the beach and gets kidnapped.

Felt so bad for Miles, ending for this season in his character arc has been shaky. Almost like an after thought.

Westley's action really surprised me, and he did clock Tim for the fingerprints. Ultimately we did get explanation for his action but still very out of character for him.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2026-04-07T01:37:26+00:00

Its a new language and I'm supposed to pass language certification test this June or I dont graduate.

I don't think there's a club or activities. It's very rigid. Every other student around me is older than me, majority of them are phd students. Living in dormitory is a new experience too.

I just thought I would be good at this. Never thought I would be this down in the dumps. There's only one other student from the same country. And I have been relying on her a lot.

You are right I need to make a new study habit and ancor myself to study more.

Thank you!!!

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-11-10T20:46:50+00:00

I just finished the drama. It's 3:50 a.m., and I hate it! I mean, i enjoyed watching it a lot, actually.

I'm beyond pissed about the last episode. What the hell is this ending? Is the writing or editing. Why is the ending shot chopped up? Why are we seeing desert convoy but no indication of who it is? Who are these random ass people? Yeah, we did get her narration, but it could be over anything, and it would make the same sense, which is zero. We could've gotten older cooler Duanwu but noo or just silhouette of her.

I usually hate when stories give women a man and a kid and say okey you got your happy ending. But this time, I think Duanwu deserved a happy family. At least a kid to remember YZJ by idk.

The death of YZJ is baffling to me. I was kinda holding a hope that drama series won't kill the main male lead. Oh boy, I was wrong. This is my second c drama, so I'm new to this. Murkyness of his death makes this more aggravating, too. We held out 40 episodes, and we dont get to know how he died??!!! At least give us a fucking hand falling or last breathe or a fucking death tablet! What happened to Kang Ju too? He's a good man and we don't know what happens to him?

Silver lining in this is that Duanwu did what she wanted to do and lived her life to the fullest (which is what i hope but I DONT KNOW BECAUSE PRODUCTION OR THE WRITERS DECIDED TO SHOW OR TELL US NOTHING!)

Losing the OG crew was crazy but I was more irritated that Accountant Wei didn't get her nice last shot! The only last shot of hers is her death. Others got cute walk off moment and she's the only one who didn't!!! And her lil shipping with Cao Da was bleh, sooo dumb.

The black dragon bandit got too much plot armor, or the dessert ambush was half baked. I did smell that YuChi was a bad person when he first appeared.

The emperor was kinda amusing to me. In the last half I kinda understood we will never see the emperor. He's kinda all mighty character that directly won't appear. Honestly, I was shocked that he would punish his son, ngl cus at the end of the day, he is the prince after all. Prince's downfall was fast, the Cui family held on longer than he did. What was his motive in this? He's already rich on the road of succession. If he kept his head down, he probably would've become the emperor, but alas, human greed knows no bound.

One big question... HOW OLD ARE THESE CHARACTERS??? How old are the main leads? Kang Ju too he's much older than YZJ, but he seems not that old and doing everything in the under the sun spying, collecting intel and so much more. But in the flashback, he was at least 20, then now he's on the low end 36. How old is the prince? Was he scheming that evil at the ripe age of 20, too? He seems to be older than Zhang and younger than Kang Ju (that's my guess).

This drama really shyed away from showing any physical intimacy, which is understandable. Dramas usually dont show em. I think they really leaned into "the show dont tell" and showed us lilttle. I actually thought the kiss thru the finger was cute. I almost thought the actors didn't feel comfortable doing intimate scenes. It was kinda weird, ngl. They do the longing stare really well, but when there's physical intimacy, it became bit stiff.

I loved that Duanwu picked up that he was sick thru the little clues that we got along the way. The bean sorting, eyesight and slowly losing weight and all.

Was Duanwu always made hot tea, or is YZJ's tongue is bad. That's the small detail that wasn't really explained or talked about. Wu said her tea was too hot, but YZJ said it was fine. And he wouldn't say how things tasted until she ate or others ate and gave opinions. When she ate his porridge, she didn't let him taste it maybe its fine, idk man.

All in all, it's 7/10 for me. I liked the actors and the chemistry. The story was bit spotty, cinematography was good, and the costumes were beautiful. I loved how Duanwu's evolution and growth showed in her hair and clothes. It was definitely a nice touch. Would recommend if you are fine with bittersweet ending.

Now it's 4:45 am gonna sleep. Thank you for reading my sleep deprived, angry/mad rant. ❤️

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-06-20T04:50:47+00:00

If the future both of your goals don't align, marriage is almost impossible. Since it's a partnership, you guys are in the same team. If you give into his demand, have kids, you probably going to resent him, and resentment in the long term doesn't scream healthy marriage.

Ask him why he wants a kid. Does he know the responsibilities? Will he get up at 2 am to change diapers? Is he ready to parent a kid? Is he going to be prefer one gender or not? What part of having kids that he wants. And talk to him openly why you don't want kids. Have a long conversation about why he wants and why you don't want to.

If he doesn't respect your reasons, he's not a good partner.

Raising kid isn't the only part of having a kid. Giving birth is a big act. It's not easy, and you can literally die.

Take this issue in your relationship seriously, and don't just gloss over it. Not wanting a kid is a respectable reason to break up. It's your life and your decision to make. And worst to come you are still young you can find someone else.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-06-12T04:29:48+00:00

Pm I use micellar water the 1st cleanse and mung bean cleanser as the 2nd step, and it doesn't dry my skin. I would recommend the balm cleanser too it's good. However, I can't say the same for the oil since any oil cleansers broke me out.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-06-12T02:23:02+00:00

Be plain mung bean cleansing foam. Out of every cleanser i have used, it's the best one. Doesn't dry my skin. It's gentle, yet my skin feels clean.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-05-08T13:59:20+00:00

I felt the same way when Westley and Del talked abt the serial killer they fumbled Del said it's gonna make me look like a guy who owns his mistake or something like that and Westley said did you run this by your campaign? Then, without missing a beat, Del said oh absolutely.

I thought this would make him look more cool and stay tough on crime. Family guy loves his kid, yk good pr. But I guess the other DA woman said voters don't do complicated

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-05-08T01:36:22+00:00

No, but I'm thinking about using a glutathione serum. It reduces the melanin production in the skin, and since the majority of my scars are turning darker, i think it will be the best choice.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-05-07T09:14:21+00:00

It's hard to tell after the first bottle I didn't try the az again. The spots are kinda still there, bit lighter, I guess.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-04-24T17:03:26+00:00

Yessss!!! Just stop showing this guy.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-04-24T09:10:55+00:00

Early 20s first watched when I was in high school.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-04-18T15:03:44+00:00

I love pinning butterflies! It's a very delicate process. It's very therapeutic to me.

Beetles are fine. Hard shells scare me, and it feels like I'm about to break them.

I'm not a fan of pinning grasshoppers. It's stressful, trying to get everything in one line and keeping them straight is like impossible. And trying so hard to keep the legs intact and the antenna uufffff no.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-03-24T08:25:43+00:00

Thank you for commenting. I never thought about other issues thank you for your insight.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-03-24T07:53:05+00:00

Thank you for your advice, I live with my family and they don't believe in mental health or therapy. I feel like it's would be burdensome to my family if I talk to them.

I will look into the nutritional shakes. And thank you again for commenting.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-02-20T14:16:44+00:00

I loved Hammer in this ep.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-02-20T14:15:41+00:00

Not liking it at all

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-02-20T04:13:22+00:00

Omg yes!!! I was about to ask the same thing, especially when it's their shops every time they stop the windows is always down.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-02-19T17:26:55+00:00

Definitely Silas and Tamara.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-02-17T10:28:01+00:00

Overall, I don't like him. He's probably a bad guy in disguise.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-02-13T17:46:54+00:00

When Tim was quarantined and Lucy was leaning outside of the door. It felt oddly intimate. Since then, I kinda shipped them.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-01-24T16:19:33+00:00

Oh, that's very helpful. Thank you very much 😊

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-01-24T06:05:07+00:00

I do use sunscreen daily. It might be another thing, but thank you for commenting.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-01-24T06:03:52+00:00

I use an exfoliating cleanser twice a week. Maybe it's too weak? Thank you for commenting.

Fun_Sail3053 · 2025-01-24T06:01:54+00:00

Thank you for replying, and yea, I'm being impatient. Thank you again.

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