I think i caught the viral fever from my mother and the frustrating part of it is that my symptoms aren’t severe enough to warrant bed rest but they are mild enough to be annoying.
Your immune system is probably battling it out and that’s why you don’t feel great. Resting is an assist to your immune system, be sure to get enough sleep and liquids.
Anyone ever have a phase where you are so tired with life and work that you cannot concentrate on dramas or any form of content more than 15 minutes? Feeling like that lately
Yes, I do! It comes and goes, and I’m in the phase right now where I doom scroll social media not engaging with any post while having a K drama on (which I don’t even watch). It’s like I need the noise and the images but I can’t absorb any of them. Yet, my brain feels uneasy when they are not here. It’s not fun. But it’s ok. Sometimes, even your brain doesn’t even know what it wants but it can’t relax either.
Hopefully, things will feel better again once you’re done with the exams. How long do you still have?
2.5 months I believe. I feel much better now but I still seem to lack stamina to study for very long. I so get you about wanting the sights and sounds but not fully absorbing anything cause that is exactly how I feel. I am learning to take it in stride now
OMG this is so me. I check my screentime for the day and it shows me some 3 hours for YT and I am like, I am pretty sure I only watched 1 video and the rest were shorts, how is it that long
I think no one really prepares you for the loneliness post-college, especially when you are at home preparing for exams. I am okay rn but things are hard, especially with my grandmother living with us
Gym helps a lot, I love swimming pool, even though it is also pretty lonely activity) Maybe even try Tinder dates, at least an excuse to meet people, you might at least find someone to go hiking or to the cinema together?
Go to a theatre or ballet. Buy the cheapest tickets there are and go there.
I remember post-college I was preparing for the most important exam in my life. Somehow the pressure was so high I developed panic attacks. Getting a resemblance of social life helped massively.
As many of suggested, make sure to find some hobbies or extracurricular activities you enjoy and can do to relieve stress, but to shift your mind and focus onto something else, even if just for a short while. I know from my own mental health experiences that much of it comes from being TOO focused, tunnel visioned, and stubborn about a single thing in my life that I wasn’t willing to take my mind off of a.k.a. No rest from things I actually have no control or power over, and it was only mitigated when I let myself be okay to let some things go, even if only for a short while before revisiting it again. You got this, Mani 🫰🏻
I do, too!! I constantly have squirrel brain, and I think my tunnel vision is a result of trying to tune out the squirrels to the point I isolate things a bit too much mentally (tunnel vision) or else nothing gets done, or I get frazzled, or get too overwhelmed, or don’t know how to live in the moment which is so so so important for the long term and for sustainability
Adulthood sucks. It really is just doing the same thing one after another, hoping for things to change. I think I just need to persevere a little bit more
I have only watched clips of Moving and I am beginning to get why SK is gaga over Jo In Sung. The man seems to have that amazing contrast of strength and tenderness that is so endearing
I’m down with a cold and things are super chaotic at home with the construction going on. Its been a very hard few days. Looks like the right time to resume Itaewon Class
Nothing beats a good K drama with a bowl of warm, homemade chicken noodle soup.
Also, I have noticed surprisingly positive results with a pack of chocolate biscuits that were definitely not homemade but that tasted lovely when dunked in a cup of hot tea.
Legit horrible behavior. Petulant, self-centered, insists that everyone apologize to HER when they don’t do what SHE wants…where is the possible redemption arc here?? I mean, her life has been hard, sure…but that doesn’t mean the result is that she gets a free pass to emotionally manipulate her family forever.
Sorry to hear that disappointing news. I hope you can look out for yourself and be patient and kind like you would a friend who was having a bad day. Take care.
Oh no, I’m sorry! It sucks.
But give yourself a rest. You’ve deserved something nice. Don’t punish yourself. Focus on doing one good thing that makes you happy. Or just write a long post to rant about all the things that suck. Whatever works for you as long as you don’t keep it all bottled up.
Oh Mani – so sorry to read this. But you know what some days just suck – and that’s all they are. But then the sun comes up the next morning and you get a new day to learn new things.
Hang in there… and be kind to yourself. This was just one day and one mock test. I’m sure you will do much better on the real one.
****Fighting!****
I was in a drought up until recently and now we have a drama flood. I am excited to see these new dramas though I don’t know where I will find the time
Is SK scared of girls having muscles? If you have a young women who is an athlete, at least let her have some muscles in line with her sport. Looking at you My Lovely Boxer
Kim So Hye. I mean I am in no sense commenting on her physique but rather the fact that she was cast as a boxer, sport where all athletes have a muscular physique, and she looks like your average K-idol/actress and I think it perpetuates a negative image to girls in the sense that muscles in women are undesirable.
I’m a huge Park Gyu Young fan and I think I might just give Celebrity a shot. Influencers are the new marketers and I would love to see the economics behind those sponsorships and PPLs
Yoon So Hee is the worst thing about Heartbeat. I don’t know if its intentional or she is just that bad at acting. She is so saccharine it makes me barf
Beanies I am officially over with my undergrad degree. I gave my last exam yesterday. I have to prepare for postgrad entrances now but I think i am okay
Mani, you’re already done? Congratulations! Wasn’t it just a short while ago that you were doing college apps? It feels like that just happened! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽to you!
I started Itaewon Class and the second episode had them touring Itaewon during Halloween and I had to skip it because looking back what it used to be made me so sad.
I personally loved it because it was the right amount of tropey and sincere. There must have been some things which didn’t work out but I barely noticed them because what I liked far outweighed the bad
I am awarding you the 🫘Beansprout🌱 award for self care taking some time out to distract yourself when you were feeling stressed out and endurance for surviving such a long drawn out exam period.
Doooooo it…but I’m an “unapologetic apologist” for the drama. PSJ is absolutely gripping in this drama; you’ll have a hard time keeping your eyes off him.
The supporting characters are hit-or-miss, and I feel that they are the thing that folks complain about most when dissing the drama. That said, all of these characters are acted superbly by their actors…especially, ESPECIALLY, Ahn Bo-hyun.
Oh god, given the amount I now want to type…I clearly need to take this to my fan wall at some point 🪭 rather than pestering you!
I really liked Itaewon Class. Didn’t watch it when it was airing, I think I watched it only last year or so. It is a gripping g story, though I don’t think you can take lessons in it and apply them irl per se.
Mani-chan
September 8, 2023 at 10:16 AM
I think i caught the viral fever from my mother and the frustrating part of it is that my symptoms aren’t severe enough to warrant bed rest but they are mild enough to be annoying.
tabong has two different tears🍉
September 8, 2023 at 10:27 AM
I hope you get better soon!
Mani-chan
September 8, 2023 at 10:46 AM
thank you. Its annoying af but I feel like i have to give it time now
bbstl 🧹
September 8, 2023 at 12:40 PM
Your immune system is probably battling it out and that’s why you don’t feel great. Resting is an assist to your immune system, be sure to get enough sleep and liquids.
lapislazulii
September 8, 2023 at 5:36 PM
sending you lots of healing energy and vibes 💜 hope you get better soon!
Mani-chan
September 4, 2023 at 10:52 AM
Anyone ever have a phase where you are so tired with life and work that you cannot concentrate on dramas or any form of content more than 15 minutes? Feeling like that lately
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
September 4, 2023 at 1:00 PM
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tabong has two different tears🍉
September 4, 2023 at 10:28 PM
I hope you get some rest soon. I’ll send you some of my energy for now. ☺️ Hwaiting! XOXO
Mani-chan
September 4, 2023 at 11:37 PM
Thank you. I think I might catch up on my dramas cause I have a sore throat now
Cecee
September 5, 2023 at 1:16 AM
Yes, I do! It comes and goes, and I’m in the phase right now where I doom scroll social media not engaging with any post while having a K drama on (which I don’t even watch). It’s like I need the noise and the images but I can’t absorb any of them. Yet, my brain feels uneasy when they are not here. It’s not fun. But it’s ok. Sometimes, even your brain doesn’t even know what it wants but it can’t relax either.
Hopefully, things will feel better again once you’re done with the exams. How long do you still have?
Mani-chan
September 5, 2023 at 10:40 AM
2.5 months I believe. I feel much better now but I still seem to lack stamina to study for very long. I so get you about wanting the sights and sounds but not fully absorbing anything cause that is exactly how I feel. I am learning to take it in stride now
parkchuna ❤️🍉
September 5, 2023 at 9:08 AM
Yes! But i ended up watching 2 hours worth of YT shorts 🤦🏻♀️ Take Care Mani!
Mani-chan
September 5, 2023 at 10:41 AM
OMG this is so me. I check my screentime for the day and it shows me some 3 hours for YT and I am like, I am pretty sure I only watched 1 video and the rest were shorts, how is it that long
parkchuna ❤️🍉
September 5, 2023 at 4:46 PM
Haha i have a screetime limit too! But i keep ignoring them. Oh dear..Good luck with your studies/exam! Are you almost done with uni?
Mani-chan
September 4, 2023 at 10:50 AM
I think no one really prepares you for the loneliness post-college, especially when you are at home preparing for exams. I am okay rn but things are hard, especially with my grandmother living with us
Chubbysocks
September 4, 2023 at 11:00 AM
What kind of exam? I am feeling super lonely too because of remote job I have and only two people in the office when I go there
Mani-chan
September 4, 2023 at 12:19 PM
Grad school, mainly business school. Its been weirdly lonely
Chubbysocks
September 5, 2023 at 1:14 AM
Gym helps a lot, I love swimming pool, even though it is also pretty lonely activity) Maybe even try Tinder dates, at least an excuse to meet people, you might at least find someone to go hiking or to the cinema together?
Mani-chan
September 5, 2023 at 5:29 AM
I think i might go out with my friends who might be available but that is tough. I will see what I can do
nerdy
September 4, 2023 at 11:32 AM
Go to a theatre or ballet. Buy the cheapest tickets there are and go there.
I remember post-college I was preparing for the most important exam in my life. Somehow the pressure was so high I developed panic attacks. Getting a resemblance of social life helped massively.
Mani-chan
September 4, 2023 at 12:20 PM
That is a good idea. I don’t really have much theatre here in my city but I might go out for a movie one of these days
Bebe | Nessa❣️
September 4, 2023 at 1:13 PM
As many of suggested, make sure to find some hobbies or extracurricular activities you enjoy and can do to relieve stress, but to shift your mind and focus onto something else, even if just for a short while. I know from my own mental health experiences that much of it comes from being TOO focused, tunnel visioned, and stubborn about a single thing in my life that I wasn’t willing to take my mind off of a.k.a. No rest from things I actually have no control or power over, and it was only mitigated when I let myself be okay to let some things go, even if only for a short while before revisiting it again. You got this, Mani 🫰🏻
Mani-chan
September 4, 2023 at 11:39 PM
Thank you Bebe. I think I am learning to organise myself better now
Bebe | Nessa❣️
September 5, 2023 at 12:31 AM
Take it one step at a time, one day at a time 🫶🏻
Chubbysocks
September 5, 2023 at 1:18 AM
You are describing me, I get that tunnel vision all the time
Bebe | Nessa❣️
September 5, 2023 at 11:24 AM
I do, too!! I constantly have squirrel brain, and I think my tunnel vision is a result of trying to tune out the squirrels to the point I isolate things a bit too much mentally (tunnel vision) or else nothing gets done, or I get frazzled, or get too overwhelmed, or don’t know how to live in the moment which is so so so important for the long term and for sustainability
Mani-chan
August 26, 2023 at 4:23 AM
Adulthood sucks. It really is just doing the same thing one after another, hoping for things to change. I think I just need to persevere a little bit more
Mani-chan
August 25, 2023 at 9:28 AM
God I love Jo Bo Ah. She seems so sweet and genuine without being candy. I really want to know the mystery behind the curse now
Mani-chan
August 18, 2023 at 8:50 AM
I have only watched clips of Moving and I am beginning to get why SK is gaga over Jo In Sung. The man seems to have that amazing contrast of strength and tenderness that is so endearing
Elinor is trapped in the timeslip
August 18, 2023 at 9:56 AM
I’ve heard about him but it’s the first time I’ve seen him and wow, I get it now.
haruloves
August 18, 2023 at 4:28 PM
I first saw him in variety, Unexpected Business. All the regular folks love him. He is vey handsome with a great personality.
PYC
August 19, 2023 at 2:37 AM
With JIS, everything seems so effortless be it comedy, romance or thriller.
Mani-chan
August 14, 2023 at 11:33 PM
I’m down with a cold and things are super chaotic at home with the construction going on. Its been a very hard few days. Looks like the right time to resume Itaewon Class
lapislazulii
August 14, 2023 at 11:37 PM
Get well soon!! It happens all at once like that sometimes, hopefully Itaewon Class provides a good escape.
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
August 14, 2023 at 11:53 PM
Hope you make a speedy recovery and thank goodness you have something guaranteed to lift the mood😊 enjoy your rewatch.
Cay_sbtgoG
August 15, 2023 at 1:44 AM
Aw, that’s too bad! I had one last week and it was uncomfortable. Watching your fav show helps a lot. Speedy recovery!
Cecee
August 15, 2023 at 5:50 AM
Nothing beats a good K drama with a bowl of warm, homemade chicken noodle soup.
Also, I have noticed surprisingly positive results with a pack of chocolate biscuits that were definitely not homemade but that tasted lovely when dunked in a cup of hot tea.
Get well soon and enjoy the rewatch!
bbstl 🧹
August 15, 2023 at 7:42 AM
Ugh, I’m still coughing from my May cold (which the doc says was RSV), so take it easy! Park Seo Joon should be the best Rx 😉
korfan
August 16, 2023 at 2:32 AM
Hope you feel better soon! Take care and enjoy the drama.
Mani-chan
August 8, 2023 at 11:28 PM
Jin Hee has to do so much and bear so much responsibility, I am surprised she hasn’t burnt out. I honestly hate Eun Mi rn
Seon-ha
August 9, 2023 at 5:29 PM
Legit horrible behavior. Petulant, self-centered, insists that everyone apologize to HER when they don’t do what SHE wants…where is the possible redemption arc here?? I mean, her life has been hard, sure…but that doesn’t mean the result is that she gets a free pass to emotionally manipulate her family forever.
Still on hate watch fumes over here.
Mani-chan
August 10, 2023 at 4:37 AM
The worst part is how Jin Hee’s entire life revolves around her mom and she doesn’t seem to do anything without thinking about her mom.
korfan
August 9, 2023 at 11:26 PM
It is very difficult to like Eun-mi.
Mani-chan
August 8, 2023 at 11:26 PM
Eun Mi is borderline toxic. I said it. Even Jane the Virgin had a similar mother-daughter dynamic but it was done so much better
Mani-chan
August 5, 2023 at 6:48 AM
Having a truly awful day today and everything seems to suck. Also I bombed a mock test and I have spent so much time preparing, it hurts
isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
August 5, 2023 at 7:14 AM
Oh, I’m so sorry. The days when everything sucks are just the worst. It’s a mock test? Does that mean you can take the test again?
Mani-chan
August 5, 2023 at 8:52 AM
Hi, its just a practice test provided by my tutoring app but it hurt a lot because I regressed in my performance
Mani-chan
August 5, 2023 at 8:53 AM
Also, thank you so much. It really was one of those days
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
August 5, 2023 at 7:51 AM
Sorry to hear that disappointing news. I hope you can look out for yourself and be patient and kind like you would a friend who was having a bad day. Take care.
Anne, the Cheating Girlfriend
August 5, 2023 at 8:20 AM
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Anne, the Cheating Girlfriend
August 5, 2023 at 8:26 AM
Mocks are not always indicative of your preparedness. Don’t let this lower your confidence. Fighting!
Chubbysocks
August 5, 2023 at 8:49 AM
Hope you take time to unwind and have good rest, it gets bumpy sometimes
Cecee
August 5, 2023 at 10:47 AM
Oh no, I’m sorry! It sucks.
But give yourself a rest. You’ve deserved something nice. Don’t punish yourself. Focus on doing one good thing that makes you happy. Or just write a long post to rant about all the things that suck. Whatever works for you as long as you don’t keep it all bottled up.
stpauligurl
August 5, 2023 at 3:27 PM
Oh Mani – so sorry to read this. But you know what some days just suck – and that’s all they are. But then the sun comes up the next morning and you get a new day to learn new things.
Hang in there… and be kind to yourself. This was just one day and one mock test. I’m sure you will do much better on the real one.
****Fighting!****
korfan
August 6, 2023 at 4:24 PM
There are days like that, unfortunately. 😕
But don’t despair, just keep at it. You can do it! 😃
Mani-chan
August 4, 2023 at 10:15 PM
I was in a drought up until recently and now we have a drama flood. I am excited to see these new dramas though I don’t know where I will find the time
bbstl 🧹
August 5, 2023 at 7:31 AM
There, that’s it! That’s the cure for your very bad, terrible day!
Mani-chan
August 2, 2023 at 7:33 AM
Is SK scared of girls having muscles? If you have a young women who is an athlete, at least let her have some muscles in line with her sport. Looking at you My Lovely Boxer
Chubbysocks
August 2, 2023 at 10:13 AM
Who is acting there? The girl from Business Proposal is pretty athletic, she did taekwondo
Mani-chan
August 2, 2023 at 10:52 AM
Kim So Hye. I mean I am in no sense commenting on her physique but rather the fact that she was cast as a boxer, sport where all athletes have a muscular physique, and she looks like your average K-idol/actress and I think it perpetuates a negative image to girls in the sense that muscles in women are undesirable.
Mani-chan
July 28, 2023 at 6:28 AM
I’m a huge Park Gyu Young fan and I think I might just give Celebrity a shot. Influencers are the new marketers and I would love to see the economics behind those sponsorships and PPLs
PYC
July 28, 2023 at 6:59 AM
Give it a go especially as a fan of Park Gyu Young. I like it a lot.
Mani-chan
July 27, 2023 at 4:59 AM
All caught up on Heartbeat and thinking of starting Not Others cause I heard it has improved in episode 3 and 4
Mani-chan
July 27, 2023 at 12:10 AM
Yoon So Hee is the worst thing about Heartbeat. I don’t know if its intentional or she is just that bad at acting. She is so saccharine it makes me barf
Mani-chan
July 26, 2023 at 10:03 PM
Beanies I am officially over with my undergrad degree. I gave my last exam yesterday. I have to prepare for postgrad entrances now but I think i am okay
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
July 26, 2023 at 10:10 PM
Yay, well done love🥳 I hope you can have some down time to refresh before starting the next round and congratulations you made it.
Mani-chan
July 26, 2023 at 10:32 PM
Thank you. I am both super excited and scared
bbstl 🧹
July 26, 2023 at 10:40 PM
Mani, you’re already done? Congratulations! Wasn’t it just a short while ago that you were doing college apps? It feels like that just happened! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽to you!
Mani-chan
July 26, 2023 at 11:20 PM
Thank you. I honestly have no idea where all the time went
mugyuljoie is preciousss
July 26, 2023 at 11:44 PM
Congratulations!!!
korfan
July 27, 2023 at 1:32 AM
You did it! Congrats!
HopefulRomantic 🦋 Tigermoth 🦆❤️🦆
July 27, 2023 at 3:10 AM
Congratulations Mani-chan!!!!🥳👍
PYC
July 27, 2023 at 7:29 AM
Congratulations on this big milestone!!
kiara
July 27, 2023 at 11:14 AM
Congrats!!!
Mani-chan
July 20, 2023 at 10:09 PM
I started Itaewon Class and the second episode had them touring Itaewon during Halloween and I had to skip it because looking back what it used to be made me so sad.
Mani-chan
July 18, 2023 at 9:00 AM
Dali and Gamjatang is an excellent example of how you can have a tropey drama and make it feel fresh with sincere writing. Thinking of a rewatch
HopefulRomantic 🦋 Tigermoth 🦆❤️🦆
July 18, 2023 at 9:09 AM
Yes absolutely!!! I just finished watching it, and it felt fresh all the way through. It was a delight!!!❤️
mindy
July 18, 2023 at 10:04 AM
I haven’t watched that one yet! Is it really good?
Kurama
July 18, 2023 at 10:56 AM
I didn’t specially like it. They had everything to make a nice story about food and art and they completely failed for me.
Lelly19
July 18, 2023 at 11:56 AM
I really enjoyed it!! I personally loved the main couple a lot!! (It was a fave of mine in 2021 😍)
Of course it’s not without flaws, you need to see for yourself if the balance is in favor of the good or the bad! XD
Mani-chan
July 20, 2023 at 9:28 PM
I personally loved it because it was the right amount of tropey and sincere. There must have been some things which didn’t work out but I barely noticed them because what I liked far outweighed the bad
Mani-chan
July 17, 2023 at 9:34 AM
I am so done with my exams. i can barely will myself to study for the last one tomorrow
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
July 17, 2023 at 11:21 AM
I hope you get the rest you need to be in the right head space for tomorrow.
Mani-chan
July 17, 2023 at 12:21 PM
Thank you. Its been a long month and a half of exams
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
July 17, 2023 at 12:50 PM
I am awarding you the 🫘Beansprout🌱 award for self care taking some time out to distract yourself when you were feeling stressed out and endurance for surviving such a long drawn out exam period.
korfan
July 17, 2023 at 11:30 PM
Just one more! You can do it! Sending good luck wishes to you for that last exam! 🙂
Mani-chan
July 13, 2023 at 10:34 PM
Thinking of starting Itaewon Class because I have missed PSJ these days
Seon-ha
July 14, 2023 at 4:23 AM
Doooooo it…but I’m an “unapologetic apologist” for the drama. PSJ is absolutely gripping in this drama; you’ll have a hard time keeping your eyes off him.
The supporting characters are hit-or-miss, and I feel that they are the thing that folks complain about most when dissing the drama. That said, all of these characters are acted superbly by their actors…especially, ESPECIALLY, Ahn Bo-hyun.
Oh god, given the amount I now want to type…I clearly need to take this to my fan wall at some point 🪭 rather than pestering you!
Minka
July 14, 2023 at 4:30 AM
Go for it! I liked Itaewon Class. It was one of my favorite dramas of 2020.
mmmmm
July 14, 2023 at 9:11 AM
I really liked Itaewon Class. Didn’t watch it when it was airing, I think I watched it only last year or so. It is a gripping g story, though I don’t think you can take lessons in it and apply them irl per se.