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my first thought was it was a spoof of the traditional Malay outfit? but then I don't think any fashion house would be stupid enough to offend cultural sensibilities. so maybe a really strange inspired version? who knows?! 388

well, I live in a tropical country and the baby box are outdoors. there are bells nearby. actual bells that you ring (like in church) or a doorbell type button with a flashing light. then the staff come out to pick the baby. certain locations like hospitals, you can also physically drop off the baby and they can take in with no questions asked. based on documentaries I saw about baby boxes in korea and japan, it is covered and also warm. you have to ring the bell so staff know because they are not checking on the box every minute. one box had some sort of automatic bell ring -- think it was activated by some lever when the baby was placed. my question -- why didn't she ring the bell?

even I was confused about the kid but maybe it is the first wife's son like you said. I am also wondering if the FL's husband was poisoned and died. there seems to be a lot of rumours regarding the mother-in-law. I am not sure exactly about the friend but I think either a nephew or someone related to the mother-in-law was having a relationship with the friend and she got pregnant with baby. however, mother-in-law intervened and refused to let them get married or tried to harm friend. so she escaped or ran away and then was rescued by FL and her brother. the inn owner seems to know who the friend is. the guy friend was involved with is still looking for her years on. yea, that is another reason why the drama feels a bit disjointed at times. there is a murder and it is all so serious but not sure yet how it is connected and who it is even. I was thinking about why the tonal differences feel so jarring but I think it is because the story feels a bit detached. the ML is smart but then he is being played like he is eccentric clownish a bit. then we have the matchmaking FL and we don't feel too much what is driving her to go around in disguise as lady yeon and make matches. is the FL just lonely? is she sad that she will never get life again and so is vicariously living through other couples? also, the ML getting chest pangs seems like a gag but it would have felt more touching if we saw that he is lonely and feels cut off from the world because the princess died on the wedding day. other than him going around and investigating, we don't see how that day impacted him personally. was he disappointed? hurt? frustrated that his ambitions will no longer be achieved? boxed in that he can't use his intellect? instead, it is almost played for laughs. we have all these characters and it is a drama about companionship, love and marriage and yet, the drama does not tackle these themes with the earnestness. so it seemed a bit flaky. I think this drama would be so much more good to watch if the whole tone was a light serious instead of the mismash it is. loneliness is a problem today and so people are finding it difficult to connect even though there are so many options such as dating apps. so if they had tackled some of those type of feelings and themes in the historical times, the drama would feel more deep. yet to watch ep 5 but that has been my impression of the drama so far -- interesting somewhat but also forgettable.

forget dajung being cheated, how on earth does she not know that her friend has a couple of screws missing and hates her? why does she cling to this bestie when she seems cheerful enough to make more friends?

finally time to catch up on this drama... so the SFL is just an insecure and angry person who needs a reason to direct her restless energy towards. just like how SFL's mom felt better blaming the FL's dad for their misery, the SFL feels better having a direction to point her anger towards how her life turned out. basically she hates her life, sees no way to rise above and the revenge gives her a sense of purpose. while dumb, people these days have a lot of entitlement and it is all me, me, me. so if their life sucks, then obviously someone has to be blamed and people around them become the punching bag. so it isn't the script or the acting but rather real life people also suck like that.

such an important lesson to learn is that life will have setbacks, disappointments and unexpected turns. because many young adults are such delicate darlings, it is leading to self-harm and other tunnels of bad behaviour and thought according to many experts. in many news programmes on why there are rising levels of depression and self-harm incidents, experts mention that young people as well as parents need to accept that life cannot be ordered to their liking. re: @MayanEcho 422

I watched 3 eps. PD needs to find a consistent tone. it feels a bit all over the place. but otherwise, story is interesting.

428 I managed to sit through 3 episodes of the matchmakers. yay! I can't decide if I like the drama though. tonally, it is a bit all over the place and I feel like the actors are really trying hard but somehow, it is falling flat. it isn't because they are bad actors but just something missing. there is actual story here and so it is not dragging but I think PD needs to find a consistent tone. otherwise, if done well, it looks like there will be 4-5 romances in this drama. feels like a weekender but in 20 eps. not bad. maybe I will actually finish this drama. fingers crossed! @kokodus ~ as you like height difference, thought of you. he certainly towers a lot over her! reminds me of pineapple drama.

sunday! got back home on friday. still under the weather and sick. at least my rashes are reducing. waving hi to all. it has been a while! 464

454 travelling after a long time makes me tired and restless. waiting to go home and sleep in my bed next week.

hey chingus! we are kicking off a new event called 'my corner of Soompi' where we share how we have been unwinding in our little corner over the past month. so how is September looking for you? quite a few dramas have premiered. are you catching up on them? my corner: events & other thoughts ~ the admin has updated the site with a new gif feature! have you seen it on your quote box? (second row, far right - icon says 'gif'). my fellow EO @partyon and other chingus all seem to be gif masters and can find a gif for every reaction/emotion. meanwhile, am a noob wondering how to operate this LOL! so through the event re-watch party, discovered someone who is watching 17 dramas! I don't know how you do it @backstreetboysfan !!! I am not much of a fan but I love reading fan feels -- the enthusiasm, the energy can be totally infectious! inspired by the fan post by @lebeaucouple about Kim Soo Hyun, we have created a new event series called thread spotlight -- have you checked it out? if you haven't, do see the spotlight on record of youth and Lee Min Ho. they are so much fun to read! dramaland ~ what I love about watching dramas with soompi chingus is that a drama does not have to be particularly brainy to have some awesome conversations -- so in 'Faith' re-watch, we had this great conversation about keeping promises and whether it is practical, was blown away by the insights on fate and destiny in 'Moon embracing the sun' re-watch... am glad that the dreadful daily drama 'Fatal Promise' finally finished! the leads were utterly dumb and the villains were even more but hey, they were a bit more entertaining in the way they glared and gnashed their teeth. I was just sorry that crazy abba mama stopped doing her dance towards the end -- but then again, she was just depressed towards the end as she had lost everything ... but dailys are a whole load of crazy fun. so when your leads are pathetically nice, you have to rely on a 14 year old to tune into his teenage angst and throw tantrums. yea, we are all expecting the evil & annoying folks in 'My mom is having an affair' to finally be defeated by a teenager! and as for 'A man in the veil' -- well, lets see, so there's evil twin who is sad and frustrated that she doesn't have money, dumps her very nice boyfriend at the traffic signal and is manipulating our male lead, who is mentally diminished, so that she can marry him and take over his wealth. oh, this is all week 1 ~ thats some gold climber strategy kdrama style! enjoying 'Lie of lies' -- it is so theatrical. I thought I have seen all sorts of evil mother-in-laws in dramaland but this one totally gives me the creeps! talking about strange mother-in-laws, am till holding out hope for baek mama in 'Flower of evil', maybe she will die but she will protect cutie egg tart eun ha no?! so what has been happening in your little corner of Soompi these past few weeks! let us know! tagging some friends! ~ @larus @H0ney @MinLyn @Jillia @Berou @Min2206 @Thong Thin @Sleepy Owl @tas82 @dolorisbrady @brooksmom @joccu @tulip06 @maribella @LeftCoastOppa @shana0127 @msdot @JoannaID @Nodame @ncly @Aleumdaun @CarolynH @Fangirl22 @YongZura⁷ @Bejaffled @yamiyugi @Ldy Gmerm @seungshin @Secretz @chococarmela @Latte_Anyday @chickfactor @syntyche @CallieP @scrawford @SophieH @0ly40 @1ouise @UnniSarah @Sakurafairy @shamrockmom @mirmz @gumtaek @Nikaa94 @madmad min @Hohoho @mademoisellesia .......

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