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Wow, I’m ten months behind in this supposed “drama list” ??? LOL why did I even try? I should just accept the fact that I am no longer capable of maintaining this blog.
Just kidding! Of course… I still have to do this!
Here’s the many dramas I have watched for the past months I’ve been… away… and working (wew! you know, I’m employed *winks*… but can still watch ofc ofc #asiandramaislife)
NOTE: I’m not gonna include the plot anymore because it takes so much characters and effort. Also I don’t have much luxury of time to rephrase each of them (because we don’t tolerate copy-paste here). I mean I only get them from Wiki! Anyway…
FEBRUARY
Let’s Fight Ghost
Rating: ★★★★☆ | Moderate plot
Country: South Korea
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Romantic Comedy
No. of Episodes: 16
Thoughts: Watched this because of my number one bae, Kim So-hyun!!! This has been on my list since time immemorial but only decided to watch it this year and month. This is a breather from my usual high school drama (because I so dig this theme/genre) since it includes some uh, supernatural elements. Over-all, it was wrapped up nicely and the drama is such a good mix of different… flavors, be it horror, mystery, romance and comedy… I must say.
Finished Watching: February 02, 2019
Witch’s Love
Rating: ★★★☆☆
| Light plot
Country: South Korea
No. of Episodes:12
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Fantasy
Thoughts: I LITERALLY WATCHED THIS BECAUSE I SAW A CLIP ON FB AND THOUGHT THE LEAD ROLE GUY WAS CHANYEOL!!! #clown. It’s my first time to see Yoon So-Hee in a lead role. The last I saw her was in the Ruler: Master of the Mask. The drama is cute! I really ship the main actors!!! It’s kind of confusing in the middle but soon, you’ll get a hang of it… or is it just me?
Finished Watching: February 07, 2019.
SKY Castle
Rating: ★★★★★
| Heavy plot
Country: South Korea
No. of Episodes: 20 + special
Genre: Satire, Drama, Black Comedy, Family, School
Thoughts: I HAVE NEVER SEEN A DRAMA THIS HEAVY??? Maybe it’s just me?? Coz this is the first time I shifted from the usual mood and age of the actors I watch??? I’ve only been seeing tweets about this drama during it’s airing that said “it’s a must-watch” and the like so I literally got curious and watched it. I don’t remember how exactly I felt during the earlier parts of the drama but I’m sure I never dropped it/delayed it until I was able to keep up with the weekly release of episodes. It’s a total page-turner if it is compared to a book. I really like how it was able to portray the side of education that most people with not-so-obsessed-with-merit-parents don’t understand; the manipulation, the strict competition and the emotional impact it brings to the family ganoin. I love how each family has their own issue and how it all got twisted together (I’m that obsessed with angst). It could really be just me because it’s my first time but I totes recommend!!!!!!
Finished Watching: February 11, 2019
On Your Wedding Day (Movie)
Rating: ★★
☆☆☆
| Light plot
Country: South Korea
Genre: Melodrama, Romance
Thoughts: Meh. Just kidding! I watched this during one of my night duties together with my workmate. She was actually the one who’s watching, naki-panood lang ako lol the plot really didn’t appeal to me… or because my attention wasn’t on it full time because I remember we stopped for a moment because I had to work hehe anyway, as someone who fancies… tragedies, it’s nice to see a drama which deviates from the usual happy ending of lead roles.
Finished Watching: February 20, 2019
MARCH
Hwayugi
Rating: ★★★★☆ | Moderate Plot
Country: South Korea
No. of Episodes: 20
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, Horror
Thoughts: I remember watching this because I was in the mood for a supernatural theme.This has been on my list since its release too but only found the mood to watch this month. It’s the right amount of every genre, I love how it turned out. I watched this alongside four other dramas hahaha la lung, just to put it out there.
I wasn’t able to note what date I exactly finished this though.
Romance is a Bonus Book
Rating: ★★★★☆ | Light plot
Country: South Korea
No. of Episodes: 16
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Life, Drama
Thoughts: Watched this when it’s on-going because it’s my number one oppa and nation’s boyfriend, LJS! I was actually surprised he was paired with a noona but ofc ofc, he was able to carry it. I was kilig the entire time! This is actually very close to my heart; aside from it being the last drama of LJS before enlisting, he was actually a Chief Editor!!! He’s really out there outdoing the man of my dreams by taking all roles/professions I like for my man and myself be it a journalist, a doctor, a lawyer/prosecutor and here, an editor. It’s actually not that deep? It focused on how one found love in the middle of career development and adulting. I really admire Jong Suk’s character here because he’s not the type to shove his feelings to the woman and respected whatever decisions she has.
Finished Watching: March 29, 2019
Cart (Movie)
Rating: ★★★★☆ | Moderate plot
Country: South Korea
Genre: Life, Drama, Family
Thoughts: This was just one of my ‘catching-up-with-EXO-dramas’ moment. Okay, I cried. The plot isn’t perfect but it’s super powerful, it was able to speak volumes. It’s not enough (for a movie) but it was able to talk about the struggle of the working class and was able to show the wicked side of employers and how the upper class together with the media and the government handle situations such as workers’ protest. Just a little eye-opener to those who can’t seem to understand this matter.
Finished Watching: March 29, 2019
JUNE
Criminal Minds
Rating: ★★★★☆ | Moderate plot
Country: South Korea
No. of Episodes: 20
Genre: Action, Mystery, Detective
Thoughts:
I was randomly watching tvN
via SKY Cable (yes free promo)
when I stumbled upon its episode 12. My mom joined me and we got hooked and curious, she asked me to search for the drama so we can watch it from the start. I think this was the first time that I watched an investigative drama. Not sure if Terius Behind Me and Strong Woman Bong Soon count so this was probably a first. Also, based on my little research, there are cases incorporated in the drama that actually happened in real life in Korea. I really love this!
Finished Watching: June 09, 2019
Her Private Life
Rating: ★★★★★
| Light plot
Country: South Korea
No. of Episodes: 16
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Thoughts: I HAVE NEVER RELATED TO A DRAMA SO BAD AS I DID HERE!!! Of course, it’s a fangirl’s story!!! This was a bit anticipated by stan twitter and I’m one of them. Watched this while it’s on-going. Although the fangirl life was put aside in the middle of the plot to give way for the romance, I was glad someone thought of making a drama out of a fangirl’s perspective. I must say, Deok Mi is one hell of a fangirl! I can only dream of being on her level. Of course, that’s understandable because her character is a masternim.
To conclude my thought on this drama in two words: SANA ALL!
Finished Watching: June 10, 2019
Put Your Head On My Shoulders
Rating: ★★★★☆ | Light plot
Country: China
No. of Episodes: 24
Genre: Youth, School, Romance, Comedy
Thoughts: My coming-of-age and high school romance fix! This was one of the many “Facebook made me watch this” because again, I saw a clip of this drama on FB and got curious so I watched it! Haha I seriously can make a list of this sort though. I was lucky to be able to catch it while it’s on-going hahaha so much for #TeamOnGoing. It’s cute, tamang kilig ba.
Finished Watching: June 21, 2019
It’s not a lot because I only watch whenever I’m off duty, whenever I get off from work or whenever I can squeeze it during work hours while waiting for blood work he he he
Some people ask how I manage watching this lot.
Answer: just watch a lot.
The past months, I realize I’ve been watching a minimum of five dramas at the same time. Since most of the dramas I watch are all on-going, it’s not that hard to watch all of them. I watch either which ever drama updates first or what I feel watching first. Actually, each drama has their own schedules naman… one drama I watch either updates on Wed/Thu, another Thu/Fri then one on Fri/Sat and so on kaya it’s really not that hard. It’s also the reason why I get to watch completed dramas because each episodes only run for maximum of 1 hour and 30 minutes so let’s say, 4 on-going dramas with 2 episode-updates wont really take a day for me to finish. Remember, we have seven days in a week! So while waiting for the on-going dramas to update, that’s when I watch the completed ones. I only mentally schedule my on-going and completed dramas so I can watch them all equally and just in time when I can still retain what happened on the last episode I left off. Pero there are also times when I like the completed drama so much, I finish it in two days. I stopped finishing dramas in 24hrs because I have commitment issues, ayoko yung iniiwan ako agad cHAROT HAHAHA ANUDAW
Anyway, ayun lang naman! Let’s see each other again for the other half of this year’s Drama List!
Lagi nalang ako nagba-blog tungkol sayo.
Lagi nalang kitang iniisip.
Lagi nalang akong nasasaktan.
Lagi nalang akong nagmumukhang tanga.
Lagi ka namang walang pakialam.
Kailan ba to matatapos?
Nakakatawa ka naman. Ang bait bait mo dyan sa taong kani-kanina lang eh inookray mo nang patalikod. Kasi ano, kasi wala ka nang ibang mapaikot? Hahahaha I pity you. Why the hell u existed ba kasi. Dahil sayo, ang miserable ng buhay ko. This is not the life I dreamed. Hindi ko pinangarap na maging taga-salo ng mga bunga ng mga katangahan mo sa buhay. Ang unfair unfair! Bakit ganon.
Hi Tiyo. Mehehehe. I know na I am the worst niece ever kasi wala ako noong last minutes mo dito sa Earth kasi inuna ko pa yung school activity ko but alam mo naman kung gaano kita kafavorite. Simula pagkabata ko until now and everybody knows that. Alam ko din na alam mo na ikaw yung pinakafavorite naming tito lahat kami simula kay Ate Ghey hanggang kay Warren. Nakakainis! Bat ikaw pa? Pwede namang yung iba nalang. Sorry but I can’t help it not to think about it. Namimiss ko na yung mga roadtrip natin tapos yung mga ginagawa natin before kasama ang buong kapinsanan ko. Until now, hindi pa rin kami makamove-on. We’re all in shock padin kasi, especially si Tiya Meding. Gaaahh! I’m crying.
So yun nga, kahapon yung death anniversary niya and kanina lang kami nakadalaw. I can still remember everything. I know, sawang-sawa na kayo pero hindi ako nasasawa magkwento. Ikwento yung araw na kinuha siya sa amin.
Thrusday noon, December. 13 last year, English Day sa school namin. Me being the President of English Club, natural busy bee ang peg ko noon. Out of nowhere, my mother texted me. She said na na-ospital daw si tiyo, inatake daw. Ni hindi ko man lang naisip na mangyayari ito. Wala ni isa sa amin. He’s very alive and kickin and hindi halata na may sakit pala siya. Hindi ko alam kung mayroon ba talaga pero sa pagkakaalam ko, mayroon daw at tinago niya yun sa aming lahat. So yun, pinapupunta ako ni Mama sa hospital ng lunch, doon na rin daw ako maglunch sabi ni Tiyo. I told my co-officers na bumalik sila before lunch. May bibilhin pa kasi sila para sa event pagkahapon. Mga quarter to 12 na, wala pa rin sila. At wala naman akong mapagiiwanan kaya wala ng choice kundi mag-intay. Mga hapon na sila nakabalik and nakakainis lang kasi diba, nagsabi naman ako. Ayun, naglunch pa pala sila sa kung saan mang impyerno yun letse! Hindi na rin ako naglunch noon, nagpabili nalang ako ng burger hindi na rin ako nakaalis kasi nga magstart na din yung program. After ng activity, dumiretso ako kaagad sa hospital. 5pm na noon.
Nasa ICU siya. Me being engot, hindi ko alam kung saan yun hahaha basta alam ko sa 2nd floor. Pagdating ko dun, andaming teachers, baka may party? Gahhhh gaga ka talaga Danah nagawa mo pang magjoke. Hindi ko alam kung bat andami doon so sabi ko baka mali ako ng napuntahan pero alam ko talaga dun ang ICU eh paalis na sana ako when Mam Cielo called me and she told me na nasa loob daw sila Mama.
Pagpasok ko, my tears fell. He’s gone, forever. Lahat sila umiiyak, malamang. Slow mo ako lumakad palapit kasi hindi pa rin ako convinced. Tutulo na sana yung luha ko kaso naudlot kasi nagsalita si Mama (joke, just lightening up the mood). “Ayan tuloy, hinihintay ka dito ni Tiyo kaninang lunch, di ka naman nagpunta. Ayan tuloy”At ang naudlot na pagpatak ng aking luha ay natuloy, mas madami na siya this time. Sino ba naman ang hindi diba? Ang sama ng loob ko nun, feeling ko ako ang pinakamasamang pamangkin. T_____T. Mga 9pm na kami nun umuwi ni Mama and ayun, bangag pa din ako. Ngayon ko lang kasi nakitang umiyak yung mga pinsan kong Criminology students. Oo, with S. Tatlo kasi sila. Pati yung Tito kong Pulis din. Ramdam ko yung bigat na dinadala ni Tiya Meding, yung asawa niya. Tanda ko pa nga yung sinabi niya “Hindi pa nga ako nakakaraos sa pagkamatay ng anak mo tapos ikaw naman”, “Wala ng magtutulong sa akin paglaba, wala ng mamamalantsa at wala ng mabigay sa akin ng kape kapag may ginagawa akong school papers” at higit sa lahat, “Wala nang magsusundo sa akin sa Daet Elementary” Naiiyak ako :’( So yun nga, nung nasa St. Peter Chapel na kami, di pa rin ako makapaniwala. Feeling ko andun pa din siya, na iba yung pinaglalamayan tapos siya yung naaasikaso. Nung mga 12 midnight noon, magkasama kami ni Nanay sa may casket niya.
So yun. Di ko rin makakalimutan yung December 18, libing niya yun and at the same time, Christmas Party namin kinagabihan. Ang saya diba? Hahahaha kung iniisip niyong hindi ako nakapunta ng libing dahil sa activity nato, well tama kayo. SGO President ako last year and obviously, kami yung in-charge sa event. Alam nila, alam nila na libing ng tito ko pero letse kasi, bakit hindi pa nila ako pinagbigyan? Umuwi na pala yung iba para daw makapagprepare para sa party and yun nga imbis na umalis ako by lunch, I stayed for more hours. Medyo may problema pa kasi noon sa Gym dahil sa sound system kasi late ngdating yung drum set at amplifiers para sa Battle of the Band. Mga alas 1:30 na noon nung matapos kami, I’m about to text my mom kung nasan na sila, pero naunahan ako ng text niya, na wag na daw ako pumunta kasi bawal yung maghahabol. Ayun na, binagsakan na ako ng langit. Sorry for being oa pero hind kasi eh, favorite tito ko yun alam kong may favorite din kayo and you will feel the same.
Hindi naman sa sinisisi ko sila but parang ganoon na nga. Alam ko naman na wala silang pakialam kasi nga hindi naman sila yung nawalan. Ganun naman tayo diba? Hindi na ako nun umuwi, umuwi nalang ako nung mga 4:30 na para magpalit ng damit para sa party. Maulan noon and I think nakikisama sa pagdadalamhati ang langit. Maagap kami nun nagstart or wala palang talagang students? Hindi ko alam kung coincidence ba or what pero yung Opening Remarks ko noon eh sakto sa tito ko at sa theme. Tungkol kasi sa giving for poor yung theme namin and during my tito’s wake, nagkwento sa akin yung lola ko, si Nanay yung nanay nila Papi at Tiyo.
Lagi daw nag-aaway si Tiyo at yung asawa niya kasi minsan daw, kulang-kulang yung sweldo niya. Kaya daw pala ganoon kasi pinambibili ng school supplies ni Tiyo yung sweldo niya para doon sa mga estudyante sa school kung saan Principal siya. That made me cry again. Akala ko kasi pang tv lang yung mga ganoon eksena pero hindi pala. Totoo pala siya. So yun, hindi ko alam kung paano ko siya naisegway sa speech ko at naiconnect. Nalungkot lang ako kasi nga kaunti lang yung nakarinig, sana nalaman din nila na may mga ganoon din sa real life, na pwede rin nilang gayahin at tularan.
Kaya din pala maraming teachers dun kasi nga dapat pala magoopening remarks siya sa event ng mga Teachers sa Eco Field. Vice-President daw kasi siya nung Camarines Norte Association of Public Teachers tapos nagmamadali daw nga papunta dun and then, yung inatake. Nung mga sumunod na araw, my teachers comforted me, especially our GC and even our Principal. Sabi ni Mam V, nabasa daw nila yung kadramahan ko sa Peysbuk and sabi niya, “Hindi pwedeng ganyan ka. Alam namin na matindi yung pinagdaanan mo pero hindi naman pwedeng magmukmok ka nalang”. Honestly, nakaupo kasi ako nun sa lobby sa may tapat ng SGO Office. Hahahaha
Tbh, unang punta ko dun sa puntod niya eh noong nakaraang Nov. 1 lang and I felt bad about it. Kasi hindi ko man lang siya naihatid sa huling hantungan. Cheezy right? Hindi ko pa rin matanggap na hindi ko na nga siya nakasama sa huling mga segundo niya kasama namin, hindi ko pa siya naihatid for the last time.
Hindi ko rin alam kung coincidence lang ba o sinadya talaga ni Lord na ganoon yung mangyari, na sobrang memorable ng mga araw na yun. Na ito ata yung way niya para hindi ko makalimutan yung pagiging pamangkin ko and at the same time, yung pagpaprioritize ko sa responsibiltiy ko sa school na alam kong suportado din ako simula’t sapul ni Tiyo.
Pag naging kasing ganda ko ba sya, magugustuhan mo na rin ako?
Ulam kasi ngayon, kaya nagdadrama ako. Hahaha so ayun, may separate akong ulam. Hahahaha