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casualavocados · 1 day

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i literally have so much to say about q and toey and we are and im sitting here like AAAAA. i had to write it down.

i see people being upset about the jealousy thing and the way Q acted and how he started teasing Toey about the kiss: but it was very clear that no feelings were talked about or cemented at the amusement park. Q asked Toey if he understood Chain was hitting on him, unaware it was a ruse for him to admit feelings for Toey. he did admit those feelings, but not in a "claiming toey as his bf" way, in a "i need you to know im an option for you and my feelings are real" way. (He literally said "what if i hit on you too?" the unasked question beside that: "how would you feel about me if i did?") Q was actually giving Toey the choice to react however he wanted to when he kissed him.

Honestly it was a really good way for Q to approach the subject bc he didnt get mad at Toey OR Chain for their "potential" feelings. He was jealous but he tried to figure out how they both truly felt about each other before acting. (and Chain lied to Q and said he had feelings for Toey.) Toey didn't actually lie, I noticed. He just said Chain had been very nice to him. If Toey had given blatant confirmation that he had feelings for Chain, Q would have backed off, I'm certain of it. But instead of lying, (or admitting he actually liked Q,) Toey made it seem like he was considering Chain as a possible romantic interest, and Q heard that and chose to let Toey know that he could also be a possible romantic interest.

He gave Toey the choice to say no to the kiss. Toey kissed back. But that was not them becoming a couple! (Notice that later, Toey never said he and Q were together, only that he believed he had a chance with Q.)

I actually find it similar to what Phum and Peem are going through atm. They are not officially dating yet!!! they havent talked about that at all! theyve kissed twice, but they dont know what they are, and they are taking their time figuring it out, and there's nothing wrong with not labelling their relationship immediately.

So that's what I saw the teasing scene as. As Q being like "hey, remember that time we kissed. and you kissed back. im here as an option for you to date, are you gonna do anything about that? how does that make you feel? are we gonna talk about it? hope you figure it out soon <3"

and i dont find anything wrong with that! WHAT MADE THINGS MESSY WAS THE REVEAL OF THE RUSE.

Which was confusing because it wasn't revealed that the group had planned for chain to pretend-hit on toey. What WAS revealed was that the whole group knew that milk frappe boy was Toey, and Q didnt. That's what made Q explode so bad. Like, i think that scene was meant to be confusing, because Q kept saying "explain it to me" as well as "i dont want to hear it". I think all he really saw in the moment was his entire friend group in the know about something important to him that he'd never told them, while faced with learning Toey was the anonymous boy from his past, and had known, and had kept it from him.

Like yeah, I can imagine the kind of betrayal Q must have felt! He had just kissed Toey! And it slowly made more sense as to why Q reacted as strongly as he did bc more was revealed while Q was trying to come to terms with milk frappe boy and Toey being the same person.

Because it isnt until after the explosion that we learn Q had had it BAD for milk frappe boy. That he'd even talked to Toey about it and how bad he felt for disappearing on the mystery boy he'd liked so much. This scene was really complicated bc we were seeing it from Toey's perspective, as him learning that Q had had feelings for him and then advising Q to try and find milk frappe boy to find out the truth about his feelings, without Toey telling Q it was him all along.

But I think from Q's perspective, that scene was about trying to admit to himself that he'd made a mistake and should have done better by the anonymous boy. I think he was also trying to express that he was past it now, and trying to move on. Pairing that interpretation with the conversation between Q and Peem that was like "well this is how you felt about milk frappe boy, how do you feel about Toey?" and you get the impression Q considered his feelings for milk frappe boy a lost cause, but he was okay with that because he had found Toey, and started liking him instead.

So learning that they were the same person was really complicated for him! Q's got a lot to work through! a lot of conversations and interactions to reframe in his mind. And of course he's hurt that Toey never told him who he was, but what made that hurt more was learning Toey had told the rest of the group first.

I think that's also what's beating Toey up the most - that his real feelings for Q had turned into a real lie, by choosing to play along with the ruse their friends invented. He was someone who, before, was always content to give Q space and just be near him, so manipulating his feelings the way that they all did, and Q discovering his identity as milk frappe boy in the midst of that ruse is something I don't think Toey ever imagined or wanted to happen - that he was and would have been willing to let things unfold naturally - even admit to his identity later if there'd been a more honest chance for it.

#qtoey #we are the series #q x toey #long post #DONT ASK WHY I WROTE SO MUCH ABOUT THIS CUZ IDK #actually the worst part about this Whole Thing was the editors deciding to cut in the MIDDLE of their reconciliation conversation #THEY WERE STILL TALKING THERE

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mikuni14 · 22 days

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We Are - Ep 4

PhumPeem As a shallow person who forgives a lot of characters if they are played by a pretty actor, and as a boomer raised on toxic yaoi manga, this couple is still in my first place 🤡 I look at them with mixed feelings. Hope, because Phum improved a lot in this episode, he apologized - even several times, but most importantly, he said that he was an asshole, didn't look for excuses and tried to make amends. This is crucial for me: not only an apology, but also awareness of what has been done, owning it and compensation (which I mentioned many times during DFF analyses, because THIS was missing there). But I also don't trust them yet, because PondPhuwim had their other series start off quite well, only to disgust me later with the inequalities and simple toxicity in relationships (and yes, even their prettyness didn't help lol). PhumPeem as of this episode have a dynamic that I like, that is, they are both strong characters, with an air of adulthood mixed with a childish banter, acts of service and mutual attraction mixed with keeping a distance and lingering distrust on Peem's part. Plus a "handsome big bad boy" in engineering and a "beautiful artist" - as a yaoi boomer, I am completely defenseless against such a couple 🤡 What intrigues me about them is that they are clearly interested in each other, they are probably types for each other and if it weren't for the stupid and unfortunate beginning of their relationship, it's quite possible that they would have already had their first hook-up and their relationship would be more adult and in my style, and their problems would be more problems of mature people. I'm a little concerned about the speed at which this relationship is moving, knowing that there are 16 episodes. Good lord, what are they thinking of to fill 11 episodes when the boys will probably kiss in the next one? I can only imagine 😬

QToey A very enjoyable pairing that started for me with the scene in the last episode where Q is possessive and doesn't let anyone take care of Toey. I admit that I'm not a big fan of this couple, probably because Q is too dominant in this relationship for me, due to his character, personality and the fact that I like him A LOT. But I'm starting to warm up to them 😉

TanFang Pretty much the same situation: Tan dominates this couple so much for me that I don't see them as a couple at all yet. Besides, I don't really know what Fang's feelings and intentions are, because there simply isn't enough of him.

ChainPun I'm not interested in this couple ngl. Characters like Pun have to have really well-written roles so as not to come off as irritating or cartoonish (something like Khem from The Sign), or so that this kind of personality type doesn't dominate the ENTIRE character.

After 4 episodes, I can say that I'm most interested in Peem, Q and Tan, their relationship, their friendship, their lives, their characters. This is actually pretty funny because they are SO interesting to me that I am more fascinated by their interactions with each other than with their respective partners 😄 (with the exception of Phum, who is a strong enough character to be able to match Peem). But I freely admit that the most interesting scenes in this episode belonged to these three and had nothing to do with romance 😉

👆This was actually the best scene from this episode 😆

#we are the series #bl drama #thai bl

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respectthepetty · 1 year

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I'd like to thank everyone for watching the ninth episode of Never Let Me Go live and posting about it, so I knew exactly what I was getting into before I even pressed play.

But I'm also going to apologize to all of you, because I am over the moon with excitement because I'm hoping Jojo is giving me a redemption for 3 Will Be Free's Shin who (spoiler) DID NOT KILL HIS FATHER WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE!

Please, Jojo, let us have the ending Thana Kit deserves -

Shin Remixed - The Rise of Nuengdiao

Hold on. That doesn't feel right.

Shin Rebooted - The Fall of Kit

Why did Nueng AND Chopper take shooting lessons if they aren't going to put them to good use?!

As much as both boys have wanted to avoid the family business, the past few episodes have shown us they are actually good at it:

Nueng had no issue hitting the guy in the alleyway.

He was very comfortable taking the money to the baddies. He mentioned if he couldn't do that, he didn't deserve to inherit the family business, something he has never wanted before.

And he called the man's bluff by basically telling him that he didn't want this smoke.

Nueng is a man of words, not actions, so he tried to lie to Palm about not loving him. When that didn't work, he jumped into action! He drugged Palm, left him with his credit card and necklace, and took his ass back to claim the throne. *That's growth*

His cousin, Chopper, has looked away from violence, yet had no issue with beating up Phum and some rando to protect Ben.

He also was fine intimidating An in the bathroom.

Now that Ben knows what Kit has done, Ben is in danger of being Kit's next victim.

While Kit is motivated by power, Chopper and Nueng are motivated by love. Kit has already killed two parents while one rots in prison and another is in a coma. If one more person dies due to Kit's actions (Tanya! Only because Nueng is so sure she is going to wake up), these two cousins are going to make like Mario and Luigi and fuck up an entire kingdom.

3 Will Be Free's Shin ended up taking over the family business after his father's death (THANK YOU, MAE!), but occasionally met his girlfriend, Miw, and boyfriend, Neo, on the beach where they had a business (THROUPLE SUPREMACY!).

Nueng already mentioned several times that he wants to see Palm on the beach and has suggested that they run a business there.

Nueng assures Palm he WILL be alive and hopes to see Palm happy with someone else in the future.

But he should already know that Palm is ride or die for HIM.

Palm has already killed for him (KILL KIT DAMN IT!) and is willing to put his life on the line to protect Nueng. Palm is going to inform Nueng that they either stay together forever and meet at the beach once a year or they die together right now and see each other in heaven all the time because Palm is not going to love another.

The only thing standing in our boys' way is the tension coming from Nueng not being able to trust Chopper.

But, if there is one thing our boy Chopper is capable of, it's winning over a tough crowd.

I have high hopes that they will come together to take down Kit even though this show has surprised me multiple times (Chopper not being the culprit, Chanon not being the killer, Ben knowing Chopper liked him, Palm not believing Nueng didn't love him, etc.).

However, I haven't forgotten it gave me one thing I truly desired:

Someone pointed out the tattoo IS in Mandarin, so if Nueng gets one too, I'm going on a budget for Lent @wen-kexing-apologist!

Sorry this episode made you scream @grapejuicegay, but...

Kill Kit.

#Never Let Me Go #Palm x Nueng #Chopper x Ben #Nueng x Chopper #episode 9 #I have an agenda #And it's to see one man be taken down by his own family #Be strong!#Don't let those lessons go to waste #Your men are counting on you #One even tattooed your name on his back #I GOT MY TATTOO #I just need another to make a perfect pair!

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bengiyo · 1 year

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Never Let Me Go Ep 7 Stray Thoughts

Last time, Palm and Neungdiao fled to the beach to hide after Tanya and Chanon got shot in front of the house. We met Palm's mother, and she begrudgingly took them if they agreed to work. Nuengdiao showed his multilingual prowess by checking in an international gay couple (who I demand return to the plot). Palm spent the entire episode high-key flirting with Nuengdiao, but I am almost certain their ending will be bittersweet now.

Ah, yes, let's begin with Nuengdiao trying to be a normal person, Palm being overly helpful, and bed wrestling. A whole week of Jojo shows is doing wonders for my soul.

The fact that Nuengdiao was clearly turned on, but then sucks his teeth at Palm is so funny. Phuwin and Pond are working so well together.

Episode title: GOOD FORTUNE. Trembling with excitement if people are going to be bold.

I'm so glad Palm is actually watching out for Nuengdiao, because he gets clocked as a rich kid immediately, and almost blew their cover with a credit card.

It's kinda fun when characters who like each other a lot stand really close. Modern audiences know it's because they want to be all up in each other, but if you grew up watching content in 4:3, actors had to stand this close just to be in the frame together.

THE RETURN OF DAVID AND WU. We are living!

I feel like there's some sort of commentary to be made about people using English to communicate when it's not their first language.

Of course Wu sidled up next to Nuengdiao to dish in Mandarin about proposing. I love this show.

Every time Palm does something obviously flirty Nuengdiao looks at him like, "I will fuck you."

Phum is back. I love Pawin, but this character is always starting shit. I'm sure Pawin had fun pretending to curb stomp Chimon.

And we get to see Perth kicking ass?? This episode just keeps on giving.

I hope I don't have to feel weird about this preferred hand later.

What would dramas be without rooftops with which to have earnest, open dialogue?

Ben is very self aware, which makes his self-recrimination land well.

I'm gonna say this every week of every show I watch with him, but I absolutely love Perth's voice.

I feel like Ben has to know that Chopper likes him, which makes me wonder what happened between them for neither to talk about it openly even on the rooftop.

I wonder if Phuwin chose to suck his teeth in annoyance whenever Palm makes him swoon a bit. It's a nice detail.

Oh, this proposal was sweet.

Foot baths??? Jojo every episode this show gets gayer.

Nuengdiao, you can't just start talking about marriage while this man is massaging your feet... Though I do appreciate that Nuengdiao is aware of his own temper.

This night scene in bed is really fascinating with the Eclipse having aired recently. This is another example of needing to use illusions and blinders to have a moment of intimacy.

This fishmonger said, "500 baht per hour?? They don't even pay that in America! Get the fuck out of here!"

100 baht per day? We are working for the experience.

I feel like this is the first time Nuengdiao has really acquiesced to Palm.

I do love when they let the gays have spirituality.

Not these fortunes also contributing to the melancholy.

Well, that's what we expected of how Chanon became indebted to the family.

Tanya isn't dead yet. I think I prefer the drama this way.

Kit is such a fun villain to watch. I really love the way Nat is playing him.

Chopper is visibly disgusted. Perth is also really good. Brilliant to pair him with Nat.

We get a wedding here and a wedding in 2Cutie2Pie this week.

Yes, Palm, take that drink out of his hand. I can't believe we almost had to go through the same plot twice.

I know she is an absent mother, but I do appreciate her asking about the romance in dramatic terms.

She said, "I know you kissed him!"

She also said, "Just hold on loosely, but don't let go. If you cling too tightly you're gonna lose control."

They are back in the room, and Nuengdiao is feeling randy.

Okay, continuity question. If Nuengdiao needs a phone, how do they know Tanya is in a coma?

Nuengdiao is going to be a great manipulator someday. He's preempting all of Palm's objections to get him to agree to date him, even if it's only on this island. Then this man says, "Kiss me like you mean it. Kiss me like you want me."

Ah, that was a tasteful fade. The fic writers will have much to play with.

Damn, and now Chanon got arrested. Looks like beach time is over.

#never let me go #thai bl #bl series #Ben watches

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oliventrae · 5 months

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The politics of "Never Let Me Go"

What prompted me to finally watch the series “Never Let Me Go” was seeing a specific scene from the series. It’s the scene on the beach, where Nuengdiao is yelling at Palm about them being from different classes, different societies etc. This caught my attention as something that could have some aspect of political commentary. I didn’t expect it, but I hoped for it. Especially as I kept on seeing opportunities for this commentary to occur while watching the show.

Disclaimer: I know that this show utilises a lot of lakorn tropes and isn’t necessarily meant as political commentary, but I still feel that it is relevant to investigate the politics of the media that we consume. Also, I don’t understand Thai and therefore do not have knowledge on the actual meaning of subtitles I’ve quoted or much knowledge on the culture.

To go back to the beach scene that I just mentioned; I was baffled to actually watch the context of it. When I first saw it on social media, I thought it would have been a sad speech made in a time of hardship, especially for Nuengdiao. Actually watching it, however, it was a moment where Palm made the slightest rejection of Nuengdiao, pushing him away whilst he was grieving the death of his mother. This was the first time Palm had in any way been disrespectful to Nuengdiao and it was in every way justified given the context. However, this grasp for control in their relationship was entirely rejected by Nuengdiao and what had previously seemed to me as a heartfelt speech was suddenly not only an immature and disproportionate temper tantrum, but an attempt at oppressing Palm even further. Know your place. Although Nuengdiao never says it and frequently tries to convey the opposite, the message shines clearly through much of the show: If you’re poor, know your place. If you’re rich you can do whatever. This is especially illustrated in the contrast not only between Nuengdiao and Palm, but also between Palm and Phum, the bully. Nuengdiao, as I’m sure we are all aware, has a bit of a temper and is frequently controlled by his emotions. This is contrasted by Palm, who is very controlled and can even be described as obedient in most situations. As I just mentioned, whenever Palm tries to break away from this obedience, he is immediately knocked down by either an emotional story from his father or a bunch of mean-spirited yelling from Nuengdiao.

Nuengdiao is being empathised with by the show. An example of this is when Palm has a conversation with the woman who cooks Nuengdiao’s breakfast and Palm mentions that the amount of food being cooked is exaggerated. We might initially think that this is because Nuengdiao is spoiled, but when Palm goes to speak with him, he complains that the cook insists on cooking too much food for him. After this, Palm’s father is the one to say that Palm shouldn’t eat with Nuengdiao, not Nuengdiao himself. The inequality between Nuengdiao and the workers is therefore blamed on the working class more so than on Nuengdiao, Nuengdiao’s parents or the economic system. Palm is also sympathised with, but I would argue that this is only because of his forementioned obedience. Palm is an empathetic character because he respects the wealthy and is willing to sacrifice himself for their well-being. When he is not keeping an eye on Nuengdiao’s alcohol consumption at a party, he is punished. A similar situation is when Palm pushes Nuengdiao at the beach. Palm lacks the self respect to ever really hold Nuengdiao accountable for his actions, which I feel bleeds into the opinion of the overall show. He also falls in love with Nuengdiao very quickly and gets a tattoo of his name after them having been together for maybe a few weeks, at most a few months. I think it’s supposed to be romantic, but in reality it’s really just bad writing. For the most part Palm plays the part of the Good Poor Person and when he doesn’t, he’s put in his place. The Bad Poor Person contrasting Palm is Phum (although I’m not entirely sure he’s poor since he’s at the school and he has the money to pay for the outing video, but I think that his experience with his dad and his anti-capitalist politics code him as poor or at least not wealthy). Phum is a character that, like Nuengdiao, is very controlled by his emotions. He starts bullying Nuengdiao when Nuengdiao’s mother’s new decisions at the family company affect his family’s (and others’) finances so much that his father attempts suicide. This is obviously a deeply traumatising thing to experience for a young man and whilst the bullying is not justified, it makes sense that he would do some of the bullying that he starts out with, e.g. putting the “cheater” graffiti and flyers on Nuengdiao’s locker and stealing the necklace that is connected to Nuengdiao’s father and Nuengdiao’s position in the company. The outing, which is arguably the worst thing he does, doesn’t happen until after he is confronted about the bullying in episode 3. This confrontation scene is complicated because Phum is not in the right here, but neither is Nuengdiao, although he is portrayed as a saint for only asking for his necklace back. Phum explains his reasons for the bullying and the very sensitive information that his father tried to kill himself because of what Nuengdiao’s parents did, yet Nuengdiao shows no regret, sympathy, self-reflection or apologeticness. I’ll say it again: Phum was not right in his aggressive manner of handling the situation, but Nuengdiao’s continuous lack of sympathy for the lives of people less fortunate than him is similarly despicable although it is not portrayed as such. When confronted about the bullying, Phum also says that he’s doing it because of Nuengdiao’s “capitalist parents” (EP 3). I think this illustrates that the villains of the show are people who do not respect Nuengdiao’s family’s authority. Anti-capitalists are necessarily the villains of the series because our protagonist and hero is the heir of one of the biggest capitalist companies in this fictional version of Thailand. The heroes are cheating, evicting and causing people so much financial insecurity that they attempt suicide. Of course anti-capitalists, leftists and poor people would function as the villains in this scenario.

Similarly to the Good and Bad Poor Person, the show also has Good and Bad Capitalists. Nuengdiao and Chopper are the Good Capitalists. Nuengdiao finally does something about the protests in EP11, where he goes to the poor people at the market. He is met by banners with messages such as “the market belongs to everyone” and “give the land back to us.” He doesn’t give the land to them, but he does announce that he is going to let them keep using it. We never see their reactions to this. Nuengdiao also stops a casino from being built at the hotel because it is illegal and interestingly mentions in EP11 that illegal business is already taking place at his company, but that he is going to end it. Once again, the morality of his parents, who most likely implemented this illegal business, is never questioned. The show even has themes of having to choose between what is right and one’s parents with Chopper and his father, but the show never dares to extend this questioning onto Nuengdiao and his parents. Chopper is also a Good Capitalist because he makes his own money through stocks and other supposedly fair methods and he keeps saying to his father that he wants to make his own money. The villain of the show (his father) points out to him that it’s not very easy to make your own money, which is true although it obviously doesn’t mean that what he is doing is right. We never really see anyone struggling with money, except the villains (and a flashback of Palm’s father) because the Good Poor People are loyal to their employers and don’t expect anything more than what they get. Chopper’s father is the villain because he is disloyal to Nuengdiao’s family and wants to cheat his way to something that isn’t rightfully his. It is rightfully Nuengdiao’s because… well, it’s his birthright.

Honestly, I found that "Never Let Me Go" is quite poorly written and the use of lakorn tropes might have been what led to the questionable politics of the show as well as the fact that Nuengdiao’s father originally was supposed to be a mafia boss (or so I’ve heard). In many ways I think "Never Let Me Go" contrasts "Not Me" with its complete lack of class consciousness and self reflection for our main character, which is unfortunate because it could have had such interesting political commentary. If only the writers had been willing to give their characters - both pro- and antagonists - some more depth.

#gee this was a long one #never let me go #never let me go the series #not me #not me the series #politics in thai bl #jojo tichakorn #politics #politics in media #my post #thai bl #thai bl analysis #analysis

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malepresentingleg · 1 year

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A list of Never Let Me Go characters by order of the amount of rights they deserve, decided by me:

Maggie - she was on thin ice at first but quickly proved herself to be the most rights worthy. Actually wants to be Palm's friend and tells him he deserves things, she speaks my mind :').

Palm - he's a total sweetheart, honestly. The only reason I'm deducting points is because he's for some reason in love with a total asshole and he thinks he's really kind ??

Ben - was throwing Nueng under the bus a dick move? yeah sure. But man this boy was just outed and faced with his homophobic dad so??? what the fuck Nueng. Got some points taken because he was sus in his behavior about Palm in the beginning.

Mam (Palm's mom) - it's possible she's too high up here but there are just so many shitty characters sooo. I feel like their relationship should be a lot less casual since she fucking ABONDADNED her child, but at least now she's doing some good parenting with her advice and anger to his dad and gave a semi decent explanation.

Chopper - listen. He could have been placed a lot higher since he's a cutie, and it's not his fault he was born rich I guessss, but he trades fucking bitcoins or something, and some crimes cannot be forgiven.

Aun - I mean. Selling pictures to out people? pretty damn low. Very bad. I have some sympathy bc he said he's poor (tho isn't he in a rich school...? kinda sus).

Chanon (Palm's dad) - he has SOME qualities but jesus please see your son as a fucking person wtf????/

Nueng's dad - I mean, he's dead so that gives him some extra points ig? he seemed nice but he's rich and evil sooo

Tanya (Nueng's mom) - look. I'm glad she loves her son and is not homophobic but she's evil rich and ruins the poor people's lives and says shit like "we didn't do anything wrong it's our land".

Phum - I mean yeah he's an evil bully but maybe Nueng deserved it 👀.

Nueng - entitled bratty rich boy asshole. Started with some sympathy by me bc damn that's traumatizing but there's a limit to how much that excuses. The way he doesn't hold his mom accountable and only cares about her and him, and of course jesus christ the way he treats Palm!!!! Forcing him to be with him and spend time with him, getting him in trouble, shouting at him and blaming him and being completely entitled and asshole-y, and then for some reason being framed as a gentle sensitive soul hello???

Kit (Chopper's dad) - I mean he's the straight-up villain.

#leg is ranting #can you tell what my true feelings are? ._#apologies #honestly this series IS growing on me i swear!!!#and i do adore palm #AND they do actually have good chemistry #but i just hate nuengdiao sooooooooooooooo much #and i hate that palm is so in love with him from the start wtf WHY #WHAT is it that you love??#is it a stockholm syndrome situation?#never let me go #never let me go the series #nlmg #nlmg the series #no spoiler for the new episode bc it's not out yet #never let me go palm #palm pannakorn #not gonna tag the rest bc it's mostly hate

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invisiblegarters · 1 year

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Never Let Me Go Ep 4

Why am I not surprised that Palm’s dad couldn’t be bothered to show up for him after the altercation in ep 3? Like, it’s nice that Nueng wants to storm in there and fight for him, but his dad should be there, too.

Honestly I’m surprised that they were both punished, since Phum’s family is clearly better off than Palm’s. Perhaps it’s because he was caught on the CCTV?

Chopper is still my favorite, and I still dread his inevitable turn to the dark side. I hope it’s not a permanent one (or that I’m wrong, but I don’t think I am, They’re setting Nueng up as his rival in too many ways for him not to lose it at least a little bit at some point). I fully believe that his eagerness to hang out with Nueng this ep was mostly about Ben, though. Poor boy’s crush isn’t going anywhere fast.

Oh, Maggie. I like you, but you are barking up the wrong tree.

This episode should have been named Thirsty because literally everyone is. Palm for Nueng, Nueng for Palm, Maggie for Palm, Chopper for Ben, Ben for Nueng. But noticeably not Nueng for Ben. More on that later, though.

Oh, Chopper honey. His whole heart was just visibly breaking during the scene with Ben. And you won’t convince me that “I like people who are like me” wasn’t a jab. I am so curious what happened there, because I actually get the sense that it’s actually not just Chopper who has complicated feelings about their former friendship. Whether it’s that Ben figured out that Chopper was after more than friendship (because that boy is so transparent), or something else, it’s still clearly bugging both of them.

I still think that Palm and Chopper should hook up though. They can bond over selflessly standing back and watching while they people they like hook up with each other. And then they can have angsty makeouts about it.

Speaking of makeouts, I actually really liked the kiss between Ben and Nueng. Not because it was a good one, but because that whole scene showcased for me that Nueng isn’t really as into Ben as Ben is into him, although I have to admit the flirting at the dance was very cute and believable (maybe the first time I’ve really felt chemistry between them). But ultimately I think the Ben thing boils down to this: Nueng likes being wanted, and the person he wants to want him either doesn’t or won’t say it if he does. And here’s Ben, pursuing him with seemingly no ulterior motives, telling him he likes him and asking to kiss him. And Nueng wants to be wanted for himself so badly that of course he’s going to reciprocate - even if he can’t quite bring himself to become his boyfriend and close that door on what (I think) he really wants.

Interesting how that same thing becomes unacceptable suddenly when it’s Palm playing nice with Maggie, though. He’s such a spoiled brat, I swear.

And now for the drunken mess he made of himself. I get thinking that Nueng is being honest while drunk, and it’s true that sometimes it makes s reveal things that we think but would never say. But sometimes it just makes us mean, and Nueng was already in a crappy mood when he started. The loss of inhibitions there, to my mind, wasn’t about revealing how Nueng truly feels but not stopping him from doing his best to wound. This isn’t making excuses for the bullshit that was coming out of his mouth - and I really hope Palm doesn’t just forgive him for it - I just think it was coming from anger and jealousy and hurt rather than some dearly held belief that Palm is beneath him. Maybe I’m giving him a little too much credit, I don’t know. I suppose we’ll see.

Next ep looks interesting, though why do I feel like the Palm & Nueng kiss isn’t going to happen? I am suspicious by nature, I think. Also looks like Ben might throw Nueng under the bus to save his own skin. The thing that amuses me is that he was a lot less suspicious to me this ep and then right into the next he apparently is at best a giant coward. I can’t believe that’s it for him and Nueng, though.

I’m still liking this a lot. The drama feels a little OTT but in a way I enjoy. Looking forward to the next episode for sure.

#never let me go #thai bl

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mrsrcbinscn · 4 years

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Franny’s 30 Day Cover Challenge

Playlist

Franny’s 30 Day Cover Song Challenge: (categories are mostly from here, and here, with some from here, and a couple I made) in September 2020 one of her musician friends challenged her to do the thing and she was like “It seems like a fun way to show everyone what kind of music has influenced me as a musician, singer, songwriter, and just like, person. So I’m going to do it.”

In reality, she recorded most of them in 1-2 days to distract her from how sad she is because Wilbur hates her and he’s sad lmao

It helped a little.

(If you want me to drop the playlist she mentions in #24 let me know, I have it started I can finish it)

TW: mentions of Franny’s political beliefs so tw: politics, an allusion to suicide though the word isn’t directly used, mention of 9/11 and the subsequent invasions...nothing graphic with any of these triggers but worth a forewarning

Day 01 - A song that makes you happy

Honey Spiders by The Parlotones

“The Parlotones are this fantastic indie rock band out of South Africa. And I actually thought about doing their song, uh, Stars Fall Down for day sixteen, but I’m going with Honey Spiders for day 1. There were lots of Parlotones songs, I mean. Push Me to The Floor, We Call This Dancing, Should We Fight Back...but ah, Honey Spiders always puts me in a good mood.”

Day 02 - A song that helps you clear your head

Light of a Clear Blue Morning by Dolly Parton

“I grew up on Dolly, and it’s funny because for the longest time this song wasn’t really on my radar as much as it is now. But when I was twenty-two I was going through something really difficult, and my then-fiance now husband was abroad for work, so I was alone in our apartment and just. Really, profoundly sad and lonely. So I put on a Dolly Parton record and just laid on the bed and Light Of A Clear Blue Morning played and I had a good long cry and felt so much better after that. When I need to think about how to solve a difficult problem, or I feel overwhelmed, I just listen to that song.”

Day 03 - Song you love from a band/artist you hate

Should’ve Been A Cowboy by Toby Keith

“Honestly, he’s called me a nasty lady to my face and I’ve called him a facist enabling pig to his, so I have no qualms openly saying I hate Toby Keith. That being said, Should’ve Been A Cowboy is one of the best country songs of the 90s, undeniably. I loved that song when it came out when I was thirteen, and I still love it.”

Day 04 - A song about drugs or alcohol

Whiskey Lullaby by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss

“This is probably cheating, because my lovely best friend Daniel and I cover this a lot at Dara & Danny shows. But today look who I have! My friend Max from Seoul Hanoi’d! Max the Korean Scot who can’t hide his accent to save his life, so let’s see how it sounds in a Scottish accent.”

Day 05 - A protest song

Talking Vietnam Blues by Phil Ochs /// and Here’s to The State of Mississippi by Phil Ochs

“This one was hard because I. Fucking. Love. Protest music. I could have done a whole 30 days of protest music - wow, let me know if I should do that and give my husband a heart attack with all the twitter threats I’ll invite. Huh. Right, so I was going to do Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven by John Prine. But I decided to do two Phil Ochs songs because I don’t think Phil Ochs is talked about enough. It’s a shame we lost him so young. Ochs’ sardonic humor and honesty in his writing has influenced me as a songwriter deeply. When I write political songs, I don’t hold back, and it’s because of Phil Ochs’ writing that I have that courage. I’ve been singing Love Me, I’m A Liberal since I was in college with constantly updating lyrics. It was so hard to even choose which songs of his to do because for his fairly short career his songbook is lengthy and full of gems. I’m Going to Say It Now, Draft Dodger Rag, Spanish Civil War Song, I Ain’t Marching Anymore...I couldn’t pick one so I’m cheating and recording two.”

Day 06 - A song you wish you wrote

When I Think About Cheatin’ by Gretchen Wilson

“I will forever be pissed off that I didn’t write this song. I’m absolute trash for my husband, so it’s never -- I’ve never had to be in a situation to ever consider -- but this song gets me every time. It feels like I could have written it. Because we do spend a lot of time apart travelling for our work. And the sentiment expressed in the song is a little too real.”

Day 07 - A song in a language you don’t speak

Khattar by Khine Htoo

“This will either be a charming attempt to sing in Burmese or I’m about to offend a lot of people. Which, being a politically outspoken woman on the internet, I’m used to anyway. So. 1, 2, 3, okay here goes.”

Day 08 - A song by an artist no longer living

Phop Samnang by Sinn Sisamouth (inspiration)

“Haha, you thought I’d see the name of this category and not do a Sinn Sisamouth song? You were wrong.”

Day 09 - A song you want to dance to at your wedding

Devoted To You by The Everly Brothers

“I’m already married, so this was actually our first dance song at our wedding. Day three of our wedding, like the more Westernized wedding ceremony day. We had a three day long traditional Cambodian wedding and I felt like a princess. An-y-way!”

Day 10 - A song that makes you cry

Borrowed Rooms and Old Wood Floor by Emily Scott Robinson

“Unfortunately, Emily Scott Robinson and I aren’t related. Sad, I know, because she’s so talented. Almost her entire album Traveling Mercies is...sad as hell. The record reminded me of early Dolly Parton, and my second solo album. You know, all those sad-ass songs. The Dress is honestly the song that makes me the saddest but I can’t even listen to it without crying so.”

Day 11 - A song that you love hearing live

Prove My Love by Violent Femmes

“There is nobody I have seen in concert more than Dolly Parton, but Violent Femmes and George Strait come incredibly close. The Cranberries, the amount of times I saw them in the 90s and early 2000s...close fourth. Probably. The very first concert I dragged my husband to was a Violent Femmes concert, he was not prepared for how hard college me went.”

Day 12 - A song from before 1960

There Ain’t No Sweet Man That’s Worth The Salt of My Tears by Libby Holman

“This song is from 1928. I came across it when I was in grad school and it’s, as the kids say, a bop.”

Day 13 - A song you think everybody should listen to

White Man’s World by Jason Isbell

“I think perspectives of people of color should of course take precedence in these conversations. But I find this song to be a good faith attempt of a white man coming to terms with the institutional racism and sexism in the world around him. And I think this song can be a useful tool to explain certain concepts of racial justice to ignorant but well-meaning folks. As a woman of color I think Jason Isbell did a great job not centering himself even though it was from his perspective. This song is great musically and necessary socially.”

Day 14 - A song from the 1970s

You’re No Good by Linda Ronstadt

“Linda Ronstadt is grossly underrated, that’s all I have to say here.”

Day 15 - A song people wouldn’t expect you to like

Racists by Anti-flag

“I mean, I’ve talked about how much I like punk in the past, and I remember a video of Seoul Hanoi’d doing Spanish Bombs at a San Antonio show made the rounds, but I don’t think I’ve talked about how much I like Anti-flag. People don’t expect me to like punk for some reason. But I agree with...everything punk music is all about.”

Day 16 - A song that holds a lot of meaning to you

Blue by LeAnn Rimes

“It’s silly, but I won a county fair singing competition with this song in high school and it really fueled my passion for music, that win. It’s also the first song Cornelius heard me go full Georgia on, with the yodels and all, at the little bar in my hometown on his first trip meeting my parents. The song doesn’t cut to my very soul ot anythin’, but it’s special to me.”

Day 17 - A song attached to a memory

Supernova by Liz Phair

“I remember buying Liz Phair’s Whip-smart album when I was eleven. And in college, when I was getting ready for dates with Cornelius in my dorm room, I would dance around to a CD I burned and wrote on it with a sharpie, ‘Pre-date Movie Scene Music.’ God, what was even on there? I’m about to expose myself as the most basic 1999-2001 bitch. I remember Head Over Feet, I mean, Alanis Morisette? I was a young woman in 2000, obviously I loved her. Mm, Dreams by The Cranberries...oh, Kiss Me, Sixpence None The Richer...yeah, anyway, Supernova was on there.”

Day 18 - A song from the year you were born

Call Me by Blondie

“...I can’t believe Call Me is as old as I am.”

Day 19 - A song that reminds you of someone you miss

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (yes, of course she does a cover with banjo)

“This was my late best friend Molly’s favorite hymn. And I sang it at her funeral at her husband’s request. Molly and I grew up together in the small town of Payne Lake, Georgia and Molly was the most devout Christian...but she was also the first person I came out to as bisexual when I was a teenager, and she said that Jesus taught her that love was the greatest commandment and that meant I was automatically twice as good at it as her. Her faith guided her every action but she never talked down on her two best friends - Dan(iel Maitland) and I for not sharing it. Molly was doing the whole emulate Jesus thing beautifully. I miss her every day and it’s been seven years. If you ever think that people won’t miss you...you’re wrong. All right, let’s see if I can get through this without crying.”

Day 20 - A song by an artist you discovered this year

Hello, Anxiety by Phum Viphurit

“I just discovered this quirky Thai-Kiwi singer and not to be dramatic, but he’s my favorite thing in the world right now.”

Day 21 - A song with a city or country in the title

Oh! Phnom Penh (track 20)

“This song was written after the fall of the Khmer Rouge, and after people began to make their way to what was left of their homes, alone, or with what was left of their families. If you want to learn more about what that was like to actually live it, my cousin Reena Boran has a video interviewing her parents and paternal grandfather and uncle about it. Reena is a journalism student currently studying in London but she lives in Cambodia. Her mother is my aunt Malisruot, my mother’s youngest sister. The video is English subtitled on her channel, I’ll link it in the description box below.”

Day 22 - A song from the 1960s

To Sir, With Love by Lulu

“I didn’t actually discover this song until I heard it covered at a 10,000 Maniacs concert in the 90s. My friend Allison was standing next to me and I just started crying and she’s like ‘are you okay?’ and all I just blubbered out ‘My dad!’ For the uninitiated, my dad married my mom, who’d raised me alone until then, when I was six and he adopted me when I was eight. My dad didn’t have to adopt me, he didn’t have to call me his daughter, he could have just been like half of my friends’ stepdads and give me a place to live and nothing else. But my dad was my biggest supporter from day one. He convinced my mom to let me join the dance team and show choir instead of science club, he was the one that talked my mom down from probably killing me when they found out I was only studying music and not music and political science at NYU. I am who I am today because he is my dad. And this song just says everything I’ve always thought about him.”

Day 23 - A song from your childhood

Una Lacrima Sul Viso by Bobby Solo

“But Franny, aren’t you a Cambodian raised in the US? Yes, but you were fooled. My very white father is also an immigrant. He is from Switzerland and while he didn’t teach me to speak Italian and German growing up, he played German, Italian, and French records all the time. My parents often spoke to each other in French and I picked up some French but properly studied it starting in high school, and I didn’t study Italian until college -- and my German is still …. [points to a spot on the screen where she later inserted a card linking to a video on her cousin Köbi Framagucci’s YouTube channel titled ‘Can My American Cousin Speak German?’ where he tests her Standard and Swiss German speaking and comprehension]. But hell if I couldn’t sing every one of the songs from my father’s French, German, and Italian record before I knew what the words even meant.”

Day 24 - A song that gives you chill vibes

Glorify by Ivan & Alyosha

“Dan(iel Maitland) and I actually have an entire playlist on my Spotify accounts of songs to listen to to get us out of writers’ block. And one that I often will put on repeat and just absorb through my headphones with my eyes closed is a song called Glorify by Ivan & Alyosha. I think it touches on a lot of the themes I include in my songwriting. Christian mythology, the darker side of humanity, it often reminds me of what I love about songwriting. If you say please I might drop a link to that playlist.”

Day 25 - A song that’s your signature song

Long Gone Lonesome Blues by Hank Williams“Right, so I chose this instead of a Kitty Wells song or I Get A Kick Out of You (her being

featured on a 2005

recording propelled her career majorly) because if you’re familiar with me you might have seen a video that went around in like….2017? 2016? of Dan(iel Maitland) and I doin’ the song at our hometown bar in 2014. I posted it in response to some tweets because hoes mad when a WOC calls out racism and sexism in the Nashville music industry. ‘Bet she don’t even know Hank’, really? You think I wouldn’t know the history of one of the two music industries I work in? Please. Anyway, she knows Hank and nails the incredibly technical yodel -- the

most difficult

one in Hank’s songbook - in Long Gone Lonesome Blues. Mm...Lovesick Blues though, that also strikes fear into my heart. Anyway stay mad I guess?”

Day 26 - A song by your favorite band

Gun Shy by 10,000 Maniacs

“10,000 Maniacs was one of my favorite bands when I was in like 5th grade through 10th. I listened to them for a little while after Natalie Merchant left for a solo career, but the Natalie Merchant era was really what resonated with me the most. Gun Shy was a bit too advanced for my little 5th, 7th grade ears to really appreciate when I first discovered the album In My Tribe. Merchant’s voice -- because like, I don’t have a very conventional voice either, so her and Dolores O’Riordan really changed my entire perspective on what a woman’s voice can sound like in rock music. Um, yeah, so her voice more than the lyrics just wowed me. And as I got closer to graduating high school and especially in college I actually understood what What’s The Matter Here, Hey Jack Kerouac, and Gun Shy were talking about. Gun Shy...really became a significant song to me because...being born in 1980 I grew up in a relatively peaceful time. The Cold War was all but thawed by my tenth birthday. But I was getting ready to leave my then-boyfriend-now-husband’s apartment for class at NYU on the morning of 9/11. We stood in line for hours to donate blood. And then my government invaded two completely unrelated countries and jingoism and terrifying, fervent nationalism, and xenophobia just smacked me in the face. And friends of mine from high school were convicted to drop out of college and join the Army, and died, for an unjust, imperialist war, and suddenly Phil Ochs, John Prine, and Bob Dylan lyrics hit a lot different, and I understood what Gun Shy was really about.”

Day 27 - A song you hate by an artist you love

Mrs.Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel

“Paul Simon is one of my favorite songwriters ever, um, and I actually used to like Mrs. Robinson….until I got married and everyone sang it at me. It’s kind of my fault, I did choose to take my husband’s last name. And I leaned into it by making my social media handles all Mrs. Robinson...but still. Only play the song around me if you want to die.”

Day 28 - A song that a younger you would have loved

Mean by Taylor Swift

“I’m so genuinely glad that I am older than Taylor Swift. Middle school Franny did not need Taylor Swift to enable me and fuel my ego. Some of her singles, while not really 35 and 40 year old Franny’s cup of tea, young me would have played until my mother hid the record or cassette from me. Although - fuck if Tim McGraw didn’t immediately give my happily married ass flashbacks to my first love and make me bawl like a baby? Right, so when Speak Now came out and I listened to it, Mean, while not a song that adult me has listened to maybe more like ten times, I immediately thought ‘wow, I needed this song when I was in middle and high school.’ I could literally picture 7th grade me with my little guitar and my little cowboy boots my dad bought for me singing this at the talent show making eye contact with the kids who bullied me as if it was some kind of own when it’s not. I could still, almost thirty years later, name them if I really wanted. So, for 7th grade me, Mean by Taylor Swift.”

Day 29- A song that reminds you of your partner/spouse

ផាត់ជាយបណ្តូលចិត្ / Phat Cheay Bon'dol Chet by Sinn Sisamuth (translation) (female singer covering it) (modern, studio recording of a male and female singer dueting it) (a cool violin cover) (another female singer) (cool guitar cover)

Feat. some members of Seoul Hanoi’d. Andy Chaiyaporn (violin), Max Cho (piano), Jodie Batbayar (cello), Aisulu Niyazova-Li (percussion) and Franny has her guitar

“The song, lyrically, only reminds me of my husband a little bit. But Phat Cheay Bondol Chet has several memories with my husband attached to it. The first time he heard me sing in Khmer was at my mother’s house in Atlanta when I had him visit the first time to meet my parents. My mom had a little dinner party at our house to show him off, like Asian moms do when they think their daughter snags a good one, and I was hand washing the dishes while my mom and the other Cambodian parents were listening to Sinn Sisamuth records. I’ve always loved the song I’ll be showing y’all today, like I’ve always just stopped what I was doing and -- so it came on and I just started singing along without really being aware of it. And then at a different diaspora get together that summer, that song came on and I just kinda. Pulled him aside to the side yard of that person’s house to look at the stars with him and translated the song. It’s one of the Khmer songs he instantly recognizes now, so it’s special.”

Franny did NOT say in the video that college her 100% had him sit in the grass with her outside that person’s house, where nobody could see, so she could makeout with him

Day 30- A song by one of your favorite songwriters

Reincarnation by Roger Miller

Feat. Seoul Hanoi’d, done more in the style of the Cake cover

Also instead of singing the lyric “you’re a girl, I’m a boy” she goes “you’re a girl, so am I” because she doesn’t ever change pronouns, she just makes it gay because she is a bi-con

“Roger Miller, to me, is as important as Dolly Parton, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, in the American songbook. He’s not as talked about which is a shame because his discography is iconic. Getting to be a part of King of The Road was one of the highlights of my career.”

#&&...hc

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anasianpotato · 4 years

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30 Days Writing Challenge

I just found this challenge on twitter and, well, i dont really have much things to do soooo here we go!!

DAY 1: its either im way too excited for things or idgaf at all, theres no in between. im socially awkward, especially around new people, but once you get to know me theres no way to stop me from talking! im a lil bit sarcastic and like to throw shades at people ehe and lastly, i love spilled tea but not spilling them #guilty

DAY 2: good music makeeeeeeessss me super happy, like literally it can set my mood for the day. i loveee cute animals, just looking at them makes me happy! and also mini-sized things makes me want to explode from happiness hehehe lastly, hugs and kisses

DAY 3: Bandung, June 22nd 2019. The place, the moment, the person. Everything was soooo perfect. We went to see Phum Viphurit and it was nothing less than amazing. The rough chair, the 8 hr trip, the sunset. We started to grow apart at that time, we both knew it but refused to talk about it. Joji’s Sanctuary just recently came out, he suddenly took out his earphones, plugged it to his phone, offered me the left piece, then he played the song. We were immersed in the song and lyrics and just enjoyed the sunset while sitting on the train.

DAY 4: Greece!!! UK!! Budapest!! Bandung!! Surabaya!! New York!! There are lot of places i want to visit but im in short of money soooooo yup :-)

DAY 5: They are doing pretty much good as parents. I mean they are not the best but also not the worst. I appreciate everything they’ve done for me and yeah im grateful to have them in my life even tho im not really fond of them, i guess?

DAY 6: Being single comes hand-in-hand with happiness. I mean, its literally the time and the chance for us to learn something new about ourselves. Being single means you are not tied down to do things that you dont want to do. Being single makes you realize that you are the ONLY one person that is responsible for your own happiness. Dont let other people define your happiness!!! lol this literally is something that i write for myself.

DAY 7: Cant pick one. I loveeeeeee romance comedy movies. Cheesy, i know. My favorites are the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, 500 days of summer, hes just not that into you, love actually, bridget jones’ diary, music&lyrics. I also love shrek the third, idk why i just love it, watched it hundreds time. The emperor’s new groove also my fav. Ghiblis’ movies are awesome too!! Spirited away, howl’s moving castle, the wind rises, and ocean waves are so so so so goodddd!! Oh and i also love Lalaland, The King’s Speech, theory of everything, the danish girl, and the imitation game.

DAY 8: Music is soooooooooo powerful!!!! I mean it. It really is powerful, well, at least for me. You know that feeling when you just found a really good song that somehow relates to you??? Music makes you feel things. I guess its just how art works? They make you feel things? Oh and also, music is the closest thing to time machine right now. See? Music, well, art in general can transport you!!

DAY 9: Happiness is def something that you need to earn by yourself. You cant just depend your happiness on someone/something else. Happiness is different for everyone, just try to find the meaning of YOUR happiness and go for it. Well, im still struggling to find my own happiness tho but lets just keep trying, shall we?

DAY 10: I dont really have that much of friend tbh but you know what they say, quality over quantity. My best friends are literally the main reason why im still here. They mean the whole world to me.

DAY 11: There’s nothing much to say about my sibling if im being honest. My sister lives in Jkt with her husband and her kids. My brother is autistic. I love my brother to death and will do anything for him. Thats all.

DAY 12: I LOVEEEEEE TV SERIES HAHAHAHA. From the good ones, to the shitty ones. Some of my favorites are modern family, the good place, brooklyn 99, stranger things, how to get away from murder, next in fashion, the amazing world of gumball, andddd i suddenly cant remember anything else

DAY 13: I dont really read books a lot, but one of my favorites is Norwegian Wood. Its just soooooo beautifully written. You can feel the love, the pain, the warmth, you can feel everything through Haruki Mukami’s words.

DAY 14: Im not the most stylish person you will ever meet. I wear similar things everyday. Neutral colors paired with culottes and sandals or sneakers. Thats it. I actually love colors but not confident enough to wear it.

DAY 15: New York or London. I dont know, i’ve always admired busy places. Cities filled with busy people doing their own thing. No one gives a fuck about what you do. Busy places make you think no matter how shitty your day is, there will always be tomorrow.

DAY 16: we used to do everything together. we used to talk for hours about everything. we used to share our favorite songs to each other. we used to laugh at our own stupid jokes. we used to go to music gigs together. we used to watch movies together. not sure if he is the one that im missing or is it just the memories? the time that we spent together was beautiful. its kinda funny to think now that we act like a stranger to each other but yeah time changes people. he was my first everything. sometimes i wonder what would happen if we’re still together to this day, would i be happier? or would i suffer more? this may sound ridiculous, but what we had was as beautiful as lyrics in songs, melodies in musics, colors in paintings. ewwwww this is sooo cringe worthy lol okay i’ll stop.

DAY 17: im so attracted to funny guys i dont know why lol i love guys who can make me laugh. i also love a guy who knows what hes doing. Guys with knowledge also turn me on lol oh and im sooo into guys with glasses.

DAY 18: 1. My full name is Bernadetha Sari Jasmine, 2. I was born in September 21st 1998, 3. I’m a middle child, 4. I’m socially awkward, 5. I literally overthink about everything, 6. I have low self-esteem, sad i know, 7. I’m majoring in Industrial Engineering, 8. I always speak the truth, 9. I’m loyal, 10. i love listening to musics, 11. i respect art, 12. i love the magic of cooking, 13. im an introvert, 14. i get shy around people im not close with, 15. im slow witted, 16. im detail oriented, 17. i know everything i want to know, 18. i wear glasses, 19. im the-go-with-the-flow kind of person, 20. i dont know what i want to do with my life, 21. i used to date a guy for 8 years straight lol, 22. i wear braces for 10 years (and still counting), 23. i hate dramas thus i always try to avoid it, 24. im a hopeless romantic, 25. im a pessimist, 26. i love ayam geprek so much!!! 27. i love buildings, 28. i also love the sound of the road when we drive around the city, 29. i daydream a lot, 30. i live in my own fantasy.

DAY 19: just read my writing for day 16

I think thats it for now, im getting tired lol prob going to continue this at some other time sooo see you!

#challenge #writing #writingchallenge #30days #30 days challenge #music #hobby #love #relationship #life #covid #covid 19 #virus #pandemic #stay at home #stayathome #stay safe #staysafe

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invisiblegarters · 1 year

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Never Let Me Go Episode 8

Well would you look at these two just diving into being all cute and domestic instantly. Flirting montage! Man, I often say that I want to do things in montage, but I never mean the fun stuff. I mean things like getting back into exercising regularly and moving.

Hey, is Palm giving Nueng alcohol? I thought he was allergic? Oh screw it let’s just say it's a virgin.

They're still talking around any real feelings, I notice. I don't actually think that they're in deep enough to consider each other life partners or anything like that, but Palm's still doing his careful questioning thing and Nueng is still doing his dancing around giving straight answers. I like it, and I'm gonna pretend that it's down to the time limit they both know they have. This is only while they're on the island and living away from their responsibilities, after all (not that Palm ever really gets to be free of his, considering his responsibility is Nueng).

Man, Palm and Nueng really were going to ditch Palm's mom huh. I find this hilarious for some reason. I still think that she's gonna be the one who leads them to the island. We're establishing that she needs money badly and all the parents in this show suck.

Speaking of sucky parents…Chanon's interrogation is going exactly as we all knew it would. His new BFFs are happily selling him down the river. And ha, Palms mom called the abduction accusations. Is everyone here bad at their jobs? Because honestly, why are the police just taking their word for it? Did I miss something where they had actual evidence or are they just like "yeah, these guys totally seem like straight shooters. They'd never lie to us!"

Chopper is like sixty percent of the reason that I watch this show. I kind of love him for his little sleuth and ambush plan to expose the dude Phum paid to out Ben and Nueng. Cackling at Ben being all reluctant about it. Stop being such a baby, Benny. I don't know why I find Chopper's exasperated reaction to Ben's "I've never used force to hurt anyone" so funny. Poor Chopper, everyone thinks that he's a thug. I don't, though. He just doesn't give me that vibe.

And oooh, was that a flare of awareness I saw from Ben when Chopper got all close and put his hand over his mouth? Because it sure looked like it. Still unsure if he's entirely aware of Chopper's raging crush (personally I think he is either completely aware of it and just pretending it's not true or he only senses it without really knowing for sure - or letting himself know. The one thing I'm sure of is that he's not totally oblivious, even if he isn't consciously aware of it), but this was the first time I've seen anything even sort of similar from Ben.

Pfft at Chopper just nudging this guy's face to look at his video.

Ben: I don't want to use force to hurt anyone.

Also Ben: *tries to clock this guy*

Thank goodness for Chopper honestly.

This dude is pathetic but he and Phum both deserve whatever comes down on their heads, honestly. It's almost like actions have consequences!

Okay, possibly controversial opinion: I'm not actually unsympathetic to Palm's mom. I feel for Palm because no child should have to doubt their parents' love for them, but also there is no guarantee that her staying would have been better. Chances are good that she would have taken her resentment and frustration with being unable to live her life as she wanted out on him. Either way Palm would have been stuck with a mom who loved herself more than him and a dad that was far more devoted to someone else's family than his own.

Yeah, clearly Palm's gonna have to choose between love and duty at some point, and that boy's wired to put duty before all else. I just don't see a happy ending here, folks. Bittersweet, probably, but happy? Forecast is not great.

Aw, it's actually pretty sweet how concerned both of them are about Palm's mom's situation.

Maggie! I missed her face. I don't even care that she's a total flirt and pisses Nueng off. Actually that's a lie. I love that she's a total flirt and pisses Nueng off. She's not being awful about it, and I like that she's one of the people in Palm's life who seems to actually care that he's happy. And has no problem telling him home truths. Honestly Palm needs to hear that what he wants matters more often, so I'm primed to like anyone who does.

Girl is nowhere near as unobservant as it seemed, she just clocked the feelings and got on with things. My god I love her.

Oh shoot. Well the whole gambling depts thing just got a bit more complicated.

Hahaha Nueng was totally stalking them around the island, wasn't he? Yes he was. Honestly could he sound like any more of a brat when he tells Maggie that it's good for Palm to protect someone else for a change? My dude.

Oh wow so it was definitely awareness in the bathroom. Okay, then. Chopper really doesn't have much of a poker face, does he? It's clear he doesn't want his dad's men to find Nueng, and no, I don't actually think that it has anything to do with Ben. I think he's worried for his cousin if Kit finds him. He probably should be.

"Do you still like me?"

Ballsy, Ben. Also, man, you better be curious because it's finally occurred to you that you might have feelings too, because otherwise this is just mean. Chopper isn't here for your personal gratification, Mr. Class President.

Also the answer is clearly yes. Just look at his face.

Wow Ben moves fast. What are you doing, Ben? Are you gonna decide to ditch Chopper the second Nueng comes back? I was warming up to you but now you're messing with my favorite.

Oh now this is interesting. I assumed Palm's mom would screw them over but Nueng having to withdraw money to help her is good too. Guess the island time is all but over now. And this gambler dude is going to be a problem. People like that don't actually go away when you finally pay them off, they just aim for a new way to squeeze you. And now he knows Nueng is rich.

Damn, Nueng has more balls than sense.

I say again, Palm, let Nueng do things himself! Although I do get a kick out of Palm doing the "if I'm your island boyfriend you should let me do things for you" thing. It's blatantly manipulative and both of them know it and are okay with it, lol. You'll never ever convince me that Nueng doesn't want to be Palm's spoiled brat.

Okay, Nueng's jealousy is cute here. And HA, more prodding disguised as teasing.

Oh wow okay so we're doing the love confession thing already. Well that's disappointing. I mean, it's sweet. But I wanted more angst. Boo, I say (oh, not really. It's sweet and I KNOW we'll get some angst soon enough, I'm just feeling a little grumpy because my favorite bit of the bodyguard trope has been done away with in ep 8. They could have stretched that at least until ep 10).

That said, get it, guys! Enjoy this while you have it, which will be all of ten minutes thanks to that earlier fund withdrawal.

#never let me go #episode 8

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