Spending days at home…

I am one of the privileged people who have the luxury of staying safe at home. I am proud and thankful for the people who are risking their own health just to make sure the rest of us are and will be safe and healthy. I also pray for the ones who are barely getting through day-by-day because of the lack of resources. Let’s be positive that all these pandemic challenging will end. 🙂

Anyway, how am I spending time at home? Well, aside from working on a few work-related stuff, I honestly have not been too productive. It is not something to be proud of, I know, but let me just share to you some of the things that kept me busy the past weeks.

This will be long.

NETFLIX SERIES

I think a lot of people have been binge-watching these days. Here’s my list (most of them are korean dramas):

Crash Landing On You. This one has been very popular recently. I normally wouldn’t watch something that most of the people around me are obssessed with, but I became curious about all the fuss and I had a lot of free time so I watched it. Unlike my friends, I didn’t feel so kilig with the series. But I got curious though, as to how real they portrayed North Korea, so I watched youtube videos about it. I’ve seen one wherein they asked a North Korean woman about it, and she said that CLOY did a great job portraying North Korea. That was the part I was mostly amazed with. At least I got a glimpse of what it’s like out there.

Love in the Moonlight. I am a fan of k-dramas, but not when it is a historical drama. I watched this one though, because of Park Bo Gum!!! Haha. I admired his character in this series especially because he was so loyal and trusting to his friend.

Itaewon Class. I just saw this is Netflix, and its lead actor was Park Seo Joon. So far, I liked the dramas of Seo Joon, so I watched it. Several minutes into the first episode, I was already crying. Haha. I am a crybaby, I know. I kind of liked how the story started because Seo Joon’s father in the movie was amazing! Although, as the series went by, I kind of felt it was exhausting because they just kept on plotting how to get into their enemy’s nerves. It’s just about revenge or something. Personally, I am not a fan of such stories, but that doesn’t make the drama bad. It’s just a personal perspective. But ohhhh!!!! My highlight in this series has nothing to do with the story. Haha It’s Park Bo Gum’s apperance at the end! Like, OMG!!!! Hahahaha

Romance is a Bonus Book. My first-ever oppa was Lee Jong Suk, and I missed watching him, so I searched, and tadaaaa… Found this drama. Haha. It’s already a good thing for me that it was Jong Suk, but the story, talking about books and publishing was a big plus for me! Although I was not much of a fan of the loveteam here, I still felt kilig on the scene wherein Jong Suk hugged the woman from behind while she was cooking. Hahah

Hymn of Death. Lee Jong Suk agaaain! Haha This is a mini-series based on a true story. There are no intense-climactic scenes, but it was still able to bring some feels. In my perspective, it was quite disturbing and might also trigger anxiety or depression, so if you are not highly emotionally and mentally stable, I suggest you skip this one.

The Society. This is not a kdrama! Haha. This series revolved around High School students who were suddenly brought to a parallel universe or something. They tried to figure it our as well. There were no one else in their town but themselves, so they were forced to say goodbye to their childhood and step up in order to survive.

Put your Head on my Shoulder. This is a Chinese series. The story is so light and full of kilig moments. Hahaha If you want to just chill and smile, watch this one!

YOUTUBE VIDEOS

Korean Unnie. Obviously, I am a kdrama fan. Because of this, I really wanted to learn Hangeul. I watched Youtube videos and talked to Hangeul-speaking friends. Haha. So far, the YT channel that I have been following is Korean Unnie. I like how clear she speaks and some of her examples are funny. Haha

Animators vs. Cartoonists. BuzzFeedVideo has this segment in their channel called Draw Off, wherein animators and cartoonists take on drawing challenges. My favorite so far is when they draw characters based on their memory of them! It’s fun!

Kids Describe. Another videos I enjoyed were from HiHo Kids’ Kids Describe segment. In this one, an illustrator draws things based on the children’s description! Children’s imagination is crazy and amazing!

Home Workout. I TRIED home workout the other day, and Susana Yábar’s videos were the ones I liked the most. I am not consistent with this, but if you also would like to try home workout, you may want to check her channel.

PODCASTS ON SPOTIFY

Adulting with Joyce Pring. She talks about various topics related to #adulting. Can’t say much but she’s amazing! You should listen to her podcasts!

Bo Sanchez Radio. I started listening to Bro. Bo’s podcasts only recently. He has a looot of stuff there. Most, if not all, are from his talks at The Feast.

E-BOOKS

See Me by Nicholas Sparks. This is about an ex-convict, who helped in figuring out who is stalking and sending threats to his girlfriend.

Heart Detox by Bo Sanchez. Bro. Bo is giving away a free e-book copy of his book, Heart Detox. I am not sure if it is still available, but you may click on the link if you would like to have a copy of it!

So far, those are the things that I have been spending my time on. There are a lot of other things you can do out there, like signing-up to online classes or joining webinars. Kung ano ang trip mo, go lang. Haha

–rdc-