Daily Dose of Sunshine - KDrama Review

 ‟All of us are standing on the border between normal and abnormal.”

Initially, I decided to watch this K-Drama because I came across a TikTok video about it, and because I found out that Park Bo-Young is the main lead in this drama. But the storyline made me stay until the end. This is actually the only K-Drama that I managed to watch until the last episode this year! My commitment is so bad I couldn't even get myself to commit to finish a K-Drama....until I came across this one.

This K-Drama tells the story of nurse Jung Da-Eun as she navigates life as a psychiatry nurse. Every patient that is warded in the psychiatric unit has their own diagnosis and backstory. This has shone light on the various types of mental illnesses and how one's life can be affected by it, both on the patient and their caregivers. 

Mental health issues is like a topic that is kept in a dark room with warnings on the door to not get in, at least that's what it's like for me while I was growing up. Even today, there is still such a huge stigma on the topic of mental illnesses. "Dia ada masalah otak tu." "Orang gila tu". Words like "crazy" is often used to describe people that are deemed abnormal by society's standard, when actually there are more accurate terms that could be used to describe people with mental illnesses. The spectrum is so wide, if only more people care enough to learn them. 

sunlight

Sunlight is streaming in through the window,
caressing my face with its warmth,
the light it brings onto my skin,
is blowing away the dark clouds in my mind.

Can you feel how happy I am? I want this feeling to seep into these words and right through your screen and make petals of cherry blossoms to fall right around you! I want these words to billow a stream of breezes that kisses you in the cheek and swirl around you in a hug. I am thankful for the sunlight, and the warmth that it brings, and the feelings that it conjured in my heart. 

How do I ever tell the sun how much I love it? How do I ever let it know how I appreciate it so much? I hope by opening up the curtains and windows every morning and letting it stream into my room is enough of a love letter to it. 

The reflection of lights on the teapot, the stillness of a kitchen in the afternoon, everything that puts your existence under a magnifying glass, I shall love them all.

How My First Part Time Job Went!

 I quit my part time job! I was supposed to work until the 8th of October but I realized that I don't have the energy to go on for another 8 days so I decided to quit on the 29th (something triggered me to make such rushed decision but we're not gonna go into details about that T^T)

Quitting the job made me feel like I was born anew! (although ngl there's a lingering feeling of guilt weighing on my back but I'll take responsibility for that :') ) 

These 2 months of working definitely taught me a few things that I hope I would never forget and would be able to take advantage of. One of the lesson that I learned is to not be afraid to try new things. Of course you're not going to get immediately good at the things you just learned. It takes time and patience for you to master a certain skill. But that doesn't mean you should avoid doing it at all cost because "you're going to be bad at it". How else are you going to improve yourself if not by trying and practicing?

1st week in my 1st job!!

 omg!! I finally got my first job! T^T

The me a month ago would be in awe if she finds out that the me now has secured a part time job! And I am so proud of myself too :').  It definitely wasn't easy securing a part time job. Heck I didn't even know it was that hard. Honestly, I thought I could just apply to one vacancy spot and then I would be accepted immediately :/ turns out life is not that easy.

TV Shows and Movies I've Enjoyed Recently

 

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We're halfway through 2022! Between all the assignments and uni events I've been so caught up with, I managed to squeeze in a few movies and TV shows (most of which I watched during procastination-hour but we're not gonna talk about that xP ) !

First year of degree

wow...I'm done with my first year of degree (well, almost done. I still have my final exams to sit for and I'm writing a blog post as a form of procastination xP ). Two semesters feels so short and I can't believe I spent most of it sitting on my desk in my bedroom. I am supposed to be out there planning weekend getaways with my new found friends, going to places I have never been to before, and grumpily waking up early in the morning because I have to attend an 8 am physical class! Damn it pandemic why do you have to rob me out of the joy of being a first year? :(