#but definitely not the malay words lmao

[zhongrin]

sometimes i think of zhongli's eloquent way of speaking and how ????? he'd get if i ever speak to him in singlish. it would be. so funny.

"dearest, could i trouble you to put the laundry into the washing machine later?"

"can."

"...... apologies, but i must ask you to clarify; that's a yes, correct...?"

"is the tea to your liking, my love? it's been quite warm these days, so i figured some iced tea would be helpful to combat the heat."

"so shiok, thank you!!!"

"..... though the meaning of your words escape me, from your expression, i deduce you find it pleasant. in which case, i am glad."

"*throws a pack of tissue onto a restaurant table* there, i chope us a seat already. come, let's order something."

"darling..........."

"what drink should i order for you, beloved?"

"hmmm... kopi c siew dai peng."

".... i'm afraid i only understood a portion of those words."

[mommyhot3lbows]

my childhood friend/crush put his account on public and i saw his posts ━┳━　━┳━

ok so maybe some of yall have read my earlier posts, and ofc lots of it involve my childhood friend/crush (LOL) since i don't know how but he kept intruding my mind during that time, so i decided to follow him and he doesn't accept my request, so ofc i cancelled the request.

on a random day, i randomly searched for his name and saw his account being set on public. i was like YES this is my time to use this opportunity wisely since i have been trying to get to him, and during that time i remember, he has like nine posts to be exact. (this was actually a few months ago, i think yall remember the screen records i posted on my account lol)

there's a few words that can be used to describe his posts: travelling, guns, a lot of bad and cringey captions, also cringey ass posts. well i guess that is not so 'few'. oh also, trading.

based on his posts i think he got involved in some kind of trading shit somehow, and he be posting the money and stuff on his highlights and posts like... what are you trying to do bro.... poyo gila as what we call it in malay, but it is not really surprising to be honest since he has always been 'poyo' his whole life.

also there's like a video of him shirtless, and him showing his body and abs.... as somebody who find muscular guys cringey, well that explained everything i guess. no because he was literally flexing his back and shit 😭 it just felt so weird to me since ive known him as that budak keding. but yeah, puberty.

and his captions???????? cringey as hell. no proper spaces and alignments, weird and random emojis, and he basically wrote like long paragraphs of captions like bro is literally making an essay....

no other words but it definitely made me saw a lot of red flags and turned me off for some reason lmao. well i guess our memories as kids back then are the ones that made me thinking about him somehow, and till then fir,

thank you for all the good memories you've given me in the past.

i will never forget it.

[zante-selachi]

Pardon the length 🚶🏻‍♂️

Warnings: mentions of torture and self-harm

Name: Muhammad 'Arif Nazirul (never use this with him, he wont respond to it lmao but was called 'Arif or Nazirul/Naz by his friends and family)

Aliases: Belantik / Orion / Shadow 2-15

Nationality: Malaysian Ethnicity: Javanese-Malay (not acquainted with his javanese side)

Age: 33 DoB: 30 November 1991

Pronouns: He/him/they/them Gender: Cisman (questioning) Sex: Male

Sexuality: Pansexual

Height: 178cm / 5'10

Languages: Malay, English, Korean (was bored and learned it bc he likes listening to kpop songs)

Which CoD universe: MWII

Branches of Service: infantry (navy and border patrol)

Affliation: Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), Royal Malaysian Navy (PASKAL), Shadow Company

Specialties:

Close-combat (had a bad experience so he pushed himself to never get catch off guard again by an ambush)

Medical (had to learn it bc he had no one to help him when he worked alone)

Camouflage

Level-headed in high pressure situations

Strategic

Jungle warfare

Unconventional warfare

Guerilla warfare & counter-guerilla warfare

Close protection

Counter-terrorism

Hostage rescue

Personality:

He's playful and thoughtful when he's with the other Shadows in a casual setting

He tries his best to remember small things about the others so he can do small acts of service for them (keeps a small notebook on his person that has info about Shadows' likes, dislikes, triggers, etc)

He prefers to observe and understand the conversation first before joining in, but if it's about a topic he's passionate about or has strong opinions on, he definitely will be more vocal but will back down if needed especially when his old injury acts up

He's not too talkative but not always quiet, he just knows when to insert himself into the conversation

During missions, he's still a bit playful but just to keep the others more relaxed

He keeps his eyes out for the Shadows to ensure minimal losses on their side

A cold-blooded person when the situation calls for it as he is very protective over the Shadows

A past event caused him to be a bit closed-off at first when meeting anyone new but will offer help if he thinks he can help

Backstory: very simplified version!!

He grew up as the last child in his family but they never treated him like he existed so he decided to join the military ASAP and leave them behind. He enjoyed the military before he was abandoned by his own team when he was caught by the enemies, the torture he undergone snapped what little attachment he had for his family and country before deciding to leave them both and started a new life in America as Belantik/Orion, joining SC after years of working alone

Issues: PTSD, distrustful of people not from SC, can come off as challenging/intimidating

Habits: taking headcounts of the Shadows during missions, using "yup yup" in his daily vocabulary, grumbling in Malay about ppl, clenching his jaw when stressed

Scars: (significant ones)

On his throat (by captors)

On his thighs (self-inflicted)

Preferred method of showing care/affection/love language:

Being there for others (listening, bringing food, spending time together, he would do whatever he can to help and he gives decent hugs)

Preferred way of receiving care/affection:

Words of affirmation

Quality time

Money

Eye colour: hazel

Hair description: dark brown but lighter browns can be seen under good lighting, parted in the middle with bangs framing his face, hair kept slightly long so he can tie it up

Clothing description:

Standard Shadow Company uniform on missions, not much changes

High-neck sweaters, compression shirts, or loose t-shirts with cargo pants or shorts, rings, black/dark coloured nail polishes

Body description: toned but not too bulky or too lean, likes keeping his body in the in between

Favourite activities:

people watching

exercising/running (will overdo it when stressed, pls stop him)

napping (anywhere)

watching youtube

listening to music

scaring people (for shits and giggles)

Blood type: B+

Favourite colour: Maroon

Favourite animal: leopards, sharks, snakes

Favourite food/dessert: Sushi/Mint chocolate ice cream

Additional info:

Being raised in a Muslim family, he still avoids eating pork and doesn't drink alcohol that much. He is not religious at all but he just got used to it so 🤷🏻‍♂️

Character sheet- OCs

So because of the google doc, it would probably work better if there’s a general outline. So the information is easier to asses.

So! What type of info would you want to see added? Yes I did take lots of the items from others because yeahhh, so please suggest what else I should add or what I should change :)

Name:

Aliases:

Nationality:           Ethnicity:

Age:                DoB: 

Pronouns:     Gender:             Sex:

Sexuality:

Height:

Languages:

Which CoD Universe:

Branches of Service:

Affiliation: 

Specialties:

Personality: 

Backstory: 

Issues: 

Habits: 

Scars:

Preferred method of showing care/affection/love language:

Preferred way of receiving care/affection:

Eye Color:

Hair description: 

Clothing description:

Body description:

Favorite Activities: 

Blood Type:

Favorite color:

Favorite animal:

Favorite food/Dessert:

[timextoxhajima]

get to know the blog!

I had to do it on my main because I couldn't copy the entire post rip @banana-binbin why cant i tag u wtf LMAO

Rules: answer questions and tag another blog you would like to get to know better.

Tagging: @seasideheeseung @tinisprout @saltyboyz @haechanhues

.. .. .. ..

what day is your birthday? April 12

what’s your favorite color? blue or white

what’s your lucky number? 4, 8 and 12 (sometimes 9)

do you have any pets? i used to have a hamster named pepper <3

how tall are you? 163cm/5'4 ish

how many pairs of shoes do you have? too fucking many - i own 2 pairs of converse, 1 vans, 1 adidas, 2 charles and keith, 1 superga, and like 5 shoes that isn't of a specific brand (the kinds you buy at cotton on/general stores)

favourite song? too many

favourite movie? the bucket list, interstellar, marley & me, spirit the stallion of the cimarron

what would your ideal partner be like? no clue but i definitely do lean towards a guy who's not really afraid of putting himself out there, someone passionate and considerate, someone who will stand up for himself, someone who's got situational awareness and has a credible EQ (cause i fucking hate it when a person cant read a room or says things without thinking), someone who's athletic/isnt a caveman LMAO and it'll be nice if he can out-alpha my ass some day because I'm too alpha irl for my own good HA

do you want children? if they are on 4s and covered with fur and cant speak then yes

have you gotten in trouble with the law? no

bath or shower? bath

what color socks are you wearing? I'm not wearing socks LMAO

favourite type of music? no clue, probably jazz or lounge or r&b tbh. the only time i listen to anything more hyped is when I'm dancing

how many pillows do you sleep with? too fucking many HAHAH i have 1 for my head, another rectangular pillow to hug and one big bolster to hug too, i have a tiny baby pillow and like 8 plushies on my bed LMAOOOOOO

what position do you sleep in? usually on one side, outer leg thrown over the pillow and ill hug something to sleep

what you don’t like when you’re sleeping? omg honestly anything, because im a light sleeper. someone walking in (even when the door's open), or picking something up, can wake me up

what do you have for breakfast? i didn't have breakfast LMAO

have you ever tried archery? nope

favourite fruit? no clue. probably strawberries or mango or passionfruit esp in drinks

favourite swear word? oh HAHAHAH I'm really inclined to saying 'fuck me' or 'fuck' LMAO i also know a couple of malay/canton/hokkien swear words too

do you have any scars? i have almost-unnoticecable scars on my knees cause i was an active kid and also fell a lot, i have scars on my shins from skating boots being strapped too tight, i have a scar on my lower back because i was playing hide and seek once and rammed my spine into a corner, i have a scar on my second toe on my right foot because my friend was chasing after me with champagne and i tripped on the stairs and tore the skin right off

are you a good liar? depends LMAO

what’s your personality type? INFJ-T

what’s your favorite type of girl? the ones who know how to stand up for themselves BUT aren't a know-it-all

innie or outtie? innie

left or right handed? right

favorite food? idk i eat anything i don't hate LMAO

favourite foreign food? NO CLUE I EAT ANYTHING THAT LOOKS GOOD AND SMELLS GOOD ANDADDF

are you clean or messy? I'm a backhanded neat freak as long as it doesn't bother me

most used phrase? these days it's 'stop bullying me'

how long does it take you to get ready? depends on where I'm going

do you talk to yourself? nope

do you sing to yourself? mhm

are you a good singer? nope

biggest fear? not succeeding in my future career prospects

are you a gossip? depends

do you like long or short hair? both is fine

favourite school subject? literature/writing

introvert or extrovert? introv

what makes you nervous? bullying

who was your first real crush? the kid in my kindergarten LMAO

how fast can you run? p fucking fast actually i clocked in 11 seconds for a 100m shuttle run

what colour is your hair? dark brown

do you like your own name? ehhhhh idk man 'dana' was named after dana scully from the x files and she's beautiful and smart but like ?? and then my Chinese name means sensitivity and fluidity (as in water) but like ????? HAHAHA

what makes you angry? too many things LMAO

do you want a boy or a girl as a child? if i had any, I've always wanted 1 each but i don't want kids so-

what are your strengths? i think i crack people really easily, like people generally open up to me pretty quickly

what are your weaknesses? I'm a bit of a pushover irl, i cant really say no and i take up a job whenever someone needs help

what’s the color of your bedspread? teal with green cacti

what’s the color of your room? white and blue!

[twokisses]

21 Questions Tag

thanks @parijpg, @captain-aralias and @sncwbaz for tagging me!!

nickname: mei/may (first is the mandarin word for little sister, second is my actual middle name)

real name: shalina

zodiac: capricorn

height: 5'8" ish??

what time is it: 11 am

other blogs: oh i have too many probably, some i'd like not to mention here lmao -- but there's my kpop blog @chiminichangas , my pretty much abandoned anime blog @touchmybana , and my original writing blog that's sadly a little dead right now (hoping to change that soon!), @expressingpossibility-blog

how many blogs do I follow: 414????? something like that. i haven't cleared out most of my list since like 2016

what am I wearing right now: jeans + a white button-down with cute lil cacti on it

drink of choice: water haha

celebrity crushes: uuuuuuhhhhh i'm definitely gonna forget TONS but?? sophie turner, harry styles, tom hardy, cillian murphy, jeon jungkook, taron egerton, armie hammer uh etc etc hahaha

favorite musician/group: daryl hall & john oates, t. rex, inxs, billie eilish, harry styles etc etc (i love lots)

do I get asks: yep, sometimes! mostly prompts for fic/hcs, but i love receiving any sort of ask 💛

tumblr crushes: blogs/people/creators i absolutely ADORE: @captain-aralias (incredible writer, pls read hang the moon - one of my all-time favourite fics i've ever read), @vkelleyart @subpar-selkie @parijpg (all amazing artists you should absolutely have on your feed if you don't already), and in the aftg fandom, @ravenvsfox (a brilliant writer with a truly gorgeous, unique writing style that i draw a lot of inspiration from in my own writing)

dream car: idk man i'm not really knowledgeable on cars, but classic ones are really pretty (e.g. the mustang from wayward son)

Instruments: my voice is my most used instrument. otherwise, i sometimes pick up my ukulele, and i learned guitar for about a year but didn't really enjoy it. i really REALLY want to learn bass guitar

random fact: i live and breathe to dance (not any particular style, just grooving). don't play a bop around me and expect me to stay still

favorite sports team: my dad likes manchester united so that's kinda my fave by default lmao

lucky number: 1!

dream vacation: i really want to go to sydney, i've never been. i loved perth when i went there.

favourite food: curry and RICE (my asian ass wouldn't survive without rice)

languages: i can speak fluent english and stilted malay

Bonus fact: uuuhhhhhhh i'm a big maths fiend. sit me down with a workbook and you'll probably lose me for hours

tagging @carryonsimoncarryonbaz @penelopes-place @subpar-selkie @ninemagicks @sourcherrymagiks @a-l-ias and anyone else who wants to do it!!

[amaltheaz]

Ask Game

Tagged by: @occidentaltourist

Nickname(s): Az

Zodiac: Gemini (and proudly so)

Height: 5'1" (though sometimes when I'm feeling myself I say 5'2" 😂)

Time: 11.20am

Favorite band/artist: oof, there are too many of those to list lmao

Song stuck in my head: last night I heard a cover of Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift that was so fucking metal so I definitely haven't been able to get out of my head

Last Movie I saw: fuck, what was the last movie I watched? Oh wait! Pulang on Netflix after my sister recommended it to me. It's a Malaysian film that made me bawl my fucking eyes out. It's a period piece going between past (it covers the Japanese occupation as well) and modern times. It's also a romantic drama, emphasis on the drama 😂. Idk if it's available outside of Asia but if y'all get it, you should definitely check it out.

Last thing I googled: “time zone converter" to help some friends synchronize a thing ❤️

Other blogs: I still have my Melinda May sideblog, my Supergirl one that I really should start using more, my writing one... and some others 😂

Do I get asks: not often but I do! I usually get some really awesome asks about my stories, either to just comment on it or to ask for my headcanons about certain things. The headcanon asks are fun to get and also incredibly helpful in fleshing out the characters I'm writing even further 🥰

Why this username: it's a combo of Amalthea and Az. Az is obviously me, and Amalthea is from my favorite movie as a kid, The Last Unicorn. It's still my favorite now honestly. I always watch it whenever I'm sad or sick

Average amount of sleep: my sleep is so messy and all over the place I don't think I can really get a proper read on my average sleep. I've been known to go to sleep at 5am and wake up at 6 fresh and ready for the day. Sometimes I'll actually have my 8 hours but those are so rare. No matter what time of the night though, I will wake up at 6. 8 is already sleeping in for me 😂

Lucky number: 7

What am I wearing: what I usually wear to work, a baju kurung. It's one of my favorites though so I don't mind it

Dream job: travel journalist

Dream trips: oof, I have too many of those to list down 😂

Favorite food: I love most foods honestly, I will try anything once

Instruments I play: despite me wanting to learn the guitar when I was younger, my parents being Asian parents, pushed my sister and I to learn the piano (especially after my cousins started learning and were playing during family gatherings 🙄). When I went to college, I took up the guitar, both classical and not.

Eye color: dark brown

Hair color: black

Aesthetic: god I don't even fucking know. I'm a well-organized chaotic mess, that's my aesthetic 😂

Languages: malay is my mother tongue and I speak it pretty well enough, I feel, though my accent according to everybody, is unfortunately like orang puteh sasat y'know? Obviously I speak English. I'm pretty proficient in singlish, and like... I know l words in a handful of different languages. Some enough to make conversations, some not. As I've mentioned... chaotic mess here 😂

Most iconic song: fuck no way can I even say what the is the most iconic song to me 😂

Random fact: I learned this yesterday from @idontneedtobeforgiven that when you get a kidney transplant, they leave in the bad kidneys. So like... if you're getting two new kidneys, you'll just be... walking around and living life with four kidneys in your body...

Tagging: @nataliawhite92 @xxpaper-flowersxx @drfitzmonster @gveret-fic @battenthecrosshatches @spaceman-earthgirl @hrwinter @in-2d-eep @aapzai @ekingston @whythinktoomuch @pippytmi and whoever else wants to join in!

[purplesurveys]

673

Language survey! I love when surveys have cute lil gimmicks like this.

Country? Howdy, I come from the Philippines. Do not recommend.

Do you have a second language in your country? I don’t think we have an official second language today. Below our two official languages (Filipino and English) we have hundreds of native languages spread out across different regions and provinces, like Cebuano – but none of them are officially second languages. I do know that for a time, Spanish was mandated by law to be our second language and it was even required to be taught in all schools, but it was scrapped quite some time ago.

How many languages do you speak fluently? Just two – Filipino and English. I can sometimes read Cebuano through context clues because some words sound very similar to Filipino, but I wouldn’t survive reading a conversation, much less a novel.

Does your language have words adopted from English? We have SO MANY. Filipino has admittedly been underdeveloped and neglected, and the country has always put much more effort in learning English under the belief that it would help us economically and compete in the global scene – it really shows the worst of colonial mentality. Unfortunately that meant our own language was put in the backseat, and a lot of people continue to put a lot of shame onto those who are more fluent in Filipino than English. A few examples: We usually refer to science as ‘siyensa,’ even though the native word for it is agham. Biscuit is just ‘biskwit,’ leader is just ‘lider,’ and gadget is just ‘gadyet.’ In essence, we use a lot of English words, just given the Filipino spelling to mimic how we would pronounce them.

Is English important for an individual in your country? Like I said, speaking in English is prized and more important than knowing and loving our own native language. It’s a result of nearly 400 years of being colonized by Spain, US, and Japan, and these countries’ efforts to eliminate any piece of native culture than we had left. By the time we gained independence, we’ve put so much pride in people who can fluently speak English, and embarassment to those who can’t.

What language you like speaking in? Not to sound like a hypocrite lmao but English. It’s easier to learn and more convenient to use, and consider it an effect of the aforementioned patronizing/excessive promotion of the English language over here. 

What’s your favorite language? Maybe Korean? It’s easy to understand and learn, and it has a very rich history as well.

What’s the native language spoken in China? Don’t they have a bunch of languages as well? I know the official one is Mandarin, but like us they also have other regional ones like Cantonese and Hokkien.

What’s the strangest language have you ever head? Don’t wanna sound racist/language-ist but if I absolutely had to answer this question, German has always sounded a bit strange to me haha. I think cos it sounds a little aggressive???

Do you wish your country has another language instead of the present one? Not really. I just wish more people appreciated Filipino. We have a beautiful native language, and I wish we were a little more proud of it.

What language do the neighboring countries of where you live speak? We’re an archipelago so we technically have no neighboring countries. But coming from an Austronesian region, the closest countries to us have languages that definitely have Malay origins.

What languages are spoken the most throughout the world? I know Mandarin is the most-widely spoken language, followed by English and then maybe Spanish? andddd I’m guessing Hindi is also somewhere at the top considering India’s population.

Do you know anyone who is monolingual? Aren’t a bunch of Americans? Hahahaha

Do you know anyone who is bilingual or multilingual? Nearly all Filipinos are at least bilingual.

Would you like to raise multilingual children? It honestly depends on where (geographically) I end up when I have kids. If I end up staying in the Philippines, I’d raise them the same way I was – learning Filipino and English. But if I end up migrating somewhere with a native language, I would encourage them to speak in all three. I definitely won’t make my kids forget their Filipino roots.

Can you think of some disadvantages of being monolingual? I’m not monolingual but I’m guessing it would be a pain to be in a country where most people are speakers of a different language. I’ve been to countries where people spoke zero English and it was sooooo hard to communicate and get to places then.

What other languages are spoken in your nation, including minority groups and the languages of immigrants? PH has a very rich culture and we have tons of regional languages, which include Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilokano, Maranao, Ivatan, several variations of Bikolano, Aklanon, Chavacano, Kapampangan, Tausug, Surigaonon, and literally a hundred more. My country is also a favorite for immigrants because of the climate and the cheap cost of living here, so we also have a healthy population of Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic speakers.

Do you think that a language other than English should be used as an “international language”? I know Mandarin is slowly racing to become a new lingua franca, but I’m already happy with English.

When you study a language, do you like to study reading, writing, speaking and listening? Writing. I want to make sure /I/ can apply it first before I read or listen to other people.

What dialects does your language have? There are so many dialects in our various languages. In Tagalog there are Batangueno, Marinduqueño, and Morong dialects; Cebuano has a Boholano dialect; and Bikolano has tons of dialects spread out in Bicol’s different municipalities.

What languages are spoken in:

Brazil? I’m gonna guess Portuguese. But I did think for a long time that their official language was Spanish lmao.

Mexico? Spanish. Hi, fellow colonizees!

Switzerland? Ok, I’m gonna take a wild guess with German because there’s a family from a show I watch – The Return of Superman (a Korean variety show that shows little kids bonding with their dads lmao) – that features a Swiss mom, and she and the kid solely communicate in German. I dunno the other major languages, though.

Australia? English, for the most part < Yeah, this.

Canada? I think French and English < Also this? Lane can confirm! Hahahaha

[enigmaticfox]

Hello, here we go. My headcanon is that all the eye-sexy, holding-handsy action in 1x10 so unnerved the prison guards that they decided that yeah no, they needed to put up a glass panel between Arman and Thony his visitors

"Look what they did to you" is basically the cousin to "Who did this to you, I'll kill them" and I'M SCREAMING

This little head tilt?? And the little lip bite?!? I'M FINEEEEEE ��🐋🐋

I like Paris Gellar Liza Weil but this Russo role is a thankless one and somewhat a step down for the actor so I could see why it if she'd wanted out

Counter point: I think Garrett couldn't care less about Marco's death, but he's definitely on her case about the actualities or even just the perception of her involvement with Arman -- it's the reason he turned up at the funeral immediately after the hand-off thing with the judge went south. He has a suspicion of her involvement but no proof, and seeing her present at the service (oh my heart, Fi and Thony hugging ❤) dispelled that thought for the time being. If I cared more about the Maya/ Cortez plotline I'd say those parallels are what Garrett could be thinking about.

It was awesome to see the kids doing the pagmamano greeting of pressing the forehead to the hand of their elders; it's so similar to the salam hand-kissing gesture in Malay/ Muslim culture here.

I thought Fi's mum did look to be in her 60s; the streaks in her hair aged up the actor, who's in her 50s. It's perhaps not uncommon for women in her generation to marry young, and I'd put the age that she'd had Marco and Fi to be her early 20s.

Lmao I'm feeling old in that my cultural touchpoint of Naveen Andrews is Kip in The English Patient -- few things were hotter to teen Lucy than that man removing his turban and washing his hair 🔥🔥🔥 -- rather than Sayeed in Lost, but yeah, I agree with you. Love the actor, not sold here yet. There isn't quite the natural fit in the way that, say, the Hayak (RIP) and Marco (RIP) actors had fit their antagonist characters. And it's a power imbalance he has with Nadia, not a love story, which is too damn bad. Tbh it's a headcanon problem more than anything else lol, but still

I love everything about that uncomfortable kitchen scene lol. It raised my hackles, and kudos to the writers for capturing that awkward, infuriating family dynamic -- and then leaving it unresolved. This isn't gonna be one of those primetime drama series that ends with everyone hugging it out

I didn't catch the Buddha amulet pendant until Robert made her strip (ugh the less said about that scene the better, it was such a violation) 🙈 But on that note, I thought it was interesting that the family were all wearing the traditional cream-coloured barong shirts/ blouses, except Thony (and Jaz, but we don't see her until the scene with Chris at the end), who, in nondescript, mourning-appropriate, but nonetheless rebellious black, marks her out as the interloper, at least in Lolo's eyes.

To me, Robert's "You're not dressed to clean" remark was like a perverse callback of the 1x01 scene where Arman tells Thony, in a red dress, "You'll be fine, it's a good colour on you" and then sets her to clean up Nadia's party (I will never ever stop laughing about that). Robert's words, which on the surface seem charming and gentleman-like, come across as sinister and mocking instead.

Shirtless Arman 😍😍😍 Honest to god, so many pecs and biceps all over the place and I didn't know where to look lol. What did we do to deserve this??? Adan Canto really is a trooper, taking two hits for the team this week 😋 But Hayak's parting shot "I loved you more than my own son" makes no sense at all, it pissed me off.

That final scene was amazing for all the reasons you highlighted (that Fi's mother was the one leading it was also a nice touch, a nod to the religious dynamics of the family, and also obviously allowing a convenient segue to Thony, for reasons lol), and this is the entirety of my response to it. I am shameless to plug it, I know, sorry lol 😋

The fade to black was a strange way to end the scene; it did seem like a kiss had been filmed but they decided not to go with it. I'd have preferred if they'd zoomed in on Arman's expression, a resolute look there, and then perhaps cut back to Thony in a mirroring shot along with the last words of the sacrament ".. peace and light". Oh well 💁‍♀️

TCL 2x02 recap

Guess who’s back with even more thoughts?? 2x02 time let’s gooo

Ugghhhh the location of this ‘prison’ is gonna haunt me I stg. These damn hills are so familiar to me and yet I cannot pinpoint where the bloody thing is. Looks like this will be on my list to hunt down next year ugh 

Okay all of these security checks seem excessive when there is literally going to be a glass barrier between them anyway?? Also last ep Nadia got to bring in her bag but it seems like Thony didn’t? C'mon show I need consistency here lol. Tbh I’m sad that they don’t get to use the visitation room from 1x10 anymore, bc lbr we all know how much I wanted them to be able to touch their feet together under the table bc they can't hold hands lol

Anyway the important thing is that my boy is back on his feet, which makes me want to know how long has passed since his attack? Like a week? Seems like an appropriate amount of time to recover from multiple stab wounds and to be back in GenPop… tbh it can’t really be longer than a week given the state of his facial swelling. Also I’m gonna assume that he and Thony haven’t spoken since the call last ep, but he’s probably been able to speak to Nadia, and she has passed on updates to both sides?? So Thony knows about the attack, and he knows about Marco, even if neither of them have details?

But oh man the utter dismay on Thony’s face when she sees him, this is what I live forrrr. Did he know that his visitor was her? Or did he assume it was Nadia, and that’s why he looked like he was steeling himself to deal with her drama (lbr, she’s highly-strung lol) when he walked in?? But ugh instead he seems to slump a little and gives a sigh when he sits down across from her; he looks so tired and I love that he doesn’t have to hide that in front of her the way he would for Nadia 

“Look what they did to you”-- omg. This is literally the closest to wearing her heart on her sleeve that Thony has ever gotten and I'm dying?? The emotion in it?? The very not-platonic intensity??? Ngl I also love that her first words are such an inane statement, like she is literally so overwhelmed rn that she can barely even do words. (especially since the words that were probably screaming in her head from the moment she saw him were some very intense ones in Khmer, and I would have died to have heard her speak those aloud lol) 

But wait wtf excuse me how dare the scene cut there??? That better not be all we get or I will riot???

Also ugh Garrett. I don’t caaaare about you. Although it is handy that our baes are still able to go ahead and bribe the judge lol. Wait, Russo is leaving to go to Miami? I wonder if this is a plot thing or a ‘the actor wants out’ thing?? I will actually miss her ugh

Oh thank god we’re back at the prison. (words that people other than me probably never say lol). And okay I love that she literally came to visit Arman the moment he was out of the infirmary, even before Nadia it seems?? And ugh he asks about Luca (again, I’m assuming he already knew about Marco through Nadia, and lbr I’m probably going to do a fill-in fic for the rest of the conversation at some point lol) but anyway oh lord “how are you holding up?” and THEN “I feel like I’ve failed everyone” followed by DIRECT EYE CONTACT and ugghhhhh he knows she’s not just talking about Marco and Luca anymore and god he looks like he wants to hug her so badly (that little head tilt as he leans in?? help??) and he immediately makes it clear that he doesn’t blame her and she shouldn’t blame herself either ughhh. Also I love the choice the writers made here by having him be so soft when reassuring Thony and then only getting sharp/frustrated when talking about Nadia hahaha

“Be careful in here”/“That’s not how you survive”-- Wow, what a great character study in only a handful of words?? Also this feels like it’s going to be one of the themes this season, like the S2 version of “not the right way or the wrong way, but any way you can”. But oh man poor Thony is going to be extra worried about him now… as she watched him walk away, was she suddenly afraid that this might be the last time she'd ever see him alive??

Garrett has a very impressive habit of showing up where he’s not wanted. (Although to be fair, he’s not wanted anywhere, so…). Ngl though it does look kinda bad for her to be visiting Arman at this point in time given that she’s meant to be the grieving widow. Also “I know you had nothing to do with your husband’s death” sure sounds a lot like “I suspect that you had something to do with your husband’s death” lol. But he actually genuinely does seem to want to help her still, which he chooses to do by not shutting up about her staying away from Arman. Good luck with that one, buddy. God I love how pissed she looks when he brushes off Arman’s attack as ‘bad guys taking each other out’ omg. Honestly how was I ever afraid that this show would try to pull a Garrett/Thony/Arman love triangle, she literally cannot stand him like 90% of the time and it’s glorious hahahahaaaaaaa

“I’m here because Arman saved Luca’s life, and he deserves to know that he’s safe”. omg. Thony. That is… that is so incredibly weak?? like at least come up with a better explanation?? She literally basically went with “oh yeah my boss helped get surgery for my son like a two and a half weeks ago so now I am visiting him in prison to tell him that my son is now safe and sound after being abducted by his now-dead father, which was an event that by all accounts he should have had no idea about in the first place.” WHY WOULD THIS CONCERN YOUR TOTALLY PLATONIC ‘BOSS’, THONY? Like god you are doing an amazing job of announcing to Garrett that yours and Arman’s relationship is far more than just professional (though lbr, they all already know this lol.)

Oh hi again, ABQ airport!  I remember you well haha. Also omg Fi’s dad is so little? And her mum is beautiful, wow– though she really doesn’t look much older than Fi herself haha. This is going to irk me a tiny bit but I guess I can roll with the idea she had kids very young?? And damn Thony really is persona non grata with these guys huh? So much for “my mother always loved you more than me” like Fi said in early S1… 

Oh wow it feels weird to get subtitles for the Tagalog?? I’m so used to the show making us just figure it out ourselves. But I guess they were a bit more necessary to follow the plot this time. Also the cheerfulness/excitement of the greeting at home feels a bit weird considering they’re there because of a death in the family, but I guess it is a pretty special reunion/first meeting all the same? Man bereavement is weird.

Okay I am going to need to go back and look at kitchen scenes from S1 bc I stg there wasn’t a door there before. And who has a front door that opens directly into the kitchen anyway?? But I do like the look of this Detective Flores, she seems badass (and that accent is hot), even if her presence is immediately stressful lol. I'll ignore the fact that there's no way it would have taken a detective this long to come and question Thony about Marco though, it's been like a week!! Anyway I love that after the extremely uncomfortable response to her questioning/accidentally starting a family fight she’s like ‘ok yeah I’mma go’ and Thony is immediately like ‘oh god thank you’ lolll 

Okay potentially unpopular opinion here, but I just can’t see Nadia and Robert as being a thing?? I mean I could believe that they were previously together (he’s handsome and rich, and Nadia is very attracted to power, after all), but they don’t have the chemistry of two people who were once in love. He has more the vibe of someone who is looking at something he once possessed and wants to add back to his collection, not someone who actually genuinely cared about her. And tbh I think Naveen is amazing but I just don’t think he was the right casting for this role at all. But idk who knows, maybe he’ll change my mind.  I guess I was just hoping for someone amazing who would really sweep Nadia off her feet and out of the way of Armony lol

I enjoy this guy’s comment about Arman ‘taking the crown’-- feels like a nod to 1x10 (“The Crown” lol). Also lbr I would want to have Arman on my prison crew too lol. But oh shit he’s really gonna go after Hayak??

I don’t even have kids and I’m annoyed on Thony’s behalf at Lolo trying to parent her child for her lol. Shut your face, buddy, you can’t exactly give parenting advice when your son turned out to be an asshole and your daughter moved to another country to be away from you. Also, telling her she spoils Luca? Pot calling the kettle black much??

“Everything I did, I did for my son” man those words are starting to sound almost worn out now, like she’s repeated them so many times by this point– but lbr we all know that that’s not the whole truth Thony. But awww at Fi defending her, I love these sisters-by-choice <3

“You made my son feel like he was not enough” excuse me that sounds like a Marco problem, not a Thony problem??? God why don’t people just go to goddamn therapy and stop blaming everyone else for their own shit?? Also HELL NO you are not taking Luca back to the philippines lol, I legit dare you to try get him away from Thony the Mama Bear without losing a limb lol

Huh Thony’s bed is gone?? Did they move it while the guests are there or has she been sleeping in with Luca now that he doesn’t need the infection control anymore??

Oooh I found this location (where Chris sits on the curb after riding his bike) too! Literally recognised the building from a distance while driving on the interstate haha. Though it's a shame I didn't realise that it was the curb itself that was the important part lol. I also love that there are literally crew in the background of the shot while he was riding the bike lol, I haven’t seen the show have an ‘error’ like that before

Super cool shot with the train going past in the background! Still pissed I can’t figure out where the prison is haha. Also goddamn Arman is badass, casually sitting there bleeding through his shirt while staring Hayak down. We stan a sexy ruthless king lol

Aw, looks like Thony got her buddha necklace back from Garrett in the end! I kind of also love that she’s wearing it too bc I’m certain that Marco and his parents are catholic lol. What a power move/symbol that she follows her own path rather than theirs. Also it’s interesting to learn that Marco was a few years older than Fi– he was such a brat that I assumed he was the younger brother until she referred to him by ‘Kuya” (a term for an older brother/relative) in the last ep...

Nadia’s voice sounds deeper and older on this phone call?? Maybe alll this stress with Arman has aged her lol.  I really do feel for her… but not enough to not be cheering for Armony haha

Damn Thony really is desperate to keep Arman safe if she is risking missing her own husband’s funeral to help get him out?? That’s what you call endgaaaaame lol

I cannot stress enough how much I do not care about Garrett and Maya lol  *mentally fast forwards through scene*

Robert: *brusquely gestures at Thony with a pool cue*  Me: oh I think I hate him? Robert: *makes Thony strip off right in front of him, and even makes her let him help undress her*  Me: oh I definitely 100% hate him IMMEDIATELY AND FOREVER. Honestly, what an absolute bastard. Nadia is way too good for him, how could she ever even consider being with him again?? I’m so incredibly pissed about this moment for many reasons, mostly from the act of emotional violence that it is, and oh man I hope Arman finds out about it and tears Robert apart with his bare hands for disrespecting Thony like that…

Ngl though, I kind of do love that she clearly only went through with it bc it was for Arman. Our girl really is ride or die for him ugh. Also, “No one pays attention to the cleaning lady”-- except Arman did, from the moment he saw you. Ugghh help me. And ugh Robert talking about making her clean stressed me out so much. I hate this creep SO MUCH. 

“You remind me of [Marco]”-- not the compliment you think it is, Lola. Poor Chris is having a Bad Time lol

Feeling super annoyed that this incredibly unrealistic prison infirmary setup is preventing me from enjoying shirtless Arman undisturbed lol (because holy hell, Thony needs to burn all of this man’s shirts so we get treated to this view all the time haha). But yeah, as someone who has worked (admittedly, only briefly) in a prison infirmary in the past, this setup is legit ridiculous lol. But then again, it is the US, so maybe that's just how things are done over there haha

“No one can pin me down” / “Unfortunately, neither could your wife” okay dude I don’t want Russo to leave, the only good part of Garrett’s scenes are when she (or Thony) is absolutely dragging him lol

Nadia speaks French?? That’s hot. (As is everything she does, lbr.)

Wait, is Garrett at the funeral bc he suspects Thony has something to do with the money? Or with Marco’s death? Or did he come intending to pay his respects but then got a weird vibe? Like dude why do you keep showing up everywhere, I’m sick of your face

That’s one very expensive orchid.

Okay I cannot believe that this show not only gave us shirtless Arman being patched up (ps dear prison doctor, I will trade places with you any time), but it also gave us an entire shirtless fight scene in the showers??? The TCL writers are benevolent gods and I am their most grateful subject lol. Ngl I may have paused this scene quite a bit… for, uh, science. Also bless you wonderful gifmakers for already taking care of this lol. Tbh I'm slightly upset about the fact that this ep gave us the gloriousness that is both Thony and Arman half-naked, and yet it was in totally separate (and somewhat unfortunate) scenes lol. A goddamn tragedy tbh. And ok ngl I now have a sudden desperate need for Thony to see Arman shirtless.... c'mon writers you know you wanna do it

Anyway, respect to Hayak for actually taking on Arman himself, though we all know he wouldn’t have dared if Arman wasn’t already significantly wounded lol. He knows he’s outmatched otherwise. Also daaamn, the knot on this freaking towel is the strongest thing in the universe apparently?? lol. Another tragedy haha. And okay I know I’m going on and on about this, but literally HOW was he so unsupervised in the infirmary that he could possibly get hold of something like that??  (What is it supposed to be, anyway?? Bc I know what medications are likely to be stored in a cupboard like that and I know what medications could conceivably kill that fast and there is not a whole lot of crossover there lol) 

But anyway yeah the whole syringe thing is ridiculous but I will roll with it lol. Just as i will ignore the even more ridiculous “I always loved you more than my own son” hahahaha. (Tbh there’s been a little bit of cliched dialogue in this ep but I will overlook it out of love).  But damn, “It won’t be long now. Your heart will seize and it’ll be done” actually does sound pretty badass?? Moral of the story, DO NOT FUCK WITH ARMAN MORALES lol 

(although ok I gotta question how he’s not going to get caught for this murder? Any death in custody gets an automatic autopsy, and they’ll find the injection site, and surely there’s cameras around the infirmary that show he was just there earlier, soooo? But nvm it’s fiction so *shrug*)

Man the dynamic between Chris and Luca is going to be so fascinating now. And imagine like an 18 year old Luca finding out that his cousin-brother killed his father? Tho lbr by that point Arman will be the only father he remembers :P

 I like Fi’s mum and I love that Fi finally got to hear that she’s proud of her, but tbh I still can’t excuse the terrible parenting for Fi’s whole life. “We thought that you were stronger” BRO SHE WAS A CHILD??? Good lord.  

The dad though??? Like I know all too well the impact that grief and loss can have, but damn the entitlement of him wanting to basically steal Luca to use him as a do-over of Marco? Gross. And acting like Luca’s connection to him through Marco gives him more of a right to have Luca than Luca’s own mother???? C’mon now. So glad Thony called him out on it and put her foot down, even if the issue didn’t actually get clearly resolved….   

Okay EXCUSE ME WHAT. Are the writers kidding me with this imagery of Arman leaving his prison and walking free out into the light, overlaid with Thony reciting a sacrament so fitting that it could have been written solely for him???? I feel like I fucking ascended to a higher plane during this scene, bc jesus christ I have been to some of the most famous places of worship in the world and yet none of them felt as holy as my couch did while I experienced this moment. Not only did it have that sense of connected-even-at-a-distance that the ‘Someone To Watch Over Me’ scene in 1x07 evoked, but it took it even further, because even though this scene very clearly involved them engaging with their respective spouses (indirectly in Thony’s case of course), it was undeniably an Armony scene, and I’m sorry but I am going to be an utter mess about this forever?? And the fact that the writers chose to have Nadia remove his sunglasses– symbolically removing a ‘mask’ and letting him see the light– rather than showing the two of them kissing (even though I’m sure they probably did kiss, only moments later, though I’m grateful we didn’t have to see it lol) was legit incredible and have I mentioned I’m in love with this entire writers’ room or??????

Ugh okay that's all for now, but I guess I'll see you all next week for more of this show sending me literally insane. Help.

[hopegained-a]

All the “hi, I’m not from the US” questions ouo

“hi, I’m not from the US” || @dvrksiider​

sPACE JESUS THAT’S A LOT BUT HERE WE GOOO

1. favourite place in your country?

Pulau Perhentian!!!

2. do you prefer spending your holidays in your country or travel abroad?

Considering I’ve never left this country soooo definitely just here lmao. There’s a lot of beautiful places to go.

3. does your country have access to sea?

…Well when the country looks like either a fruit or an organ on the map (at least the peninsula). Yes.

4. favourite dish specific for your country?

NASI LEMAK

5. favourite song in your native language?

Well I absolutely love Terukir di Bintang by Yuna but I love Eid songs (songs about Eid al-Fitr) lmao there’s a ton of them so I can’t list all of them but here’s my fave.. now those are in the “standard” Malay language. But here’s what my dialect sounds like lmaofkshdfk it’s a folk song btw.

6. most hated song in your native language?

Oh boy… I hate anything by this one guy. Idek his name but his lyrics are just. Bad.

7. three words from your native language that you like the most?

Sayang (noun/verb for love), Ibu (mother), makan (eat)

8. do you get confused with other nationalities? if so, which ones and by whom?

Well since I’ve been living here all my life, I don’t. Some people online have thought I was from the Middle East bc I’m a m/uslim lmaofskjhsj

9. which of your neighbouring countries would you like to visit most/know best?

Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia lol

10. most enjoyable swear word in your native language?

Babi (literally means pig lmao)

11. favourite native writer/poet?

Don’t think I have one lmaosdjhf but one of the most famous is A. Samad Said.

12. what do you think about English translations of your favourite native prose/poem?

Idek if there’s even any sjdfhjdsh

13. does your country (or family) have any specific superstitions or traditions that might seem strange to outsiders?

We have a lot of superstitious beliefs jdfshjh ok so some people believe that if you have a dead body in your house, you’re supposed to cover all of the mirrors bc??? the spirit might get trapped or something idefk.

14. do you enjoy your country’s cinema and/or TV?

Honestly? Not really. They’re all shit and just. so cliche and so stereotypical. It’s bad scoob.

15. a saying, joke, or hermetic meme that only people from your country will get?

This whole damn country (government) is a big joke fsjhfjahsd

16. which stereotype about your country you hate the most and which one you somewhat agree with?

That we’re friendly people? Nah. We’re only friendly if you’re white. I agree that we’re bad drivers.

17. are you interested in your country’s history?

Oh yes definitely! I really want to find out more about the truth and not revisionist/sugarcoated bullshit, yknow. There were a lot of female leaders (not necessarily in charge of the country itself) but yep this country was built on patriarchal values so I didn’t find out about them until later :|

18. do you speak with a dialect of your native language?

YES fhsjfd you’ve heard me talk before. I’m from the east coast so I have a really thick dialect and most people from other parts of the country have a hard time understanding what I say.

19. do you like your country’s flag and/or emblem? what about the national anthem?

Uhhh our flag is like the US flag but with only 14 stripes and a crescent moon and a star insidethe blue rectangle. But the emblem?? YES we have tigers on it lmao. The national anthem sounds like this and I’m not the most patriotic person bc I had to sing this every sunday morning during assembly and special occasions bye

20. which sport is The Sport in your country?

Tie between badminton and soccer.

21. if you could send two things from your country into space, what would they be?

We had our first man in space and he brought traditional dishes with him lmao. But I’d send a recipe book for some reason and maybe??? Kain batik lmao

22. what makes you proud about your country? what makes you ashamed?

How diverse it is tbh and how more and more Woke™ the youths are getting. On that same note I hate how conservative and corrupted my country is. Old people governing it rn need to die tbh

23. which alcoholic beverage is the favoured one in your country?

Uhhh I don’t drink so idk lmao

24. what other nation is joked about most often in your country?

Almost every other nation jshdjhah we’re a bunch of hypocrites.

25. would you like to come from another place, be born in another country?

Yeah well I was born and I live in one of the most conservative states in the whole country so yes.

26. does your nationality get portrayed in Hollywood/American media? what do you think about the portrayal?

MICHELLE YEOH MY MF MOM IN STA.R TRE.K DISCO.VERY!! I love it bcshe also keeps her acccent in the show, I believe.

27. favourite national celebrity?

Honestly don’t think I have one.

28. does your country have a lot of lakes, mountains, rivers? do you have favourites?

YES. Mt. Kinabalu bc I really can’t think of an answer.

29. does your region/city have a beef with another place in your country?

Wellll with Kelantan. Another state lmao

30. do you have people of different nationalities in your family?

I think I have some distant relatives from Singapore since my grandfather was from there

[ceyrann]

This is fun! Thanks for the tag!

3 random facts about me

1. I actually am an English Language graduate. Like, my cert states "Bachelor of Arts (Honours) English Language" and yet my English is uhhh still all over the place lmAO.

2. I have way too many interests and I've picked up most of them. For example, drawing and Japanese. I picked them up cuz I was hella invested in anime and I wanted to understand anime without subs as well as draw OCs so... Yeah. Not to mention some of my close irl friends now are also artists and they are hella amazing. You guys can check them out on Instagram @/the_lorna_thing and @/butterspoonofficial (no this is not sponsor and they're my irls, which is also one reason why I am pretty picky and particular of my own art).

3. In case I have not made it obvious, I'm multilingual. The languages I speak according to fluency are English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, Japanese, Cantonese, Hokkien/Taiwanese and a couple of swear words in a few more languages.

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