#situ mo

[scovilletwothousand]

SCREAMING ABOUT A SCENE

FL needed to spend a certain amount of money to get a free bag, grabbed “chewing gum” from the counter to put it over the minimum, then she puts in the bag with other snacks

ML later finds it and opens it (with mouth, very important to know) to eat it and it’s not gum…it’s condoms, he’s startled, hides it in his bag

FL finds it later, then proceeds to have this convo:

FL (trying to tease him): actually, i want to ask. why did you keep it in your bag? you have plans tonight?

ML (god of rizz, apparently): you want to join?

[thefurrowedbrow]

I wish I loved "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" more. It has a strong start, but I had to force myself through the last 6-8 episodes. It jsut felt like not much was going on, which is okay with me if I feel like that time is used for character and relationship development. And it was a bit, but mostly I didn't feel by episode 24 (the finale) that the main couple was even ready to get married. I wish they would have dated longer or the show at least showed them getting past the initial awkwardness of dating at some point. But the physical intimacy still looked cold by the last ep.

I liked the concept and the characters though. Si Tu Mo is so cute, I'll definitely have to look into her actress. Mo Mo and Gu Wei Yi together was also fun to watch though there were some immature moments here and there, which actually fit their age so I didn't mind.

Shan Shan? Also cute! Her character and Fu Pei's, and then them together were really interesting to me. I like that Fu Pei wasn't cut slack for stringing Mo Mo along, and I also like that Shan Shan wasn't really cut slack for her self-sacrifices. Their relationship is... idk how to describe it but it's so clearly built on red flags and enabling, and the show chose to not really sugarcoat that, which made it interesting to see what the writers were trying to tell us.

[swans82]

[sweetlikeciinnamonn]

fallen angels (1995) in black and white

[sungjout]

love how their stylists were coordinating their outfits! it’s giving gu weiyi & situ mo from ‘put your head on my shoulder’ 🤍

[penguinsnoot]

East Asian Dramas You Should Watch

1) Put Your Head on My Shoulder {China} (1 season, 24 episodes) [Romance, Comedy, Coming-of-age]

Close to graduating and unsure of her future, Situ Mo ends up living with a genius physics student and finds love along the way. 

2) A Love So Beautiful {China} (1 season, 23 episodes) [Romance, Comedy, Coming-of-age]

Five friends endure high school life together and become closer at time goes on, with friends and neighbors Xiao Xi and Jiang Chen figuring out their relationship as they grow older. 

3) My ID is Gangnam Beauty {South Korea} (1 season, 16 episodes) [Romance, Comedy, Coming-of-age, Drama]

Bullied for her looks growing up, Mi-rae decides to get plastic surgery before starting college in the hopes of avoiding ridicule, but instead faces new challenges that wear at her self-esteem. 

4) My Secret Romance {South Korea} (1 season, 14 episodes) [Romance, Comedy]

Jin-wook and Yoo-mi, two people with drastically different personalities, fall in love amidst a series of misunderstandings and accidents.

5) Find Yourself {China} (1 season, 41 episodes) [Romance, Comedy]

Fanzing is caught in a love triangle between a young employee and an older executive, leading to tough decisions about love and life. 

6) Wait, My Youth {China} (1 season, 24 episodes) [Romance, Coming-of-age]

A group of friends experience the ups-and-downs of life together as they face hardships in love and life. 

7) Moonshine and Valentine {China} (1 season, 25 episodes) [Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama]

An ancient deity helps his soulmate with an ancient curse believe in love.

8) Alice in Borderland {Japan} (2 seasons, 16 episodes) [Thriller, Drama, Sci-fi]

Arisu finds himself in a desolate Tokyo where he must compete in dangerous games to survive. 

9) Sweet Home {South Korea} (1 season, 10 episodes) [Drama, Horror]

As humans are turning into dangerous monsters, an apartment complex’s tenants fight to survive together. 

10) Mr. Heart {South Korea} (1 season, 8 episodes) [Romance]

A pacemaker and marathon runner find themselves falling in love despite a rocky start. 

[chillinaris]

Sosok Mohamed Salah, Kikis Islamofobia di Inggris lewat Amal, Aksi, dan Prestasi

Kisah spritual atlet muslim dunia kali ini mengangkat sosok Mohamed Salah. Selain menjadi striker haus gol, kehadiran Salah sebagai pesepakbola muslim di Liga Inggris ternyata bisa mengubah pandangan orang terhadap Islam.

Mohamed Salah sangat dikenali di Liverpool, Inggris, dan bahkan berbagai negara. Striker yang akrab disebut Mo Salah ini membuktikan lewat sepak bola perbedaan agama bukan masalah untuk menciptakan kedamaian. Tren islamofobia di Inggris pun mulai dikikis Mo Salah lewat amal, aksi, dan prestasinya.

Daratan Eropa, termasuk Inggris telah lama mengalami gejala islamofobia terlebih dipicu maraknya aksi terorisme di sejumlah tempat.

Islamofobia dipahami sebagai "rasa takut dan kebencian terhadap Islam, dan oleh karena itu, juga kepada semua muslim," serta merujuk pada praktik diskriminasi terhadap muslim dengan memisahkan mereka dari kehidupan ekonomi, sosial, dan kemasyarakatan suatu bangsa.

Sepak terjang Mo Salah bersama Liverpool secara tidak langsung turut mengurangi virus islamofobia yang selama menjangkiti masyarakat Inggris, juga di kancah Eropa. Selain di gelanggang sepak bola, Mo Salah selama ini juga secara tidak langsung mengkampayekan Islam moderat lewat perilku dan juga tindakan dakwahnya.

Gaya dakwah Mohamed Salah sedikit mampu melawan rasialisme endemik di sepakbola Inggris perlahan dan pasti sedikit mengurangi Islamofobia yang menjangkiti Inggris atau Eropa sejak lama.

Apa saja aksi Mo Salah yang bisa dipahami sebagai bentuk ‘dakwah’ dalam menyebarkan Islam moderat di arena sepak bola? Salah satunya dalam berbagai kesempatan Mo Salah tertangkap kamera selalu memanjatkan doa sebelum pertandingan.

Pesepakbola berusia 27 tahun ini juga kerap melakukan sujud syukur setelah mencetak gol. Alhasil, orang jadi penasaran dengan kebiasaan Salah tersebut. “Selebrasi dengan bersujud seperti berdoa atau berterima kasih pada Tuhan atas apa yang telah saya raih. Saya selalu melakukan itu sejak lama dan di mana pun saya bermain,” tutur Salah dilansir dari website klub Liverpool.

Selebrasi dengan sujud syukur Mo Salah awalnya terlihat biasa bagi masyarakat Inggris. Namun bagi para pecinta sepak bola, aksi Salah tersebut dianggap unik. Mengapa harus bersujud usai menciptakan gol? Apa makna dan pesan di balik selebrasi tersebut?

Para fans Liverpool kemudian mulai mencari tahu tentang makna selebrasi yang selalu dilakukan oleh pemain bernomor punggung 11 itu. Sujud merupakan salah satu gerakan wajib dalam ibadah salat agama Islam. Bagi Salah, sujud yang dilakukannya bukan sekadar menggaungkan gerakan wajib dalam salat, melainkan sebagai ungkapan syukur.

"Itu sesuatu seperti berdoa atau berterima kasih pada Tuhan atas apa yang telah saya terima, tapi ya, itu hanya berdoa dan berdoa untuk menang. Saya selalu melakukannya sejak masih kecil, di mana pun," kata Salah dikutip dari CNN Inside The Middle East.

Tanpa disadari, penggemar sepak bola di Eropa mulai menggali lebih dalam soal sujud dan Islam. Dan perlahan, islamofobia di daratan Benua Biru itu mulai terkikis.

Sebelumnya, masyarakat di Inggris dan Eropa masih memandang Islam dan penganutnya sebelah mata. Stigma negatif tersebut tak terlepas dari maraknya aksi terorisme yang erat dilekatkan ke organisasi Islam.

Belum lagi, terjadi gelombang pengungsi ke Eropa yang didominasi umat muslim. Mereka melarikan diri dari negara-negara yang tengah dilanda perang, seperti Irak, Suriah, dan Afghanistan.

Inggris dan negara lainnya di Eropa pun jadi ikut memusuhi muslim. Bahkan, ada sentimen kalau orang putih Eropa akan menghadapi ancaman eksistensial. Banyak orang pun beranggapan kalau Islam adalah kekerasan, tidak bisa diasimilasi, dan rentan terhadap terorisme. Dari situ munculah apa yang dinamakan islamofobia.

Saat itulah Salah hadir dengan keyakinannya sebagai umat muslim yang menentang islamofobia yang berkembang di Inggris dan Eropa. Prestasi dan selebrasinya di lapangan hijau menjadi senjata untuk melawan stigma negatif yang kadung lekat dengan Islam dan penganutnya.

Menurut penelitian dari Departemen Sains Politik Universitas Stanford, kebiasaan Mo Salah yang selalu berdoa dan bersujud di pertandingan sepak bola, juga didukung perilaku baiknya, berdampak besar bagi orang-orang terkait Islamophobia.

Hasil riset yang sama juga menyebutkan bahwa tingkat kejahatan terhadap seorang muslim di Inggris turun hingga 18,9% sejak Mo Salah merumput di Premier League bareng Liverpool.

William Marble, seorang peneliti di Universitas Stanford, mengatakan, ada dua penjelasan spekulatif yang bisa menjelaskan kenapa angka kejahatan terhadap orang muslim di Inggris menurun.

“Pertama karena orang-orang mungkin lebih toleran. Kedua, banyak orang-orang bicara soal Mohamed Salah. Dia diterima dengan baik di sini (Inggris) dan orang melihat bahwa dari Mohamed Salah, Islam ternyata tak seburuk yang selama ini mereka kira,” ujarnya.

Tak hanya itu, fenomena Mo Salah juga membuat ketertarikan publik Inggris pada Islam meningkat. Bahkan, salah satu kalimat dalam yel-yel klub sepak bola itu yang terkenal adalah,

“If he scores another few then I’ll be Muslim too.”

("Jika dia menciptakan gol-gol baru, aku pun akan menjadi Muslim").

Di luar lapangan hijau, Salah juga selalu tampil sebagai pribadi yang bersahaja dan humble. Sikap ini yang kemudian memberikan dampak positif terhadap cara pandangan orang-orang terhadap Islam.

Pesona Salah di lapangan dan sikapnya sebagai ‘anak baik’ pun perlahan mengubah wajah Islam di pikiran banyak orang Eropa. Betapa tidak, sebagai bintang lapangan hijau, Salah tidak menggunakan obat-obatan, tidak tampil berlebihan, ataupun meminum alkohol. Perilaku yang selaras dengan ajaran agama yang dianutnya.

Dalam sebuah selebrasi kemenangan, Salah bahkan menghindar ketika rekan satu timnya mulai melakukan champagne spray. Dia bahkan tak ingin terkena cipratan minuman haram tersebut.

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[iviarellereads]

The Shadow Rising, Chapter 17 - Deceptions

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(Harp icon) In which, hi again, bye forever.

PERSPECTIVE: Thom is gleeman-ing to raise spirits after the Trolloc attack, and planting rumours about the High Lords possibly plotting against Rand. He thinks about how he's really starting to feel his age, especially with his limp, as he walks into his room... to find Moiraine going through the papers on his table, as if she has every right to be there. Thom thinks she's beautiful and graceful, and she laughs at his quips, but calls himself an old fool and too tired to think straight.

He's so tired he doesn't even remember if he left anything incriminating anywhere. They exchange pleasantries, and Moiraine touches Thom's knee. He feels a tingle, and she says she wishes a good healer had been nearby when it happened. Thom says a dozen may not have been enough, given a Fade did it. Moiraine says she knows, and Thom wonders how much else she knows. He notices the injury feels a little better than it did before, and gets grumpy that he didn't even ask her to look at it, wondering what she's after.

Mo brings up a High Lord's death, and another's rapid illness, and he realizes she knows he's been sowing plots, playing the Game of Houses. Moiraine adds that it seems the two led the faction that would have tried to kill Rand. Thom plays like he's just a simple gleeman, and Moiraine brings up that he was the Court Bard at Caemlyn for a time, and Morgase's lover after Taringail Damodred's death. She knows that Taringail had been planning for Morgase to die, and for himself to ascend as Andor's first king.(1) She says the Thomdril Merrilin she's heard tales of could play the Game of Houses in his sleep, saying it's a shame such a man calls himself a simple gleeman, and such arrogance to keep the same name.

Thom counters that, speaking of names, it's remarkable how much you can learn about a person from one. Take Moiraine Damodred, of the House Damodred in Cairhien. Taringail's youngest half-sister, the late King Laman's niece. And, Aes Sedai aiding the Dragon Reborn since before she could have known who he was. News of such things could shake the world, maybe it's best that a simple gleeman stays tucked away in servants' quarters.

Mo says she doesn't use her house name because the Damodreds had a bad rep before Laman started the Aiel War, with good reason. Thom, annoyed he can't ruffle her feathers, asks right out what she wants. Moiraine says Nyn and El leave for Tanchico today, a very dangerous city. Thom's knowledge might keep them alive.

Thom interprets this as wanting to separate him from Rand, and says he's too old for that sort of thing, he's thinking of taking up farming. Moiraine says a quiet life might actually kill Thom, sounding amused. But, she can guarantee, under the First Oath, that Tanchico will not kill him.

He frowns at her, wondering how she can possibly know that.(2) He asks why he should go to Tanchico, and Moiraine says he could protect Morgase's daughter. Thom says he hardly knew her when he left Caemlyn, so Moiraine breaks out her trick card: she knows about his nephew, Owyn. The Red Ajah should have brought him to the Tower for the process of gentling, but they did it in situ and left him to die. On purpose. Thom asks why she's telling him this, and she says she wouldn't have, if he'd agreed earlier. If he goes to Tanchico, next time they meet she can give him the names of the Red sisters who did the deed, and the one who gave them their orders.(3) And they will meet again, he will survive Tarabon.

Thom asks her to leave, and she says she will prove to him that not all Aes Sedai are like the ones who did this. He asks her again, and she leaves. He sinks to his knees, and thinks it all through, cursing Moiraine for backing him into such a corner.

PERSPECTIVE: Min has been taken under the wing of the Mistress of the Kitchens, Laras, and taken up embroidery as an excuse to sit in one place and watch people for long periods of time, though she’s no good at it.

Gawyn and Galad sneak up on her, but only Gawyn knows her, because of their prior encounter. Galad doesn't recognize her at all, with the longer hair in curls, the dress, and all the makeup. Gawyn asks her to read a passage from a book and tell Galad that it's nonsense. It's a book about the Way of the Light, like a Whitecloak manifesto. Min pretends to not understand it, and comments she means to read books, but her hair takes hours to get right, don't you like it?

Gawyn says it can't be good if the Whitecloaks follow it, and Galad says the author was a great man, even if the Children of the Light have been excessive sometimes since their founding. Min says she can't imagine a Whitecloak dancing, and the Aes Sedai don't seem to care for it either, does Gawyn think there's much chance of a dance here? Gawyn is fuming with frustration, but Galad offers to escort her to a dance in the city, if he hears of a suitable one, and smiles at Min.(4)

Gawyn changes the subject and says he sees the Amyrlin speaking to Min every day, has she mentioned his sister or Egg? Min says the Amyrlin checks on her often, to see if she's closer to a decision. Did he say his sister? No, she's never mentioned the Daughter-Heir. Who was the other name? Galad says they shouldn't bother ~Mistress Elmindreda~ with all that.

Min misses the rest of what he says because she's spotted Logain, wandering aimlessly through a garden, with an Accepted as his companion (mostly to stop him from killing himself or escaping) and sees a flaring halo around his head, gold and blue. It means glory and power, but his glory should be behind him, in his false Dragon days.(5)

Gawyn pities Logain, Galad can't because of the thousands of people who died under or because of him. Min excuses herself abruptly, but Gawyn follows her, offering to carry her basket. She tells him off for mentioning El and Egg in front of Galad, Elmindreda doesn't know or care about them. Gawyn's just worried, especially with another false Dragon in Tear. Min proposes that he might not be false this time, but Gawyn will believe it when he sees it.

Min tells Gawyn to trust the Amyrlin, and he says fine, but did you know Galad's been drinking in taverns with Whitecloaks? Not more than a cup or two, but drinking and talking. Eamon Valda himself gave that book to Galad.

Gawyn asks Min to tell him if she learns anything about El or Egg, and she says she will, but qualifies it in her thoughts: she will if she can, if it's safe for them. She wishes she could go back to Rand. She leaves Gawyn and makes her way to the Amyrlin's study. The new vision of Logain is too important to wait, though they're supposed to be careful about meeting.

Siuan takes the news in stride, as much as one can. Starvation in Cairhien, a sister missing in Tarabon, Trolloc raids in the Borderlands again, someone calling himself the Prophet stirring up riots in Ghealdan. War in Arad Doman has stopped trade from Saldaea, causing further unrest in Maradon.

Siuan asks why Min rushed up here, and Min says, because nothing she's seen since that first day she arrived has been important at all. She feels useless. Siuan says one day Min's visions will draw her a map to the Black Ajah, and pay more than enough for their passage.

Min asks Siuan to tell the princes something closer to the truth than the farm story. Siuan asks if she should change her story after all this time. Min says Siuan doesn't even know if they're in trouble, does she? Siuan suggests Min assume that Rand is fine until they hear otherwise.

Some messages arrive, and Leane reads one. Siuan expects more news of Trollocs, but almost as bad, Mazrim Taim has escaped, and two sisters are dead. They make arrangements to hunt him back down and gentle him on the spot. Siuan reads the other message, and it's news of Rand: he holds Callandor. Now she can convene the Hall of the Tower and announce that the Dragon has truly been reborn, and the Tower must support and guide him. She can finally work openly.

PERSPECTIVE: Sahra Covenry, the novice who had escorted Min to the Amyrlin's study. She's working at a farm, and thinks it's so unfair, she didn't do anything.

An unnamed Aes Sedai approaches Sahra and demands to know everything she heard or saw about Elmindreda.

“But I heard nothing, Aes Sedai. The Keeper sent me away as soon as—” Pain racked her, digging her toes into the dirt, arching her back; the spasm lasted only moments, but it seemed eternal. Struggling for breath, she realized her cheek was pressed to the ground, and her still trembling fingers dug into the soil. She did not remember falling. She could see Mistress Elward’s laundry basket lying on its side near the stone farmhouse, damp linens spilled out in a heap. Dazed, she thought that that was odd; Moria Elward would never leave her washing lying like that. “Everything, girl,” the Aes Sedai said coldly. She was standing over Sahra now, making no move to help her. She had hurt her; it was not supposed to be that way. “Every person this Elmindreda spoke to, every word she said, every nuance and expression.” “She spoke to Lord Gawyn, Aes Sedai,” Sahra sobbed into the earth. “That is all I know, Aes Sedai. All.” She began to weep in earnest, sure that was not enough to satisfy this woman. She was right. She did not stop screaming for a long time, and when the Aes Sedai left there was not a sound around the farmhouse except for the chickens, not even breathing.(6)

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(1) And she knows that Thom killed her pain in the ass of a brother, just as he killed the High Lords. (2) Just how does Moiraine know that Thom will survive going to Tarabon, so firmly that she can say it plainly, bound by the First Oath, to never speak any word that is untrue? And why is she so insistent on proving to Thom that hashtag Not All Aes Sedai? (Those of you with shipper goggles might also remember another odd comment of hers recently about the face of her husband. They've only interacted about three times, but if the rest of this conversation didn't read like flirting in political jargon, I dunno what to tell ya.) (3) This is ALSO the first time we've heard that the Aes Sedai, and the Red Ajah in particular, have done anything wrong with regard to handling men who can channel. Funny that Moiraine says they shouldn't have been allowed to do what they did, when her bestest friend in the world orders similar actions in the same chapter. (Siuan doesn't suggest leaving Taim to his followers or home village, but still.) (4) Min isn't very good at playing an airhead, but then, people don't expect much of airheads, so she gets by. Poor girl still feels drawn back to Rand, though. Sorry, he's headed into the Aiel Waste, you won't see him for a while yet, even if Siuan let you go. (5) What could that mean? Well, let's think: why would Logain continue to appear in the story past the first book? This is RJ's way of reminding us that Logain exists, and more, he's still got some part to play. (6) And poor Sahra didn't deserve that ending, but here we are. Who do you think that Aes Sedai might have been?

[kdramacrybaby]

Put Your Head on My Shoulder (2019)

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Youth

Synopsis: During university, Situ Mo moves into the apartment of her mother's friend, to make it easier for her to get to her new job. Unfortunately, the son of said friend, Gu Weiyi, had the same idea, and decides to move home. Her spontaneous and somewhat messy enthusiasm clashes with his calm and cool analytical approach to life, but in the end, they both agree that they can make it work. And once Situ Mo realizes that her crush on her childhood friend Fu Pei is not what she truly wants, is there maybe room for someone new?

Episode info: 24 episodes / Runtime 45 minutes

Lead cast: Xing Fei (Situ Mo), Lin Yi, (Gu Weiyi), Tang Xiaotian (Fu Pei), Zheng Ying Chen (Wang Shan)

Link to watch: You can watch on Netflix, Viki, BiliBili, Dramacool

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This is another typical rom-com - very much like When I Fly Towards You (which is actually a lot better than this one, if you ask me).

It's about two university students coming together and falling in love as they help each other navigate their new lives as adults. It's cute, cliché and all that. If you're looking for an easy-to-watch drama that doesn't expect much of you, this is definitely a choice. It does what it sets out to do, being a rom-com and all, nothing more and nothing less.

Personally, I don't really buy into the main couple (or the second couple either, actually) all that much. The chemistry between either couple was not that great tbh, and I don't think either of them were a good match for each other.

While opposites can definitely work together, I just didn't feel like either part actually worked that hard to understand the other? They just go along with it all and somehow happens to fall into a relationship. Half the time, Situ Mo doesn't even seem like she actually wants to be there, it's so weird to me.

It started out pretty cute, but as we went along, I just didn't really love it all that much. But my expectations weren't like super high, I was just looking for something to try and get me out of my drama slump... which didn't really work, so yeah.

Not a bad drama at all, just not for me.

[richardsphere]

Leverage Redemption Log: The Pyramid Job

Well either we're going to Egypt (not in the budget) the louvre (not in the budget) or a Bass Pro Shop (in the budget, unlikely). That or its an MLM. --- Woman is telling her MLM bosses about how she needs to leave the MLM. They tell her success is definitly on the way.

Huh an MLM that has a return policy. (i mean its definitely a shit policy that scams them but thats better then most MLM's)

And they reverse psychology the woman back into the pyramidcult. --- Scene opens with a person in an old london flat-cap getting thrown into a container of hay by Elliot. (this guy is so london that i'd be suprised if this doesnt somehow tie into the "Sophie Backstory" that is being slowly woven into the season-arc.)

Pick London Tweeds pocket full of diamonds, fund a school, pay off debts. Denouement for an off-screen adventure.

Huh, im right. Its just not the same guy but this "Billie the Gent" fellow is also wearing a flatcap (and this guy is even wearing something tweed-like) So i assume this scene is taking place in a London warehouse (the beautiful thing about warehouses, they're pretty standard regardless of geographical location. No need for expensive on-location shots)

Billy is worried about his daughter (she was a baby when Sophie sent him and Arthur to prison)

Elliot dated someone who bought the product.

Billie is doing a bit of a guilt trip, and Elliot doesnt trust him. So expect a third-act betrayal of some sort. --- Con starts in-medias-res. Breanna is an accountant. She does not like how much firewalls they've put around comic sans slideshows of babies.

The point of the Con (at least for now): Get a virus on the server. Automated "return true" to all attempts at a refund.

I dont think that the people working at the datacenters of an MLM are usually in the "level"-based structure. So we need a Diamond key... well if they're all on the funky little wristwatch-drives like Saphire here has? Thats a simple Parker Pickpocket. (seems that she's thinking along the same lines).

Also daily, streams from the boss bitch? Thats gonna make a return, and knowing the standard Leverage MO: That is gonna be her Confession Cam

Sophies scheme for Richard: Divide and conquer by convincing him he needs some more Toxic Masculinity in his life. But like, only a smidgen. So its a Harry job, not an Elliot.

--- Sophie arrives at the cult-fundraiser thing. (Parker is in situ as waitstaff) Thank god this show is willing to drop the C word. (Cult. Though though the other one might be apropriate as well) Ok so apparently the company just steals downlines whenever they want?

Richard exists stage to let Debra shine. Do some pseudo-inspirational brainwashing. We have found Billies daughter Miranda. Parker offers up the Venezuela Protocol. --- Operation Bromcom is initiated. I do not like the Tom Selleck stache on Harry.

Bromcom makes it into Phase 2 no problem. --- Debra reads through Sophies accent and really puts her on the spot, also she puts the spots on her. Cut for comercial as if Sophie doesnt have an earpiece. --- Ok we're not even bothering with the earpiece, Sophie is just gonna StageCultBS her way out of this.

But yeah Debra is onto Sophie. Which isnt really a problem? (Sophie is only here to keep an eye on Miranda and create an opening for Parker to do her thing. Being in the spotlight is kind of the point) --- Back with Breanna, Saphire very much is starting to see the dawning light Re:Pyramids. It's far from noon yet but its definitly twilight.

Ronald has a real "they've got skulls on them" moment when he sees the Teletubbies sunbaby on a giant pyramid in the logo. --- Sophie has Parker feign a pregnancy. (she named the kid after Hardison)

And we've just (temporarily) screwed over Miranda. (look there are no stakes here)

Seriously how many glass pyramids are on this table Miranda is standing at?

"I dont have a tissue but you can use my sleeve". 10/10. Well looks like Parker has succesfully convinced Miranda to leave. --- Meanwhile Billy is talking on the phone with someone in a foreign language. Meanwhile Elliot, not involved in our Con, is keeping tabs on Billy. Turns out Elliot can see a narrative throughline when its in his face and is gonna punch it out of Billy before the concequences of Sophies past come to blow our heroes' faces off. --- Back with Harry, Parker tells him to play the "manly emotional insecurity card". ("If only my dad had been able to tell me he was proud of me when he was still alive") Richard has a safe and Parker is ready to go. (so we're switching Diamond-bracelet targets from Debra to Richard) --- Back with Elliot, Billy is remniscing about old times. (turns out food works just as well as punches)

He doesnt trust Sophie, but also he doesnt have any grudges against her. (he understands that she didnt sell him out, he was going down anyway and he doesnt resent her, unlike Arthur) --- Back at Cultcon, Sophie is being politely interogated by Debra. (Debra sees a kinship/rivalry i think?)

Oh i see. (perhaps a bit late). its a maternity cult, about parenthood. And Sophie was always very maternal basically taking all of 2 episodes before becoming an all-out mom to Parker in the OG run. We're about to drop the "you abandoned your child" revelation aren't we? The narrative throughline of the season isnt the Duke she married, its the current duke/duchess that's gonna be the season finale. --- Back to Breanna and Robert, turns out the cheap bracelets cost 200 USD. Also he wants to play Jazz. Breanna knows where the Yes Virus needs to go (penthouse computer) --- Parker tells Harry to move it like a madagaskan lemur. Gold bars, land title deeds in Uzbek... (close enough to russia that it might have been a something Billy was covering up. Except then a reveal that Elliot knows he wasnt speaking russian cause Elliot speaks Russian.)

Oh god he's working with Billy. Thats our 3rd act complication isnt it? (yes a "sophie had a child" reveal would be a twist but it wouldnt be a complication to the con. But a betrayal by Billy...)

Richard challenges Harry to a duel. (who has spotted the bracelet. its in the mancave.) --- Oh Sophie is doing exposition about Nate, i thought we were gonna get into the Duke. (Or it could be both)

Richard just knocked Harry's earpiece out (quick, tell him its a hearing aid. You've spent too much time around loud cars and payed the price. He'll fall for it!) --- Back from commercial, It seems Harry is going for the lie i came up with (im starting to really get feel these writers)

Parker is compromised with her fake belly, and unfortunately Richard isnt buying the hearing aid story (worth a try) --- Breanna is so pissed that Harry's sword-fighting a viking and she's stuck as an accountant. (Ronald has gone home, grabbed his trumpet, returned to tell Breanna and now he's off again) --- "your brandy is watered down and your cubans are fake" hitting him where it hurts him most.

Harry gets to catch punch out a guy with a sword and catch a thrown axe with his shield. He's really getting into Phase 4. --- Meanwhile back at Sophie, we're she's stalling for time with expositiondumps to Debra. And the clock strikes (i think it was 4?) and Sophie turns the tide from reluctant admisions of past trauma to goading and baiting Debra into a confession. Oh she's calling for security after she just confessed to her actions on her own daily livestream? I do wonder what'll happen when we get back from commercials --- So yeah she was on broadcast (cause of course)

Breanna used Harry as a distraction to put her virus on Richards Wristband (man, if only Debra hadnt insisted on a Nuclear Missile-type 2-key situation she could've stopped all the returns from happening right now)

Harry runs into the Denouement looking like a fool because someone has to explain the logistics of the financial fallout (also he put in a call, the repoman works fast) --- Back at the theatre the Selleck Stache has been glued to a mixer. Parker is keeping the baby, and Harry is keeping the armor (it reeks but its probably expensive)

Richard spilled some beer in the car (which, is anticlimactic as far as "you ruined my car for the mission" jokes go), and Richard is playing jazz outside the theatre. ---

YES I KNEW THAT IT WASNT RUSSIA! It was the Uzbek deed after all! So our next mark is presumably this Ramsey guy. (if he's into runways, he's probably a plane-based smuggler) Final camera pan upwards to a devil-like statue. (not a Gargoyle as it isnt a waterfeature, and its mouthes and orifices are closed so it also isnt a grotesque)

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Neutralizing electronic inhomogeneity in cleaved bulk MoS₂

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a highly versatile material that can function, for example, as a gas sensor or as a photocatalyst in green hydrogen production. Although the understanding of a material usually starts from investigating its bulk crystalline form, for MoS2 much more studies have been devoted to mono and few layer nanosheets. The few studies conducted thus far show diverse and irreproducible results for the electronic properties of cleaved bulk MoS2 surfaces, highlighting the need for a more systematic study. Dr. Erika Giangrisostomi and her team at HZB carried out such a systematic study at the LowDosePES end-station of the BESSY II light source. They utilized X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy technique to map the core-level electron energies across extensive surface areas of MoS2 samples. Using this method, they were able to monitor the changes in the surface electronic properties after in-situ ultra-high-vacuum cleaving, annealing and exposure to atomic and molecular hydrogen.

Read more.

[buddyhollyscurls]

Not even close to being here yet but i can't stop thinking bout my favorite scene of the show which is the scene that reveals gu weiyi had a crush on situ mo before they ever even officially met

[goldenorchd]

Ring - Take me on/Bagian 9

Keito: "Yaampun ... bisa-bisanya "shuffle unit" diputuskan dengan cara seperti ini." 

Keito: "Yah ... tidak ada gunanya meratapi sesuatu yang sudah diputuskan. Kalau sudah begini, haruskah aku melakukan yang terbaik untuk membuatnya sukses?"

Keito: "Permisi ...." 

Mao: "Guaaaah ... memalukan! Aku ingin seseorang memukul kepalaku dan menghapus ingatan itu, aku ingin kembali ke saat aku nggak tahu apa-apa!" 

Mao: "Aku membuat keributan akibat salah paham. Wajah Anzu kemarin, dia tertawa canggung ... tertawa ... uwaaaaah~" 

Mao: "Lalu sebelum menyadari apa yang terjadi, aku sudah jadi membem unit shuffle, latihannya juga dimulai hari ini! Hari ini aku harus ketemu Anzu lagi ...." 

Eichi: "Ah, Keito." 

Leo: "Keito lambat! Kamu seperti eksekutif yang selalu datang terakhir!" 

Keito: "Aku, 'kan, datang sebelum waktu pertemuan. Jadi, ada ribut-ribut apa ini?" 

Leo: "Wahahaha! Sudah begitu sejak aku tiba, yang kemarin ternyata betul-betul memalukan, ya?" 

Keito: "Yah, aku tidak mengerti bagaimana perasaanmu. Hm? Takamine belum datang?" 

Midori: "Aku mau mati. Betul-betul mau mati. Atau ... saat ini harusnya Bumi musnah saja, ini waktunya organisasi jahat dan monster raksasa melakukan tugasnya." 

Keito: "Uwaa!? Ternyata di situ? Jangan meringkuk di belakang pintu dan menggumamkan hal-hal buruk begitu. Bikin kaget saja." 

Keito: "Haah ... Isara dan Takamine, baik kami maupun Anzu tidak ada yang mempermasalahkan hal itu. Kalian sendiri yang jadi lebih sensitif akibat rasa malu. Kau juga, Tsukinaga, kaulah yang memulai keributan kemarin, tapi kau sama sekali tidak peduli?" 

Leo: "Wahahaha! Rasa malu nggak ada dalam kamusku! Melihat keributan itu menyenangkan, ya." 

Keito: "Khawatirlah sedikit. Keterlaluan, jangan mempermainkan juniormu." 

Keito: "Bagaimanapun, banyak yang terjadi kemarin, tapi lupakan itu untuk sekarang. Kalau tidak, akan jadi masalah untuk latihan hari ini." 

Eichi: "Fufu ... tidak bisa membuang-buang waktu, ya? Kendalikan diri kalian, Anzu-chan sudah datang." 

Leo: "Anzu, ucchuuu☆~" 

Keito: "Ah, Anzu sudah datang." 

Mao: "Ah, aaaah ... mo ... mohon bantuannya, Anzu!" 

Midori: ".... Selamat siang." 

Keito: "Ngomong-ngomong, Anzu, apa yang akan kita lakukan hari ini? Konsep dan member unit-nya baru ditentukan kemarin, 'kan? Rasanya belum ada yang bisa dilakukan dalam latihan hari ini." 

Eichi: "Benar juga. Kita meminta bantuan Tsukinaga-kun untuk lagunya, tapi sejenius apapun dia, tidak mungkin bisa menyelesaikan lagu dalam waktu sehari, 'kan?" 

Leo: "Kalau kamu mau dibuat sekarang, akan kucoba improvisasi! Eh? Nggak perlu?" 

Leo: "Huum ... hari ini akan ada latihan khusus? Seperti apa? Dilempar bola voli waktu melewati jembatan gantung, atau didorong ke lumpur waktu menerobos pintu yang tertutup?" 

Midori: "Pernikahan macam apa itu ... tidak ada berkatnya sama sekali." 

Eichi: "Hm? Ah, kalau dipikir-pikir, dalam proposal tertulis, kamu akan merekam video promosi terpisah dari MV. Karena itu hal penting, latihan hari ini untuk mempersiapkan itu, ya?" 

Mao: "Hee ... jadi, video macam apa itu?" 

Mao: "Eeeh!? Lamaran serius!?" 

Keito: "Apa? Tanpa naskah? Tidak, itu akan jadi masalah. Dengan naskah, satu-satunya yang harus diperhatikan adalah kemampuan akting. Tapi tanpa naskah, kita tidak tahu apa yang harus dikatakan." 

Mao: "Tu-tunggu sebentar! Tanpa naskah ... berarti kita harus melamar dengan kata-kata kita sendiri!?" 

Mao: "Eng ... enggak, deh, kami ini performer, 'kan? Ahaha ...." 

Midori: "Haaa ... aku tidak suka. Aku tidak pandai mengatakan hal-hal keren seperti itu." 

Leo: "Begitu, bukankah aku selalu mengatakannya? Aku suka semua orang!" 

Keito: "Ini bukan filantropi. Katakan itu pada pasangan hidupmu." 

Eichi: "Hmm ... memang benar. Ketika kita diminta untuk 'serius', itu sulit bahkan dengan kata-kata kita sendiri. Bukan berarti aku tidak percaya pada kemampuanku ...." 

Eichi: "Pokoknya, aku sudah mengerti alasan pertemuan hari ini. Ngomong-ngomong, Anzu-chan, bagaimana kamu akan membawakan latihan hari ini?" 

Eichi: "Ng? Kamu memanggil instruktur spesial? Hmmm ... instrukturnya bukan kamu, ya? Tapi aku belum pernah dengar soal instruktur lamaran." 

Keito: "Ng? Siapa itu yang datang, sang instruktur, 'kah?" 

Arashi: "Iyaaa. Aku Arashi Narukami, instruktur spesial yang dipanggil Anzu-chan, jangan sungkan-sungkan, ya!" 

Leo: "Uwooh! Naru!?" 

End of Take me on/Bagian 9

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[adoctobepullet]

Tidak hanya sebatas lisan, hadirkan hati juga pikiran.

Keren banget ya kalo kita baca Quran, nggak hanya baca sampe kerongkongan tapi dibaca artinya dan ditadaburi maknanya. Quran tuh nggak cuma tulisan bahasa arab secara sambung menyambung dan diatur dengan ilmu tajwid, tapi pedoman hidup - way of life- dalam semu aspek. Mo sosial, humanisme, ekonomi, sejarah, politik, apalagi sains. Quran tuh ngajak manusia buat kritis lho, nuatin strong why. Allah sendiri directly said “Afala Tatafakkarun” (apakah kamu tidak memikirkan), “Afala Ta’qilun”(apakah kamu tidak menggunakan akalmu).

Dari kutipan tersebut seharusnya menjadi seorang muslim adalah menjadi manusia yang mau berpikir, mau thalibul 'ilmi, minat dan daya literasinya tinggi. Kalo aku boleh kutip dengan adanya Quran we will being "Adil sejak dalam hati dan pikiran" tulisan seseorang. Padahal sejatinya dalam penciptaan langit dan bumi, siang dan malam itu ada kebesaran Allah bagi orang orang yang (mau) berpikir. Problemnya satu, mau berpikir ga?!

Kek misal nih pas baru sholat, dalam al fatihah itu kalo isinya dihayati ada titik penyerahan paling rendah sebagai hamba " hanya kepada Mu kami menyembah dan hanya kepada Mu kami meminta tolong" atau " tunjukkanlah kami jalan yang lurus, yaitu jalan yang engkau beri nikmat atas mereka". Tanda bahwa manusia itu sejatinya lemah dan nggak ada apa apanya. Dari situ kita tau apa sih yang mau diharapin atau diandelin? Terlebih mau sombong tuh ga bakal bisa. Wong kita berasal dari tanah dan akan kembali ke tanah.

Ada pemahaman juga bahwa menjadi seorang makhluk sosial, terlebih muslim adalah amanah panjang. Quran juga nyelasin dalam surat At tahrim di sebutkan " hai orang yang beriman jagalah dirimu dan keluargamu dari api neraka". We have to protect ourself and our family on the long term. Have to protect each other :) Nggak boleh egois, kudu saling mengingatkan dan melindungi dalam kebaikan. Makanya ada tagline friend till jannah, ya karena temen itu salah satu amanah dan tanggung jawab.

Nggak cukup itu doang, sains juga banyak. W as anak eksakta yang tendensi terhadap hal logis, science, dan empiris juga lebih diajak mikir pas baca Quran. As we know, perkembangan janin dalam dunia medis itu kan ada tiga, trimester pertama, trimester kedua, dan trimester ketiga dengan berbagai perkembangan dan diferensiasinya. Sel membelah secara meiosis lalu terbentuk zigot, morula, blastula, glastula, embrio, hingga janin (anak medika, correct me if am wrong).

Nah di Az Zumar juga jelasin perihal tersebut, gini bunyinya "Dia menjadikan kamu dalam perut ibumu kejadian demi kejadian dalam tiga kegelapan". Kegelapan itu apa? Nyambung di hadits 'arbain kempat ((suru ngafal blm hafal hafal, cung! im sounding it louder wk) "Sesungguhnya setiap kalian dikumpulkan penciptaannya diperut ibunya sebagai setetes mani selama empat puluh hari, kemudian berubah menjadi setetes darah selama empat puluh hari, kemudian menjadi segumpal daging selama empat puluh hari. Kemudian diutus kepadanya seorang malaikat lalu ditiupkan padanya ruh dan dia diperintahkan untuk menetapkan empat perkara: menetapkan rizkinya, ajalnya, amalnya dan kecelakaan atau kebahagiaannya."

Mo ga amaze gimana lagi coba sama Al Quran. Bayangin 1440 tahun yang lalu ada kitab yang bisa menjawab ilmu modern (embriologi) kek gini. Sebenernya ini lebih menjadi bahan muhasabah diri ini sih, yang sih males baca quran, yang masih galau soal hidup, yang masih rendah literasinya, yang masih kurang dalam semua apek.

Jujur sampe sekarang masih suka lalai terkait hal tersebut, tetapi salah satu doa di ramadhan ini semoga Allah mengizinkan dan memampukan hambanya ini untuk care tentang Quran, terlebihn agamanya. Semoga ramadahn ini menjadi salah satu langkah konkretnya untuk lebih berinteraksi dengan Al Quran ((nggak cuma baca sampe kerongkongan kering)).

Barakallah

[komatahari]

Kenapa ya hidupku lucu sekali

Apakah masih ingat dengan cerita menentukan kursi di krl?

Yap, barusan banget entah kenapa hati ini tiba² bilang "tengok deh ke kebelakang" disaat sudah berdiri di depan mbak² si orang linglung (buka IG, buka tiktok, buka wa, buka hp satunya gitu terus) sambil clingak clinguk

(anyway, si embak sekilas wajahnya mirip happy asmara, tapi pas maskernya di buka beda jauh, dia pake make up, pake kacamata item, baju dengan jahitan engga full body, tas kecil kek orang mau maen ke mall yang jelas bukan tampilan wanita angker ataupun pegawai yang dah jam pulang sore lusuh kek cucian seminggu) termasuk saya :))

Pas tengok ke belakang "woh, sepertinya menarik ya berdiri di situ, ada magnet yang melambai-lambai" tapi dengan tegas dijawab, "engga deh, berdiri depan mba mba linglung aja, keknya dia bentar lagi mo turun deh"

Eeettt, gataunyaa kursi di belakang kosong 1, yap... ada yang turun wkwk

Okeylah, tetep berdiri depan mba mba linglung. Masih dengan buka IG, buka tiktok, buka wa, buka chat, tengok kanan kiri. Tapi ternyata ada benang merah, dia fokus nonton Wiro Sableng (?) di IG. Dimana sinyalnya ternyata ngga lancar, sehingga dia buka tiktok 2 detik tutup, buka wa 2 detik cek chat tutup, balik ke IG dengan video Wiro Sableng.

Pas, udah ngga buffering. Dia tempelin speaker hp di telinganya, sambil ketawa-tawa.

Pas loading lagi. Dia kembali ke prosedur buka ini itu masing-masing sekitar 2 detik, abis itu clingak clinguk, liat jendela, liat pintu.

Hingga akhirnya seorang ibu di samping kiri si embak turun, dan tergantikanlah olehku.

NGGA BERENTI DI EMBAK² YANG DUDUK DISEBELAH KANAN. Ada simbah² di sebelah kiri diri ini.

Tentu, engga ada masalah besar dengan si simbah ini. Hanya sahajaaaa......

Simbah ini suka bergerak ke sana kemari, kemudian memasukkan tangannya ke perut lalu garuk² (otomatis sikunya menatap tubuh mungil diri ini). Lalu, pindah posisi badan ke sana pindah kemari, hingga pada akhirnya diri ini terpepet dengan posisi tas di atas dada, tangan di atas tas, lengan ke atas :(

Waktu bersamaan, si embak dan si simbah turun di stasiun yang sama. Aahhh luaassss~~

Tiba² ada ibu² dari ujung kursi bilang sembari melambai lambaikan tangan "bau pesing yaa, bau pesing" lalu berdiri.

Aku? Aku nengok ke bawah, bawah kursi simbah itu penuh air dan basah. Konfirmasi dengan melihat si simbah yang tengah antri depan pintu untuk turun, "oh engga basah kok celananya"

Sejenak dalam hati "hemm, emang agak pesing sih dari tadi, tapi ku abaikan"

Berusaha penuh tidak berpikir negatif. Alih alih memastikan, tapi juga menghindari bau, maka pindahlah ke kursi seberang. Yaps! Air mengalir banyak.

Tapi..... sepertinya itu air hujan yang masuk dari pintu akibat berenti di tiap tiap stasiun.

Oke, cukup sekian cerita tidak penting ini.

:)

[turisiancom]

TURISIAN.com - Surabaya tak hanya dikenal sebagai kota pahlawan. Di bulan Ramadan, kota ini menawarkan pengalaman spiritual yang kaya dengan deretan destinasi wisata religi. Mulai dari masjid megah, makam wali, hingga perkampungan santri yang masih lestari, semuanya bisa dikunjungi dalam sehari. Menara Biru di Ufuk Timur Pagi bisa dimulai dengan mengunjungi Masjid Nasional Al-Akbar, masjid terbesar kedua di Indonesia setelah Istiqlal. Dibangun pada 1995, arsitektur masjid ini mencuri perhatian dengan kubah biru menjulang dan menara setinggi 99 meter. Dari puncaknya, pengunjung bisa menikmati panorama Kota Surabaya yang membentang luas. Salat dhuha di sini memberi ketenangan sebelum memulai perjalanan spiritual lebih lanjut. Jejak Islam di Balutan Arsitektur Tionghoa Dari Al-Akbar, perjalanan berlanjut ke pusat kota, menuju Masjid Muhammad Cheng Hoo. Masjid ini unik. Bangunannya mengadopsi gaya arsitektur Tionghoa, mencerminkan jejak Laksamana Cheng Hoo. Seorang, pelaut Muslim dari Tiongkok yang menyebarkan Islam di Nusantara. Tak hanya tempat ibadah, masjid ini juga menjadi simbol harmoni keberagaman di Surabaya. Penyebar Islam Napak Tilas di Makam Sunan Bungkul Setelah beristirahat sejenak, perjalanan dilanjutkan ke Makam Sunan Bungkul, yang terletak di kawasan Taman Bungkul. Sosok ini diyakini sebagai salah satu penyebar Islam di akhir era Majapahit. Kompleks makamnya masih mempertahankan gaya Hindu-Jawa, mengingatkan pada peralihan sejarah besar di tanah Jawa. Keberadaannya yang berdampingan dengan taman kota membuat tempat ini terasa nyaman untuk ziarah maupun refleksi diri. Ampel: Jantung Wisata Religi Surabaya Menjelang sore, perjalanan berlanjut ke kawasan Masjid Sunan Ampel, salah satu situs religi paling bersejarah di Surabaya. Masjid ini dibangun pada 1421 oleh Sunan Ampel, salah satu Wali Songo yang berperan besar dalam penyebaran Islam di Jawa. Arsitekturnya kental dengan nuansa Timur Tengah—pilar-pilar tinggi menjulang, menghadirkan suasana khas masjid tua yang tetap megah. Tak jauh dari sini, Makam Sunan Ampel menjadi destinasi ziarah utama, terutama menjelang berbuka puasa. Di sekitar kompleks ini, kios-kios pedagang menawarkan beragam kuliner khas Timur Tengah. Seperti roti maryam dan kurma. Berbuka puasa di sini memberi sensasi tersendiri, seolah berada di negeri seberang. BACA JUGA: Pemda Jabar Bakal Evaluasi Pengelolaan Wisata Religi Masjid Raya Al Jabbar Kawasan Bongkaran Mengaji di Kampung Santri Ndresmo Malam semakin dekat, namun perjalanan belum usai. Kampung Santri Ndresmo di Sidosermo menanti. Nama "Ndresmo" berasal dari kata "nderes" (mengaji) dan "mo" (lima), merujuk pada lima santri yang terus-menerus mengaji di sini. Hingga kini, kawasan ini tetap menjadi pusat aktivitas pesantren di Surabaya, menawarkan atmosfer religius yang kuat. Refleksi di Klenteng Tua Sebagai simbol keberagaman, perjalanan bisa diakhiri di Klenteng Hok An Kiong di kawasan Bongkaran atau Klenteng Boen Bio di daerah Kapasan. Dua tempat ibadah umat Konghucu ini menyajikan arsitektur khas Tionghoa dengan ornamen merah dan emas yang mencolok. Dibangun pada 1883, Klenteng Boen Bio masih menjadi pusat ajaran Konghucu yang aktif hingga kini. Kunjungan ke sini menjadi pengingat bahwa Surabaya bukan hanya kota dengan jejak Islam yang kuat, tetapi juga rumah bagi berbagai budaya dan keyakinan yang hidup berdampingan. Dalam sehari, Surabaya menawarkan lebih dari sekadar destinasi wisata religi. Kota ini menghadirkan perjalanan spiritual yang menyelami sejarah, budaya, dan harmoni dalam keberagaman. ***