Saturday, November 01, 2025
From Irrawaddy--Beyond redemption, Myanmar.
The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar on Wednesday urged member states to reject the junta’s planned election.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/un-rights-envoy-urges-global-rejection-of-myanmars-sham-election.html
“I made as clearly as I possibly could that these elections are a sham and they are a fraud”, Tom Andrews told a press conference after presenting his report at the 80th UN General Assembly in New York.
Andrews stressed that a free and fair election could not be held with political prisoners including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi still behind bars, rival parties forcibly disbanded, and free expression and media freedom restricted.
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Over 22,500 political prisoners are still in detention, while 7,423 junta opponents have been killed since the 2021 coup, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
Meanwhile, the National League for Democracy, which won landslide victories in the 2015 and 2020 elections, is among more than 40 political parties disbanded after the regime amended the registration law in favour of its proxy, the Union Solidarity and Development Party.
AI Overview
C-dramas with older characters
often feature themes of mature relationships and career-focused protagonists, such as The Rational Life, She and Her Perfect Husband, and Be Your Own Light. For historical or fantasy settings with more mature leads, consider The Story of Ming Lan or The Rise of Phoenixes, which feature older, more sophisticated characters navigating complex political or social landscapes.
Modern romance
The Rational Life: A successful professional woman navigates workplace dynamics and romance with a younger man.
She and Her Perfect Husband: A career-driven woman enters a fake marriage with a younger man.
Be Your Own Light: A drama focusing on mature female leads who overcome challenges in their career and relationships.
My Dear Lady: Features a romance between an older woman and a younger man.
The Boy Next Door: An older woman and a younger man's relationship turns dangerous.
Historical and fantasy
The Story of Ming Lan: Follows a talented but unfavored daughter of a rich family as she navigates political intrigue and a love match with a high official's son.
The Rise of Phoenixes: While it features young adult characters, they are often portrayed with a maturity that appeals to those who prefer more sophisticated storylines.
Empresses in the Palace: A historical drama centered on the complex relationships and power struggles between women in the emperor's harem, often featuring more mature characters in significant roles.
Other dramas featuring older characters
You Are My Glory: A romance that develops between two successful professionals in their 30s.
Find Yourself: A drama where an older career woman falls for a younger man she meets through work.
Forbidden Flower: A romance drama that includes a mature female lead.
Generally, I don't like K dramas--esp. one incomprehensible one about an army officer
and his neighbor's wife with the expressionless face.
Gratuitous sex.
Not a story and certainly not a romance.
Teacher-student K-dramas --rom coms--Korean.
AI Overview
Teacher and Student Love Story in Korean Dramas | TikTok Some Korean dramas with teacher-student romance elements include My Love From the Star, where a professor and a superstar fall in love, and Big, which features a unique plot where a teacher's body is inhabited by a student's spirit. Crash Course in Romance is another popular series that centers on the romance between a former athlete who becomes a private instructor and her student's mother. Teacher-student romance K-dramas My Love From the Star: An alien professor who has lived on Earth for centuries falls for a famous actress. Big: A love story ensues when a talented teacher's body is taken over by the spirit of his student after an accident. Crash Course in Romance: A former national athlete turned private-lesson teacher and a student's mother begin an unexpected relationship. Meet Me After School: A teacher and her former student reconnect three years after a forbidden attraction ended their relationship. Dramas with influential teachers These dramas may not focus on a romantic relationship but feature strong teacher-student dynamics: God of Study: A drama about a lawyer who takes on the task of turning around a failing high school through a special class. Dream High: The story follows students at a performing arts high school and their teachers.
Dr. Romantic: The series is about a talented surgeon who mentors young doctors in a small hospital.
Gold, first, now Bitcoin prices plunge--I knew it--so many people out of jobs--everyone struggling.
https://gizmodo.com/bitcoin-price-plunges-as-crypto-traders-get-nervous-about-future-2000679860?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
Next, real estate will plunge.
Mark my words.
There is already a downward trend which I have noticed since 2020 and Covid--
Prices for stand alone homes may be up,but people don't want to live in condos any more--for the most part. Unless you are single/young, or old.
I apologize for some of yesterday's posts, where the tech stuff (Programming?) is showing,I'm trying to clean it up.
I just wanted a marker so I don't have to remember to Google again.
Also the search bar disappeared from my desktop and now the Google site has a search bar with flashing lights, maybe to attract teenagers, which hurts my eyes.
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