#327 International Thread

#1193707

#327 International Thread

07 Jul 2025 (Mon) 22:19

Catching up edition

Rules:
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1. No sexual fantasies or porn content
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2. Do not insult idols
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3. Behave like adults

In the last, ehm, 25 days:
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Kchanon vacation, then another vacation, followed by a vacation
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ARTMS releasec Icarus, very kino MV
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Illit released Do the Dance, very fun song
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Young adults, how old they can be?
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H2H released STYLE, it was cute but we still find it hard to get into the group
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Kchanon got new job AND found an apartment to rent that was pretty gud, kchanons keep making it
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Aespa released Dirty work, not as catchy and fun as their previous releases
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Yuna cast in a comedy show, we are eagerly expecting it
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Babymonster released Hot Sauce, VERY fun song
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Wonyo keeps collecting more CFs, reaching 20 active abassadorships
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Fromis released Like you better, kchanons had no thoughts apparently >>1192072 ➡
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Mixed group Allday Project debuted, I for one like em and will post the qts from the group
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Waterbomb happened, gave us really omo Day, fairly conservative but omo Karina and gigalewd Eunbi, some other nice looks like Billie and ARTMS girls

In the next week:
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Viviz comeback
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Twice comeback
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Jo Yuri comeback
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Birthdays of : Jihan, Yebin, Soob

#119370907 Jul 2025 (Mon) 22:24

Is this the same shirt?

>>1193582 ➡
>>1193413 ➡
>>1193380 ➡

#119371007 Jul 2025 (Mon) 22:31

#119371107 Jul 2025 (Mon) 22:32

#119371207 Jul 2025 (Mon) 22:33

2025 turnaround may be real edition
>>1193709
seems so

#119371307 Jul 2025 (Mon) 22:34

>>1193712
So far my 2025 is not a turnaround but slight improvement over 2024 nonetheless

#119371407 Jul 2025 (Mon) 22:41

>>1193713
most of 2023 2024 2025 had been ass for me so the turnaround was long overdue,
hope the direction can stick now because i have generally noticed that it tends to snowball for me, negative times snowball into worse negative times, positive ones snowball into more positive times

#119371507 Jul 2025 (Mon) 22:41

>>1193714
Hwaiting

#119371807 Jul 2025 (Mon) 22:45

>>1193715
thanks

#119371907 Jul 2025 (Mon) 22:45

>>1193718
When did you say you were officially starting at new work?

#119372007 Jul 2025 (Mon) 22:49

>>1193719
early august, moving to the new place later this week as well, got a reasonable amount of shit to move over and stuff to buy to set myself up there
more hyped about this period in between when i still have this relatively easy job and can just fuck around

#119372107 Jul 2025 (Mon) 22:51

>>1193720
Did your old job try to persuade you to stay?

#119372207 Jul 2025 (Mon) 22:54

>>1193721
they asked if they should bother coming up with a counteroffer but i know how lame counteroffers are at large corporations where you are 1 of the billion drones working there so i said dont even bother, probably even a smaller company wouldnt bother with a competitive enough counteroffer

#119372307 Jul 2025 (Mon) 22:57

>>1193722
Fair enough
I don't know how it usually works in big corpos like that

#119372407 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:02

>>1193723
in a stupid enough manner that they may have a minuscule budget for yearly raises, but they have a (still small, but not minuscule) budget for counteroffers/trying to convince people to stay

still, the change was long overdue, been here for too long for my own good but nothing good had come up besides this opportunity which seemed too good to pass on

would have gotten promoted here this year as well but that would just resort to more responsibilities and a relatively insignificant wage raise no thanks i'll take the promotion somewhere else

#119372507 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:08

>>1193724
Makes sense I guess there isn't market pressure for them to do more

My cousin left a big corpo for a startup few months ago and the corpo gave him a counteroffer that was almost as much money and they even told him that if he doesn't like the new job he can come back in 3 months
Their department lost a lot of people to other companies recently so they started giving a lot better counteroffers because they are losing too much senior staff

#119372607 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:13

#119372707 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:14

>>1193725
maybe they should learn to treat the employees better before its too fucking late i know many people who left here recently due to the disgusting annual raise policies that didn't even account for individual or team/project success

having the option to come back is nice in this crazy market with unforeseen global events happening on a daily that can mess up your plans
i'll be leaving here on good terms and won't be burning any bridges but hopefully i won't have to come back

#119372907 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:19

>>1193727
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maybe they should learn to treat the employees better before its too fucking late
It's not like he was treated badly, the pay was still very good and had lots of benefits
He personally left because he just wanted a change of lifestyle after 8 years in corpo

#119373007 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:20

I am starting to like her a lot after watching some of the videos

#119373107 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:21

>>1193729
lucky him then, most of the time they do the bare minimum and then wonder why people find reasons to leave constantly (its always money or poor management)

#119373207 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:24

>>1193731
That's a really nice Ryujin

#119373307 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:26

>>1193732
word, she's peaking again

#119373407 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:27

>>1193733
Seems healthy

#119373507 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:31

>>1193734
and happy once again

#119373607 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:32

>>1193735
What a photo

#119373707 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:33

>>1193736
cinema

#119373807 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:33

>>1193707
finally

#119373907 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:33

>>1193712
been telling you

#119374007 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:35

>>1193739
hopefully spoke it into existence, let's see how it turns out

#119374107 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:38

>>1193740
mental health will be good too

#119374207 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:39

>>1193741
surely, it cant get much worse

#119374307 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:40

>>1193742
your mood hasn't been lifted much?

#119374407 Jul 2025 (Mon) 23:44

>>1193743
it has been improving since then, the anxiety not so much
it was a kind of funny coincidence though that i said one day i need a change (whatever sort of change that may be) and then the next day i got contacted for this job opportunity

#119374508 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:01

>>1193744
how long til you actually start?

#119374608 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:02

>>1193745
early august

#119374708 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:06

>>1193746
stressed?

#119374808 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:15

>>1193747
not yet stressed for it cause its still some weeks away, just looking forward to moving and actually officially living alone long term for the first time

#119374908 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:15

>>1193748
You're not living alone now?

#119375008 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:15

>>1193748
had roommates before? dont miss the parents too much

#119375108 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:18

>>1193749
no, i have been living at my parents place to save up on costs after my last extremely cheap rental contract ran out
>>1193750
yeah, always had roommates, just had periods where i lived alone for weeks or months on end due to random circumstances like lockdowns but never officially lived alone

#119375208 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:19

>>1193751
Oh
Congrats then

#119375308 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:20

>>1193752
thanks, should be about as new as it gets for a change
i asked for a change, im getting 2 big changes

#119375408 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:21

>>1193751
liked those periods? i dont like being on my own for too long

#119375508 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:21

#119375608 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:22

>>1193753
It has it's ups and downs but it is nice anyway

#119375808 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:24

>>1193754
i did, and although i was separated from other sorts of friends due to post lockdown circumstances, i didnt even mind being alone without any real friend contact for 1-2 months
>>1193755
what she lookin at me like that for
>>1193756
the downs: its a lot more expensive
no more sleepover type experiences constantly
the ups: countless

#119375908 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:24

>>1193758
I just gets a bit lonely sometimes
Empty home is a sad home

#119376008 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:25

>>1193758
dont think that's healthy though
making sure you dont forget about her

#119376108 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:27

>>1193759
i guess, i dont need to be alone to feel lonely though, i can feel that even while hanging out
i imagine it makes it happen more often but whatever, im way past caring about loneliness
>>1193760
most definitely not healthy, but having peace of mind can help counteract some of it
im not forgetting about her

#119376208 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:29

>>1193707
naky waterbomb pictures were very good
freaking hater

#119376308 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:29

>>1193762
Eh?

#119376408 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:31

>>1193761
dont think you're in the black with mental health yet though
you're allowed to

#119376508 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:32

#119376608 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:34

>>1193764
its just the sort of mental health issues i have already encountered for over a decade by now and already know what to expect from and no longer get hung up on it, thats why that in particular doesnt really bother me

#119376708 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:37

The fuck
I can't belive Hulkenberg actually got a podium

#119376908 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:41

>>1193762
post it

#119377008 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:42

>>1193769
you don't deserve it

#119377108 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:42

>>1193766
that also doesn't sound great though

>>1193767
wtf

#119377208 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:42

>>1193770
Why not

#119377308 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:43

>>1193770
you're very bad at shilling

#119377408 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:44

>>1193771
i mean, it isn't, ideally you would just eliminate the issue at hand, but acceptance and being prepared are better than nothing at least

#119377508 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:44

>>1193771
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wtf
Very chaotic wet race

#119377608 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:47

>>1193774
how would you do that, by socializing a decent amount?

>>1193775
just luck then?

#119377708 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:48

>>1193776
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just luck then?
Man has done it from P19 with his own strategy calls
Man's a beast

#119377808 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:49

>>1193776
i socialize a decent amount, it doesn't fix loneliness, i think that's (to me at least) more about lacking a sense of truthful belonging

#119377908 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:51

>>1193777
surprising

>>1193778
easier said than done

#119378008 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:51

>>1193779
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surprising
He's always been a highly rated driver
Even RedBull wanted him at some point

#119378108 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:53

>>1193779
yeah, social events can be fun, but relatability, belonging and some form of natural mutual empathy are tough to find

#119378208 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:53

>>1193780
felt liek a bit of a meme that people kept hyping him up for years with him never actually delivering when brought back

#119378308 Jul 2025 (Tue) 00:57

>>1193782
He always delivered tho
Constantly delivering shitboxes to points
I don't think he's ever had a good car

#119378408 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:04

Still a lot left to download

#119378508 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:05

#119378608 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:06

>>1193783
should be many drivers like that though

#119378708 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:06

>>1193786
He also won Le Mans

#119378808 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:09

#119378908 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:09

>>1193787
nice
saw kubica won this year

#119379008 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:11

>>1193789
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saw kubica won this year
Now imagine how much more he'd win with two working arms

#119379108 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:12

>>1193790
just showing that that's optional

#119379208 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:13

>>1193791
Don't think it is

#119379308 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:15

#119379408 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:15

Alright, time to go to bed

#119379508 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:19

>>1193792
he's still better than all of us
especially kchanon

#119379608 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:43

back to kenny vs spenny

#119379708 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:45

>>1193796
yucky show

#119379808 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:45

>>1193797
not even a pee pee poo poo ep

#119379908 Jul 2025 (Tue) 01:48

#119380008 Jul 2025 (Tue) 02:05

wife

#119380108 Jul 2025 (Tue) 02:20

tony who speaks baldly is a great pick
also picking spencer surrounded by inferiors. I think he has a chance to make it far

this is gonna be a lit season, I can already tell

#119380208 Jul 2025 (Tue) 02:32

#119380308 Jul 2025 (Tue) 08:36

>>1193681 ➡
can't stay indoors, it is vacation time

#119380408 Jul 2025 (Tue) 08:37

#119380508 Jul 2025 (Tue) 08:37

#119380608 Jul 2025 (Tue) 08:39

That being sad, I caught rerun of Friends last night. It was comfy but it would also be better with Minnie gf.

#119380708 Jul 2025 (Tue) 09:50

>>1193806

#119380808 Jul 2025 (Tue) 10:16

#119380908 Jul 2025 (Tue) 10:16

wow