twentythree y.o. geographer, barista, yoga practitioner. University College London. born and bred in the lil' island of Singapore. constantly searching for answers. extremely flawed, especially when it comes to imposing standards on others, expecting too much, not knowing when to close her mouth (to shut the fuck up or to stop eating). too crazy for her own good and has to be taken with a massive handful of salt. adores backpacking, hitch-hiking, hill-walking, red wine, whiskey, cocktails, fine food and good conversations.
REMINDER:
"open your heart. someone will come. someone will come for you. but you'd have to open your heart first."
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| Friday, June 21, 2013
◔ 4:33 PM // ✎ 0 comment(s) | ❝ Drama: Flower Boy Next Door + ramblings ❞ |
I frequently start on a new drama when I feel disillusioned with life. Watching dramas brings me to another world, a fantasy land where life feels much more interesting, much more fulfilling, much more... Purposeful.
And.
I always end up feeling emptier than before after the drama.
Without fail.
This time though, it hit me worse than before.
There is this particular saying as to why people love books (and hence stories I guess?) in comparison to real life - how in books there is an explanation to everything that happens, but not in real life (note: I cannot seem to find the actual quote? If anyone knows the quote please drop me a line. Thank you!)
I love dramas not because there is an explanation to everything. I love dramas because it makes me believe, even if it is only a teeny instance, that extraordinarily beautiful things can happen to the average, flawed person.
And when it all ends, I take a look at my life and I am like,
Damn, none of that shit ain't gonna happen to me.
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Finished watching Flower Boy Next Door in one day - the drama was very short (16 episodes x 40 minutes or so per episode) and very, very cliche.
Girl meets guy, guy likes girl, the guy leaves, girl realizes that she actually likes the guy, the girl hurts, then they get together, and then some shit happens and then they break up again, and then they get together again, and then happily ever after.
++ all the other stories of the minor characters on the side lines.
Yes, I am well aware too that the story is a mere fairytale - there is no such thing as a perfect ending in real life; guys will never be this sweet and this romantic in real life...
Against all semblance of rationality, I still cannot stop wishing that a similar scenario will occur in my life.
One thing I especially love about this show is that the characters do not start out "perfect" like most dramas. The viewer witnesses how an imperfect girl meets an imperfect guy, and how they both unknowingly sculpt each other to be better persons.
"One person can’t change the world. But you can become another person’s world. A warm, bright, and peaceful world."
And maybe one day someone will walk into my life.
And maybe one day that someone will become my world.
Maybe. Labels: drama, thoughts
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