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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| Saturday, June 08, 2013
◔ 10:53 AM // ✎ 0 comment(s) | ❝ DRAMA: Gentleman's Dignity ❞ |
Spam watched Gentleman's Dignity over the long Vesak Day weekend and DAMN IT WAS AWESOME. I laughed and laughed and cried and cried. Definitely one of the best dramas that I have ever watched :')
Jang Dong-gun is unbelievably charismatic (and I am pretty damn sure if I met such a guy IRL I'd totally fall in love with him? Nevermind that he is old.)
Though I am still unconvinced about my ability to fall in love haha. Still waiting for the knight in shining armor to sweep me off my feet. If not I am going to be a spinster / old maid for life (mentally prepared).
Like come on given how much I eat and how high maintenance I am? Tsk.
Anyways back to Gentleman's Dignity.
And I love Gentleman's Dignity for being such a relatively "open" show
given that it is Korean (i.e. conservative, Asian...). For one, Jang
Dong-gun's character openly admits to sleeping around. Another character
decided to give up having a baby and adopt (ok more of sponsor)
children. I think if I ever told my father (Chinese, Asian) of my
intentions to not have kids and adopt, he would totally disown me.
Kim Woo Bin was still as handsome as ever (kyaaa) though his role was very very small. LEE JONGHYUN LEE JONGHYUN OMG I was spazzing non-stop inside, my heart was stirring whenever he had a scene. I love how he speaks Japanese, I love his face, I love him I LOVE HIM. Had to rewatch long scenes of him talking + playing the guitar again and again just cause.
Lee Jonghyun did not have to act for his character please.
Music loving? Check.
Guitarist + Singer? Check.
Brought up in Japan? Check.
Colin Black was pretty much just HIM. It was as though the role was made for him HAHAHA. In the show he mentioned that he loved Eric Clapton & etc - which he really does IRL.
Hated how he said that his favorite groups were SNSD, T-Ara + I don't know what other girl groups that I dislike. HE SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT HE LOVED CNBLUE OK HAHAHA. Ok sorry spazz over.
Intending to start on TWDR over Bali :DD initially wanted to watch My Girlfriend is a Gumiho (yes, I still have not watched that show T____T) but the show on Funshion was chinese dubbed so no thank you please fuck off.
Currently uploading my Hong Kong photos ^^vLabels: drama, fandom
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| Saturday, May 18, 2013
◔ 4:38 PM // ✎ 0 comment(s) | ❝ Drama: DR JIN. x SCHOOL 2013 ❞ |
OK BACK HERE AGAIN CAUSE I FINISHED TWO DRAMAS AND I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL FORGET HAHAHA.
DRAMA 1: SUCKOMANIA TIME SLIP DOCTOR JIN
The only thing that kept me going was that it was the only bonding time between my mama and I and it was perfect for a good post-Kraze chill.
Well I did not think the show was ~that~ bad but Dramabeans utterly slammed it (with wonderfully written humor and sarcasm that I will never be able to recreate). Probably because I did not spam watch the drama, but instead watched 3/4 (fuck adverts in Singapore) an episode a day on Channel U.
The show sucked la do not bother watching it. Congratulations to me though, for lasting 22 episodes of rubbish. Spent most of the time multitasking though. Putting the photo of this guy here just cause he is cute.
Random but WTF I just heard the City Hunter OST from the TV. Meaning that they are still showing that show? OK City Hunter is a wonderful show and it made me see the Lee Min Ho I hated in another light but hasn't Channel U been playing this show since fucking forever? Just occurred to me that I ever did a post on City Hunter. Now, only if I can find it......
DRAMA 2: SCHOOL 2013
I did not know about this show initially (WHY WAS THERE SO LITTLE VIBE ABOUT THIS SHOW HURHUR IT DESERVES MORE THAN THIS) but fuck yeah it was awesome.
The storyline was great cause it was something significantly different from the norm (i.e. Romance, Romance, Impossible Scenarios, etc.) albeit under developed.
The Bromance inside more than made up for the romance and I absofuckinglutely loved the two handsome boys (so much that I changed my Line AND What's App display photos for them).
Focus on the last photo please.
AH THEY ARE SO GOOD LOOKING OK MY FUTURE BOYFRIEND OR HUSBAND NEEDS TO BE AS TALL AND AS HANDSOME AS THEY ARE. OK NO NEED TO BE AS TALL AND AS HANDSOME AS, BUT HALF WILL DO.
Knew of Lee Jong Suk since Secret Garden days (even then he was pretty damn cute) but only took notice of him in School 2013. As for Kim Woo Bin, most knew him from Gentleman's Dignity but I have not watched that show yet :( starting on it soon!
Lee Jong Suk just filmed a new drama that is screening in June, cannot wait to watch him again :)
I love how they are BFFs in real life too *~* was talking to Yiyi about how the true feelings between the actors can be conveyed to the viewer. We discussed a few examples, namely
City Hunter - how one can feel that they have genuine feelings for each other. I was over the moon when they got together IRL but sigh why must they break up T__T
Queen In Hyun's Man - where the feelings were one sided (from the dude but not from the chick). Reflected too, in how the guy confessed to the girl but the girl needed time to decide IRL.
Princess' Man - where although feelings were felt they never got together? WAIIII.
School 2013 - as discussed above~
In other news, CRAVING FOR DIMSUM I WANT MY CHARSIEWBAO AND MY SIEW MAI AND ETC ETC AHHHH. Hong Kong photos will come up when I am free :)Labels: drama, fandom
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| Saturday, February 09, 2013
◔ 3:35 PM // ✎ 0 comment(s) | ❝ Drama: Rooftop Prince ❞ |
(My favorite is the yellow and green dudes teehee :D)
So, my aunt and I started (and finished Rooftop Prince) in Japan :) 2-3 episodes a day with the exception of the last stretch, which we chionged in one night and became zombies the next day. Convinient for us though, cause the sky darkens early in Japan and night snowboarding there just scares the fuck out of me (more details on this later). Actually I get scared shitless the moment the slopes are empty unless I am incredibly familiar with the trail. Sorry I have no balls (literally).
So anyways back to Rooftop Prince :D the story was good. I enjoyed the storyline immensely, despite the fact that the idea of time traveling has been overused in recent dramas (with the likes of QIHM, Faith and etc.). Love the mystery element of the show - the urge to find out what truly happened in the past kept me going despite the dragginess of the drama (as seen in almost every Korean drama in the world).
Cannot stand the constant adverts in the show though, they were way too obvious and way too in-your-face.
And I still do not understand how I resemble Yoochun (and vice versa) tsk.
For an unknown reason, I am starting to find that recent dramas and movies lack that emotional element, the tug on my heartstrings at every sweet / sad part. I was starting to fear that my act of desentisizing myself was spreading to one of my biggest passions. Thank god though, fears were allayed when I started on Hotaru no Hikari :) loved that show, prolly gonna review on it later after I finish Season Two and the movie :D doing these reviews not because people read them (cause I am sure most people just scroll past these pointless comments) but more of allowing me to keep track on the dramas I have watched. In case ten years down the road I feel like reliving my teenage years, or whatever my old and ailing mind feels like doing then.
Speaking of which, today when Britney Spears' Oops I Did It Again played on Kiss 92FM (currently my favorite radio station, given that mainstream English is now full of bullshit),
Me: Britney Spears was my childhood know.
Mother: No, I think it was Teletubbies.
Heh.Labels: drama
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| Wednesday, January 09, 2013
◔ 9:02 AM // ✎ 0 comment(s) | ❝ Drama: Nice Guy / Innocent Man ❞ |
I am finally able to blog on this crappy office computer by downloading Chrome :D despite the fact that I can haz no administrator rights wheee.
Life has been really good and slack and I am really glad that I can finally meet many friends after so long :D :D :D had lunch with Woonz today (although the last time we met was like 3 days ago HAHA) and I will be meeting Cordelia tomorrow! And of course my favoritest Managuarians!
Had a terribly slack day at work - times like these you feel as though having work >>>> not having work at all. I feel quite bad - I have been going home at like 10PM everyday cause I go to yoga straight after work. Feels as though I have been neglecting my family and shit.
Currently planning an awesome trip to Thailand. Shall go home to ask my mama and papa if I can go hiahiahiahiahia :D the last time I went there was in 2008 - when I had to transit to go to Bhutan. Stayed there for only a night :( excited! :D
Last night I finished Nice Guy / Innocent Man. Honestly the ending was, like Jean said, so fucking bizarre.
I didn't understand the ending cause it was terrible. Had to consult Jean and then read a bunch of forums to understand.
Moreover the show was getting draggy towards the end and I had to use shitloads of determination to persevere through that whole pile of shit. It was like "OK OK ONE MORE HOUR ONE MORE FUCKING HOUR". Finally finished it so now I can get back to running and staying fit and not sitting on a chair and watching dramas non-stop haha.
Nonetheless, for the most of the show, it was pretty awesome. Spoke a lot for Song Joong Ki's acting ability. Been having too much of SJK recently, but that's alright given that my resolution is to finish all his shows :D :D :D
*satisfied face*
For most of the show though, hated the stupid evil bitch. And this show, surprisingly didn't make me cry despite the fact that Fish said that she cried a lot...?
Hate how many dramas have disgusting endings. Disgusting. This is why they always say to finish with the best cause that's what people remember the most? There, here you go. All I remember is its terribad ending. Endings should be easy to understand, and satisfying. This ending was rushed (whoo suddenly flashed to 7 years later and badam who and who got together, who got out of jail, Attorney Park suddenly became ok)... and confusing? There was a whole voice over of Maru's prayer:
"And that in the next life, I would definitely meet Eun-ki, and we’d experience that ordinary kind of love that everyone does, the simple kind of love that everyone in the world, no matter who they are and what they do, gets to experience. That ordinary kind of love. I want to start all over again. This is what I think I prayed to God.”
“What kind of person she is… I would ask those who know her. And at times, I’d hang around outside her house. And at times, because I want to look good in front of her, I’d learn the old school trot dance that her father likes, and learn baduk, and learn how to eat all different kinds of foods without being picky. And at times, I’d memorize all the songs of her favorite pop artists. And at times, I’d go to the place she frequents and wait for her the whole day.”
“I’d tell her I miss her if I miss her, and I’d say I long for her when I do. I’d feel excitement and gratitude. To date like other people… I think I prayed for it.”
Which sort of gave the impression that it was either the next life or that they started over again? But the conversation with a little girl (whose surname is Kang wtf I thought the girl was his daughter cause of the surname...? Gave me false hope.) revealed that... He lost his memories and that he cannot remember anyone; while the scenes showed Eun-Ki taking photos of him, trying to attract his attention; while he goes to Eun-Ki's bakery everyday despite the fact that the food is terrible (according to the little girl). The last scene was his proposal.
WHAT THE FUCK REALLY? Everything doesn't make sense.
I only understood later, that he got facial blindness. Which means he remembers Eun-Ki but probably didn't recognize her. And the proposal scene, of him proposing with the rings that he bought many years ago (Episode 17 IIRC), subtly showed that he remembered already.
Like WTF mind blown IDE. Thank you for leaving a lasting mark of mind fuckedness in my brain LOL. Moreover, how cliche can it be lol. Losing memory and shit, exactly like Eun-Ki in the earlier episodes. Evidently, they ran out of awesome ideas.
(Oh btw off topic, if you actually counted the years, he was 39 by the time he proposed to her. What the?)
Nonetheless, this show spoke well enough of Song Joong Ki and I am thoroughly impressed. Especially when I compare his performance here to his performance in SKK Scandal. I miss the him in SKK though. I feel like rewatching it just for him <3 font="font">
Still at work waiting for 530PM when I shall leave and go to yoga and do yoga with Bessy :) so excited hehe finally someone doing yoga with me!
Right now I am currently pretty happy and satisfied with life :) except that I am entirely lost when it comes to work PFFT. And I fear that everyone that I always work with at Meritus doesn't want to work anymore...... :((((
Labels: daily, drama, fandom, random
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| Monday, December 31, 2012
◔ 1:51 PM // ✎ 0 comment(s) | ❝ Drama: Sungkyunkwan Scandal ❞ |
So, while waiting for my photos to load so that I can upload my actual post on China, I shall do a drama review for the fun of it hehehe.
This drama is a classic, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, also more affectionately (and lazily known as SKK). This drama kept reminding me of Parky cause of her dearest Micky HAHAHA. Finally spelled his name correctly :)
It started off really well and promising and I was addicted to the show, but meh after a while it got painfully boring. I was struggling to plough through the last few episodes and I was only watching it out of the need to finish it rather than genuinely interested in the story.
And there was little or no chemistry between the two main leads - I just did not feel anything, probably partially because of the fact that MinMin (Park Minyoung and Lee Min Ho) was my OTP :(
Nonetheless I absolutely enjoyed Song Joong Ki's performance. He was wonderful, given that his usual roles involve playing a really emotional and sentimental guy. He was the only one that could make me laugh in the movie :)
Love how him and Koro (Yoo Ah In) are so incredibly adorable <3 font="font">
Song Joong Ki is going to make me cry tomorrow though, when I watch Wolf Boy. Very very excited. Although technically I am deigned to remain at home tomorrow given the fact that my parents are throwing a party, but I really cannot tank :( initially intended to watch it online tonight, because Jean said that she saw it online but I could not find it :( and I think the movie is closing on Tuesday T______T
Here's maboy. Watching Nice Guy next, then followed by Deep Rooted Tree. There you go, my New Year Resolution - to finish watching all Song Joong Ki shows HIAHIAHIAHIAHIA.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE :D
Labels: drama, fandom
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| Monday, November 19, 2012
◔ 5:45 AM // ✎ 0 comment(s) | ❝ Drama: Goong, Queen In-Hyun's Man (QIHM) ❞ |
Now that IB is over I am enjoying my journey with no life. Having no life in doing what I actually want to do. Spent the last few days spamming dramas and today I will be baking ^^v
Finished Goong in two days. I know this is incredibly overdue as it is a super old show and like the whole world has already watched it before. However I told myself that since it is such an old (and not to mention classic) show, I HAVE to watch it. No regrets. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Just hate that it is always the crappy guy that gets the girl and the really really sweet and wonderful guy does not get her. Hmph. I felt that the show was incredibly draggy at times, but I guess overall it was really enjoyable. Cried my eyes out watching it ;_____;
And then I moved on to watching Queen In Hyun's Man. As advised I read the recaps for the first two episodes and started watching from the third episode onwards. The show was, as per the review, "what it lacks in storyline more than makes up in its style.". It was severely lacking in storyline, so much that I can predict what happens next LOL. However, it was really really well filmed. I did not like it that much because I felt that it was lacking in emotions. I did not shed a single tear until the last episode, and I think the only reason I cried then was that the female lead was crying her eyes out.
It was a really good show though. I am really really glad too that Yoo In Na and Ji Hyun Woo are together IRL. The two of them are my new OTP and I hope the last together forever and ever!
Really wish that my other OTP, Park Shi Hoo and Moon Chae Won will get together though T.T
And yes, today I shall start baking. I should really pray to the baking gods to bless my baking not to screw up :D :D :D
I feel like starting a new blog anew, not like anyone reads this anyway hahaha. Wondering if I should migrate...
Labels: daily, drama, fandom, random
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| Monday, October 31, 2011
◔ 1:24 PM // ✎ 0 comment(s) | ❝ Drama: Secret Garden ❞ |
And I finally found my numero uno favoritest drama of them all.
SECRET GARDEN.
No other drama has made me cry and laugh so hard at the same time *o*
Albeit the fact that it is cliche... Well. It was awesome. Who said I did not like happy endings? The director / producer / etc dedicated one whole, I mean one fucking whole episode to "showcase" the various happy endings. Awesome max.
“I’m thinking of doing everything now, including this stupid act of waiting for someone in front of their house so you should do the same. You have no thoughts of becoming the little mermaid, so that’s why I’ll be come the little mermaid instead. I’ll be right next to you as if I am not there and disappear like foam. So right now, I am the one shamelessly hanging on to you.”
- Joo Won, Secret Garden.
(although I watched it with Chinese subs, but yeah :D)Labels: drama
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| Sunday, October 16, 2011
◔ 7:37 AM // ✎ 0 comment(s) | ❝ Drama: City Hunter ❞ |
AND. Exams are finally over :D
Currently basking in the awesome-ness of having nothing to do (but it is not long before I get swept up by band and all my IAs and TOK and what not). And I have undone CAS forms dating back to... WOW. I don't think anyone can beat me :D :D :D
In other news, have had shitloads of fun these few days :D mainly spending time with 5.09 and my favorite Jiao Gang girls (hurhur).
Miss my favorite girls so much :D it's like the only time I get to be myself and like... Be happy let go let lose be wild. It's not as though I'd get judged by those around me like... Somewhere else. Miss you all so much :D
And today's Beach Cleaning was \m/ (what's new :D)
And I just installed iOS5 into my iPad :D
And if you didn't know yet, I just finished...
I hate finishing a drama especially when it has a crappy ending like this. Freaking pains the shit out of me.
WHY WHY WHY.
I expected an awesome ending... but.
This was the crappy ending:
And I know everyone's gonna kill me for saying this but. I THINK LEE MIN HO LOOKS INSANELY HANDSOME IN THIS SHOW /SPAZZ *o* never really liked him much, even after the likes of BBF and what not. BUT I LOVE HIM IN THIS SHOW.
Okay you can kill me now, I have said my piece (:
What I hate the most of finishing a drama is that... It's like this kick back to reality, like. Okay it's over.
We just can't let go of the things that we're used to.
Kinda thing. No more nua-ing on my band and grinding City Hunter.
In other news, I downloaded A Thousand Kisses and Princess Man. More dramas? I should save them and bring to Hong Kong to watch.
And I am still wondering if I should take the SATs.
And. LEE MIN HO IS SO HANDSOME IN CITY HUNTER :D
*breathes*Labels: daily, drama
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