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Finally, the long wait is over! Here's to the Kdrama I've been waiting for since Kim Soo Hyun was discharged from the military. Normally I would refuse to watch an ongoing drama, and prefer to binge-watch to keep myself from the agonizing week of waiting for the next episode. This time though, the tables are turned. I established my own Monday Nights with Kim Soo Hyun, and endured the agony of waiting because It's Okay Not To Be Okay is worth all of it. When I first saw the trailers, it got me curious on how this could pull-off an element of comedy when it appeared to be dealing with the serious issue on mental health. There weren't any hints of fun and laughter, as the shots looked dark and gloomy. Kim Soo Hyun's character looked like a tired babysitter and Seo Ye Ji's character looked like she's up to no good. I had no doubts though, Kim Soo Hyun has always signed up for excellent dramas and so I knew this would be great. True enough, It's Okay Not To ...

Dude, it's been five months that I am stuck at home and I am still thinking about the life I had (we all had) before all this mayhem. The president has gone in perpetual isolation, PhilHealth is about to run out of funds, and I have become a Kpop fan with the ability to ask my idol out for dinner and suggest places and even drinks in Hangul given the chance. Life isn't that good, but nevertheless still good at some point. There's been a lot of things I've learned to love while in my own isolation. The voices in my head have become friendlier that it allowed me to write a low-key decent fanfic and I am now working on chapter 6. I discovered an old friendship and I am glad we're back on track, this time through fangirling and sharing little life lessons and discoveries. I am an active member of a three-people bible sharing group, and we do it over cups of coffee on Sundays. My dad and I subconsciously launched my room renovation project - he built me a closet, a books...

The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution, says Albus Dumbledore to Harry during one of his many hospital wing moments. I never handled the truth as such. What I believed was that, knowing the truth was more important than the truth itself. But what is it? What kind truth do I need to know? Last year I was graced to edit a book, something I didn't know would stain me in a way I never expected. Shadowed Truths was just one of the many projects I handled in the past thus, I focused on the technical aspects of writing rather than the content itself. It was a great material, I should say, impactful and something that would leave tears in your eyes. The poems left me smiling knowingly, similar to my a-ha moments, when there's something I wanted to say that I can't put into words. Ah, this is it. This is what I've been thinking. It created a buzz this year as its authors, Cha and Kim decided to hold an online book launch. ...

There's something therapeutic about watching other people plan their lives thru notebooks, colored pens, and stickers in a time lapse. Those Youtube videos of people making bullet journals and writing in calligraphies are oddly satisfying to watch, and I thought maybe if I do it too I'd feel much better about myself. It took me a long time to decide whether I'd finally do bullet journaling or not, simply because I was scared that I won't be able to keep it up. I know myself, one moment I'm so excited to do something and the next moment - poof - all the excitement would be gone. I'm a "planner person" though - and with planner person I mean I'd buy a planner every year. It has to be cute and has to have a lot of room for writing "brain dumps". Starbucks planners used to be my thing, but I don't know when they started producing crappy stuff that I felt it would just be a waste. This year, I bought a ready-made planner and a dotted noteb...

I've finished watching this drama for a couple of weeks now and I know this review is super late but so what. :D The Package premiered in 2017, and is said to be a long-awaited gift from Jung Yong Hwa to his fans. This is the second drama I've seen of him (I've been watching all his variety show guestings and live performances when I signed up to be his fangirl just early this month). In all honesty, I didn't expect much from this drama as I never heard of it and I've never heard of the characters either. It was worth the shot though - The Package is a picturesque drama that teaches about love and healing. 10 nights in France The entire drama was shot in France, maybe except for some of the indoor shots. It is a multi-character-based story which doesn't happen in lot of Kdramas unless we count the second lead syndrome (oh right fine, this happens all the time). I watched all of the 12 episodes in 2 nights, all of which have effectively brought me to one of the m...

It's been more than a hundred days since the quarantine period started, and most people are now allowed to go outside and even dine in at restaurants and some cafes (though I've heard that Starbucks is still empty). But to immunosuppressed people like me, life goes on in the confines of our homes. I think it's going to be like this for us for a while, as long as there is no known and approved cure for covid-19. I've been trying to come to terms with this new reality even if it's hard, because what choice do I have? Summer came and went just like that (though in my country there are only wet and dry seasons). I still have my job, and I managed to do just fine despite my mobile internet connection (PLDT has the lousiest customer service ever). Three birthdays in the family have passed and I celebrated mine with hotdogs and marshmallows on sticks. I've read a couple of books, or maybe three and gained a bit of weight. I've watched 7 kdramas in total - I started...

I didn't plan on watching this drama. Heck, I didn't even know it existed. It's the first Park Shin Hye and Jung Yong Hwa drama I've seen, and it was aired 9 years ago. I accidentally discovered it when Spotify played Jung Yong Hwa's Because I Miss You based on my Kdrama music playlist, and upon hearing it, I just knew I had to see this or I'll be missing probably half of my life. I was never wrong though. Heartstrings is one of the best! Young love is always the sweetest It's the story of two university students who both live in the world of music. Though the similarities end there, for Lee Kyu Won specializes in traditional music as she comes from a family whose prominence is found in this area. She lives with her grandfather, a world renowned pansori master who wants his granddaughter to follow his footsteps. Lee Shin, on the other hand, is into modern music. He is the popular campus crush who also happens to be the lead vocals and guitar of a local band ...