49 Days

Shin Ji Hyun was enjoying absolute bliss as she was about to marry her fiancé, Kang Min Ho, but her perfect life is shattered when she gets into a car accident that leaves her in a coma. She is given a second chance at life by a reaper, but it comes with a condition: she has to find three people outside of her family who would cry genuine tears for her. In order to do this, she borrows the body of Yi Kyung, a part-time employee at a convenience store for 49 days

I can't remember who recommended this show to me. But it was not on my priority list to watch it when I first read its story summary. It just seems so blah. Then again, I have been proven wrong for so many times.

I had some time at home recently so I thought I would just watch 1 episode and see how it was. Needless to say, I was hooked. I love the show. I teared, I cried, I got emotional. It was such a touching show. And I fell hard for Han Kang, a character portrayed by Jo Hyun Jae . The indifference he trying to show even though it was so obvious that he was clearly interested in her, is just so adorable. The love, care and concern he had for her, all the time is just so uber-sweet and very touching that it never fail to bring tears to my eyes. And of course, he looks yummy in whatever he wore, especially the suit in episode 12, even though I didn't like how he matches his outfits. It wasn't as well-groomed as I thought it should be, but because of his build, it does still looks pretty good on him.

He has this gentle, easy and approachable manner which would make a very good guy friend as well as a boyfriend material in his role as Han Kang, which made many ladies swoon for him. The marshmallow bit underneath his trying-to-be-indifferent outlook made him all the appealing.
And being true to life, he's also so nice in real life as his character. Just check out the story here. How can anyone not like this guy?

And then I started thinking, if I do pass on, will I be able to get 3 genuine tears from the people around me? Its sad when I reflected on that, as I realized that I don't actually have many friends. Friends who will tear for me, genuinely from the heart. I have good friends who have been there for me, who shown more concern to me, than my own sister. I should feel happy. I am.
But when I thought of my colleagues, it seemed that I am such a failure. Colleagues who have left and colleagues who were retrenched, no longer kept in contact with me anymore. It takes 2 hands to clap, so after awhile, I thought it was time to let go, when they don't bother.

Personally, I really like this show. I can literally feel the effort from the scriptwriter, with the story's twist and turns, making an unexpected closure in the end. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

Producer: Choi Moon Suk
Director: Jo Young Kwang (조영광)
Screenwriter: So Hyun Kyung

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Scent of a Woman

A woman, Lee Yeon Jae, is given the grim prognosis that she only has a short time left to live. She decides to quit her job at a travel agency and live her life to the fullest.


Have you watch this show yet? Its going to be shown on cable TV every Wednesday and Thursday. I watched the entire show on iphone, on my way to work every day. Save time! Then again, my eyes probably suffered alot from the small screen on the phone.

Lee Dong Wook has good bods, you can't deny that. You can check out his body and the interview here. Promise me that you won't scream!
I have high expectations for both seasoned actors, especially Kim Suh Ah whom I really like in "My Name is Kim Sam Soon"  While I really like the touching love and concern from Lee to Kim, but I couldn't feel the sizzling chemistry during their dance.

The plot does make one pause, we should be living our lives to the fullest everyday, but how many of us actually do that? I know that in my mind but well, doing it is another story. I have so much things I want to accomplish but where do I get the moolah from, if I am not born with a silver spoon?

Ghetto Justice 《怒火街头》

This story is about a lawyer (Kevin) who once used various unscrupulous means just to win all the high profile law cases. Subsequently, his consciousness got the better of him and he changed his ways, set up a ‘village’ law firm together with his cousin (Jazz) and good friend (Sam) in order to help the poor and common people. His relationship with another lawyer (Myolie) got strained when the two of them have differing views about handling the law cases.


Its totally unlike me to fall in love with HK dramas but this show is really good. Other than my favourite eye candy, Kevin Cheng ( he still looks good at 40! ), all the other actors and actresses put on a good and realistic show for us. Amid the friendly batter of friendship among the 4 dudes, I love all the court stories, with a touch of realism and how Kevin with its wits and intelligence always manage to win the cases.

Birdie Buddy

Birdie Buddy tells a story of former pro golfer and how he leads two women to become the next golf queens. John Lee (Lee Yong Woo) is the first Korean to win a PGA title, but stops playing and becomes a golf course tester. Min Hae Ryung (Lee Da Hee) is raised to become an elite golf player and always placed in the best environment for golf. In contrast, Sung Mi Soo (Uee) is from a poor background, but with her bright personality and determined efforts, attempts to become an elite golf player.


In my standards, I thought the show was pretty blah. It started with some excitement in the beginning but fizzled off in the end. The love story is not telling enough, I couldn't feel the chemistry between both leads and felt abit let-down by the draggy love story.
One sees alot of legs in this show too, because both female leads in the show wear shorts most of the time. Lovely gams, I may say.

Bye Bye 2011

Its the last working day of the year. How can I not reflect back on what I have achieve this year? Its easy because there's none. Seriously.
I am such a non-achiever that I am amazed at myself at times. The same goals and resolutions that I had in 2010 remained the same as 2011 which again is going to be carried forward to 2012. Utterly depressing!

I seemed to face obstacles one after another that I almost wish that I change my name. When I see others getting what I want that easily, I wondered what went wrong with my methodology in trying to attain that? I wish that I can say that I have succeeded in at least something but well, its not meant to be.