✿ Ghost and Gaksital ✿

Both these drama has been capturing all my attention at this moment..

 
Great plot, acting and addictive...



Thrilling....keeps you wondering....



Until the end...

✿The Comfort Zone ✿

I used to have a comfort zone where I knew I wouldn't fail.
The same four walls and busy work were really more like a jail.
I longed so much to do the things I'd never done before.
But stayed inside my comfort zone and paced the same old floor.

I said it didn't matter that I wasn't doing much.
I said I didn't care for things like commission cheques and such.
I claimed to be so busy with things inside my zone.
But deep inside I longed for something special of my own.

I couldn't let my life go by just watching others win.
I held my breath; I stepped outside and let the change begin.
I took a step and with new strength I'd never felt before.
I kissed my comfort zone goodbye and closed and locked the door.

If you're in a comfort zone, afraid to venture out.
Remember that all winners were at one time with doubt.
A step or two and words of praise can make your dreams come true.
Reach for your future with a smile - Success is there for you.

Playful Kiss

Title: Playful Kiss
Type: Korean Drama
Genre: Romance, School
Episodes: 16
Cast: Jung So Min, Kim Hyung Joong

Synopsis:

Based on the popular manga, Oh Ha Ni is a clumsy student who falls the perfectionist, Baek Seung Jo. However Seung Jo is indifferent towards her and rejects her love. When Ha Ni's house collapses, she and her father move into his long-time friend's house. It turns out that Seung Jo is the friend's son and Ha Ni is given the opportunity to be near the guy she loves. Will she be able to move Seung Jo's heart?



Review:

I wanted to LOVE this drama. Why? I wanted to watch something that's romantic and funny, with beautiful lead actors. This is my second drama with Kim Hyung Joong and I must say he definitely improved since Boys Over Flower but I felt like he was still slightly restrained, I wasn't getting as much from him as I wanted and compared to Jung So Min, he really didn't have presence. But thumbs up for the slight improvement!



As for Jung So Min, I think she really carried this drama throughout its run. Despite her weird crazy obsession, she was more likable and less helpless. I was glad that Ha Ni could do some things by herself and not seem so helpless and less annoying. She really embodied that character and I think she is showing her range as an actress. I do want to see more of her.



 Honestly...I'm not sure if I would recommend this to anyone unless they have nothing to do and want to watch for the sake of Kim Hyung joong.

✿ Mere Brother Ki Dulhan ✿

Title: Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
Release Date: 09 Sep 2011
Genre: Comedy - Romance
Language: Hindi
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar
Producer: Aditya Chopra   
Cast:
Imran Khan as Khush Agnihotri
Katrina Kaif as Dimple Dixit
Ali Zafar as Luv Agnihotri



It's more than obvious with a self-explanatory title like Mere Brother Ki Dulhan that the story of the film would be about a guy falling for his brother's bride-to-be. Predictability seeps in this Yash Raj romantic comedy from the title itself!

When Imran Khan does a takeoff on the three ruling Khans of Bollywood in the opening credits, you somehow sense that the film has defined its domain. And it isn't long before you realize that the narrative is taking the route of Shah Rukh Khan's Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge . By the time the boy comprehends his love for the girl, she is already engaged to someone else. Only this time it's the boy's brother – so it's more of an inhouse affair!

Luv (Ali Zafar) is the casanova brother of Kush (Imran Khan). Luv works in London, while Kush is an assistant director in Hindi films. After one more of his many break-ups, Luv phones his brother asking him to find a bride for him because he wants to marry before Christmas and he has proved to be a failure in choosing the right girl.

 Luv's reasoning of asking his brother to find him a dulhan is simple - their tastes have always been similar. As kids, they both loved Madhuri Dixit! I am not very sure on how to react on that as a reason for sure...




It was predictable..but I watched it because it was funny and entertaining!! Here is the teaser:

✿2PM - Hands Up✿

Along side with Big Bang and TVXQ, 2PM is another KPOP group whom is very captivating on stage.
Their song " Hands Up" is a fast beat dance number which I enjoy.



2PM-Hands Up @ Live Performance 2011



Romanization :

ullyeo peojineun eumage matchwo
Everyone put your hands up and get your drinks up
on sesangi hamkke michyeo
Everyone put your hands up and get your drinks up
Now, put your hands up, put your hands up put, put, put, put, put

bollyumeul nopyeo seupikeo teojidorok geurigo modu hamkke michyeo jeongsin ppajidorok
on momeul heundeureo bwa bwa amu saenggak an nadorok

oneul modu hamkke bam sae nae mare donguihaneun saram manse oneul kkeutkkaji gyesok dallyeogase
irya! irya! You know what I’m sayin’ igeon gwiro deutneun piro hoebokje yeongyangje
patireul teoteurineun gipokje bam sae heundeullineun bulbiche ttak eoulliji nae mal matje

Here we go here we go gyesok dallijago
ije gyeou yeoldu si ajik hae tteullyeomyeon meoreotdago
geureoni han jan deo masigo dasi sijakhajago

haega tteugi jeone jeoldae eumagi kkeunkineun iri eopge DJ oneul bameul butakhae
“oppa mideodo doeji OK?” Yes Sir naneun meonjeo deureogalge ireon mari naoneun iri eopge
sul han janeul dagachi deurikilge one shot dagachi ja galge

Don’t stop oneul bameun tteooreuneun modeun saenggageun biwo beorigoneun dagachi jeulgyeo bwa

2PM - Hands Up @ KBS 2012 Dream Concert



 English Translation:

Turn on some blaring music
Everyone put your hands up and get your drinks up
Go crazy with the whole world
Everyone put your hands up and get your drinks up
Now, put your hands up, put your hands up put, put, put, put, put

Raise the volume until the speakers burst
and all together go crazy until you lose your minds
Shake your whole body and lose your minds

Together all night,
all the people who agree with me mansei,
until the end of tonight keep running
Giddy up! Giddy up! You know what I’m sayin’
this is an energy restoring tonic you hear with your ears
The catalyst that explodes the party, dancing all night under the lights,
They go together exactly, aren’t I right

Here we go here we go constantly running and
Right now it’s barely midnight, the sunrise is still far away
So lets have one more glass and start again

Before the sun rises absolutely do not cut off the music, DJ take care of tonight
“Oppa I can trust you OK?” Yes Sir, I won’t say I’m leaving first
Lets all have another glass together. One shot. Everyone lets go.

Don’t stop Tonight empty all thoughts and all have fun together

credits: lyrics by romanization.wordpress.com

✿Shahid Kapoor on HT Brunch✿

He isn’t the easiest star to deal with. Or so say many people who have worked with him. He has the reputation of being ‘difficult.’ And he doesn’t even try to defend himself. But in this interview, actor Shahid Kapoor finally comes clean.



Blame it on youth or sudden fame, he promises to improve, to loosen up... something he says he learnt from Kunal Kohli, the director of his latest film Teri Meri Kahaani. Here’s the man. Coming clean. Completely:

Reclusive, arrogant, difficult, snobbish… what’s with this reputation?
(Laughs) I really don’t know. I know I have a reputation that is not so flattering, but I guess I owe it to just being a private person. I don’t mean anyone harm and I’m not being mean. I just don’t socialise much, I don’t party too much, I don’t know what to say to the media if I’m not talking about a film that I am doing, so yeah, maybe I am perceived as a snob. But I assure you, I am working hard to improve all this.

Come on, isn’t “being private” the best excuse for being “difficult” or maybe “temperamental”?
Okay, let’s put it in perspective. Yes, I agree I wasn’t very easy going by temperament. But remember, I was just 22 when I started out. Think about it, I was fresh from a regular middle-class family, with no “star type” background and I was suddenly thrown into the limelight; it was a big thing. I was overwhelmed.

If that wasn’t enough, I got into a serious, very public relationship. Fame hit me suddenly. But by nature, I was rather shy and an introvert. Add to it the fact that my father is Pankaj Kapur, who is the most serious and focused actor. So, of course I didn’t know any better. Taking things seriously was the only way I knew. Now, I am learning that that is not the only way to be. Sure, you can loosen up. I think I’m going back in time now – from a man to a boy.

You were very young when you came into the industry, but your directors seemed to feel that you were opinionated. You interfered with their film making. And your co-stars felt you were unfriendly and arrogant.
I don’t know if I can call it interfering but I sure was sceptical about a lot of things. I was new and didn’t want to take too many risks. And fortunately or unfortunately, I was also working with a lot of new filmmakers. So yes, I was apprehensive. And I did ask questions and gave my opinions. That, I am sure, would have created some discomfort.

About being arrogant with co-stars, I blame it on my being a great boyfriend. I was in a four-and-a half-year long relationship and was very committed. I did not find any reason nor did I have the time to socialise or make friends otherwise. Now, I have learnt better. And I shall not be the most wonderful boyfriend. (Laughs).


You regret your relationship with Kareena Kapoor?
(Smiles) I don’t look back. I am happy the way things happened and the way things are now. I am in a very good space. That’s all that matters.

Talking of your romance, you also have a loverboy image. Why are you linked with every heroine you work with?
You tell me, why? I don’t know. I think it’s just one of those things about being a part of the film industry. Yes, looking back I have been linked to each of my heroines.

Could it be the PR machinery, working towards creating a buzz?
But how? In fact, if at all, shouldn’t they be working the other way round, trying to curb the rumours? I would prefer it like that. But to clear the air, I haven’t been in a serious relationship in the last two years.

VidyaYou’ve also created a lot of controversies with your co-stars, what with calling Vidya Balan fat or being at Priyanka Chopra’s house in shorts during the Income Tax raid...
Vidya first. I have to get this straight today. I never, never called her fat. It wasn’t a misquote. In fact, there was no quote at all. I don’t know where that came from. I am far too cultured to be disrespectful to a woman. I wouldn’t and I didn’t.

And Priyanka, yeah, I was at her place. We live in the same building. When she heard of the raid, she called me because I am a friend and I was the closest at the time, and I went. And I was in my shorts and T-shirt. Something that I was wearing at home. What was I expected to do? Change into my best suit and welcome the IT guys? For heaven’s sake, why did my shorts become such a big deal? I wasn’t standing there naked!

You’ve had some of the biggest hits (Ishq Vishq, Jab We Met, Kaminey), yet you seem to be one of the most underrated actors in the industry.
I’m glad people feel I am underrated. Look, I started very young. I have seen success and bad failures. Now, I’m 31. Everybody has to struggle. I was an outsider, so I had my share of it too. It is my time now. Hopefully!

Talking of failures, Mausam would have been a bad hit…
You know, any rejection is heart breaking, but when that rejection comes after two years of unconditional love and nurturing, it becomes really sour. Mausam was just that. We worked on it for two years.

Pankaj KapurUnfortunately, we got just two months to do post-production and I think that took a toll. Yes, I agree it could have been much shorter. A two-hour, 50-minute film just doesn’t work today. But when I look back, I feel bad, but I am glad I did the film. It gave me two years of blissful family time. Something that I had missed always.

You keep calling yourself an “outsider” but both your parents are actors…
...but not in the “commercial” sense of the word, right? Mom was essentially a theatre person, she did some films and TV mainly. Dad was never very mainstream. And my upbringing was never the flamboyant ‘actor ka beta’ type. In fact, far from it.

What was it like?
Very, very middle class. My parents were separated. I lived with my mother in Delhi for the first 10 years of my life and studied in Gyan Bharti Public School. I was very close to my maternal grandfather. Those were tough days. I have never lived in a house that was mine. I have always lived in rented accommodation. There were days when we didn’t have enough money to fill petrol. So we walked.

I was also conscious about the fact that I was the only son of a single mother, so there was this huge sense of responsibility. I think that’s where my being an introvert comes from. I was very conscious of what to do and what not to do. It wasn’t really a carefree childhood.

Did you miss your father?
Somewhere I tried to understand. Dad was in Mumbai, and at that time, it wasn’t the easiest thing to travel to Delhi at the drop of a hat. Taking a flight wasn’t the cheapest option and travel was difficult. Of course I had my insecurities and vulnerable moments. But in hindsight, it also made me more responsible. And somehow, more positive. I treated it like a problem… “dad isn’t around, period! So what is the way to get past it?” – that was my attitude. I didn’t sit and wallow in it. That was the time I grew up suddenly – from a boy to a man.

Your relationship with your parents also gets talked about often…
It does. And as casually as anything else. People should be a little more sensitive about things… For me, it is complicated. I don’t have a regular happy family like most people. My parents are separated, my dad married someone else and so did my mom. All my siblings are from my parents’ other marriages. So yes, it is complicated and I don’t like talking about it or explaining this to everybody.

But all this doesn’t stop us from being close to each other. I am very close to both my parents. And my siblings are far younger than I am, so I am like their father. A lot of times I know questions are being asked and things are written just for kicks. So I don’t respond. Especially when it’s speculation.

When did you learn to dance ?
Will you believe it, I was a bathroom dancer till my college years. Then I somehow joined Shiamak Davar’s troupe and it all started. And till recently, I believed that I was a great dancer, till my brother Ishaan called me “passé” and showed me some new steps. Man! I wanted to run to save my job!

So who is the real Shahid? And why don’t we see him more often?
I am a good boy. Sweet. I love to chill. I have a select set of friends, am big on house music, love Goa. I don’t read much. Though that is one habit I am trying to inculcate. But the last time I read a book with great interest (Life Is Fair), I turned vegetarian! So it’s tricky, I wouldn’t want to give up too much.

 

The lover boy and his leading ladies

Kareena Kapoor
Amazingly talented. All the appreciation she is getting now has been long overdue.

Vidya Balan
Who said I called her fat? She is a very fine actor and a wonderful co-star. And wow! Hasn’t she rediscovered herself? And how!

Priyanka Chopra
Very talented, very sharp, positive and a team player. One of the best co-stars you could have.

Sonam Kapoor
Great fun to work with. She taught me all about clothes. In fact a lot of what I wear even now was suggested by her.

Anushka Sharma
Bahut lecture deti hai yaar! She is ready with her lecture on any and everything. I thought, being a senior, I would tell her how to go about things, but damn, I didn’t even get a chance. Good fun and a great actress.

They make the best films. I love these guys

Imtiaz Ali, Director, Jab We Met
One of the finest talents in the film industry. He is a genius of a filmmaker.

Vishal Bhardwaj, Director, Kaminey
Will give my right arm and leg to work with him again. He is the master of the game. Am waiting eagerly for the next film we can work on.

Kunal Kohli, Director, Teri Meri Kahaani
The easiest director I have worked with. Very talented, great fun. Taught me not to take myself so seriously. Made me loosen up and enjoy situations.

Pankaj Kapur, Director, Mausam
By far the finest actor in the industry. I’ve learnt so much from him. In fact most of what I know in terms of anything comes from him. He is unbelievably focused.

Parmeet Sethi, Director, Badmaash Company
Very dedicated. Knows exactly what he wants. Made a wonderful debut film. A very capable filmmaker.

From HT Brunch, June 24

✿DoN’t Let Go of HopE ✿

Hope gives you the strength to keep going when you feel like giving up.

Don’t ever quit believing in yourself.
As long as you believe you can, you will have a reason for trying.

Don’t let anyone hold your happiness in their hands; hold it in your own, so it will
always be within your reach.

Don’t measure success or failure by material wealth, but by how you feel.
Our feelings determine the riches in our lives.

Don’t let bad moments overcome you. Be patient, and they will pass.

Don’t hesitate to reach out for help; we all need it from time to time.

Don’t runaway from Love, but towards love; because it is our deepest joy.

Don’t wait for what you want to come to you.
Go after it with all that you are; knowing that life will meet you half way.

Don’t feel like you’ve lost when plans and dreams fall short of your hopes.

Anytime you learn something new about yourself, or about life, you have progressed.

Don’t do anything that takes away from your self-respect.
Feeling good about yourself is essential to feeling good about life.

Don’t ever forget how to laugh or be too proud to cry.
It is by doing both that we live life to the fullest. ✿‿✿

✿ MBLAQ - Cry ✿

Romanization:

A! Time is too slow for me baby
Listen this girl (Ah Ah)

heureuneun nunmure neol jiuryeo hae
(Ah Ah) kkaekkeutage neoui gyeoteul tteonal su bakke
(Ah Ah) neon neomu swipge tteonagaryeo hae
(Ah Ah) yeojal mitjima
ssaneulhage sigeun moksori geochin ni nunchori
o chadichan mae mareun ipsul
Hey baby say na eotteoke haeya hae eotteoke
neo dora olsu itgenni

U make me cry (neon)
naega saraganeun iyu
jebal nal tteonajima
Just tell me why (why)
o nunmureul dakkajwo malhaejwo I’m so crazy (yeah)
sorichyeo bulleo (bulleo)
keuge oechyeo bulleo (bulleo)
ige kkeuchi aniya neomu apa aiya
bokbatchyeo bulleo (bulleo)
jebal nareul beorijima baby

Oh baby U make me cry yeah
Oh baby U make me cry yeah
Oh baby just tell me why yeah
Oh baby U make me cry yeah

neon naui jeonbuya dareun namjan aniya
huhoehago malgeol namanui Yo my girl
haru haru jinagalsurok apa nan
deo chameul suga eobseo

o hayake eoneusae hayake
o beoryeojin nae moseup sirheo
Hey baby say na kkamake ireoke kkamake
da tadeureoman gajanha

U make me cry (neon)
naega saraganeun iyu
jebal nal tteonajima
Just tell me why (why)
o nunmureul dakkajwo malhaejwo I’m so crazy (yeah)
sorichyeo bulleo (bulleo)
keuge oechyeo bulleo (bulleo)
ige kkeuchi aniya neomu apa aiya
bokbatchyeo bulleo (bulleo)
jebal nareul beorijima baby

I Don’t make me cry (Don’t make me cry)
nunmuri apeul garyeo bol su eobtjanha
sumi makhyeo ni ireumeul oechyeodo (Oh)
neon deulliji annnabwa nan deoisang
mot chamgesseo I need you in my life
i nunmuri kkeuchil su itge nareul gamssa anajullae

dasi dorawa julttaekkaji
nan yeogi seoisseo girl bamnat eobsi
chingudeureun bichamhade huh it’sOK cause
nan neo eobsin dugeundugeun ttwideon simjangi
gudeobeorin maneking cheoreom teongbin kkeopjil
Come back love girl I’m so sorry

Ah~ No No No U don’t make me cry (cry)
ije ulda ulda jichyeo sseureojyeoman gajanha
nan gwaenchanha (Ah)
neo naege dorawajwo eoseo neo I’m so crazy
sorichyeo bulleo (bulleo)
keuge oechyeo bulleo (bulleo)
ige kkeuchi aniya neomu apa aiya
bokbatchyeo bulleo (bulleo)
jebal nareul tteonajima baby

Oh baby U make me cry yeah
Oh baby U make me cry yeah
Oh baby just tell me why yeah
Oh baby U make me cry yeah

Live Performance:





English Translation:

A! Time is too slow for me baby
Listen this girl (Ah Ah)

I’m trying to erase you from the falling tears
(Ah Ah) I can only cleanly leave your side
(Ah Ah) You’re trying to leave too easily
(Ah Ah) Don’t trust women
Frostily chilled voice Your passed look
Oh the lips that dry and frosty
Hey baby say What do I do what do I do
Can you come back to me

U make me cry (You)
The reason I live on
Please don’t leave me
Just tell me why (why)
Oh wipe my tears tell me I’m so crazy (yeah)
Scream out call out (call out)
Loudly yell out call out (call out)
This is not the end It hurts so much ah ee yah
Surge call out (call out)
Please don’t throw me away baby

Oh baby U make me cry yeah
Oh baby U make me cry yeah
Oh baby just tell me why yeah
Oh baby U make me cry yeah

You are my everything it’s not a different man
I’d rather regret mine Yo my girl
I hurt as each day passes day by day
I can’t hold it in anymore

Oh white before I know it white
Oh I hate the me that was thrown away
Hey baby say I’m black black like this
I’m getting burned all over

U make me cry (You)
The reason I live on
Please don’t leave me
Just tell me why (why)
Oh wipe my tears tell me I’m so crazy (yeah)
Scream out call out (call out)
Loudly yell out call out (call out)
This is not the end It hurts so much ah ee yah
Surge call out (call out)
Please don’t throw me away baby

I don’t make me cry (Don’t make me cry)
The tears block the front I can’t see
My breath is stuck even though I call your name (Oh)
You don’t seem to be able to hear me anymore
I can’t hold it in I need you in my life
Can you hug me so that these tears will stop

Until you come back
I’m standing here girl there is no day and night
My friends say I’m miserable huh it’s OK cause
Without you I’m my heart that used to beat doo geun doo geun
is now a wrinkled mannequin like a empty peel
Come back love girl I’m so sorry

Ah~ No No No U don’t make me cry (cry)
Now sick of crying and crying I’m fainting
I’m okay (Ah)
You come back to me already you I’m so crazy
Scream out call out (call out)
Loudly yell out call out (call out)
This is not the end It hurts so much ah ee yah
Surge call out (call out)
Please don’t throw me away baby

Oh baby U make me cry yeah
Oh baby U make me cry yeah
Oh baby just tell me why yeah
Oh baby U make me cry yeah

✿ SpAiN ✿

Here they go again..

They created the history by being the defending champions for Euro 2012, after retaining their title..They are the World Champions..

Despite the fact of being critised for the way they play their game...I believe they are still the BEST team in the world and they show you exactly how it is done.

Amor Spain ♥

✿ I May Never See Tomorrow ✿

I may never see tomorrow, There's no written guarantee..And things that happened yesterday, Belong to history..I may never see tomorrow, But this moment is my own..It's mine to use or cast aside, The choice is mine alone..I cannot predict the future, I cannot change the past..I have just the present moment, I must treat it as my last..I must use the moment wisely, For it soon will pass away..And be lost to me forever, As part of yesterday..I must exercise compassion, Help the fallen to their feet..Be a friend unto the friendless, Make an empty life complete..

Kind words I fail to say this day, Can never be unsaid..For I know not how short the path may be, That before me lies ahead..The unkind things I do today, May never be undone. Any friendships that I fail to win, May nevermore be won.. I may not have another chance, On bended knee to pray..
And I thank God with humble heart, For giving me this day..I have just this precious moment, In the sunlight of today..Where the sunlight of tomorrow, Meets the dusk of my yesterday.

✿ mY PriNcEss✿

Title:  My Princess
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: MBC
Director: Kwon Suk Jang
Screenwriter: Kim Eun Sook, Jang Young Shil

Main Cast

Song Seung Hun as Park Hae Young
Kim Tae Hee as Lee Seol
Park Ye Jin as Oh Yoon Joo
Ryu Soo Young as Nam Jung Woo  

 

 ♥ Synopsis ♥

An ordinary college student, Lee Seol, finds out she’s a princess. The grandson of Daehan Group, Park Hae Young, is put in charge of educating Seol on proper etiquette.

 

A romantic comedy Korean drama with Song Seung-hun and Kim Tae-hee.  My Princess follows Lee Seol (Kim Tae-hee), a spunky Law student who’s in love with her professor Nam Jung-woo (Ryu Soo-young) and is money-hungry with an equally scheming personality. She runs into diplomat/chaebol heir Park Hae-young (Song Seung-hun) and uses him in a scheme to win over Jung-woo – and away from the professor’s “rumored” love, museum curator Oh Yoon-joo (Park Yejin), who is actually betrothed to Hae-young. However, while one day she’s dreaming of flying to Egypt in hopes of having a romantic rendevous with her precious professor, she finds out one day she is a princess. Her life changes in a blink of an eye and she’s set up with Hae-young to transform into a princess. Of course, her journey isn’t going to be easy, as she’s met with quite a bit of opposition – including Hae-young himself.



Kim Tae-hee played the role of a complete ditz with an overactive mind quite perfectly. I loved they way she carried Lee Seol throughout the drama, providing the much needed comic relief – and also the very reason why Park Hae-young finally breaks down his angst and just allows himself to fall in love with her character.

With that said, the undeniable chemistry between the two leads left me just want more because there wasn’t enough of it! The tension just oozed off the screen whenever they bickered, kissed, or bore into each other’s eyes. In the moment where Hae-young finally confesses to Seol (after waiting hours outside her door) and she opens the door, only to fall right into his arms and finally give the audience that kind of romance we’ve all been waiting for. This strong chemistry can carry dramas and even possibly, have a cult following.

In addition, the two supporting characters, Jung-woo and Yoon-ju, who both play ex-lovers and enemies to each other (as Jung-woo supports Seol and Yoon-ju is against her inheriting the throne and fortune), are also a nice addition to the cast. I would have loved to see Jung-woo and Hae-young bicker with each other more often, but of course, that didn’t happen. Yoon-ju’s character was very easily disliked, but it also felt like she cut slack after all her unjustifiable actions. Either way, both actors made their characters very effective.




In the end,  My Princess was enjoyable from first to last episode in my opinion. Cute plot, cute dialogue, cute wardrobe, cute couple - don't need much else for this kind of kdrama. The chemistry was terrific between KTH and SSH and it was a relief to see both of them (Particularly KTH) finding a real strength in their acting chops for this 180 turn from their usual choices.

She was tailor-made for the role. Same for SSH - this role was his first romantic comedy and his subsequent interviews showed how pleased he was with his performance - rightfully so.

As for the writing/directing - sure, there were a few bumps and "u"ies along the Princess road-of-joy, but not enough to impact the pleasure of watching this bubbly and funny romancic comedy. I highly recommend this one....Kick-ass! 

✿ BeTween You And God ✿

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;

Be kind anyway.

If you are successful you will win some false friends and true enemies;

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;

Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;

Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;

Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;

Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;

It was never between you and them anyway.

                                                                 by Mother Teresa ✿‿✿

✿ I SpEaK QuoTe ✿

People were created to be loved

 ♥

Things were created to be used. 

  ♥

The reason why the world is in chaos, 

is because 

things are being loved, and people are being used.

 ♥

✿S.I.U - SpEciAl InvesTigaTion Unit ✿

 
Movie: SIU / Special Investigation Unit
Director: Hwang Byeng-Gug
Distributor: Lotte Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

 

Synopsis:

Sung-Bum (Uhm Tae-Woong) is a hot-tempered detective who relies on his intuition to crack cases. He rarely comes across a case that he cannot solve. The body of a police officer is then discovered in a burned out car near an abandoned building. Drugs are also found near the dead officer. To catch the killer the police department sets up a special investigation unit for the case. Sung-Bum takes part in the investigation.

Ho-Ryong (Joo Won) is a young, confident man who works as a criminal profiler. He trained with the F.B.I. in the United States. Ho-Ryong is also assigned to the special investigation unit. Ho-Ryong relies on evidence rather than instinct. Detective Sung-Bum takes an immediate dislike for Ho-Ryong.

Sung-Bum goes to his own sources to track the origins of the drugs found near the murdered police officer. Ho-Ryong joins Sung-Bum as he goes into a seedy Chinatown neighborhood. Sung-Bum's informant reveals that a Thai man has become involved in dealing drugs. Sung-Bum and Ho-Ryong are able to arrest the Thai men after a violent struggle. Through their interrogations of the Thai man they learn the identity of a Korean woman who bought drugs from them.

As Sung-Bum and Ho-Ryong chase the Korean woman they learn that some of their own police officers might be involved in the case ...

My opinion:

The film revolves around the Special Investigation Unit of the title, formed after a cop is found dead with drugs scattered around his body. The team is lead by two men with very different approaches, grumpy, rule bending veteran detective Sung Bum (Uhm Tae Woong) and fast rising young psychological profiler Ho Ryong (Joo Woon). Although the two are soon butting heads over their contrasting methods, they are forced to pool their efforts when it becomes clear that the trail of drugs and dead bodies leads back to their own department.

Whilst “SIU” certainly does stick to the formula, the director generally manages to focus on what fans love about Korean cop buddy films, successfully attaining the all important balance between action, tough cop drama and humor. Similarly, although both Sung Bum and Ho Ryong are fairly broad, instantly recognizable genre figures, the two actors are on good, likeable form and the sharp script gives them plenty to work with. Their relationship is predictable but fun, and the director never overplays their differences for the kind of cheap comedy which might have undermined their believability as police officers. To be fair, the film does work in a few character development twists along the way and for these do work well to help keep things interesting.

Frankly, I took the initiative to watch S.I.U because of Uhm Tae Woong ( Starred in The Devil) and Joo Won ( Raising star of the Bridal Mask).

It’s probably just as well that the film’s characters are relatively simplistic, since the plot itself crams in an incredible amount of scheming, manipulation and deception, with pretty much every clue or lead the protagonists follow up leading to another. Although this means that the film is never boring, and the director definitely wins points for vision and ambition, things do get a bit confusing and convoluted at times, not least due to almost every member of the large supporting cast being highlighted as a suspect at one point or another. This does make the film rather exhausting, though everything comes together fairly neatly at the end, the final act coming to a satisfying, if unsurprising conclusion. The corruption theme is well handled, and the film benefits from a few touches of non-judgemental humanism along the way, offering a convincing depiction of the moral difficulties inherent in police work.



The director offsets the film’s at times gratuitous complexity by throwing in a fair amount of action, with plenty of shootouts, chases and fight scenes. This keeps the film from ever getting too dry or tangled up in its labyrinth plot, and it moves along at a decent pace, with only a few lags during the exposition heavy middle section. His direction is slick and stylish, though at the same time with a hard edge, nicely complimenting the film’s themes and overall gritty feel.

There’s certainly enough here to please buddy cop or police drama fans, and though not offering anything new besides an exceedingly intricate and involved plot, “SIU” makes for entertaining viewing in the style of the genre. Korean cinema has shown itself particularly skilled at this kind of film over the last couple of decades, and the director's debut is a worthy addition to the roster.

✿Reaction✿

It’s easy to think that we can’t change the way we think – that thoughts just happen and we have no control over them. While this is true, we can choose how we react to them.

Thoughts are not necessarily true or helpful and we can learn to
react to them differently.

I’ll use a school playground bully as an example here.

Most schools playgrounds have a bully. You know the type. They are all talk. They may threaten violence but most of their tactics are in spiteful name-calling.

The bully picks you as their victim, laughs and points at you, and accuses you of being stupid.

How will you react?

You could get upset and run away crying. The bully will enjoy this reaction and will know that they can use this method again.

You could instead, think about what the bully has said, and respond with something like, ‘I beat you in the spelling test this morning, so I’m not stupid, am I?’ The bully will be taken aback by this and might eventually give up if this is the response they get.

Or you could look at the bully, not react at all and just walk away. The bully won’t be expecting this reaction and might not bother to bully you again, particularly if you repeat this behaviour.

It is like this with our thoughts. We can imagine them as our internal bully. We can either be upset by them and react automatically. We could challenge the thoughts and ask for hard evidence before automatically believing them. Or we can notice them, acknowledge them and realise that is just a thought and choose not to believe it. By repeatedly walking away, we will over time lessen the frequency and strength of the thought.