Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Tree With Deep Roots

Tree With Deep Roots
 
I'm finally done with Tree With Deep Roots. Oh gosh, Tree, what a roller-coaster ride you have been. And what a massacre you gave for the last episode. That was really such a bloody ending. D;

This drama talks about Sejong a.k.a. Lee Do and his creation of the native Korean alphabets, the Hangeul. The King Sejong that everybody knows now has achieved near-mythical status. King Sejong has gone down in history as one of the greatest kings who ever lived.

Yet, Lee Do is still a human being. He curses and swears when things don't go his way. He has to be reminded by his servants to mind his language. What an adorable king. ;3

A powerhouse of performances, especially from the leads. Han Seok-kyu was terrific in portraying Lee Do's inner struggles and resoluteness with publishing Hangeul when the people who were working with him started dying one by one. They included people who were the closest to him as well.


And to those who gave their lives up for Hangeul, thank you very much.

Tree With Deep Roots, thank you for letting me understand the process of creating Hangeul. I'll definitely visit King Sejong's memorial when I get to visit South Korea.



And did I mention how both Han Seok-kyu and Song Joong-ki are so adorable? They even look the same!! Cute people kekeke. ;D

Monday, May 28, 2012

대박!

Fantastic acting from everybody, especially these 2. If there is a flaw with them, I could see none.
 

Tree with Deep Roots is so good, it really is. In fact, this is becoming one of my favourite sageuks of all time. It talks about the creation of hangeul, and after watching this drama, I'm so in awe of the few people who came up with a brand new language from scratch. A language that one day became the universal language for Koreans. A language that can record every sound you make in just 28 letters. A language that has remained unchanged throughout these hundreds of years.

Thank you King Sejong. I finally know why the Korean alphabets look like what they are now.

3 more episodes, but I'm so sure that this is one of the best sageuks of all time.

I'll write more about this drama when I should be done with it by tomorrow.

I need to find the novel and read it soon, if my Korean permits it.

So, after this, should I continue on my sageuk marathon by watching Princess' Man, Moon Embracing the Sun or watch time-travelling dramas like Rooftop Prince, Queen In-hyeon's Man and The King 2 Hearts? Either way, all these dramas involve the Korean royalties, which I have developed an interest since I watched Dae Jang Geum lol...

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Epic to a T.


I don't believe what I have just seen. It's SOOOOOOOOOO EPIC that I'm still in shock and awe. To think that I thought that Ga Ri-on was so cute, likeable and... OF ALL PEOPLE HE MUST BE THE LEADER OF !@#$.

Poor Lee Do still didn't know anything about this guy whom he really considered a friend. Even Jang Hyuk's Kang Chae-yoon, who was supposed to assassinate him, seemed harmless compared to this guy. Run, Lee Do, run! Why the hell are you still walking towards him?!?! !@#$%

Tree With Deep Roots, I'm cheated. But show, you're really so good, and I'm only on episode 10.

P. S. Not to mention that Song Joong-ki did a bloody brilliant job as young Lee Do. In fact, I think Han Seok-kyu is a great replacement as the grown-up Lee Do. He and Joong-ki have the same features, especially their noses and their smiles. Ok, their eyes look the same too. Was that on purpose, PD?

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

FINALLY!

Finally, I am going back to my real life of being a coach potato! I'm not really sure of what to say about my exams. They were all right I suppose, but I really don't feel very secure for Math (WHY MATH AGAIN?! EASIEST SUBJECT SOMEMORE LEH!) and Principles of Accounting to tell the truth. The rest ah, I think I should be able to pass. I just hope to get the marks I want so. I was basically bullshitting for one question in ELC. I didn't know what to write for that question, but I hope the rest were adequately answered. The black, white and grey areas, I hope I've gotten them covered. >.<

Anyway, my chingus are gonna be back from Sydney soon! 38 more days! I really can't wait! ;D I really miss them so much ah!!

Lol, I shall end here right now. MY TVB AND KOREAN DRAMAS, I MISS YOU GUYS SO MUCH!!!

P.S. I hate the new Blogger UI so much! So bloody inconvenient though I don't deny that it looks nicer. !@#$

Tuesday, April 03, 2012

New phone + G-market

It's been a month since I have last blogged, so here I am now. To be honest, I don't really have much to blog about but I do want to record down my first time doing online shopping and me finally getting myself a new phone.

The very classy black box. It looks a lot like a jewellery box.


The Samsung Galaxy S2 has caught my eye ever since it debuted. In fact, I am really a sucker for Samsung products, to the point that I have been using Sammy phones ever since my brain permits me to remember (I've only used a Nokia and a Motorola and have been stuck with Sammy since then).

So here I am now, typing this blog post with my phone. It has really been such a joy to use. In fact, I think I'm just meant to be with the S2. I remembered asking my mum whether I could get it, but her answer was in the negative because it was really expensive. She remained firm on her stance even though she liked it and finally, she relented a few weeks back. When we were at the handphone shop, she asked me if I wanted to get the Galaxy Note LOL! I was shocked beyond words because the Note was about $150 more expensive (with the $39 plan) and it was because of the price that my mum didn't allow me to get the S2 in the first place.

Just as I was wondering whether I should get the Note instead, we were told that it was out of stock. The choice now was whether to get the coral pink or white S2. As it turned out, the coral pink S2 was also out of stock, so I settled for the white one instead, which really saved me a lot of trouble. ;P

I'm really loving my phone so much now, and how Android allows one to customise one's phone to his own whims and fancy. I can't wait for Sammy to release the S3! In fact, with the exception of the Note, I find all phones very tiny now LOL. This is especially so when I compare the screen size of my old phone to my S2. Huge difference ok! The size of my whole old phone is only about 2/3 the size of the screen of my S2, and that being said, my old phone's screen was rather big during its time haha. And heehee, thanks to the big screen that I am used to now, I won't be taking any other phones with screens smaller than my S2, so I'm really hoping that S3 would be one big glorious beauty. ;D

My products from G-market. They cost about $44 altogether.


A friend told me that G-market sold cheap handphone covers, so I decided to take a look to find covers for my S2. This is my first time shopping online, which I didn't do so the past years because I don't think I had my own bank account LOL (or rather, I didn't know the existence of it haha). I ended up buying many other things as well, like skincare products from South Korea, which are really much cheaper than what you find in the Korean cosmetic stores here.

Initially, I was really worried that my goods wouldn't be sent to me because it was taking such a long time, especially for my phone covers. Thank goodness all the things that I ordered arrived right at my doorstep in one go today. I'm also not sure why since I ordered them at different dates, but thanks to Zoey for reassuring me during the weekend that my goods will arive soon though she's like 6316 km away, 2 hours ahead of me. ;)

Anyway, my exams are coming up real soon, so I guess I won't be blogging much or shopping online as much now heehee. I have lectures from 8.30 am to 6.30 pm straight tomorrow, so I'll go to sleep now. ;)

Friday, March 02, 2012

Mixed feelings...

Congratulations to RV again for producing another national top scorer for the second year running ever since we embarked on the IP. =D

My heartiest congratulations to you, Zhi Liang! I missed the times we talked and crapped when we were still in the Students' Editorial Club. Those 2 years might not be as long as the time I've spent with some of my classmates or my section-mates, but I did definitely enjoy talking and discussing about TVB dramas with you. 我鄧你好開心呀! 真係恭喜晒你啊! ;D

On the other hand, before this happy piece of news was announced, my Facebook timeline was flooded with people posting things like "RIP, my friend", "I hope you'll be happier in the other side of the world" and things like that. I found out what had happened soon after that. I must say that though I don't really know that guy very well, but he was still a person whom I have attended school with for 6 years. I was neither in the same class nor same CCA as him throughout my 6 years in RV, but I feel very sad that such a young life has just been snuffed out like that.

I know that people do die everyday and it's just part and parcel of life, but to know of someone dying when he's about your age is just very depressing. We are nearly 20 and considered to be nearing/or at our prime. It's the period of time when we do crazy things, enjoy our newly-found sense of freedom and relish being an adult before we grow tired of such a high life. Yet something like this has to happen. It just shows how fragile and unpredictable life really is.

今天不知明天事。 All we can do is just to live life to the fullest and have no regrets. I don't want to lament about how silly this guy was for choosing to end it this way, like how some people were chastising him for, but what's done has been done. He must have felt really terrible as to go down that route, but no matter what, I hope that you'll be free from all your sufferings and find peace and release in the other world.

Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help.

- Carter Burwell

Rest in peace, my fellow RVian.

Thursday, March 01, 2012

A life full of drudgery

I have only about 10 weeks to clear whatever mess I'm in. I need to give it my best shot. Thank goodness I've been coping, but I'm rather sick and tired of the drudgery of school work, and in essence, of life here.

I'm seriously considering whether or not I should transfer. The thought of it emerged last year, but has gotten stronger throughout these few months. I'm not sure if I can take another 2 years of life in this place. The thought of me leaving this place has always been there, but never this strong before.

I'm rather afraid of bringing this up to my parents, because they expect me to stay, at least till 2014. I'm not even through my first year. And I can't bear to burden them further with school fees and whatnots.

But, if I continue to stay on, I'll really go crazy. I'll give this matter more thought when I receive my results for finals.

I need my first-class honours please, for them to even consider me.

I won't be blogging much from now on I guess. It's hard-core mugging all the way till end of May.