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Review: ‘Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo’ K-drama (2016)

“We can’t do anything about the people we hate. You’re pretty and popular, but that’s not everything. You should be a decent human being first.” – Kim Bok-Joo’s father

I will never stop raving about this K-drama ever. I am not usually someone who has comfort dramas but this right here proves me wrong. I watched this drama years ago but I remember every piece and how much it has brought me comfort. If you watch K-dramas you might know that the male leads are often portrayed as cold-hearted and serious. But this drama brought back the male lead who is unserious, comedic and crazy. So basically it is about Kim Bok-joo who is pursuing her dream to become a weightlifter, she gets a crush on her friend Jung Joon-Hyung’s older brother Jung Jae-Yi. 

Let’s start with Kim Bok-joo, she is so funny and cute. Her whole friendship group is hilarious and she did an incredible job of portraying an athlete. Her father runs a chicken shop with his brother and both are hilarious which adds no boring scenes to the drama. The main focus is also on their food and how a weightlifter has to maintain their body. Even their eating scenes are full of comedy. I love how she has a crush but is clueless about how to express herself. This is where the main hero, Joon-Hyung, comes into the picture. He tries to help her but each scenes turn into comedy. There are a lot of comedic scenes that went viral and still make me laugh.

Jung Joon-Hyung is a masterpiece character written in K-drama history. He is so unserious, hilarious, and unhinged. He is a swimmer with a past and meets Kim Bok-joo in college again. He is a green flag and truly gives her the right advice. His acting is on point, the hilarious face he makes or unhinges talks of his takes the drama to another level. They became good friends and their scenes were so calming because you can see how a beautiful relationship they have created. The confession scene is iconic, it’s the right word to describe it. She is so clueless when he gives her hints about his feelings, it makes the drama more hilarious because of her response.

The chemistry is electrifying. Even after they get into a relationship. The bond of their friendship still surfaces. They are still hilarious and a teenage couple trying to figure out each other. There is so much depth to their chemistry that I loved every moment of theirs. I think their pair can maintain a romance and comedy to their relationship which is one of the reasons why I loved this drama so much.

The plot focuses on sports, friendship, love, food, comedy, and the depth of being surrounded by the people who love and encourage you in every step of your life. I highly recommend this drama. Watch it if you want something different filled with comedy, friendship, love, and food.

My Rating: 10/10

Total Episodes: 16

My Favourite Episodes: All

Genre: Friendship, Romance, Comedy, and Sports

“Everyone keeps a few painful wounds buried in his / her heart. If they can move on, it’s great. But even if they can’t, they still live. They become numb to the pain with time” – Jung Joon Hyung

Till we meet again, Be Happy, Be Grateful, and Keep Smiling – a girl who likes to write.

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Change it up!

Change can be scary, but you know what’s scarier? Allowing fear to stop you from growing, evolving, and progressing. – Mandy Hale

People, I will begin this post by saying if there is something on your mind and you are afraid to do it but it will bring you a new start, let me tell you just do it. Life is scary and it will never make you feel less scared. I am going to say that nobody has the power to change the life you are living except you. First, you need to accept that life is scary and hard and make yourself strong to live it. There are many moments in our life, where we are afraid to take a step because change is scary but anyway life is scary and what is going to happen will happen nothing can change that. But you have to make that change in your favour, you need to change it up. Give it a try it might not work out but that does not mean you are a failure. Remember the strongest mind is created because of failure and the lessons it taught us. Sometimes change is what we need to find the path in our lives and it will not be easy but living a life is all about taking risks and working on them. Change is unpredictable and is all tied up with fate, however, what if I tell you to do it, do what you love, take up the courage and choose the path that you know will somewhere in the future make you happy, and is there another reason I need to give so just change it up!

“You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” – Stephen King.

Till we meet again, Be Happy, Be Grateful, and Keep Smiling – a girl who likes to write.

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Tears won’t fall…

Some cry with tears, others with thoughts…

Lately, my feelings have been all over the place and because of that, I am feeling a lot of different emotions that are very eccentric. The post feelings nowadays describe why this post comes into the picture. You know when at a certain point in your life you come to realize how different your life has become in just a certain span of time. The growth and the development of career and education are a whole lot of different things. However the inner emotions, the feelings, the difficulties all of these make you feel that you are the most stupid person in the whole world. And what is that sucks you know when the emotions are dead there is nothing you feel, you are just going with the flow. It is said that when the feelings are overwhelmed in the heart then you bleed with the eyes, and the tears prove that you feel hurt. However, one thing I realized late is that the heart also bleeds and it shooks up the soul in an unimagined way. But now everything is changed when we say a cold-hearted person does not feel anything you know why because the emotions are dead. There is a wall between the heart and the feelings that is not letting the heart feel anything the tears won’t fall.

It hurts but at the same time, you feel nothing, it’s like a body without a soul. Does everyone go through this phase in their life or is it just me? Your heart bleeds too when it gets overwhelmed by the emotions and your tears are not falling from your eyes. You know now everything will change how you feel, how you used to be, and how you will be. It gives the situation that even though you are surrounded by people on a buzzing street but still from afar you look like an alone person covered in a black hoodie that hides all their pain and emotions. Now all the feelings that were left for others are over, you only need to focus on yourself and your mental health and maybe that is why tears won’t fall…

The most painful tears are not the ones that fall from your eyes and cover your face. They’re the ones that fall from your heart and cover your soul.

Till we meet again, Be Happy, Be Grateful, and Keep Smiling – a girl who likes to write.

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Review: ‘Vincenzo’ K-drama (2021)

“If you walk alone, you reach quickly. But if we go together, we can go far.” – Kwak Hee Soo

“Vincenzo” this drama has me in a chokehold and I will never be able to escape it. I went into this drama blindfolded and it was the best decision. It was so good because everything was unexpected and in a good way. I typically thought it was a Mafia drama so it would have a lot of action and heroic scenes but it was filled with comedy. So basically in a Mafia world, they try to keep it low and do not get engaged with anyone until somebody challenges them. And I think that was portrayed really well in this drama I saw some people want more Mafia types of scenes. But Vincenzo Cassano as a Mafia lawyer needed to keep it low to not get attention until he was challenged and he truly showed his ability. I love how this show portrayed that the Mafia not only includes action but also intelligence and Vincenzo rocked it.

I loved the courtroom scenes they are hilarious I would say that expect the unexpected where you would expect something you would get unexpected scenes. Hong Cha-young, the girl she is and I love how she is portrayed, a little silly, crack-head, and noisy, but at the same time intelligent and confident. Vincenzo is one of my favourite fictional characters, he is handsome duh, but honestly, he has control over how to deal with people and circumstances. He knows some problems are inevitable and he will face them and how he smartly has many plans to deal with so I think that really made him stand out.

Now let’s talk about the main heroes of the drama, the Geumga Plaza family or the Cassano family and how each of them helped and stood with Vincenzo till the end. The bond they created with Vincenzo and Hong Cha-young was so beautiful and the main star of the show. Then comes Jan Han-seo, he and Vincenzo created a brotherhood that he could not find in his own brother. Ahn Gi-seok, we need to be forever grateful for him and the way he helped Vincenzo. The whole family stood as a shield for Vincenzo, their cornsalad and protected him with their life and it was so heartwarming to watch. Special shout out to Inzagi if you know you know.

“Regret is the most painful thing in life” – Vincenzo

The chemistry between Hong Cha-young and Vincenzo was beyond the words. Actually, they prove that friendship is the most superior form of love and even one real friend is enough. Jang Han-seok is one of the best villains created in K-drama history and all the drama really kept me at the edge. The plot was engaging, dark, entertaining and super fresh.

The only thing I hated in this show was the prosecutor should have been tortured more, he died very easily and I still can’t get over it. He was the reason why most of the problems happened.

I loved the ending, I think it suited the drama very well. I know some people wanted a happy ending but I think the open ending suited it a lot and gave a realistic meaning to the drama. I highly recommend this drama.

My Rating: 9/10

Total Episodes: 20

My Favourite Episodes: 6, 14, 16, 17, and 18

Genre: Crime, dark comedy, action, friendship

“Friends are like two souls in one body. Don’t get hurt since it will hurt me, too.” – Hong Cha Young

Till we meet again, Be Happy, Be Grateful, and Keep Smiling – a girl who likes to write.

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Review: ‘Hidden Love’ C-drama (2023)

“He’ll have his family in the future. He has me and many others who love him. We all love you” – Sang Zhi

I will just start by saying that I love this drama so much that I literally think about it every single day. The chemistry, the visuals, the love, the friendship, the bonding, the maturity everything is good in the drama. This drama tells the story of Sang Zhi who at the age of 14 gets a crush on her brother’s best friend, Duan Jiaxu. Now here is one of the reasons why I love this drama more is because he never weirdly looked at her but only as a sister until she turned 19 and he realized his feelings. This is what hooked me to the story, he never romanticised her or thought about her in a weird way when she was a minor.

As you know how so many dramas create female leads as childish and immature this drama right here proves everything wrong. She is a lovable person and she is so thoughtful towards Duan Jiaxu from the moment she gets to know him, I think it is not enough to talk about how much of a green flag Sang Zhi is. She cares for Duan Jiaxu and is very sensible and mature for her age literally even Duan Jiaxu is shocked to see how someone can love him so much.

This drama also breaks the stereotype about how every time a female lead has to suffer, she becomes a problem to the male lead. Talking about Duan Jiaxu, I just want to say he is a man that every woman desires. He is so strong in the amount of things he has dealt with and still can smile and care for others is so courageous. He understands Sang Zhi without any words spoken. He literally cried when he learned how much Sang Zhi loved him for such a long time.

I love that both equally love each other so much. He is there for her and she is there for him. They both trust each other so much which is like a jackpot which is hard to win. There is no break-up, they handled the problem so gracefully and I can see that both were never ready to let go of each other. Also, I love Sang Zhi’s brother, Sang Yan he is the reason why they got together.

The OST is to die for, every time it plays I also sing along. The cinematography was breathtaking. Also, the whole drama is just focused on them there is no second lead couple, it is just basically them which I loved because then we truly can enjoy every aspect of the drama and couple properly without getting bored. 

The vibe of the drama is so cute, chill, and just beautiful. It is like a breeze of fresh air that we need very much. Highly recommend this drama, please just watch it and thank me later.

My Rating: 10/10

Total Episodes: 25

My Favourite Episodes: All

Genre: Romance, Brother’s Best Friend, Youth

“She helped me out of the past, I’ll be responsible for her future.” – Duan Jiaxu

Till we meet again, Be Happy, Be Grateful, and Keep Smiling – a girl who likes to write.

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Why are unfinished stories more beautiful?!

Love is like war…easy to start, difficult to finish and impossible to forget.

As I have already said, I am not a huge romantic type of a person so feelings naturally do not come to me. However, some days ago I watched a 17-minute short film where the love story remains unfinished and let me tell you I bawled my eyes out and then decided to write this post. It’s a controversial opinion but for me, the ending does not matter if the plot serves its purpose perfectly. The short film included two people who love each other yet can’t be with each other and never confess and trust me that kind of love definitely hurts the most. Love has many parts; one part makes us feel like we are on cloud nine. However, the biggest part about loving is being each other’s strength and facing challenges together. If I read a book or watch a drama I love to see the bonding and how the couple love each other despite the ending. Nobody can change the ending but that does not mean the story can’t be beautiful. Unfinished stories hurt the most, but those stories are like masterpieces about what a love went through to not have a happy ending. I think it’s common that we hear about ancient stories where it is always talked about how two souls have done so much for each other but fate plays its dice and not let the two soul mates be with each other. These are the stories that are more heard and more loved. Because it has such a beautiful depth that brings tears in the eyes and goosebumps on the body. And it is said truly that true love stories never have ended it is loved by everyone and heard by everyone. Unfinished stories set an example of how difficult love is and it is not about the physical but the soul that resides in it. I know it hurts to just think that two people who love each other are not destined to be with each other, nothing can bend fate but that does not mean that unfinished love is not beautiful. Trust me unfinished stories are so mesmerising that you just want to wrap your hand around them and ask how two people can love each other so much that they are ready to sacrifice. Ending this by writing that unfinished stories are the only thing people can find beautiful and heart-wrenching.

They call it a mystery. I call it love. In both cases, the story remains unsolved and incomplete…

Till we meet again, Be Happy, Be Grateful, and Keep Smiling – a girl who likes to write.

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Book Review: Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

Then She Was Gone was my first book by Lisa Jewell and I think there are way better books she has written than this one. It is about Laurel Mack, whose daughter, Ellie Mack disappeared 10 years ago. So Laurel Mack is trying to move on and meets a man named Floyd Dunn and his daughter Poppy who look exactly like Ellie Mack and then the story begins.

This was the thriller where I predicted everything the second every character was introduced, which is in the starting part of the book. I had already imagined everything and was flipping pages to read. I have seen many reviews saying it was dark and obviously what happened to Ellie was devastating, however, I did not find this book that dark it was okay for me maybe because I knew what was going to happen. Honestly, I expected more from this book as there is only one plot twist and other times it is just the story going on with no revelation which might be boring but since Lisa’s writing is so simple and addicting and just like that I was finished with the book. For me why it was not dark because Ellie’s POV is not much what was happening to her was told in just a few lines it was from another POV also Laurel’s feelings for her daughter’s disappearance were not explored enough and it was rushed what I felt.

Talking about the setting, it did bring some creepiness to the book and Poppy’s character definitely elevated more. However no other characters stood out to me as such, I felt it was very basic. The other characters were not much explored even Floyd which I felt if explored would make the book more thrilling.

The ending was rushed as I expected more but it ended in a very basic way which for a thriller I did not find thrilling. It was not a bad book, you could definitely read it but I personally would not find myself thinking about this book in the future.

Side Note: I just want to clarify that this is entirely my opinion, you are free to love this book and I am free to give my opinion on this book. I would be very happy if you loved this book but please do not take this review to heart and it is okay to have different tastes. Thank You.

Rating: 3/5 (Please proceed by looking at the trigger warnings.)

Till we meet again, Be Happy, Be Grateful, and Keep Smiling – a girl who likes to write.

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I GRADUATED!!!!!!!

So, I close my eyes to old ends and open my heart to new beginnings.

You all I GRADUATED and I can’t believe how fast time has gone. I am a little late with this post but it’s okay I just wanted to share my thoughts and happiness on this and maybe after 10 years I will be back again reliving this moment. On my blog, I have already talked about how my first year started online and I hoped that my last year would be offline in the post Back to the Grind where I began going to university again after the pandemic. My end was definitely offline and I enjoyed it a lot but someday I did feel like just quitting it, I mean it’s common right? As I said earlier I am late for this post however after graduating I went through a lot in deciding what I wanted to do. And had a lot of clashes with family members as their opinions were entirely different than mine and it went on for months. A lot of tears were shed, a lot of discussions, a lot of tense situations and no outcomes were coming out. Obviously, it did come but after months of hard times, we are finally over and here I am I wouldn’t say that this is what I wanted and someday I do think a lot if things had happened the way I planned that would be so much better and life would be so different. But it is okay, I guess I need to move on and I am okay because this outcome is not that bad, just some regrets lingering behind and it will never go away I know that and I have learned to live with it. And now I can feel that tears will drop at any moment.

Graduation feels like a dream, growing up, going to school, college and getting a degree and just like that life changes a lot. In school, it’s just getting good marks but in college, it’s about being a better and a kind person. To be honest for me, college was a safe hole because I did not have to think about the future and maybe I wanted time to stop and let me live in the moment longer but Alas! I made good friends and had a good time getting to know myself a lot better. And I most definitely passed with very good grades and I am so thankful to myself for pushing through and reaching another milestone in my life. And I know now as at this moment there might be a lot on my plate but I am going to be okay as long as I have faith and believe in myself.

To all who graduated or are graduating soon, I am so proud and happy for you and just believe in yourself, the future is going to be okay.

Till we meet again, Be Happy, Be Grateful, and Keep Smiling – a girl who likes to write.

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Book Review: The Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan

“I thought about how Bree and I were so different…and yet so similar. She carried the guilt of not fighting when she thought she should have, and I carried the scar of what happened when you did. We had each reacted differently in a moment of terror, and yet we both still hurt. Maybe there was no right or wrong, no black or white, only a thousand shades of gray when it came to pain and what we each held ourselves responsible for.” – Archer

I have another romance book to review for you guys. The plot of this book is so beautiful and healing. It is about Bree and Archer dealing with a traumatic family drama. So Bree comes to the small town of Pelion, Maine to overcome her past and create a new life. However, she does not know that there she will meet a boy named Archer Hale who does not like to communicate yet he still will capture the heart of Bree through his captivating eyes.

You know how one random person comes into your life and changes everything, and this book is that for me. I admire Archer and how strong he is as a person who has dealt so much in life and doesn’t even have someone who can support him until Bree. He can’t speak and people don’t even try to talk to him yet he learned sign language.

“It suddenly occurred to me that Archer Hale had taught himself an entire language, but hadn’t had a single person to talk to. Until me” – Bree.

Bree is a sweetheart that truly understands Archer and there are so many quotes in this book that I just love. Bree communicates with Archer with sign language even though Archer can hear why because that would make Archer more comfortable. These are the moments where both understand each other so much.

The family drama is quite to deal with and it definitely breaks my heart when I read about how a child has to go through this all alone. Archer the way in the end stood for himself and made himself strong is so admirable to watch. I love that in the end, the author did not bring Archer’s Voice back otherwise it would not be realistic and it would lose the meaning of the book.

The ending is so cute and just beautiful and I think I also healed a part of myself just like Bree and Archer. Highly recommend this book. Bree lost all of her hope but Archer with his captivating soul was able to give Bree a new life just like Archer lost his voice however Bree was the one who found Archer’s Voice.

Rating: 4/5

“I know I’m probably the last person you want to see right now, but I just thought if I sat on your porch, you wouldn’t be scared. You wouldn’t be alone.” – Archer to Bree (best line in the book)

Till we meet again, Be Happy, Be Grateful, and Keep Smiling – a girl who likes to write.

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Dear My Past Self!

Dear My Past Self,

I forgive you. You were young and you didn’t know any better. But you were never wrong. I’m sorry I was too harsh on you, I’m sorry that I did not believe in you, I’m sorry I always doubted you, and I’m sorry for saying you can’t do any better. You were doing your very best and I know you did lose but it is OK, I can guarantee you, we will be doing okay in the future, don’t worry. Now you’ve grown, you know better, and you’ll do better so rest assured my dear, I forgive you.

— Your Future Self

There is a reason why I keep it all inside because I have “Only Me” to listen to my words.

I never thought how much I owe to my future self. Our past is indeed the reason for where we are now. To succeed in the future we have to go through failure not because we are not capable of succeeding at first but because failure is the key to making us the strongest person in the room. You deserve everything and the past plays an important role in that. For wanting to watch the breathtaking sunrise we need to hike miles through rocky mountain roads but in the end, it is all worth it. But it is you who decides that you want to watch that sunrise so you climb that rocky mountain because you know in the end it will be all worth it. Same with life to achieve success you need to go through rocky phases in the past to be able to get a deserved future. I know the mistakes, disappointments, failures, all negative feelings are not easy to deal with but aren’t those feelings that make you the strongest, that make you the toughest, and that make you fight for your dreams. Don’t try to compare yourself with your old self that was your version where you were learning a lot and mistakes were meant to happen. And your new version will be the version of new growth, new learning, and new mistakes and that is okay. What is important is the “actual you,” don’t lose it because life is diverse, it will change and you will also see a lot of your versions but be true to yourself. Learn to live a life that makes you feel happy like a leaf on a windy day that is flowing but still rooted to its stem.

To heal a wound, you need to stop touching it.

Till we meet again, Be Happy, Be Grateful, and Keep Smiling – a girl who likes to write.

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