Taste Sweet Love

An unexpected 'bonus' K-drama which did not feature any of my idols when I bought the show. I chose this show purely on the storyline. Though I do recognize some of the actor and actresses in the show, they were not in my idol list.


^^ Taste Sweet Love ^^

I like the title of this show. Actually the storyline is pretty typical:
- FL (Female Lead) has secret crush on Best Fren
- Best Fren too stupid to realise and was going out with other girls
- FL met Best Fren's bro (Male Lead) coincidentally in Japan and spent a night at his place but did not know who he is
- Both FL and ML returned to Korea
- Best Fren for some reason asked FL to rent a room to ML and take care of him on his behalf
- FL agreed to take ML in despite disliking him becoz of Best Fren
- FL go through rough patch when Best Fren got engaged to another girl and ML comforted her
- FL and ML fall in love instead
- Best Fren suddenly realise his love for FL (told u he is stupid) and decided to go after FL
- Best Fren find out that his bro is also in love with FL and decided to back out (He shld lor!)
- In the middle of all these, there is another girl who is in love with ML and also some scenes of jealousy by both FL and ML.

Well, the above is the main storyline lah. Of coz there are other details like how the FL turned from an ugly duckling to become a pretty swan and how ML turned from an unknown song composer to become famous...blah blah blah...Good show lah, really!

A sweet scence from the show (of the FL and ML):


RATING FOR SHOW: **** (out of 5 stars)

Wat I love so much abt this show is tat it introduced me to my new idol: LEE WAN (real name Kim Hyeong-su)

Doesnt he just look cool?!!! And he is born in 1984! Gosh!!! So cute! Look at another picture of him I found...hmm...doesnt really look like him in the show though...


RATING FOR LEE WAN: ***** (out of 5 stars)

^^ Ok lah, I am biased...I like this show a lot becoz of Lee Wan :P

Wonderful Life

Another K-drama by my idol Kim Jae Won. Its been some time since I watched his shows. Anyway, I borrowed this from a colleague and was pleasantly surprised to know that this is the drama which Kim Jae Won came to film in Spore 2 to 3 years ago. I was doing temp job in STB then and heard news that HE was in Spore and in the exact building where I was working. Its a pity I din get to see him in person (coz I was working mah...cant possibly just run down to get a peek at him). He's really tall so I guess must have been easy to spot even in a crowd...plus so handsome...oops...I am digressing...

Ok, the story started with these 2 strangers heading to Spore for different reasons. Female Lead (FL) wanted to 'say' goodbye to her bf who died in Spore, while the Male Lead (ML) wanted to visit and celebrate his gf's birthday. So by some twist of fate, they bumped into each other and became enemies at first sight. Then, ML found that his gf was 2-timing him and was really upset. FL comforted him, though they were loggerheads, and then ML return the comfort when FL was saying goodbye to her dead bf. They ended up spending a drunk night together and had a one night affair. Thereafter, they parted ways and returned to Korea. After returning to Korea, ML contacted FL for favours and their fate continued. At that moment, FL found that she is pregnant......

The story is really touching, especially towards the last portion abt their child and how the 2 of them found love in each other. Well worth watching and well worth spending that amount of tears that are likely to fall. :)

I shall start a star rating for the shows/dramas that I review from now on. This will give u an indication on whether u wish to watch the show too.

RATING FOR SHOW: *** (out of 5 stars)

I Hate Thinking

Lately I seems to be involved in a lot of conversations regarding working condition in Spore, wat is my next target job, family and children matters, my escalating age issue and why I am not finding someone?!

Typical conversational topics ba...but these are the precise topics that I dislike. Hate the idea of being put to thinking abt such stuff. Although I have no clear plan on my coming job hunt, but I do have a targetted timeline and a rough idea of wat kind of job I wana look for...though am still not sure whether I am suited for that industry...well, but I am ready to try.

As for family (ie. setting up own family) and children, I dun really think I am getting there. In fact, lately I have a mind not to get married and have kids. Somehow I hv gotten used to the lifestyle now and frankly, the thought of a sudden shift in living habits and blah blah is really quite scary. With that in mind, dun think I am on the lookout for any guys either. Think good and reliable guys are a rare gem now. And I still have the hovering thought that, if being with someone doesnt improve my life and make me happier, than its really much better on my own. Hmm...think I am accepting the fact that I may stay single my whole life. Not really an entirely happy thought but am really not rejecting it either...think its just an outcome of life if u happen not to meet the one person whom u are meant to spend ur life with.

Again, like to stress that, I really dislike these topics. Dun think it will help to have a life plan fixed, thinking that everything will go smooth...coz they dun! I have learned that its better to take things when it comes...not to go totally clueless in life, its good to have a rough idea where u are heading but dun go make detailed or intricate plans abt ur future...coz more likely than not, things dun happen the way u want it.

I Feel Like Cockroach Today...Like Cockroach Today...

Cockroach! One of my most hated insect and I guess almost everyone hates them. Think of them and u think of "unhygienic", "dirty", "germ carriers", "ugly nasty insect", etc.

Well, my bro found some cockroaches in his car last night and it freaked him out a little. He told me that he is not afraid of cockroaches...especially if he sees only 1 crawling ard. He will just kill, throw and forget it. But he said it disturbed him coz he saw a few of them crawling ard in his car...it was those small cockroaches that we often find in offices and sometimes buses.

He sprayed insecticide in the car last night hoping to kill the remaining living cockroaches in the car. And early this morning, he went to clean his car thoroughly and air it a little. But when I took my usual morning ride with him to work today, I was kinda struggling with the smell. Although we opened the car windows occasionally (when other cars are not pumping exhaust fumes at us), I was suffocating from the insecticide smell. Then my bro was like asking me, "So, do u feel like a cockroach today?" He remembered the incident when he put pandan leaves in his car to keep cockroaches away and I told him I cant stand the smell...just like a cockroach. -_-

I DO FEEL LIKE A COCKROACH!!!....erm, when I was in his car this morning lah. Duh, u think wat?!! I am cockroach woman??? *Puke*

I finally got a feel on how cockroach felt when they inhaled insecticide and are on the verge of suffocation/poisoned to death (ok, a bit exaggerating coz I wasnt dying...just felt a bit breathless). So, I was really thankful when I reached office. I only wonder...how is my bro going to survive his journey home tonight? Maybe he feel more cockroach today than me...keke!!!

BIG Business

Been meaning to write this post a few days ago but was kinda busy. Too sleepy in the morning, curing my hunger during lunch and brain dead after work...hahaha!

Anyway, wonder if all of u have such experiences in toilets as below...

We all go to toilet to do BIG and SMALL businesses. The SMALL business normally takes a short time and u will be out of the cubicle in a jiffy, wash & dry ur hands and then exit from the stinking (sometimes not) toilet. BIG business, on the other hand, can be a bit tricky. Its fine when its urgent and the business gets done fast. But....Constipation! Ah...tat can be the worst situation...u may get stuck in the toilet for minutes or even hours. Ohh...I am gg out of topic :P

Well, we all know how BIG business needs concentration and often creates unpleasant smell. In the confines of ur own home, all these seem pretty insignificant. But when u are in a public toilet, toilet in another's home or office toilet...it can be a bit embarrasing if the sounds and smells reach others. Oops...I am digressing again... -_|||

So, we all agree that BIG business need a certain level of silence and calmness of environment to be completed. And then, the most irritating thing happen! U hear someone talk in the toilet. The sudden voice hits u and u know u are no longer alone...caught in the act of doing BIG business! (Ok, the person cant see...but he/she can certainly hear or smell ur existence)...so paiseh -_||| Then u hear another person reply and a conversation started in the toilet...WHILE U ARE DOING BIG BUSINESS, OMG!!! I am sure that we, being humans with high moral values, will refrain from listening on others' conversation. But the fact is that all the talking is distracting u from doing ur BIG business T_T and u probably fear that the smell u create might disgust others and as a result u feel embarrassed.

Frankly, I dun understand pple who choose to talk in the toilets. Greetings and short small talk is fine. But there are those who choose to chat and gossip in toilets! (I happen to know a few...No, I do not chat w these pple in toilets! I heard them...) Wat is wrong w them? Do they love the toilet environment sooo much? Or do they just want to sniff some of tat "natural smell"? Dun they know that they are causing inconvenience to others?

Personally, I have been in such situation and I thoroughly hated it. Was doing BIG business in the cubicle and heard pple chatting away in the toilet for a whole 10 mins ba...wat a torture! I was constantly distracted during my act and after I was done, I was too embarrassed to go out of the cubicle until the pple left the toilet.

Did u have similar experience before while doing BIG business? OR Are u one of the pple who chat and gossip in the toilet?

Recap on Xmas 2006

A little late for this post but better late than never.

Another Xmas went by and we celebrated it at home though we are not Christians nor Catholics. I have decided to make Xmas a date for family gathering when I can care and share with my family. Also a date which I have set for myself to give them a year's worth of Birthday presents. Since its quite a hassle to shop for gifts as and when a family member's birthday arrives, I have decided to shop for them all in 1 shot and give them out during Xmas. Its also to prevent the kids from asking why they dun have presents during another's birthday.

So, same as last year I present gifts for everyone and this year my brothers, sis-in-law and aunt joined in by contributing gifts of theirs into the big pile. See!!! ^^



I was very pleased with the turnout of the presents. Makes the kids go "wah!" when they saw them...hehe..but there is just 1 weird present wrapped by my 2nd bro. It looked like this odd 5-stone thingy that the wrapping is pasted together at 3 sides and looks (shhh...awful). So, we had it re-wrapped before the Xmas celebration started.

Before:


After:


Food was ordered from Prima Deli and some cooked by Mum.


Though it seems odd to have Bee Hoon and Curry on the same table/meal with Black Pepper Chicken, Roast Ham, Shepherd's Pie and Salad, I guess everyone enjoyed Mum's curry bee hoon. Except poor Ray who cannot eat with us yet, he could only have his porridge and baby biscuits...look at him...awwww...



Here's a photo of some members of the family...Charmaine is not smiling -_


Left to Right (Front): Cousin Sheng, Charmaine, Mum
Left to Right (Back): Cousin Yanling, Dad, Eldest Bro


Ahhh...Charmaine finally smiled! She's hiding behind the mask...hmm...maybe she is just shy.

OR NOT!

Flashback on a Sick Ending

As promised, an account of my absence as mentioned in my previous post. This will be a long entry, so read only when u are free k.

No, the reason for my absence was not due to the Taiwan earthquake which affected the internet in some areas. Mine was a simple (though not so short) case of being SICK.

18 Dec 06
My posts on 19 Dec 2006 explained that I had this bad cold (go read they are interesting) which started in early Dec, stopped and then came back in mid-Dec (16 Dec to be exact). Well, this virus was more stubborn then I imagined. So, I saw the doc on Mon, 18 Dec.

22 Dec 06
Then the cold did not get better and I had to revisit the doc on Fri, 22 Dec...this time I got my fav doc in tat same fav clinic of mine. Got so near to Xmas and I was still sick...remember I still got lots of phlegm and running nose then.

24 Dec 06
Xmas Eve came on Sun, 24 Dec. We had feasting at home as planned. The food from Prima Deli is as good as previous year's. Except this year, I dun feel too good and gave up on the pretty log cake. By evening, I was playing maple and suddenly quite cold and feverish at the same time. Told my mum the same but she dismissed it, thought it was nothing (T_T). So it was no surprise tat when she came back at 11pm plus, my fever hit 39.1 degrees and I was basically having the "heavy head" syndrome. 2 panadols plus cold towel on head aided me to my slumber.

25 Dec 06
Xmas day came and my fever went down a bit...but it came back in the afternoon and I had to visit the 24 hr clinic in the evening (since my fav clinic is not open on Xmas). It cost a bloody $105.00!!!! Got a whole bagful of medicines back and felt rather unhappy abt spending so much since it was a holiday and consultation is generally more expensive on holidays. But then I got 2 days MC after Xmas day....to rest...supposedly.

28 Dec 06
Then on Thu, 28 Dec morning when I was supposed to go back office, I felt giddy in the morning and had diarrhoea...bad coz I din really eat much since Xmas eve. So, back to the doc again...this time to the 24hr clinic again coz I din wana change doc again and since they have my last record...then alas! I got another doc when I get there. 5 times to 3 different clinics...5 differents docs!!! Like tat how to cure me???!!!!

30 Dec 06
So, I was on MC again on 28 Dec but went back to work on Fri, 29 Dec...thinking that I was better...just the diarrhoea left I think. I as wrong again :( on Sat, 30 Dec morning at 4am...I woke up feel super hot and found tat I have fever again! Haiz...Struggled abt 5am plus when my dad came home...thinking tat miraculously I will recover on my own...fat chance I guess. My parents and bro brought me to A&E (Emergency) at Tan Tock Seng at 6am plus...think I got everyone worried coz of the recurring fever. Well, blood test, urine test and X-ray shows tat I was normal. So the doc deduced that I was having a case of "viral infection" which is caused by prolonged cases of virus in the body...could be from flu virus, cold virus, cough virus...such technical terms...as if we will ever understand them. I had 2 pills for my fever, 2 bags of IV drips (dun ask me wat are they, coz I have no idea wat they do either) and an injection for my horrid headache which developed after my fever. Went home at abt 11am plus...4 whole hours in A&E...record sia. -_|||

Taking another bagful of medicine, I went home feeling a lot better than the morning. After taking the charcoal medicine for the diarrhoea, I woke up with red but non itchy rashes all over my arms and legs. Shocked again. Received a call from a doc from Tan Tock Seng asking me to continue my antibiotics from my GP but I told her I have already finished them, so she asked me to make ANOTHER trip down to A&E. (Pple shld be shot for asking a sick person to travel here and there!). When I got to A&E in the evening, I got yet another doc to re-examine me. This time, the doc told me I shldnt take anymore antibiotics (why the hell they ask me to go down again then!!!). Anyway, since I had the rashes, I shun bian told the doc abt it (very bad decision though) and he injected something to test if its drug allergy. I wasted another 2 hrs there whereby in the end he told me its not drug allergy and probably the rashes is caused by the viral infection. They passed me a letter to go down to the Communicable Disease Centre, CDC (sounded like I got some contagious disease) on 3 Jan 07 for a follow-up.

31 Dec 06
New Year Eve, I was feeling a little better...fever was under control using the fever medicine but the diarrhoea is almost gone...managed to get bits of food into my stomach and stay in there. Only problem is...I was feeling sorry for myself for being sick both during Xmas and New Year...while everyone was celebrating, I was huddled up in bed and watching tv and the countdown showing then. Sad indeed.

3 Jan 06
After another 2 days of rest, I have more energy and felt more rested. I just wanted to get the follow up done and over with so tat I can put a "full stop" to my sickness. But this was yet another infuriating day.

My mum accompanied me to the CDC at 9am plus. When we reach there, the nurse promptly told us tat the doctors are all fully booked on schedule and could not see me till afternoon. Then she commented that I was there to see my drug rash?!! I quickly check with her on the purpose of my visit there coz I was given to think tat I was there coz of my viral infection. But on verification, I was there coz of my drug rash, which by then was already gone...it was already gone on Sun, 31 Dec actually. So feeling it was pointless to see the doc at CDC (and the nurse agrees with me since I have no more rashes), the nurse told me to go back to A&E to "nullify" my record which shows an appt at CDC. My mum walked with me all the way to the A&E at Tan Tock Seng which was nearby the CDC and I went to enquire with the nurses on the procedure to nullify the record.

To which, a doc just asked "Do u need to see a doc?"
I said "No."
She continued "So wat do you want then since u have no more rashes?"
I said "The nurse at CDC asked me to come down to nullify my record."
"No need lah." She ended and the security guard on the side confirmed "Yah, no need."

And at the end of the fiasco at both CDC and A&E, neither side took down my name or IC to record that I have been down that day! Bloody waste of my time if u asked me...and I tot I was suppose to go down to CDC to follow-up on my "viral infection". -_|||


I did a calculation and found out how much I spent on this stupid sickness, 5 clinic visits and 1 A&E visit:

$24 + $34 + $36 + $105 (Xmas)+ $40 + $74.80 (A&E) = $313.80

Out of the above, I can only claim $60.00 from the office....haiz....really lugi!!!!

I HATE BEING SICK!!!!

New Year Resolution

Its Year 2007. Belated HAPPY NEW YEAR to ALL!!!!

I know I am late in posting my new year well wishes to everyone but its a long story which involved me being unable to sit in front of the computer...which I will write in another post "Flashback on a sick ending".

As u might have guessed now, my new year resolution for 2007 is to be healthy and stay healthy. Maybe I shld now give serious thoughts abt joining Amore or taking up some gym package (might be too expensive though), abt gg back to my weekly swimming routine, abt eating healthier food and doing less snacking & feasting, abt taking up yoga (Amore will include this though)....hmm, better action on some of those thoughts or they will remain as thoughts only.

What abt u? Wats ur new year resolution? Have u started on it/them already?