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A local version of Reply 1994? Sounds promising, doesn't it? For the past few weeks, I've been addicted to the Channel 8 9pm drama 谢谢你出现在我的行程里 Walk With Me. The drama has a title that's quite a mouthful but I'm glad to say the content is quite full as well. 😛 The drama first attracted me with its strong and emotional theme song "再见 My Love" before the start of every episode, showcasing its highlights. THE GOOD PLOT  The plot is reminiscent to Reply 1994, where they had a boarding house and people from all over Korea came to stay over. In 谢谢, people from China, Taiwan and Malaysia came to Singapore to stay over at Yuxiu(played by Fann Wong)'s house. In the show, Yuxiu has a daughter, Jiaqi(played by He Yingying) who came back from studying in the UK. The best part is that we the audience can relate to the plot and though similar to Reply 1994, it's not a ripoff! Haha 😂 They incorporated elements that we can relate to, especially since many ...

It starts off with a kiss. What a sweet start right? But no. Then it goes downhill for Xiangqin, the female protagonist, as she is harshly rejected by Zhishu, the male protagonist that she crushes hard on after the accidental kiss. And somehow or another she moves in and stays with his family after becoming homeless. As dramatic as it sounds, it's actually a satisfying movie to watch! The Good PLOT The plot pace is okay as it's not draggy. As it focuses on romance, it has 4 kiss scenes. Seems excessive? Not really, they seem appropriate and are not just there to make up the number so that the movie matches up to its name hahaha. Other than funny scenes, there were many tearjerking moments, like when Xiangqin thought that Zhishu was gonna marry Shahui and gave him her blessings, because if you love someone, you would wish for him or her to be happy. There are also some values behind the movie to have your own purpose in life rather than just following what your parents ...

14 February 2019 Happy Valentine's Day! It was a 单独约会 solo date between my grandma and me and the cinema hall seats were more than half filled. Probably because 1. It's Valentine's Day so many couples came for a movie date. 2. It's the first day of the movie release! Not bad hahahaha very comedic!! XD Nathan Hartono's only line was "I Love You" because he acted as a zombie. The plot was quite interesting and the most touching part was when the zombie played Ferlyn's speech(she plays as Zhen Zhen) at Miss Singapura during his speech after winning Mr Perfect and said "I love you" on behalf of the Ferlyn to her mother, Fann Wong. I almost shed some tears at that part and heard some sniffs from the audience. The funniest parts were Gurmit Singh's parts and the goat's tears procurement part also garnered a lot of loud laughs from the audience. And of course, Nathan himself acting as the zombie. If you're planning to watch thi...

18 Nov 2018 The day I had been waiting for finally arrived. I was going to take my first ever Test of Proficiency in Korean(TOPIK) in Singapore! This day finally came after 2 to 3 months of studying and trying out past year test papers with my Korean teacher. What is TOPIK?   It is an international proficiency test in Korean. There are 6 levels from 1 to 6. Some Korean universities require foreign applicants to attain at least level 4 or 5 to enter universities such as Seoul National University, Yonsei University etc. TOPIK I allows applicants to attain Level 1 or 2 qualification. TOPIK II allows applicants to attain Level 3 to 6. Passing marks TOPIK I: Out of 200 points: Level 1- Attain 80 points Level 2- Attain 140 points TOPIK II: Out of 300 points: Level 3- Attain 120 points Level 4- Attain 150 points Level 5- Attain 190 points Level 6- Attain 230 points Credits and for more information about which components are tested, do check out the useful TOPI...

先苦后甜 is a Chinese idiom that I can relate to. It means to go through the bitterness then enjoy the sweetness. I guess I’m in the slightly sweeter part now but still (I’ll talk about this in another post). This semester has been a whole lot of ups and downs. This is a reflection to keep track of how I’ve grown over the past semester. The module that pushed me the most: Radio Production 2 Vox Pop means ‘voice of the people’. For radio production, our first group assignment consists of interviewing on the street. Doing it again really challenged my limits and pushed me out of my comfort zone. I previously did it during the Exploring Contemporary Issues module in Year One and I said, “I’m never doing this again!!” Nope, nope, don’t say too soon haha. XD I thought it’d be better to take up the role of the interviewer because I had commitments such as the piano concert preparations and may not be able to record in the studio. We went interviewing at Jurong East where there is m...