I can't believe I'm watching Lovers In Paris in YouTube at this unholy hour, hahaha. It's been about 2 years since (yeah, high school!) I watched this Korean Comedy Drama when it was aired in ABS-CBN. During those times, everyone I knew watched the series. Even my English teacher's ring tone was the Tagalog theme song (Wag na wag mong sasabihin by Kitchie Nadal) of the show. I must say I liked the story although it kinda had a weird and "ngek-yun-na-yun?" ending (as most Korean love stories usually have).
I still liked it anyway, most especially because Vivian (originally Tae-Young in the Korean version played by Kim Jeong-Eun), the female lead role, was a really funny and lively character. When it comes to the two guys in the story, I kinda had a hard time choosing which character to side with. Would it be the well-mannered, suit-wearing, semi-cold, prim and proper Carlo Han (also known as Ki-joo played by Park Shin-Yang) or would it be the adventurous, motorcycle-riding, barumbado but sweet and faithful Martin Yoon (Soo-hyuk in Korean played by Lee Dong-Gun)?
In terms of appearance, both guys are appealing in their own right. Carlo, as said earlier, is more of the CEO, rich type of guy who is always proper and gentleman-like (And he wears glasses! hahaha! :p That is kinda a plus for me especially if the glasses suit the guy). Martin on the other hand has this bad-boy, rebel image but is quite sweet on the inside most especially when it came to Vivian. His emo scenes would make you say "awww.." a lot, well if you're a girl or the sensitive type of guy, haha. He's a musician/artist too and that' a real plus! :D (Martin kinda reminds me of a friend back in high school but that's another story :p).
Anyhow, Carlo won the fight for Vivian but Martin accepted it like man (loove the scene when he pretended to have amnesia and cried after saying goodbye to the two :p).
Anyway, I was just really bored and I can't think of anything else to write about so here are a few pics to refresh you memories.
got them from http://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_Lovers_in_Paris.php
The love triangle :p
Martin and Vivian
Carlo and Vivian
The Kiss
(According to a friend's opinion, it looked like they weren't breathing, and I kinda agree :p)
End note: Lee Dong-Gun also appeared in the series Stained Glass. I loved his character there too! Maybe I'll write about that sometime..or not :pLabels: bored, Korean Drama, LIP, love triangles, memories
~ isabel ~ posted @
Sunday, April 29, 2007,2:26 AM
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~ on being someone else ~
I'd be lying if I said I was really, really nervous before I was called because I wasn't. Maybe a little bit but not the I-think-I'm-going-to-faint nervous. Also, not being the first one to be called was a bit of bonus because I had a chance to watch my other classmates and learn from how they performed infront. Anyway, I got my turn to pick a question and what I got wasn't really that big of a deal (at least I thought it wasn't).
"If you had the chance to live another life, what would you choose to become?"
The nervousness sank in when I was out of the room thinking of an answer. What did I want to be anyway? What do I want to be for that matter.
Anyway, things turned out really embarrassing because I wasn't able to organize my thoughts well. And my magically weird answer to the question was...
"I want to be a Barrio Girl."
( Oh yes..I still laugh at this answer every single time I remember it..hahaha :p )
What the hell was I thinking, right? hahaha..Even I thought the answer was weird as I said it but what was I to do? It suddenly popped out of my mouth out of confusion and panic. Well, the good side of it was I was able to support the answer "well enough" (saying that I would like to be close to nature..learn how to plant stuff and have very little worries as possible..just stay in the bukid (farm)..yada, yada, yada...what the hell was i thinking!) to get a not-so-bad grade, but still, it was embarrassing! hahaha :p Some of my classmates even thought that I would think of something else rather than being a human (like butterflies, birds, horses..the creative answers..that sort of thing). How I wish they had given me the idea sooner.
Anyway, looking back, I still really don't have any idea on what I would really want to become if I were not myself. My theory is that I guess I wouldn't want to be anything else but me, at least the me I know of. Maybe what I would like to change is the circumstances of being me, but not the person that I know myself to be.
Wow, suddenly I am reminded of lessons I learned from my Introduction to Philosophy (Intphil) class. How DO you know that you are who you are, anyway? When I ask questions like this, I couldn't help but wonder why I hadn't taken Philosophy as my course. Then again, I might have gone a bit off the edge if I did..haha :p
Going back to the issue of being another thing or person other than being you, I guess everyone, a lot of us, at least, have moments where we would wonder how life would be if we we're not ourselves. Sure, maybe it'll be fun living the life of someone you admire or someone who has the things that you've been dreaming of getting..but then again, you won't be able to live as the you that you know anymore because you're already someone else.. I don't think I'd like to live knowing that I'm a completely different person from the life that I'm living.
Am I even making sense here? hahaha..I guess bumming and the heat have really weird side effects :pLabels: "Barrio Girl", bumming, heat, impromptu, not me, someone else, thoughts, weird
~ isabel ~ posted @
Thursday, April 26, 2007,11:32 PM
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In my daydreaming sessions, I often find myself revisiting a lot of my childhood memories. Those days when me and my cousins would just play around in the garden at home having nothing to worry about. No broken hearts, no stressing school activities, no insecurities, no issues, no worries for short. Hakuna Matata. Haaayy, how I wish I could go back to those days and enjoy the bliss of my innocence. But hey, the daydreaming stops and I find myself snapping back to reality once again.
I really wish I could just snap my fingers and go back, most especially when I am subject to how I am feeling now. I really don't know what to make of it. Would I be angry, sad or would it be better if I just pretend that it's just nothing and everything's alright even if it's not?
The last thing I would ever want to feel though is hate because as much as possible, I try to see the good in everything. But hey, we all have our breaking points. I just hope I won't reach mine anytime soon.
This is the reason why I have been so afraid of doing a lot of things all my life. I don't think a lot of people would believe it but I am so, so, so scared of taking a lot of risks and even small steps just because of this. Yes, I really feel so frustrated, especially because I could not really do anything about it. My intervention would only make matters far worse and that feeling of helplessness really drains a whole lot out of me.
I wish we could just all go back to innocence, not having to be crushed, to be hurt, to be disappointed. I wish I could wish this horrible feeling away. I wish I could make everything back to the way they were. I wish, I wish, I wish...
Unfortunately, I am not Aladin who has his Magic Lamp to wish upon, nor am I a superhero who could make everything alright through my superpowers. I am just me.
All I can do now is make the best out of the situation and pray to the Big Guy Up There for strength and guidance not only for me but for all the people I love.
I'm just glad that people are making things a little lighter..like the person who's text made me laugh just a moment ago and these two persons whom I am chatting with right now who aren't even that close to me but..i dunno, they make life lighter and worthwhile, and I thank them for that.
Anyway, tomorrow is another day. Even if life's like this, I'll never get tired of living it and keeping my head up despite everything.
*praying*
~ isabel ~ posted @
Tuesday, April 24, 2007,11:40 PM
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~ term-end thank you! :) (overdue) ~
anyway, here's an overview of events that happened recently..i know, it's a mortal sin to talk about acads during vacation but it's just to celebrate the fact that they're now a mere shadow of the past..bwahaha, enough of the drama..puhleease :p
april 19 was course card day..i first thought that this day was gonna be really stressful for me coz besides the fact that i still wasn't done with studying for the written comprehensive exams for mfi majors, i was really in danger of failing my managerial economics (econtri) course..it was already a given that i had done really poorly the past term so i wasn't expecting much from my grades..it felt weird though that i was calm the whole time..i guess i just set my mind that whatever was to happen that day shouldn't affect me that much coz it was exam day tomorrow and i'd be losing more if i lost my focus on that..
anyhow, i was surprised and very happy coz i passed everthing..*whew* so with that, here's my (thank you) notes to my profs.. :p
(reader, if you are from my school, these notes may be of help for you when you're choosing your profs.. :p hahaha..)
dr. neriza delfino..hmmm, i am really not good at economics and my performance in your econtri class proves just that. my classmates would, however, agree with me when i say that your quizzes are indeed quite difficult :p despite everything, i really learned a whole lot from you and i was really happy that you appreciated our final paper which i had really worked hard on. your subject is the one which i believe i exerted the most effort on for this term..haha :p thank you very much po for the term and i am looking forward to being your student again in my majors :)
sir jeden tolentino..erm, i had enjoyed being in your class even though some people thought it was a little boring.. :p i understood all the lessons that we tackled in class..the weird part of it though is that i failed the exam which i really studied hard for, haha..anyway, even though my blockmates and i were the noisy ones in class and my performance wasn't consistent, i had fun in this class..for all the additional points you gave us to pull up our grades, and everything else, thanks sir :)
dr. leila calderon-kabigting..i was really surprised with the grade i got from you..wow po, thank you talaga :) i had a hard time understanding your lessons maybe because i wasn't trying hard enough or maybe it was the class just before lunchtime, haha :p anyway, i really appreciated everything you taught us most especially after the wce..and even though there were times when you would be a little grumpy, it was ok coz i know you were very stressed out. thank you very much po :)
sir rene escalante..kaspil1 was a little boring but i learned some new things..i didn't get a good grade but it wasn't the end of the world..anyway, thanks sir..even though i found your shirts quite distracting, i guess sitting in your class wasn't at all that bad.. :)
sir manrico masagca..sir, thank you for being so generous and kind in computing our grades..my friends and i really appreciated it because your subject wasn't too much of an add-on to all the suffering we were subject to during the term, haha..eventhough your project paper was a bit hassle, it was still liht compared to the other stuff we did this term. thank you also for the funny times you shared in class when your cellphone with a funny tone would ring..thank you very much po talaga :)
atty. julie ann tudao..thank you po for that semi law school class set-up..i enjoyed oblicon quite a bit even though i'm really not that good at it..your tests were a bit difficult but it taught me the value of reading the lesson before class, literally :p ..the recitations were also nerve-wrecking coz we could only guess who you were going to call next..and how long you'd be asking them questions..anyway, i'd like to thank you for adjusting our grades for the nth time just so as to make more people pass the course..see you around po :)
so, there..haha..okay, after stressing out on my subjects, i went back to studying when i got home..it got to a point when really i had enough, so i just prayed really hard to Him and just gave it all..
april 20 was WCE and needless to say, i was lucky enough to pass :) it was a big relief and passing it lessened the doubts i had of myself and my decisions..to everyone who was there to help me out and support me..my family who kept their mind open to my plans in case this or that..my friends who helped me out on everything..emotionally and physically, thank you to you all :)
amelie was right, we did make it through.. yey! :D
i'll go on ahead for now..time for some summer bumming :p weeeeLabels: free, happy, release, thank you
~ isabel ~ posted @
Monday, April 23, 2007,11:58 PM
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~ wishing, hoping, praying.. ~
anyhow..at last, i changed the layout! yipee.. :)
school's officially out but i still don't wanna write anything about it..not until EVERYTHING is really done..
blockmates and fellow mfi majors!!
good luck to all of us in the upcoming written comprehensive exam!
We'll pull through, God-willing :)
Argh!!! i have to go back to manila again tomorrow..tsk tsk tsk.. :(
will be reviewing starting tuesday..
course card on thursday
wce on friday..
* huhuhu..i'm getting nervous :'( *
~ isabel ~ posted @
Sunday, April 15, 2007,3:18 PM
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~ a really happy easter :) ~
i arrived home today (saturday) at about lunchtime..
the bus ride was pretty quick (and full of zzzzzz..) (-_-)
may i just say that it's oh-so-good to be home with family and have a break from it all :) i've missed my family too much! *awww, haha* but seriously, being isolated for two days in my other home (with tons of study materials and five dogs) was no joke..i would like to thank ate ging and ate jo for the company though..even if i hardly got to talk with them coz i was making good of my "alone time" to study..
anyway, enough of the isolation stuff..(although i'm still in a bit of a fuzz coz of a stupid thing i did last night..huhu :p) today was relax-and-do-nothing day :) yey! well, at least i thought it was..
i watched the marathon of 7th heaven on studio 23 for the whole afternoon together with my family..i've really missed watching tv..and watching the camdens again was fun..coz just like me, they've all grown up..well, kind of :p haha..
after the tv marathon (and the usual family pikunan sessions) , dad asked us if we would like to attend the easter vigil mass at the basilica (wow..surprising! :p haha) i was really glad that he did..so off we went to the very dark church to witness the celebration of easter :) we actually lasted till the lights went on..(at least my lil brother didn't throw tantrums till then, wehehe :p) i felt really good..i've missed going to mass with my family..we haven't been exactly going to church coz of..errr, reasons..but there we were..for family..for easter..for God :)
thank you Lord :)
anyway, after the mass, we went for a drive to starbucks..yey! (i ACTUALLY got dad to go (again) ! weee..) while we were ordering, a familiar face caught my attention..it was no other than dr. yvette lim from school..(my prof in comcalc! oh yeah! :p) wow, who would have thought, right? but then again, when she was my prof, she already told me that we were from the same province.. :p
opening remarks from her: nag review ka na?
(hahaha! oh yess..wasn't at all expecting that question :p)
okay, after a little chat with dr. lim, i got back to my family..awww, i was really happy we got to spend some time with one another..talking about present stuff..me and chi ranting mostly about our college (mis)adventures and school stuff..and about the past stuff..mom and dad and the family and how life was THEN during their time..enzo butted in once in a while :p (hehe)
it was nice while it lasted..i really cherish these kinds of family bonding moments coz not all people get to have them..have talks and make memories with their parents over coffee..
feels kinda like the 7th heaven setup.. :)
all i can say is that even though my family's nowhere near perfect, i'm still blessed and thankful to have them..
*i love my family :) *
enough for now :p this is getting mushy, haha
2 days till finals week..huhuhu..Labels: coffee, easter, family, happy, love, relax, starbucks, tales, time
~ isabel ~ posted @
Sunday, April 08, 2007,1:17 AM
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~ another day..another day.. ~
escalante..so hard to please..yet is also unpleasant :p
he's unfair at multiple points though i know i have my own faults too..
i know i don't deserve a very high grade under him but sheesh..
anyway, what's done is done..
had i received a higher grade, i know i won't be ranting like this..
(of course! that's but natural)
he'll have his day..someday..one way or another :p
kaspil1 prof = evil = unexplainable and amazing fashion sense :p
(the last one's sarcasm by the way..in case you didn't notice)
**--he's cool--**
as opposed to mr. i-think-i-know-everything, our finacct prof, masagca, is way better..
in terms of attitude at least..
i can't believe he gave us a big help for the finals..can i just say..wow..
at least one subject will help my balance my suffering gpa..hopefully.. :p
**--she's quite fair i guess--**
tuddao..
oblicon..damn low grade..buhuhu
but the credit all goes to moi.. :p
we'll see after finals..but i doubt i'll get any higher than this..
learned a lot though..not too bad :)
**--tales from the lrt--**
to make the long story short, something happened when i was abt to go home
we (driver, passengers..etc) thought a guy (or girl) was run over by the train..
so all lrt operations stopped..leaving us commuters stranded..
turns out the person jumped down from a building..(kassel?? not sure) and landed on the tracks..
scary..and a little sad i guess..
suicide or foul play? hmmmm...
**--upcoming finals--**
...i absolutely dread this :o
sleepy me..
until the next entry.. :p zzzzzzzzz...Labels: hate, love
~ isabel ~ posted @
Tuesday, April 03, 2007,11:02 PM
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~ rants..rants..rants.. :p ~
..yeah, the battle's still on but i'm having doubts if i CAN make it through..
of course, i'm still still still trying my best..
i don't want to put myself down..
especially those who are expecting more from me..
don't wanna disappoint them..
but i guess i am human..
i'm no super girl..and even if i was..
super girls have their big blunders too, right?
"it's about accepting what's in store..but making the most out of what's left" .. :)
I hope i'll make it though..
He'll be the judge :)
wish me luck..*sigh*
**--tales from the mrt--**
"approaching gma/kamuning station..."--mrt driver..
being a commuter has its pros and cons..it is quite tiring but even though it's routine, it's fun seeing fellow commuters do their thing too :D
since commuting usually entails lack of sleep coz i have to leave the house at least an hour to get to class.. i usually take snoozes in the train.. :D
here are some of the positions you'll see me in while "sleeping" in the mrt :p hahaha..
*while sitting down:
(i rarely get to sit down for the trip going to school..but i always do for the trip home :D)
---elbow on lap, hand on forehead, crouched position
---bowed head
---head on either side
---head rested on window..looking up
---head rested on/hand holding the pole (doesn't sound good? haha :p)
---any of the metioned positions with my mouth hanging open..hahaha! not on purpose though :p
*while standing up:
---holding pole
---leaning by the window
---leaning by the side of a seat
---just..err..standing up..hahaha..(i've learned to work out my balance :p)
it's good that i don't snor, eh? hahaha :p
oh yeah, there was this one time that my knee kept twitching (while i was snoozing) and scaring this woman near me, (not to mention disturbing my sleep) hahaha :p
"taft avenue station, the last station..paki-double check na lang po ng inyong mga gamit bago bumama ng train..maraming salamat po at magandang araw.."--mrt driver..
**--on..something.. :p --**
i always love a good mystery..or anything that arouses my curiousity..yeah, i think that's the usual me..always wanting to learn more about things..
...and other stuff :p hehehe..
and THAT is usually the culprit why i end up doing things not supposed to be done and feeling things not supposed to be felt..as evidenced by..errr..a lot of past stuff..hahaha :p
oh, what the hell am i talking about..this is all a big joke..
oh well, gives me reason to smile albeit all the difficulties :p
*grin*
*bad*bad*bad*bad*bad*bad*bad*bad*bad*
**--on another something.. :p--**
i sooo loved reading amelie's latest entry :) haha..got to think about some things too..or rather someone :p hahaha..
i have no "really nice entry" prepared for that person at the moment..i don't really know..i haven't been thinking about that person lately..nor talking to that person or anything..it's just that..we found better things to do..other stuff to settle and nothing was in common anymore..
is it indifference?? hmmm..nah..maybe not.. but something close to that :p
it's not like we're not friends anymore..but for now, i'll have to settle with we're "okay" :)
..and that's not half bad at all :)
**--what else, what else..--**
i got sooo burned out the other day that i just wanted to drop everything and go away from it all..correction..go away from this all..
hayy, but of course, i can't really do that..at least not at the moment..
i kept on thinking about lots of stuff..and lots of questions like what's gonna happen? what if this? and what if that? what will i do? i wanna do this..but what if that..and so on..
*was soooo damn confused and emotional*
that's what no sleep weeks could do..make you weak in all aspects :p
i'm feeling better now..haha :) but i really do need a break..whew..
for now, i'll be sticking to what i've decided to do..and if there would be anything bad that would happen in the future..i'll decide what to do if and when the time comes :D
what else..erm..
nothing more for the meantime :p
might not update for a while..
take note: might :pLabels: bad moving on, better, emo, hope, life, outlet, something, tales, weak
~ isabel ~ posted @
Monday, April 02, 2007,10:11 PM
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