koreanovela

i spent the weekend catching up on sleep and watching the dvd copies i bought of "my sassy girl" and "the classic" over at stef's. because my player can't seem to read my dvd copies. and stef is right. "the classic" is a classic love story. sure, certain scenes are reminiscent of "my sassy girl," like the part when ji-hae was waiting to open the box. or when she tried to avoid sang-min when they got caught in the rain. i guess you have to expect that when it comes from the same director. besides it was definitely one of the things we loved about "my sassy girl." but generally, "the classic" is far more a drama of romance than "my sassy girl" is. they're alike on the fact that they're love stories. but still they're different. just think of it this way, it's a love story with a lot of sap and unforgivable melodrama. and it's actually likeable. the mood throughout the film is subdued and very relaxed, that's why i hardly noticed the length of the film when i watched it. because it was relaxing to watch. and for someone who's as burned as i am, i guess i'll enjoy something like that so much because it's as good as a relaxing foam bath. with good music to match. it's going to be odd to compare the two films because i like them both. and i disagree with most critics who said that jo in-seong's portrayal of sang-min was lifeless. it was actually his non-commital acting that made their whole repertoire so gush-worthy. and whatever misgivings he had throughout the film, i could forgive him for just one scene. the part where he cried. he looked everything he needed to look like. happy, sad, melancholial, overwhelmed... it was actually in that part of the film when i truly felt my tear ducts working. so i can't hold prejudice against him. because if his acting was as lackluster as critics said, i wouldn't have been moved so much by the sight of a boy crying unexplainably. but then maybe i'm really just a closet romantic.

worthless piece o' shit

i am an ass and a half. i have just recently checked my total gross income rate since starting work and i cannot believe i have spent all of that and haven't saved a dime. unless, of course, you consider 300pesos, savings. i looked around my room and i see a lot of the product of hard days labor. a growing collection of films, music, books, and other things with regards to the arts, a huge dump of clothes i can't even wash (i swear, i start and i never finish them all), shoes in all colors, sizes and shapes, and lots of other junk that i have in my room. i have specially spent a lot on the films, music and books. but i have specially been frivolous with the clothes. there's too many of them. i even give them away when my sisters come over to visit. which, i have to say, i hardly did before. *sigh* i swear. i'm such a sugnificant ass and a half.

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there's a plan to revamp "the exchange." and mayen asked me if i wanted to write about lifestyle and culture. would i? oh boy, would i! i wanted to write for magazines and the lifestyle sections of local broadsheets. i never got the chance because i have never tried. and now that the chance is here, i am definitely doing it. i can't wait to start on this project, actually. i want to inform the company about these places they can go to and things you can do when you work in an odd night shift. i hope this project gets along really well.