Drama Reviews - Kill It (2019)

Kill It is about detective Do Hyun Jin (Nana) going after the killer in a string of high profile murders, who is a hitman for hire, Kim Soo Hyun (Jang Ki Yong) who also happens to be her childhood best friend. The two share a tragic past, and being on opposite sides of the law as adults, were likely to end up with a tragic ending.

April 2019 - Finland

This is the final break I have, as I have finished 5 years of med school and am slated to start work officially in May. Not looking forward to my hospital nor posting, but what's decided is decided and I just have to work through it. I decided on Finland because I happened to come across a tweet from Finnish women's hockey national team goalie Noora Raty to USA goalie about seeing her in Finland. And then I realised that the semi finals and finals of the IIHF women's hockey world championships would be on 13th and 14th April, literally the weekend after my last day of school (aka the day I signed my contract T_T). And it could be one of my only chances to see these women's hockey heroes play live, and for a chance to watch a USA-Canada game live (which didn't happen, but more on this later). So I convinced my friend to go with me to Finland, and with just 3 weeks left, we booked the flight tickets on Finnair, costing us about $1.4k+ per person (youths get a discount!) from Sg to Helsinki, and another $400+ from Helsinki to Rovaniemi. We also booked an airbnb for a 5 night stay in Helsinki, and the beautiful Arctic Light Hotel for a 2 night stay in Rovaniemi.

Drama Reviews - Sky Castle (2018)

Sky Castle was a phenomenon in Korea while airing, breaking all records for cable dramas, which is incredible because it didn't star the typical leads, though the veterans in the cast were all well regarded. The meteoric ascent of its ratings was largely due to its relevant premise in today's social climate, about what the rich in society would do to ensure their children go to the most prestigious courses and universities, as well as the extremely strategically used cliffhangers that effectively enticed viewers to come back for more.

Drama Reviews - My Ahjussi (2018)

My Ahjussi is about JiAn (IU), a temp worker at DongHoon's (Lee Sun Kyun) company. She has a questionable past and a lot of baggage, while he has a seemingly decent life with a comfortable position at work and a successful lawyer wife, but feels hollow inside. As she somehow finds herself listening in on every part of DongHoon's life, initially to ruin his life, but then realising the kind of person is, she slowly finds her way to comfort and healing, while she herself helps him overcome the stagnation in his life.

Drama Reviews - Mr Sunshine (2018)

 

Mr Sunshine is about Aeshin, a noblewoman who lost both parents in a resistance effort, then learns to wield a gun to join the Righteous Army and fight for her country's sovereignty, with some help from Eugene Choi, an American-Joseon soldier, Dongmae, a Japanese-Joseon swordsman and her fiancee, Heesung, a 'handsome Joseon man', as well as owner of Glory Hotel, Kudo Hina.

January 2019 - Okinawa

This was my trip after I completed the MBBS exams in January. I was a little tired of long haul travels and Europe after that mega 1 month "holiday" to UK so I decided on a tiny island I've always dreamed of visiting - Okinawa! I had planned to go there 3 years ago, but at that time there weren't direct flights yet so we put it off. Jetstar now has direct flights from Sg to Okinawa, making the journey much shorter (around 4h) AND cheaper. I think our tickets were only about $300+ each.
It was not quite the beach holiday I was expecting, but it was an amazing break and escape from everything.

August/September 2018 - London + Scotland (Part 3)

Final part of this mega trip includes my elective (and tourist) experience at Orkney followed by my journey back, stopping at Aberdeen and London (again).