April 2023 - Canada + NYC [Prima Facie]

Just returned from a 2 week long holiday to North America! So this trip was planned around two main events - the women's ice hockey world championships in Brampton and Prima Facie, a one-woman play by Jodie Comer on Broadway. I spent 9 days in Canada (3 nights in Toronto, 2 nights in Quebec City, 3 nights in Montreal), as well as 2 full days in NYC. 

Drama Reviews - The Glory (2022/2023)

I'm back after a long break! I've been watching non-kdramas, watched Extraordinary Attorney Woo and didn't finish it, and was also busy with other hobbies. But I was trying to make my Netflix subscription worth it and The Glory received rave reviews so I decided to watch it and really enjoyed it. 

The Glory is about Moon Dongeun (Song Hyekyo) who was bullied in school by 5 classmates led by ringleader Park Yeonjin (Im Jiyeon), and her elaborate revenge plan to take them down in adulthood. It was released in 2 parts on Netflix but I waited till the second part was released to watch all 16 eps.

Drama Reviews - Glitch (2022)

Glitch is about Hong Jihyo (Jeon Yeobeen) who goes on an alien-hunting adventure with Heo Bora (Nana) after Jihyo's boyfriend Lee Siguk disappears, possibly due to being abducted by aliens.

Glitch has been on my radar ever since the cast was released because I have been a diehard Jeon Yeobeen fan since Be Melodramatic, and my favourite girl group of all time is After School which Nana was from. Honestly I went in with low expectations because the reviews weren't glowing, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

November 2022 - Jeju, Seoul

I'm back with another travel post! Been so busy with full-time work and my part-time masters that I really didn't have time to complete many shows, but planned to go to Korea straight after the semester ended. 

Always wanted to go to Jeju due to the various shows set there and especially after Hyori's B&B, and headed to Seoul as well since we were already heading to Korea. And actually it was really my parents who wanted to go since they've watched a ton of kdramas after getting netflix. Scoot also just started direct flights from Singapore to Jeju this June, which really increased the incentive. We took Scoot from Singapore to Jeju, Jejuair from Jeju to Seoul, and Scoot back from Seoul to Singapore. There are many options for Seoul to Singapore but as I booked pretty early, there was a really good deal for Scootplus, which includes wider seats, food and baggage which is really all we need. I also added baggage for my flight to Jeju, so my Scoot flights cost about $580 per person, while the Jejuair flight which also included baggage cost $64. The price of Jejuair flights change a lot depending on the timing - if I recall correctly, if the flight was at some weird timing like 8am, it was only $15. 

Drama Reviews - My Liberation Notes (2022)

My Liberation Notes is a slice of life drama about 3 siblings, oldest sister Yeom Kijeong (Lee El), middle child Yeom Changhee (Lee Minki) and youngest child Yeom Mijeong (Kim Jiwon), who live in Sanpo, and a stranger, Mr Gu (Son Sukku), who recently enters their small town. 

June/July 2022 - New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC

My first holiday in more than 2 years! Went all out - all the way to the opposite side of the earth. Honestly it was a trip that has been planned for forever because two of my closest friends live there, and I was going to head there in April 2020 with another friend. Obviously, the trip couldn't go through (luckily I hadn't booked tickets then), but decided to head there while I could before more circumstances (external or personal) prevent it again, and before they head back to Singapore haha. Since I could stay with them during my trip, I managed to save a lot on hotel fees. Hotels in US are EXORBITANT.

Drama Reviews - Twenty Five, Twenty One (2022)

This hit drama is a coming-of-age youth drama starring Kim Taeri as national fencer Na Heedo, WJSN's Bona as her enemy-turned-bestie Go Yoorim, and Nam Joohyuk as male lead Baek Yijin, a sports reporter. This show has been on my radar from the start because watching everything Kim Taeri stars in is just something I do, and I LOVE the Jaurim song which inspired this show. I was extremely busy during the time it aired (working full time and doing a Master's part time is no joke), but I picked it back up again when the semester ended and sped through the eps in a week.