Sunday, 17 March 2019

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.

Tuesday, 29 January 2019

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.

Saturday, 26 January 2019

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.

Friday, 25 January 2019

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.

Sunday, 7 October 2018

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).

Saturday, 6 October 2018

August/September 2018 - London + Scotland (Part 2)

Part 2 of 3 of my little 5 week UK experience. This part covers my Scotland adventures before I flew up to Orkney for my 3 week medical elective. I went to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Isle of Skye and Inverness in a week!

Friday, 5 October 2018

August/September 2018 - London + Scotland (Part 1)

Continuing on my strange medical elective choices, my second destination was Orkney, a group of islands north of Scotland's mainland. I had about 1.5 weeks before the elective started so I visited London, Edinburgh (with a day trip to Glasgow), Isle of Skye and Inverness. And on the way back, I went through Aberdeen before going through London then finally back to Singapore. 
Part 1 will be about London, Part 2 about Scotland, Part 3 about Orkney and Aberdeen.