Run, Bunny. Run!

Blog

  • 한국어 (Korean Language)

    Why do most of the Korean drama series OST always sound so nice?

    I used to just listen to them but not understand a word.

    I still don’t understand the whole song but I understand a few words and there. But I’m starting to dig into it. Looking at lyrics, I don’t rely on romanization anymore, I want to train myself to read purely hangul (Korean characters).

    I’m able to understand some words too when I watch Korean drama now. I have my little “a-ha!” moments and it feels great.

    Really, I’m just loving the learning language more day by day. If you ask me why…I don’t have a specific reason. I just…you know..like it.

    It keeps me occupied. Keeps my mind away from problems I don’t want to think about. I’m in deep shit now so when I just want to just not think about anything, I flip open my file and start working on my Korean lesson homework. I listen to songs. Actually I like doing homework now. I’m the kind who likes to study. As long as I have something to learn, I’m happy.

    I have to stay back at night to attend a conference call tomorrow so I’m going to have a dinner with a friend, who’s working at the opposite office tower. After dinner, we are going to study Korean together. Then, I’ll head back to the office.

    Because I’ve been writing about my Korean learning journey lately, I think it should have a category for it – Learning Korean.

    ^^

  • 최고의 사랑

    Today is totally a me-day.

    Went for Korean class as usual. Came home and watched the remaining 6 episodes of the 16-episode Korean drama “Greatest Love”. Feel totally unhealthy because I was watching it for 6 hours straight but….I just couldn’t help it. This drama just got me hooked on!

    A very heart-warming, funny and light-hearted drama. I’m in love with the actor, Cha Seung-Won (차승원). I wouldn’t say he’s drop-dead handsome but he melts my heart. His character is cool and funny at the same time. There were scenes that just make you tear a little but it’s the kind of cry I like, makes me warm and fuzzy inside.

    I enjoy the thrill of following through each episodes, and when you know you are left with just a few more to go, you keep telling yourself you need to rest or go to bed because it’s time up but then you tell yourself to just watch a little bit more, or one episode more…and when you reach the last episode, you can’t wait to know how it’s going to end but when it’s approaching the last few minutes, you know it’s going to end soon and it’s like you are going to graduate from this drama-watching session. And when it’s finally over, there’s this nice feeling that showers upon you. When you realise again that it’s finally over, probably a few hours later, you feel something is missing and that there is nothing to catch anymore, no episodes to watch. Another new drama series to catch you’d say? But I think I’m going give it a break….(I will see how long I can stand!!)  I think I will be safe because I have nothing on my to-watch-list.

    Good night, my love, wherever you are.

  • 어머니

    This is the first weekend after 3 months that I’m finally able to sit down, relax and have a moment to myself. I love this personal space of mine and I missed it so much.

    Mummy went back yesterday after her long visit to KL. Mummy has problem letting go…which in return resulted in me acting the same way. Mummy is still protective as ever, sometimes I think maybe the problem lies in me. She’s so worried…she just can’t let go. There are things that she shouldn’t worry too much about but she’s doing so much that sometimes it drives me crazy. Not that I hate it but I guess when you grow older, you have your own set of opinion which doesn’t always match that of mum’s.

    When she flew back yesterday, I couldn’t help to feel a sense of relief. I’ve not gone anywhere with any of my friends for the past 3 months because every weekend, I would be accompanying Mummy. She is not the kind that would go out and explore or do things on her own. She needs someone by her side so being a daughter, it’s only right that I become that companion. Sometimes I wished I was with my friends or I could have a day off just to myself but it’s not that simple. Then, it kinda dawned upon me that I don’t really have many friends too anyway. okay…that’s another story.

    When I hugged her on the day she flew back, just before I leave for work, I told her not to worry so much about us and to take good care of herself. My heart started to sink already.

    Then when I finally drove off to work…tears started flowing. I missed her already.

    The other day we were having our mother and daughter talk at the kitchen. I was teasing her and asked if she thinks she has accomplished what she wants to do in life. She said yes…she thinks so and she only hope for 2 things now. One is to be healthy and happy. The other is to see her daughters to get married and to be in good hands.

    I guess that’s what makes her worried, worried that I won’t be in good hands and more importantly, not in anyone’s hands now.

    “How can you be so pretty but there’s no one?”

    I just told her it’s just that I’ve not met him yet. And if she keeps saying I don’t have anyone, then I would really be with no one. In some way, I just wanted her to stay positive and at the same time to assure myself that there will be that someone.

     

  • Miracle is Possible

    “Every day holds the possibility of a miracle.” – Elizabeth David

  • 喜悦

  • If…Nothing

    If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn’t, nothing can make him stay. -Oprah

  • Happiness is…#58

    Learning how to say happiness in Korean.

    행복 (haeng bok)

    If you know Chinese, it is derived from the word 幸福.

  • Happiness is…#57

    Flossing without braces!

  • Goodbye Braces!

    I didn’t had the sleep I want because I had to wake up earlier today to get to work because I need to get off work early too…to get to the dentist.

    I was really sleepy at work, words cannot describe and then I walked to the dentist once I got home. The one hour wait at the dentist didn’t help at all. I was losing my patience already. When I was finally called into the room, the dentist said very good when he saw the progress of my teeth.

    I didn’t know exactly what he did except for he’s telling me he’s going to make the retainer and then the braces can be removed. In my head, I was still thinking, the braces will still be there until the retainer is ready…which definitely is not today because it takes time to make the retainer.

    He sprayed something on my teeth then placed a short wire across the inner part of my lower front teeth…the nurse glued it or cemented it with a tool that emits light. It was followed by the top row of teeth. With this going on, I still wasn’t sure what the dentist was doing with my teeth.

    After that, he removed the arch wire of my braces. Then, he scraped away the brackets with something. It just felt like a tool was crunching away the brackets. It felt a little like my teeth was going to be crunched away too.

    Next, he placed two moulds on my teeth, one above, one below…to make a mould for the retainers. I was ready to go by then and still couldn’t believe my braces are gone for good. Then, I realised those wires he just installed for me are fixed retainers which I can’t remove until when it’s ready to be removed. They are not visible as they are hidden behind my teeth. In some way, it feels like I’m without braces but in someway, not entirely yet….but it doesn’t matter because having the braces removed is like 100 years old of burden  evaporating away.

    I had to come back in a few days to collect my clear retainer which is to be wore only at night.

    When I came home, I looked in the mirror and stared at my teeth. Smiled. Laughed. Grinned.

    Truth be told, I’m not used to it.

    I deliberately didn’t want to reveal or announce the removal of my braces at work because I wanted to see if anyone noticed it. But I guess I couldn’t help contain the excitement, the colleague sitting next to me asked me the golden question, “How was the visit to the dentist?” I had to answer. 🙂

    Brushing is so much easier now, as well as flossing. And because I’ve been brushing after lunch at work for the past 3 years…the habit is stuck with me that even after now that I don’t have braces anymore, I’m still brushing my teeth after lunch. I think I’m going to do just that.

    *say cheese, say kimchi!*