There was a time before, when I completely lost my identity...I followed you everywhere like an idiot, almost like a ventriloquist's doll with you as the ventriloquist. Will I go back to that stage again? No...I will never come back. I want a guy (if there are any anyway) who won't cover up my personality, my identity as a human being. I want a guy who will see me as his comparable helper, as a human being with her own free will and choices and calling, not as a subordinate, or slave. I want a guy with whom I can serve one another, not just me alone submitting to him and serving his every command...Men, know that you're NOT God to your women.

Now that I've regained my personality back, slowly building it into the place where it once was...this is me...no more the super-quiet Daisy, no more the Daisy who didn't dare to express her own opinions...

Currently feeling: thoughtful

Here are some of my favourite Kpop :D good oldies Kpop (L) 

H.O.T - Haengbok

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6aafDIOcOA

this song's also available on the parapara dancing game... 

S.E.S - Nuh reul saranghae

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3UBcSRxjo0

IMO, the remix para para dancing version of this song is a lot better than the original lol

Turbo - Love is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqKHiwnJlIs

The dance following the song is just fun to follow One of Turbo's good songs :D

Currently feeling: relaxed

Gimana kalo di IGCF ada KM baru, KM Seni :D bisa dibagi2 lagi sih, ke KM musik, KM seni rupa, KM literatur, dsb :D Kayaknya seru juga yah...terinspirasi oleh kotbah kmrn hehehe

Anyway I've just realized....the more I peek into others' graphic designs, the more influenced I am by their designs...then the more likely I am to reproduce similar styles to theirs :s Isn't it scary? At first I thought it's necessary for a newbie like me to do that...but now...if I am ever to make a web layout, let me try to make it be my way Actually I've been thinking to update this tabulas' layout. However...difficulty comes from Tabulas's coding being a bit too complicated to edit, compared to Blogspot. And then, moreover, I've been busy with sie pembinaan and my friends lately...and it's like almost all of them are my Christian friends :s wew, I hope I won't get trapped into the same pattern over and over again...I feel that it's so hard to talk deep-matters with non-Christians nowadays...for the non-Christians that I know, no offence to others who read this...all they care about is just food, fun, and merriness *sigh*

Currently feeling: sleepy

Ada yg belum ntn film ini? Sophie Scholl berkisah ttg seorang heroine di jaman Nazi...the setting takes place in 1943. Ada seorang cewek Kristen namanya Sophie Scholl yang tergabung dalam sebuah organisasi namanya White Rose. Saya baru tau lho kalo ternyata banyak banget org Jerman yang nggak suka Hitler dan berusaha memberontak gt Si Sophie ini sih gak setuju sama Hitler, krn Hitler meniadakan Tuhan, mengadakan total war melawan negara2 laen, dengan alasan membebaskan negara2 Eropa dari Plutokrasi dan borjuism, dst. Bnyk org Jerman sendiri yang mati di medan perang gara2 perang yang dinisiasi Hitler ini. Kemudian si cewek ini jg gak setuju sama pembunuhan orang Yahudi, terutama wanita dan anak2 Yahudi yang dibunuh di camp pengasingan. Sptnya Hitler di jaman ini juga dituhankan oleh orang2 Jerman yang gak berani ngelawan, tapi si Sophie ini gak mau demikian.

Diceritakan Sophie dan kakaknya laki2 berusaha menyebarkan pamplet yang isinya menyerang Hitler di kampusnya. Lalu akhirnya karena ceroboh dan mgkn terlalu berani, tertangkaplah mereka berdua. Sophie tampil sebagai seorang protestant yang berani, berani untuk mempertahankan keyakinannya dan stand up for her people, the Germans. Tapi di sisi lain, kt bisa lihat kehidupannya jg masih dalam dosa, dia punya tunangan seorang free thinker, kemudian dia jg kadang ngerokok. Bahkan pertama2 dia juga berbohong terus dan tdk mau mengaku dia yg nyebarin pamplet. Sampai akhirnya bukti2 terkumpul dan dia gak bs apa2 selain mengaku.

Menurutku, film ini sih rada2 bergaya film G30s PKI yang dulu slalu diputer tiap th di Indo ceritanya yah mengalir spt dokumenter krn emang dr kisah nyata. Saya jg mayan yakin filmnya low budgeted hehe  Aktor2 dan aktris2nya nampak kesulitan memerankan karakter2 mrk...terbukti dr Sophie yang awal2 sulit banget akting nangis...but as the movie flows, akting mereka jadi sedikit lebih baik Film ini penuh dengan Christian values dan mgkn bs berfungsi untuk PI juga tapi di sisi laen menurutku film ini juga mengingatkan kita sbg orang Kristen untuk meneliti kembali hidup kt. Apakah dlm keseharian kita masih melakukan dosa2 kecil yg bs jadi batu sandungan bagi org non-Kristen? Mungkin aja kita sangat berapi2 semangat melayani Tuhan tapi aku rasa sebaiknya kita berkaca dulu sebelum org bilang kita munafik krn hidup kita sendiri gak bener. Aku kenal banyak org Kristen seperti ini, bsnya cuma menceramahi org laen tp hidupnya sendiri blm bener2 banget. So, di saat kita bersemangat dlm melayani Tuhan, marilah kita juga tak lupa terus berusaha memperbaiki hidup kita hari demi hari. Semuanya agar orang2 pun bisa melihat kemuliaan Tuhan nyata di dalam hidup kita, sehingga mrk boleh memuji nama-Nya, bukannya malah menjauh dr kekristenan.   

Currently feeling: sleepy

As an actress-aspiring person, I want to share something with you all. Actually, I have been trying to act to cry before. Trust me it's a super difficult process. A few times I have been successful to cry a natural cry, but on other times it failed. I think the more often we try to practice the more natural it will look

Firstly, we need to concentrate, imagine and try to picture in your mind, an actress crying, or other sad people around you, which when they cried, you also cried as you watched them crying. Try to remember a sad song, a sad song that reminds you of something sad, preferably something sad that quite recently happened so that your memory is still fresh :D Try it and you'll realize...once you're in the 'crying mood', you'll be crying continuously and so naturally :D All the best...

P.S. I will practice my acting again at home as I'm going to enter an audition on something soon

Currently feeling: okay

- to learn more Korean, Chinese, and Japanese...but these 3 will clash so I must choose one to study at each time period 

- to redesign this blog...is this merely a dream? I still haven't even installed my PS CS2 yet, must search for the CD again :s Anyways, been downloading a whole lot of yummy brushes and sexy fonts to prepare for blending :D

- to enter audition for IAF 2007's theatrical performance on Sept 16. But for example if they tell me that I can't go back to Indo on December or that I will need to practice once a week after school starts next sem, then forget it...I heard that IAF 2007 will be held on either January/February/March 2007...

I've been feeling so unproductive at work lately...not to mention the environment at work which demands us to work at 20-22 degrees C 8 hrs a day...very not conducive environment :s This is like a "free" slimming clinic already

Currently feeling: sleepy

Maybe I have thought too much...I have mistaken his kindness for something else...I'm going crazy soon...ah well, better just enjoy myself and watch drama :D

I've been wondering lately whether it's actually unhealthy for actors and actresses to manipulate their emotions for film scenes. I know some films will have benefits on the people who watch them. But, to manipulate one's emotions without affecting them in their daily lives...perhaps that's quite a challenge. I have a hunch that if one manipulated his/her own emotions on a regular basis, then that person's emotional life would be quite unstable because of the habit of overreacting to situations. Even if one's not sad or angry during filming...if the scene requires it, the actor would be forced to be sad/angry according to what feeling his character is supposed to have at that moment, right? I am actually stepping one foot back from going further toward the film/theater world right now...However, I will still accompany my friend for the audition anyway I guess Just one try wouldn't hurt perhaps...

Currently feeling: sore

Finally got the stress of the semester...the self-study module I'm taking is full of biological jargons...it's driving me nuts cos there are soooo many things to memorize. Then, this IA is also crazy. Sometimes there's not much to do, but at other times, when it's deadline for the supervisors they'll turn crazy and force us to do so much work. So basically if you get a slacker supervisor, you're bound for misery...especially for a planner like me...this is not nice....at all...

Currently feeling: stressed

Have you ever felt that you like someone so much when you're not with him/her, but then when you actually meet the person, the feeling's suddenly gone to nowhere...Have you ever felt this kind of feeling? It's so bad :s

Jagalah Tubuhku

Oleh: Oktivany

Punggungku terasa hangat pagi ini. Kurasakan sentuhan dan hembusan nafas sang mentari yang selalu menemaniku sampai sore nanti dan akhirnya aku akan ditemani sang rembulan saat malam datang. Bintang-bintang yang menari di atas sana juga telah berjanji menemaniku sepanjang malam dengan nyanyian hati mereka hingga nanti kuterlelap dan mimpi indah. Dedaunan yang menghijau di atas kulit mulusku, seakan tak pernah lelah meneteskan air-air embun cintanya untuk semua mahkluk alam. Burung-burung hutan yang bersiul di ranting pohon tua-ku ikut meramaikan kemolekkan pagi ini.

Tiba-tiba, ada sesuatu yang sangat hangat, yang berbeda dari hangatnya surya karena asal kehangatan itu bukan dari belakang punggungku, melainkan dari lututku. Hangat, kian memanas, hingga panas sekali. Dengan mataku yang belum sempurna terbuka menatap panas bumi, kudapati sesuatu berwarna merah membara. Dari kejauhan, ia sedang merayap ke atas lutut kiriku. Api!

Siapa gerangan yang tega membunuhku secara seperti ini. Kenapa dia mencoba merampas mahkotaku yang hijau, yang sedang bertunas dan mekar menebar harum. Mengapa dia melakukan hal ini? Apa sebenarnya salahku padamu? Tak henti-hentinya aku menyuapimu dengan makanan dari bagian-bagian tubuhku. Buah-buah yang segar dan ranum. Daun-daun yang hijau yang tak jenuh memasakkan oksigen untuk seluruh penjuru alam. Hewan-hewan hutan yang gemuk beraneka-ragam.

Tapi, apa yang telah kau perbuat padaku di hari sepagi ini. Tidakkah Tuhanmu berpesan untuk menjagaku. Tapi, ternyata kau mengingkarinya. Apakah kau tidak beriman hingga kau mampu mengingkari janjimu begitu saja? Kenapa kau egois? Hutan megahku tidak kuperuntukan untukmu saja, melainkan untuk anak-cucumu. Mereka, malaikat-malaikat kecil yang akan senantiasa menjagaku dari kerusakan dengan sayap-sayap mungilnya yang indah.

Tapi, kini aku mulai ragu. Aku takut malaikat-malaikat kecil itu tak mampu mempertahankanku lebih lama. Terpancar dari orang tua mereka yang selalu serakah merampas keindahanku. Apakah malaikat-malaikat kecil itu mampu bertahan di kaki mereka sendiri tanpa meneladani tindakan orang tuanya? Kalaupun mereka mampu, sampai kapan tenaga mereka tetap menyala setegar asa cinta mereka padaku.

Aku takut mereka mulai lelah dan kemudian meninggalkanku. Pohon-pohon hijau yang menjadi jubah syahduku mulai terkoyak, tercabik di sana-sini dan akhirnya aku sendiri pun tak mampu menambalnya dengan sisa-sisa kasihku.

Kudengarkan deritaku, jeritanku, tangis dan laraku. Aku sakit, manusia. Aku sakit. Sakit sekali. Aku tak mampu berdiri apabila tak seorang pun mau peduli pada tangisku. Perih rasanya ketika melihatmu mencabik diriku tak bertanggung jawab. Menggoreskan luka-luka baru tanpa berusaha menopangku agar mampu bertahan, walau hanya dengan secuil sayangmu. Tapi, kau pergi menghilang begitu saja setelah mengoyakku dengan taring-taringmu yang haus akan kekayaan dunia semata.

Inikah yang engkau sebut kenikmatan dunia? Yang hartanya selalu kau bangga-banggakan? Tak sadarkah engkau bahwa aku di sini terluka olehmu? Apakah suatu saat ada hatimu menangis untuk perihku? Adakah rasamu sedikit merasakan pilu hati kecilku? Mampukah kubertahan dengan keadaan sehancur ini? Tidakkah kau melihat derai air mataku yang terurai karena sinar-sinar emas sang sury? Adakah tempatku untuk mengaduh? Mengaduh sejadinya. Meluapkan semua piluku. Adakah pangeran yang akan membangunkanku dari mimpi burukku ini?

Setelah menangis untuk menangisi kehilangan atas seluruh harta hijau terindah yang kumiliki ini, aku pun tersadar bahwa aku tak mampu berbuat banyak. Aku hanya mampu mengerang kesakitan sepanjang hari. Sendirian, tanpa seorang pun mendengarku.

Seminggu setelah lukaku sedikit sembuh, tiba-tiba kumerasakan hal yang sama lagi. Api merah yang menyala merayapi tubuhku, kian membakar kulit-kulitku dari ujung lutut kanan yang semakin naik ke sekujur tubuh. Menebar perih. Menyayat hati. Belum juga tunas hijauku tumbuh. Belum sempat mata kuncup-kuncup liliku menyapa dunia. Kini, mereka menjadi abu. Untuk kesekian kalinya engkau membakarku tanpa ampun.

Apa yang sebenarnya kalian inginkan wahai manusia yang katanya diciptakan paling sempurna oleh Sang Pencipta? Apa hanya ini yang mampu engkau lakukan untuk membuktikan kesempurnaan itu? Harusnya tugasmu menjagaku. Sebaiknya kau takut kehilangan indahnya tubuhku. Mampukah kau menebar bahagia di atas tangisku yang tak pernah lelah meneteskan air mata. Tangisku yang hampir mengering seakan pecah kembali di kesunyian pagi ini. Kapan aku akan merasakan bahagia seperti orang-orang yang sedang tertawa menikmati harta rampasan mereka dari ujung-ujung tubuhku?

Apakah ini adil untukku? Aku hanya salah satu bagian alam yang menjerit ketakutan. Belum lagi keadaan saudaraku yang jauh di luar sana. Mereka yang berwarna biru kehijauan yang sama menderitanya seperti ragaku ini. Saudaraku sang samudera. Bersabarlah sayang, suatu hari nanti, akan ada saatnya pangeran-pangeran berkuda putih kita datang untuk menyelamatkan jiwa-jiwa yang saat ini masih terbelenggu oleh kejahatan dan ketidakadilan fana ini.

Lalu doaku didengar dan dikabulkan sudah oleh-Nya. Pangeran berkuda putih yang senantiasa menjaga asa-asaku agar tidak meredup datang. Menolongku dan saudaraku. Selalu siap menyelamatkanku dengan pedang dan tombak yang digenggam-Nya. Melindungiku dengan perisai emas yang menenangkan tubuh-kalbuku. Merawat luka-luka nuraniku. Mengganti jubah hijauku yang terkoyak, tercabik. Menggantinya dengan jubah baru yang harum dan hangat. Lembut kurasakan belaian Pangeran berkuda putihku.

Ternyata, selama ini Ia menjagaku. Ia mendengarkan tangisan piluku. Ternyata selama aku terluka, tak pernah sedetikpun aku sendirian. Wahai Pangeran, betapa tulus dan sucinya cinta-Mu kepadaku. Andai tahu lebih awal, mungkin aku tak pernah patah asa. Untung Kau datang di saat aku hampir terkapar tak bernyawa karena ulah manusia-Mu.

Akankah Kau kabulkan doaku yang terakhir sebelum kulelah menopang tubuh berat ini? Satu hal yang kupinta dari-Mu, kelak, sadarkan manusia untuk berbuat kebajikan bukan kerusakan.

Dua hari setelah aku menutup mata, Tuhan mengabulkan doa terindahku sekali lagi. Manusia mulai sadar kesalahannya, mereka berusaha menanam kembali jubah-jubah hijauku. Dari atas sini, di mana aku bisa beristirahat dengan tenang, aku melihat tunas hijauku tumbuh dengan senyum. Tidak hanya itu, kuncup-kuncup liliku pun bisa bernyanyi untuk dunia. Terima kasih Tuhan yang telah menyadarkan manusia bahwa aku masih perlu dijaga. Karena aku adalah gunung yang indah yang akan senantiasa menyediakan sebagian kebutuhan manusia. ***


Oleh: Oktivany
Penulis adalah pelajar Unair Surabaya

Currently feeling: sleepy

Sendin' pages I ain't supposed to
Got somebody here but I want you
Cause the feelin ain't the same find myself
Callin' her your name
Ladies tell me do you understand?
And all my fellas do you feel my pain?
It's the way I feel
I know I made a mistake
Now it's too late
I know she ain't comin back
What I gotta do now
To get my shorty back
Ooo ooo ooo ooooh
Man I don't know what I'm gonna do
Without my boo
You've been gone for too long
It's been fifty-leven days, um-teen hours
Imma be burnin' till you return (let it burn)

[Chorus]
When the feeling ain't the same and your body don't want to
But you know gotta let it go cuz the party ain't jumpin' like it used to
Even though this bruise you
Let it burn
Let it burn you gon' learn
Gotta let it burn
Deep down you know it's best for yourself but you
Hate the thought of her being with someone else
But you know that it's over
We knew it was through
Let it burn
Let it burn
Gotta let it burn

I'm twisted cuz one side of me is tellin' me
that I need to move on
On the other side I wanna break down
and cry (ooooh)
I'm twisted cuz one side of me is tellin' me
that I need to move on
On the other side I wanna break down and cry (yeah)

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oooh
Ooh ooh oooh (can ya feel me burnin'?)
Ooh ooh ooh oooh ooh oooh

So many days, so many hours
I'm still burnin' till you return

 ~Usher's "Burn"

I'm feeling unwell and I had to come to office this morning due to something that I just had to finish. Now, I'm trying to find some way to get off earlier :s I don't feel like going to the MD at YIH UHWC though :s oh my what should I do? I need to borrow some books from the library as well...shld I use it as an excuse to go off early? aaa...jungmahl...gak semangat jg mau ngapa2in :s

Currently feeling: sore

Matthew 5:38-48  

An Eye for an Eye

 38"You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.'^[a] 39But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. 41If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. 42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

Love for Enemies

 43"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor^[b] and hate your enemy.' 44But I tell you: Love your enemies^[c] and pray for those who persecute you, 45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Currently feeling: blah

Could be something wrong that I ate...could also be because of my irregular eating pattern lately...which caused me ulcer...stomachache...shiverings all the time...headache-y...sore throat...and slightly runny nose...but I could not get MC...da** the UHWC doctor...I dunno whether the practice of giving MC has been abused too much by irresponsible workers and students nowadays...I really dunno...could also be because I told her I was not sure whether I got a fever :s I have to sleep early tonite...I feel cold...despite wearing 3 layers of long sleeves clothings, it's still cold...it can't be the weather, can it?

Currently feeling: cold

Janji Yang Manis

Currently feeling: determined

Jadi caretaker itu capek banget...pas orang lain butuh kamu, kamu ada buat mereka. Pas giliran kamu butuh mereka...mereka gak ada buat kamu...Aku pikir gak ada hubungan antar manusia di dunia ini yg gak perlu give and take...sepnjg hubungan itu berjalan continuously. A friend in need is a friend indeed, but that friend...needs another friend indeed also.

Currently feeling: sad

The famous wedding song from the Kdrama Delightful Girl Choon Hyang...it's so touching and reminds couples to always be loyal to their husbands/wives huhuhu ultimately better than the western-traditional "Tonite I celebrate my love for you"  

널 사랑하겠어 - 동물원
Nuhl SarangHaeGessuh - DongMoolWon
I will love you - Zoo

내 뜨거운 입술이 너의 부드러운 입술에 닿길 원해
Neh DdeuGuhOon EebSoolEe Nuh Eh BooDeuRuhOon EebSoolEh Dahkil WuhnHae
My hot lips want your smooth lips
내 사랑이 너의 가슴에 전해지도록
Neh SarangEe Nuheh KaSeumEh JohnHaeJeeDoRuk
I want my love to reach your heart
아직도 나의 마음을 모르고 있었다며는
Akijdo NaEh MaeumEul MoReuGo IssuhSuhDaMyuhNeun
If you still dont know my love
이 세상 그 누구보다 널 사랑하겠어
Ee SehSang Keu NooGooBoDa, Nuhl SarangHagessuh
I'll love you more than anything

널 사랑하겠어 언제까지나
Nuhl SarangHaGessuh Onjekajina
I'll love you forever
널 사랑하겠어 지금 이 순간처럼
Nuhl SarangHagessuh Jigeum EeSoonGanChuhRum
I'll love you like now
이 세상 그 누구보다 널 사랑하겠어
Ee Sehsang Geu NooGoo Boda, Nuhl Sarang Hagessuh
I'll love you more than anything
어려운 얘기로 너의 호기심을 자극할 수도 있어
UhryuhOon Yegiro Nuh Eh HoGiShimeEul JaGeuKal SooDo Issuh
I could have you with hard words
그 흔한 유희로 이 밤을 보낼 수도 있어
GeuHeunHan YooEhRo Ee BamEul Bonel Soodo Issuh
I could just let this night pass by
하지만 나의 마음을 이제는 알아줬으면 해
Hajiman Naeh MaeumEul EejehNeun AhrajwosseuMyun Hae
But I want you to know my heart now
이 세상 그 누구보다 널 사랑하겠어
Ee Sehsang Keu NooGoo Boda, Nuhl Sarang HaGessuh
I'll love you more than anything

널 사랑하겠어 언제까지나
Nuhl SarangHaGessuh Onjekajina
I'll love you forever
널 사랑하겠어 지금 이 순간처럼
Nuhl SarangHaGessuh Jigeum EeSoonGanChuhRum
I'll love you like now
이 세상 그 누구보다 널 사랑하겠어
Ee Sehsang Geu NooGoo Boda, NuhlSarangHagessuh
I'll love you more than anything x3

translation by Essi
 

credit to: Mei Yee

Currently feeling: working

Kok jadi bnyk yg ngomongin dream house kemaren pas kebersamaan exco kan suruh jawab2 pertanyaan gt, aku pas dpt pertanyaan kalo seandainya bs buat rumah impian mau buat kayak apa...

Menurut Deiji rumah impiannya kayak rumah di Full House hehehe becanda deh, although rumah di Full House yg jadi rebutan itu bagus dan keliatan nyaman banget. Ada halaman belakang yang luas beserta danau buatan gt kayaknya jadi bs naik2 perahu di blkg rumah terus ada ayunan di halaman belakangnya. Rumahnya 2 tingkat dan bnyk kacanya.

Rumah impianku gak muluk2 kok Yang penting nyaman, fungsional, tmpt dimana aku harus betah tinggal disana tentu saja, gak mala bikin suntuk atau stres soal design, memang suka design yang minimalis dengan warna2 yang kontras di mana2...modern...bentuk2 kursi, meja, vas bunga, lampu, dll yang cute, unik dan kontemporer gak usah besar2 karena rumah yg besar bikin penghuninya merasa kesepian biasanya lalu mungkin scr lebih mendetail ada halaman yang lumayan luas buat chill out atau menyendiri kalo lg mellow...bisa liat bintang2 gt, kan seru nah lho, mulai jadi Full House lg huehehhe ah well...yeah, btw lg nganggur banget di kantor stuck nulis reportnya mangkanya jadi tulis blog hmm talk to u all later

Currently feeling: blah

Choon Hyang Jun (The Story of Choon Hyang) is one of the most famous and beloved traditional stories in Korea. This story was written by an anonymous author in the mid-period of Chosun Dynasty, which had lasted during the years 1392-1910. This is a story of fidelity, feminine virtue and love which transcended the boundaries of traditional classes.

The story takes its name from the heroine, Choon Hyang, who was a daughter of a retired 'Kisaeng' (a professional female entertainer) whose name is Wol Mae. The literal meaning of Choon Hyang is Fragrance of Spring. Choon Hyang happened to meet with Lee Mong Ryong, a son of a noble family.

Mong Ryong fell in love with Choon Hyang at the first sight and directly went to Wol Mae and asked her to allow their union in the future. However, Mong Ryong had to move to Hanyang (the old name of Seoul) to take the national examination to become a high officer of the royal government.

In the mean time, a new governor named Pyon came to the town of Namwon where Choon Hyang lived. He heard about the beauty of Choon Hyang and demanded her love. But Choon Hyang repeatedly refused his order and was finally put into jail. The governor at last decided to kill her on the day of his birthday party.

On the other hand, Lee Mong Ryong in Hanyang had successfully passed the examination and became an 'Am Haeng Eo Sa' (a secret inspector on local government commissioned by the royal decree). He came to the town of Choon Hyang disguising his identity. There some interesting and funny happenings took place due to his disguise.

Finally, he appeared at the birthday party of the governor, disclosed his identity, and punished the governor who was notorious for his corruption and cruel treatment of his people. In the end, Choon Hyang was happily reunited with Lee Mong Ryong who was deeply moved by her royalty and fidelity.

Choon Hyang Jun has been endlessly recreated in various art forms, such as movies, Play and Pansori (Korean traditional narrative song).

My Review :

Every detail of the real legend is included in the modern version of the drama...engaging up till the very last episode :D highly recommended... the series has quite some good moral values...more reviews to come

Currently feeling: amused

No, I won't complain that my friends in NUS have been sooo terribly busy during this midterm, ever since last week until now, that they can't do anything else other than focusing on their studies. I have been there too, I know what it is like. Eventhough, I honestly envy them for being able to study a lot this sem But I won't complain about their busy-ness...it's only normal May God strengthen them and give them joy in studying and also resting during this midterm break May those who are weary have rest in Christ Take care guys

Currently feeling: sympathetic