The Uncanny Counter Seasons 1 & 2 signing off

"You know, hope is a cruel monster. But that's what drives us to keep fighting.”

Alam ninyo yung naghahanap kayo ng mapapanuod sa Netflix, scroll scroll tapos may laging lumalabas sa feed mo, pero hindi mo pinapansin. You look at the synopsis, parang hindi mo type. Lalo na kung gusto mo lang ng light, yung rom-com, hindi ka stressed sa kontrabida, and above all, may Oppa. 

Ganyan ang love affair ko with #TheUncannyCounter. “Demon hunters pose as workers in a noodle shop in an effort to catch evil spirits hoping to find eternal life.” Yan ang description kung ano ang Counters. 

Naku, parang ma-stress yata ako dito, I thought before. Sa zombies nga, napapagod ako eh hehehe kahit eto ung mga gusto kong panuorin minsan – suspense, mystery, action-thriller, supernatural, yan ganyan. Maiba lang ba. Gusto ko rin yung walang Papa-ble na lead, para hindi na nadadagdagan mga Oppa ko, utang na loob LOL 

I actually got curious with #Season2CounterPunch kasi trending yung mga villains/kontrabida. Yung mabait na si #KangKiYoung sa #ExtraordinaryAttorneyWoo (as grrrrrr #HwangPilGwang) eh dito talagang isusumpa mo ang kasamaan) and #TheGlory’s #KimHieora as grrrrrr #GelliChoi na gusto mong ipakagat sa gabundok na langgam sa pagka-salbahe. Season 2 already ended and lumabas na nga ang bullying scandal ni Hieora.

Sabi ko, naku, paano ba ito, dalawang seasons ang kailangang bunuin, syempre you have to watch Season 1 first. Sige habulin natin. Kahit na sabay-sabay na pinapanuod ko (#Moving #BehindYourTouch #DestinedWithYou #ATimeCalledYou). 

And I didn’t expect na maiinlove ako sa series na ito. Kahit wala akong favorite sa mga leads. Pag na-hook ako despite that, wala na, surrender na ko. Although si Ms. Chu (played by the very versatile #YumHyeRan of #TheGlory #MaskGirl, pwedeng mabait na ahjumma, pwedeng kontrabida), eh given na yan. At kung may award for the cast / ensemble, bigyan ko sila for chemistry.

Season 1 

#JoByeongKyu as #SoMun (#HotStoveLeague, 1st time ko sya mapanuod)

#YuJunSang as #GaMoTak (#AlchemyofSouls, ang abs ni ahjussi ha!)

#KimSeJeong as #DoHaNa (#BusinessProposal)

#AhnSukHwan as #ChoiJangMul (#RooftopPrince)

#LeeHongNae as #JiCheongShin (#DrRomantic, ang abs din ha! Infer)

Season 2

#YooInSoo as #NaJeokBong (siya yung hate natin sa #AllOfUsAreDead)

#JinSeonKyu as #MaJuSeok (#ConfidentialAssignment2International, hanapin nyo rin sya sa #KingTheLand and #Vincenzo)

As the series dealt with life, death and afterlife, may mga buhos-luha scenes talaga, hindi mo mapigilan. Sabi nga ni Mun, there is a thin line between life and death. “I know how it feels to lose your family in the blink of an eye. They’re here one moment. And then all of a sudden, they disappear.” Tama ba yung recall ko hehe basta parang ganun. Reminds you that life is short, na dapat you cherish every moment with your loved ones, sabihan mo sila na mahal mo sila. 

May mga “Huh” and “Hmp” moments, may dragging scenes lalo na sa Season 2, you just have to suspend your disbelief, ika nga to enjoy watching hehehe Buti na lang din hindi na nila inistretch and ginawang 12 eps lang.

And as a birthday gift to myself, I bought a cherry red track jacket like theirs. Love it!

#TheUncannyCounter streams in #Netflix, habol na!

#BuhayKPam

Call It Love signing off

#CallItLove signing off...

When #HanDongJin and #SimWooJoo showed their smile for the first time, I started to cry nonstop. 

Starring #KimYoungKwang and #LeeSungKyung, this slow-burn and sad drama gives off the same vibe as #MyLiberationNotes, #OurBlues and #SummerStrike. Malungkot sobra, malungkot yung characters, malungkot ang mga istorya ng buhay nila. Pero may healing, may consolation, may satisfaction sa end because they deserve to love, be loved and be happy. Hindi minadali, and talagang pinaghintay silang dalawa to be together in the end, na wala nang hindrances. "There's nothing that prohibits you two from being together anymore."

Ngayon lang yata ako nagdasal habang nanunuod ng k-drama na Lord, please give this man a happy ending. Pasayahin Ninyo na po siya. Wag na sana siyang masaktan. Ganern ang effect. Yung mader nya kasi ung original source ng sadness nya. "I'm telling you that I was unhappy, that I've never been happy..."

2nd, yung nagbreak sila ng fiancee niya. I first saw #KimYoungKwang in #OnYourWeddingDay, na pinaiyak din ako ng bonggang-bongga. Iba yung mata niya, yung expressions, yung pagka-slouch, yung likod niya habang naglalakad. Na parang pasan ang buong mundo. And you can see the change nung nainlove siya, parang naiba yung pace ng lakad niya for a while.

I saw #LeeSungKyung naman as female lead in #ShootingStars. Ibang-iba ang character niya dito. Galit sa mundo. Hindi mo masisi because her father cheated on their mother, they got kicked out of their family home, and their lives were never the same again. "You robbed me years of a peaceful and ordinary life. I won't apologize to you, because I am not sorry. But instead I will stop hating and resenting you from today onwards..."

Silang dalawa, pareho silang hindi marunong ngumiti. Kaya nung finally, napangiti na sila, ako naman ang naiyak.

“Pain is all the same. There's no such thing as one that hurts less…”

You can call it anything, but I will still call it love...

Catch #CallItLove at Disney Plus.

Cast:

My Guntang #SungJoon (#Island) who plays #YoonJun, their loyal family friend. 

#KimYeWon  - WooJoo’s sister #HaeSung

#AhnHeeYeon (#GhostDoctor)

#JangSungBum (#ExtraordinaryAttorneyWoo #SummerStrike #BeyondEvil #AlchemyofSouls)

#KimHeeJung (#StartUp) – gusto ko rin ang character ng madir nila. Cool lang. 

#JunSukHo (#MisaengIncompleteLife)

#NamGiAe (#LittleWomen)

#talesofthegoodgirl #KPam

Our Blooming Youth signing off

#OurBloomingYouth signing off... 

Romance and mystery, of friendship and love, of betrayal and loyalty - 20 episodes

Thank you #OurBloomingYouth for giving us a happy ending.

#ParkHyungSik at his handsomest, so regal. I really like how his character has evolved. From somewhat an arrogant son of the King, he later on showed his compassionate and gracious side. 

Grabe si PHS, parang 24/7 in character – the eyes, yung height, posture, gestures, yung pagka-suplado, parang Prinsipe talaga (#Suits #Happiness #Soundtrack #StrongGirlBongSoon #Hwarang #InTheSoopFriendcation #WoogaSquad) BONUS: The former idol sings a track in this drama’s OST.

#JeonSoNee (#Encounter)

#PyoYeJin (#TaxiDriver #HotelDelLuna #WhatsWrongWithSecretaryKim #WhileYouWereSleeping #FightforMyWay)

#YunJongSeok (#SaveMe #SomethingInTheRain)

#LeeTaeSun (#HotelDelLuna #IDGangnamBeauty #Suits #PrisonPlaybook)

#HeoWonSeo

Catch the drama series at Prime Video PH.

#talesofthegoodgirl #KPam

Yet To Come

MY TIME WILL COME. Seeing FB and IG posts and tweets of people having the time of their lives now in Seoul or Busan, even visiting #MAGNATE, Jimin's father's cafe, reminds me that this BTS #YetToComeinBUSAN concert is my TOTGA 😥

Since I retired from employment last May, I have been planning to go to SK with my family this October. I wanted to visit during autumn as it is my favorite season. In fact, some docs were already prepared (including my bank cert showing xxx digits 😁). Unfortunately, there were a lot of considerations (timing, embassy issues, family schedules, among others) that I had to give up the dream for now 😭 It would have been another dream come true and doubly special if I were to visit the Land of Kdrama and Kpop and watch the boys live at the same time, even for just once in this lifetime. To reward and comfort myself after all those challenging, heartbreaking moments in the past. 

Sadness is eating me now though. Omg, it is sinking in, I tried not to mind it at all for quite a while 😥 Anyways, I am still wishing everyone, BTS and Armys all over the world all the best. As early as now, #JiminDay2022 congratulations on this awesome concert on Oct 15! And cheers for the #WorldExpo2030BusanKorea! 곧 뵙겠습니다 god boebgessseubnida

Wearing my #BT21xCrocs #YayforFriendship in bed becos why not 😁😁😁 lungkot ako eh 😪😪😪

(₩79,900 plus seller's mark up, rush pasabuy fee and local shipping fee. Bought straight from KR kasi mas mura dun kesa dito, this pair retails at Php6995) #talesofthegoodgirl