A Serial Catch up.

My mood is all over the place lately and when this happens, all I WANT is to lose myself in a good romance novel preferably a Mills and Boon which are hard to come by unfortunately. There is a simplicity with mills and boon, the plot is straight forward and the romance is just right. I have a considerable collection of genres on my laptop but no good old fashioned mills and boon. I need a veritable collection of them, so, I am searching.
I’ve been catching up with one of my favourite television series – Korean Dramas. I watched a good one last year which I forgot to mention. It is not a drama as such more of a comedy. The last scandal of my life. It's quite funny and a good comedy. For someone who is used to watching periodicals about China and Korea, this was quite refreshing. It is about an ex teen couple who meet again after 20 years. You know how that goes, life intervened, the woman got married and divorced then went to work for her teenage love as a domestic after her husband stiffed her in the divorce and left her with a huge debt to repay. To sum it up, it is about love at 40.

The Last Scandal Of My Life

I also watched IRIS an espionage series. When this aired last year, I was a reluctant viewer. I hate series that deal with politics, mysteries, espionage etc. I don’t even attempt to read novels in that genre. But, I let myself watch when reruns were airing. I can’t say I loved it as much because of the genre but the plot was quite sad especially the love bit. Since the supposed protagonist was a man seeking revenge after being betrayed by the agency/agents he worked for, he ended up being shot on the way to propose to his girlfriend after defeating his nemesis and crew.

IRIS

 

And then there is My Lovely Samsoon. This is absolutely funny. I watched it twice for the fun of it. It is loosely based on Bridget Jones’ Diary. 30 year old woman falls in love with a 20 year old something.  The young man was so bossy and such a dictator. Thinking of it still brings a smile to my face. I would watch it over and over like I do the Big Bang Theory.

My Lovely Sam Soon

Now that IRIS is done, I am left wondering if they will air the sequel IRIS 2 immediately or make me wait 3-4 months for the next one. Seriously, my taste is really eclectic, no?

Happy New Year!

Is it late to wish y’all a happy new year?
To get right into it; my new year’s eve was quite unremarkable, spent it quietly by myself watching telly while waiting for the fireworks display unlike the first of the month. There was a snake sighting around the house which made the day chaotic. I don’t think I have ever indirectly inhaled a lot of paraffin as much as I did that day in my whole life.
As if that wasn’t enough, I accidently super glued one of my fingers to a ring I was fixing. I was busy fidgeting and trying everything from soaking the finger in hot water to trying to chip away the glue with a blade. All this went on until my brother decided to help me out. If it hadn’t been for him, I would have had to get it surgically removed. What a way to start the year?

On the upside, I got away from home for a few days to visit with my cousins Smooch and Baby J. I have seen them quite a bit lately but it had been awhile since I lived with them in their home. It was good to get away and be missed by the family. Short as it was, I loved it.
I don’t know how the new year is shaping out to be for you but, on my side, I think it is getting better. A few good things have happened these few days that I am appreciative of. And, I have no resolutions except to continue my gratitude journal. It helped me find my zen zone and got me focused on the positive. So, I shall continue with it.
Happy New Year everyone. May some of your dreams come true.

PS: Photo credits go to my brother. He felt I should take a picture to commemorate the day.
PPS: I spent a few days going through my comments and past posts and it made me miss one of my followers, Nick. He was great with feed back and sage advice. Hopefully you're still a reader and will see this.
xo