Korean drama fever over 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal'

Sungkyunkwan Scandal (courtesy of MySoju.com)

Ya..ya..I know and I'm gonna say it again that it's been a while since my last post. Remember? I was tightly busy with the Sabah International Expo 2010 (SIE2010), one of my company's major event that was just held on 15 - 19 Oct at 1Borneo Hypermall. And now it's all over and we just organised a Budget Forum on 22 Oct and that's over as well....and I'm starting to get a lil lazy at work after all that.

Anyway, back to the subject...this started during the SIE actually, while my friend Dev and I was resting at our hotel room @ Novotel when we turned the tv channel to KBS World (Korean channel) and we watched this Korean drama called 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal'. (you can click on the title to watch it - you could get addicted!) I'ts a romantic comedy drama and read that it's one of Korea's latest hit drama. After watching like 2 episodes of it, I instantly fell in love with the storyline which is so cool & charming because I favoured movies/drama that has a girl pretends to be a boy and there's love triangle kind of thingy going on - just makes my heart melt! I got so into it that we watch the next and next epis online. It's so charming that I could just keep smiling everytime I think about it and I've already requested a record store to make me the DVD of the whole drama - crazy huh! I'm having 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal' fever!

Okay let me share you something about this drama:

Synopsis: This drama is set in Sungkyunkwan University during the Joseon era, revolving around the exploits and love stories of four youths. When her younger brother falls ill, Kim Yoon Hee enters the school in his place disguised as a boy in her desperation to find a way to support him, and becomes friends with Lee Sun Joon, extremely rich and the brains of the gang, playboy Goo Yong Ha and the rebellious Moon Jae Shin.

Check out the trailer here: Sungkyunkwan Scandal

The four main characters L-R: Lee Sun Joon (Micky Yoochun), Kim Yoon Hee/Kim Yung Shik (Park Min Young), Moon Jae Shin ((Yoo Ah In - my fav & he's hot) and Goo Yong Ha (Song Joong Ki)

I'm madly in love with his character - Yoo Ah In starred as 'Moon Jae Shin'. I drools over his sexy lips and killer smiles...haha (sorry husby). For more of him check out this lovely videos here and here and here again and oh here's another one which is my fav (courtesy of Joy13wall & Swoddss - beautiful soundtracks and I love the chemistry of him and the heroine. I so wish they would end up together!) Don't you think he is SO CHARMING with his smile? And he's extremely a good actor too!

Before I end this post (because I might continue on talking about SKKS if I don't stop) I'll leave you with the best part - here's a video that shows the love triangle between Lee Sun Joon, Kim Yoon Hee & Moon Jae Shin. (And to swoddss - your videos are great!)

I'm smiling now...again (thinking how charming Moon Jae Shin/Yoo Ah In is..hehehehe...naughty mama)

Brighten up and smile (on Mondays and rainy days)

Most people always says Monday sucks but actually it does'nt have to always be that bad. Here's something to rid the monday blues...listen to some pretty tunes from the radio or your fav cd's in the car. Just to share...here's one to listen to, just to start off your Monday bright and smilling.....

This guy is really good & just awesome-ly talented! And I love his lovely rendition of 'Amos Lee's' Sweet Pea. He's Gabe Bondoc, another cool Philippino talent, and a popular indie pop/acoustic artist based in San Mateo, California. I googled, and read that he rose to fame with his One Take Sessions of famous songs and his own compositions in Youtube. (Hi Gabe, I'm a fan of your voice!) For more of Gabe and his music - check him out in here.

Now I want to play the guitar like him so badly...unfortunately my old but classic guitar (quite a vintage one actually) broke into half unintentionally by Danny, my younger bro, a few years ago. Plan to buy a new one sometime soon.



Let's sing along....

Sweet pea Apple of my eye

Don't know when and I don't know why

You're the only reason I keep on coming home

Sweet pea What's all this about

Don't get your way all you do is fuss and pout

You're the only reason I keep on coming home

I like the Rock of Gibraltar I always seem to falter

And the words just get in the way

Oh I know I'm gonna crumble

I'm trying to stay humble

But I never think before I say

Sweet pea Keeper of my soul

I know sometimes I'm out of control

You're the only reason I keep on coming

You're the only reason I keep on coming

yeah You're the only reason I keep on coming home

Anyways, happy monday people....I'm gonna be so busy this two weeks....and I'm not sure if I'll have time to update my blog...keep checking me up:)

Final Preparation for the SIE2010

Next week will be a super duper busy week for me and my colleagues (from MICCI Sabah, FSM & SIE Secretariat). Although I did manage to update my blog today (to de-stress my mind) but work in the office was actually non-stopping and overloading but it's fun to be that busy - so used to it. I'm glad I'm able to cope with work stress just fine. My office (MICCI) seems to look like a paper factory these days....there's just papers & files everywhere. We are actually tightly busy with our final preparation for the Sabah International Business Conference 2010 (SIBC2010 - which MICCI Sabah is chairing again this time round) and the Sabah International Expo 2010 (SIE2010 - chaired by FSM). We'll be moving to the SIE Secretariat at 1Borneo Hypermall, where the SIE will be held, starting this coming Monday, 11 Oct. The SIBC will be held on 15 Oct (Theme: Growing Money from Trees), whereby the SIE will start from 15 - 19 Oct. There will be about 400 booths (both local & international participation). There will also be visiting diplomats and we're expecting about 20 countries participating in the SIE. SIE is one of our company's major event held bi-annually (it was last held in 2008) and we jointly organise it with FSM and the Sabah State Government. This will be my 5th SIE as part of the working committee.

So people - do go and visit the SIE2010 on 15 - 19 Oct at the 1Borneo Hypermall (exhibition site is located in the basement/car park area). It will be fun & interesting!

I'm sure next week we'll be working like hell...rushing to have everything organised, just be prepared to look like pandas (ha...I mean we might have baggy eyes for having less sleep). But at the same time it will be lots of fun...you know meeting people and getting free stuffs from the exhibitors ( I hope). So looking forward to it but still can't wait to get it over and done with!

Eat Pray Love

Went to watch this movie with friends, Melissa & Raz - Julia Robert's latest film 'Eat Pray Love' a few days ago. It was very inspirational and I liked the fact that the movie was based on a true story/a life memoir of Elizabeth Gilbert, also author of the book with the same title. And I also bought the book 'Eat Pray Love' just recently - good read, really! My next buy will be 'Committed' (more on marriages or being committed to love) also by Elizabeth Gilbert and probably could be the next sequel to the movie (who knows). I love the music soundtrack in the movie - will go buy the CD as soon as it's out. A movie worth watching - go watch! It's about letting yourself go......

Since the movie is based on real life....I would love to meet this so called 'medicine man' from Bali named Ketut Liyer - he really does exist, how interesting will that be, I wonder...Ketut reading my palm??:)

Let me share something about this movie (click info from website here - cool site!)

Storyline: Liz Gilbert (Julia Roberts) had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having - a husband, a house, a successful career - yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused, and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy; the power of prayer in India, and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali. Based upon the bestselling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love proves that there really is more than one way to let yourself go and see the world.

Movie Trailer:


Anyway, weekend is here again.....enjoy people!