I had never heard of Enschede until my son decided to attend the University of Twente last year. Initially, we had planned for him to study in Germany, lured by the promise of free tuition in German state universities. To prepare, he began learning German in middle school. The Netherlands was always our backup plan…
Visiting my sister in France has become an annual tradition for my family. Since she settled there with her husband and baby, our holidays have been a wonderful mix of family time and exploring Europe together. However, coming from a country with a weaker passport, our trips always begin with the same challenge: applying for…
I must admit that there are many reasons I love Chinese Drama particularly wuxia and xanxia. First, it helps me learn and sustain my Mandarin. Secondly, wuxia and xanxia chockful of old-school values such as loyalty and honorable conduct, mastery and excellence to one craft and being respectful to others. In the world that is…
Year end holiday is right around the corner for many of you. I am here to remind you not to forget to download enough to watch during the flight, especially long flights. These days OTT platforms have far more superior choices) and during the holiday (believe me, there will be times you hope you have…
While I continue to savor multitude of lovely K-drama (a new review is coming!) and branching out (or back) to broad diverse of series, lately I have felt a crave of intellectual nourishment and as am not yet a converted podcast listener (perhaps it’s an age thing), I found I am fed this hunger with Netflix documentaries. I will share some of what…
As I reached 50 years, I feel like less and less series truly relate to me. Yes I still enjoy Lovely Runner or Emily in Paris, but it just doesn’t feel relatable with my life now and I hate it that sometime watching these young series inevitably make me reminisce my younger self and I am still young ! So I yearned to…
The year is wrapping up! While some are hustling to meet year-end goals, others are easing into the season, eagerly anticipating the holidays. For me, the year-end break is a cherished time—it’s when my family’s schedules finally align. While summer used to be our go-to, my son’s university calendar abroad has shifted our focus to…
As I wrote this article, the Byo Woo Seok fever is still going on and reaching a new height, so much so that his agency wrote a stern warning against stalking this rising star. As a rule, I am not into highly popular kdrama and especially not where time travel theme is involved. I am not a believer of time…
If you just came out of Queen of Tears a favorite makjang (emotional complicated melodrama K-drama genre) that (nearly) beaten the World of Married in rating, you probably wonder what to watch next. Everything can be pale in comparison. This was what I felt after finishing Mr Queen to me, but after that there are other like Dr Cha, The Attorney Woo, and…
It has been awhile since I wrote review and I am pleased that now I have a bit of time to share what I am watching (or have watched). Some I am still watching (but the series already ended) or already completed. I hope you have fun with Kdrama as much as I do !…
