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Annyeong! Na ireumun Lillette Paredes imnida!
Mannaseo bangupsumida!
나지만 나와 함께 참 무슨 말을 하고 있는지도 모르겠어요
I know this is outright weird, but I think Korean Hallyu has changed the way I view men. Unconsciously, I have made this ‘default’ ideal type of guy into my head wired such a way it fits the characteristics of my favourite Korean actors in several dramas that I like.
I tell you, honestly, you can try to avoid liking these guys, but once you get a handful of those dramas, “Voila! You will be caught for sure”. (I know this for a fact, based on experience. Haha!)
Symptoms of Korean Drama Fever:
1.) You might not stop thinking about how cute they were, and ask yourself are they real life princes or do they even exist? Because if they do, you would want to meet one for yourself.
2.) You would marvel at the shining smoothness of their skin, and wonder what skin care products they use. You even touched your TV screen to feel their faces.
3.) You wish deep inside to experience that ubiquitous piggy back ride. (I bet you wouldn’t want it to be here in Manila, because it’s gonna be awkward to the nth level!)
4.) Replaying the scene where the male actor stares at the girl. (You wish that was you! IKR!)
5.) Those stern looking face, those cold-blooded guys suddenly coming up, doing small-nothings which make you giggle like a 10-year old girl watching Rukawa from Slam Dunk (sorry for the reference, only Rukawa made me giggle even just by doing nothing, or even sleeping when I was younger)
6.) Whenever you hear the OST, all those romantic scenes keep rushing into your mind. You suddenly giggle or cry without a reason in front of your screen. (LOL! You’re mom thinks you’re weird.)
7.) Oh my, poor play button! You keep replaying the kissing scenes. Rating them from 1-10 and calling it with fancy names. (Don’t you? Be honest. =p)
8.) You keep watching your favourite drama over and over again. Reciting the lines to yourself for the nth time. Never mind the waste of time and electricity. What matters is the giddy feeling you get when you get to watch “those” scenes that tugged your heart. (Haha! Raise your hands and feet, if guilty!)
9.) You ideal type of guy is like this – has cute smile like Min Hyuk or Yun Jung Hoon, with nice hairstyle like , knows how to play the guitar or can sing like Yong Hwa or Jang Geun Seuk, dances like Rain, frigid but sweet inside like Kim Woo Bin, passionate like Lee Seung Gi, Lee Min Ho, and the list goes on and on and on… (I’m not even mentioning, G Dragon, MyungSoo, Tae Yon, ChanYeol, Jong Hyun haha that’s a different post)
It’s creepy. Is this some kind of brainwashing from the neighbours up north? Suddenly, even a unconscious cute “Korean” guy passing by becomes a target of your imagination, and you begin to associate him with a character in mind.
Can’t blame them, though. Who wouldn’t giggle at the thought of these “supermen” - Gu Jun Pyo of Boys Over Flowers, Prince Gian of Princess Hours, or Choi Young Do of Heirs, Tae Kyung of He’s Beautiful. And you’re Off to dreamland with these beautiful boys… wishfully whispering to them,
“Oppa! Saranghae” (with an innocent, sheepish and shy voice)
Bubbles burst by a needle called, “reality”.
You’re in MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Time check. It’s 12:05 a.m.
1.) You lie on your bed alone.
2.) You don’t have any text message saying “I Miss You!” or “You look beautiful.”
3.) No one slept on your front door just to wait for you.
4.) No one is waiting for you at the bus stop with that fancy umbrella.
5.) Na!ah! Please wipe the ice cream on your lips with tissue. Don’t think someone’s gonna wipe it with his finger.
6.) No one is there to buy that couple ring, couple mug, couple shirt, couple keychain, couple pillow, couple bear, couple scissors, couple eyeglasses, couple notebook.
7.) Good luck on your piggy back ride at Divisoria.
8.) The knight is absent for today during rush hour at MRT or LRT, and your banged up against those bodies.
9.) No one’s going to dare to dishevel and goof around with your hair. He’s afraid to get punched by you.
10.) No one’s gonna drag you and run along the city streets. Unless he’s a kidnapper.
You can choose to wallow in sadness because 1-10 is true for you, at least for now; or you can finally separate your ‘Korean fangirl self’ to the true self who deserves to be happy regardless of that Korean knight refusing to come out from your TV screen and be for real.
I’ve finally come to realize that sometimes being too engrossed to dramas might have the tendency to distort our concept of ‘love’ and ‘romance’. In the first place, they are dramas and scripts geared to paint a ‘picture of love’ for the taste of its audience. It makes us excited about the feeling of being in love, as an end in itself, turning us into a hopeless romantic more in love with the feeling, than the person.
Aside from the flicks, I’ve always known this one guy who exhibits TRUE LOVE for me. But I ignored HIM. I always look for other things to complete me aside from HIM. And then I read this,
“ This is how we know what LOVE is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” (NIV)
I’ve refused to hear when HE said…
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails ... (NIV)
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not bitter, neither am I doubtful about love. I do believe in true love from above. Love is beyond romantic emotions, those sweet kisses, and hugs. Love is a conscious choice, and not just a whim or spur of the moment. Now, I know better. LOVE is more than Lee Min Ho ending up with Park Shin Hye or me ending up with a good-looking prince.
Rather, it’s pausing the ‘reel’ button, and playing the ‘real’ deal ---
A LIFE CHERISHING THE LOVE OF CHRIST WHETHER I BE SINGLE OR MARRIED.
Christ's Love is enough. More than enough.
.
Annyeong! Na ireumun Lillette Paredes imnida!
Mannaseo bangupsumida!
나지만 나와 함께 참 무슨 말을 하고 있는지도 모르겠어요
I know this is outright weird, but I think Korean Hallyu has changed the way I view men. Unconsciously, I have made this ‘default’ ideal type of guy into my head wired such a way it fits the characteristics of my favourite Korean actors in several dramas that I like.
I tell you, honestly, you can try to avoid liking these guys, but once you get a handful of those dramas, “Voila! You will be caught for sure”. (I know this for a fact, based on experience. Haha!)
Symptoms of Korean Drama Fever:
1.) You might not stop thinking about how cute they were, and ask yourself are they real life princes or do they even exist? Because if they do, you would want to meet one for yourself.
2.) You would marvel at the shining smoothness of their skin, and wonder what skin care products they use. You even touched your TV screen to feel their faces.
3.) You wish deep inside to experience that ubiquitous piggy back ride. (I bet you wouldn’t want it to be here in Manila, because it’s gonna be awkward to the nth level!)
4.) Replaying the scene where the male actor stares at the girl. (You wish that was you! IKR!)
5.) Those stern looking face, those cold-blooded guys suddenly coming up, doing small-nothings which make you giggle like a 10-year old girl watching Rukawa from Slam Dunk (sorry for the reference, only Rukawa made me giggle even just by doing nothing, or even sleeping when I was younger)
6.) Whenever you hear the OST, all those romantic scenes keep rushing into your mind. You suddenly giggle or cry without a reason in front of your screen. (LOL! You’re mom thinks you’re weird.)
7.) Oh my, poor play button! You keep replaying the kissing scenes. Rating them from 1-10 and calling it with fancy names. (Don’t you? Be honest. =p)
8.) You keep watching your favourite drama over and over again. Reciting the lines to yourself for the nth time. Never mind the waste of time and electricity. What matters is the giddy feeling you get when you get to watch “those” scenes that tugged your heart. (Haha! Raise your hands and feet, if guilty!)
9.) You ideal type of guy is like this – has cute smile like Min Hyuk or Yun Jung Hoon, with nice hairstyle like , knows how to play the guitar or can sing like Yong Hwa or Jang Geun Seuk, dances like Rain, frigid but sweet inside like Kim Woo Bin, passionate like Lee Seung Gi, Lee Min Ho, and the list goes on and on and on… (I’m not even mentioning, G Dragon, MyungSoo, Tae Yon, ChanYeol, Jong Hyun haha that’s a different post)
It’s creepy. Is this some kind of brainwashing from the neighbours up north? Suddenly, even a unconscious cute “Korean” guy passing by becomes a target of your imagination, and you begin to associate him with a character in mind.
Can’t blame them, though. Who wouldn’t giggle at the thought of these “supermen” - Gu Jun Pyo of Boys Over Flowers, Prince Gian of Princess Hours, or Choi Young Do of Heirs, Tae Kyung of He’s Beautiful. And you’re Off to dreamland with these beautiful boys… wishfully whispering to them,
“Oppa! Saranghae” (with an innocent, sheepish and shy voice)
Bubbles burst by a needle called, “reality”.
You’re in MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Time check. It’s 12:05 a.m.
1.) You lie on your bed alone.
2.) You don’t have any text message saying “I Miss You!” or “You look beautiful.”
3.) No one slept on your front door just to wait for you.
4.) No one is waiting for you at the bus stop with that fancy umbrella.
5.) Na!ah! Please wipe the ice cream on your lips with tissue. Don’t think someone’s gonna wipe it with his finger.
6.) No one is there to buy that couple ring, couple mug, couple shirt, couple keychain, couple pillow, couple bear, couple scissors, couple eyeglasses, couple notebook.
7.) Good luck on your piggy back ride at Divisoria.
8.) The knight is absent for today during rush hour at MRT or LRT, and your banged up against those bodies.
9.) No one’s going to dare to dishevel and goof around with your hair. He’s afraid to get punched by you.
10.) No one’s gonna drag you and run along the city streets. Unless he’s a kidnapper.
You can choose to wallow in sadness because 1-10 is true for you, at least for now; or you can finally separate your ‘Korean fangirl self’ to the true self who deserves to be happy regardless of that Korean knight refusing to come out from your TV screen and be for real.
I’ve finally come to realize that sometimes being too engrossed to dramas might have the tendency to distort our concept of ‘love’ and ‘romance’. In the first place, they are dramas and scripts geared to paint a ‘picture of love’ for the taste of its audience. It makes us excited about the feeling of being in love, as an end in itself, turning us into a hopeless romantic more in love with the feeling, than the person.
Aside from the flicks, I’ve always known this one guy who exhibits TRUE LOVE for me. But I ignored HIM. I always look for other things to complete me aside from HIM. And then I read this,
“ This is how we know what LOVE is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” (NIV)
I’ve refused to hear when HE said…
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails ... (NIV)
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not bitter, neither am I doubtful about love. I do believe in true love from above. Love is beyond romantic emotions, those sweet kisses, and hugs. Love is a conscious choice, and not just a whim or spur of the moment. Now, I know better. LOVE is more than Lee Min Ho ending up with Park Shin Hye or me ending up with a good-looking prince.
Rather, it’s pausing the ‘reel’ button, and playing the ‘real’ deal ---
A LIFE CHERISHING THE LOVE OF CHRIST WHETHER I BE SINGLE OR MARRIED.
Christ's Love is enough. More than enough.
.
I've married one and found out that this "perfect love" that stirs so deep romance actually was love of JESUS all along. I pray God will bless you to meet him and fulfill the desires of your heart in His perfect timing, and according to His perfect will. Hope does not disappoint, keep believing in perfect Love. <3