May Favorite Things!

Can you believe that we have reached mid of 2021? Neither do I. Lots and lots of things happened during May that I’m so grateful for and happy to get to know.

However, I don’t want to bore you with the details or maybe that is an idea for another post or let’s say podcast :P

Where did I go?

  • Nami Island:

    Spending Eid days with my Bahraini delegation here in Korea was the highlight of the month. Last year we couldn’t celebrate together due to COVID19 and I used to be in Daegu and my fellow Bahraini was in Seoul.

    This year I was so happy that we have another Bahraini joining us on the scholarship and we could spend a day together chasing and exploring Nami Island.

  • Hermes - Once Upon a Bag

    This tiny bag exhibition was so fancy for my taste. Too bad I went alone and not with one of my friends so we could act like we were rich people who are interested in understanding the history of our Hermes bags :P

What’s on my reading list?

  • Frame Innovation

  • Understanding Comics

  • Sprint

What’s on my playlist?

  • What’s the coffee talk?

    Still my favorite podcast her intro is the best! Nevertheless, her talks are heartwarming and inspiring like you are talking to a close friend [ you should just go listen to it]

  • Joji Nectar Album

    This album is just perfect and the weird visuals for it are soooo amazing

Food & Coffee Obsessions?

  • Dunkin Donuts Coffee Capsules

  • We Love bake

    discovered this gem by watching one of my favorite YouTuber's Ashely and the cookies are soon good! Especially the mint choco cookie one [I am obsessed with mint chocolate these days]

What’s I am currently watching?

  • Law School

  • Doom at your Service

    These two dramas are keeping me on my toes that I regret watching them while airing :P I will talk about them in detail later on (on my podcast).

  • So I’ve married an Anit-Fan (Korean Version)

  • Vincenzo

What did I buy?

  • Peace Lily Plant

    These days the air quality in Seoul is not good, so I search for natural air cleaners that would make my one-room looks nice and help me with breathing well, therefore, I have added Peace Lily to the family!

  • Kookmin University Varsity Mint Jacket

    Finally, it’s here! I have ordered my uni varsity jacket in its mint edition [told you I was obsessed with choco mint] and it’s so pretty so so pretty but sadly I can’t wear it as much as I want cause Summer is here.

That’s it for May favorites!

Happy Old Year

Movie Notes Series

What It's About

Have you ever wondered what it looks like to reset your whole life starting from your house? Happy Old Year is about Jean a Thai woman who comes back from Sweden with a dream of redesign her whole house that she shares with her mom and brother and start her home office by the end of the year. But is it easy to live a minimalistic life when your whole house is a memory cage?

How I Discovered It

I found this movie after searching Heart Attack movie director Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. However, my sister has recommended I watch this movie after adding it to her to-watch list so I need to give her credits.

Thoughts

What can I say? This movie broke me into pieces. It is raw in a lot of aspects, for example, our constant need to change our exterior in the belief that it will detach us from our past and get us a clean slate. We always want that especially when a new year approaches us.

It's really interesting to see how Jean's brother was watching Marie Kondo's Netflix series and trying to learn how to declutter his space in an attempt to understand his sister's motives.

What I Liked About It

I loved the conversation that our main character was having on the subject of letting go. They were realistic and very bittersweet. Made me think a lot about the type of memories I want to keep and what it means to let go.

What I Didn't Like About It

Since I watched this movie after Heart Attack I missed the monolog conversation style. There were lots of silent moments with no explanations. However, these things did not affect the main objective of the movie.

Who Would Like It?

Happy Old Year sadly is not for everyone or any mood. I would recommend it if you want to watch a drama movie with a very realistic ending then Happy Old Year is the movie for you.

Favorite Quotes

Minimalism is like a Buddhist philosophy. It's about letting go.

You will get a broken home before you get a new home.

Why are old people afraid of change?

Good people would be forgiven.

There are many good quotes from the movie but I don't want to spoil it for you.