Shika Humoresque

Heh thank you, I really hope so. I feel like I'm dying having to wait and wait and still never yet having managed to set foot there. South Korea is also a must :P. Mind you, I'd very much like to visit N. Korea too.

I shall keep my fingers, eyes, toes, everything crossed so that the both of us have an awesome 2013 filled with plentiful happiness. <br /><br />How are your studies going? I'm assuming they amongst other things have been stressing you out a fair bit over the past year. Do you know what you wish to do? Not a easy thing to know for everyone, I know all too well just how difficult it is. I've been stuck in that endless rut for months on end now.

Aw I've missed you! 'Tis been a while that's for sure. I've been good, definitely a busy year. Tumultuous is the word I'd use to describe my year. I'm hoping 2013 will be a year with a lot more travels, especially to Japan. What about yourself? I hope you've been taking good care of yourself despite the business. Wishing you an adventurous yet peaceful New Year Sleepy : ).

Absolutely loved it. Truly epic. It was the anime itself that hooked me onto Japanese history, particularly the Edo period and the tumultuous Bakumatsu. The movie does the anime/manga justice, especially the OST, which I simply cannot get enough of!

Oh my God!!! AHHHHHHHHHH...okay calm down. No need to lose your last remaining fragment of sanity over this. Thank you for the update! Much obliged ^^.

Ello ello ello Lissa! Merci beaucoup for the friend invite : ). How are you finding the site? It looks like you've already made yourself nice and comfy and refuse to budge from your new drama abode :P.

Aw my dear sweet Rita, thank you for your Christmas wishes. I couldn't stop myself from smiling even if I had wanted to :P. Wishing you boundless joy, bucket loads of laughter and mind-boggling adventures in the year to come. Those adventures have a habit of following you around ; ). Warmest, tightest hugs from me. All my love <3.

A very merry Christmas to you dear! I hope it is an extremely joyous one filled with endless laughter ^^.

Ah Rita, I've missed these little ingenious quizzes of yours! Always a pleasure and bucket loads of fun to delve into xD.
I ended up having a tie between You're Beautiful & Nobuta. Neither of which I've seen but have heard great things about :P. Merci beaucoup dearest Rita! ^^

I wanted to add just how much I love your profile picture. It's simply magical and enchanting. Very reminiscent of Secret Garden too ; ). Scenes like those are why I love winter so much ^^.

p.s. Apologies for the blank post below. I double posted and when I tried deleting it, it threw a hissy fit and wouldn't cooperate! >: (

Ahhhh you've snow already? Damnit, why does it always avoid London!? Either that or it'll be one of the last places to snow >: (. I'm hoping for a white Christmas (makes me think of the drama 'White Christmas', I wonder have you seen it?) It's been donkey's years since we've had one of those! I don't mind the shorter days to be fair. In fact, winter has always been my favourite season so the extensive darkness isn't something that bothers me too much. Mind you, waking up to horribly grey and depressing mornings every flippin' day does get tiresome and start to affect you even if you have the most sunniest and brightest disposition.
I am definitely with you there, waiting as patiently as I can for Binnie's new project. An oh so scrumptious feast, that's for sure! ; )
I've not much to prepare for Christmas, thankfully. I'll be spending it with my best friend, her husband (they married just this Aug ^^), and her family so she's put me in charge of organising and buying drinks, which I think should be reasonably easy, wouldn't you agree? Heh :P.
I'm still working part time at my same old job, and saving up for *fingers crossed*, my trip to Japan and South Korea in the summer to come.

Oh I've written an essay, again! *Sigh* Apologies my dearest Rita. Sending you bucket loads of hugs and kisses. Be sure to give that handsome sleeping, mischievous yet angelic face of Binnie's a kiss from me too. On second thoughts, I'd much rather hold him and never let him go! Hehe ; ).

Lol, oh but you can! :P I understand where you're coming from though. I have no doubt in my mind that you'll surely watch it again for the umpteenth time in due time ;). It calls to be watched over and over...endlessly :P.
Oh that must have been hilarious and rather fun too watching it with her. I think I'd need to glue my mum to her seat in order to get her to watch it, heh. I don't blame your mother at all for falling for Sir Binnie. You'd have to be a bloomin' robot to not be captured by his charm! xD I hope you're able to find something for the two of you to watch together. I'd recommend a couple but even after 2 years of watching dramas, I'm still very much a drama newbie, shame on me! >.< I've actually been following your trail or rather your recommendations of dramas. I've read through several of your reviews and have to say, your taste always seems to please me. I'm always left thinking, "Yup if Rita enjoyed it and rated it this high, it's bound to be rivetting." At least to me anyhow, if not others :P.

Rita my sweet, I finished Secret Garden for the 2nd time yesterday, and oh my goodness, I miss it so very much already! ;( I love how you pick up on things you missed the first time around whilst watching it. My opinion of it, or rather my love of it has grown exponentially! Ahhhhhh I feel like I've completely lost myself in the magic and wonder of Secret Garden, and especially in those charming eyes of Binnie's *swoon* ; ). I keep repeating that tongue twister of his, and even made up a silly one of my own :P. This time around it really has been such a laughter and tear fest! So many drop-on-the-floor-clutching-your-sides-gasping-for-breath-laughter moments in the marvel of the drama, not to mention such heart breaking, crying your eyes out till their swollen moments. I remember the first time I saw it, I'm sure I didn't cry as much as I did this time which is rather odd as I rarely cry whilst watching dramas. Plus the humour, ohhhh the comedy, it is to die for! Ha Ji-won and Hyun Bin truly are a talented pair. The talent doesn't just end there either, all the characters and those involved helped make the drama...should I dare say it? I must...A MASTERPIECE! I will definitely be watching it again, there is no doubt about that. I wonder what new gems I'll stumble upon during my 3rd watch, heh :P.


As a result of seeing Ha-Ji-won in action again in Secret Garden I have the urge to watch King 2 Hearts again, but I really ought to refrain and wait a couple of months or so. It'll feel far more fresher and almost new again.

Kyaaaaaa! Sir Binnie sarangheyo! (Excuse my fangirlling, ahhh I need help. I've become way too obsessed with him!)

Now enough of my rambling, how are you Rita dearest? How is the weather in Italy treating you? Work not piling up again I hope?

Rita!!!!!! As I'm sure you know Binnie is back! xD I've been so hooked on King 2 Hearts lately and Ha Ji Won's amazing acting and talents that I decided to rewatch the magnificence of Secret Garden once more. Whilst doing so, as I always do, I ended up researching various bits and bobs about the actors/actresses in whichever drama I may be watching at the time (in this case Secret Garden) and found out yesterday our very own Mr. Hyun Bin is back today from his military service. I hadn't realised just how talented of an actor he really is and after seeing Secret Garden again (I'd forgotten just how drop on the floor cackling like a lunatic funny it is too! :P), I realised I've missed seeing him in action. I can only imagine a devoted Binnie enthusiast such as yourself must have been dying waiting for him to return! :O I really am looking forward to seeing his upcoming dramas/movies in 2013, I have to say ^^.

Ahhh, I just prattled on there >.<. I hope you're doing well. I'd love to see more of those holiday pics. Perhaps if you don't mind sharing them you could post a few in the Pretties Club or PM them on here : ).

Welcome back Rita dearest! Those pictures are breathtaking. I wish I could just teleport and visit those places myself! It sounds like you've had a blast. I'm sure you've many tales to tell <br />; ). <br />Once again you've yet another captivating painting that I can indulge my eyes, heart and mind with. If only we could unravel the mystery behind it, much the same with the Mona Lisa but in it's mystery lies it's most potent magic, wouldn't you agree?
It's great to have you back ^_^.<br /><br />Warm hugs (as warm as they can be from someone who's always cold) from freezing London.

The only medical drama I've seen is Code Blue to be fair. I really ought to watch more of them :P. Is Iryu just as engrossing as Code Blue?

Hehe, Liar Game is a must for all! xD

I've still not seen Keizoku either...ahhh so many to watch! No matter how many you watch, the list just continues to grow ever more! D:

I can imagine that cafe of ours somehow keeping itself in tip top condition, very much like magic. I mean we do have all those handsome butlers to take care of it for us after all ;). Still, it would be nice to gather there once again. All in due time I believe :).
Warm hugs and kisses from London are making their way to my dear Rita <3.

That holiday of yours with Christian sounds lovely, definitely something to look forwards to, unless ofc you're meeting up with family that can be a tad too overbearing at times, in which case you'll end up conjuring up ways of avoiding them :P.
I love that: "All possible views of the same reality." I couldn't have put it a better way. In a sense it captures the human mind or rather the mind's eye/window. We all perceive reality differently yet it remains exactly the same...if that makes any sense? :S
Sadly, my trip to Paris never did come about but it's not off the drawing table just yet. It is something my friend and I will definitely do at some point in the near future! That and I hope if we drop by to Italy too, finally meet the graciously vivacious lady that is you! xD

Hehe, you always manage to make me laugh, spread a cheeky smile across my face or both! xD I believe that child would welcome you with open arms and even share that pot...hmmm I'm not entirely what it contains but whatever it is, it reminds me of a squirrel. Or rather in the picture it looks an awful lot like a squirrel so I'm always mistaken thinking he's hugging a squirrel :P.
Ah you and me both! You've been on my mind a lot, and I thought it had been far too long since we last spoke. I did send another email during Aug I think it was but I have an uneasy feeling that it may have been lost and sent into your junk, then deleted without you ever having seen it. Still, it is of no matter now. A lot has happened since then, that's for sure.

It really is a beautiful, hope inspiring drama. It really helps to put things into perspective, and show you that life really is a miracle, a treasure to live each day. Definitely a favourite of mine.

Hehe, Erika is a great actress I must say. I loved her performance in Liar Game too, another favourite :P.