Windstruck - Korean Movie

Plot:

The film stars Jun Ji-hyun as Officer Yeo Kyung-jin, an ambitious young female police officer serving on the Seoul police department. One day while chasing a purse snatcher, she accidentally captures Go Myung-woo (played by Jang Hyuk), a physics teacher at an all-girls school, who was actually trying to catch the thief. Later, Myung-woo discovers the stolen purse, but just as he picks it up, Kyung-jin spots him and tries to arrest him again. Kyung-jin is then given the job of escorting Myung-woo through a dangerous district, only to be distracted when she tries to break up a meeting between Russian Mafia and Korean gangsters. With Myung-woo handcuffed to her, Kyung-jin almost single-handedly brings down the two rival gangs (although she is helped when she accidentally causes the groups to start shooting at each other).

The first half of the film, told from Myung-woo's point of view, details the couple's growing attraction and love for each other, which climaxes with a trip to the countryside where Myung-woo tells Kyung-jin that if he were ever to die, he wanted to come back to earth as the wind. Soon after, he is almost killed in a freak automobile accident, but Kyung-jin saves his life.

The film takes a turn into the fantasy genre in its second half after Myung-woo is accidentally shot and killed by another officer (although the situation is such that Kyung-jin thinks that it was her shot that killed him) as Kyung-jin chases after a criminal. Kyung-jin falls into a suicidal depression over his death and attempts to kill herself several times, almost succeeding when she throws herself off a building, only to be saved when a giant balloon floats under her. Soon after, she experiences visitations from Myung-woo, who appears as the wind, sending her messages and, at one point, he even appears in her dreams in order to give her the will to live after she is nearly shot to death by a criminal.

Ultimately the film follows a similar path set out by the American film Ghost with Myung-woo and Kyung-jin communicating and sharing one final gesture of love before he moves on to the afterlife. Myung-woo said that he will whisper, when she hears him whisper in the wind, she will meet someone with a soul like him. Myung-woo told Kyung-jin that he will always be beside her inside a book with a photo left by Myung-woo in the restaurant before he rushed to meet Kyung-jin who was chasing the insane criminal.

In the first half of the film, Myung-woo told that his only memory of high school was his high school trip. The book and the photo is found and returned to Kyung-jin in the police station. The photo showed that on Myung-woo's trip, Kyung-jin was nearby. This proved Myung-woo's "I'm always beside you" was true to Kyung-jin. Kyung-jin rushed out to locate the finder of the book, ultimately ending up in the train station, where she is saved by Cha Tae-hyun's character (credited as The Guy). Myung-woo whispered that The Guy is the one with the soul like him. Kyung-jin whispers that "he is always beside her."

Reaction:

The movie that made my eyes swollen 7 years ago, and still making my eyes swollen today. I was just a teenager when I first watched this wonderful movie. It's still vivid to my memory how much tears I'd shed by just watching the movie itself. And now, here I am again... crying.. yeah, still crying. I really hate this movie because every time I'm watching it, it makes my eyes swollen, my chest painful, and my heart hurt. 

Just imagining the pain... I don't know what to do. I guess I am not really as tough as Kyung-jin, I really can't imagine such pain of losing that kind of man. *Sigh* 

Perhaps, this is the  reason why I would want to be the one who'll die first.. because I don't  know what to do.. I don't know if I could ever continue living without the person I love the most. I don't want to find another. I don't want a soul like him, I want him.. only him. 

Going back to the movie.. I guess I will always love this movie.. Always... Everything was just perfect, the actors and actresses who played the role, the story itself, and the filmography. Really powerful! 

I always recommend this movie to my friends, and I guess I'll always will. My ultimate favorite Korean Drama Movie!

Lesson?
Um, I've just realized the pain of losing the person you really love. I did realize how weak I am, thinking that I could not handle the pain of losing somehow who's so dear to me. On the other hand, I learned that life must go on even if it is so painful to lose somehow you love, for there is a reason behind every season in our life. I know it's painful and hard, but life will not end by the end of one chapter in our life... instead, it will open a new chapter again.

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Finding God's Peace in the Midst of Frustration

Just got struck by the reality big time! I was just working on some kind of a report that I need to submit when I decided to put or to use rather some law terms on it. Then just that! I was so stunned. I just realized that I should have been a CPA by now. Perhaps I am already. If only I'd studied well during my undergrad and my review days. If only I wasn’t afraid to bring myself to the PRC and got my name registered last Oct. 2014 CPA Board Exam. If only I’d focused well enough to gain some confidence. Probably by this point of time I am already taking up some law classes to fulfill my dream of becoming a lawyer of which my dad wants me to become. If only… Just if only.

The fact is, I didn’t do anything at all. I just had all these plans at the back of my mind but no actions at all. A lot of people truly believes in me. Family and friends who truly knew me. They truly believe that I will pass the board, that I will be a successful accountant and all. Just imagining these people behind me; gives me a chill. Their love and support is really over whelming. I don’t really even think that I deserve it. All I’ve been doing is to give them false hope. Disappoint them.

I am so disappointed with myself as well. Being so conceited, yet I proved nothing. Then now as I am writing to vent out, my playlist played “Reason I live” and the lyrics amazingly touched me. As the lyrics says:

 “I am yours, every part of me. Jesus, you’re the reason I live. Take my life oh use me as you will. Jesus you’re the reason I live.”

In an instance I found peace. Good Lord. Amazing you truly are. I know and I do believe that this pain and frustrations I am going through now is just a way for me to know more about Christ. Again for the nth time, God proved that He is the only thing I need in my life. He is the king of peace. Praise God for this pain and sadness in my heart. For this pain; my heart found You. 

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A Healthy Argument

I was having a late night conversation with a close friend of mine, well it's just because of my blog. Well, it's just funny how we got into this kind of conversation tho. Hehe. This is the Privacy VS. Privacy thing that we're believing with.. I really don't know why are we even arguing about this matter. haha! It's just that.. it's been so long since I had a conversation something like this, so here it is, our very own version of Privacy.. Haha!

And that's it!I don't know. We have all different perspectives, indeed. I'm just sharing this to show how people really believes in different things. My friend Jep see things in a different point of view.. same as I do.. I do believe in a different way around, and I'm pretty sure that you too.. ^^  This conversation just made me realized on how to respect each other's point of view or belief in life. We can never always make other person believe the same  way as we do but we can always make a stand and make that person understand us (of course, when we express ourselves in a respectful manner). 

I remember my Professor in my Logic class when I was in college.. he said that it's good to have people in your life who knows to argue with you; rather than people in your life who always agree with you. 

Quite true, life will be so boring if the people around you will just always say yes and nod their head to you. It would be nice to have a good argument with someone once in a while and to see, understand, and learn from their points as well. 

Just always remember to argue in a good way. Use respectful language and avoid raising your voice. *wink*

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Celebrate True Life Retreat

It was our office's sports fest (May 29th) when Josh (my office mate) and I talked about seeing each other few months ago during Filled Fridays at CCF Eastwood. Well it's just really amazing because I just started with this new work of mine and seeing Josh made me realized that it's not really our first time to meet each other. So yeah going back, we were just talking about being Christian and all.. Then suddenly Josh told me that there would be a single's retreat on the 12th- 14th of June. He also asked me if I want to join.. well at the back of my mind, I like it and at the same time I don't.

Then when I got home my high school friend, Glenn IM me on Facebook and invited me to the same retreat. So I told him that it's quite sudden and I'm not really sure if I could, since I've just started with my work few weeks ago and I am not certain if I can cover all the fee for the retreat. 

Then after some few days Josh approached me and asked me if I do really like to go. In an instant I said yes and I don't even know why I said that. So Josh told me to just give him whatever amount I could possibly give him and he'll just look for a sponsor who'll help me. So I said sure. When I received my first salary I immediately gave the half of it to Josh. 

Even before the day of the retreat came, I was thinking if what would happen to me there since I was really attending CCF Main and not CCF Eastwood. There were a lot of negative thoughts in my mind during those times. I even thought of not going. But then I realized that it's not about the people there.. If I have friends there or none.. It's all about Jesus. It's about my personal encounter with my God and Savior. 

So on the 12th of June, I did go to the CCF Eastwood and all together with the other participants we went to the Mt. Makiling Re-Creation Center. When we arrived there, I was a real loner. Since the only two person I know on the event were absolutely busy as a bee. So I just sat there alone, until my facilitators approached me (Celine and Micah). So we sat and listened to the 1st session of the retreat. Then we went to our designated room and there we had a chance to finally meet each other. In an instant we were like crazy.

The next morning I met Sandra, she just arrived late that night when I was already asleep. So yeah, we also had a great time. Listening to the messages and having our breakout group. It feels so good to have someone who shares the same passion as you. After all the messages and games, that day went really well. 

It was such really a blessing to be surrounded with people who loves Christ. I really felt like I am at home. Hearing all their testimonials and how Christ really changed their lives. All of those really moved me. I felt really great.. being in a retreat again after two long years. I know that it was never an accident or by chance that I was able to join that retreat.  I know that God really pushed me to be there.. And I thank God for that. I've learned a lot, met new people, and most especially I felt really alive again. It seems like God recharged me again. I was truly filled with God's love. What an amazing God, indeed!

Messages that struck me the most:

1. "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." -Galatians 2:20

* This verse really struck me.. I've been following Jesus for quite some time already and yet... I am still the one who's living. I've been committing carnal sin. And it's really good hearing this verse again and to be reminded that since the day I accepted Jesus to be my Lord and Savior I should have left the old me behind and let Jesus to drive my life. I am not perfect.. I am still a work-on-progress.. I still sin.. But knowing that I have a loving heavenly father makes me feel secure and forgiven.

All for God's Glory. Praised be to God.

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Scandal Of Grace - Lyrics

SCANDAL OF GRACE LYRICS

Grace, what have You done?

Murdered for me on that cross

Accused in absence of wrong

My sin washed away in Your blood

Too much to make sense of it all

I know that Your love breaks my fall

The scandal of grace, You died in my place

So my soul will live

Oh to be like You

Give all I have just to know You

Jesus, there's no one besides You

Forever the hope in my heart

Death, where is your sting?

Your power is as dead as my sin

The cross has taught me to live

And mercy, my heart now to sing

The day and its trouble shall come

I know that Your strength is enough

The scandal of grace, You died in my place

So my soul will live

Oh to be like You

Give all I have just to know You

Jesus, there's no one besides You

Forever the hope in my heart

[x2]

And it's all, because of You, Jesus

It's all, because of You, Jesus

It's all, because of Your love

And my soul will live

Oh to be like You

Give all I have just to know You

Jesus, there's no one besides You

Forever the hope in my heart

[x2]

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Obedience vs. Stubborness

Have you ever felt like doing something you really like but deep inside of you, you know that God isn’t leading you to that path? Have you ever felt that God is already calling you but you are just so stubborn to follow and respond to Him? You know and do believe that 

God knows what’s best for you but you just don’t want to accept it since it is not correlated with the plan that you have. In short, you are falling into your own battle with yourself.  

As Pastor Rick Warren says, “Obedience and stubbornness are two sides of the same coin. Obedience brings joy, but stubbornness makes us miserable.”

Perhaps right now, you’ll say that the road you would like to take is the road that would make you happy. But God wants you to be happy – long term happiness and He knows what is best for you. That is why He is leading you to another road.

If a rebellious spirit is keeping us from obeying God, it’s time for a change of heart. Return to the Lord; He is gracious and merciful.

Brothers and sisters, I don’t know what battle you are in now.. but I would just like to assure you that you are not alone. God is there beside you, just waiting for you to call on Him. Call upon Jesus and He will surely help you win in whatever battle you are in.

Think about this: First we make our habits; then out habits make us.

Make being Obedience as your habit and sooner or later that habit of obeying God will make you.

God Bless You God’s Beloved! :)

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Soffy Love

Hi everyone! Introducing my so awesome baby... Soffy. :) Well, I just realized that Soffy might want to have some of her personal space here on my blog . So here it is!

Meet Soffy,Love.. My baby :) She's a pure Maltese.. As of today, she just turned nine months old. She's actually our second baby. My boyfriend and I had our first baby and named him "SAM" a Maltese as well. When Sam turned 2 years old, we decided to get a new baby. We're really thinking of getting a Yorky but then we saw Soffy and we fell in love with her at first sight. *sigh* she's really lovely. Then I also found out that she was born on the 24th of October of which was the same date as my birthday as well. So with that fact about her I just know that we're really meant to be together. :D

This is the photo of Soffy that made our  decision to get her. Isn't she lovely? It seems like she's telling us to get her.. "Momida I want to be with you, please take me home.. I'll be a good baby"  

So yeah! We made our  decision to have her. 

These photos were her first photos with us at home.. She was so little at that time. She's just two months and 17 days when we got her. It was the 10th of January when we fetched her. Ohh!! My heart is melting.. I'm missing her being this so little, At first I was a little bit scared to hold her since she was so so so little.. Other people even thought that she's a kitten. :)) I miss her being this so fragile. -__-

Tenen! January 11, Soffy's first morning with us. Such a lovely face. From that day on Soffy's continuously sharing love, joy, and laughter with us. No regret of getting her even though she's quite costly, it's all worth it anyway. :)

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 I thank God for giving us the opportunity to take good care of Soffy. I also would like to extend my gratitude to Ms. Rialyn Uy for entrusting Sam and Soffy to us. :) Truly they are a blessing!

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Good For Life

I thought we’re good for life.. I thought we are, then what happened to us? A very simple question that I can’t seems to answer. I can’t deny the fact that until now there are times that I will just stare at something and ask myself this simple yet mind blowing question. And now here I am, trying to ask again the very same question I have for the past few years.

We’ve been so good together. I saw you in that so called “future of mine”, I saw you there.. Then now, why aren’t you here? What happened? I know what we had was genuine but if it really is, then where are you now? What happened to that so-true feelings that we had, I had? I thought we will survive. But we didn’t.

I know that I am not writing this because I still love you.. I am writing this because I am looking for that person whom I thought will be my “Good for Life”. I am now staring in this blank space and I can’t seems to find you. Where have you been? Where are you now? Why did you prove me wrong? Why?

Perhaps I would never find the answer to my Why’s.. Yeah, I know I would never hear you answer all of the questions I had at the back of my mind. I don’t even know if I’ve even crossed your mind. I don’t know. Yeah, I don’t know anything. I don’t know what happened to us. I don’t even know why am I writing this thing. I know and I’ve already accepted years ago that you’re not really my so called “Good for Life”. Well, almost.. Just an almost.

I knew, I accepted, I moved on… but will never understand, never.. I guess.. 

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Awesome Officemates!

Hi there everyone! :D

Meet my so awesome office mates! The GP Developers! :P

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Former Love

I was about to sleep but then I decided to go back to my past blogs, then I read the blog I wrote for about three years ago-- "Waiting outside the lines". It just made me think of it all over again... the love I had.... and lost.

He was the man I thought would be my forever.. *sigh* yeah, I really thought that we would last. We was so good together way back then. We were a great couple, a lot of people were so jealous when we're together because they can see the love- as they say. He used to look at me and tell me how much he loves me and how beautiful I am in his eyes. He used to give me those random kisses and hugs. We have a lot of "used to do" things. Now, we're just another used to be.

Well, don't get me wrong.. I am writing this because I want to share with you guys my experience on how love really moves in mysterious way.

When I was writing my blog Waiting Outside The Lines, I know and I do believe that God really told me to wait, and I waited. But what I do not know is, I wasn't waiting for him anymore but I did wait for God's time for me to heal and to learn how to love again.

Sometimes I can still remember Wes tho, every moments we had. I just simply smile. I am and will be forever thankful that once in my life I had loved him. Things might not worked out between the two of us, still I am happy. Every thing happened for a reason and the thing that happened between Wes and I was a good reason why we should continue to love.

There are times when some of my friends still asked me of what really happened between the two of us. "We thought the two of you would last" the usual line of my friends. Well, the truth is... even me, I do not know what really happened to us but whatever the reason is, I am glad it happened.

Today, I am happy with my present boyfriend - Mac. He came into my life in the most unexpected time and way. On the other hand, Wesley already have his family on his own....

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Words...

It's been a while since the last time I've posted here.. Well I guess there are just a lot of things that happened in my life. Too many good... And bad things as well. But there is just one thing --- one thing that I've been keeping to myself for quite some time now. I know that this incident really changed me, 

Well... Just like before, I am not really sharing my story in detail.. But, it all started when someone so dear to me told me things that really hurts me. Words.. Just words. And yet, everything seems so vivid in my memory. I don't know, but to be honest... This time, it's different. It's not the usual forgive- forget thing. This time... It's just all about forgiving. I hate it when all I can do is forgive; yet deep inside me can't even forget. For so many times I tried to think that those words were just blah-blah "not meant to.." Just because of being mad at that moment. Sadly, those words.... They keep on playing inside my head. And it still hurts the same way just as it hurts me for the first time. 😞

I never really asked for too much. All I really want is respect.. I know I don't deserve any of this pain, for all I did is to give you love. 

I am writing this rant early this morning to be my reminder that I got hurt and I need to be stronger. I hope, few weeks from today I'll be better. No more tears when that conversation bump into my memory. Well, just like the old days. This pain would just be a history of mine, tomorrow. This would definitely make me stronger and better. 

To YOU, 

I know you'll never read this. And perhaps you'll never even know how I feel right now. I guess you're not even aware that you'd hurt me. Probably I wouldn't even tell you so. It just really makes me feel sad thinking that you're not even sorry with your words. Forgive me for just forgiving you and not being able to forget. I hope someday everything would be better. 😔

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