Just came back from a 3-day trip from Washington DC! It was supposed to be the cherry blossoms’ peak blossom season, but alas, half of them were damaged due to a sudden snowstorm just a […]
Chasing Carefree
Drama Reviews and occasional musings about life
C-Drama Review: Eternal Love, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms 三生三世十里桃花
After binge-watching on the latest hit Chinese period drama Eternal Love, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms 三生三世十里桃花, I’m finally done with it!!! Omg, this is seriously such a surprisingly captivating and addictive drama, with good leads, […]
Drama Review of Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu 月薪娇妻
Recently, I’ve been reading about this manga inspired Japanese drama Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu that apparently took Japan and Taiwan by storm. The premise sounded interesting – paying for a “wife” who […]
The Helplessness of Living In U.S. with no English skills
Why will anyone in the right frame of mind move to the U.S. when they obviously do not know English? This is one big question that I often ask myself when I see the older Chinese […]
Interesting or should I say weird people you see on Chicago’s CTA ‘L’ Train
People who skimp on train fares This morning, as I was scanning my Ventra card to pass through the train gantry, I spotted a man squatting down and squeezing through the gantry so that he […]
(The Lack Of) Chinese New Year Mood in Chicago
It is just a few more days to Chinese New Year, and if not for the fact that I am aware that it is Chinese New Year, the day would have just passed me by […]
San Francisco Trip Day 1 & 2
I booked my SF trip in October, thinking that I can’t possibly be this suay to meet with a winter storm in mid-December which could get my flight cancelled, and yet this was precisely what happened […]
