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Kdramas and life
The two lives of Lydia Bird – Book review
Novel by Josie Silver
Trigger warnings: death, loss, grief
Synopsis: Lydia and Freddie have been together for more than a decade. The wedding date is fixed, engagement is done and done, they have a beautiful house, a good circle of friends and family…everything is perfect. But on Lydia’s 28th birthday Freddie dies in a car accident.
Read MoreKim Jiyoung, Born 1982 – A must read
By Cho Nam Joo
Translated by Jamie Chang
These 163 pages were very heavy. I don’t have a reason why I picked this book but I am glad that I did. The book is set in South Korea but I’m sure a lot of women out there will relate to it inspite of the geographical differences.
Read MoreEggless Chocolate Almond Cake Recipe
I wanted to bake cake last week and I had limited ingredients. Since I couldn’t order more ingredients, I decided to use what I had. This is my mom’s recipe. We’ve been baking eggless chocolate cake for ages and my dear friend Gwen helped us modify the recipe to make it moist and avoid cracks. So here we go – Eggless Chocolate Almond Cake:
How to bake eggless chocolate cake
Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour/Maida – 1 cup
- Milk Powder – 1/2 cup
- Ghee – 1/2 cup
- Sugar – 1/2 cup
- Baking powder – 1/2 tsp
- Baking Soda – 1/4 tsp
- Salt – a Pinch
- Milk – 1 and 1/4th cup
- Cocoa powder – 1/4 cup
- Almonds – As per your liking
Directions
- Mix all the dry ingredients.
- Slowly add milk and keep mixing.
- Grease your tin.
- Pour the mix and leave it for 5 minutes.
- Bake in preheated oven 180F for 20 -25 minutes.
- Do the toothpick test to see if it comes out clean.
- Cool and unmould.
If you bake it, tag me in your Instagram pictures ❤️
I binge-watched My Love From Another Star
Remember when I told you that I don’t binge-watch… that I savour each minute of each episode… well, that changed when I started watching My Love From Another Star.
Let’s say I keep on going for next episode and before I could realise, I was on episode 21 – the finale.
The drama is from 2013. Yes, it’s older than any other drama that I’ve watched. And honestly, Kim Soo Hyun looks very very young. I don’t have to say it out loud my actions show it all but let me still tell you that I loved it.
The song You are my destiny has been living in my head rent-free for a while now.
My Love From Another Star Trailer
Find cast of My Love From Another Star on Intagram
Kim Soo Hyun as Do Min Joon Instagram
He also played the lead in It’s okay not to be okay.
Jun Ji Hyun as Cheon Song Yi Instagram
Park Hae Jin as Lee Hee Kyung Instagram
Yoo In Na as Yoo Se Mi Instagram I am not sure if this is her official account though.
Shin Sung Rok as Lee Jae Kyung [Hee Kyung’s brother] Instagram
Ahn Jae Hyun Cheon as Yoon Jae [Song Yi’s younger brother] Instagram
Oh Sang Jin as Prosecutor Yoo Suk [Se Mi’s older brother] Instagram
Kim Kang Hyun as Yoon Bum [Song Yi’s manager] Instagram
Kim Bo Mi as Min Ah [Song Yi’s stylist] Instagram
Hong Jin Kyung as Hong Hye In / Hong Bok Ja [Song Yi’s high school classmate] Instagram
Lee Yi Kyung as Lee Shin [Jae Kyung’s secretary] Instagram
He has come a long way. Remember him from Welcome to waiki waiki? If haven’t watched that one. You need to.
Kim Hyun Soo as Cheon Song Yi [Young] / Seo Yi Hwa Instagram
Yoo In Young as Han Yoo Ra Instagram
Watch it for a good dose of romance, for stars and beautiful interiors and for some funny moments.
That’s all from me.
Currently I am watching Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Yumi’s cells, Doom at your service, Something in the rain. What about you?
Fight for my way – Lol a lil
Now this one is from 2017 but it is a good one.
A good mix of romance, action, comedy and drama.
I watched it because I saw a lot of the scenes in some of the edit videos on YouTube and because of Park Seo Joon 🙌
Read MoreWeightlifting fairy Kim Bok-joo – A fun watch
It is from 2016.
It has 16 episodes.
Each episode is approximately 60 minutes long.
Rated 15+.
Read MoreEncounter KDRama, I’m touched
After watching Reply 1988 I wanted to watch something else with that Bo Gum magic and so I went for Encounter. Or as some call it Boyfriend. I didn’t even watch the trailer for this one. I was sure it will be magical and I was right.
Read MoreReply 1988 – The best Reply :)
“The year was 1988, a time when it was chilly, but our hearts were fiery, a time when we didn’t have much but people’s hearts were warm.”
– Sung Deok Sun
This one is not a love story and that’s what I love about it. Watching Reply 1988 was like time travel. I went back to my childhood days when people had enough time to socialise, eat together and have fun! If you’ve lived on a lane with a lot of friends around, this one will hit you at all the right spots.
Read MoreIt’s okay to not be okay – It’s different, a good different
I looked at the title and the description a couple of times before deciding to watch this one. Why? Because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to watch it. But I am glad that I did. The storyline is strong, the dialogues are good and it definitely looks like a well-researched series.
Read MoreLaw school, suspense, drama, fun
I am crazy or I am crazy?
I have been watching KDramas back to back and I just cannot get enough of them.
So, law school was a little different. It was full of suspense and thrill and suits 🙂 Also, some fun moments.
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