This is a Korean gangster movie. Synopsis: When high-ranking gangster Young Sun-woo refuses to follow his boss Kanga’s orders, things become ugly and turn into a gang war, which only causes several deaths. I watched it together with my husband last weekend. While watching it, I thought it was acceptable in comparison to the director’s other movie, “I Saw the Devil,” which I had previously seen. Sure, the tempo was fantastic, and the imagery was interesting, but that’s about it. My initial impression of the character was that the person finally makes his own decision, which results in a series ..read more

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It was premeditated. That’s all I can say. If you haven’t watched it, here is the synopsis: Investigating a violent crime that shook a quiet Canadian town. Mysterious intruders broke into the home of Vietnamese immigrants, terrorized the family, and left a traumatized daughter as the only witness. It started with a 911 call. A woman called because three people broke into their home and killed her parents. Her mom died, and her dad was left in a coma. She was the only survivor of the incident, and she was interviewed. During the interview, she needed to explain what had happened during the cri ..read more

Daily writing prompt What countries do you want to visit? View all responses Traveling outside the country was my dream. I remembered I took my passport a long time ago and I had difficulty getting it since I didn’t have enough identification cards so I went to different government agencies to get it. On the day of the appointment (by the way, in the Philippines, we need to book an appointment to get a passport or even a renewal), I went together with my friend. I was nervous because I thought there would be questions, but none at all. However, I was informed to go back there again because t ..read more

Daily writing prompt If you had to change your name, what would your new name be? View all responses Been there, done that. Yes, I already experienced changing my name however it was a mistake. Since birth, I was using “DARYLL JOY” however when I was entering my university, I needed to get a new birth certificate and to our surprise I was registered a different name. My mom complained about it but it would be a long process and needed to pay high amount of money. So, when I was in university, classmates, friends and teachers called me by my new name and since I wasn’t use to it was difficult ..read more

When you check the meaning in the online dictionary, there are three: the practice of brushing and cleaning the coat of a horse, dog, or other animal. the practice of preparing or training someone for a particular purpose or activity. the action of attempting to form a relationship with a child or young person, with the intention of sexually assaulting them or inducing them to commit an illegal act such as selling drugs or joining a terrorist organization. On this blog, we will focus more on the last meaning of “grooming”. What is grooming? Based on th ..read more

Daily writing prompt Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life. View all responses I like watching movies and series. I am fond of it especially Korean dramas, movies or maybe documentary series. After I watch, I do reviews. Even when I was a child, I was really into it. As far as I remember, the very first movie that I watched on the big screen was “Drunken Master”, which starred Jackie Chan. I was so amazed with him because of his martial art skills and at the same time, he was funny. I also love it because we get to spend bonding time together with friends or families ..read more

My bestie and I had big dreams. I don’t really watch Filipino movies unless the story is great and enjoyable to watch. This is going to be my first review of a Filipino movie. I had seen the trailer when I was in the Philippines. This movie is part of Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) last 2023. Every December, this festival is very popular because most of the movies that are nominated compete with each other. There are a lot of movies that want to be part of it, but they only choose eight. Once they chosen, this will be shown from December 25th until the first weekend of January. Every Decemb ..read more

Daily writing prompt What quality do you value most in a friend? View all responses Having a friend is great. But I value if my friend is trustworthy, I usually open up to my friends but that was before however there were some that betrayed and me. I was hurt and even if we are okay but once my trust is broken I would never say that the good relationship that we had was still there. Recently, I am just choosing trustworthy friends, that whom I can trust and they can trust me as well. But now, I treasure three friends; even though we haven’t talked much, I want to keep him beside me; the othe ..read more

A Korean-found-footage film. Way back, I used to watch Asian horror movies. My favorites are The Ring (0, 1, and 2, and even the American version), One Missed Call, Bunshinsaba, Shutter, and many others. I don’t know but whenever I watch it, there’s an adrenaline rush and excitement. But unfortunately, after watching The Possession of Emily Grace, I stopped because of an eerie feeling. This movie reminded me of “The Blair Witch Project.” It’s because of the resemblance between camera stunts and their cameras. A group of online horror influencers went to Gonjiam, especially in Room 402, because ..read more