Where Rainbow Ends - Cecelia Ahern

Cecelia Ahern is just so AMAZING!

Amazing I say! 

And I just read this book halfway.

And it got me crying.

It gave me the feelings I usually have when I'm reading a very good book.

Where I can connect with the characters in the book.

And I did.

It made me cry.

It's not a sad story.

It's more like a journey of finding love between best friends.

aaaww... :)

I love it.

I want to fall in love with my best friend.

But sadly, that person have yet to appear in my life.. >.<

Well, that doesn't matter much.

>.<

Since I am talking about this book.

I have yet to finish it.

But it's just so good!

One thing I learned halfway from the book is that:

1. When you like someone, tell him/her about your feelings. 

yeah, still a Mr. X for me! xD

Who knows they might feel the same way about you too! <3

2. Don't let your insecurities shy you away from finding love. :D

I do think my love story will turn out different... <3

3. Don't ruin your friendship with just a little misunderstanding. :)

The story is really~ really sweet~~ <3

It's a must-read from me!.. <3

Till then.. :D 

~ Cause all relationships start from the mere step of being a friend~ <3

Ah! The story is just so touching! <3 TOT

bye!

Oh~ before I go~ Here's one song to complement the story~~~ <3

enjoy~~ <3

Movie Review: Edward Scissorhands

It's an old movie... yeah. :D

This is the story of, a man with scissors for a hand. - Razor sharp scissors.

There are a few things that had leave a big impact towards me. One of them is the conversation between Edward and Mrs. Peg Bogs when they just met and she was asking about him. 

Peg Bogs: Where is your father?

Edward: He didn't wake up. 

I almost choke on my tears on that one. It just shows how innocent Edward is despite his dangerous looks and how he have scissor for a hand. 

Not only the quotes in this movie are interesting, it also contain many interesting characters that we hope we want to be one day. 

Take Peg Bogs for instance, she is a very kind lady, the impression of a woman who can accept the flaws of others and see the good within a person. The woman who is patient and will accept everyone as they are. Thinking about the story gives me a weird fuzzy feeling in my heart, especially when I remember Edward's puppy-dog look that really can capture the hearts of women especially. :) 

Edward's puppy dog look.

Seeing his pleading eyes and face filled with scars, I just can't help but feel like I must protect this innocent being. I feel like hugging him and telling him that everything is going to be alright. 

Much like any other Tim Burton movies, Edward Scissorhands really will leave you thinking even after the movie ends. 

To me, the significant thing that the author want to highlight in this movie is the importance of hands. 

That the hands that we possess may be use for both good and bad things.

This is an irony to the movie, because in this movie, Edward, our main character does not have normal hands like us, but is replaced with scissors, a tool that is destructive and prevented him from doing lots of every day things which can be seen in the movie. However, he turned the facts that he have scissors for a hand and instead of using it for a bad thing, he uses it for good things, which are the things that he is created for. We can also see how destructive his hands is to himself and towards the people that he loves inside the story. 

Jim, the antagonist of the story, on the other hand is perfect, physically. He is Kim's (the girl that Edward loves) boyfriend, and initially shows how he can use his hands to show Kim he loves her by holding her and hugging her without hurting her. Which brings me to another quote in the movie that I love so much, where Edward is considered a criminal and Kim is waiting for him to come home.

Kim: Hug me.

Edward: I can't.... :'( 

He is scared of hurting Kim... :'(

I love the way how Edward who is not a perfect person can show his love very well without having to touch Kim in any way. It is just shown from the way he looks at her and the way he wanted to protect her and the family who came to adopt him. (btw, Kim is Peg Bogs' daughter)

The hands are important and powerful to a human or anything. It connects a person to another and helps the person to show their love. However, it is not that necessary for Edward in his case for we as the audience are able to understand Edward's innocence and love towards the people around him without him using his hands to show his love. 

And one other significant thing that I can get from this movie is that, when you love someone sincerely, even without the privilege of touching the person, you will be able to leave the deepest impression in the heart of the person you love. Again, this is shown through Edward and Kim, when even after years of not meeting each other, Kim still remembers Edward enough to tell her grandaughter their story, and I know that Edward must be feeling the same towards Kim too.

I love this movie.

My movie rating towards this movie is: 4.5/5

Quite high you know. 

I recommend this movie. 

Till next sharing. 

This is the OST of the movie... Enjoy~! :D

Love Johnny Depp so much! :D 

Scent of a Woman... Korean drama review.

Good drama. :D

Aaaw... I am so sorry.

I mean, my post is supposed to be yesterday, isn't it?

But I was too caught up with this new Korean drama that I have been watching since the start of my holidays.. :D 

Anyways, I thought my first sharing will be a tutorial on how to do friendship bracelet. 

But then I checked my materials and found out that it is not complete. :(

So I share this instead. :D

The drama that has got me addicted from episode 1. 

(Actually I feel bad about not sharing the tutorial... :( so from now on I will not promise anything. I will just share whatever idea I might have at the present moment. :D It's better that way don't you think?)

Now back to the drama. Scent of a Woman. :D 

Kyaaaaaaa~!!! ^0^!!

First of all, I need to make it clear that I am not much of a Korean drama lover. 

However this drama is really worth watching. 

Seriously. 

It's like one of the best dramas I have watched before. 

Compared with the other Korean drama that I have recently watched. 

Secret Garden

Yea... =.= I hate this drama so much. 

Although I really like the main actress, I hate the character that she portrays.

Really? Sacrificing yourself in the name of love?

Really? Is that really noble? 

Really? 

=.=

Anyways, back to Scent of a Woman. 

What makes this drama so enchanting?

I would say it is the theme of this drama. 

Live your life to the fullest. Take time enjoying the life you still have. Especially when you never knew when it will be taken away from you. 

The story is centralized around this theme. 

Which to me is fresh. 

No sappy-sappy I will not do this because it will make you sad and because I love you kind of love relationship. 

I especially hate those.

Really?

Saying you hate the person when you really love him because of some blackmailing done by stupid psychotic mother saying that they will harm their own son just to see him sad is a good thing? 

I guess not. 

Which gets us back to the them of Scent of a Woman. 

The main character in this story, Lee Youn Jae, is a 35 years old spinster who works as some kind of an under-appreciated employee in a tourism company called Line Tour. 

Lee Youn Jae

Initially she lived a boring life, constantly being stepped on by others, not given enough credit for what she have done, and of course, men would not even spare even a glance at her. (I think they made the main character to initially be really pathetic because it gives a lot of impact later in the story.)

This initial Lee Youn Jae to me portrays the way some people live in this world. They live for the sake of just living. Work their tails off for nothing. Never give a damn about life. They are better off just be like zombies walking around. They have no real purpose. They put off the chance of truly experience life. That's what she was. 

She was so under-appreciated that she needs to compromise with her boss just to get a day off to go to the hospital to get a check up because she suspects something is wrong with her body. 

There she meets with her childhood friend. 

Chae Eun Suk

The doctor who diagnoses her with gall bladder cancer level 3. Which I think must be very critical since she was given only 6 months more to live. 

Only 6 months! 

Imagine. Living your life working your tails off for something you don't know and suddenly given the news that you only have 6 months to live. How would you react? 

Yea. That's how our main character reacts too. 

She was so heart broken but she still went back to work. (she was only given half day off). Where she was pressurized because of something that she had not even done. She was confronted by her boss, or the manager, and the Chief of Line Tour's business partner, Im Se Gyoung. 

Manager Noh - jack ass

Im Se Gyoung - Bitch. 

I pitied her at that part. She was very pitiful because of the news and because of being accused of something she had not done. Which gives me the fullest satisfaction when she finally riled up and defended herself by standing up against the Bitch - Im Se Gyoung. Haha. Well, I won't go into much detail of that, you have to watch the drama to find out. Yes. It is worth watching. 

She resigned, and travels to Okinawa, Japan to find the beach that keep on appearing in her dreams. She meets with her love interest there, the oh-so-cute Kang Ji Wook, who are also unfortunately the bitch's Im Se Gyoung's soon-to-be fiance...

He's so cute!!! OMG!!! <3 

Then things happen... *insert cliche love story here*... for a few episodes, I really am annoyed with the story line, I won't lie here. But since I really wanted to know what happens next I just endure and watched it. But some of the parts are really meaningful, like the tango lessons she is taking. 

She made this bucket list which lists down 20 things she wanted to do before she dies. I would like it better if the drama only centers around her completing her bucket list though. But the side stories are fine. :D 

I especially like the part when she reconciled with her love interest Kang Ji Wook, and he coolly says this to her. 

Kang Ji Wook: I thought that I may die before you do. And at that moment when I close my eyes, I fear of the regret that I may have for not keeping a woman called Lee Youn Jae by my side till the end. (kyaaaa!!!! ^0^!!! <3) 

That's not what I wanted to highlight.. =.= I can't remember the exact words though, but it goes something like this. 

Kang Ji Wook: I may not know how much longer I may live. Tonight I might have a heart attack. Tomorrow I may be involved in an accident. But one thing I know.... *insert cliche love quote here* 

I want to highlight that part. Because it represents the whole theme of this drama. 

Living your life to the fullest now and not later because you may never know when you will stop living. 

haha... That's why this drama is awesome. I like it so much because of this theme.

Are you interested to watch this drama now? 

Just start with the first episode, you'll understand why I get hooked on straight away. :D 

I'll give you the link here. 

http://www.dramafever.com/drama/3977/1/Scent_of_a_Woman/

And if you want the full episodes by episodes review:

http://www.dramabeans.com/2011/07/scent-of-a-woman-episode-1/

and you can go on from there.. :p 

heee.. :D 

I hope you like this drama as I have. 

16 episodes were nice and enjoyable. 

but it gets harder from episode 8 to episode 11 or 12 if I am not mistaken. =.=

but just endure the sappy part. 

Like me, I just take the parts which really means something. 

Like when she shows the determination to live and overcome her cancer. 

That is nice. 

anyhow..

till the next time of my sharing! <3

bye! <3

I give you my love~~~ :3

Last words from me before I end my blog.

Live your life NOW. 

Don't wait for later. :D

If you have that crush you have been dying to confess to, just go. The worst is just being rejected right?

If you have that dress you always wanted to buy, buy it!

If you want to go somewhere for a holiday~ go~!. 

The worst can be straightened.

As long as you keep living, there is still hope. 

There is always tomorrow.

but don't wait, you may never know when tomorrow never comes. ;)

Isn't it? :D

wink! <3

New Year exclusive! :D

Hey guys! :D 

And Happy New Year!

bye! bye! 2012! Hello 2013!

What do you plan to do in this year, 2013? :D 

Actually I am very excited with this blog! :D 

I keep on thinking of the things that I can post here! 

Well, most of the time... :D 

So here I have this great idea for New Year! :D

It was not originally mine though...

I just think that it is great, and worth sharing~ :D

I actually modified it and put in together with my friends' idea~ :D

I bet you all heard of this...

Well,  I really plan to do so exactly this year! 

Though I really have not made a thorough preparation for this since I just only saw this image today... =.=

But I will get me a nice pretty jar.. :D

Something like this... :D

But of course I will make it prettier~ :D 

It will be filled with my happy memories anyways... :D

Then my friends gave me a suggestion that made this idea even more awesome! 

He says: "Put two jars, 1 for the good things, and the other for the bad ones... Might surprise you more."

Then it was like... 

Why not?! :D

So I decided to put two jars, one good and one bad... :D 

I even have the design for the two jars ready in my head.. :D 

Now just to be able to make them real.

Well, the idea is just to prepare two jars for this new year...

Whenever something good happens to you just write it down in a piece of paper and put it inside one of the jar.

Then if something bad happens to you, do the same and write it down on a piece of paper, and put it inside the other jar.

When it is the new year's eve of next year, open it, and read it up...

Bask in the memories that you made the whole year. 

It's nice, isn't it? 

I'm gonna take a picture of my jars when it is ready.

and I'll post it here! :3

Why don't you try it? 

Why Not?

Till then... :D 

Bye! <3

Hey there!

If ever you stumble upon this blog, it means that you're in for some information that I know of... :D

First of all, I am not a know - it - all, mind you... =.=

I just love sharing... :D

what's mine is yours.. :D

Share what little knowledge that I have...

The little skills that I know... :D

Originally I plan to make a blog that is dedicated to only literature...

I mean, classics, contemporary... I love literature and analyzing them! Though I mostly use reader's response... But no worries, this is also a practice for me, the more novels/short stories/ poem I analyze, the better I'd get in analyzing them! well, hopefully... :D

Then I realized, there's a lot more things that I would love to share in this blog! :D

Like how to make a creative friendship bracelet~ and how to care for your dogs or cat~ how to get over something... :D well, I love sharing~ That's what I do~... :D

This is a way for me to share what is in my head... Mostly knowledge.. :D and opinions~ :D Hopefully the things that I share here will be useful... or not... =.=

I named this blog Freda's Lighthouse because this is the place that you will find in the dark~! When you do not know where to go to get advice, or tips on friends, tutorials for crafts, random ideas for games, or literature review for novels or short stories~ you might stumble upon this...

light in the dark... =.=

Well, I am not a regular blogger though... regretfully I will say this...

However, as I am starting this post on the 1st of January 2013 (Happy New Year!), I made a resolution to keep on updating this blog! :D I will make sure that I will post useful things, not lamentation of how stupid my life is...

no.. that's for my other blog.. :D heehee... :D

Again... I hope that what I will post will be useful to you~ :D I'll try to update weekly... my first tutorial post will be next Wednesday.. :D (I hope) teehee.. :D

I'm not sure what is it about yet... but I'll make sure it is proven and done by yours truly~ :D I will even upload pics! to prove it. :D

That's about it... the introduction to my blog.. :D Thank you everybody!! :D

At least, for now~ :3