Movie: Miracle in Cell No. 7

Starring:  Ryu Seung-ryong, Kal So-won, Park Shin-hye

Run time: 127 minutes

Movie Info: The film is a heartwarming comedy and family melodrama about a mentally challenged man wrongfully imprisoned for accusation such kidnapping, sexual abuse, and murdering a police commissioner’s daughter. Lee Yong Gu (Ryu Seung Ryong) who builds friendships with the hardened criminals in his cell, and they help him see Ye Seung (Kal So Won), his daughter again by breaking her in.

"The miracle lies between the fun and emotion.."

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I had been seeing this in my news feed lately that made me curious about it. So, one day i give it a try and watch via Youtube (no buffering, thank goodness!) At first, i thought it was a bit boring like other prison story movies. But as the film continues, I've got to control my emotions at some scenes that is really heart wrenching. Yet, i couldn't stop those tears, really. I never thought i could cry this much in just watching a movie. I do recommend this movie if you want something to watch that will touch your heart.  Be sure to watch it alone if you don’t want to be seen pathetically crying over a movie..like i did. (Been alone at home for quite some time, living in my own - It adds up to the sad feeling i quess)

It all started from a promise of giving Ye Seung a Sailor Moon-printed bag for her first day of school. There is only one stock left in the store, claiming that it will be for Ye Seung but his money is not yet enough to buy it. At that same moment, it has been bought for the police commissioner's daughter. It's not really because of the Sailor Moon bag but that it where the conflict arise.

One day, the police commissioner's daughter saw Lee Yong and told him that there was a store nearby that sells the Sailor Moon bag that he could buy for Ye Seung. So he followed the little girl. When this little girl accidentally slipped down and knocked her head in the cement, Lee Yong hurriedly came near trying all his best to revive the girl. He made CPR which made him look forcefully kissing the little girl. (A woman saw him and assumed it that way) When he wasn't getting any sign of breathing, Lee Yong unzip the little girl's pants pulling it down a bit for proper blood circulation purposes, they say. Also, pumping the little girl's chest adds up to the accusation that Lee Yong tried to rape the little girl and killed her at the same time.

See? assumptions are really bad. I mean, when you actually didn't see it with your own eyes, why judge someone easily? Also, sometimes, not all that we see are real enough to believe because the truth could be hidden somewhere else we couldn't see. It's for us to feel and give the benefit of the doubt for people we know or we don't know.

Back to the story, the policemen didn't investigate at all, they assumed it was the way they all what to think it is. They put Lee Yong in jail, forced him to admit the accusations or his daughter Ye Seung will be in danger. But before that, Lee Yong had gain friendship in Cell no. 7 which help him see Ye Seung again. 

 Ye Seung had stayed in the prison cell for about two days until the time they were caught.

 The most saddest, heart wrenching part of all.. It was indeed hard to say goodbye but sometimes it happens against your will. It's like if he could have been brave enough to stand for what is truly right then maybe there could still be a chance for them to be together. But Lee Yong had been psychologically intimidated and the Police Commissioner also threatened him at the time of his trial so he had no other choice but to accept the crime he never did. He was then sentenced to death.

Truly heartbreaking scene. I'm not about to tell the whole story..go watch if you haven't, it will surely strike you.

My Final Thoughts:

The movie shows the remarkable love between a father and daughter. Love is definitely stronger than anything. It can give us happiness and pain at the same time. It is also love that bring us back what had been lost in ourselves. I laughed my head off and the other moment tears rolled out of my eyes. A family, a court, redemptive drama rolled into one.

Korea has a lot of good drama to watch, and obviously this is one of those good movies. Like after you watch it you will then realize the reality in our society that it does happen most of the time. Imprisonment and death sentence to innocent people, especially those who are poor and can't afford to fight because they are being persuaded to accept falsity ideas of the crime they never done. In this life, justice is not something every innocent person gets, that's for sure.

Maybe This Time

They belonged to each other for always; she understood now. The impulse which had first drawn them together again, in spite of reason, in spite of themselves almost, that deep-seated instinctive need that each had of the other, would never again let them go.

"Sometimes two people have to fall apart to realize how much they need 
 ...to fall back together."

Skin Care: St. Ives Timeless Skin Apricot Scrub Review

Hello everyone! Too much for the rantings last June, (that was just yesterday, i suppose) here's a left behind post which i finally got the time to finish. I maybe the last person in the blogosphere to make a review on this but still here goes...

St. Ives is a popular name in skin care brand due to its availability, fair price and quality.

I've used St. Ives Timeless Skin Apricot Scrub for several years now and it's really great for exfoliation. It definitely works for me, amazingly effective - it leaves my face smooth and so refreshed.  It doesn't dry my skin and doesn't break me out ever. I must say, an all-natural exfoliant within the scrub itself. Though, those tiny grains can be irritating however, it may depend on your skin type.

Sometimes, i also use it as a body scrub, definitely gives me that smooth feeling as well.
No redness, whatsoever.

Product Description:
Exfoliates to help visibly tone and firm skin.  From America’s #1 scrub brand, this Apricot Scrub, with gentle alpha hydroxy, visibly tones and firms, revealing younger-looking skin.  Apricot contains powerful antioxidants that gently cleanse skin. Apricot oil in known to hydrate and nourish skin.

This scrub claims to be:

• Hypoallergenic.
• Non-comedogenic.
• Does not contain animal ingredients.
• Formulated without parabens and pthalates.
• Sulphate free.
• Visibly tones and firms skin.

Directions For Use:
Moisten face with water. Dispense product onto fingertips and massage over face. Rinse with water.  Avoid direct contact with eyes. For best results, use 3 to 4 times per week. 

Some say it's too harsh for daily use,but i don't really mind using it everyday or whenever i need to. 

Price:

Php 219.75 or $5.50 (170g)

Available at all major malls (Watson, SM Dept Store/Supermarket's beauty section)

Pros:

• 100% natural exfoliants
• Oil-free based Salicylic acid (2%)
• Without parabens and phthalates
• Excellent quality at an affordable price
• Gentle facial scrub that really cleans and removes dead cells
• Pleasant apricot scent
• Available at any beauty stores and major malls

Cons:

• The tube is not sturdy enough, it breaks a little in both sides.
• Other than that i can't say anything more bad about this product. 

Rating:
5/5

Will I Repurchase?
Definitely YES.

Do I Recommend this product?
Yes give it a try, this is something like you really get what you paid for. For sensitive skin, give it a try by purchasing small tubes first.

Always remember, anything too much on our skin is bad so do exfoliate moderately.

                                                                                                                                    Till next.

Precarious June

WARNING: Rants Overload

What more could ever happen when almost all the unexpected incidents are happening like an infection that continues to spread out. Sounds too dreadful eh?

"Struggling against them, not wanting them, has never helped.  In fact, it makes the pain more intense and the unfairness seem more acute." -source

I guess no one can ever get out of anything by avoiding it. I've been here for so many times and here i am again back from where i was before. If only i could be someone else then maybe that would make things a bit easier and better. Or i guess not, it's just too hard to embrace the uncertainty of every day because i know everything changes in time, and change is something i am more afraid of most especially if it's not the good one.

Struggling is pointless, waiting for the right time would be a lot better. Growing apart would be so difficult but maybe it would help to mend what has been broken in between and hopefully turn out to be even more stronger for the future ahead. I'll fight for what i believe is right, I'll stand firmly for what i really want but i know it's still not for me to decide.

So much for the pessimism thoughts, who doesn't get scared about anything anyway? Worst of the worst can happen to anyone. With an open mind, it's truly easy to understand, but accepting it is the big challenge. I do consider to weigh the good against the bad things.. Hard yeah, like the feeling of having shattered visions but still trying to look at the brighter side of life.

The rest of the days are just like ordinary days - i was just extraordinary extra-exaggerating in a superficial way. I do look forward for the coming months to at least be fair enough. I'll be patiently waiting for things to fall into place at the right time.

A life is such a strange object, at one moment translucent, at another utterly opaque, an object I make with my own hands, an object imposed on me, an object for which the world provides the raw material and then steals it from me again, pulverized by events, scattered, broken, scored yet retaining its unity; how heavy it is and how inconsistent; this contradiction breeds many misunderstandings.

                                                                                                                            Till then,

Our Filthy Heart

I find this really encouraging and a bit dreamy at the same time. I wish love never has to base everything on the bad side or even the physical condition and/or actions. 

                                                                                          I just wish, anyway.

(with edits)
“The truth is that the more intimately you know someone, the more clearly you’ll see their flaws.  That’s just the way it is.  This is why marriages fail, why children are abandoned, why friendships don’t last.  You might think you love someone until you see the way they act when they’re out of money or under pressure or hungry, or tired for goodness’ sake.  Love is something different.  Love is choosing to serve someone and be with someone in spite of their filthy heart and indifferences.  Love is patient and kind, love is deliberate.  Love is hard.  Love is pain and sacrifice, it’s seeing the darkness in another person and defying the impulse to jump ship.”

 We must first learn to “partner ourselves” and then we can truly partner another.

 Fulfilling love is a long journey.  It has many twists and turns.  It will surprise us and delight us.  It will confuse us.  It is a great read.  But when we find the great love within ourselves, we have a chance of finding that great love with another.  When we can embrace our own “filthy heart”, we will not fear that of the other. -source

Chances, Choices and Changes

It made me realize something that i hadn't quite thought about up until that moment.  It made me realize that no matter how often you see or talk to someone, no matter how much you know them or don't know them, you always fill up some space in their lives that can't ever be replaced the right way again

...once you leave it.

The 3 C's of life - the way i see it.  Three simple words sometimes wrapped with complications. -_- Ooh well.

Chances
The possibility that something will happen, either good or bad. We may not always see it coming until the time that it has already took place in our lives. Chances always does lead us to a better side of life  - if only we could take it right away when it knock on our door. Or it may end up like a train passed by that we weren't able to catch.

"Take every Chance you get in life, because some things happen only once."

Choices
Most of the time, we get caught in a situation where it is awfully hard to choose. When the mind disagrees with what our heart's desire.  Sometimes we suffer under a choice we never really want but we chose it because it is the only right thing we know that could fix everything. At least hoping it will. Sometimes we get a little bit selfish and just follow our hearts not minding what will happen next.  Tell you what, when you decide onto something especially those big issues of your life, then you get to choose the hard thing and it doesn't make you feel bad at all, (But of course, you will still get hurt but in a way that you know you wont regret) like a hundred of thorns taken out of your chest, it means its the rightest choice you've ever made.

There are choices we regret and we don't. The irony of it, sometimes just because we didn't regret means we did chose the right decision, sometimes it could be the other way around. The worst part could be losing something you can't get back. Most of the common advice: "Follow your heart..." but i guess it really depends in the situation. There are times that you need your mind to take over or at least your heart and mind is in balance so there's no way you could lose around yourself.

"You are free to choose but you are not free from the consequences of your Choice."

Changes
I am the kind of person whose not really not so good in dealing with changes. I mean, the word itself scares me a lot. I had that mad advance thinking of how things might turn out to be. But most of the time, i just really have no choice but to let change surround me.

Its not really a bad thing, it only turns out bad when you let the chance pass by or choose the wrong choice - that's when change occurs. Change can be so wonderful when it is like moving out to your own house, being hired or being promoted in a higher position, having new things you've always wanted and a lot more like those things that make you happy. However, change brings that somber feeling when it is about losing, leaving and letting go something or someone very precious to us. It's like losing a part of ourselves that we know can't be filled in by anyone. But as everyone says, be glad that it happened atleast it made you happy once. As far as i know there is love in holding and there is love even in letting go. It's the change that is truly painful for anyone to accept but had to.  It will take time to get out of the sadness it had caused.

"Life is about trusting your feelings, taking chances, finding happiness, learning from the past and realizing everything CHANGES."

Minute Maiden

 The span of three or four minutes is pretty significant in the scheme of things.  People lose hundreds of minutes everyday, squandering them on trivial things. But sometimes in those fragments of time, something can happen you'll remember for the rest of your life.

"Mostly, we never remember what is important, 

only what matters to us."