[Quotes #] Good Deeds to Make a Positive Impact

I asked a friend who has crossed 70 and is heading towards 80 years old, what sort of changes he is feeling in himself? He sent me the following :

1) After loving my parents, my siblings, my spouse, my children and my friends, I have now started loving myself.

2)  I have realized that I am not an "Atlas". The world does not rest on my shoulders.

3) I have stopped bargaining with vegetable and and fruit vendors. A few pennies more is not going to break me, but it might help the poor fellow to save up more for his daughter's school fees.

4) I leave my waitress a big tip. The extra money might bring a smile to her face. She is toiling much harder for a living than I am.

5) I stopped telling the elderly that they've already narrated that story many times. The story makes them walk down the memory lane and relive their past.

6) I have learned not to correct people even when I know they are wrong. The onus of making everyone perfect is not on me. Peach is more precious than perfection.

7) I give compliments freely and generously. Compliments are a mood enhancer not only for the recipient, but also for me. And a small tip for the recipient of a compliment, never, NEVER turn it down, just say "Thank You".

8) I have learned not to bother about a crease or a spot on my shirt. Personality speaks louder than appearances.

9) I walk away from people who don't value me. They might not know my worth, but I do.

10) I remain cool when someone plays dirty to outrun me in the rat race. I am not a rat and neither am I in any race.

11) I am learning not to be embarrassed by my emotions. It's my emotions that make me human.

12) I have learned that it's better to drop the ego than to break a relationship. My ego will keep me aloof, whereas with relationships, I will never be alone.

13) I have learned to live each day as if it's the last. After all, it might be the last.

14) I am doing what makes me happy. I am responsible for my happiness, and I owe it to myself. Happiness is a choice. You can be happy at any time, just choose to be!

I decided to share this to all my friends. Why do we have to wait to be 60 or 70 and 80 years old to do this, why can't we practice this at any stage and age?

[Drama #] 18 Again

 

Drama Name : 18 Again

Country : Korea

Episodes : 16 episodes

Rating : 5/5 

Comment : Definitely a recommended K-Drama for romance comedy lovers. Story adaptation from the original English movie of Zac Efron though, but overall good acting from casts. I love how everyone portrayed their characters so on point and well. Lots of life lessons on relationships and perspectives, starts off as a fun and lighter drama but becomes much more meaningful, warm and touching in the end.

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= Drama's Synopsis taken from My Drama List = 

After nearly twenty years of marriage, Jung Da Jung and Hong Dae Young seems to be well settled in their domestic lives. The proud parents of a pair of eightee year old twins, the devoted couple have worked hard to build a happy home together. But what seems like an ideal life on the outside is really anything but. Fed up with Dae Young's incessant nonsense, Da jung is at her wits' end. When Dae Young announces that he's been fired, Da Jung gives up completely. Convinced life would be better without her husband in it, Da Jung wastes no time in filing for divorce.

Shaken by his wife's decision to leave him and utterly disappointed in where life has taken him, Dae Young takes a hard look at his life. It doesn't take him long to see all the places where things went wrong, and soon he finds himself regretting absolutely everything about his life. The moment the thoughts of regret enter his head, his body is instantly transformed into that of an eighteen year old, while his thirty-seven year old mind remains intact. Suddenly given the chance to re-do his entire life, Dae Young changes his name to Ko Woo Young and enrolls himself in his children's school. Seeing life from an entirely different perspective, Dae Young soon finds that despite keeping his middle-aged brain, he still has a lot to learn.

[Drama #] Gran Hotel

    

Drama Name : Gran Hotel 

Country : Spain

Episodes : 3 Seasons - 39 episodes

Rating : 4.5/5 

Comment : I have decided to give this drama a try after watching its random trailer that pops up on my Youtube recommendation. Surprisingly, it is very very good. No doubt that the castings and actings are incredible, but the storyline itself is also very entertaining and hype. I first expected it to be 80% romance based, but it actually contains more crime and suspense. Season 1 is just perfect, I finished the whole season in 2 days. While I felt that Season 2 was a bit too long, with all the twisted and draggy crimes' mysteries. I was constantly complaining why Alicia and Julio's relationship hasn't came into public exposure yet even after 25 episodes, and then there comes the weird hotel bombing in the ending of Season 2, which ultimately brings you to another new mystery to solve in the first episode of Season 3. Overall, I still feel that the final season is somewhat lacking as the ending and closing of the whole series. Due to alot of left-out openings that requires more explanation and execution. 

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= Drama's Synopsis taken from Film Affinity = 

1905. Julio, a young man arrives at the Grand Hotel, and idyllic place in the middle of the countryside, to investigate the disappearance of her sister. He gets a job as a waiter and come across the sexy wealthy daughter of the owner. He falls in love with her and starts a dangerous affair while she becomes the only person who will help him to discover the truth about his sister's disappearance. Find out all the secrets and mysteries hidden in the wonderful Grand Hotel.