The Great Gatsby

I'm sure many of you have read 'The Great Gatsby'. This weekend was filled with him for me.

On Thursday, Ø and I watched the new one:

And I must say, it was very disappointing, but perhaps because my expectations were so high. I love the style of roaring twenties -- I used to have a 20's themed party in college, where we had a door that you could get through only by knowing the right password, bathtubs filled with 'bootleg' beers, various cocktails, flapper dresses, gambling tables, and of course, fake cigarettes. Also, I love the director, so I expected this to be a fantastical experience. However, everything fell a little bit short of my expectation. For some reason, the trailer was much better than the actual movie. Everything was a bit too exaggerated, and still, lackluster. 

Then on Saturday, Ø and I watched the old one: 

And to be absolutely honest, it was a bit disappointing too...because peopled seemed old, and the party scene was ... well, not as crazy as one would expect from the text. Also, I couldn't get over how unattractive daisy was in the old one. 

And then on Sunday, I re-read it. I must say, reading the book was probably the most enjoyable, given how depressing the story actually is. 

We did other things too...like have some Mexican food....  

Visited my grandparents... 

Took a walk after visiting my grandparents...  

Saw some funny signs... 

Found funny photoshop pictures... (which one is the original?) 

Enjoyed Nature...  

Watched some work-out people... 

I love this picture. It makes me so happy 

So does this one

It was a chill and sweet weekend...which always makes Monday so difficult to face.

-liv, love, laugh

Big Bang Theory!

So Friday night was Anthony's last weekend night in Korea, so we all went out to give him a good bye party:

And for mother's day, I sent my mother a bouquet of flowers:

In other news: I have wanted to get Zooey Daschanel type bangs for a really long time now, but knowing myself, I knew I would get uber annoyed by them very soon, so in the last two years or so, I have been resisting the urge. However, when Ø declared that he needed a haircut, I made an appointment for both of us to go to our favorite hair salon, 'By Miga' on Shinsadong Garosugil, and I finally did it!

And they were doing a photo event at the coffee shop we frequent

Then we just sat there and people watched -- Garosugil is the best place to people watch -- some fascinating fashionista

 Then we went to a cool burger place in a street parallel to Garosugil:

Then, we walked to Han-river and people watched some more there:

This is the close-up of the photo from 'CoffeeSmith' 

Then, on Sunday, Ø and I met up and walked to Rodeo Street to have one of his favorite burgers:

Overall, it was such a lovely weekend what with my friends, hanging out with Ø, and very lovely weather! Life is wonderful

-liv, love, laugh

May Day! May Day!

Oh May.... you are just so beautiful. I got to spend this past week with many people I love, so it was a very thankful week:

Monday, it was my birthday (I am 28 years young now in American age, and the dreaded 29 in Korean age- dun dun Duuuuuuun) so my lovely Ø prepared all sorts of cute little thoughtful surprises for me: 

I am one happy gal ^^ 

Then, on Wednesday, May 1, we got to have the day off because it was a labor day. Unfortunately, since Ø is technically a government employee, he did not have the day off. I did get to hang out in his office all day though, like the good ol' days. It was very nice to spend so much time with him during the week. 

Then, on Thursday, I got to see my childhood friends (we have been friends for almost 20 years now!) Also, we all have our birthdays in MArch and April, so we celebrated it together: 

Boyeon got us '29' candles, which was upsetting to Sooae and myself because we want to stay 28 as long as possible :P 

I got us matching rings. Also, we made plans to go to Barcelona next May-- just us girls ^^ 

I love us ^^ 

And then on Saturday, I visited my grandparents because May 8th is 'Parents Day' in Korea:

I also went swimming before going out to lunch with grandma and my aunt and uncle and my little cousin, and I weighed myself after not having worked out for months and feeling quite blubbery, but I hadn't gained any weight (probably, my muscle atrophied), but I was still pretty happy to not gain weight. 

Then, I came back home to take an afternoon nap, then went to hang out with Ø in Gangnam and we watched Ironman 3...and for some reason, Tony Stark was not as cool as I remembered he was... but it was still pretty entertaining. 

Now it is Sunday and I am on Seoul National University campus with Ø just enjoying the lovely May weather

I wish everyone a lovely week! 

-liv, love, laugh