Sunday, 28 December 2014

Chasing Life

'Chasing Life' (ABC Family)

I guess I never thought about life that way but watching this show just changed me a bit. Not a lot, just a bit. Changing takes time though. I now want to make a change by appreciating what I have in life. I mean I work in a clinic in a hospital (No, I am not a nurse, just an assistant in a clinic) and really find it hard to accept it when people get unreasonable with requests and starts putting you in a difficult spot, and I find it difficult to adjust when people start to get angry and starts scolding you when they do not get their way. I start to ease up on them a bit when I try to understand the situation they are in. I work in a neuro clinic, as you know, if you have been reading(if not I'm just talking to myself then). Not necessarily the best place but throughout the two years, I learn a lot of things along the way. One time, I almost cried in the room while assisting a doctor out. I do not get expose to assisting a surgeon that much, but at the same time I think if they were to just break down and cry, I would cry too. Which is why I do not picture myself working in a hospital ward. I think I would not be able to handle it.

When I found out that Andy Mientus is going to be in this show, I freaked. I had to watch it. It is pretty sad because hey, his character died in Smash, and well this is a show revolving people who have cancer, so we are going to expect heartbreaking things like them dying. I fell in love right after watching the first episode and spent my whole day watching the whole season up till the Christmas special. We have to wait till January for the next one but so far it is going good. I cried a lot watching this. Then again, I have never been able to watch a cancer show/movie without crying. I am such a crybaby and I am not sorry.

Remember A Walk To Remember? I watched that on TV and cried my eyes out. It was just so sad. We have The Fault In Our Stars. Oh and My Sisters Keeper. That too. 

So the latest episode just breaks my heart. I mean I know that Leo probably will survive the surgery, but that ending though. That beep though. I am proud of Leo for not giving up yet taking into account of what April said to him. Speaking of which,I am all for team Leo. I love April's relationship with Dom and all, but with Leo it is just better. Yeah, going down that shipping road here. They hooked up, but I want them to be together though. The way they look at each other. I guess he understands what she is going through more because he is going through it too. I will not go further because if I do, I might just go on describing the whole show. And yeah, I did not know that the one playing the role of Leo is the guy who plays Kristoff in Once Upon a Time until the few remaining episodes where I went to IMDB him because he just looks so familiar and I just could not remember which movie/drama I have seen him in. 

I do not know how it feels to have cancer or know someone with cancer, but I know that it is painful. So to all of you out there, hang on and big hugs to every single one of you. It is not easy, but I bet you are strong enough to fight through this! Maybe your life now is much more interesting and more fun than mine though. It should be, make your life an adventure and never stop fighting!

Till then, 
XOXO

Friday, 26 December 2014

Smash

I am a year late on this one (I know, what's new here)! I have just gotten to steal my rest time and finish up watching this two-season show and it was amazing! I took two or maybe three months to complete watching this show as the wedding of my future bro-in-law is nearing and I have been a bit busy here and there.

So before getting in on this one, it is that time of the year again! Christmas! To everyone celebrating it, have yourself a merry little Christmas! Hope you will have a good time with your loved ones. To those who are not, well, I love this time of the year because all the sales are coming in, and who does not enjoy sales going around!

Smash is a drama musical centres a group creating new musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. Julia Houston(Debra Messing) a lyricist working along with Tom Levitt(Christian Borle), a composer. These two came up with the idea of Bombshell. Of course it would not be complete without the producer Eileen(Anjelica Huston) and the director, Derek Wills(Jack Davenport). Two talented girls auditioned for the part of Marilyn. Karen Cartwright(Katharine McPhee) and Ivy Lynn(Megan Hilty). These two women is really good! I fell in love with their voices and that was what kept me going through the episodes. 

In the second season, Karen met Kyle Bishop(Andy Mientus), a writer, and Jimmy Collins(Jeremy Jordan), a composer, two partners working together on a play and trying to get their work noticed. When their work, Hit List, is being recognised, along with some drama here and there, they got the show to Broadway. 

Sadly, the show has been cancelled, so no more of Smash! It is really sad because I really like where the show is heading! Season two episode 14 I think, it is called The Phenomenon, is by far the saddest episode yet! Kyle's death hits everyone hard, including me, and I cried throughout the whole of this episode. Yeah, it just got way too emotional for me watching it at 1 in the morning in darkness and crying. Not doing that again because right after that episode, I just can't seem to fall asleep. I am so glad YouTube is always there to accompany me. Yes, guilty as I watch videos of Smash until I fall asleep. 

Here are some of my favourites from the show!


And another...

Yes, this one too...


And this...


Well there is actually more! Their songs in the show is just so good! But well, I could just go on and on, but I will stop here. 

Hope you all are doing well! Have a nice Christmas and have a happy new year! 2014 just went by so fast! To sum this up, I really enjoy musicals and it has been nice to have watch Smash even though for just two seasons! Because what is life without breaking out into a song expressing how things are!

Till then, 
XOXO