Fat? Or you mean to say Fab! 

Ugly? or you mean say Pretty!

While I was thinking about a concept for our entry in a competition. I thought of this phrase, imagining that I’m hearing a voice from an obese/anorexic woman saying “Fat? Maybe Fab!” suddenly, I smiled when I’m thinking about it. I know a lot of people who are body conscious (just like me). I also hate the fact that most people when they saw you, instead of complimenting you, they will usually say “tumaba ka!” or “You’re eating too much siguro lately ah?”. Some people will also laugh at you whenever they see you have a big belly. These phrases and reactions will really make you feel more conscious about yourself right? and somehow it will low your self-esteem. I really hate to see how people judge others because of their weight, size or anything about their physical appearance. To be honest, yes, sometimes I judge other people but at the end of the day, I also thought of how good they are in spite of their not-so-good appearances. I also experienced being judged by other people and bullied because I have too many pimples and because of my dark skin and sometimes they tell me that I gained weight. I also heard this unpleasant comment “maganda ka sana kaso…..” These things lessen my self-confidence to stand in front of the people and sometimes cry alone in my room. But later, I realized I should not listen to them, instead, I should continue to do good things in spite of my not-so-good physical appearance. It’s a matter of looking and developing the inside into a good one and then develop the outside. Well yeah, let’s accept the fact that people won’t stop judging you or laugh at you. But don’t look down on yourself. You must look on the brighter side. It’s about loving yourself in spite of your flaws and what others think about you. There are a lot of people around you who thinks you're beautiful and love you in every way. And they’re the ones you must think about rather than the people who judged you. So right now, my advice for everyone who feels like they’re not pretty because they have many acnes, they have dark skin, they’re fat or anything that make them feel ugly. When you hear someone judged you, just think “Fat? or you mean to say FAB!” or “UGLY? or you mean to say PRETTY!”

I just finished the Korean Drama Series “She Was Pretty” a while ago and now I would like to share my insights about it because it might help some of you if you are fond of watching or you are looking for Korean dramas to watch.

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I found myself crying while watching the last two episodes of it. It was indeed a very great Korean drama series. It was recommended to me by my best friend, as she told me about it’s synopsis, we watched the series from Episode 1 to 8 until 6 in the morning. We didn’t know that it was already 6 in the morning until my best friend checked her phone and we still have class that day. Well, that’s a proof that it’s is a very interesting Korean drama.

To give you a short background about it, it is a story about “First love”. Kim Hye Jin was a very pretty girl when she was still young and she met this cute chubby little guy named Ji Seong Joon who lived beside their house (which was a former house of Hye Jin’s best friend Min Ha Ri). Min Ha Ri and her family went to Japan and their house was bought by Ji Seong Joon’s family. Kim Hye Jin was a very popular girl because of her pretty face where she got it from her mom. When she saw Seong Joon being bullied by her schoolmates, she helped Seong Joon and became best friends. But eventually, Seong Joon and his family need to go to New York that’s why Seong Joon left Hye Jin and kept a promise that they will see each other again in the future to complete the puzzle. Seong Joon gave a piece of the puzzle to Hye Jin as a sign that the puzzle will never be complete without the last piece (the peeping girl). After a few years, puberty hits Hye Jin so bad where her face and hair changed and looked like his father’s face and hair (which is quite ugly). She is not that lucky in her career where she works as a waitress but her ultimate dream was to be a children’s book writer someday. Suddenly, Jeong Soon emailed Hye Jin that he will come to Korea and he would like to meet Hye Jin. Jeong Soon is Hye Jin’s first love (same as Hye Jin to Seong Joon). That’s why Hye Jin was too excited to meet Jeong Soon. When she was about to meet him, she saw that Jeong Soon changed from a cute little chubby boy into a very tall and good-looking guy and he didn’t even noticed Hye Jin. Hye Jin felt insecure because she thought Jeong Soon is expecting that she looks very beautiful just like before but puberty hits her bad. That’s why she decided to let Min Ha Ri pretend to be her since Ha Ri is a very beautiful girl. Hye Jin became the peeping girl (just like in the puzzle) watching her first love happy with the thought that Kim Hye Jin is Min Ha Ri and the story goes on how the real Kim Hye Jin tries to hide whenever she sees Jeong Soon in the company where she’s an intern. Jeong Soon kept on belittling her for her clumsiness not knowing that she’s his childhood bestfriend. Sooner, Kim Hye Jin met Kim Shin-Hyeok who’s an editor on The Most magazine and became her best friend and soon fell in love with her.

I don’t want to spoil everything about the series but all in all it was really great. It really shows the insecurities that some of the women out there (to be honest, I’m one of those) might have. I can really relate to Kim Hye Jin’s personality. She’s jolly, sweet and very active but she also got insecurities and sometimes she’s pessimistic. But all throughout her experience while hiding to her first love, Jeong Soon and working at The Most magazine, she was able to develop herself into a better person. I really love her transformation especially when Jeong Soon was scolding her and she felt that it will be her motivation to change for the better despite hard work that she’s doing in the team, she really strived to be like the “most-like” employee and help the team reach their goal to be number 1. The series showed how a girl should not be afraid to show herself to others even though she’s not in to the standards of beauty of her society. The true beauty comes from the inside, that’s what Kim Hye Jin have, and other girls have. There’s a lot of things to love about, but you should start to love yourself first even if others don’t love you.

When it comes to the love part, the series proved that “first love never dies” from Kim Hye Jin and Ji Seong Joon’s love story. They really showed what love can do and how the love that they felt at the first time never change. They also showed love from the family. How important it is especially when you don’t have someone to lean on but most importantly, the love from your best friend. I really admire the friendship between Min Ha Ri and Kim Hye Jin where Hye Jin really cares about Ha Ri’s feelings especially when she found out that Ha Ri fell in love with Jeong Soon, but Jeong Soon love Hye Jin and he’s mad at Ha Ri because of how she pretended to be Kim Hye Jin. Hye Jin tried to save their friendship before opening her heart to Jeong Soon. I also admire Ha Ri’s sacrifice to make Hye Jin happy. The most amazing part was how Editor Shin-Hyeok sacrificed for his love for his Jackson (Hye Jin) and for The Most team.

The series have many wonderful lessons. It is not just about “first love”, but also the love from the family and friendship and most especially, love for yourself, that will lead you to keep on dreaming and make those dreams come true. I will strongly recommend this series to everyone.

K. MRCD || 2016