love is self-inflicted pain

when i first came across this original korean title a few years ago, i gave it a miss because i have always hated the idea of people in love who always move on opposite direction in any space and time and never meet. yes, i didn't catch 'turn left, turn right', though i adored takeshi kanershiro and jimmy's comic world! yet the temptation is very strong this june when Keanu Reeves (I have been IN LOVE with him since his LAPD speed days) acted in the lake house, the 'ang moh' adaptation as i called it. knowing that adaptation means changes in the storyline, it was a frantic search for the original version prior. within the short time span, i went from zilch il mare to 2 vcds now; one borrowed from a friend and another was just bought it on my behalf by a friend from parkway parade.

i supposed the 'ang moh' did a compressed adaptation of the original version and defintely added in their own elements. at least both seemed to have much cooler careers! both verisons are still draggy in the same ways but the koreans filmed it in a very MTV way though. the long and short of it, my most memorable scenes were from the 'ang moh' adaptation. he grew her a tree! any girl will feel touched and also a full grown tree is defintely so much more economical. his character also wrote her words on the wall 2 years prior. this wall concluded their 'across-timebelt' stroll around Chicago. but the koreans have a sweeter conclusion and more memorable lines. my favourite was, 'love is self-inflicted pain'. how true is that.

but there are billions of people who thinks the world of this process. what is then love? probably some chemistry reaction that occurs in humans occassionally, according to scientists. like fireworks, beauty meets connection at that precise moment then crash and burn. maybe instead of chasing fireflies, i should get myself a 'gardener' who can grow me a tree then i will no longer has to go through the process of self-inflction.