Kdrama Alice

 

It's a compelling drama about time-travel and its implications. I like the chemistry and sweetness between the characters Yoon Tae Yi (Kim Hee Seon) and Park Jin Gyeom (Joo Won), as well as other supporting characters such as Reporter Kim (Lee Da In), Alice's agent Yoo Min Hyuk (Kwak Si Yang), the buddy police of Lieutenant (Lee Jae Yoon), and Team Leader Goo (Kim Sang Ho).

It also explores them of mother's love and self-sacrifice. And, of course for a time-travel series, the concept of parallel universe. The series resolve itself in a way, that is poignant although doesn't always make perfect sense. However the concept of space that stores the memories and emotion is a soft and tender way to remind us living in a world of crisis and slower pace.

Nainai's Death Anniversary

 Today in conversation, it came up that today's is Nainai's death anniversary. Nainai is Chinese term for the mother of my father, my grandma from father's side. We also called Nainai, A Ma. It must have been 25 years or so since A Ma's passed on. 

In Hokkien tradition, we call the day "cho ki", or remembrance. Remembering death anniversary normally started when the person passed on. Instead of celebrating the birthday, when the person lived, the tradition is to start "celebrating" the death anniversary as the day to remember the deceased on the day to start the new chapter in circle of life.

I am googling what the tradition normally does on such a day. I remember we would cook a feast and remember the loved one to pass the day.