Serendipity 奇缘 - Chapter 21

Chapter 21: White Lies

"Hmm.... Smells good... what are you cooking?" Jaejoong slide his arms around my waist and hugged me, as I stood in front of the stove cooking away.

"Oh... Just some scrambled eggs and pancakes... I'm done, we can eat now..."

I switched off the stove fire and scooped the last pancake onto the plate. And turned to bring the plate over to the dining table. He loosened his hug as I turned and took a whiff from the plate as I turned to face him.

"Smells good..."

"Come on, let's go over and eat it while it's hot..."

I started walking over to the table, and placed the plate down. He followed me over and sat himself opposite me. I walked over to grab the toast from the toaster and plated them onto another plate, grabbed some jam, maple syrup and butter from the fridge and walked over to the table.

"Go ahead first... I need to get something else first..." I gestured for him to start first.

"It's okay... I'll wait for you to start..." He looked at me and smiled.

"Okay... I'll be just a minute..."

I rushed over to the stove and fished my half-boiled egg from the pot with a spoon, and scooped it into a bowl. Then I walked over to join him at the table.

"We can start now..." I said as I sat down.

I took the egg and cracked it, and Jaejoong watched in amazement as the half-boiled egg came flowing out into my bowl, and I added dark soy sauce and pepper to taste. Then I took a slice of toast and spread butter over it, and sprinkled sugar liberally all over the toast before dipping it into the egg, and taking a bite from it.

"Is that nice?"

I looked up at Jaejoong and wondered how come he was asking me such a weird question, then I realised that he had most likely not seen people eat half-boiled egg in this way before...

"Yeah it is... Usually we eat the toast with butter and kaya, which is a sort of jam made from eggs, sugar and coconut milk. But I don't really like kaya, so I use sugar instead. Cos jam is too sour, and it spoils the taste of the egg..."

I took another bite from the egg drenched toast. Jaejoong looked at me as I ate.

"You want to try some?"

His eyes widened with excitement, "Can I?"

"Of course... I thought you'll prefer something more continental... So I made pancakes and scrambled eggs for you... I didn't...."

He pulled my hand with the piece of toast over to his mouth and took a bite from the egg drenched toast, before I could say anything else. I looked at him in surprise as his face showed a feeling of satisfaction as he chewed on the toast.

"How is it?"

"It's NICE!!!" And he took another bite from my toast.

I smiled as he took bite after bite, helping himself to my toast, and shifting my hand up and down to dip the slice of toast into the egg, and up to his mouth. After a while, my slice of toast was totally devoured by him.

"Oops... I finished it..." He said covering his mouth embarrassingly.

"That's okay... I can eat the pancakes instead if you want to take mine..."

I reached over to try to take his plate. He grabbed the plate and stood up, and walked over to me, pulled the chair out next to me, and sat down.

"That's okay. We can share... Here..."

He cut a slice of pancake and put it in front of my lips.

"Kamsahamnida..."

I opened my mouth and let him place the pancake inside.

"Nice?"

I smiled, "Yeah..."

We enjoyed a good breakfast, basically he ate all of mine and 2/3 of his, and I finished the rest of his.

"Do you have to work today?"

"Yeah, I have a meeting in the afternoon together with my team with the local company. What about you?"

"We also need to meet some producers for a new project we're doing... So I guess we'll only see each other again tonight huh?"

"I guess so..."

"What are you cooking for me tonight?"

I smiled, "I don't know yet... Any special requests?"

Jaejoong smiled and tapped his finger on his cheek as he thought. After thinking for a while, he finally had an idea.

"How about something spicy?"

"Again? After yesterday's chilli crabs and fish head curry? You sure? I don't want you guys to lose your voices, you know..."

"Ha ha ha ha...," he covered his mouth as he laughed, "I forgot we already had spicy stuff last night..."

"Well how about something light today then? Tofu seaweed soup?"

"AH!!! Tofu seaweed steamboat?!!! I can get some beef for shabu shabu..."

"Sounds good to me..."

"Then it's settled... Hurry on back now before the guys wake up... I'll get the food ready for dinner... Just pop by when you're ready for dinner yeah..."

"Okay..."

"Wait... Don't pop by... Give me a ring before you come..."

"Ha ha ha... You're afraid I...", I glared at him, "Okay okay... I know... Alright I'll call before we come..."

I walked him to the door and watched as he opened his house door.

"See you later at dinnertime... Annyeongi kyeseyo..."

"Na-do..."

I smiled and closed the door.

*Ding dong ding dong*

I opened the door again. Jaejoong was standing at the door. I looked at him in surprise.

"Why aren't you going back in?"

"I will...", He leaned closer to me, "after this...", and he gave me a peck on my forehead.

I looked up and him as he shifted away. He looked at me and smiled, and gave my hair a tousle.

"Hey..."

"Sarangheyo... See you later..."

He said as he escaped into his house before I could say anything more.

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At the meeting...

"... so that's basically what we're planning to do... and the main cast has already been decided... They're joining us later in the meeting..." the korean producer said.

"That sounds good, I hope we have a good working relationship for this project. It's our first time collaborating with a foreign company..." my team leader said.

"It's the same for us too... Ah... I think our main cast are here..." the korean producer said.

Everyone looked at the door as the main cast walked into the room.

"Hi everyone, sorry we're late, we were stuck in traffic..."

"That's okay, we were just talking about the main cast. Let's introduce them to the team..."

"This is U-Know Yunho, Max Choikang Changmin, Micky Yoochun, Xiah Junsu, and Hero YoungWoong Jaejoong. Together they are known as Tong Vfang Xin Qi or TVXQ. And I'm their manager, Lee."

Everyone exchanged handshakes.

I stared at them in disbelief as they walked in, but I tried to contain my surprise, and pretended to not know them and shook their hands one by one. We were all very "professional", we did not show any signs of prior acquaintance at all. They were all able to hide their shock very well too.

For the rest of the meeting, we were looking at each other like we were seeing each other for the very first time. After another 30 minutes of discussion, the meeting was still not over. I had to excuse myself to let off some steam before I could continue on with the meeting.

"Mian hamnida... Can you excuse me, I need to go to the restroom..." I stood up and walked towards the door.

The guys looked at me as I walked out, and they exchanged looks with each other. Jaejoong then stood up and excused himself to go to the restroom 5 minutes later.

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At the restroom...

I was splashing water onto my face and trying to wake myself up from this weird situation that I am in now.

*Knock knock*

I walked over to the door and opened it. Jaejoong was standing outside the door.

"Is there anyone else inside?"

"Anio..." I walked back into the restroom.

He slipped in through the door and locked it.

"How come you didn't tell me that you were going to work with us?"

"I didn't even know who we were working with or what we were doing until just now..."

"What are we going to do now?"

He looked at me not knowing what to do.

"I guess we have to carry on our little white lie until the project is over..."

"You mean we have to carry on pretending that we don't know each other?"

"Yeah... We have to behave like new acquaintances... Otherwise the rest will get suspicious... Especially your manager..."

"But... It's already so hard trying to act like friends in public... Now this..."

"Joongie... We have to think of the guys too all right? I don't want to get you guys in trouble... That's the LEAST I want..."

"I don't know... I don't know if I can do it..."

"You'll be fine... After a couple of weeks, we should be able to talk freely, since we're supposed to be neighbours... So it'll be only natural that we speak casually... We can't be TOO hostile to each other... It won't be realistic..."

Jaejoong looked at me in despair.

"This is driving me crazy... It's all so complicating..."

"I know... Just bear with it for my sake okay?"

He walked over and pulled me into his arms.

"*sign* Okay... But for MY sake... Just let me hold you for a while now... I'm missing you already... since morning..."

"You must be exaggerating... It's only been a few hours... And you were just sitting across me in the meeting room... for 30 minutes..."

"I know... But I can't get near you at all... You're so near.... yet so far..."

I don't know how he is going to stand working around the production where I am going to be "so near, yet so far" everyday. But we'll just have to carry on this white lie to prevent any trouble.

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"If nothing lasts forever, will you be my nothing??"

东方神起 Tohoshinki - PROUD

东方神起 Tohoshinki - PROUD

Passing by at a quick pace
How many seasons have already come and gone?
Walking along the landscape I’m now used to
I alone can’t slip out from my faraway memories

Almost as if I’d lost where I was going…
At that moment, I met you

We met by chance in this city
Even now, I won’t forget, because from that day
The many sorrows and worry I was embracing, all of it
With your warmth, I changed them into memories
Proud of your love

The two shells that I picked up
It’s like a miracle where I’ve met you once again
If you stay by my side
I become affectionate to the bottom of my heart

Even if rain falls violently
Even within strong-blowing winds

I will hold fast onto this love till the end
If it’s with you, I can overcome it
This is the first time I’ve felt that way
To make sure I don’t let go of this hand
Let’s always gaze at the time and treasure it

We met by chance in this city
Even now, I won’t forget, because from that day
Living and believing, while I change them into joy
Let us always walk together
Proud of your love

"A Chance of Sunshine"/ "向左走，向右走"

A Chance of Sunshine

If romantic fiction is your cup of tea, you won't go wrong with A Chance of Sunshine. This book tells the tale of 2 individuals who never knew the other existed even though they were neighbours. Despite being immersed in their individual passions, his love for music and her ardour for literature, they were not content with the solitary lives they led.

Yet, these 2 neighbours never met due to their peculiar habits. Whenever they leave their building, regardless of their destination, they will always be going in opposite directions.

But as Jimmy describes it, " There are many coincidental moments in life, two straight lines might just have a chance encounter and meet one day."

Finally during winter, a circular fountain at the park brought the couple together. Like old lovers reunited, they shared a wonderful day at the park, but a sudden downpour brought an end to the outing.

And like any other romance scenario, the couple faced obstacles too, before they finally get together. Cliché as that sounds, Jimmy's insightful portrayal of the characters' feelings, help you to empathise with them.

The interesting portion of the story is how it reads like a diary, with the date and the weather forecast stated in every page. The journal -like entries makes the characters more personable and brings the story closer to a reader's heart.

A drawback of the story was Jimmy's depiction of the city, as cold and lifeless, although to some, this realism of the setting might give a ray of hope to the lonely hearts out there.

Since this popular book has been made into a movie, starring Japanese hunk Takeshi Kaneshiro and Hong Kong's popular artiste Gigi Leung, Turn Left, Turn Right, you may even want to compare the book with the film adaptation. The movie opens September 11 islandwide.

With a plot as straightforward and moving as A Chance of Sunshine, the story is a breeze to read.

I loved this movie cos of Takeshi Kaneshiro...

But...

They say the story is surreal...

But I think it's very "real" indeed...

向左走，向右走...

It seems so inept in the modern world...

How many times could you have brushed past the love of your life before meeting?

Fate and Destiny are two very cheeky fellows that like to tease Man for their own enjoyment...

Serendipity 奇缘 - Chapter 20

Chapter 20: Hello Again...

I stared at him in shock. He just kept looking at me with his serious and pleading eyes. I bit my lip and replied.

"Anio... I can't..."

He looked at me in surprise. I guess he thought that I would have agreed.

"Huh? Wae?"

"You just finish your hot chocolate and head on back to your house..." I said, standing up and carrying on with my packing.

He stood up and came over in front of the table to face me.

"Wae? I thought you said I can do anything I want as long as it's not in the public?"

I looked up at him.

"Yes, I did say that. But I said I just meant holding hands and hugging. Nothing more."

"But you said anything..."

I was quite frustrated with myself for having said something that I shouldn't have. And now it's coming back to haunt me.

"YOU can do anything you want... But that doesn't mean that I have to go along with it right? I have my own mind... I can think for myself..."

"But we've been apart for so long... I miss you so much... Can't you let me spend more time with you? Now that you're here?"

He looked pleadingly at me. A part of me would love to say yes to him, but then my conscious mind just would not like my heart make the decision this time...

"We can spend time together... In the day... Not at night... Not like this... It's just not appropriate..."

"Aren't WE the ones in love? Can't WE decide for ourselves what is APPROPRIATE or not?"

"Anio we can't... It's not fair to the rest..."

"What's this gotta do with the rest..." He retorted heatedly.

I looked at him in frustration. The argument was going nowhere. And we were both becoming more and more hotheaded. Yes we are both very stubborn when we are bent on getting something our way. Typical of Aquarius and Taurus signs.

"I think I can handle these by myself. Why don't you just head on back..." I walked past Jaejoong and grabbed his arm, pulling him out of the room.

"I'M NOT FINISHED YET!!! DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT!!!" he yelled, flinging my arm away.

I was shocked by his sudden outburst. But my mood wasn't exactly very good too.

"FINE! YOU JUST DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, I DON'T CARE ANYMORE... IF YOU DON'T WANNA GO BACK, YOU CAN TAKE THE COUCH..."

I stormed into my room, slamming the door behind me. I stood with my back against the door for a while and took a few deep breathes of air into my heated system. My face was burning up and my temples were pounding, making me have a headache. I locked the door and buried myself under the duvet covers. I shut my eyes tightly and tried to sleep. Suddenly I felt a drop of tear flow down my face. I was crying.
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Jaejoong watched as I stormed into the room, not knowing what to say.

"... Why are you so angry? I just wanted you to be the first person that I see when I wake up in the morning... Is that so wrong?..."

He murmured to himself, sitting down on the couch.

He sat staring at my door for some time.

"I guess you're not going to relent that easily this time..."

He lied down on the couch, and attempted to make himself comfortable.

"Jaljayo (Goodnight)..."

He shut his eyes and tried to sleep.
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I startled from my sleep and awoke. My pillow was wet from my tears, I had cried myself to sleep. My throat felt dry and sore from the crying and I wanted to get myself a drink from the kitchen. I got out of the bed and opened the door slightly. I popped my head out and realized that the lights were off.

"I guess he had most likely gone back already..." I thought to myself.

I walked over to the kitchen without switching on the lights.

"Bbbbbbrrrrrrrr......."

"Huh? What's that sound? "

I turned and tried to squint my eyes to see in the minimal light. The sound had stopped. So I brushed it off as my own imagination, and moved on to the kitchen to get my water. When I reached the kitchen, I switched on the kitchen counter light, poured myself a glass of water, and started drinking.

"Bbbbbbrrrrrrrr......."

This time I almost choked on my water when I heard the sound. I looked over to the living room area, where the sound was coming from, as I walked over slowly with my glass of water. As I moved closer to the living room, I saw a movement on the couch, immediately I dashed to switch on the lights.

As the lights came on, I was shocked to see Jaejoong shivering and tossing on the couch.

I rushed over to the couch, and kneed down beside the couch, shaking him to wake him up.

"Joongie... Joongie... Wake up... Wake up... Are you cold?"

He opened his eyes, and rubbed them sheepishly, and shivered.

"It's morning already? Feels like I just fell asleep... Bbbbbbbrrrrrr...."

"Anio it's only 3am. Why are you sleeping here? Why didn't you go back home to sleep?"

"You said if I wanted to stay I can take the couch... So I did..."

He sat himself up, and pulled me up to sit beside him on the couch.

I looked at him in disbelief.

"I just said that in anger... You could have just gone back home to your bed... It's quite cold tonight... You're gonna catch a cold like that..."

"It's okay... Gwenchanayo... Cos you're... with me..."

He reached over to put his arm around me.

"*sign* you are so stubborn... Let me see if I have a spare duvet for you..." I stood up and went to my room and rummaged through the cupboards to search for a spare duvet, but unsuccessfully.

He strolled into my room and leaned against the door ledge as I rummaged the cupboards.

"ARGH!!! What kind of house has just ONE duvet!!!" I said in frustration.

"A NEW house?"

I looked up at him from the cupboards.

"You are still in the mood to joke?"

"Hee hee... You're right... Bad timing... Mianeyo..." He covered his mouth shyly as his giggled and made an innocent face when he apologised.

"Don't give me that innocent face... I'm not falling for it..."

I got up and walked over to him. He stood up straight when I reached the doorway.

"So what do we do now?"

I pouted. Frankly speaking, I didn't know what to do with him. He doesn't want to go home. And I don't want him to freeze out on the couch.

"You want me to go back and grab my duvet from the house?"

"OF COURSE NOT!!! EVERYONE'S GONNA KNOW YOU'RE STAYING OVERNIGHT HERE IF YOU DO THAT!!!"

I stared at him wide-eyed.

"Just joking... Just joking..."

I bit my lip and thought hard.

"You know... I know what to do..."

"What?"

"If you'll just let me hug you to sleep then I won't be cold anymore..."

I looked at him in despair.

"Didn't we already have this conversation just now? I said 'NO' okay... So stop thinking of that anymore... Think of something else... AND I'm not going to sleep on the couch when I have my own cosy bed... Which crazy person will do that?"

He pouted his mouth defiantly.

"Me."

I looked at him apologetically.

"Mianeyo... I didn't mean to... ARGH... Joongie... Just go home will you?" I begged desperately.

"Anio. If there's nothing else, I'm going back to sleep... At your couch..."

I grabbed his arm.

"ARGH!!! You're driving me crazy..."

He turned to look at me in anticipation.

"All right. All right... You can share my duvet. But don't you dare come near me... Or I'll kick you out of my house if I have to..."

"Really?" He looked at me in wide-eyed wonder.

"Ne..." I replied in despair.

"Sarang hamnida..." He reached over and gave me a kiss on my cheek, "Jaljayo..."

And he plunked himself onto the bed and buried himself in the duvet.

"Hey! I didn't say that you can sleep on the bed!"

"But you said I can share the duvet with you. How else are we going to share?"

"You're supposed to sleep on the floor!!!"

"No way... It's so hard... I'd rather sleep on the couch if I have to sleep on the floor..."

"JOONGIE!!! You can't do this!!! Get off my bed!!!"

I tried to tug the duvet away from him, and pull him off the bed. But he resisted and pulled the duvet back. After a few unsuccessful tug-of-wars, I was panting from the effort.

"Just come to bed will you... I won't do anything... I promise..." He said underneath the duvet.

"*sign* I guess I have no choice..." I thought to myself, and I walked over to the other side of the bed, and slipped myself inside the warm duvet.

I closed my eyes and tried to sleep.
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Next morning...

"Thanks for letting me stay... Even though its not willingly... But I'm happy... Cos I just wanted you to be the first person that I see when I wake up in the morning..." Jaejoong thought to himself.

Jaejoong was facing me as I slept soundly on the bed, as I had turned towards the inside of the bed in my sleep. He reached over and parted some stray hairs covering from my face. I stirred in my sleep and woke up when he hand brushed against my face gently. I woke up, and rubbed my eyes.

"You look so peaceful when you're sleeping..."

Suddenly I realised that I wasn't the only one in the room. I opened my eyes and saw Jaejoong looking at me from the other side of the bed. I shot up from the bed, adjusting my hair and clothes awkwardly.

"AHHH!!! How come you're looking at me when I'm sleeping? Why didn't you wake me?"

"Cos you looked so tired... I wanted you to rest a bit more..." He sat up.

"Yeah... but you shouldn't be looking at me like that when someone is sleeping!!! It's weird..."

"Why is it weird?"

"I mean... I wake up and see someone else's face staring at me... It's weird..."

"Ha ha... I think it's okay... I like to watch you sleep..."

"For how long were you watching me? I mean how long have you been awake?"

"For about an hour I think..."

"ARHGHHHHH!!! I can't believe you... AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!" I dashed out of the room into the bathroom, and washed up hurriedly.

*Knock knock*

"Can I come in?"

"NOOOOO!!!!!"

He opened the door nevertheless, since it was unlocked.

"Joongie, I said 'NO'!!!"

I stood behind the door and tried to push it back shut.

"But I need to use the bathroom..."

"Oh..."

I let go of the door and let him come in.

"You should have said so..."

I moved myself away from the toilet bowl and tried to squeeze past him out of the small bathroom.

He grabbed my arm, and said cheekily, "You can stay behind and finish up if you want to... I don't mind..."

"I MIND!!!"

He leaned towards me and questioned me, "REALLY???!!!!"

"YES!!! Let me go out first before you do ANYTHING!!!"

I pushed his arm aside, and pushed my way out of the bathroom, slamming the door behind me.

"Ha ha ha ha ha...." I could hear Jaejoong's musical laughter from behind the door.

I shook my head and went to the kitchen to make breakfast.

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" There are many coincidental moments in life, two straight lines might just have a chance encounter and meet one day."

You want to date a celebrity?

Something Tedheads found on the web one day...

It's really easy. I've watched Asian dramas my entire life, and I've finally realized, it's SO easy to date someone hot, for example a celebrity. So here we go. At least ONE of these methods WILL DEFINITELY work, it's worked in all the dramas, so it must work in real life too.

* walk up to your celebrity and slap him in the face. act like it was a complete mistake. he'll fall in love with you after that.
* walk up to your celebrity and punch him in the face, and tell him what an ass he is. he'll fall in love with you.
* start shit with your celebrity on the bus, in the market, at work, anywhere...eventually he'll fall in love with you.
* just take off your glasses and put on a pretty dress. he'll realize how hot you are.
* get a job working for the group your celebrity is in...eventually at LEAST 2 of them will fall in love with you.
* get cancer or some disease that is going to kill you in the next month or two. he will fall in love with you before you die.
* if your parents are completely against you being with that celebrity...he'll fall in love with you eventually.
* start dating the rival of your celebrity...yea he'll fall in love with you with this one too.
* get drunk and treat him like shit, yup this one too.
* get surgery so you look like his dead girlfriend/sister/mother.
* get surgery so you look pretty.
* befriend someone that you think will become a celebrity in the future.
* just make your boyfriend become a celebrity.
* become a celebrity yourself.

it's not hard at all. :D

From: Arashi Vox

[MV] TVXQ - Balloons

This is the MV that is making Tedheads go ga-ga over Xiah Junsu at the moment...

Ha ha...