Thursday, March 06, 2008

Reflections of "Prince's First Love"

Tonight I watched a korean drama called "Prince's First Love" (2004). It's about this girl who isn't really all that smart, but has a heart of gold. She falls in love with the manager of a large cellphone manufacturing company. Her and the manager are setup on a blind date and after a few differences, they finally end up working as boss and secretary. As secretary, what she lacked in administrative skills, she made up for with her caring personality, down to cleaning his office and making him coffee late into the hours when he stays behind in the office. She accompanies him to a ball, where at first you would think he's amazed by how beautiful she looks and how graceful she presents herself, but in the end, he tells her that she doesn't have what it takes to be his secretary and lets her go at the ball. When she asks him if she's qualified even as a woman, he doesn't answer. Heartbroken, she leaves the ball and leaves him.

What's amazing is her strength to continue. She receives a job offer in Bali as a resort guide, but before she leaves, she emails him and wishes him best of luck and lets him know she is moving on as a tour guide. She prepares his favourite sandwiches in lunch boxes for him and delivers it to his office. Then she leaves him.

I haven't finished watching this series, but if this guy doesn't end up falling in love with her, he should be shot!

What kind of guy can't see or appreciate what he has in front of him? Someone who is caring, loving, willing to go out of her way to make him happy. What she lacks in one thing, she makes up double in something else. Her 200% in effort isn't good enough?

I admire how strong the female character is. Can I be like her? To be able to wish him happiness and good health and move on with life?

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