"Happy Birthday!"

One of the bithday celebrations that I will not ever forget was April 26, 1998. 

It was late evening when my mom and dad asked us to prepare ourselves because we were going to River park. I was so excited because as a kid I always want to have a ride and go anywhere. 

My hair was covering my face as the wind blew it. The moon was so bright and at its full cirlce. It lightens the park aside from the yellow posts from the riverbanks. We sat on the bench near the river and we saw a man selling dirty icecream so I asked mom to buy some for us. 

Mom said that the icecream was already the food for my birthday. I saw her teary eyes and I did not know why. Maybe she was sad because unlike any other birthday celebrations, mine was not that like the expensive ones. 

At the back of my mind, I wanted to say that it's okay because what matters most was the memory of sharing another life with them and honestly I was and will always be thankful because I know how she sacrificed for her family and I know that money cannot buy the happiness we had. 

 
I always eat icecream so I will always remember that night and I will always remember how my mom loves me so much.

                   Miracle in Cell No. 7

   I asked my friend about what movies to watch and she mentioned Miracle in Cell No. 7. I asked her about it and she said it was a heartwarming story about father and daughter. She said this movie made her cry so maybe I would cry too, but I said maybe I wouldn't. Last night I can't sleep so I watched this movie on my ipod and guess what, today I got swollen eyes.     

  

This movie revolves around an intellectually challenged father and his loving and adorable daughter. Although mentally unfit, the unconditional love of the father is undeniable and a smart and understanding daughter, who loves his father so much and she doesn't see her father differently. Behind the love and all that stuff, a tragic story happened. He was falsely accused of murder and incarcerated.   

Why is it entitled Miracle in Cell No. 7? Maybe because in spite of all the hindrances that passed through their lives, they still see the light at the end of the story. The first miracle for me that happened was when the prisoners in cell 7 turned back to God and became a spiritual leader and the others were members of the relgious sect. The second miracle was when the father Yung-gu sentenced death but he is still alive until his daughter Ye-seung becomes a lawyer for she wants to save his father from the injustice they received from the outraged society. 

While watching, I find myself into a roller coaster ride of emotions. It made me at first sobbed a bit and eventually I can't stop my tears from falling because I can't hold the emotions finding its way to burst out from my chest while at the same time laughing out loud due to its uproarious scenes. The scene that made me cry a river is when Yung-gu and Ye-seung wept in their last goodbye as they're torn away from each other.

      I am not  sure with what happened to the father at the end because Yu-seung saw her father and herself , when she was still young and they were in the hot air balloon saying goodbye's and i love you's.

This is definitely one of the best movies I ever watched. You will burst yourself into tears and laughters. When you watch this film, prepare some tissues as it will make you very teary until the end.