Kim Tak Gu

If posts are a little slow its because of this show!!! haha

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Just out on DVD and grabbed it after reading that it hit Korean 'national drama status' ~ that's roughly 40% tv ratings & finished the series close to 50%, so was curious. Too bad dramabeans wasn't recapping this drama so didn't have much idea what it was all about other than the storyline centres around baking bread.

Its a pretty good Kdrama. Didn't expect that many tear jerks so was caught by surprised. Those intending to watch, make sure tissue box(es) are within easy reach *might as well stuff the whole damn box up the nose or just under the eyes permanently or something!* Generally the casts were good at their role, good or otherwise especially especially snooty evil lady Seo In Sook!! *feeling very grateful and blessed with my mil!* :)

“I’m Kim Tak Gu. Not Tak Gu because I’m good at ping pong (tak gu). High Tak, Saving Gu. Kim Tak Gu! Please take care of me!”

Now excuse me while I sooth those puffy panda eyes of mine with some used iced tea bags as I re-adjust my sanity dial back to normal daily life.

Here are some heart-warming themes or life lessons from the show - source plug found here.

BEING CONTENTED ON WHAT YOU HAVE.
- This was shown by TakGu. Wanting something that it is not meant for us will make us greedy and selfish.

BEING HAPPY WHEN YOUR LOVED ONE IS HAPPY.
- TakGu is willing to let go his happiness just to see that his happiness is choosing what will make her happy. I know that this part is sometimes impossible to do but I can relate in him… I’d be more willing to sacrifice and make way just for my love one to be happy.

FOCUS.
- There’s nothing impossible to achieve if you know how to put your eyes, mind, heart and soul.

SINCERITY to earn it.
- Don’t let your MISFORTUNES in life be just a misfortune. Make the best out of it and let it serve as a lifelong learning experience.

DON’T BLAME OTHERS.
- We shouldn’t blame others on the things that are happening in our life. We are the ones who decide our own path to take.

ALL DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE.
- Someone who did something wrong in the past have the right to repent and redeem himself & live in the right way.

IF SOMETHING IS MEANT FOR US, IT IS INDEED FOR US.
God has plans for each one of us. If something or someone is really for us, it will be driven back to us no matter what we do to avoid it.

DON’T LIVE YOUR LIFE FULL OF HATRED.
- If we know how to just forgive others and know to love them, others will also do the same to you.

LYING HAS NOTHING TO DO GOOD ON US.
- All BIG things started from small ones. If you learn to lie when you’re still little, there will come a time that other people won’t trust you anymore.

DON’T HESITATE IF YOU ARE ABOUT TO DO A RIGHT THING.
- There’s no right time and place for doing what is right because doing what is right is what WE SHOULD ALWAYS DO.

HAVE TRUST, FAITH, BELIEF IN YOURSELF & WITH THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
- Be confident on what you are doing and look at others equally with trust and belief. Although the world is not perfect, we should learn to have faith.

WRONG THINGS WON’T BE REMEDIED BY SOMETHING WRONG.
- Remember that the END does not satisfy the MEANS. Wrong things should be CORRECTED.

BEING LOYAL AND DOING THE BEST EVEN IF YOU KNOW YOU’LL NOT BENEFIT.
- The eldest noona showed this when she made her best to serve their company to the fullest of her ability. She remained loyal to what she thinks is right… So in the end, she got what she deserve.

LEARN TO SHOW RESPECT and BE GRATEFUL.
- As TakGu (coming back to the PalBong Bakery) he showed his respect by bowing down to the company before leaving. Symbolically, he knows that the company had taught him many experiences to learn. In the other way, TakGu came back from where he started, the PalBong Bakery. He is really grateful that PalBong Bakery is where he started and it is where he found his dreams.

IF YOU TAKE SOMETHING FROM SOMEONE YOU WILL LOSE IT DOUBLE.
- As JinGu Hyung said it MaJun, taking what is not meant for you will just make you LOSE someone or someone MORE valuable than the thing you took… (KARMA).

USING FIST LEFT FOR THE ABSOLUTE LAST.
That is what a GREAT PERSON does.

THE KINDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD WILL BE BLESSED.

last but not least....
THE MOST COMPASSIONATE PERSON CAN CONQUER THE WORLD.

Adding two more.

Living is about experiencing.
Master Pal Bong says [paraphrasing here] that living life is about experiencing it so there’ll be moments of happiness, celebration, sadness, difficulties and challenges. No matter how hard life/situations can get, what matters most it is how you face, deal and learn from them.

Live as or be a good person.
Living life as a good person means getting rid of hate, dislike, and anger. Only then can you dominate the world!