Bookmarks from my Girlfriend

Was cleaning up my stuff to prepare for the new year and realized that I have all these "omiyage" from Melissa's travels and field work.  The Istanbul bookmark (made of parchment paper) is currently between the pages of Murakami's IQ84, (:

Why do you like me?

"Why do you like me?" i a question posed by the characters from one of the episodes in Reply 1997 (a coming of age kdrama from tvN).  It's interesting that while most of the male characters answered this question with these lines:  "... because you're cute and pretty," "you're pretty to me, although you may not be with others" and "she's pretty to me."  

Kang Joon Hee (Hoya) harboring a crush and unrequited love to Yoon Yoon Jae (Seo In Gook) answered with these thoughts:

"The reason I like you?  
Because it's you. Just you.
That's the only reason.
I wish I knew.  Then I could figure out 
how to stop liking you.  
If I can't avoid it, then I only want one thing -
To stay as a friend who doesn't change...
For heartache,
For love."
  

Happy birthday, Rizza Mae!

Flower by Na Tae Joo

Go Nam Soon recited this poem at the second episode of School 2013

Flower

You have to look closely 

To see that it is pretty 
You have to look long 
To see that it is lovable
You are the same 
                    - Na Tae Joo