Train to Busan
About eight years after my first Korean film and my first love 첫사랑 with Gong Yoo, fate has it that I will be taking that 'Train to Busan'. It will be the first of many: 1. First overseas trip (I hung up my travelling scarf when I stayed home to be a caregiver for Abah, my father, who had recently passed away). 2. First overseas book fair (BICBF). Helang Books has never participated in an international book fair. 3. First trip to South Korea. Before my interview in Inex, a Korean magazine published in 2013, I had no feelings towards Korea. I never even wanted to visit it. In fact, I had even forgotten that I was featured in Inex. 4. First time I had shamelessly reached out to a famous actor (Gong Yoo). I even recruited some friends (including a Korean writer friend and a Korean stranger-turned-friend) who helped me in this crazy quest. Long story, I can write a drama series based on this experience. Very much like the film 'Finding Mr Destiny' (song sung by Gong Yoo, vi