What I Learned from ISWAK & TKA

For the past thirty or so minutes I have been crying my eyes out, due to disbelief that They Kiss Again is over and that there won’t be anymore Xiang Qin and Zhi Shu (I think this is what Harry Potter readers probably felt when they finished the last page of the 7th book lol). I truly love these characters, most especially our comical heroine, Xiang Qin.

I loved how she never gave up, especially when the odds were against her. Such as the time when she tried getting into the Top 100 in high school (ISWAK) and miraculously snagged the last spot due to sleepless nights filled with studying. Then in TKA, through hard work and dedication, she managed to become a nurse (come on guys, XQ a nurse!).

Obviously, I know this is a TV show with fictional characters. However, when a story has a character such as Xiang Qin, I don’t think there’s a problem with channeling her strength into our daily lives. Ever since I started watching this series back in late 2006, I sometimes catch myself remembering Xiang Qin whenever things in my life were in a rut and would tell myself, “Paula, jia you! Aja! Fighting! Laban!” From this, I learned that taking action is better than sitting on my ass and getting nowhere.

I know it’s really corny for me to feel this way about a television series, but I love to learn and practice what I’ve learned in my every day life. These life lessons can come from anywhere — my Philosophy, Political Science, History, and Economics classes in college, my family and friends’ mistakes and failures, and even from romantic-comedy television series.

ISWAK and TKA contributed a few lessons in my life and I won’t ever forget that. Other than lessons, the show offered laughter, tears, and joy. Though the show concludes its series with the audience questioning what will happen to the couple, at least it means that their story hasn’t ended. In other words, we are free to imagine how and where they lead their lives. Although, I feel that they’ll be quite all right since at the end of every TKA episode, they show Xiang Qin and Zhi Shu healthy and alive with white hair. Intended or not intended, that’s how I’d like to believe it — Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin happy.

To watch the last episode, click here. I can’t thank Gloria, Denise, Sable84, Aquafina, ISWAKCRAZED, Daisuki, and the one who I started watching it from, dreammer90, enough for subbing this series.

Happy drama viewing everyone!