@91 Samsooki, @93 lovenyc52, @95 spoiledmm and @96 langdon813

Re: iPhone v's Blackberry
OMG you really are wonderful people! *hugs* :) Thanks gang for giving me user feedback to my question! God I love this blog!

At the moment am still considering my options (no hurry...except for me itching for a new phone LOL) but this really helps.

spoiledmm you raised a great point about texting on iPhone. I was playing briefly with the one on display and I was totally not hitting the right keys at all. That was one of my concerns.

At the moment the iPhone pros: syncs with my itunes, no need to lug ipod etc, applications which can inc games. The cons: texting, battery life (*sigh* one thing really I thought Apple would have changed esp given their ipod battery fiasco of none changable battery unless you pay an arm or a leg!! That totally sucks!)

Blackberry - based on feedback seems pretty postive. Can you replace the battery on BB or is it like Apple's rip off of being real $$$ and/or that you need a technican to replace the battery? I am hoping it has the 'normal system where you can get another spare, charge it and take it with you in case you need it on the road. I would hate to be having to sit next to a power point just to keep using my phone.

Once again thank you. Look forward to whether any one else can tell me what their experience has been with the phones. It's amazing how generous people are on this blog. I suppose that's why it's one of the sites I visit daily, and repeatedly!

@djes...heard about the bombings. Some speculated that one of the bombs were targeted at the Manchester United players - it would make quite a huge stir since they are considered one of the best soccer teams in the world (they are the best if you ask me). But someone must have gotten the dates mixed up - wrong intel...

back to drama...anyone watched Ja Myung Go? Do you like it? I heard that it was shorten because of low ratings. It's on the local Korean station here and I happen to catch an episode and thought it was quite interesting. I'm contemplating watching it. Of course will have to catch up on the 22 missing chapters. I seem to get the feeling that it has a sad ending - not sure if I want to watch 39 episodes to have it end with everyone being dead.

@bspanda
my husband just got an iphone. he really loves it esp. the aps. i decided against switching to at&t since i've been really happy with verizon. since music is more important to me, he got me an itouch. it has all the features of the iphone minus the phone. i've learned to type on the touchscreen. it really isn't too bad just takes some practise.

sorry for the long post. did not get a chance to check out open thread earlier. work has been crazy this week.

The newer blackerry 8900 curve is better than the bb bold except for the 3G aspect, but 3G is not so easy to come by everywhere and if you are on the road, you could be going in and out of 3G coverage which is really annoying.

The new iPhone is pretty impressive, but if you do posting or emails or texts, then the touchscreen isn't going to cut it. With a blackbery keyboard, my thumbs fly around and are always on the buttons. On an IPhone, you gotta keep you fingers off unless you are pinpoint pushing a single key. It is slow slow slow and even though my wife says that her iPhone begins to learn how you type, it still is slow with a lot of backspaces.

Honestly, if you don't text/email/post/chat with a phone much or at all, the new iPhone probably can't be beat, with all of its features. But then again, MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T text/chat/email/post much because the iPhone isn't built for that. If you had the bb 8900, maybe you would post from everywhere.

And the battery thing is another key consideration. Bb batteries are just matchbook size things you can remove and replace. And if you listen to mp3's on your iPhone, you really gotta bring a charger with you.

i know am quite late...^-^

so i wont even make a comment....

just for JAVABEANS:

LOVE YOUR SONG!!!!!! (am into this type of music...)

THANKS!!!!!

YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER BUT AM WONDERING IF THE SINGER IS KOREAN TOO....CANT FIND THIS ANYWHERE...

ADD:
mmm...everybody was talking about their phones......

i dont own a single Iphone or Blackberry....am totally clueless on these.....

uummmm...*in a small voice* i have an old old motorola cellphone and a couple of bulky hospital pagers.....^-^

...but am getting some good info though.....

^-^

TO JAVABEANS:

OH! IT'S JAPANESE DUO......^-^

Sorry Samsooki but the film is awful.

@Samsooki, those trailer really looks good! in fact the only scene that was soo good in the movie is when the Old Man fighting all those ninjas and when....(aww shucks, can't say the spoiler, let's just say this is the best part JJH played in this movie)!

I only went to watch it because i really like JJH. So, it's a give and take. I didn't thoroughly enjoy the whole movie, I was cringing from some of the really obvious fake CGIs, repeated lines (ie. faster! go faster!! faster!!) and very predictable ending (i never seen the anime).

I'd say, wait for someone to upload it online. Actually some (good souls) already did, and I downloaded it because my nephew wants to see. I'm in the process of hardsplitting.

speaking of posting movie trailers here? has anyone seen the new installment of Japanese Horror movie, Ju-on?

WARNING: WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK OF GETTING SCARED OR SHOCKED!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blHFeprh71M

Is it available online? I wanna watch it.

@ samsooki

I havent seen Blood too and i did like the trailer....thought it was good....

apparently.... from what i have been reading, looks like it was just a very well-done trailer(good job, good job!!)....

But i will still watch it!!!!! ^-^ anything with cool martial arts, and koyuki in it!

Had a City Hall Marathon last night/this morning (well 5 eps - and I was only going to watch one! Got minimal sleep) and I so so get why it is loved. <3 Not sure why people said the first few eps might be hard to get into cause I loved them.

Have to say, the chemistry between Kim Sun Ah and Cha Seung Won was sizzling, even from Episode 1 (where it was basically just an intro to them too LOL). It was suprising how 'fast' they ramped up the chemistry! Great actors. Sexy indeed!

When i first saw the pics of Cha Seung Won - I did not think much, he looked so sleepy. Silly me should have known - another guy I once thought sleepy (So Ji Sub) I discovered later to be hot and talented. CSW is looking like he is heading towards the MINE! territory. Given that comments in this blog have said the series gets better....hmm KJH, LBH and SJS might need to make some room :P

To City Hallers - thanks for raving about it. Your 'campaign' worked! And am so glad to have discovered CH! *hugs* To the awesome recappers - said it before but thanks. Your recaps have been extremely helpful since I got dud subtitles on my DVD

Speaking of which - does anyone know where I can get soft subs/translated script for CH? Please please please help me. With my DVD the first ep i watched had just passable English. Ep 2-5 have been ok (but sometimes they just skip parts). But it's going to kill me if the rest of the eps have non-English subtitles!

I know there is a hardsub fansub going - but given I have the DVD (as well as a internet connection that would not cope) I was hoping (praying) if anyone can help me!!! Even if it is transcript of translations - I don't need to be timed etc. I'd be willing to get softsubs/transcripts print them out and watch it! (trust me have done that before!) Can anyone help?

BTW if anyone would/could provide softsubs I promise I would NOT use them to upload to streaming site. Promise! Besides, that's way too complicated for - I just manage to understand how to watch with softsubs on my own PC.

(JB if this is the wrong place to ask, I apologise. If you find it inappropriate to ask for soft subs in yr blog kindly can edit this request out)

@ 114 bspanda

Welcome to the City Hall club, glad you like it!

Try bimbibap.com. They have fully translated summary of each episode: .
http://bimbibap.com/category/sbs/city-hall/

@ 114 bspanda

Oh, one more thing: if your DVD set is the same version as what my hubby bought me from Asia.....please note that they have cut out the last scene from Ep 20 - which is a two-minute finale ending of this drama. It was a scene after the rolling of credits. You will probably have to watch the final segment of Ep 20 from Viikii, where CH fans have now also uploaded all the BTS specials with subs.

@ samsookie--u just reminded me what my next drama is gonna be after City Hall. thanks to your recaps, i have to watch City Hall. then i'm going back to finish New Heart. i love me *MY* Ji Sung. (nobody's claimed him yet, right?)

@ Kender

i'm so mad i missed the CLASH concert in MN on July 2! everything i read said they really ROCKED the house! i was gonna go to Chicago's then it got cancelled. I've actually got all of CLASH's cds except for SoundCream. I'm still looking for that one, as it's not available at my drug store. heehee.. I only got into CLASH because of Bank (lead singer) and his hotness. i'm shallow like that. :)

I've only recently started listening to Potato... have you seen PUP? holy abs!!! i only checked them out because someone said that Pup really toned up, so i had to check out who they were discussing... and WOW am i glad i did. I have only heard a few of Potato's songs, i really like Circle.

@ langdon813

seeing as i've finally met my mom, you wanna send me some cash so i can buy some more kdramas? i'm not shy to hit you up for money right away. heehee... i mean, i did inherit the compulsion from you and all...

@ Samsooki

Would love to hear your review of New Heart after you finish it. I started half of Ep 1 and then dropped out although every now and then people are saying it is quite alright. I dropped Good Job Good Job after about 15 episodes. The first six or seven episodes are really lovely as a heartwarming family drama and I love most of the characters (ie until the mum turns to a different person). For the love of Chae Rim, I sustained a little bit longer....

There is no way on this earth that I would even start Cinderella Man, though!

@119, lb_tmi

Sorry, my child...you have two long-lost brothers who are currently draining me dry financially. Although they have moved away from home, they haven't quite figured out the whole "live within your means" concept.

So unfortunately I must now ask you, in true Kdrama fashion...can you please work 2 or 3 extra jobs and send your poor web-mom some money to help with HER Kdrama addiction?

Look on the bright side...by doing this you're almost guaranteed to snag yourself a gorgeous chaebol, thus cementing both of our positions (and cash flow problems) for life.

Love ya!

@123, epyc

I am very surprised.

Usually, I am pretty good about judging dramas early on, as to whether I would like it. And I didn't really like New Heart all that much as I started watching around episode 3 or 4 or maybe it was 5. They all sort of ran together and there really wasn't much that was that interesting.

And I didn't really feel the chemistry between the main leads.

But two nights ago, I finished Cinderella Man's last two episodes by going onto dramafever.com and just skipping through it to finish it. And i thought i could do the same with New Heart. (Actually, I really thought I was only a few episodes from finishing). But when I got to dramafever.com last night, I found that I was only on like Ep 9 or 10 of the series! I had no idea, since the television series on MBC America doesn't list which episode you are on. I just thought it was almost over. But it was just getting started and I was kind of depressed because I hate just dropping a series and not finishing it. So, I thought I could just watch maybe 5-10 minutes of each episode to see how it ends.

But starting Ep 11, they got their act together and the script, the acting, the directing, the music, everything came together. And I said, "hmmm! what's this that is catching my eye, making me proscrastinate from doing my BON subbing and the 30 other things I have to do tonight.... maybe i'll just watch this one episode and then get back to work... "

Then, about 4-5 hours later, well past my bedtime, I found myself finishing Ep 15, and thinking, dang, where did my time go?

LOL.

@ samsookie

Save the Last Dance is one of 3 dramas i actually own (the others being Green Rose and My Love Patzzi). I have watched and re-watched it over and over again... more than i ever thought i would, and have come up with only this... I am completely shallow. i can't get passed *MY* Ji Sung's lips. i thought he was wonderful as Changho, i thought the first 3-4 eps were very well acted by Ji Sung. I didn't like him as much as Hyunwoo, but that was probably because of the story line. i do have to agree with you on the point that Sujin was one of the best "i love him, can't leave him, but i'll never be w/ him because of the main girl" characters.

New Heart, i watched it when it first started airing... i think i'm on around ep 9 or so. But i have to disagree, i think the Dr. Choi steals every scene he is in. his presence is so strong.. at least so far that i've watched... i will pick it up again JUST for Ji Sung tho.

@ langdon813

chaebol is sugar daddy or husband? i already got me a husband, and lemme tell ya, he's a disappointment... can't handle any of this kdrama obsession by his wife. i may need to get hooked up w/ a sugar daddy so that me and my mama can fuel the obsession some more... which part of the world should we attack, i mean look for this sugar daddy? and whip them bros of mine in shape... have them obtain a sugar mama to support my mama and me!!!

@ Samsooki and lb_tmi

Thanks for sharing your view on New Heart. Perhaps I'll pick it up again when I have the time. Save the Last Dance is actually pretty good - it is a very well-done cliche drama. Highly watchable is how I'd describe it. In fact, I think I watched it more than once. Both Eugene and Ji Jung are so gorgeous in it and their actings are not bad at all. KJH, of course, is the added bonus as the doctor admirer of Eugene (and his scenes are those I could re-watch more than once, especially the one where he comes to pick up Eugene for their first date).

I like My Love Patzzi too. Jang Nara is lovely in this drama together with Kim Rae Won. I'd always prefer her quirky character and acting here than her other more famous drama: the Successful Delightful Girl (?).

in Save the last dance, more should have been developed between Eun soo and the Dr. there was potential for so much more in that relationship!!

and the OST ROCKS!!! i LOVE edward chun's voice. AMAZING! all the songs are so beautiful... i still listen to it at least once a week on my mp3. (but i only found it for DL about 4 months ago).

My love Patzzi.. i bought for the sole purpose of Kim Rae Won. i think i've said numerous times, i'm quite shallow... i LOVE staring at good-looking guys... it's a plus that these guys are talented. i think i would have liked the drama better if i didn't have to concentrate so hard on figuring out the subtitles... they were horrible! my understanding is that the korean is translated to chinese, then chinese translated to simple english... so ALOT is lost in translation. it's been a while since i watched it, but from what i can remember, the bad girl was a real sneaky witch... and something about dolphins and scraping up poo! LOL!

Well, crap.

I've been out of town for two days with very limited internet access (SO much reading to catch up on here) and came home to an email that Dramafever has changed the player on their wonderful, fantastic, addictive, awesome site that I visit EVERY SINGLE DAY...and of course I can't download the new player because of the restrictions on my laptop (company computer).

OH MY GOD!!!

I am going to need rehab...not to mention psychiatric care. Seriously, I'm so upset. And not one single person in my life will get why this is such a big freaking deal to me.

:-(

samsooki 130

whoa, that clip looks awesome.

i remember when i was litlle, i would have a nightly one-on-one death match between my two storm shadows before i went to bed. the one without the broken thumb always won.